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To learn more about conversion "therapy" laws, visit MAP's resources below:
🔗 Equality Map: www.mapresearch.org/equality-map...
🔗 Spotlight report: www.mapresearch.org/2025-convers...
🔗 Equality Map: www.mapresearch.org/equality-map...
🔗 Spotlight report: www.mapresearch.org/2025-convers...
Movement Advancement Project | LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Conversion
This report by Movement Advancement Project and The Trevor Project details the shifting landscape of efforts to protect LGBTQ young people against conversion
www.mapresearch.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
To learn more about conversion "therapy" laws, visit MAP's resources below:
🔗 Equality Map: www.mapresearch.org/equality-map...
🔗 Spotlight report: www.mapresearch.org/2025-convers...
🔗 Equality Map: www.mapresearch.org/equality-map...
🔗 Spotlight report: www.mapresearch.org/2025-convers...
MAP's Equality Map (linked above) is referenced in new coverage from USA TODAY.
Click below to keep reading about this policy area and hear more from Naomi Goldberg, MAP's Executive Director.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Click below to keep reading about this policy area and hear more from Naomi Goldberg, MAP's Executive Director.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
How the bathroom became ground zero in Trump fight over gender identity
Gender identity or biological sex? The bathroom is the next battleground in national fight over transgender and LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace
www.usatoday.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
MAP's Equality Map (linked above) is referenced in new coverage from USA TODAY.
Click below to keep reading about this policy area and hear more from Naomi Goldberg, MAP's Executive Director.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Click below to keep reading about this policy area and hear more from Naomi Goldberg, MAP's Executive Director.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Keep reading about the guides in a new blog from Out2Enroll below!
www.out2enroll.org/post/the-202...
www.out2enroll.org/post/the-202...
The 2026 Transgender Health Insurance Guides to the Marketplace Are Here!
Our Transgender Health Insurance Guides to the Marketplace for plan year 2026 are out now! Here's how to read your guide and how to find help enrolling.
www.out2enroll.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Keep reading about the guides in a new blog from Out2Enroll below!
www.out2enroll.org/post/the-202...
www.out2enroll.org/post/the-202...
Our Equality Maps track over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies across the United States.
Click below to learn more about your state's policy score and compare it to other states across the country.
www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps
Click below to learn more about your state's policy score and compare it to other states across the country.
www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps
Movement Advancement Project | Snapshot: LGBTQ Equality by State
The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) tracks over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies. This map shows the overall policy tallies for each state, the District of Columbia, and the five popula...
www.mapresearch.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our Equality Maps track over 50 different LGBTQ-related laws and policies across the United States.
Click below to learn more about your state's policy score and compare it to other states across the country.
www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps
Click below to learn more about your state's policy score and compare it to other states across the country.
www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps
Another piece from Love Inc. used our LGBTQ policy scores as well, ranking states based on safety for LGBTQ+ honeymoons.
⬇️ 🌈 Read more below.
loveincmag.com/lgbtq-honeym...
⬇️ 🌈 Read more below.
loveincmag.com/lgbtq-honeym...
LGBTQ+ Honeymoon Safety Index
To help couples make informed travel choices, we created the Love Inc. LGBTQ+ Honeymoon Safety Index: a state-by-state scoring system that evaluates both legal protections and real-world experiences f...
loveincmag.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Another piece from Love Inc. used our LGBTQ policy scores as well, ranking states based on safety for LGBTQ+ honeymoons.
⬇️ 🌈 Read more below.
loveincmag.com/lgbtq-honeym...
⬇️ 🌈 Read more below.
loveincmag.com/lgbtq-honeym...
In 2025, MAP partnered with more than 20 organizations on research designed to help speed equality and opportunity for all.
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re filled with gratitude and anticipation. We’re preparing for a new chapter of impact, innovation, and celebration with you by our side.
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re filled with gratitude and anticipation. We’re preparing for a new chapter of impact, innovation, and celebration with you by our side.
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In 2025, MAP partnered with more than 20 organizations on research designed to help speed equality and opportunity for all.
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re filled with gratitude and anticipation. We’re preparing for a new chapter of impact, innovation, and celebration with you by our side.
As we look ahead to 2026, we’re filled with gratitude and anticipation. We’re preparing for a new chapter of impact, innovation, and celebration with you by our side.
"There is nothing new or unusual about care for transgender young people," Kellan said, "except for the extraordinary degree of political antagonism that is being focused on this very, very small group of young people."
Click below for more from Kellan in ABC News.
abcnews.go.com/Health/hhs-f...
Click below for more from Kellan in ABC News.
abcnews.go.com/Health/hhs-f...
HHS finalizes report on gender-affirming care for youth, medical groups push back
Some major medical groups have pushed back against the findings of the HHS' gender-affirming care report, saying it lacks transparency and is not backed by science.
abcnews.go.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"There is nothing new or unusual about care for transgender young people," Kellan said, "except for the extraordinary degree of political antagonism that is being focused on this very, very small group of young people."
Click below for more from Kellan in ABC News.
abcnews.go.com/Health/hhs-f...
Click below for more from Kellan in ABC News.
abcnews.go.com/Health/hhs-f...
MAP recognizes that today's observance can feel especially heavy. To uplift community care, we are highlighting the incredible resources provided by @translifeline.org (1–877–565–8860), a trans-led hotline that connects transgender people in crisis to resources for emotional and financial support.
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
MAP recognizes that today's observance can feel especially heavy. To uplift community care, we are highlighting the incredible resources provided by @translifeline.org (1–877–565–8860), a trans-led hotline that connects transgender people in crisis to resources for emotional and financial support.
Want to learn more? Read a summary of our new report below.
democracymaps.medium.com/new-report-d...
democracymaps.medium.com/new-report-d...
New Report Details How Increasing Extremism Threatens the Future of Direct Democracy
The report examines how direct democracy works in the U.S. and the ways in which state legislatures are trying to restrict these processes.
democracymaps.medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Want to learn more? Read a summary of our new report below.
democracymaps.medium.com/new-report-d...
democracymaps.medium.com/new-report-d...
The success of recent initiatives has prompted strong backlash from some state legislatures opposed to those efforts, leading to several states passing new restrictions that make it harder for citizens to utilize this powerful tool.
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The success of recent initiatives has prompted strong backlash from some state legislatures opposed to those efforts, leading to several states passing new restrictions that make it harder for citizens to utilize this powerful tool.