LGBTQ+ Archives

Op-Ed/Commentary

Affordable Care ActDisabilityHealth and Social ProgramsHealthcareInequalityLGBTQ+United States LGBT Adults Are More Likely to Experience Mental Health Hardships, But Less Likely to Get Needed Help

Fundamental changes to laws and attitudes will be needed to address the mental health hardships faced by both LGBT and non-LGBT people, and to reduce the disparities that exist between them.

Julia Godfrey Shawn Fremstad Julie Yixia Cai / July 13, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

Affordable Care ActInequalityLGBTQ+United States Lack of Universal Childcare and Other Family Benefits Hurts LGBT Parents and Caregivers

This article uses the Census Bureau’s experimental Household Pulse Survey to look at childcare experiences and the financial security of LGBT adults raising children under age 12, including both single and partnered LGBT caregivers

Julia Godfrey Julie Yixia Cai Shawn Fremstad / June 29, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

InequalityLGBTQ+United StatesWorkers LGBTQ+ Workers Especially Burdened by Unpredictable Work Hours, Unstable Incomes

It is essential that policy makers address work schedule uncertainty to protect LGBTQ+ workers. Doing so could improve worker well-being and financial security.

Annabel Utz Julie Yixia Cai / June 27, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

AbortionEconomic JusticeHealth and Social ProgramsInequalityLGBTQ+United StatesWomen In Striking Down Roe, the Supreme Court Has Dealt a Blow to Reproductive and Economic Justice

It’s time to build the power necessary to ensure no one is forced by the state to bear a child and the life-transforming consequences that act involves.

Hayley Brown Annabel Utz / June 24, 2022