Thankful for Andrea Jenkins, poet and activist, for filming this video for the #EveryoneWelcome campaign speaking out about transgender equality! Be sure to follow Andrea on Facebook and Twitter. And thanks to the Trans People of Color Coalition, a founding partner of the #EveryoneWelcome campaign.
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Three transgender people were killed in San Juan Talpa in February alone, police say, spreading fear through members of El Salvador’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community.
The spate of murders puts a spotlight on the violence El Salvador’s LGBT community faces, a problem rights activists blame on powerful street gangs and entrenched social prejudices.
Until recently, the LGBT community in San Luis Talpa, a town surrounded by fertile green hills an hour’s drive from the capital San Salvador, had a softball team that used to play near the beach. But they have since stopped in fear they could be next in the firing line.
Freedom for All Americans Chief Program Officer Kasey Suffredini speaks about Transgender Day of Visibility in conjunction with the #EveryoneWelcome campaign in his great new video!
LGBT Equality by State: Sexual Orientation
This equality tally includes laws that explicitly mention sexual orientation. Laws that explicitly mention sexual orientation primarily protect or harm lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. That said, transgender people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual can be affected by laws that explicitly mention sexual orientation.
See more at: http://lgbtmap.org/equality-maps
Anti-LGBT school laws prohibit enumeration of sexual orientation or gender identity in school anti-bullying and anti-discrimination policies. “Don’t Say Gay” laws restrict teachers and staff from talking about LGBT issues and people.
These laws may prohibit school bullying or nondiscrimination policies from listing protected characteristics. They may also prohibit students or teachers from talking about LGBT people. Most “Don’t Say Gay” laws are written to bar any discussion of same-sex relationships within sex education programming, but the laws are often vague and can be misapplied by schools to limit discussion and inclusion of LGBT people and issues in other parts of the curriculum, school events and programs, and even extracurricular activities (for example, by being seen as prohibiting Gay-Straight Alliances). For more information, contact GLSEN. -
See more at: http://lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/safe_school_laws
150K Trans Kids In U.S. Schools Experience Discrimination & Harassment
Read our guide on Talking About Transgender Students & School Facilities Access: http://lgbtmap.org/talking-about-transgender-students-school-facilities-access
Learn more about school environments for LGBT youth: http://lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/safe_school_laws
These license-to-discriminate laws go so far beyond flowers and cake. These are laws that will legalize discrimination against LGBT people, unmarried couples, single mothers, religious minorities, and more.
Safe Schools Laws: Non-Discrimination
School non-discrimination laws and statewide regulations protect LGBT students from discrimination in school, including being unfairly denied access to facilities, sports teams, or clubs.
These laws prohibit discrimination in schools and school programs on the basis of protected characteristics. “Association with someone with a listed characteristic” means the law prohibits discrimination against a student based on his/her relationship with someone such as an LGBT friend or relative. Some states may interpret “gender” to include gender identity/expression. Such states are not reflected on this map. The Department of Education has issued guidance that under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, prohibitions against sex discrimination also mean schools cannot discriminate against transgender students or students who do not conform to gender stereotypes. The Office of Civil Rights will investigate claims of discrimination based on gender identity in public schools and universities. For more information, contact GLSEN.
Snapshot: LGBT Equality by State
This map shows the overall equality tallies for each state and the District of Columbia. A state’s “policy tally” counts the number of positive laws and policies within the state that help drive equality for LGBT people. The major categories of laws covered by the policy tally include: Marriage and Relationship Recognition, Adoption and Parenting, Non-Discrimination, Safe Schools, Health and Safety, and Ability for Transgender People to Correct the Name and Gender Marker on Identity Documents. -
See more at: http://lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/legal_equality_by_state
MAP’s latest report finds that at most only 2.8% of #LGBT people contributed $35 or more in
2017 to participating LGBT organizations. Individual donors are the most
significant source of revenue for LGBT organizations. Please consider
supporting your favorite #LGBT organization this holiday season. http://www.lgbtmap.org/2018-national-lgbt-movement-report
