It’s Bisexual Awareness Week! Check out our new resources on #Bisexual elders, bi #trans people, and #EnEspañol. Click here: http://lgbtmap.org/policy-and-issue-analysis/bisexual-people
Bisexual older adults are much less likely to be out than younger bi adults. Read more: http://www.lgbtmap.org/olderadults
31% of bisexual people report sexual harassment at work and 13% reported not being hired or promoted due to their sexuality. (via @lgbtmap)
We need laws protecting LGBT kids from state-licensed therapists who are harming patients.
NEW MAP! The BRFSS is the largest health survey in the world. Does your state include questions about sexual orientation & gender identity?
This month, New Mexico signed a “conversion therapy” ban into law! See where your state stands on so-called conversion therapy at http://lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy
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.
State religious exemption laws permit people, churches, non-profit organizations, and sometimes corporations to seek exemptions from state laws that burden their religious beliefs. These laws have recently been used as a defense when businesses discriminate against or refuse service to LGBT customers and same-sex couples.
Read more in MAP’s LGBT Policy Spotlight: State and Federal Religious Exemptions and the LGBT Community
Healthcare Laws and Policies: Medicaid
State Medicaid policies reflect varying interpretations of federal regulations that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. Some state Medicaid policies explicitly include health care related to gender transition for transgender people, whereas other state policies explicitly exclude transgender health coverage and care.
Federal law prohibits discrimination in health care on the basis of gender identity. Interpretation of federal law as it applies to state Medicaid coverage, as well as state Medicaid law itself, varies from state to state, as this map illustrates. For more information, please contact NCTE or CAP.
If you have experienced discrimination in health care, you can file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services within 180 days of when the discrimination occurred. OCR also investigates violations involving the improper disclosure or use of your private medical information.
See more at: http://lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/healthcare_laws_and_policies
Healthcare Laws and Policies: Private Insurance
Insurance non-discrimination laws protect LGBT people from being unfairly denied health insurance coverage or from being unfairly excluded from coverage for certain health care procedures. Prohibitions on transgender exclusions in health insurance benefits bar health insurance issuers from denying or limiting coverage based on gender identity and require the removal of “transgender exclusions” from health plans.
Laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity refer to statewide protections against discrimination in benefits coverage provided by insurance plans to LGBT plan enrollees. Prohibitions on transgender exclusions in health insurance benefits prohibit insurance discrimination against transgender people. These states bar health insurance issuers from denying or limiting coverage based on gender identity and require the removal of transgender exclusions from health plans. For more information, please contact the Center for American Progress.
See more at: http://lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/healthcare_laws_and_policies
