Reports & Research
The Task Force's Policy Institute conducts groundbreaking research and policy analysis on hot-button issues affecting the LGBT community. We have everything from full reports to fact sheets to our very popular graphic issue maps. (Now in black and white AND color!)
If you know exactly what you’re looking for, it’s probably easiest for you to go to a particular section right off the bat: reports, issue maps, or fact sheets. But if you're not sure, or just want to look around, go to the main "Reports and Research" page . Under the "Featured Report" you'll see a search bar. You can either search for a report by name, or by type of report or by a particular issue. If you want to see everything we have to offer—and it is a lot—just look under the search bar. All of our publications are listed there in chronological order.
The Task Force and the Task Force Action Fund are continually coming out with new publications, so check back often for the latest up-to-the-minute facts and figures.
National Transgender Discrimination Survey
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Transgender and gender non-comforming people face shocking levels of discrimination in employment, education, health care and other areas. Read the just released results of this groundbreaking survey.
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June 05, 2009The Task Force's report, A Time to Build Up: Analysis of the No on Proposition 8 Campaign and Its Implications for Future Pro-LGBTQQIA Religious Organizing, examines last fall's Proposition 8 battle in California, highlighting religious-secular partnerships relevant to marriage equality.
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January 06, 2009An in-depth analysis of the Proposition 8 vote, which shows that party affiliation, political ideology, frequency of attending worship services and age were the driving forces behind the measure’s passage on Nov. 4.
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August 01, 2008A fact sheet that shows in which areas (e.g., employment, education, public accommodations) discrimination is prohibited and whether there is a private right to action. It also shows the states and localities that have enacted more limited discrimination protections that apply to public employees.
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August 01, 2008A fact sheet that lists all state and local trans-inclusive legislative victories by year, including the passage date and vote, starting with 2002.
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April 27, 2008This publication, jointly produced by the Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, guides LGBT organizations through all the steps needed to make organizations fully transgender-inclusive.
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March 27, 2008This report details Democrats' support of and Republicans' opposition to LGBT rights.
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July 29, 2007
A fact sheet/chart that analyzes the average number of years that have passed between the passage of protections for sexual orientation and the addition of protections for gender identity/expression.
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May 10, 2007Using data from the largest-ever national survey of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans, this historic study finds that 75 percent of respondents report experiencing discrimination and/or harassment based on their sexual orientation.
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May 09, 2007Key facts about Asian and Pacific Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in the New York City metropolitan area.
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May 09, 2007Key facts about Asian and Pacific Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in Washington state.
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May 09, 2007
Using data from the largest-ever national survey of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans, this historic study finds that 75 percent of respondents report experiencing discrimination and/or harassment based on their sexual orientation. Materials are available in several languages.
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May 09, 2007Key facts about Asian and Pacific Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in California.
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May 09, 2007Key facts about Asian and Pacific Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
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May 09, 2007Key facts about Asian and Pacific Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in Illinois.
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April 30, 2007Chart showing the percentage of the U.S. population that's covered by a state, County, and/or city nondiscrimination law or a broad family recognition law over time.
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March 12, 2007Sexual health issues affecting bisexuals have been largely ignored and underrepresented in academic and professional literature. This report serves as an introduction to bisexuality and a model programming guide for HIV/STI prevention. (Created by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, BiNet USA and the Fenway Institute.)
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January 30, 2007Of the estimated 1.6 million homeless American youth, between 20 and 40 percent are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). Homeless LGBT youth are at risk not only on the streets, but in the shelter system as well. (Prereleased to New York City press December 20, 2006.)
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January 29, 2007Of the estimated 1.6 million homeless American youth, between 20 and 40 percent are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LBGT). Homeless LGBT youth are at risk not only on the streets, but in the shelter system as well.
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January 24, 2007Key facts about homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in Detroit, Mich.
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January 24, 2007Key facts about homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in Atlanta, Ga.