Hate Violence

This United States map highlights states with laws that address hate crimes based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

“Love Won Out” is an anti-gay conference promoting the ex-gay ministries of the national conservative evangelical Christian group Focus on the Family.

Of 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.)

With so many issues facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community today, what do we care about the most?

Discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation on the basis of sexual orientation continues to be a problem in the City of Topeka. (Note: This summary contains a post-election update.) This report illustrates how important an ordinance to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity would be.

Transgender people are disproportionately represented in the homeless population because of the frequent discrimination they face at home, in school and on the job.

College campuses are often stereotyped as liberal meccas of progressive ideals. But lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, staff and faculty are not immune to harassment and discrimination.