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Republican lawmaker gloats after Texas university kills LGBTQ+ studies program

“I want to end all taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda in every single one of our public institutions of higher learning.”

Support for LGBTQ+ equality has decreased: GLAAD study

GLAAD's annual "Accelerating Acceptance" report finds there's still supermajority support for equal rights, but there are some less positive signs.

LGBTQ+ Youth Are Uncomfortable in Their Own Skin: Study

The number of trans and nonbinary young people who reported being dissatisfied in their bodies was even greater than their cisgender peers.

Aunts are a key source of support for LGBTQ+ youth, study says

Aunts often act as buffers between young people and parents, and they sometimes provide practical support in the form of housing, say researchers from Texas and California.

LGBTQ+ Topics Rarely Discussed in Schools, New Study Finds

The conservative claim that LGBTQ+ topics are being taught in school is not only false, but the reality is damaging the kids that they claim to want to protect.

Deep Partisan Divide Over LGBTQ+ Content in Schools: Study

Members of both parties, however, said that queer topics shouldn't be taught in certain grades, says the University of California study.

Study: Most LGBTQ+ Adults Have Faced Threats of Violence

Researchers say it is the first nationally representative dataset focusing on LGBTQ+ people survey of its kind.

Study: 91 Percent of LGBTQ+ Teens Are Bullied in Trump's America

New research shows that bullying is pervasive and often includes factors beyond sexual orientation or gender identity.

What States Have the Most Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes?

A report by the ADL and GLAAD tracked the U.S. states with the most anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the last year.

Southern LGBTQ+ Youth Growing Up in 'Hostile Social Climate': Study

LGBTQ+ youth in the South face difficulties at home and school as well as attacks from lawmakers, says a report from the Campaign for Southern Equality and Campus Pride.

Discrimination Against LGBTQ People Rose 13% According to GLAAD Study

GLAAD found that while reported discrimination did rise, more non-LGBTQ+ people understand there are gender identities outside female and male.

Study: Supportive Dads Decrease Risk of Heart Disease in LGBTQ Youth

However, the support of mothers had no impact on the participants of this study.

LGBTQ+ Youth Lack Kind Communities, Mental Health Support: Study

The findings come from a new report from Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation.

Southern Queers: New Study Reveals the Reality of LGBTQ+ People in the South

While bucking some stereotypes, the study emphasizes the need for LGBTQ+ safe spaces in southern states.

Study: Seeing LGBTQ+ People in Ads, Media Makes Viewers More Accepting

A new survey from GLAAD and Procter & Gamble underscores the importance of visibility.

Uber, Lyft Drivers Routinely Cancel Black, LGBTQ Riders, Study Finds

Bias has seeped into 21st-century technology, according to university researchers.

Study: 1 in 3 LGBTQ Adults Believe a Formal Coming-Out Is Unnecessary

Tinder released a survey of its users that shows the impact of growing acceptance.

Anti-DEI laws are forcing universities to grapple with a mass exodus of LGBTQ+ professors: study

New Williams Institute study finds an alarming number of professors in higher education considering leaving their states or the profession because of Republican laws.

Texas A&M's LGBTQ Studies minor and 4-H club targeted by Republican lawmakers

Republican politicians are targeting the school’s LGBTQ Studies minor and other programs over the inclusion of queer and Black perspectives.

State Economies Suffer When Lawmakers Pass Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Laws: Study

Such laws make people less likely to relocate to those states, says a University of Houston study.