Across the country, state legislatures have introduced bills that would ban transgender youth from participating in K-12 school sports, and in some cases in college as well. This year alone, at least 30 states have introduced this type of legislation. For more than 12 years, MAP has been tracking laws andContinue Reading

A paper published in Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved provides detailed guidance for creating culturally responsive health care environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people. Authored by leading educators and clinical experts on LGBTQIA+ health care from TheContinue Reading

Seattle Pride has chosen “Resilience!” as this year’s theme for Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Month virtual festivities. The theme was selected from more than a dozen ideas submitted by the public, at the request of Seattle Pride, which produces the Seattle Pride Parade and Seattle Pride in the Park. “We areContinue Reading

As unemployment continues to disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ households, it’s important to know your options for affordable care As Washington state’s unemployed suffer the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, so, too, can their healthcare. According to the Movement Advancement Project, nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ+ households experienced job loss since theContinue Reading