This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released its ninth-annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a nationwide assessment of municipal policy and law inclusivity for LGBTQ people. The report found a record-breaking 94 of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Throughout this period of political chaos and a global pandemic, students have continuously been asked to adapt to the “new normal.” Though this pressure affects everyone, we have found it…
Dr. Torie Weiston-Sertan is late to the meeting because of a scheduling conflict — something that happens regularly because of the many different hats she wears. For Weiston-Sertan, 36, a full-time…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a transgender woman living in Russia, where LGBT+ people often face abuse and state repression, Chloe Golovleva said she felt like an animal trapped in a cage. Two years…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, the LGBTQ community has relied on its own peer-to-peer financial support structure to help its members to survive and thrive. Today, community members, allies and activists are seeking investment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite the historical inattention to the needs of trans communities from mainstream philanthropy, I am grateful to a small group of plucky, pioneering transgender-led funders like the Trans Justice Funding Project (TJFP),…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, the rights and experiences of LGBTQ people have been a growing subject of national news media coverage, scholarly research, case law, and policymaking. Within the educational context,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funding to fight HIV among gay and bisexual men and transgender women is a fraction of what it should be, researchers said, with advocates blaming stigma for the shortfall. Gay…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what have been dubbed “the LGBT employment cases,” where two gay men, Donald Zarda and Gerald Bostock, and one…
In 1972, researchers launched a project known as the General Social Survey. The GSS asked Americans to share their opinions on a whole range of important issues, from education spending to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Remote learning impacts LGBTQ students’ safety and virtual classrooms don’t necessarily provide safety supports for students that need them. • How can schools better support students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Borealis Philanthropy features three Black trans women activists who are at the forefront of philanthropy’s fight for social justice in the United States. • How critical…