Category: Law, Policy, and Rights

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When Racism and Gender Discrimination Collide: What LGBTQ People of Color Face Every Day
When Racism and Gender Discrimination Collide: What LGBTQ People of Color Face Every Day

Racism and gender discrimination don’t operate in isolation. They collide, overlap, and magnify one another, creating distinct and compounding barriers for people who live at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities. For LGBTQ people of color, particularly transgender and nonbinary individuals, this intersection shapes daily experiences in ways that neither framework alone can fully capture. You might face workplace discrimination rooted in both your race and your gender identity, or encounter healthcare providers whose biases reflect layers of…

The Legal and Personal Protections Marriage Brings to Same-Sex Couples
The Legal and Personal Protections Marriage Brings to Same-Sex Couples

When Maria and Chen walked out of the courthouse in 2015, marriage certificate in hand, they didn’t fully understand what they’d just gained. Like many same-sex couples in those first years after nationwide marriage equality, they knew it was about love and commitment. What they discovered over the following months changed everything: the ability to make medical decisions when Maria was hospitalized, tax savings that helped them buy their first home, and Social Security survivor benefits that would protect whichever of them lived longer.
More than a decade later, …