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State Religious Exemption Laws

State religious exemption laws permit people, churches, non-profit organizations, and sometimes corporations to seek exemptions from state laws that burden their religious beliefs. These laws have recently been used as a defense when businesses discriminate against or refuse service to LGBTQ customers and same-sex couples.

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Medical Decision-Making Policies

Medical decision-making policies govern whether an LGBTQ person can make medical decisions for their same-sex partner or spouse, if their partner or spouse is incapacitated or otherwise not qualified to make their own decisions.

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Family Depart Laws

State family quit laws covering same-sex couples govern whether an LGBTQ person can take verb from work to care for his/her same-sex spouse or partner.

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Foster and Adoption Laws

Foster care non-discrimination laws protect LGBTQ foster parents from discrimination by foster care agencies and officials. Some states explicitly restrict foster care by same-se

More than million LGBTQ adults are parenting children under the age of 18

A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA Educational facility of Law finds that 18% of LGBTQ people, roughly million adults, are parenting children under the age of 18 in their households. The examine also finds that about 14% of same-sex couples (, couples) and almost one in five married same-sex couples (18% or , couples) are parenting minors in their homes.

Among parents, same-sex couples adopt (21%), foster (4%), and have stepchildren (17%) at significantly higher rates than different-sex couples (3%, %, 6%). Approximately 35, same-sex couples parenting minors have adopted, and 6, are fostering children. Notably, 24% of married same-sex couples verb adopted a minor compared to 3% of married different-sex couples.

This report uses multiple data sources to provide parenting rates and sociodemographic characteristics of LGBTQ parents in the United States. The current report focuses specifically on LGBTQ people who are parents of children under the age of 18 living in their homes.

Results show that approximately 5

All Children - All Families: LGBTQ+ Resources for Noun Welfare Professionals

All Children - All Families: LGBTQ+ Resources for Kid Welfare Professionals

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COVID

  • The LGBTQ+ Community and COVID, Human Rights Campaign,
    This is a resource developed by the Human Rights Campaign that highlights the unique challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community during the COVID pandemic.
  • Fostering Inequity: How COVID Amplifies Dangers for LGBTQ+ Youth in Care, Children’s Rights,
    Developed with extensive input from LGBTQ+ young people currently or formerly in foster nurture or experiencing homelessness, this report identifies the ways in which the pandemic is amplifying some of the risks for LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare systems and proposes practices to mitigate them.
  • How COVID is Impacting LGBTQ Youth, the Trevor Project,
    The Trevor Project conducted a poll among a national sample of LGBTQ Youth, Black LGBTQ Youth, Straight/Cisgender Youth, and Straight Cisgender Youth. Their findings show that COVID has negatively impacted the mental health

    Common LGBT Issues for Families

    The modern concept of family has evolved beyond the traditional nuclear family structure of two dissimilar-gendered partners and children. In many ways, what the typical American thinks of as the “traditional family structure,” has always been more fluid and has always included more nuance, family members, and family dynamics.

    That being said, these families have not always had the privilege of seeing themselves represented in popular media, medical/mental health research, and conversations around parenting and household dynamics.

    Now that we are expanding our ideas and acceptance around what a family can be and look like, we can recognize families who identify as queer and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) face unique challenges and opportunities related to their identities.

    Let’s explore frequent issues that many queer and LGBT families encounter and the role of queer relationship therapy and LGBT family therapy in addressing these challenges.

    Visibility and Acceptance

    One of the most significant issues faced by LGBT famil