WASHINGTON, D.C.— The countdown has begun for the last week to take the U.S Trans Survey, the largest ever survey undertaken on trans lives in America. The survey, which closes for participants at 11:59pm on September 21st, 2015, aims to gather a more comprehensive understanding of the experiences of transgender people in the United States….
WASHINGTON — As Obama administration proposes new rules that would prevent health care providers from discriminating against transgender surgery and similar gender-related care, a new survey of transgender people nationally finds that even when care is denied, there are important costs for both insurers and the public. As a result of being denied insurance coverage for…
When Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. for the World Meeting of Families later this month, he will find a Catholic public that is remarkably accepting of a variety of non-traditional families, according to a new Pew Research Center survey that provides an in-depth look at American Catholics’ views on family life, sexuality and Catholic…
OAKLAND, Calif. – Today, Transgender Law Center launched the Positively Trans (T+) survey, a first-of-its-kind community-led needs assessment to examine the legal and policy landscape as experienced by transgender women, men, and gender non-conforming people living with HIV/AIDS across the country. The survey is open for responses in English and in Spanish. “As transgender people living…
SAN FRANCISCO — A new survey from Wells Fargo & Company of LGBT Americans sheds light on how marriage equality is shaping the attitudes, behaviors, and conversations of same-sex couples related to money and planning for their future. The majority of LGBT Americans surveyed (86%) say that marriage-equality will improve the financial lives of same-sex…
WASHINGTON – Ahead of the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, a new survey released Thursday finds broad popular support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. and a strong belief that the Supreme Court will rule to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. The survey finds that, overall, 55 percent of Americans favor allowing gay…
As the Class of 2015 prepares to leave Harvard, the Harvard Crimson has published its annual “By the Numbers” survey on the graduating class. Within the findings 13 percent of the Class of 2015 identified as gay, bisexual or something else and 47 percent of those respondents said they have felt marginalized because of their…
MADISON, N.J. and JUPITER, Fla. – Over the last decade, there has been an increasing amount of attention paid to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community but, until now, little information has been available about this population segment’s preferences, aspirations and mindset surrounding the home buying process and homeownership in general. With the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty percent of Americans now support same-sex marriage, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on its constitutionality next month, reports Justin McCarthy for Gallup. This is up from 55% last year and is the highest Gallup has found on the question since it was first asked in 1996. Public support for…
PlanetRomeo, one of the world’s largest dating networks for gay/bisexual and transgender people have announced that their groundbreaking Gay Happiness Index (GHI) will be launched May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHOT). Contrary to what the index name implies, the situation is anything but happy. It is a known fact that 1/3 of all…
