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FULL EQUALITY
1. EQUALITY PLEDGE pdf 2. 2017 EQUALITY ACT POLL pdf 2. 2014 EQUALITY POLL pdf 3. DRAFT American Equality BILL 4. Worksheet: SOGI Human Rights Bill
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MINORITY STRESS
1. Dr. Illan Meyers, Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
2. Dr. Edward Alessi, Framework for Clinical Treatment, Journal of Gay & Lesbian Health. Jan. 2014.
3. Original Research: Using the Minority Stress Model to understand Depression in LGBT, Nebraska. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Health. 2014
4. The LGBT Truth & Justice Report (coming soon) (A compilation of all the facts and sources on the minority stress page of this website, formatted to print and share). 5. Homeless Sexual Minority Youth: An Overview for the Nurse Practitioner. The Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice. 2013 Volume 12 Number 1. 6. Pew Research Center: Poll of LGBT Americans. June 2013. 7. LGBTQ+ and Additions: Causes, Resources & Treatment. Drugrehab.com. 8. The Recovery Village (therapy support, online). YOUTH ATTENDING COLLEGE 9. Ultimate Guide to Resources for LGBTQ+ Students 10. LGBTQ+ Community Resources for College Students, Stevens Institute of Technology. |
Worksheet: SOGI Human Rights Bill.pdf | |
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REPORTS & SCHOLARLY ANALYSIS
CALLS TO CHANGE THE PUBLIC POLICY & OUTLAW DISCRIMINATION
Amnesty International, American Psychological Association: Comprehensive Policy Change of Non-discrimination laws at the federal, state and local level (APA, p. 40; AI)
GLSEN: Comprehensive Bullying/Harassment polices and laws. http://www.glsen.org/article/model-laws-policies
American Psychological Association (1974) “The American Psychological Association supports and urges the enactment of civil rights legislation at the local, and state and federal level that would offer citizens who engage in acts of homosexuality the same protections now guaranteed to others on the basis of race, creed, color, etc.” Conger, J.J. (1975). Proceedings of the American Psychological Association, Incorporated, for the year 1974: Minutes of the annual meeting of the Council of Representatives. American Psychologist, 30, 620-651. http://www.apa.org/about/governance/council/policy/discrimination.aspx
Amnesty International: “Federal, sate and local gov’ts should ensure that national, state and local laws prohibit all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Center for American Progress (2014): "We The People: Why Congress and U.S. States Must Pass Comprehensive LGBT Nondiscrimination Protections" https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/LGBT-WeThePeople-report-12.10.14.pdf
MAP, CAP, HRC, GLAAD (2014): Understanding Issues Facing LGBT Americans. http://www.lgbtmap.org/file/understanding-issues-facing-lgbt-americans.pdf
REPORTS & STUDIES (Please send others, corrections, to [email protected]):
JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY (JH)
Suicide and Suicide Risk in LGBT Populations, (Jan. 8, 2011)
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792306897
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI)
1. USA: Stonewalled: Police Abuse and Misconduct against LGBT people in America (2005).
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/122/2005
2. (Variation on #1 above): Stonewalled – still demanding respect (2006): (profiling, selective enforcement; sexual, physical and verbal abuse; abuse in arrest and detention; fear of reporting; identity-based mistreatment.)
http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAMR510012006&lang=e
“Federal, sate and local gov’ts should ensure that national, state and local laws prohibit all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity”
GLSEN
2009 National School Climate Survey (harm to students)
Nearly 9 out of 10 – harassment. 2/3-unsafe. 1/3 skipped school.
Recommends legal response, implementation and GSAs.
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/2624.html?state=research&type=research
WILLIAMS INSTITUTE (WI)
1. Employment. (Wide-spread discrimination, state and local gov’t employees. Same for private, fed and local govt.
http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/programs/ENDA/Testimony%20on%20R%20%20Bradley%20Sears%20HR%203091%20(2).pdf
3. State Employment Discrimination: http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/programs/EmploymentReports_ENDA.html (and powerpoint (WIpp))
4. General Employment (07 survey overview) (WIO7) (mentions an “public accommodation discrimination” study – but I’ve not found it):
http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5h3731xr#page-1
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
1. Press release (1-20-11) http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2011/HUDNo.11-006
(No national information – HUD Conducting New Research).
2. referenced: State level: Michigan ‘07: http://www.fhcmichigan.org/images/Arcus_web1.pdf
(“27% same-sex couples ‘treated differently’ buying/renting housing”)
TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER
California 09: (CA) http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/pdf/StateTransCA_report_2009Print.pdf
NATION CENTER FOR TRANSGENDERED RIGHTS & NGLTF
National Transgender Discrimination Report: http://endtransdiscrimination.org/report.html
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, Office of LGBT Concerns (APA)
Psychological effects of anti-LGBT discrimination.
Policy Statements: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/policy/index.aspx
Amicus Briefs: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/amicus.aspx
Resolution opposing discriminatory legislation and initiatives (confirming harm): http://www.apa.org/about/governance/council/policy/discriminatory-legislation.aspx
SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY of LGBT ISSUES (Division 44)
All sorts of research angles and resources (more for academics)
http://www.apadivision44.org/resources/research.php
GAY & LESBIAN MEDICAL ASSOCOCIATION. “Healthy People 2010” (HP)
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2F_data%2Fn_0001%2Fresources%2Flive%2FHealthyCompanionDoc3.pdf&rct=j&q=Healthy%20people%202010%3A%20companion%20document&ei=moc8TbaPNsT68Aa2zdjDCg&usg=AFQjCNHhyt1wen6_Tn7PNSjVYKDIJ3AMtg&cad=rja (higher rates of major depression and panic attack, p. 219)
FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT
School victimization, family rejection.
http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/publications
YES INSTITUTE (YI)
http://yesinstitute.org/resources/statistics_and_research.php
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA:
YOUTH FAMILY IN SYSTEMS OF CARE
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcpubs/FamExp/lgbt-mono.pdf
URBAN INSTITUTE (demographics)
http://www.urban.org/toolkit/issues/gayresearchfocus.cfm
Unions: http://www.urban.org/publications/1000491.html
INDIANA UNIVERSITY (national sex study)
http://www.nationalsexstudy.indiana.edu/
FAITH IN AMERICA (religion teaching is cause of harm, anecdotal examples)
http://www.faithinamerica.com/
PUBLIC POLICY (ANTI-DISCRIMINATION) STATEMENTS BY MAJOR ORGANIZATIONS
APA: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/policy/index.aspx
Various (NAACP, ACLU, posted by WI): http://www2.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/programs/EmploymentReports_ENDA.html
Desmond Tutu, forward to Love, Sex & Homophobia (Amnesty Int’l).
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article451901.ece
http://www.afrol.com/articles/13584
FEDERAL COURT CASES
1. Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (26 June 2003) (sodomy laws unconstitutional)
Syllabus/Opinions: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-102.ZS.html
2. Perry v. Schwarzenegger (PvS), Marriage Discrimination Unconstitutional (go team!)
Decision: http://documents.nytimes.com/us-district-court-decision-perry-v-schwarzenegger#document/p79
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_v._Schwarzenegger#Decision
3. Gill v. O.P.M., DOMA, Sec. 3 Unconstitutional (go team!), Decision: http://www.scribd.com/doc/34073588/Decision-in-Gill-v-OPM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_v._Office_of_Personnel_Management
NEW RESOURCES, NOT REFLECTED IN THE ABOVE:
1. United States Commission on Civil Rights: Violence & Bullying 2011 (possibly the 1st USCCR report including LGBT issues, thank you Roberta Achtenberg!).http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/2011statutory.pdf
2. Movement Advancement Project: All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families. 2011. http://www.lgbtmap.org/lgbt-families
3. Public Health Implications of Same-Sex Marriage, William C. Buffie, MD, Published by Am. J. Public Health. June 2011. http://indianaequality.typepad.com/files/ajph.article.pdf
4. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: “The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding.” http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/The-Health-of-Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-and-Transgender-People.aspx
5. Wyoming Bullying Study. http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming-students-report-increases-in-bullying-being-bullied/article_4e169be8-bd39-5fe0-b5c7-51c187ede1d9.html
6. La Trobe University (Australia):http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National/2012/04/03/Gays_suffer_poor_mental_health_-_survey_735812.html#.T4WinKCB6dY.facebook
7. “Interactions of Latina Transgender Women with Law Enforcement”:http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/transgender-issues/interactions-of-transgender-latina-women-with-law-enforcement/
8. Boston University: Parental Support Helps Mitigate Harmful Effects of Discrimination:http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/04/11/parental-support-of-coming-out-improves-long-term-health/37203.html
9. LAMBDA Legal (Survey on Health Care discrimination): http://www.lambdalegal.org/news/ny_20100204_lambda-releases-health
10. NGLTF/NCLR Report Series on Native American Trans Discrimination:http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2012/10/14/over-half-native-trans-people-have-attempted-suicide
11. LGBT Population Survey. http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gates-LLR-Spring-2012.pdf
12. Pride Institute. 20-25% of LGBT people are heavy alchol users. http://pride-institute.com/about/why-lgbt-treatment/
13. The Handbook of Psychology and Sexual Orientation.http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Psychology-Orientation-Charlotte-Patterson/dp/0199765219
14. Anti-gay prejudice increases health risks.http://sdgln.com/health/2011/09/05/new-studyanti-gay-prejudice-increases-health-risks-gays-lesbians-and-bisexuals
15. Center for American Progress: Discrimination causes 30% LGBT to have Alcohol Abuse.http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/report/2012/03/09/11228/why-the-gay-and-transgender-population-experiences-higher-rates-of-substance-use/
CALLS TO CHANGE THE PUBLIC POLICY & OUTLAW DISCRIMINATION
Amnesty International, American Psychological Association: Comprehensive Policy Change of Non-discrimination laws at the federal, state and local level (APA, p. 40; AI)
GLSEN: Comprehensive Bullying/Harassment polices and laws. http://www.glsen.org/article/model-laws-policies
American Psychological Association (1974) “The American Psychological Association supports and urges the enactment of civil rights legislation at the local, and state and federal level that would offer citizens who engage in acts of homosexuality the same protections now guaranteed to others on the basis of race, creed, color, etc.” Conger, J.J. (1975). Proceedings of the American Psychological Association, Incorporated, for the year 1974: Minutes of the annual meeting of the Council of Representatives. American Psychologist, 30, 620-651. http://www.apa.org/about/governance/council/policy/discrimination.aspx
Amnesty International: “Federal, sate and local gov’ts should ensure that national, state and local laws prohibit all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Center for American Progress (2014): "We The People: Why Congress and U.S. States Must Pass Comprehensive LGBT Nondiscrimination Protections" https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/LGBT-WeThePeople-report-12.10.14.pdf
MAP, CAP, HRC, GLAAD (2014): Understanding Issues Facing LGBT Americans. http://www.lgbtmap.org/file/understanding-issues-facing-lgbt-americans.pdf
REPORTS & STUDIES (Please send others, corrections, to [email protected]):
JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY (JH)
Suicide and Suicide Risk in LGBT Populations, (Jan. 8, 2011)
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792306897
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI)
1. USA: Stonewalled: Police Abuse and Misconduct against LGBT people in America (2005).
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/122/2005
2. (Variation on #1 above): Stonewalled – still demanding respect (2006): (profiling, selective enforcement; sexual, physical and verbal abuse; abuse in arrest and detention; fear of reporting; identity-based mistreatment.)
http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAMR510012006&lang=e
“Federal, sate and local gov’ts should ensure that national, state and local laws prohibit all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity”
GLSEN
2009 National School Climate Survey (harm to students)
Nearly 9 out of 10 – harassment. 2/3-unsafe. 1/3 skipped school.
Recommends legal response, implementation and GSAs.
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/2624.html?state=research&type=research
WILLIAMS INSTITUTE (WI)
1. Employment. (Wide-spread discrimination, state and local gov’t employees. Same for private, fed and local govt.
http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/programs/ENDA/Testimony%20on%20R%20%20Bradley%20Sears%20HR%203091%20(2).pdf
3. State Employment Discrimination: http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/programs/EmploymentReports_ENDA.html (and powerpoint (WIpp))
4. General Employment (07 survey overview) (WIO7) (mentions an “public accommodation discrimination” study – but I’ve not found it):
http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5h3731xr#page-1
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
1. Press release (1-20-11) http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2011/HUDNo.11-006
(No national information – HUD Conducting New Research).
2. referenced: State level: Michigan ‘07: http://www.fhcmichigan.org/images/Arcus_web1.pdf
(“27% same-sex couples ‘treated differently’ buying/renting housing”)
TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER
California 09: (CA) http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/pdf/StateTransCA_report_2009Print.pdf
NATION CENTER FOR TRANSGENDERED RIGHTS & NGLTF
National Transgender Discrimination Report: http://endtransdiscrimination.org/report.html
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, Office of LGBT Concerns (APA)
Psychological effects of anti-LGBT discrimination.
Policy Statements: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/policy/index.aspx
Amicus Briefs: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/amicus.aspx
Resolution opposing discriminatory legislation and initiatives (confirming harm): http://www.apa.org/about/governance/council/policy/discriminatory-legislation.aspx
SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY of LGBT ISSUES (Division 44)
All sorts of research angles and resources (more for academics)
http://www.apadivision44.org/resources/research.php
GAY & LESBIAN MEDICAL ASSOCOCIATION. “Healthy People 2010” (HP)
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2F_data%2Fn_0001%2Fresources%2Flive%2FHealthyCompanionDoc3.pdf&rct=j&q=Healthy%20people%202010%3A%20companion%20document&ei=moc8TbaPNsT68Aa2zdjDCg&usg=AFQjCNHhyt1wen6_Tn7PNSjVYKDIJ3AMtg&cad=rja (higher rates of major depression and panic attack, p. 219)
FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT
School victimization, family rejection.
http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/publications
YES INSTITUTE (YI)
http://yesinstitute.org/resources/statistics_and_research.php
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA:
YOUTH FAMILY IN SYSTEMS OF CARE
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcpubs/FamExp/lgbt-mono.pdf
URBAN INSTITUTE (demographics)
http://www.urban.org/toolkit/issues/gayresearchfocus.cfm
Unions: http://www.urban.org/publications/1000491.html
INDIANA UNIVERSITY (national sex study)
http://www.nationalsexstudy.indiana.edu/
FAITH IN AMERICA (religion teaching is cause of harm, anecdotal examples)
http://www.faithinamerica.com/
PUBLIC POLICY (ANTI-DISCRIMINATION) STATEMENTS BY MAJOR ORGANIZATIONS
APA: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/policy/index.aspx
Various (NAACP, ACLU, posted by WI): http://www2.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/programs/EmploymentReports_ENDA.html
Desmond Tutu, forward to Love, Sex & Homophobia (Amnesty Int’l).
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article451901.ece
http://www.afrol.com/articles/13584
FEDERAL COURT CASES
1. Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (26 June 2003) (sodomy laws unconstitutional)
Syllabus/Opinions: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-102.ZS.html
2. Perry v. Schwarzenegger (PvS), Marriage Discrimination Unconstitutional (go team!)
Decision: http://documents.nytimes.com/us-district-court-decision-perry-v-schwarzenegger#document/p79
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_v._Schwarzenegger#Decision
3. Gill v. O.P.M., DOMA, Sec. 3 Unconstitutional (go team!), Decision: http://www.scribd.com/doc/34073588/Decision-in-Gill-v-OPM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_v._Office_of_Personnel_Management
NEW RESOURCES, NOT REFLECTED IN THE ABOVE:
1. United States Commission on Civil Rights: Violence & Bullying 2011 (possibly the 1st USCCR report including LGBT issues, thank you Roberta Achtenberg!).http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/2011statutory.pdf
2. Movement Advancement Project: All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families. 2011. http://www.lgbtmap.org/lgbt-families
3. Public Health Implications of Same-Sex Marriage, William C. Buffie, MD, Published by Am. J. Public Health. June 2011. http://indianaequality.typepad.com/files/ajph.article.pdf
4. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: “The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding.” http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/The-Health-of-Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-and-Transgender-People.aspx
5. Wyoming Bullying Study. http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming-students-report-increases-in-bullying-being-bullied/article_4e169be8-bd39-5fe0-b5c7-51c187ede1d9.html
6. La Trobe University (Australia):http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National/2012/04/03/Gays_suffer_poor_mental_health_-_survey_735812.html#.T4WinKCB6dY.facebook
7. “Interactions of Latina Transgender Women with Law Enforcement”:http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/transgender-issues/interactions-of-transgender-latina-women-with-law-enforcement/
8. Boston University: Parental Support Helps Mitigate Harmful Effects of Discrimination:http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/04/11/parental-support-of-coming-out-improves-long-term-health/37203.html
9. LAMBDA Legal (Survey on Health Care discrimination): http://www.lambdalegal.org/news/ny_20100204_lambda-releases-health
10. NGLTF/NCLR Report Series on Native American Trans Discrimination:http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2012/10/14/over-half-native-trans-people-have-attempted-suicide
11. LGBT Population Survey. http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gates-LLR-Spring-2012.pdf
12. Pride Institute. 20-25% of LGBT people are heavy alchol users. http://pride-institute.com/about/why-lgbt-treatment/
13. The Handbook of Psychology and Sexual Orientation.http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Psychology-Orientation-Charlotte-Patterson/dp/0199765219
14. Anti-gay prejudice increases health risks.http://sdgln.com/health/2011/09/05/new-studyanti-gay-prejudice-increases-health-risks-gays-lesbians-and-bisexuals
15. Center for American Progress: Discrimination causes 30% LGBT to have Alcohol Abuse.http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/report/2012/03/09/11228/why-the-gay-and-transgender-population-experiences-higher-rates-of-substance-use/