Latest Publications

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  Local Laws and Government Policies Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identity in New York

  By Christy Mallory, Sarah Liebowitz
  May 2013
  

  Amending New York’s Human Rights Law to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity would extend protections to an estimated 41 percent of New York’s population, including 23,800 transgender people. Currently, 59 percent of New Yorkers are covered by 12 local ordinances that are inconsistent, limited and, at times, weaker than the state human rights law. Five ordinances do not provide protection in all areas covered by the state human rights law.

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  New Patterns of Poverty in the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community

  By M.V. Lee Badgett, Laura E. Durso, Alyssa Schneebaum
  June 2013
  

  As poverty rates for nearly all populations increased during the recession, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) Americans remained more likely to be poor than heterosexual people. Gender, race, education and geography all influence poverty rates among LGB populations, and children of same-sex couples are particularly vulnerable to poverty. The study updates and extends a similar, first-of-its kind Williams Institute report released in 2009 that was based on data from the first half of the last decade

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  The Business Impact of LGBT-Supportive Workplace Policies

  By M.V. Lee Badgett, Laura E. Durso, Angeliki Kastanis, Christy Mallory
  May 2013
  

  LGBT-supportive policies are linked to positive business-related outcomes. LGBT-supportive policies are also linked to greater job commitment, improved workplace relationships, increased job satisfaction, and improved health outcomes among LGBT employees. LGBT employees are also less likely to face discrimination in such environments and are more comfortable being open about their sexual orientation.