Part 2: Negative Impacts to Our Community
The political discourse in this country is negatively impacting our community, particularly LGBTQ young adults.
Trending
- Freedom Is Ours Too: Black Queer Visions of Liberation Since 1865
- DC World Pride: A Black Queer Women’s Perspective
- ‘Sally’ Docu Filmmakers Cristina Costantini and Lauren Cioffi Talk Ambition, Sacrifices of Trailblazing Queer Icon
- Washington D.C. Celebrates World Pride with Star Studded Music Festival Featuring Jennifer Lopez, Troye Sivan, Kim Petras, Tinashe and More!
- ‘Here We Are’ Campaign Videos Play at Gotham FC Pride Match to a Season-Best Crowd
- Michelle Visage, Kathryn Hahn, Anania and More Celebrate 2025 “Logo Legend” Jinkx Monsoon
- WATCH: Josie Totah Talks Season 2 of “The Buccaneers” and Friendship with Miss Benny and Dylan Mulvaney: “We are just truly sisters.”
- ‘Before We Forget’ Trailer: Juan Pablo Di Pace Tells Nostalgic Story of Queer First Love in Feature Debut Executive Produced by Norman Lear
Accelerating Acceptance 2024
Though Still High—General Support for the LGBTQ Community has Declined Since Last Year
% non-LGBTQ strongly/somewhat agree
I support equal rights for the LGBTQ community
Fewer Non-LGBTQ Americans Believe Anti-LGBTQ Bills will Lead to Discrimination Against the LGBTQ Community
% non-LGBTQ strongly/somewhat agree
Anti-LGBTQ bills and legislation at the state level will lead to increased discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ community
Hate Crimes Against LGBTQ People Are Up Double-Digits, Per the FBI
The ACLU is Tracking 522 Anti- LGBTQ Bills in the U.S. Since Jan. 01, 2024
The Impact of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation is Felt more by LGBTQ Adults, and LGBTQ Gen Z Adults
% agree: Anti-LGBTQ bills and legislation at the state level will lead to increased discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ community
The Current State of Political Discourse is Causing Negative Impacts to My Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
The Current State of Political Discourse is Causing Online and Real World Harassment
Online harassment or bullying
Real world harassment or bullying
The Current State of Political Discourse is Causing Fear for My or My Family’s Personal Safety
News Coverage and Political Debates Around Our Community is Impacting Non-LGBTQ American’s Readiness to Voice Support for Us
Non-LGBTQ Americans are
vs more fearful of supporting us
% non-LGBTQ Americans more motivated vs more fearful
Table of Contents
Share this
View Past Years’ Reports
MEASURE THE MOVEMENT
Your gift allows us to track the impact of our work, helping us better understand the state of acceptance and address the gaps with advocacy — like pushing for more LGBTQ-user protections on social media.
More Publications from GLAAD
2025 Studio Responsibility Index The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) maps the quantity, quality and…
Even as 2025 has brought a surge of attacks and a hostile political climate, the…
GLAAD’s Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker Disclaimer: Readers should be aware that the following report contains…
2025 Social Media Safety Index The annual GLAAD Social Media Safety Index & Platform Scorecard…
