ELECTION AFTERMATH AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY: INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND REFERENCES*

THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE 

• Policy maps: https://www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps  

• Legislation: https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024#issues  

• Elected officials’ voting records – Vote Smart 

• https://www.aclu.org/publications/trump-on-lgbtq-rights) 

• https://time.com/7199431/supreme-court-skrmetti-trans-gender-affirming-care-case/  

FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ+ FOLKS 

Marriage:  

• Obergefell v. Hodges – established the right to same-sex marriage.  

• Respect for Marriage Act – federally recognizes, and requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states  

Education: Title IX and Executive Order 14021  

Anti-Violence: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act 

Health Care: Affordable Care Act Section 1557  

Employment: Bostock v. Clayton County  

Housing: Fair Housing Act  

PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ+ FOLKS IN NEW JERSEY 

• https://www.gardenstateequality.org/how-lgbtq-people-are-protected-in-new-jersey/  

• https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/profile_state/NJ  

• https://www.nj.gov/education/safety/sandp/climate/docs/Guidance.pdf 

• “Where we Stand” in NJ post-election (https://www.singerfedun.com/ 

TAKE ACTION 

New Jersey 

• Garden State Equality 

• GLSEN – Southern New Jersey Chapter 

National 

• American Civil Liberties Union 

• Human Rights Campaign 

• The Trevor Project 

• PFLAG 

• Equality Federation 

International 

• Human Rights Watch 

• Outright International 

• ILGA World 

COPING STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES 

• Post-election self-care: https://www.rtor.org/2024/11/07/lgbtq-self-care-tips-for-the-2024-post-election-season-a-practical-guide-for-stressful-times/  

• Coping with anxiety: https://blog.valleymed.org/2024/11/14/post-election-anxiety-6-active-self-care-strategies-for-navigating-the-season/ 

• Collective care: https://www.them.us/story/what-is-collective-care-how-to-care-for-community-in-crisis 

• Self-care guide: https://dosomething.org/article/election-self-care-guide 

• https://outreach.faith/2024/11/james-martin-s-j-advice-for-lgbtq-people-who-feel-afraid-after-the-election/ 

• https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lgbtq-youth-react-trump-wins-the-2024-presidential-election 

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/media-alert-the-trevor-project-reports-200-increase-in-election-conversations-across-its-crisis-services 

GENERAL REFERENCES & RESOURCES 

• Hate Crimes – lgbtqmap.org (Movement Advancement Project, 2024) 

• LGBTQ Rights | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU, 2024) 

• LGBT Rights | Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2024) 

• HRC | Laws & Legislation (Human Rights Campaign, 2024) 

• New Jersey’s Equality Profile (Movement Advancement Project, 2024) 

• Garden State Equality (Garden State Equality, 2024) 

• Join the Fight – PFLAG (PFLAG, 2024) 

• Messaging Guides (Movement Advancement Project, 2024) 

• Lambda Legal (Lambda Legal, 2024) 

• Protecting the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) People | HHS.gov (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2024) 

• Moving Towards Equality in the Workplace for LGBTQI+ Employees (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2021) 

• Discrimination and Barriers to Well-Being: The State of the LGBTQI+ Community in 2022 (The Center for American Progress, 2023) 

• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Discrimination (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2024) 

• LGBTQIA+ Fair Housing Toolkit: Introduction (US Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2024) 

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