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Center for American Progress (CAP) (Washington DC)

  • A Broken Bargain: Discrimination, Fewer Benefits and More Taxes for LGBT Workers

    “If there’s one thing small business owners know, it’s that nothing creates success like hard work.

  • How the Prison Rape Elimination Act Helps LGBT Immigrants in Detention

    “Protection from sexual abuse in immigration detention is particularly important for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, individuals

  • Beyond Bullying: How Hostile School Climate Perpetuates the School-to-Prison Pipeline for LGBT Youth

    This is an excellent report explaining how “school climate has a profound impact on the mental, physical, and emotional health of LGBT [lesbian, ga

  • Infographic: Why Are So Many LGBT People and People Living with HIV Behind Bars?

    This is an excellent illustration of why there are a significant number of HIV positive lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals

  • Dignity Denied: LGBT Immigrants in U.S. Detention

    This report provides a vivid picture of how LGBT immigrants are abused in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities.

  • Restoring Justice: A Blueprint for Ensuring Fairness, Safety, and Supportive Treatment of LGBT Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, youth continue to be significantly over-represented in the nation’s juvenile justice system, even

  • One Strike and You're Out: How We can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records

    "Today, a criminal record serves as both a direct cause and consequence of poverty.