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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

But if these initiatives are successful, it may mean these attacks—both in state houses and at the ballot box—continue for the foreseeable future. Learn more in MAP's new analysis. mapresearch.org/brief/the-re...

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The Revival of Anti-LGBTQ Ballot Measures - Movement Advancement Project

This analysis details the return of anti-LGBTQ—and specifically, for the first time in American history, anti-transgender—ballot measures in the November 2026 midterms, which may mark a critical turni...

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If voters reject these policies, it may signal to the politicians and lobbyists pushing these anti-transgender efforts that their attacks are unwelcome, potentially stemming the tide of this broader wave of attacks that has unfurled since 2020.

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Five states—Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington—have anti-transgender measures on the November ballot, targeting sports participation, medical care for youth, and more. As a result, this election may mark a critical turning point for LGBTQ and especially transgender rights today.

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Since 2020, political attacks on LGBTQ and especially transgender people have dramatically escalated. Until now, these attacks have unfolded in legislatures, government agencies, and executive offices. But in 2026, this fight is being put to voters directly. Read more below. ⬇️ 🧵

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In Missouri, for example, legislators have ignored that voters already overturned an abortion ban in 2024, and have placed the issue back on the ballot this fall—this time adding medical care for transgender youth as "ballot candy." www.propublica.org/article/miss...

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Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment

Two years after falsely linking reproductive rights to gender transition care for minors, GOP lawmakers have packaged the two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion...

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It is a deliberate revival of that same old strategy, this time aimed at a new target. And they are using this same strategy to attack more than just transgender rights. They are also attempting to roll back reproductive freedoms, weaken public institutions, and undermine democracy itself.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Those behind this agenda—having already reshaped many states' laws and undermined public attitudes toward transgender people through a sustained campaign of misinformation—are now trying to lock those changes into state constitutions, just as they did with marriage bans decades ago.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The emergence of anti-trans ballot measures this year is no accident. Since 2020, there's been a rapid escalation in political attacks on transgender people, causing huge shifts in state policy. (Follow @mapresearch.bsky.social for new work out next week covering these changes!)

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From 1994 to 2012, there were at least 40 marriage-related ballot measures. In 2004 alone, more than a quarter of states in the country (13) faced one of these measures. (Click through to the research brief for an interactive version of this graphic.)

A combination bar and line graph showing both the number of marriage-related ballot initiatives each year and the total number over time, from 1994 to 2012. By 2012, there were at least 40 such measures.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New research from MAP & A4TE just released! We paired our Equality Maps policy data with their incredible 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey to show how, in states with more inclusive and clear identity document policies, more transgender people in the survey were able to successfully update their IDs.

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 10/09/2026

Republicans are putting transphobia on the November ballot in seven questions in five states. The measures reflect broad anti-feminist aims, from "sex verification" for girls to limits on reproductive rights, an analysis by @billiejsweeney.bsky.social for Assigned Media and Important Context finds.

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Transphobic Ballot Questions Reveal the Right’s Anti-Girl, Anti-Kid Agenda - Assigned Media

Seven initiatives in five states would exploit trans people to promote a gender-policing surveillance state. This story was produced in partnership with the Accountability Journalism Institute. A poli...

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The new brief uses our 2022 policy data to match the 2022 survey data. See MAP's Equality Maps for the current status of ID laws across the country. We update and maintain our maps in real time, year round. mapresearch.org/equality-map...

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Identity Document Laws and Policies - Movement Advancement Project

These maps outline ID laws and policies for updating gender markers on driver's licenses and birth certificates, as well as legal requirements for name changes by state.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One more finding from the brief: trans people in states w/unclear driver's license policies saw worse outcomes, like higher rates of denied changes. This shows the importance of having both an inclusive *and clear* policy, to minimize uncertainty for both trans residents and state officials.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Safer is especially important there. When trans people are forced to show mismatched ID, they face higher risk of harassment, discrimination, and even violence. It can also cause problems securing a job, a safe place to live, basic services, and more. mapresearch.org/fact-sheet/f...

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Fact Sheet: Identity Documents and Transgender People - Movement Advancement Project

This fact sheet comes from MAP's full-length report and highlights the unique impacts of system-level failures related to ID documents on transgender and nonbinary people.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In states with more inclusive policies, fewer trans people in the survey were denied changes, and more people *tried* to update their IDs. These are clear examples of policy working the way it's supposed to: making people's lives better, safer, and easier. mapresearch.org/brief/how-st...

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How State Policies Shape Transgender People’s Lives: Access to Accurate Identity Documents - Movement Advancement Project

This brief combines data from MAP and the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey to analyze state laws and policies about changing gender markers on key IDs like birth certificates and driver’s licenses.

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

At the beginning of 2021, 10 states were in the two lowest categories, 25 in the Fair category, and 15 states and D.C. in the two highest categories. By 2026, the total of Low or Negative states increased from 10 to 18. The total of Medium and High states also grew, from 15 to 20 states and D.C.

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

MAP’s analysis points to a clear pattern: state election policy has not moved in a single national direction over the past five years. Instead, states are moving farther apart with the strongest policy environments showing further improvement and the weakest experiencing further decline.

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today, MAP released new report, which provides a longitudinal analysis of how state election laws have changed since 2021. The resource is an effective tool for understanding the landscape voters will face this fall. 🔗 📒 Click below to keep reading: mapresearch.org/report/the-d...

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The Direction of Democracy: Five Years of Deepening Divides in State Voting Policies - Movement Advancement Project

Using the Democracy Maps, this first-of-its-kind report provides a longitudinal analysis of how state election laws have changed since 2021 and offers an effective tool for understanding the landscape...

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Sam Ames @samames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Trans people lost at the Supreme Court today. And. Thanks to some incredible attorneys at the ACLU & Lambda Legal, we lost the best way we could have: narrowly and without answering a question we have absolutely no interest in a wildly conservative Court answering. open.substack.com/pub/sames/p/...

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How to Lose the Case Without Losing the Game

Little v. Hecox, West Virginia v. BPJ, and the Big Burning Question We Didn’t Want Answered

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Just because SCOTUS affirms a type of discrimination does not mean that discrimination is required. This decision should not cause us to weaken our efforts for trans inclusion in general or trans inclusion in sports in particular. Cis allies, you very specifically, need to double down.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social is another trusted legal analyst and journalist. Good, close analysis takes time, and Chris' work is always worth the wait.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

@samames.bsky.social is one of the voices I'll be waiting to hear from about today's decision on transgender kids in sports, and especially about what these rulings *don't* mean. Give them a follow - they're a brilliant lawyer, long-time advocate, and a gorgeous writer to boot. sames.substack.com

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sames | Substack

Civil rights lawyer. Rabble rouser. Lover of justice, equality, and underdogs. Click to read sames, by Sam Ames, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Make your support more visible! Get connected via @transequality.bsky.social, state LGBTQ groups via @equalityfed.bsky.social, your local community centers via CenterLink (www.lgbtqcenters.org), and more!

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The point is pretty simple. Despite escalating attacks, the reality is that support for and acceptance of transgender people is widespread—and that transgender people can and do live joyful, fulfilling lives, given the chance. But instead, politicians are making a game out of trans people's lives.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

And while these data points were already published, they are so important to keep elevating: when transgender people are able to access the medical care they need, their life satisfaction dramatically improves.

Figure titled "In the Largest Ever Survey of Transgender People, Those Who Have Socially or Medically Transitioned Are More Satisfied With Their Life." It shows, for example, that 98% of transgender respondents who have received prescription hormones said they were more satisfied with life as a result.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

See also Fig 28 from @prri.org, showing that "Solid majorities of all religious groups agree that transgender people deserve the same rights and protections as other Americans." prri.org/research/map...

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Mapping Support for LGBTQ Rights Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas

To view a replay of PRRI’s March 19, 2026, webinar on this topic or the slides presented during the webinar, please click here.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Trans people in faith communities also reported widespread experiences of support. This is especially notable given the frequent and false pitting of faith and transgender rights against each other. Trans people are also people of faith, and many people of faith support trans people and rights.

Figure titled "In the Largest Ever Survey of Transgender People, Most Report Strong and Frequent Support from their Faith Communities." The figure shows that a majority of transgender respondents in the 2022 USTS say their faith leaders or community members did a variety of things "many times" over the past year to accept them as a trans person. For example, 69% of respondents in a faith community said their faith leaders or community members made them feel welcome as a trans person "many" times over the past year.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Trans people themselves reported strong support at schools, workplaces, and in their families. For example, among USTS respondents who are out to their coworkers, 74% say their coworkers are supportive of them being transgender. (Interactive graphics on our site!) mapresearch.org/brief/suppor...

Figure titled "In the Largest Ever Survey of Transgender People, Most Report Strong Support from Families, Coworkers, and Classmates." The figure shows that a majority of transgender respondents in the 2022 USTS say their family, classmates, coworkers, bosses, teachers, and more are supportive of them being transgender.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

ICYMI: Last week, MAP & A4TE published previously unreleased data from the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey, the largest ever survey of U.S. transgender and nonbinary people. Despite what politics and headlines might suggest, support for trans people is the norm. It's the politicians who are out of step.

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We invite you to explore over 650 unique resources including the LGBTQ Equality Maps, Democracy Maps, State Policy Scores, educational messaging guides, LGBTQ movement capacity reports, and in-depth policy and issue analyses. Visit our brand-new site at www.mapresearch.org.

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Advancing Equality and Opportunity for All LGBTQ Equality Maps View Democracy Maps View MAP is an independent, nonprofit think tank. We work to create a thriving, inclusive, and equitable America wher...

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

As we celebrate 20 years of advancing equality and opportunity for all, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) is thrilled to announce the launch of our newly designed website.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/04/2026

Two physicians and their trans kid are one of thousands of families moving states because of politicians targeting trans people going about our daily lives. Anti-trans laws are forcing families to upend their lives, but every state should be a safe place to raise every family.

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For a Boise family of medical providers, Idaho criminal trans bathroom ban was the last straw • Idaho Capital Sun

After the Idaho Legislature and Gov. Brad Little pass a criminal transgender bathroom ban, medical providers with a trans kid plan to move.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Reminding folks that the distance between California’s Prop 8 and Obergefell was 7 years. Not because we’re on the same timeline, but because we can and have made rapid shifts for equality. Like Evan, my intuition is things will get better, but it will take work; let’s make it so.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Can't recommend this analysis of Chiles enough--and from someone who's been working on this issue from the very beginning. "Practically speaking, ...we didn’t lose much today. We just outgrew one of our tools. It still gets to feel like a gut punch in a year of gut punches."

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National Center for LGBTQ Rights @nclrights.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Today's Ruling: ❌ Does not legalize conversion therapy ❌ Does not immunize practitioners from civil liability ❌ Does not alter the overwhelming medical and scientific consensus that conversion therapy is dangerous, ineffective, and harmful

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National Center for LGBTQ Rights @nclrights.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The ruling is narrow. Survivors still have legal options to fight back against the harms of conversion therapy, including medical malpractice, consumer fraud claims, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The Good News: The ruling is narrow. The decision is about how conversion therapy can be regulated–not about whether it is safe or legal. It isn’t. And survivors still have legal options to fight back against the harms of conversion therapy, including medical malpractice, consumer fraud claims, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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Logan S. Casey, PhD @loganscasey.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

There will be a lot of commentary about the Chiles decision. I strongly encourage folks to listen to the movement lawyers at the heart of this case, eg @nclrights.bsky.social, and how they interpret the decision. Yes, this is a loss, but one of the best things you can do to help right now is

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ACLU of Idaho @acluidaho.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🚨HB 752 is heading to the governor's desk to be signed into law or vetoed🚨 Tell Governor Little this bill is dangerous, invasive, and needs a veto by using this form: plannedp.info/47wdWKS

The New York Times headline about Idaho's new bathroom law, with a photo of the Idaho State Capitol building at sunset.

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Idaho Criminalizes Transgender Use of Some Bathrooms in Private Businesses
The bill passed Friday would make it a crime, punishable by up to a year in prison, to use a bathroom not matching a person’s sex at birth.
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ACLU of Idaho @acluidaho.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

HB 752 would foster an atmosphere of distrust and harm by encouraging people to police, and even document, the appearance of others in bathrooms. Tell Gov. Little to VETO HB 752: plannedp.info/47wdWKS

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 20/03/2026

Sharing this gentle, yet necessary reminder with our trans siblings. 🎨: @megemikoart

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Jo Yurcaba @joyurcaba.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Looking to speak with trans Kansans about how SB 244 (the law affecting driver's licenses, birth certificates, bathrooms and more) is affecting your life so far and plans for the future. Jo.Yurcaba@nbcuni.com or Signal @joyurcaba.91

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