"Nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults now report being less "out" than they were a year ago, according to HRC's new national survey. More than half say they are less visible in public life. Two-thirds of transgender and nonbinary Americans report difficulty accessing health care. Robinson described what the numbers mean in daily life: parents hiding who they are at their children's schools, workers shrinking themselves to keep their jobs, and couples thinking twice before holding hands on the street."
""These are harrowing times," HRC President Kelley Robinson told a room of strategists, advocates, and journalists. "The emergency that we warned about is no longer a warning. It is the reality that we are living inside." In 2023, as Republicans began targeting the LGBTQ+ community in legislatures nationwide, HRC issued a national state of emergency. A quiet retreat Nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults now report being less "out" than they were a year ago, according to HRC's new national survey."
Two reports outline both an electoral messaging strategy and a stark warning that LGBTQ+ people face widening threats as federal protections erode and culture-war policies expand nationally. A national state of emergency was declared in response to targeted legislative attacks. New survey data show nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults are less "out" than a year ago, more than half report decreased public visibility, and two-thirds of transgender and nonbinary Americans face difficulty accessing health care. Reported behaviors include parents concealing identity at schools, workers minimizing themselves to keep jobs, patients avoiding care, and couples hesitating to show affection publicly.
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