SmashedRatOnPressYes, I've long expected the USA to fail in this area... Quote:
"The United States earned a failing grade on an index that tracks how LGBTQ+ people see their rights in their countries."
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRhyNQ2j2gm/
(Via 19thNews.org over on Insta.)
Hopefully someday the country will get back on track to being inclusive, and it can't come soon enough for this rodent.
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"The United States earned a failing grade on an index that tracks how LGBTQ+ people see their rights in their countries."
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRhyNQ2j2gm/
(Via 19thNews.org over on Insta.)
Hopefully someday the country will get back on track to being inclusive, and it can't come soon enough for this rodent.
#LGBTQ #19thNews
The 19th on Instagram: "The United States earned a failing grade on an index that tracks how LGBTQ+ people see their rights in their countries. The Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report perception index found that two-thirds of 118 countries surveyed slid on LGBTQ+ rights in 2024. The average score for all nations was 57 percent. The United States scored a 58 — higher than countries like Russia, China and India, but still in failing territory along with them. “This finding suggests that regression on LGBTQI+ human rights is occurring not only in politically unstable countries but also in established democracies with reasonably secure legal protections for LGBTQI+ people,” the report said. The survey, an offshoot of a larger report that tracks global LGBTQ+ acceptance every two years, measures LGBTQ+ people’s lived experiences, asking questions about how safe they feel, how frequently they have experienced violence and whether they can be out as queer. Overall, transgender women and intersex people expressed the greatest levels of fears and discrimination, followed by transgender men. In 2023, the United States earned a “C” grade overall. On the perception index portion, it earned a “D” for intolerant. The survey data released this year was gathered before President Donald Trump took office, said Susan Dicklitch-Nelson, professor of government at Franklin & Marshall College and the study’s founder. “We're anticipating, especially with the new legislation and the specific attacks on trans people, that it's going to be even worse — the perceptions of their lived human rights experiences,” Dicklitch-Nelson said. In the past five years, state legislatures have considered hundreds of bills targeting LGBTQ+ people. This year, Trump has issued a slew of executive orders targeting the transgender community. ✍️: Kate Sosin, LGBTQ+ reporter 📸: Frank Franklin II/AP"
The 2024 LGBTQ+ Global Barometers Report reveals a concerning decline in human rights worldwide, with the US scoring a failing grade. Transgender women and intersex people experience the highest levels of fear and discrimination, highlighting the need for continued advocacy and support.
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