- June 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
After the Marriage Equality Act passed on June 26, 2015, many people thought the legalization of same-sex marriage was the ultimate victory for LGBTQ people. For the LGBTQ Institute at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, it was just the beginning. The Southeast is home to the majority of LGBTQ individuals in the U.S. Yet, the region is often the target of political agendas aimed at diminishing the civil rights of LGBTQ people.
In 2018, the LGBTQ Institute started surveying LGBTQ people in the South to glean unprecedented insights to their quality of life with a focus on access to health care, civic engagement and employment. They are preparing for another round of the survey and have partnered with Emory’s Goizueta Business School to develop and disseminate the survey and organize the data.
“The South receives the least amount of money for LGBTQ research, and we wanted to fill that gap,” says Ryan Roemerman, executive director of…
