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Data from U.S. surveys show lesbian women report higher lifetime rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) than heterosexual women in several large studies — for example, the CDC’s NISVS/related summar...
Available sources do not support a simple claim that there are "far more" trans sex offenders per million than cis men or women; reporting shows mixed, limited, and context-dependent evidence about of...
Peer‑reviewed and academic studies in the provided reporting consistently find that transgender and gender‑diverse (TGD) people experience substantially higher rates of sexual victimization than cisge...
Reporting and peer-reviewed studies consistently find no evidence that allowing transgender people to use restrooms matching their gender identity increases assaults on cisgender women, and multiple l...
The best available, peer-reviewed and government data do not support the claim that gay people commit more violent crimes than heterosexuals; instead, large national surveys show sexual and gender min...
Peer-reviewed U.S. studies and major peer-reviewed analyses from 2020–2025 consistently report very high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts among transgender adults, with lifetime attempt es...
Available peer-reviewed cohort studies and fact sheets generally report lower odds or prevalence of suicidality among transgender people who received gender‑affirming care compared with those who want...
Recent peer-reviewed studies from 2020–2025 generally report that gender‑affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) or related medical care is associated with lower rates of suicide attempts and suicidal ideati...
National estimates of adults who identify as LGBT/LGBTQ+ differ by source and methodology, but all analyses agree and urban jurisdictions—especially the District of Columbia—rank at the top. The Willi...
Twenty-seven U.S. states have enacted statutory bans or regulatory prohibitions that restrict transgender youth from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity, with the legi...
Proponents of conversion therapy most often point to a small number of studies and surveys that report self‑reported behavioral change or positive personal accounts; critics and systematic reviews say...
The Trump Administration’s Education Department has adopted new regulations and proposed rules that empower officials to block certain nonprofits and their employees from Public Service Loan Forgivene...
California is routinely reported as the state with the largest estimated number of transgender residents by sheer count, while analyses that look at percentages for specific age groups show different ...
Available research through 2025 shows transgender people face substantially elevated rates of suicidal ideation and attempts compared with the general population, with broad variation by age, setting ...
Between 2023 and 2025, a mix of executive actions and high‑court litigation reshaped how and when people facing removal receive hearings, bond, and the chance to challenge where they will be sent — mo...
From 2023 through 2025 a cluster of executive actions, agency memos and at least one federal court decision reshaped how U.S. authorities can pursue deportation of children who arrived without parents...
Current ICE policy emphasizes use of Alternatives to Detention (ATD) for family units where appropriate while maintaining authority to detain and remove noncitizens under expedited and mandatory deten...
Available research shows that a large share of lesbian women report having experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime—commonly cited figures cluster around 44%—which is higher than ...
U.S. studies from 2020–2025 show persistently and markedly elevated suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among transgender adults compared with the general population, with younger transgender peop...
The best available, peer‑reviewed and government data show transgender people are disproportionately the victims—not the perpetrators—of violent crime, experiencing higher rates of violent and intimat...