A special Facebook Live on Thursday, March 18 at noon ET with Lambda Legal’s attorneys as they discuss the Help Desk Report, and the discrimination and harassment that LGBTQ people are experiencing across the country. The attorneys will also talk about the one-year anniversary of COVID-19, health care access, and the impact the virus has had on the calls they have received.

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As the Senate considers the Equality Act, Lambda Legal has released its new report underscoring the urgent need for comprehensive federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people. Read the report here.

Based on data generated by Lambda Legal’s Help Desk — which provides legal information and other resources to thousands of community members annually in response to individual requests for legal guidance — the new analysis reveals that widespread anti-LGBTQ discrimination continues to persist in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and manifests in many forms — from LGBTQ people being refused service in places of public business, to being evicted from homes, being fired from jobs, or being refused taxpayer-funded services, simply because of who they are.

“Anti-LGBTQ discrimination is ubiquitous, with nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ Americans reporting they have experienced discrimination in their lifetimes,” said Kevin Jennings, CEO of Lambda Legal. “This should be reason enough for Congress to finally close the many civil rights gaps that have left LGBTQ Americans vulnerable, unprotected, and too often defenseless against transgressions in virtually every realm of public life. Our new analysis reinforces why the Equality Act is so crucial — because fairness and equality should be for everyone, with no gaping holes for LGBTQ people.”

Read the report here.