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# Study: Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination on the rise in the US
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/study-anti-lgbtq-discrimination-on-the-rise-in-the-us/
- Published: 2021-11-04T15:15:25.000Z
- Updated: 2021-11-04T13:04:58.000Z
- Description: GLAAD has found that 59% of LGBTQ+ Americans have experienced discrimination within the past year, compared to less than 50% in 2020.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Queer Corner, Equality Act, Glaad, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Sarah Kate Ellis, US

Released on Wednesday, the [Annual Accelerating Acceptance study](https://www.glaad.org/releases/annual-glaad-accelerating-acceptance-study-majority-americans-believe-lgbtq-people-have?ref=scenemag.co.uk) by GLAAD has found that 59% of LGBTQ+ Americans (out of 2,506 participants) have experienced discrimination within the past year, compared to less than 50% in 2020\. Although the majority agreed that housing and employment benefits discrimination should be illegal, only 61% of non-LGBTQ+ respondents agreed that trans bathroom discrimination should be outlawed, with an additional 47% saying that they were *“unfamiliar”* with trans and non-binary people.

The vast majority of all respondents believe that housing discrimination has already been criminalised, even though there are actually *“no comprehensive federal protections for LGBTQ+ people”* if they are evicted or denied housing because of their identity. GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, said the findings highlight a *“dangerous reality”* for LGBTQ+ Americans, as many are *“not aware that LGBTQ+ people are not federally protected from discrimination in many areas of life”.*

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Ellis continued: *“With a large majority of Americans expressing that federal law should protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in areas of life in which they are currently not protected, it is more crucial than ever that we elect pro-equality candidates who will pass comprehensive legislation like the* [*Equality Act*](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/house-of-representatives-passes-us-equality-act/)*”*, which was passed by the national House of Representatives earlier this year.