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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/early-voting-availability/
Early Voting Availability - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - Almost all states offer some form of early voting, but the length of the early voting period varies by state.
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY
Movement Advancement Project | State Profiles
Check out Kentucky's LGBTQ Policy Tally at the Movement Advancement Project. Read more and find your state's tally at...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/ny/
New York - Movement Advancement Project
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/CA
Movement Advancement Project | State Profiles
Check out California's LGBTQ Policy Tally at the Movement Advancement Project. Read more and find your state's tally at...
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/WY
Movement Advancement Project | State Profiles
Check out Wyoming's LGBTQ Policy Tally at the Movement Advancement Project. Read more and find your state's tally at...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/voter-intent-laws-to-standardize-ballot-interpretation/
"Voter Intent" Laws to Standardize Ballot Interpretation - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/bans-on-best-practice-medical-care-for-transgender-youth/
Bans on Best Practice Medical Care for Transgender Youth - Movement Advancement Project
May 4, 2026 - MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/conversion-therapy-laws/
Conversion “Therapy” Laws - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 17, 2026 - MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.
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https://mapresearch.org/about/methodology/
Methodology - Movement Advancement Project
Mar 27, 2026 - The Movement Advancement Project tracks both LGBTQ-related and election- and voting-related laws and policies via our maps and state policy scores. Our maps...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/state-voting-rights-acts/
State Voting Rights Acts - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 29, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/health-data-collection/
Data Collection - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 17, 2026 - MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.
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https://mapresearch.org/our-major-funders/
Major Funders - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP is very grateful to the following major funders, whose generous support makes it possible for us to power progressive movements: David Bohnett Foundation...
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/healthcare/trans_shield_laws
Movement Advancement Project | Transgender Healthcare "Shield" Laws
The policies shown in this map are “shield” or “refuge” laws protecting transgender people's access to medically necessary health care. For example, if a...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/ia/
Iowa - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/id/
Idaho - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/ga/
Georgia - Movement Advancement Project
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https://advancementproject.org/annual-reports-and-financials/
Annual Reports and Financials - Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/me/
Maine - Movement Advancement Project
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/policy-and-issue-analysis/LGBTQ-people-of-color
Movement Advancement Project | People of Color
MAP provides overviews and analyses of key challenges facing LGBT People of Color, the evolution of today’s movement for equality, and recommendations for...
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https://www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps/curricular_laws
Movement Advancement Project | LGBTQ Curricular Laws
LGBTQ-related curricular laws are important for LGBTQ students’ health, wellbeing, and academic success. These maps show multiple distinct policies related to...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/post-election-audits-required/
Post-Election Audits Required - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/va/
Virginia - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/hi/
Hawaii - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/employment-nondiscrimination/
Employment Nondiscrimination - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 20, 2026 - MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.
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https://mapresearch.org/messaging-guide/talking-about-transgender-people-and-restrooms/
Talking About Transgender People and Restrooms - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 10, 2026 - Explore approaches for talking about transgender people and restrooms in a variety of contexts by acknowledging audiences’ feelings of unfamiliarity,...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/voter-identification-requirements-for-in-person-voting/
Voter Identification Requirements for In-Person Voting - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 15, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/ia/
Iowa - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/ri/
Rhode Island - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/sc/
South Carolina - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/co/
Colorado - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/messaging-guide/talking-about-family-recognition-laws-lgbtq-families/
Talking About Family Recognition Laws & LGBTQ Families - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 10, 2026 - Family recognition laws establish a secure legal relationship between a child and their parent or parents. Learn conversation approaches that help people...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/vt/
Vermont - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/messaging/
LGBTQ Messaging Guides - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 13, 2026 - The Talking About LGBTQ Issues series is a set of research-based resources designed to help shape discussions with conflicted or undecided Americans and help...
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https://mapresearch.org/
Home - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 23, 2026 - Advancing Equality and Opportunity for All LGBTQ Equality Maps View Democracy Maps View MAP is an independent, nonprofit think tank. We work to create a...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/laws-protecting-election-officials-against-threats/
Laws Protecting Election Officials Against Threats - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - This map is intended to track new state laws explicitly intended to protect election officials in response to the recent increase in threats and harassment.
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https://mapresearch.org/policy-and-issue-analysis/nondiscrimination-laws/
Nondiscrimination Laws - Movement Advancement Project
Many LGBTQ people experience discrimination when going about their daily activities–whether eating at a restaurant with their families, trying to obtain safe,...
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/policy-and-issue-analysis/young-voters
Movement Advancement Project | Young Voters
There are an estimated 53.5 million young people between the ages of 18 and 29 in the United States, representing over 16% of the total population. These young...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/wi
Wisconsin - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/policy-issue-analysis/
Policy & Issue Analysis - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 17, 2026 - This page offers a library of resources related to both MAP’s Democracy Program and LGBTQ Equality Program. Geared at framing problems and policy solutions in...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/restrictions-on-drag-performances/
Restrictions on Drag Performances - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 17, 2026 - Recent, coordinated anti-LGBTQ efforts aim to limit free speech and expression in the form of drag performances. This Equality Map depicts laws that restrict...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/regulating-gender-to-allow-discrimination/
Regulating Gender To Allow Discrimination - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - The policies shown in this map are newly emerging laws explicitly defining
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/ky/
Kentucky - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/ky/
Kentucky - Movement Advancement Project
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https://advancementproject.org/about-us/
About Us - Advancement Project
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Maine - Movement Advancement Project
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https://advancementproject.org/sb202/
SB 202 - Advancement Project
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https://advancementproject.org/previous-partners/
Previous partners - Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/messaging-guide/talking-about-transgender-youth-participation-in-sports/
Talking About Transgender Youth Participation in Sports - Movement Advancement Project
May 4, 2026 - Kids learn important life lessons in sports: leadership, confidence, teamwork. Amid efforts to ban transgender youth from K-12 school sports, this guide...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/wy/
Wyoming - Movement Advancement Project
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ID
Movement Advancement Project | State Profiles
Check out Idaho's LGBTQ Policy Tally at the Movement Advancement Project. Read more and find your state's tally at...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/additional-requirements-to-return-absentee-ballots/
Additional Requirements to Return Absentee Ballots - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/policy-and-issue-analysis/automatic-voter-registration
Movement Advancement Project | Automatic Voter Registration
Automatic voter registration is a policy that modernizes the voter registration process by automatically registering eligible voters through their interactions...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/provisional-ballot-availability-counting-procedures/
Provisional Ballot Availability & Counting Procedures - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://mapresearch.org/equality/
LGBTQ Equality Landing Page - Movement Advancement Project
May 5, 2026 - LGBTQ Equality Program Recent research by Gallup finds that 9.3% of adults in the United States identify as LGBTQ. Applying these figures to the total number...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/ms/
Mississippi - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/contact-us/
Contact Us - Movement Advancement Project
Mar 27, 2026 - Let’s Keep in Touch! The MAP team is a small, nimble, and fully remote team located across the country. We are experts in research, communications, and policy...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/voter-registration-rate/
Voter Registration Rate - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/nm/
New Mexico - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/proof-of-citizenship-requirements-for-registration/
Proof of Citizenship Requirements for Registration - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/bans-on-transgender-youth-participation-in-sports/
Bans on Transgender Youth Participation in Sports - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 2, 2026 - The policies shown in this map are blanket bans on transgender people's participation in sports, which are both unnecessary and harmful. Laws to ban...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/sc/
South Carolina - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/about/methodology/democracy/
Democracy Methodology - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/mp/
Northern Mariana Islands - Movement Advancement Project
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/effective-messaging/best-practices
Movement Advancement Project | Best Practices
Helping Americans understand the issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is a critical part of building public support for LGBT equality....
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/al/
Alabama - Movement Advancement Project
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/
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The Movement Advancement Project is an independent think tank that provides rigorous research, insight and analysis that help speed equality for lesbian, gay,...
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https://mapresearch.org/policy-score-faq/
Policy Score FAQ - Movement Advancement Project
Mar 27, 2026 - LGBTQ Equality Program FAQ What are the “State Policy Scores”? The State Policy Scores are a wide-ranging look at state and local laws and policies that...
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ME
Movement Advancement Project | State Profiles
Check out Maine's LGBTQ Policy Tally at the Movement Advancement Project. Read more and find your state's tally at...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/voter-pre-registration/
Voter Pre-registration - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 11, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/healthcare/fertility_coverage
Movement Advancement Project | Fertility Healthcare Coverage
The policies shown in this map are “shield” or “refuge” laws protecting transgender people's access to medically necessary health care. For example, if a...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/la/
Louisiana - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/board-and-senior-staff/
Staff & Board - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 15, 2026 - MAP is an organization where brilliant people come to do exceptional work that powers movements. Our team is comprised of passionate and creative staff with...
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/policy-and-issue-analysis/conversion-therapy
Movement Advancement Project | Conversion "Therapy" Laws
Research shows that LGBT people may be more likely to foster or adopt than their peers. Despite this, some state laws permit discrimination by social service...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/ne/
Nebraska - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/safe-school-laws/
Safe School Laws - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 17, 2026 - MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/ut/
Utah - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/jury-service-nondiscrimination/
Jury Service Nondiscrimination - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/absentee-mail-ballot-verification/
Absentee/Mail Ballot Verification - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/curbside-voting-for-voters-with-disabilities/
Curbside Voting for Voters with Disabilities - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Democracy Maps track over 40 election laws and policies in the U.S.
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/identity_documents
Movement Advancement Project | Identity Document Laws and Policies
These maps outline ID laws and policies for updating gender markers on driver's licenses and birth certificates, as well as legal requirements for name changes...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/md/
Maryland - Movement Advancement Project
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https://advancementproject.org/media-inquiries/
Media Inquiries - Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/hiv-criminalization-laws/
HIV Criminalization Laws - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ Americans.
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/ma/
Massachusetts - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/third-party-ballot-collection-policies/
Third Party Ballot Collection Policies - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - Third party ballot collection refers to a voter allowing another individual to return their completed ballot. This Democracy Map captures the landscape of...
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https://mapresearch.org/our-work-and-mission/
Our Work & Mission - Movement Advancement Project
Mar 27, 2026 - MAP is an independent, nonprofit think tank. We work to create a thriving, inclusive, and equitable America where all people have a fair chance to pursue...
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/transgender-healthcare-shield-laws/
Transgender Healthcare "Shield" Laws - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - The policies shown in this map are
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-map/state-legislature-interference-in-elections/
State Legislature Interference in Elections - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 16, 2026 - Following the 2020 election, partisan actors sought to undermine the will of the voters and pursue a strategy to overturn election results in several states....
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https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/safe_school_laws/discrimination
Movement Advancement Project | Safe Schools Laws
MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws affecting LGBTQ Americans.
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/id/
Idaho - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/in/
Indiana - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/messaging-guide/talking-about-conversion-therapy-practices/
Talking About Conversion "Therapy" Practices - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 10, 2026 - Conversion “therapy” practices are dangerous, discredited efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Learn how to help conflicted...
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/vt/
Vermont - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/tn/
Tennessee - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/democracy-profiles/wa/
Washington - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/sd/
South Dakota - Movement Advancement Project
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https://mapresearch.org/messaging-guide/talking-about-pro-voter-policies/
Talking About Pro-Voter Policies (Archived Guide) - Movement Advancement Project
Apr 3, 2026 - Talking About Pro-Voter Policies provides approaches for effective conversations about voting and pro-voter policies, and is divided into three sections:...
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