Tag: poverty
LGBT People More Likely Than Peers To Live In Poverty, New Study
"The average black trans person earns less than $10,000 a year."
Though the gay rights movement in the United States has seen huge progress in the last century—especially the last two decades—a new report highlights a bleak reality: LGBT people are more likely than their peers to live in poverty.
The report from the LGBTQ Poverty Collaborative finds that the needs of low-income LGBT communities are not being fully served by mainstream anti-poverty organizations or by LGBT advocacy groups. The study...
