The current political climate has also prompted some to get more involved in local LGBTQ+ advocacy, according to a recent survey.
John Russell (He/Him) at LGBTQ Nation:
The results of a recent survey from the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) indicate that more than half of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. have taken steps to significantly alter their lives since the November 2024 presidential election. 57 percent of the LGBTQ+ adults surveyed said they have made āsignificant life decisionsā or taken steps to alter their lives since November 2024 in response to the current political climate. Life changes in response to LGBTQ+-related politics or laws include moving to another state, changing jobs, becoming less visible in their community, and, conversely, becomingĀ moreĀ visible and involved in LGBTQ+ advocacy, according to the nonprofit, which teamed with the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago toĀ surveyĀ 1,055 LGBTQ+ adults between May 29 and June 13. Well over half of those surveyed ā 60 percent, including 82 percent of trans and nonbinary respondents ā said they or an immediate family member have had at least one negative experience related to being LGBTQ+ since last November. These included instances of discrimination and harassment, both online and in person, and both by the federal government and private businesses. Ā
A quarter said they have considered moving to a different state, though only 5 percent said they actually had moved out of state since last November. 18 percent said they have considered changing jobs, while 11 percent said they have. Perhaps most troublingly, 24 percent said they have taken steps to be less visible as an out LGBTQ+ person in their community. The survey sample included 111 transgender and nonbinary adults, and MAP notes that trans and nonbinary respondents reported taking actions to change their lives and behaviors at significantly higher rates than cisgender respondents. 43 percent of trans and nonbinary respondents said they have considered moving to a different state, while 9 percent said they have actually done so. 36 percent said theyāve considered changing jobs, while 22 percent said theyād done so. And more than half (55 percent) of trans respondents said theyāve taken steps to be less visible as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
According to the Movement Advancement Project (MAP)/NORC study released between May 29 and June 13 of this year, more than half of LGBTQ+ Americans (and trans Americans in particular) taken steps to significantly alter their lives since Kamala Harrisās defeat to Donald Trump.
















