Variation Between LGBT Estimates and State Policy Context

Lee A. Brady (), Christopher A. Julian () and Wendy D. Manning ()
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Lee A. Brady: Bowling Green State University
Christopher A. Julian: Bowling Green State University
Wendy D. Manning: Bowling Green State University

Population Research and Policy Review, 2025, vol. 44, issue 1, No 11, 12 pages

Abstract: Abstract State-level social policy and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) population concentration are key measures that are often used as indicators reflecting geographic social climate. Still, research has yet to investigate how they may be interrelated, including the degree to which the LGBT population are subject to certain policies. Using population-based experimental data from the Household Pulse Survey and policy measures from the Movement Advancement Project, we compared measures of state-level policy and concentration of the LGBT population for 2022. After calculating the correlation between these two constructs, the authors identified state-level variation in these measures for each of the 50 states and Washington, DC. With a correlation of 0.58, the findings revealed variation at the state level and indicated that LGBT population concentration and state-level LGBT policy do not necessarily reflect synonymous social phenomena and constitute distinct but complementary measures for use in constructing indices of structural heterosexism and social climate.

Keywords: State policy; Sexual minorities; Structural stigma; Minority stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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