The latest report from the Pathways to Justice Project found childhood poverty was a key pathway into adult poverty among LGBTQ people. Three-quarters of study participants (73%) reported experiencing economic insecurity when they were children, and childhood poverty was more common for low-income LGBTQ people who were Black, American Indian, and Latinx. Pathways into poverty for LGBTQ respondents who did not grow up in poverty include anti-LGBTQ family rejection, mental health issues and/or substance use issues.
If you weren't able to make our webinar this week with California Rural Legal Assistance and South Kern Sol, visit our webinar library to watch a recording of the conversation. Our panel discussed how the findings from our recent report could inform policy advocates and service providers working with LGBTQ people in rural communities.
We are looking for a law fellow to conduct legal and multi-disciplinary research on discrimination facing LGBTQ people, health, families, and criminal justice, among other topics.
