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Challenging and preventing policies that prohibit local civil rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people

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  • Pomeranz, J.L.

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Discrimination causes health inequities for stigmatized groups. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals, in particular, are at significantly increased risk for disparate health outcomes when they reside in states that fail to extend equal protections to them or that actively deprive equal rights to them. Several states and the federal government have proposed or enacted laws that permit residents to discriminate against LGBTQ individuals. One such law, Arkansas's Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act of 2015, preempts or prohibits local governments from enacting civil rights protections for LGBTQ individuals that are also lacking at the state level. State laws such as Arkansas's undermine local control, damage the economy, and create injustices that harm LGBTQ people. I set forth 2 constitutional arguments to challenge such laws, and I provide information to help advocates support evidence-based policymaking and prevent the passage of similar laws in their states.

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  • Pomeranz, J.L., 2018. "Challenging and preventing policies that prohibit local civil rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 108(1), pages 67-72.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2017.304116_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304116
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