MOVEMENT ADVANCEMENT PROJECT

LGBTQ POLICY RESEARCH - PRODUCED POLICY REPORTS AND ANALYSES THAT ARE PERSUASIVE, EASY-TO- UNDERSTAND, AND ACTIONABLE INCLUDING ON CURRICULUM CENSORSHIP AND HOSTILE SCHOOL CLIMATE BILLS, THE PATCHWORK OF STATE MARRIAGE LAWS THAT COULD COME INTO PLAY IF OBERGEFELL WERE OVERTURNED, AND A REPORT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF IDENTITY DOCUMENTS TO EVERYDAY LIFE AND THE BARRIERS THAT EXIST FOR TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY PEOPLE, IMMIGRANTS, CERTAIN VOTERS, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. - PARTICIPATED IN COLLABORATIONS AND COALITIONS TO ADVANCE LGBTQ DATA INCLUSION, TO ADVANCE FEDERAL POLICIES TO SUPPORT LGBTQ PEOPLE, AND TO SUPPORT STATE ADVOCATES. - MAINTAINED, UPDATED, AND EXPANDED THE LGBTQ EQUALITY MAPS. THE EQUALITY MAPS CONTINUE TO BE MAP'S TOP-PERFORMING CONTENT FOR BOTH MEDIA COVERAGE AND PAGE VIEWS ON THE WEBSITE. NEARLY 400 ARTICLES REFERENCED MAP RESOURCES IN 2022 AND MORE THAN 3,500 ARTICLES MENTIONED MAP'S WORK, INCLUDING IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, AND USA TODAY. - CONDUCTED MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT AND BUILDING WORK TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS, FUNDERS, AND OTHER MOVEMENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, INCLUDING SURVEYS OF LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTERS AND LEADING LGBTQ ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. OPEN TO ALL - OPEN TO ALL GREW TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NATION'S NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS, AND NOW HAS NEARLY 700,000 BUSINESS MEMBERS, INCLUDING 80+ CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND 200+ NONPROFIT COALITION MEMBERS. - DEBUTED THE MITIGATE RACIAL BIAS IN RETAIL CHARTER, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY 60+ RETAIL BRANDS, WHICH MEET MONTHLY AS A WORKING GROUP TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES. - HOSTED THE INAUGURAL OPEN TO ALL CONVENING IN SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE CORPORATE MEMBERS MET IN PERSON TO DISCUSS A VARIETY OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TOPICS. - FOURTEEN NEWS ARTICLES COVERED OPEN TO ALL'S WORK IN 2022. LGBT MOVEMENT RESEARCH AND MESSAGING - MAP'S TEAM OF COMMUNICATIONS, MESSAGING, AND POLICY EXPERTS CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE NUANCED AND CLEAR ANALYSES TO THE MEDIA, HELPING THEM BETTER COMMUNICATE ABOUT LGBTQ PEOPLE AND THE ISSUES OF THE DAY; TO ADVOCATES IN THE MOVEMENT TO INFORM THEIR ADVOCACY AND MESSAGING; AND TO THE PUBLIC DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR CREATIVE AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS WORK. EXAMPLES OF THIS INCLUDE REPEATED COVERAGE OF OUR WORK IN USA TODAY, REGULAR FEEDBACK FROM MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT THE UTILITY OF OUR WORK, AND THE CONTINUOUSLY GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND ENGAGE WITH OUR CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. - MAP CONDUCTED MESSAGING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO HELP COUNTER ATTACKS ON TRANSGENDER YOUTH ATHLETES AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH.