Between 2020-2024, 30 states passed discriminatory laws that adversely target socially marginalized groups, including Black people and other people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people; transgender and nonbinary people; and women and other birthing people, according to a new analysis. These findings underscore the need for a coordinated response by policymakers, health advocates, clinicians, researchers, and more to restore and preserve protections for marginalized populations.
Surge in discriminatory state laws threatens the health of multiple marginalized groups
