Promoting the Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ People & Their Families
- Quick Facts About Michigan: https://www.mapresearch.org/equality_maps/profile_state/MI
- Percent of Adults (18+) Who are LGBTQ 4%
- Total LGBTQ Population (13+) 373,000
- Percent of Workforce That is LGBTQ 5%
- Total LGBTQ Workers 229,000
- Percent of LGBTQ Adults (25+) Raising Children 27%
- Michigan is 1 of 26 states that State Medicaid policy explicitly covers transgender-related health care and that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. Movement Advancement Project | Health Care / Medicaid Coverage of Transgender-Related Care (mapresearch.org)
- Download the Family Acceptance Project’s (FAP) evidence-based posters to educate family members, providers, religious leaders, LGBTQ youth and others about the critical role of family support to prevent suicide and other serious health risks and to build healthy futures for LGBTQ children and youth. FAP Poster English Guidance-sm.pdf (sfsu.edu),
- FAP_English Conservative Acceptance Poster_8.5x11_2023.pdf | Powered by Box , FAP_English General Acceptance Poster_8.5x11_2023.pdf | Powered by Box, FAP_English Rejection Poster_8.5x11_2023.pdf | Powered by Box
- The SOGIE Center’s Center of Excellence - Sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE) Glossary of Terms: a resource for behavioral health practitioners to better understand language commonly used in LGBTQ+ communities. It should be noted that people use terms in different ways, and the best practice is always to honor language an individual uses to identify themselves. SOGIE-Glossary-4.23.pdf (lgbtqequity.org)
- Definition: Ally- A person or organization that actively uses their resources to support individuals and communities with a specific identity or issue. An individual who openly supports and affirms the rights and dignity of people with diverse SOGIE may be considered an ally.
The National SOGIE Center – Promoting the Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ People & Their Families