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Variation Between LGBT Estimates and State Policy Context

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  • Lee A. Brady

    (Bowling Green State University)

  • Christopher A. Julian

    (Bowling Green State University)

  • Wendy D. Manning

    (Bowling Green State University)

Abstract

State-level social policy and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) population concentration are key measures that are often used as indicators reflecting geographic social climate. Still, research has yet to investigate how they may be interrelated, including the degree to which the LGBT population are subject to certain policies. Using population-based experimental data from the Household Pulse Survey and policy measures from the Movement Advancement Project, we compared measures of state-level policy and concentration of the LGBT population for 2022. After calculating the correlation between these two constructs, the authors identified state-level variation in these measures for each of the 50 states and Washington, DC. With a correlation of 0.58, the findings revealed variation at the state level and indicated that LGBT population concentration and state-level LGBT policy do not necessarily reflect synonymous social phenomena and constitute distinct but complementary measures for use in constructing indices of structural heterosexism and social climate.

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  • Lee A. Brady & Christopher A. Julian & Wendy D. Manning, 2025. "Variation Between LGBT Estimates and State Policy Context," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 44(1), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:poprpr:v:44:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s11113-025-09938-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s11113-025-09938-2
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