Logan S. Casey, PhD

Movement Advancement Project | In Their Own Words: Learning from LGBTQ Youth Experiences to Tell a New Story Combining new insights on who LGBTQ youth are and examining how social dynamics and public policy shape their lives, this comprehensive report and its companion report expand our understanding of an o...

Like all youth, LGBTQ young people’s lives are shaped by their home and family, their community, their school experiences, and their access to health care.

To read more in our full-length policy report, as well as our companion narrative report, visit our site. ⬇️
www.mapresearch.org/2025-lgbtq-y...

Anti-LGBTQ youth laws since 2020 A Flourish data visualization by Movement Advancement Project

Nearly half of queer youth live in one of 27 states that have enacted one or more restrictions on their rights since 2020.

38% live in the South, 24% in the West, 21% in the Midwest, and 17% in the Northeast. To view our interactive map visual, click below.
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

As the LGBTQ Youth Population Doubles, Number of Bills Targeting Them Triples New research finds half of LGBTQ young people live in the 27 states where a swell of new laws restrict their in-school rights.

Out today, @the74.bsky.social covers MAP's latest report — which examines the many state-level laws and policies shaping LGBTQ youth’s lives, including a unique measure that tracks 16 laws across different aspects of youth's lives.

Click below to keep reading.
www.the74million.org/article/as-t...

Quotes from three LGBTQ youth, responding to the question "What does LGBTQ joy mean to you?". The statements focus on being themselves, spending time with family and friends, and feeling happy with who they are!

@mapresearch.bsky.social just put out an incredible new report "In their own words" sharing the stories of LGBTQ youth! Check it out: www.mapresearch.org/file/MAP-202...

New Report Shows LGBTQ Youth Through Their Own Words - Mombian "No one is in a better position to identify the supports that LGBTQ youth need to thrive than these youth themselves," asserts a new report that offers a "holistic" look at the lived experiences of th...

“No one is in a better position to identify the supports that LGBTQ youth need to thrive than these youth themselves,” asserts a new report from @mapresearch.bsky.social and partners that offers a look at the lived experiences of these young people in their own words. mombian.com/2025/09/17/n...

A new report from MAP and partners — out today — offers snapshots of life for LGBTQ youth, which include testimonials and reflections from youth in their own words.

📒 🔗 Read the full report and its companion analysis here: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report

Dismantling Protections against Conversion “Therapy” – An Emerging Front in Abusive State Preemption — Local Solutions Support Center In recent years, there have been a growing number of attacks on states and municipalities that have taken action to protect LGBTQ+ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion “ther...

There are growing attacks on protections from so-called "conversion therapy" protections—including through abusive preemption tactics. Read more in this "Preemption Research Spotlight", by @loganscasey.bsky.social, PhD, of the Movement Advancement Project: bit.ly/45OO2jN

Starting a thread 🧵 for some of the many #job postings at #LGBTQ + allied movement orgs right now! Add more in replies!

First, my org @mapresearch.bsky.social is #hiring a Finance & Administration Director! Submit by Sept 5, 2025, via the email listed in the posting. We are all remote.

Dismantling Protections against Conversion “Therapy” – An Emerging Front in Abusive State Preemption — Local Solutions Support Center In recent years, there have been a growing number of attacks on states and municipalities that have taken action to protect LGBTQ+ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion “ther...

New blog alert! 📢

Written by @loganscasey.bsky.social, MAP's Director of Policy Research, this piece details how abusive state preemption tactics are undermining protections against conversion "therapy."

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/conversion-therapy-spotlight
www.supportdemocracy.org/the-latest/d...

Our friends at The Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social are looking for a new Executive Director (based in L.A.)! Williams puts out incredible research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.

recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10265

Lambda Legal - Career Page Explore open job opportunities at Lambda Legal.

Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org is hiring in multiple positions, including Director of Accounting, paralegals, counsel/attorney, & more! Lambda is one of the leading legal organizations in the movement, doing incredible work through impact litigation and much more.

lambdalegal.applytojob.com/apply/

Director of Philanthropy GLSEN is now hiring for the position of Director of Philanthropy in New York. Apply today.

Over at GLSEN @glsen.bsky.social, which focuses on inclusive K-12 education and policy, they're looking for a Director of Philanthropy (remote).

www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit...

Senior Coordinator, Corporate Philanthropy PFLAG National is now hiring for the position of Senior Coordinator, Corporate Philanthropy in Washington. Apply today.

PFLAG @pflag.org, a chapter-based organization "dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for #LGBTQ+ people and those who love them," is #hiring for a Senior Coordinator of Corporate #Philanthropy (hybrid position based in DC).

ideali.st/z6zKjP

Join Our Team Are you ready to change the world? Why not bring your talents and skills to the Human Rights Campaign? We are growing in dynamic new ways and we…

The Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org, the largest national LGBTQ rights organization, also has multiple openings based in DC, ranging from temp/part-time positions to paralegals to senior directors and VPs across multiple teams (e.g., policy, litigation, marketing).

www.hrc.org/careers/join...

Careers - Center for Reproductive Rights We welcome talented candidates committed to our mission and ready to make an impact in improving people’s lives across the globe. Apply to join our team today!

At @reprorights.org, there are multiple openings in different locations, including Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy (DC) and Senior Director of Leadership Giving (NY).

reproductiverights.org/about-us/car...

Over @thetrevorproject.bsky.social, they're looking for a remote, 9-month role (potential to become permanent) to help with LGBTQ+ training programs and delivery.

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Our friends at the Equality Federation, which supports the network of state-based LGBTQ organizations across the country, are hiring a Development Director (remote)! Applications close 8/31/25.

www.equalityfederation.org/jobs/develop...

Starting a thread 🧵 for some of the many #job postings at #LGBTQ + allied movement orgs right now! Add more in replies!

First, my org @mapresearch.bsky.social is #hiring a Finance & Administration Director! Submit by Sept 5, 2025, via the email listed in the posting. We are all remote.

Reflecting Forward: Learnings from the 2025 Legislative Sessions This July, MAP’s Director of Policy Research, Logan Casey, was a featured panelist at the Equality Federation’s Leadership Conference.

Flash back to last week, when MAP’s Director of Policy Research joined state and national leaders to present at the @equalityfed.bsky.social's 2025 Leadership Conference!

To learn more and see all of MAP’s data visualizations from the presentation, click below. 📊
lgbtmap.medium.com/reflecting-f...

Our Equality Map for Bathroom Bans and extensive insights from our Director of Policy Research are featured in a new piece by @joyurcaba.bsky.social at @nbcnews.com.

⬇️ See below to keep reading.
🔗 View our map here: bit.ly/3LOIUSw

If you're LGBTQ+ and you rely on Medicaid for your health care, I'd like to talk with you! I'm grateful for the conversations I've had so far.

I'm writing about how LGBTQ+ Americans are among those who will be disproportionately impacted by the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill."

Political science, sociology, etc friends - this project is so cool. Come for the take on conflict in local politics, stay for the methodological contribution.

Today marks 10 years since #Obergefell. Read more in an essay by MAP's Director of Policy Research.

"𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠."

🔗: bit.ly/4ljmIAa

The door to fight gender-affirming care bans isn’t closed, LGBTQ+ rights attorneys say After U.S. v Skrmetti, LGBTQ+ rights attorneys still see openings to fight gender-affirming care bans and other anti-trans laws.

Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, LGBTQ+ rights attorneys say that there are still openings — some left by the court ruling itself — to fight gender-affirming care bans and other anti-trans laws.

A message from Louis Staples that reads: "Strangely, it's moments like this that I feel most lucky to be queer. I think about our elders. How hopeless they must have felt. How easy it would have been to give up. But they fought for the life I get to live today. What an insult it would be, to them, to succumb to despair."

Today. Every day. The fight is never over.

Transgender people know who we are, and no Court or politician can take that from us. We will outlive this.

What U.S. v. Skrmetti Did, What It Didn’t Do, and What It Can Never Do There is going to be a lot of catastrophizing today. We lost U.S. v. Skrmetti, one of the biggest transgender civil rights cases of our…

Listen. We cannot predicate fighting on winning. We're going to lose a lot in the days to come, and if we’re going to make it through the nights we need to find something to fuel us that runs deeper than hope. We’re past hope.

We don't follow hope. Hope follows us.

Inside the secret working group that helped push anti-trans laws across the country Leaked emails give a glimpse of the religious-right networks behind transgender health care bans.

These state laws banning gender-affirming care for youth are a product of religious-right and anti-LGBTQ activist organizing, starting in the years after Obergefell.

We know this, because we have the receipts. Here's my 2023 investigation.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Chase Strangio, the first openly trans lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court, also said today's ruling is much more narrow than the lower court's -- at least a small victory for trans folks.

A message from Louis Staples that reads: "Strangely, it's moments like this that I feel most lucky to be queer. I think about our elders. How hopeless they must have felt. How easy it would have been to give up. But they fought for the life I get to live today. What an insult it would be, to them, to succumb to despair."

Today. Every day. The fight is never over.

Transgender people know who we are, and no Court or politician can take that from us. We will outlive this.

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.

Robert, for the 6-3 court, holds that the law is not subject to heightened scrutiny under equal protection and passes rational basis review. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...