i'm karen holmes ward. on june 26, 2015, the supreme court ruled in favor of single-sex marriage. on may 12, 2016, the massachusetts senate approved a bill that bans discrimination against transgender people in public bathrooms. though much progress has been made regarding lgbt writes locally and nationwide lgbt vulnerable group in the lgbt community, may not be able to fully enjoy the progress. take a look. >> according to a report by the movement advancement project, about one third of individuals that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender come are people of color. as mainstream lgbt communities celebrate victories on the journey to equal rights, lgb out. this group becomes vulnerable to homophobic discrimination and racism, creating a vortex of injustice known as double discrimination. a host of disparities can emerge, says moyer bailey, assistant professor of gender and sexuality studies at northeastern university. >> one of the things lgbtq important issue. issues of housing discrimination , poverty, unemployment, all of that perhaps is more pressing than the qu

i'm karen holmes ward. on june 26, 2015, the supreme court ruled in favor of single-sex marriage. on may 12, 2016, the massachusetts senate approved a bill that bans discrimination against transgender people in public bathrooms. though much progress has been made regarding lgbt writes locally and nationwide lgbt

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