shows that

LGBT people are more likely to have a disability than the general population.

. And

one in three lesbians and one in three bisexual women

report having a disability in a population-based survey in Washington.

As

the

country reflects on what work remains for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in America, the

Movement Advancement Project,

in partnership with

the

Center for American Progress’s Disability Justice Initiative and LGBT Research and Communications Project

,

the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

, and

the

National LGBTQ Task Force,

released a

short summary

of what we know about LGBT people with disabilities.

New researchFor example, in a survey of more than 26,000 transgender people, 39% reported having a disability





Recommended citation:Movement Advancement Project. July 2019. LGBT People With Disabilities. https://www.lgbtmap.org/lgbt-people-disabilities . (Date of access).