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Rural Pride Summit To Strengthen Advocacy Network for Underserved LGBTQ Californians
LGBTQ Discrimination, Access to Justice Teddy Basham-Witherington LGBTQ Discrimination, Access to Justice Teddy Basham-Witherington

Rural Pride Summit To Strengthen Advocacy Network for Underserved LGBTQ Californians

National estimates suggest that between 2.9 million and 3.8 million LGBTQ people, about 15-20% of the total U.S. LGBTQ population, live in rural areas. Rural LGBTQ people are often experience unique challenges that their counterparts in urban and suburban areas do not. For example, because jobs, healthcare providers, and adequate housing are already limited, LGBTQ people have fewer alternatives should they face discrimination. And with limited access to legal representation, discriminatory conduct can go unchallenged.

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