1.0Funders for LGBTQ Issueshttps://lgbtfunders.orgFunders for LGBTQ Issues Staffhttps://lgbtfunders.org/author/staff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2acFcWFksp"><a href="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/meet-the-top-10-non-discrimination-protections-funders/">Meet the Top 10 Non-Discrimination Protections Funders</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/meet-the-top-10-non-discrimination-protections-funders/embed/#?secret=2acFcWFksp" width="600" height="338" title="“Meet the Top 10 Non-Discrimination Protections Funders” — Funders for LGBTQ Issues" data-secret="2acFcWFksp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lgbtfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img18.jpg1200628[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2017, a mere 12 foundations invested $5.6 million dollars into securing non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans, a slight dip from the record high of $7.4 million in 2016. They made these grants against the backdrop of no nationwide protections for LGBTQ people, an erosion of the Obama-era protections for federal contractors and those receiving federal services, and a set of pending Supreme Court cases that will determine whether or not LGBTQ people are protected under title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Funding specifically supporting efforts to secure non-discrimination protection accounted for only 4 percent of the $52.6 million […]