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Legalized discrimination: the rise of the marriage-promotion industry and how federally funded programs discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and families.

SIECUS Developments

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In November 2007, SIECUS released Legalized Discrimination: The Rise of the Marriage-Promotion Industry and How Federally Funded Programs Discriminate Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth and Families. The special report examines the rise of the federal government's involvement in promoting heterosexual marriage as the only morally acceptable life choice and discriminating against individuals who do not fit into that mold.

"This is an important report that sheds light on an overlooked, insidious form of discrimination against LGBT youth and their families," said Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). "I hope this information is read and absorbed by policymakers, parents, and educators."

With the unwavering support of the Bush administration and more than two billion federal and state dollars over the past quarter century distributed through programs such as the Healthy Marriage Initiative, groups dedicated to promoting marriage have become more than a ...

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