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  • Public Policy
  • Demography

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  • State-level social policies and LGBT population concentration are indicators of geographic social climate.
  • Previous research has not explored the interrelationship between these two factors.
  • Understanding this relationship is crucial for assessing the social environment for LGBT individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between state-level social policies and LGBT population concentration.
  • To determine if these two measures reflect synonymous social phenomena.
  • To assess state-level variations in both policy and population concentration.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized population-based data from the Household Pulse Survey for LGBT population concentration.
  • Employed policy measures from the Movement Advancement Project for state-level policies.
  • Calculated the correlation between policy measures and population concentration for all 50 states and Washington, DC in 2022.

Main Results:

  • A moderate positive correlation (0.58) was found between state-level LGBT policies and LGBT population concentration.
  • Significant state-level variation exists for both policy environments and population concentration.
  • The findings indicate that policy and population concentration are distinct but complementary constructs.

Conclusions:

  • State-level LGBT policies and LGBT population concentration are not interchangeable but provide complementary insights.
  • These measures are valuable for constructing indices of structural heterosexism and social climate.
  • Further research can leverage these distinct yet related measures to understand geographic social inequalities.