Movement Advancement Project

It's #VoteEarlyDay! 🗳️ Did you know? Almost all states offer some form of early voting, but the length of the early voting period varies by state. Hours and locations may vary by county.

It's LGBTQ+ Community Center Awareness Day! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Today, we recognize the role that LGBTQ+ centers play in our communities, celebrate their services and programming, and honor the dedication of staff and volunteers. Now more than ever, centers are a vital anchor for wellness, support, and much more.

Today, MAP and CenterLink released the 2026 LGBTQ Community Center Survey Report. Based on responses from 175 participating LGBTQ community centers, the report highlights some of the important contributions that centers make to the communities they serve, impacting both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people.

Nearly all centers engage in advocacy, public policy, or civic engagement activities, including educating the public about LGBTQ people or LGBTQ issues, working in community-led policy coalitions, and supporting pro-LGBTQ legislation.

Today, MAP and CenterLink released the 2026 LGBTQ Community Center Survey Report. Based on responses from 175 participating LGBTQ community centers, the report highlights some of the important contributions that centers make to the communities they serve, impacting both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people.

Today is the last day of #NationalVoterEducationWeek! If you're already registered to vote and have a voting plan, you can help others get #VoteReady, too. See below for tips on connecting with friends and family about voting.

Today's theme for #NationalVoterEducationWeek focuses on understanding the voting process. Each state has different voting laws, which are important to know before you cast your ballot.

At MAP, our Democracy Maps help detail this vast and unique landscape. Tracking more than 50 laws and policies related to voting and elections, the Democracy Maps reveal the incredible differences in access to voting and election independence across the country.

Day 3 of #NationalVoterEducationWeek is all about making your plan to vote. Want to vote by mail? Early? On Election Day? These are valid options, depending on where you live, but today, you can decide how you want to vote, decide when you will vote, and add it to your calendar.

For day two of #NationalVoterEducationWeek, we're focusing on your ballot. 🗳️ This fall, your community is voting on candidates and measures that shape housing, schools, public safety, and more. And from ballot measures to initiatives, referendums, and more, there are lots of things to consider.

From October 5 through 9, MAP is celebrating #NationalVoterEducationWeek! This week, we're helping our community get #VoteReady, starting today with today's theme: voter registration. 🔗 You can check your status at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/register

Using MAP's website, you can read more about your state's voter registration laws and policies by visiting our Democracy Maps, briefs, and additional resources. 🗳️ Visit our site: mapresearch.org/policy-and-i...

Out today: a new, in-depth report from MAP is the first to take a careful and comprehensive look at how state LGBTQ policies across the country have changed from January 2020 to July 2026. mapresearch.org/report/uneve...

Overall, this research reveals a complex story of asymmetric polarization: states moving farther and farther apart from each other, but at varying speeds and scales.

Out today: a new, in-depth report from MAP is the first to take a careful and comprehensive look at how state LGBTQ policies across the country have changed from January 2020 to July 2026. mapresearch.org/report/uneve...

Since 2020, political attacks on LGBTQ and especially transgender people have dramatically escalated. Until now, these attacks have unfolded in legislatures, government agencies, and executive offices. But in 2026, this fight is being put to voters directly. Read more below. ⬇️ 🧵

If voters reject these policies, it may signal to the politicians and lobbyists pushing these anti-transgender efforts that their attacks are unwelcome, potentially stemming the tide of this broader wave of attacks that has unfurled since 2020.

Since 2020, political attacks on LGBTQ and especially transgender people have dramatically escalated. Until now, these attacks have unfolded in legislatures, government agencies, and executive offices. But in 2026, this fight is being put to voters directly. Read more below. ⬇️ 🧵

"As unsubstantiated claims of illegal voting continue around the country, eligible voters are directly impacted,” explains Brian Hinkle, MAP’s Senior Democracy Researcher & Program Manager. ⬇️ Read more in the New York Times below. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

"ERIC is recognized by experts as the best tool states have to keep voter rolls accurate across state lines. Every state that withdraws from ERIC makes its own rolls harder to maintain and leaves every remaining member with less data to work with,” Brian added.

"As unsubstantiated claims of illegal voting continue around the country, eligible voters are directly impacted,” explains Brian Hinkle, MAP’s Senior Democracy Researcher & Program Manager. ⬇️ Read more in the New York Times below. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) helps states modernize their voter registration systems and increase efficiency and security. You can view the current landscape of ERIC membership by state via our Democracy Map below. mapresearch.org/democracy-ma...

Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Did you know: one in four voter-eligible Americans are not registered to vote, or they are unsure of their registration status. Check your voter registration status today: nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-...

According to MAP's Director of Policy Research, Logan Casey, "[T]rans people’s lives are being used and exploited for political gain in a broader, coordinated campaign, not only against LGBTQ rights, but against women and reproductive rights." assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

“These kinds of measures promote surveillance of each other, of our neighbors and our fellow community members," Logan explains. "That is a really cynical and awful way for politicians to be using the responsibility that they have.”