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Author: Spencer Watson

J.D. Financial Counselor. Activist. Founder, President, & Executive Director at Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research.

LGBTQI+ Organizations Urge Census Bureau to Collect SOGI-SC Data in Survey of Income and Program Participation

Today, the Movement Advancement Project and 17 other organizations committed to advancing equity and opportunity for LGBTQI+ people–including the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement &…

Spencer Watson September 19, 2022

On Sex Worker Pride Day, Human Rights Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

On September 14, 2022—Sex Worker Pride Day—75 organizations representing sex worker rights, public health, technology, reproductive justice, anti-trafficking, racial justice, and civil and human rights,…

Spencer Watson September 16, 2022

NAME Coalition Tells House to Support Name Change Equity in Credit Reporting

Today, the NAME Coalition sent a letter of support for H.R. 8478, the Credit Reporting Accuracy After a Legal Name Change Act. The Act was…

Spencer Watson July 30, 2022

Report: LGBTQ-Owned Small Businesses in 2021

Today, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) and the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) released a ground-breaking report on the financial health and…

Spencer Watson July 20, 2022

Fact Sheet: Trans Communities & Universal Basic Income

Read and download our new financial fact sheet about Trans Communities & Universal Basic Income that we created with Queer Works. Universal Basic Income (UBI)…

Spencer Watson July 12, 2022

Why Removing Medical Debt on Credit Reports Helps Trans & GNC People

Starting July 1st, the Big Three credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and Transunion) began to implement a policy to remove paid medical debts from consumers’ credit…

Spencer Watson July 2, 2022

CLEAR’s Statement on Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs is a dangerous assault on the right of bodily autonomy for people who can become pregnant. The consequences of…

Spencer Watson June 25, 2022

Federal Reserve: LGBTQ+ People in U.S. Less Likely to Be Doing Okay Financially

Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve released its annual report about the financial well-being of people in the United States, the “Economic Well-Being of U.S.…

Spencer Watson May 24, 2022

NCUA Gives Green Light for Charter Application for Diverge PFCU

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has extended its approval for a new charter application for Diverge, a Proposed Federal Credit Union (PFCU). Diverge PFCU…

Spencer Watson May 24, 2022

CLEAR Joins Consumer Federation of America as a Member

The Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) is pleased to announce that it has joined the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) as a…

Spencer Watson May 16, 2022
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