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Author: Spencer Watson

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

The NAME Coalition Celebrates the Introduction of the Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act for Transgender Day of Visibility

Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) introduced the Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act. The bill will prohibit credit bureaus from including…

Spencer Watson March 31, 2023

New Report Offers Most Comprehensive Look to Date at LGBTQI+ People’s Financial Lives

The LGBTQI+ Economic and Financial (LEAF) Survey: Understanding the Financial Lives of LGBTQI+ People in the United States, released today, shines new light on the…

Spencer Watson March 29, 2023

Why the CFPB is Critical for Defending LGBTQI+ Consumers

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) announced it would hear a case challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) Constitutionality and its…

Spencer Watson February 27, 2023

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
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