CLEAR Tells U.S. House: Collect Fair Lending Data for LGBTQ Small Businesses
Today, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) submitted a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee in support of…
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Coming Out Hungry: Food Insecurity & the LGBTQ Community
In this CLEAR Finance Chat, we sit down with special guests Barbie Izquierdo, Emilio Tavarez, and Mia Hubbard to demystify and destigmatize what it means…
[FYI] Trans & Nonbinary Folks Can Start Changing Their Names on Credit Reports
Equifax announced today that trans and nonbinary consumers who have changed their legal name will now be able to request that the bureau change their…
CLEAR Joins With Over 300 Groups in Calling on Congress to Rescind “Fake Lender” Rule that Facilitates Predatory Loan Schemes
With just a few days left before a crucial deadline, a broad coalition of organizations is today calling for Congress to eliminate a Trump-era regulation…
Trans & Queer Credit Report Issues with Billie Simmons from Daylight
In this CLEAR Finance Chat, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research’s Executive Director, Spencer Watson, sat down to chat with Billie Simmons, Co-Founder…
CLEAR Applauds HUD Directive to End LGBTQ Housing Discrimination
Yesterday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual…
The Burden of LGBTQ Student Loan Debt
This school year, and every year, LGBTQ college students have to adapt to financial challenges that may not be a concern for straight peers. LGBTQ students are being hit hard by a combination…
How LGBTQ Economic Equality Benefits Everyone
By Oliver McNeil and Spencer Watson In The Economic Case for LGBT Equality, M.V. Lee Badgett makes a profound yet straightforward argument based on the…
The Cost of Safety: How Gilead Gouges Patients for Lifesaving Prescriptions
There has been a deluge of stories about medical equipment shortages, rising positive cases, and lagging policy responses around COVID-19. As labs rush to manufacture…
Federal Reserve: Only 64% of LGB adults “doing okay” financially in 2019
Quietly, this year the Federal Reserve considered for the first time openly the well being of LGBTQ consumers and businesses in their annual reporting of…