Our Work
Project LPAC has established itself as one of the top organizations producing research and data on the civic engagement of LGBTQ women. You can view findings from past Project LPAC Research using the navigation menu above.
In 2024, Project LPAC research focused on the experiences of LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary leaders running for political office. View our 2024 Research Findings here.
LPAC’s experience working with LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary candidates has indicated that a shifting political and funding landscape has significantly impacted campaigns. LPAC-endorsed candidates face unique challenges, and better understanding the qualitative and quantitative data surrounding their experiences running for office help us to better provide support and guidance.
Our Mission
Our mission is to study, compile and disseminate empirical research about LGBTQ women as a political community, with a particular focus on those who are economically challenged, transgender women, and/or women of color. We will share the findings of this research with organizations, corporations and NGOs so that they can be fully inclusive in their efforts to empower and increase the involvement of LGBTQ women in society.
Why Project LPAC
Women – LGBTQ women in particular – are underrepresented at the highest levels of government. There are currently four LGBTQ women in Congress. While this is a record, it’s still less than 1 percent of all federal legislators, well below proportional representation. The situation is even worse in the other branches of government: an openly LGBTQ woman has never served in the Cabinet or on the Supreme Court.
In recent years there has not been comprehensive research specifically exploring LGBTQ women as a political community. Given their lack of representation in government, it is especially important to understand this community’s connection to electoral politics to help policymakers, candidates, and organizations which aim to represent and advocate for women and other marginalized communities do so more thoroughly and inclusively.
Project LPAC is a fiscally sponsored project of Social Good Fund, a California nonprofit corporation and registered 501(c)(3) organization, Tax ID (EIN) 46-1323531.
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