Activities
Rockway’s primary goal is to provide accurate information to the media, legislatures, and the courts. More generally, the Institute serves as a “go-to” resource for other organizations that need experts and research information about LGBT issues in their public education and advocacy activities. Areas of expertise include:
- Same-sex couples (including same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships)
- Lesbian and gay parenting and child development (including adoption and child custody)
- LGBT youth and school issues (including family acceptance, harassment in schools, suicide)
- Evaluating conversion therapies and claims by the ex-gay movement
- Mental health and substance abuse in LGBT populations
- Discrimination in employment, housing, healthcare, and immigration
- Violent hate crimes against LGBT persons and others perceived to be LGBT
- Behavioral and educational aspects of HIV treatment and prevention
- Religious participation and beliefs among LGBT people
- Aging and the LGBT population
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