LGBTQ+ Predictions for the Next 12 Months

What if the real story about LGBTQ+ futures isn't what's dominating your social media timeline? While headlines focus on legislative battles and political backlash, the actual data reveals a dramatically different trajectory for 2026 and beyond. The geographic divide between high-equality and low-equality states is widening, creating both challenges and opportunities that most coverage misses entirely. Joe and Rya cut through the noise with hard statistics from Gallup, GLAAD, and the Williams Institute to reveal what's actually happening on the ground and what LGBTQ+ people and their allies can realistically expect in the year ahead.