The issues that LGBTQIA people face are the effects of stigma (prejudice, discrimination, and violence), in its various forms, and in 2020 the Center for American Progress (CAP), in conjunction with the independent research group National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, conducted one of the most comprehensive surveys to date examining the lives, attitudes, and experiences of LGBTQIA Americans. It found that discrimination existed in their personal lives, in the workplace, in society as a whole, and in their access to essential health care, and had a negative impact on their financial, mental, and physical well-being. Many of those surveyed said that they had changed their lifestyles to try and avoid the bigotry. Younger people generally reported higher levels of discrimination than older people, and it was shown to be most prominent among transgender, colored and disabled individuals. In the United States schools are the main sources of education and socialization for young people outside of the home. They can sometimes be challenging environments for students at the best of times but are often particularly unwelcoming for LGBTQIA youth. Bullying and harassment, exclusion from school curricula and resources, restrictions on LGBTQIA student groups, and other forms of discrimination and bigotry against students and staff were identified as areas of concern. This continues to be a problem due to the lack of policies and procedures designed to protect and support LGBTQIA youth either not being created, or not being implemented if they do exist. This makes the youth vulnerable to physical and psychological harm and can have an adverse impact on their education. The study also showed that LGBTQIA students often lacked teacher role models as many LGBTQIA teachers said they feared backlash from parents or the school if they were open about their sexual orientation or gender identity.