Nearly 1 in 7 LGBTQ adult renters, an estimated 1.4 million people, reported they were not caught up on rent during the COVID-19 pandemic on average, according to Household Pulse Survey data collected from July 2021 to August 2022 (see chart). Black and Latinx LGBTQ adult renters were most likely to report being behind on rent. This reflects severe pre-pandemic housing hardship faced by both renters of color and the LGBTQ community. A key way policymakers can help low-income LGBTQ renters, especially LGBTQ renters of color, afford the rising cost of housing is by expanding the Housing Choice