The economy is built for cisgender, heterosexual people. We're exploring the financial hurdles queer people face and how we navigate them. It's Nancy's "Queer Money Matters."

If you want to see the results of "Nancy’s 2019 Money Survey of a Representative Sample of the Queer and Non-Queer US Population," head over to Queer Money Matters.

— Lee Badgett is an economist, professor, and LGBT policy expert. She teaches at UMass Amherst.

Special thanks this week to Adam Auriemma, Editor-in-Chief of Money Magazine, Morning Consult, and the WNYC data team.

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom and Tigue. Theme by Alexander Overington.