Tennessee State Legislature Sends Anti-LGBTQ Education Bill to Governor’s Desk for Signature
TENNESSEE — Today, the Tennessee state legislature sent SB 1229, a sweeping anti-LGBTQ education bill, to Governor Bill Lee’s desk for signature.
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BREAKING: North Dakota Senate Sends Anti-Transgender Sports Bill To Gov. Burgum’s Desk
NORTH DAKOTA — Today, the North Dakota Senate passed House Bill 1298, an anti-LGBTQ bill that would ban transgender girls from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity.…
Texas Senate Passes Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Bill
Discriminatory bills based on false claims will harm trangender youth and distract legislators from priorities like pandemic recovery and electric grid reliability
NCSEN: Human Rights Campaign Slams Pat McCrory’s Entry into North Carolina Senate Race
Today, former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory announced that he would be entering the race to replace retiring Sen. Richard Burr in the United States Senate.
Meet Rebekah, A 14-Year-old Field Hockey Player Turned Transgender Advocate
So far in 2021, legislators in more than 30 states have introduced bills to ban trans kids from playing sports. Few of those lawmakers actively trying to pass these bills…
Telling Trans Stories: Daniel
Across the country, state legislatures are trying to pass dangerous bills that attack transgender kids. From legislation preventing kids from playing sports to others that would prevent access to gender-affirming…
HRC Mourns Jaida Peterson, Black Transgender Woman Killed in North Carolina
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jaida Peterson, a 29-year-old Black transgender woman who was killed on April 4 in Charlotte, N.C. At least 14 transgender…
Arkansas Legislature Sends Sham ‘Hate Crimes’ Bill to Governor’s Desk
ARKANSAS — Today, the Arkansas legislature passed Senate Bill 622, a vague and unenforceable sham ‘hate crimes’ bill that does nothing to protect Arkansas’s most targeted communities from bias-motivated crimes.…
1,500+ Parents of Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender-Expansive Youth Condemn Anti-Trans Bills in Open Letter to Lawmakers
Add your name to our letter and help us fight for trans kids everywhere.
Virginia Continues to be a Leader on Advancing LGBTQ Equality in the South
Written by Narissa Rahaman, Associate Regional Campaign Director
Love conquers hate.
