HRC Hosts Second Annual Derby Day in Mississippi
HRC Mississippi volunteers and staff hosted their second annual Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser on May 4.
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HRC Texas Volunteers Take Action Ahead of Hearings on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
HRC volunteers in Texas mobilized thousands of supporters across the state ahead of hearings on anti-LGBTQ legislation.
New Polling Shows Widespread Support for Local Protections for Texans
In new Public Policy Polling survey, Texans broadly oppose attempts by the state legislature to strip away municipal civil rights protections.
Iowa Lawmakers Push Discriminatory Legislation at Eleventh Hour
Lawmakers attach harmful, hidden provision to the state’s HHS funding bill that would promote state-sponsored discrimination, Gov. Reynolds should not sign this legislation into law.
Texans: Here’s How to Join the Fight Against Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
HRC needs everyone to take action and help us stop SB 2485, SB2486 and SB 2487, three municipal preemption bills targeting non-discrimination ordinances in Texas.
Minnesota House Passes Measure Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Dangerous “Conversion Therapy”
HRC celebrated a vote by the Minnesota House of Representatives to include H.F. 12, legislation to protect LGBTQ youth from the dangerous practice of so-called “conversion therapy.”
Mobilizing on the Ground for the Equality Act
HRC staff and volunteers are mobilizing in key congressional districts to build support for the Equality Act.
Major Corporations Release Letter Opposing Anti-LGBTQ “Slate of Hate” in Tennessee
HRC announced that eleven major corporations have signed onto an open letter to Tennessee lawmakers opposing the anti-LGBTQ “Slate of Hate” moving through the legislature.
HRC Mississippi Hosts Quarterly Drag Bingo
HRC Mississippi held its quarterly Drag Bingo Event hosted by Jackson’s very own “Miss Catastrophe.”
SCOTUS Rejects Challenge to New Jersey’s Anti-Conversion Therapy Law for Third Time
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected for the third time a challenge to New Jersey’s 2013 law that protects LGBTQ youth from so-called “conversion therapy.”