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Trump Expected to Sign Barrage of Actions Taking Aim At LGBTQ+ Americans
Executive actions could undermine nondiscrimination enforcement and embolden the harassment of the LGBTQ+ community and all women and girlsHowever, actions will not take effect immediatelyHRC committed to pushing back in…
Anti-Equality Lawmakers Begin New Congress With Move to Target Kids in Sports
Instead of focusing on the priorities of American families like the cost of living and health care, U.S. House advances bill that would prohibit transgender youth from participating on school…
Senate Passes Defense Bill Blocking Health Care For Trans Military Children
President Biden, Who Has Repeatedly Promised to Veto Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation, Must Now Reject Hijacked NDAAIf Enacted, NDAA Would Be First Time Since ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ Passed Almost 30 Years…
Ahead of NDAA Vote, Senator Markey, Advocates Call for Rejection of Anti-Transgender Provision
If enacted, NDAA would be first anti-LGBTQ+ federal law passed since ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ nearly 30 years agoMarkey joined 20 other Senators in filing an amendment to strike the…
Healthcare for Military Families Imperiled by House Defense Bill
Now Members of Senate Must Stand for the Dignity of Military Families and Their Trans Children
Speaker Mike Johnson Announces Capitol Bathroom Ban
HRC President Calls Out "Cruel and Discriminatory" Policy
REPORT: Congressional Democrats, After Beating Back Unprecedented Onslaught of Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks in FY24 Budget, Face Next Wave
51 of 52 Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders Were Defeated in FY24 Budget Cycle Thanks to Work of Pro-Equality Lawmakers and Advocates
New HRC Report Details The Next Raft of Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders in…
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