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Texas Bill to Protect LGBTQ Youth from “Conversion Therapy” Gets First-Ever Hearing In House
For the first time ever, the Texas House held a hearing on HB-517, a bill introduced by Rep. Celia Israel to protect LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice…
Maine House Passes Measure Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Dangerous “Conversion Therapy"
HRC celebrated a vote by the Maine House of Representatives to pass L.D. 1025.
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.
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.”
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.
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.”
New Video of Transgender Singer Shea Diamond in “Americans for the Equality Act" Campaign
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryThe “Americans for the Equality Act” series features film and television actors, professional athletes, digital influencers and musicians calling on Congress…
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