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April 16, 2019 | HRC Staff

Slate of Hate Advances Through Tennessee Legislature

The Tennessee legislature is working to fast track and pass several anti-LGBTQ bills, including business license to discriminate, child welfare and anti-trans bills, known to advocates as the Slate of…

April 4, 2019 | Charlotte Clymer

Senate Must Join House in Reauthorizing VAWA

HRC responded to news that the U.S. House passed a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by calling upon the Senate to do the same.