Texas’ SB 15 Would Harm Texans and Could Gut Non-Discrimination Ordinances
SB 15 could be used to gut enforcement of non-discrimination ordinances that protect LGBTQ Texans.
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Tennessee Business Subcommittee Passes Anti-LGBTQ Business License to Discriminate Bill
The Tennessee House Business subcommittee voted to advance HB 563, known locally as the “Business License to Discriminate” bill.
HRC Urges Congress to Advance the “Do No Harm Act”
Legislation would clarify that the federal RFRA is intended to protect religious freedom while ensuring it is not misused as a weapon of discrimination.
HRC to Congress: Pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act Now
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryAhead of the 54th anniversary of the first Selma to Montgomery voting rights march, members of Congress will introduce the Voting…
Tennessee Anti-Equality Lawmakers Return with Anti-LGBTQ ‘Slate of Hate’
Tennessee legislature is ramping up and once again anti-equality lawmakers are looking to pass a ‘Slate of Hate.’
Legislation to Protect LGBTQ Youth from So-Called “Conversion Therapy" Introduced in Utah
HRC responded to the introduction of the “Prohibition of the Practice of Conversion Therapy Upon Minors” bill in Utah.
MOMENTUM: Colorado House Passes Two Pro-Equality Bills
Vitally important bills would protect LGBTQ youth from dangerous practice of “conversion therapy” and modernize the process for transgender people to update their birth certificate
South Dakota House of Representatives Passes Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Bill
Bill passes 39-30, will now go to the Senate; is one of four anti-transgender measures introduced in-state this year.
New Polling Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Update to Mississippi’s Hate Crimes Laws
New polling from Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy that show broad, bipartisan support for legislation that would update Mississippi’s hate crimes laws to include sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.
WI Supreme Court Nominee Brian Hagedorn’s Horrific Comments Against LGBTQ Equality Are Disqualifying
HRC released the following statement in response to Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn’s horrific and outdated comments.
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