State Legislatures Pass 10 Pro-Equality Bills This Year
HRC is celebrating the passage of 10 pro-equality state bills during the first half of 2018.
Laws and Legislation
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What’s at Stake at the Supreme Court: A License to Discriminate
The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to rule in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case involving a baker who in 2012 refused to…
New Jersey Legislature Passes Bills to Ensure Birth and Death Certificates Reflect Gender Identity
New Jersey lawmakers passed two bills—S.478 and S.493—to ensure that residents’ birth and death certificates accurately reflect their gender identity.
Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure RFRA Can’t Be Used to Harm Others
When RFRA was passed into law more than two decades ago, it was designed to protect minority religious groups' constitutional right to freely exercise their religious beliefs.
DISCRIMINATION IN KANSAS: Kansas Governor Signs Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Today, HRC blasted Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer for signing a patently discriminatory bill, SB 284, which is a license to discriminate with taxpayer funds against prospective LGBTQ foster or adoptive…
HRC Joins Coalition to Fight to Preserve Massachusetts Non-Discrimination Protections
The bipartisan Freedom for All Massachusetts coalition officially launched its “Vote Yes” campaign in Boston to uphold the state law protecting transgender people from discrimination in public spaces.
HRC Responds to Rollback of Obama-Era Guidance That Protects Safety of Trans Prisoners
The Trump-Pence administration has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to use “biological sex” in determining how transgender prisoners are assigned housing, putting them at significant risk of sexual abuse, assault,…
DISCRIMINATION IN OKLAHOMA: Gov. Mary Fallin Signs Anti-LGBTQ Adoption and Foster Care Bill Into Law
SB 1140 is now the first anti-LGBTQ state bill signed into law in the country this year.
New Hampshire Legislature Sends Anti-“Conversion Therapy” Bill to Gov. Sununu’s Desk
HRC called on New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu to sign HB 587 — legislation protecting LGBTQ youth in the state from the dangerous and debunked practice of so-called “conversion therapy.”
Advocates and Celebrities Call on Oklahoma Governor to Veto Anti-LGBTQ SB 1140
Children shouldn’t pay the cost of discrimination and neither should taxpayers. That’s unacceptable.
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