State & Local Advocacy

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July 7, 2022 | HRC Staff

Summer of Outrage: Fight Censorship

Radical state lawmakers are doing everything they can to silence and erase LGBTQ+ people from classrooms, sports fields, workplaces and the public sphere.

July 7, 2022 | HRC Staff

Summer of Outrage: Let Kids Play Sports

Kids play on sports teams for all sorts of reasons: to play with their friends; to learn leadership, self-discipline, and good sportsmanship; to develop their talents and abilities on the…

July 7, 2022 | HRC Staff

Summer of Outrage: Combat Extremist Attacks

Radical politicians resent our progress and our freedom, and they’ll stop at nothing to silence us, force us back into the closet and erase us from society. They are well-coordinated…

July 7, 2022 | HRC Staff

Summer of Outrage: Protect Abortion Rights

We are outraged that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and 50 years of precedent — and in doing so, they went against the will of 80% of the…

April 21, 2022 | HRC Staff

An Update on Anti-Transgender Legislation in Alabama

During the final hours of their legislative session, Alabama lawmakers passed a sweeping package of anti-transgender legislation. Governor Kay Ivey quickly signed this discriminatory slate of bills into law, and…

April 15, 2022 | Preston Knight

Transgender Day of Visibility Rally in Austin, TX

On April 2nd the All in For Equality (AIFE) coalition (ACLU of Texas, Equality Texas, HRC, Lambda Legal, Transgender Education Network of Texas, Texas Freedom Network) hosted this rally to…