NEW POLL: 7 In 10 Voters Support the Equality Act
Today, the Human Rights Campaign released new polling conducted by HRC and Hart Research Associates, which showed that an overwhelming seven in 10 voters support the Equality Act, spanning across…
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Senate Judiciary Republicans Will Use “Women” to Justify Attacks on Trans People, But a Brief Review of GOP’s Radical Opposition to Women’s Equality Reveals their Real Motivations and Hypocrisy
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Senate Judiciary Committee Announces Witnesses for Upcoming Equality Act Hearing
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsToday, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary announced witnesses for its upcoming hearing on the Equality Act. Set for…
BREAKING: 2021 Becomes Record Year For Anti-Transgender Legislation
Legislation filed this week mark the 80th, 81st, and 82nd anti-transgender bill introduced in the 2021 state legislative session, surpassing the 2020 total of 79 and marking the highest number…
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Signs Religious Refusal Bill, Creating First Major RFRA Law In Six Years
On Wednesday evening, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 124, a religious refusal bill that could grant a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people across a wide range…
Texas Appeals Court Ruling Ensures State-Level Protections for LGBTQ Employees
Today, Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, responded to the news that the Texas 5th District Court of Appeals ruled in Tarrant County Community College v. Sims, that…
HRC: Senate Must Advance Bipartisan Common Sense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryHRC praised the bipartisan House passage of H.R. 8 (Bipartisan Background Checks Act) by a vote of 227-203 and H.R. 1446…
President Biden Signs Historic American Rescue Plan
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryToday, President Joe Biden signed the historic American Rescue Plan to rebuild our economy and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, including…
BREAKING: First Anti-Trans Bill of 2021 Signed Into Law By Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves
Today, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed SB 2536, an anti-transgender sports bill, marking the first piece of anti-LGBTQ or specifically anti-transgender legislation this year to become law. Reeves committed to…
Human Rights Campaign Applauds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Enforcing Equal Credit Opportunity Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against LGBTQ People
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryHRC responded to the news that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an interpretive rule to enforce the Equal Credit Opportunity…
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