Human Rights Campaign Condemns Mississippi House’s Passage of HB 1099, ‘Real You Act’
HB 1099 targets transgender individuals by removing access to name changes and gender marker updates
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Human Rights Campaign Reacts to Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Mississippi Abortion Ban that Threatens Roe v. Wade
HRC joined an Amicus Brief alongside dozens of LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations urging the Court to strike down the Mississippi Law
Rosedale, Mississippi City Council Passes LGBTQ-Inclusive Nondiscrimination Ordinance
ROSEDALE, MS — Late on Thursday, June 17th, in an effort led by Mayor Aelicia Thomas, the Rosedale City Council passed a comprehensive LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, making Rosedale the fifth…
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…
BREAKING: First Anti-Trans Bill of 2021 Heads to Mississippi Governor’s Desk
Today, Mississippi passed SB 2536, an anti-transgender sports bill. This bill marks the first piece of specifically anti-transgender legislation this year to be sent to a governor’s desk and comes…
Mississippi Senate Passes Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Bill
Today, the Mississippi Senate passed an anti-transgender bill, SB 2536, aimed at banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports. This discriminatory legislation would put Mississippi in direct violation…
8 Bills Across 7 States: Coordinated Anti-Transgender, Anti-LGBTQ Legislative Push Ramps Up In State Houses Across The Country
The legislative fight to pass discriminatory anti-transgender legislation is ramping up in state houses across the country, with a significant number of bills expected to have hearings or votes this…
Mississippi State Senate Committee Passes Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Bill
Today, the Mississippi Senate Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency Committee passed an anti-transgender bill, SB 2536, aimed at banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports. This discriminatory legislation would…
Human Rights Campaign and Greater Jackson Art Council Partner on #ArtofVoting Project to Encourage Residents To Vote
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryHuman Rights Campaign and the Greater Jackson Arts Council shared the #ArtofVoting project, an effort to encourage voter participation in Jackson.
BREAKING: Fourth Mississippi City Enacts Comprehensive LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Protection
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, hailed Holly Springs Mayor Kelvin Buck and…
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