Laws & Legislation

Global, Laws & Legislation

GLOBE Act

The GLOBE Act would build a framework into U.S. diplomacy to protect LGBTQ+ human rights worldwide.

HIV & Health Equity, Laws & Legislation

PrEP Access and Coverage Act

The PrEP Access and Coverage Act would require all private and public insurance plans to cover the HIV prevention pill and related services with no out-of-pocket costs for patients.

Laws & Legislation

Sex Discrimination Report

HRC published its “Inclusive Interpretations of Sex Discrimination Law,” a report that outlines how federal courts have developed a consistent legal narrative regarding discrimination against LGBTQ+ people as constituting unlawful…

Laws & Legislation

Gun Violence Prevention

The volatile combination of a lack of strong laws to prevent gun violence and animosity towards the LGBTQ+ community increases the dangers faced by LGBTQ+ people. The Human Rights Campaign…

Laws & Legislation

Trump’s Administrative Abuse and the LGBTQ+ Community

Under the Obama administration, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people plus community members who use different language to describe identity (LGBTQ+) community experienced a landmark expansion of federal…

Laws & Legislation

The Lawsuit Against Trump's Trans Military Ban

HRC will be represented by Lambda Legal and Modern Military Association of America (formerly known as OutServe-SLDN) in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration's ban on military…

Laws & Legislation

Do No Harm Act

The Do No Harm Act clarifies that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is intended to protect religious freedom without allowing the infliction of harm on other people. It would amend…

Laws & Legislation

Fair and Equal Housing Act

The Fair and Equal Housing Act would provide consistent and explicit non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people in housing by adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected characteristics under the…

State & Local Policy, Laws & Legislation

Submit a Municipality to Be Rated

Currently, the MEI rates 506 cities from all across the country. In 2012, this project began with just 137 municipalities. Though the MEI’s reach is far and wide, our general…