Trump-Pence Administration Unleashes Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ #LicenseToDiscriminate

Trump-Pence Administration Unleashes Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ #LicenseToDiscriminate Today, HRC strongly condemned the Trump-Pence administration’s decision to carry out a sweeping “license to discriminate” that puts millions of LGBTQ Americans at risk of discrimination, as well as release a new regulation that could deny millions of Americans access to critical contraceptive care previously guaranteed under the Affordable … Continue reading Trump-Pence Administration Unleashes Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ #LicenseToDiscriminate

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 20, 2018

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 20, 2018 RELIGIOUSLY-AFFILIATED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES USING TITLE IX WAIVERS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LGBTQ STUDENTS: The Daily Beast’s Samantha Allen (@SLAwrites) reports that “transgender and gender non-conforming students at religious colleges and universities in the United States continue to live in hiding, afraid to come out for fear of facing discrimination or … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 20, 2018

Outrage Continues Over Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Bill in Kansas

Outrage Continues Over Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Bill in Kansas Fair-minded people across Kansas have come together to oppose HB2481, an anti-LGBTQ license to discriminate currently before the state’s legislature. HB 2481 would allow child welfare organizations — including adoption and foster care agencies — to use taxpayer dollars to turn away qualified Kansans seeking to care … Continue reading Outrage Continues Over Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Bill in Kansas

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 2018

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 2018 MAJOR NATIONAL CORPORATE LEADERS INCLUDING APPLE, GOOGLE AND GM OPPOSE KANSAS’ ANTI-LGBTQ LEGISLATION:  TechNet — the national, bipartisan network of over 80 technology companies — is urging Kansas lawmakers to oppose HB 2481,  warning that the discriminatory legislation could have dire consequences on the state’s economic development and business competitiveness. … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 2018

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 8, 2018

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 8, 2018 BREAKING — REUTERS DETAILS HRC PLAN TO MOBILIZE PRO-EQUALITY VOTERS IN 2018 ELECTION AND BEYOND: Correspondent Daniel Trotta (@danieljtrotta) reports on the Trump-Pence attacks on LGBTQ rights and how HRC is identifying and mobilizing Equality Voters across the U.S. “This is a voting bloc that has to be respected, and … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 8, 2018

HRC Mobilizes to Elect Pro-Equality Candidate Jon Ossoff to Congress

HRC Mobilizes to Elect Pro-Equality Candidate Jon Ossoff to Congress Today’s pivotal congressional election will demonstrate the power of our resistance against the Trump administration. HRC has been organizing to send pro-equality candidate Jon Ossoff to represent Georgia’s sixth district in Congress. Nearly 6,000 HRC members and supporters in Georgia’s sixth congressional district are working to … Continue reading HRC Mobilizes to Elect Pro-Equality Candidate Jon Ossoff to Congress