Laws and Legislation

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June 20, 2019 | HRC Staff

House Committee Passes the Global Respect Act

The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the Global Respect Act, a bipartisan legislation focused on protecting the human rights of LGBTQ people around the world.

June 13, 2019 | HRC Staff

HRC Releases Sex Discrimination Report

Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryHRC releases its Inclusive Interpretations of Sex Discrimination Law report, which how federal courts have developed a consistent legal narrative regarding…

June 4, 2019 | Nick Morrow

HRC Supports Important D.C. Decriminalization Legislation

Legislation would modernize DC laws by eliminating criminal penalties for consensual sex work, which disproportionately affect transgender people; would allow victims of violence to more safely report crimes.