Ten Anti-LGBTQ Bills Sit on Governors’ Desks, Poised to Undermine Rights Across the Country
Ten Anti-LGBTQ Bills Sit on Governors’ Desks, Poised to Undermine Rights Across the Country
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Arkansas Legislature Sends Sham ‘Hate Crimes’ Bill to Governor’s Desk
ARKANSAS — Today, the Arkansas legislature passed Senate Bill 622, a vague and unenforceable sham ‘hate crimes’ bill that does nothing to protect Arkansas’s most targeted communities from bias-motivated crimes.…
BREAKING: Human Rights Campaign Responds to Arkansas Legislature’s Override of Gov. Hutchinson’s Veto of Anti-Transgender Medical Care Ban
LITTLE ROCK, AR — On Tuesday, the Arkansas House and Senate overrode Governor Asa Hutchinson’s veto of House Bill 1570, an anti-transgender bill aimed at denying medically-necessary, gender-affirming services to…
HRC Places Anti-Hutchinson Ad During Arkansas NCAA Game
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsLITTLE ROCK, AR. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced it has purchased airtime for an ad denouncing the…
BREAKING: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Signs Anti-Trans Sports Bill
Today, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed Senate Bill 354, an anti-transgender bill that bans transgender women and girls from participating in sports (including extracurricular and school sports at the elementary,…
Arkansas Legislature Sends Broad Medical Refusal Bill Harmful to LGBTQ People to Gov. Hutchinson’s Desk
Today, the Arkansas Senate voted to pass SB 289, a medical refusal bill that would have negative consequences for patients, including LGBTQ people. The bill, having passed the House, will…
Human Rights Campaign Announces Pro-Equality Leaders for U.S. Senate
August endorsements bring total HRC U.S. Senate endorsements thus far to 24, including 12 challengers to incumbent Senators
Human Rights Campaign Announces “Vote Equal, Vote Safe” Town Hall
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, Politics
The Town Hall will be hosted by activist and Pod Save the People host DeRay McKesson and feature…
HRC Mourns Brayla Stone, Black Trans Girl Killed in Arkansas
Brayla's death is believed to be at least the 17th known violent death of a transgender or gender non-conforming person this year in the U.S.
HRC Announces Elevate: A Fellowship Advancing Public Health Leadership for Trans Women of Color
The Elevate Fellowship is a pilot program that seeks to develop the leadership capacity of transgender women in the South to increase career opportunities and improve public health systems.
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