VICTORY! New Jersey Governor Signs Bipartisan Legislation Removing Roadblocks for Transgender People
Measures modernize state law to ensure birth and death certificates accurately reflect gender identity.
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State Legislatures Pass 10 Pro-Equality Bills This Year
HRC is celebrating the passage of 10 pro-equality state bills during the first half of 2018.
New Jersey Legislature Passes Bills to Ensure Birth and Death Certificates Reflect Gender Identity
New Jersey lawmakers passed two bills—S.478 and S.493—to ensure that residents’ birth and death certificates accurately reflect their gender identity.
Despite onslaught of 109 Anti-LGBTQ Bills, Equality Moving Forward in Many State Capitols
As legislative sessions get underway in state capitols across the country, HRC is tracking more than 109 anti-LGBTQ bills and more than 154 pro-equality bills introduced in state legislatures.
HRC Congratulates Governor-Elect Phil Murphy on Victory in New Jersey
WASHINGTON --Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization released the following statement after Phil Murphy won New Jersey’s…
HRC Congratulates NJ Governor-Elect Phil Murphy on Victory
Murphy is a strong pro-equality leader who believes that no one in New Jersey should be treated differently because of who they are or whom they love.
HRC Endorses Phil Murphy for Governor of New Jersey
Murphy’s commitment to LGBTQ equality makes him the clear choice for the approximately 2.3 million LGBTQ and allied voters in the Garden State
HRC Foundation Releases 10th Edition of Healthcare Equality Index
More than 300 healthcare providers nationwide earn the coveted “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” designation.
HRC Congratulates Josh Gottheimer on Victory in NJ-5
Washington -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released the following statement after Josh Gottheimer was declared…
Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes Another Important Bill for Transgender New Jerseyans
WASHINGTON – For the second time in two years, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has shamefully vetoed a bill that would have made easier for transgender residents to obtain an…
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