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A beloved friend and loving dog mom, HRC remembers the life of Kitty Monroe
Kitty Monroe was a beloved friend and loving mom to her four small dogs. Monroe, a Black transgender woman, was killed outside Memphis in Cordova, Tennessee, on June 29, 2022.…
Human Rights Campaign Condemns Governor Lee For Signing Extensions to Last Year’s Prohibition on Transgender Students Playing School Sports
H.B. 2316 / S.B. 2153, Which Was Signed By Governor Lee, Extends Last Year’s Prohibition on Transgender Students Playing School Sports Consistent With Their Gender Identity, Expands That Ban To…
Help End the Blood Ban on Gay and Bi+ Men
Help End the Blood Ban on Gay and Bi+ Men
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently conducting a study of gay and bisexual men—called the ADVANCE Study—that should…
Tennessee House Advances Extensions to Last Year’s Prohibition on Transgender Students Playing School Sports Consistent with Gender Identity
H.B. 2316 /S.B. 2153 Extends Last Year’s Prohibition on Transgender Students Playing School Sports Consistent With Their Gender Identity, Expands That Ban To Colleges Athletics
Human Rights Campaign Condemns Tennessee House For Passing Bill Protecting Teachers Who Refuse To Use Student’s Correct Pronouns
HB 2633 Would Allow School Personnel To Intentionally Misgender Students, Protect Personnel from Termination for Doing So, Setting Up Clear Violation of Federal Civil Rights Law (Title IX)
Human Rights Campaign Condemns Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee for Enacting Needless Law to Perpetuate Discrimination Against Transgender Students
Today, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — condemned Governor Bill Lee’s signature of legislation, H.B. 1895…
BREAKING: Tennessee Senate Passes Two Extensions to Last Year’s Prohibition on Transgender Students Playing School Sports Consistent with Gender Identity
TENNESSEE – Today, the Tennessee Senate passed two pieces of legislation extending last year’s prohibition on transgender students playing school sports consistent with gender identity: Senate Bill 2153, which moves…
Human Rights Campaign Condemns Tennessee House Bill Passage That Restricts Funding For Local Schools, Discriminates Against LGBTQ+ Students
HB 1895 Would Restrict School Funding To Local Education Agencies (LEAs) Who Refuse to Comply With State’s Existing Prohibition of Transgender Students Playing School Sports Consistent With Gender Identity
ICYMI: Top Lawmakers Leading the Fight Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills in TX, AL, FL, KY, KS, and TN Underscore Urgency on the National Crisis Brewing in States, Preview the Path Forward for LGBTQ+ People
With More Than 300 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Introduced This Year, Pro-Equality Legislators Playing Bigger Role Than Ever Before
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