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With just days left in this year’s legislative session, extremist members of the Texas legislature are not giving up their attacks on LGBTQ Texans and their families.
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National Foster Care Month: States Choose Discrimination Over Best Interests of Children
As HRC marks National Foster Care Month, we are shedding a light on several pieces of legislation that are creating barriers for foster care parents and child welfare agencies.
Discrimination in Texas: House Passes Anti-LGBTQ Bill HB 3859
Bill would allow discrimination by child welfare agencies; now heads to Senate.
BREAKING: Alabama’s Anti-LGBTQ H.B. 24 Signed Into Law
HRC expressed deep concern over Gov. Kay Ivey signing into law Alabama’s patently anti-LGBTQ bill H.B. 24.
Why Foster Care is an LGBTQ Issue
Throughout the month of May, HRC will be celebrating National Foster Care Month to raise awareness around children and youth in foster care
Danger Lies Behind Title of Anti-LGBTQ Child Welfare Bill
Currently, there are over 405,000 children in foster care in the U.S., and roughly 100,000 are in need of a permanent, adoptive home. T
HRC Calls on AL Senate to Reject Bill Allowing Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination by Child Welfare Agencies
HRC called out the Alabama Senate Health Committee for advancing the anti-LGBTQ bill H.B. 24, and renewed its call for the full Senate to reject this proposal when it comes…
Alabama Spring Break Legislative Update
As we move into the last half of the 2017 Alabama legislative session, it’s more critical than ever that our Senate leaders remember the lessons of North Carolina – equality…
Child Welfare Organizations Urge Georgia Lawmakers to Reject Anti-LGBTQ Amendment to Adoption Bill
The dangerously broad amendment could swing the door wide open to taxpayer-funded discrimination based on an agency’s “mission.”
Virginia Governor McAuliffe Vetoes Anti-LGBTQ “License to Discriminate” Bills
HRC praised Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s veto of Senate Bill (SB 1324) and House Bill (HB) 2025 — discriminatory legislation seeking to give taxpayer-funded agencies and service providers a license…
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