Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Mar 26, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Arkansas Statement on Governor Hutchinson Signing Health Care Refusal Bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Arkansas issued the following statement regarding the Governor Hutchinson signing Senate Bill 289 into law.
“There is no sugarcoating this: this...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 25, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of South Dakota Urges Legislators to Oppose House Bill 1217 on Veto Day
As the fate of House Bill 1217 remains in flux, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of South Dakota is urging the South Dakota Legislature to oppose the bill in any form when legislators reconvene in Pierre ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 22, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Tennessee Statement on Bill Excluding Transgender Student Athletes Passing House
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today the Tennessee House passed SB 228/HB 3, which prohibits transgender student athletes from participating in athletics consistent with their gender identit...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 22, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of South Dakota: Fairness in Women’s Sports Won’t Be Achieved with New Coalition or House Bill 1217
Gov. Kristi Noem’s new coalition to defend Title IX and ban transgender women and girls from competing on teams that match their gender identity does little to ensure fairness in...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 10, 2021
LGBTQ Civil Rights Coalition Condemns Anti-Trans Bill that Targets Student Athletes in Michigan
DETROIT – Today, Michigan Senate Republicans introduced a discriminatory bill that would ban transgender youth from participating in high school sports based on their gender. An ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 08, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of South Dakota Comment on Anti-Trans Sports Bill Heading to Governor’s Desk
Today, Senate lawmakers voted to pass legislation that will prohibit transgender women and girls from playing sports on teams that match their gender identity. The vote opens the s...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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