Advocacy groups call on Virginia General Assembly to defeat anti-LGBT bill

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality Virginia have called on the Virginia General Assembly to continue to work toward fairness and equality by putting the brakes on yet another anti-LGBT bill, HB 773. HB 773 would allow taxpayer-funded service providers to refuse to serve LGBT people based on their religious beliefs. The hearing comes…

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Legislation attacking trans children on the verge of becoming law in South Dakota

Thursday, by a vote of 4 to 2 in Senate Education Committee, South Dakota moved dangerously closer to being the first state in the nation to pass a law specifically attacking transgender children. H.B. 1008 would prevent transgender youth in public schools from using restrooms and other facilities consistent with their gender identity and would put state…

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