Alabama advances bill allowing anti-LGBTQ discrimination by adoption and foster placing agencies

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Friday, the Alabama House of Representatives advanced the discriminatory H.B. 24 to the Alabama Senate with a 60-14 vote. The bill, deceptively titled the “Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act,” would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into Alabama law by allowing state-funded and licensed adoption and foster care agencies to reject prospective LGBTQ adoptive or…

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Two Atkins bills advance in the Senate

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—This week, two bills authored by Sen. Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) cleared key policy committees and moved on to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. Tuesday, SB 214 passed through the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on an 8-1 vote. The bill strengthens the capacity of the San Diego River Conservancy to …

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Lambda Literary: Save the National Endowment for the Arts

Thursday, it was announced that the president hopes to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. Lambda Literary is urging everyone to have their voice heard in saving this endowment. “This is unacceptable. By eliminating this funding, the administration is waging an assault on free expression, on the impact the arts have on…

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