February 22, 2025
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Equality Federation

Equality Federation launches new tools to combat tide of anti-LGBTQ legislation washing across the U.S.

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

Thursday, Equality Federation launched the Legislative Action Center (LAC). The LAC will empower state-based LGBTQ organizations to hold their ground during turbulent state legislative sessions while also winning nondiscrimination protections and other important policy advances for LGBTQ people and their families. With these new tools, Equality Federation can anticipate committee hearings, floor votes, and other…

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Equality Federation: Indiana Nondiscrimination Bill ‘a cynical piece of legislation that would promote and codify discrimination’

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

Equality Federation is concerned Indiana’s Senate Bill 100, introduced by Senate Republicans, would not cover many Hoosiers from discrimination. While the authors are framing the bill as nondiscrimination legislation, it includes broad exemptions allowing discrimination by a host of organizations and businesses. The bill discourages people from filing discrimination complaints and would preempt many towns…

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LGBT state leaders discuss ongoing fight for rights in a marriage equality world

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

CHICAGO – Leaders from lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) state equality organizations meet next week in Chicago for a conference on how to tackle serious challenges that remain despite the Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality. The annual autumn Equality Federation Midwest/West Leadership Summit, convened by the Equality Federation and hosted by…

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LGBT groups launch campaign to highlight need to update state nondiscrimination laws

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people (206+ million) and their families live in a state that still needs to update or clarify its laws to include protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Yesterday, Equality Federation, alongside 30 statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups from Georgia Equality to…

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HRC highlights California’s LGBT protections, laws and legislative proposals in inaugural national report

Steve Lee, Editor08 mins

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in partnership with the Equality Federation, has released its first national report assessing the status of state legislation affecting LGBT equality across America, including in California. The inaugural State Equality Index (SEI) reveals that, even with progress on marriage equality, there are extraordinary state-to-state disparities in LGBT non-discrimination protections, including…

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