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Roundup: Trump-Free LGBTQ Updates You've Missed

We’ve already sent you several emails and flooded your social media with news and action alerts about the Administration’s anti-LGBTQ appointees and attacks on immigrants and refugees. So, I’m proud to showcase this Trump-free newsletter, highlighting victories from across the country.

February 8, 2017
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Georgia Lawmakers Introduce Historic Civil Rights Bill

Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) introduced a historic, comprehensive civil rights bill in co-sponsorship with five of his colleagues. The bill represents the first time a civil rights bill that includes nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people was introduced in the state.

February 6, 2017
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Equality Utah Seeks Injunction in Landmark Case

In October, Equality Utah made history by filing a lawsuit against Utah’s state education office. The lawsuit challenges a curriculum law that prohibits discussing homosexuality in a positive way.

February 6, 2017
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Read the Leaked Draft of Trump's Religious Exemption Order

A copy of Trump’s religious exemption executive order has leaked, and it is being described by legal experts as staggeringly broad in scope. The order would give license to discriminate to any person or organization and flies in the face of the values Americans hold dear – fairness, freedom, and treating others the way we’d like to be treated.

February 2, 2017
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Extremist Jerry Falwell Jr. Appointed to Task Force on Higher Education

Equality Federation condemns President Trump’s decision to name one of the nation’s most prominent anti-LGBTQ leaders, Jerry Falwell Jr., to the Task Force on Higher Education.

February 1, 2017
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Trump's Anti-LGBTQ Scotus Pick: Neil Gorsuch

Tonight President Trump announced Neil Gorsuch, a judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, as his nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States.

February 1, 2017

Press Releases

Equality Federation Applauds California for Launching Process for Pardoning People Prosecuted for Being Gay

We applaud Gov. Newsom for announcing this long overdue pardon of civil rights hero Bayard Rustin along with the new clemency initiative to correct a historical wrong.

February 5, 2020
2019 State Equality Index

The State Equality Index (SEI) is a comprehensive state-by-state report that provides a review of statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families. The SEI rates all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. in six areas of law and assigns the states to one of four distinct categories.

January 30, 2020
Transgender Athletes Participate in Sports for the Same Reasons as Everyone Else

When we celebrate sports and protect transgender youth from discrimination, making sure that all young people can access the opportunities that sports afford, everyone wins.

January 29, 2020
Equality Federation Response to Signing of Tennessee Adoption Discrimination Bill HB 836

We are extremely disappointed that Governor Lee signed HB 836 — the first anti-LGBTQ bill to be signed in 2020.

January 24, 2020
The First Wave of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation has Arrived and it’s Worse Than you Think

The 2020 legislative session has just begun and we are already facing a massive wave of anti-LGBTQ bills.

January 23, 2020
Equality Federation Response to Introduction of the Fairness for All Act

Rep. Chris Stewart from Utah introduced in Congress the "Fairness for All Act" to address LGBTQ discrimination.

December 6, 2019
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