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[…] Days   GLAAD is monitoring the Biden administration’s executive orders, legislative support, speeches and nominations that affect LGBTQ people and rights.  02.16.2024 Releases executive order announcing additional action across the federal government to combat discrimination, advance equal opportunity,  and work to achieve racial equity and support for underserved communities, noting: “We have taken historic […]

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  Last week’s House vote to pass the Equality Act was a historic moment for LGBTQ rights. With the majority of LGBTQ Americans living in states that offer no protections from discrimination, a federal law including sexual orientation and gender identity in the federal antidiscrimination law is vitally necessary. Every queer and trans person […]

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The Equality Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on February 25, 2021, and is awaiting action in the U.S. Senate. If passed, the Equality Act will provide LGBTQ Americans with federal nondiscrimination protections for the first time in history.  This guide was created to help journalists access facts and context to explain the […]

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  On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony about The Equality Act.  The name of the hearing, to be held before the full Senate committee, is “The Equality Act: LGBTQ Rights are Human Rights.” It will be the first time the landmark LGBTQ civil rights legislation will be […]

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[…] in 30 years; the largest climate and clean energy investments in history; veterans’ health benefits; limits to prescription drug prices; and new investments in domestic semiconductor manuf acturing that included education and job investments in Georgia’s Historic Black Colleges and Universities. The results of the midterm elections will determine control of the U.S. Senate […]

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[…] NV and New York, NY) Today Silver State Equality, Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization; and GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, released a f act sheet on the LGBTQ records of candidates running for office in Nevada this November. Silver State Equality and GLAAD urge the media to include LGBTQ+ people […]

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GLAAD, alongside local and state equality groups, releases candidate positions, background, and resources on issues relevant to LGBTQ voters who could be the deciding f actor in critical 2022 elections (New York, NY – October 27, 2022) In partnership with local and state equality groups, GLAAD today released a compilation of resources highlighting what’s […]

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