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Equality Act, the Sweeping LGBTQ+ Rights Bill, Reintroduced in Congress
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Equality Act, a wide-ranging LGBTQ+ rights bill, was reintroduced in the U.S. House and Senate...
Equality Act backers undeterred by lack of progress three years later
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months ago2021 started as a banner year for LGBTQ rights. In January, newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden...
Military Services Approving Roughly 3% of Malpractice Claims from Service Members
Military.com via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoIn the four years since Congress passed a law allowing troops to file claims against the Defense...
Congress codifies marriage equality – but the Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Respect for Marriage Act will reverse the 1996 law that defines marriage as one between...
Democrats reintroduce Equality Act amid Pride Month
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoDemocrats in both chambers of Congress on Wednesday resurrected a proposal to extend federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans, vowing to...
From gender-neutral, multiple-occupancy public bathrooms to compensation for child video stars, Gov....
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA measure that allows multiple-occupancy public restrooms to be labeled gender-neutral was among...
Roe v. Wade overturned: RI advocates warn 'a close reality that more rights can be taken'
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPROVIDENCE — Women’s groups across Rhode Island decried the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v....
Missouri bans abortion with 'trigger law' after U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLegal abortion came to an end in Missouri on Friday with the activation of the state's "trigger...
'In crisis mode': Rights groups petition UN to intervene for LGBTQ+ people in Texas
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNational and state groups are petitioning the United Nations to intervene in Texas, where they say...
Rhode Island advances law protecting doctors who provide abortions & gender-affirming care
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Rhode Island state Senate has passed a bill that would shield health care practitioners who...