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Stop Trump's Anti-LGBTQ Judicial Nominee!

This is urgent. Trump’s extremist, anti-LGBTQ nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Stuart Kyle Duncan, could be confirmed as soon as Wednesday.

February 6, 2018
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Greying the Rainbow: Why Aging Matters

Explore why aging must be part of the LGBTQ movement’s work in this guest post by Dan Stewart, Program Coordinator of SAGE of PROMO Fund (our Missouri member organization) featuring a fabulous FEDTalk by PROMO executive director Steph Perkins!

February 3, 2018
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Trump's Promise to the LGBTQ Community a "Giant Con"

Equality Federation’s Executive Director Rebecca Isaacs provided commentary, analysis, and background information for this in-depth article from VOX about what a year under Trump has meant for the LGBTQ community.

January 22, 2018
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Trump’s Proposed Discriminatory Health Care Exemptions Put Lives at Risk

President Trump’s reported decision to upend Health and Human Services (HHS) rules could create a dangerous license to discriminate, and while LGBTQ people and our families along with anyone seeking reproductive health services are no doubt the targets of this overhaul, any person or family could be at risk of discrimination as a result.

January 18, 2018
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Equality Federation is Growing!

In the last five years, Equality Federation has grown by leaps and bounds! Our strategic growth has allowed us to roll out field and targeting support to all 50 states, increase our ability to track and provide rapid response during state legislative sessions, and grow our leadership programs to include training and support for fundraising, communications, and organizing staff of member groups.

January 18, 2018
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Watch: New Ad Features Transgender Man Facing Discrimination & Report Exposes Patchwork of Protections

The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to issue a ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case involving a business asking the Court for a Constitutional right to refuse service to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

January 17, 2018

Press Releases

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
The LGBTQ Community Knows Gun Violence too Well

Ian Palmquist stood with Everytown at the Supreme Court to reject the NRA’s attempt to deprive us of the right to enact measures to protect ourselves from gun violence.

December 2, 2019
Municipal Equality Index: How Does Your City Score?

The Municipal Equality Index (MEI) examines how inclusive municipal laws, policies, and services are of LGBTQ people who live and work there. Cities are rated based on non-discrimination laws, the municipality as an employer, municipal services, law enforcement and the city leadership’s public position on equality.

November 19, 2019
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