"State & local politicians have declared war on freedoms, including the freedom to get necessary medical care, education, & to simply exist"
Defendant also sent threatening messages to Maryland and Virginia State Delegates due to their support of transgender people
“Fundamentally, there are more folks that support human rights, common progressive values than there are that do not”
The legislation "would also add a definition for businesses owned by LGBTQ+, and intersex individuals to the ECOA statute"
For the first time in its 40+ year history, the Human Rights Campaign declared a National State of Emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans
Voters for LGBTQ equality & fundamental freedoms came out in force in the 2023 election, showing that most Americans support LGBTQ people
"Mike Johnson is Jim Jordan in a sports coat,” DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton said in a statement to the Washington Blade
HRC declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ people citing, among other factors, the "wave of harmful and discriminatory legislation"
These lawmakers are trying to interfere with "the right to make your own healthcare decisions, the right to raise your own children"
"We are thinking about those who are coming out or those who are thinking about coming out, and we are here for you"