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“This is What America is About”: The Importance of Passing the Equality Act

By Shane Stahl • April 23, 2021, 10:08 am Check out some highlights from our town hall with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and how more than ever it's time to pass the Equality Act.

HHS Finalizes Federal Rule Weakening LGBTQ Health Care Protections

June 12, 2020, 5:10 pm Today the Department of Health and Human Services published a final federal rule that weakens federal nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people in health care.

FFAA’s New Year’s Resolution: Continue the Fight For Nondiscrimination Protections in the Next Decade

By Shane Stahl • December 30, 2019, 4:27 pm As we approach the new year, how do we keep the momentum going towards our ultimate goal of securing nondiscrimination protections for all LGBTQ people, in all areas of life, in every state across the country? Here’s a list of FFAA’s New Year’s Resolutions – ways to help move us forward in 2020:

Freedom For All Americans Statement on Health and Human Services Rule Change Affecting LGBTQ Families And Adoption

November 1, 2019, 6:17 pm Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights announced that it will cease to enforce a federal rule that prevented federal grant recipients, including foster care and adoption agencies, from discriminating against otherwise-qualified prospective LGBTQ parents, at great harm to children waiting in state care for loving, forever homes.

In Roundtable with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michiganders Call for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination

By Adam Polaski • March 12, 2019, 10:15 am Last month, on Thursday, February 21, supporters of LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections gathered with United States Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib at the Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park, Michigan to discuss the harms of discrimination.

Reflecting on 54 Years of the Civil Rights Act – and How It’s Expanded Protections for LGBTQ Americans

By Adam Polaski • July 2, 2018, 2:41 pm Fifty-four years later, as we celebrate this historic legislation that has empowered millions of Americans and strengthened the possibility of a more fair and equal country for people of all races and religions, we also reflect on how the Civil Rights Act has helped to expand protections for LGBTQ Americans.

Deceptively Titled ‘First Amendment Defense Act,’ Aimed at Easing Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Reintroduced in United States Senate

By Adam Polaski • March 8, 2018, 2:23 pm Today's version of the bill is in some specific ways narrower than similar legislation previously introduced, but the heart of the matter remains the same.

It’s Official: Department of Education Says It Will Not Investigate Discrimination Claims from Transgender Students

By Adam Polaski • February 12, 2018, 3:03 pm The Trump Administration has demonstrated time and again their blatant disregard for the health and wellbeing of transgender Americans, now targeting some of the most vulnerable members of our community.

VIDEO: A Look at President Trump’s New Anti-LGBTQ Federal Judgeship Nominee Kyle Duncan

By Shane Stahl • February 6, 2018, 11:23 am President Trump has nominated a notoriously anti-LGBTQ attorney, Kyle Duncan, for a lifetime appoint to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

State of the Union: President Trump Invokes ‘Religious Liberty,’ Which He Has Used to Target LGBTQ Americans

By Shane Stahl • January 30, 2018, 11:18 pm Here's just a partial rundown of the anti-LGBTQ actions he has taken this year – including his "historic actions to protect religious liberty":

In State of the Union Response, Rep. Joe Kennedy III Expresses Strong Support for Transgender Americans

By Adam Polaski • January 30, 2018, 11:02 pm "As if the parent who lies awake terrified that their transgender son will be beaten and bullied at school is any more or less legitimate..."

#RxForDiscrimination: HHS Launches New Division Allowing Refusal of Health Care to LGBTQ People and Women

By Adam Polaski • January 18, 2018, 1:32 pm The division is expected to accompany a new rule that allows health care providers to refuse to treat LGBTQ people and women by claiming that doing so violates their religious beliefs.

Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Colorado Discrimination Case

By Shane Stahl • November 1, 2017, 4:47 pm This week more than 200 members of Congress submitted an amicus brief in support of LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination protections to the United States Supreme Court.

Republican Congressman Adds Bipartisan Momentum to LGBT Non-Discrimination in Congress

By Adam Polaski • May 31, 2017, 10:42 am His co-sponsorship signals continued bipartisan momentum in Congress for the passage of comprehensive LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination protections.

Federal LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections Introduced in Congress with Bipartisan Equality Act

By Adam Polaski • May 2, 2017, 11:40 am The legislation would protect LGBT Americans from discrimination across virtually every area of daily life, including employment, housing, and public accommodations.

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