The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted several states to place restrictions that have effectively banned or blocked the availability of abortion services.
US: South Dakota law puts transgender youth lives at risk to forward a fear-mongering agenda
US: Why Republicans are suddenly in a rush to regulate every trans kid’s puberty
US: HRC Releases Annual State Equality Index Ratings
HRC Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their 6th annual State Equality Index (SEI), a comprehensive report detailing statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families and assessing how well states are protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.
US: South Dakota House passes bill restricting medical treatments for transgender youth
US: South Dakota bill would make trans health care for minors a felony
US: Republicans declare war on transgender people in state legislatures all over the US
US: Proposed U.S. state law would limit play for transgender students
US: Congress Rejects Anti-LGBT Adoption Amendment
US: States Ask Supreme Court to Limit LGBT Protection
US: Adoption and foster care laws, state by state
Foster care non-discrimination laws protect LGBT foster parents from discrimination by foster care agencies and officials. Some states permits state-licensed child welfare agencies to refuse to place and provide services to children and families, including LGBT people and same-sex couples, if doing so conflicts with their religious beliefs.