Melissa Hortman, assassinated MN lawmaker, was a champion for families and LGBTQ+ rights
Here’s a look at Melissa Hortman’s legislative history and legacy on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and family aide.
June 16, 2025
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voting rights
Virginia lawmakers pass marriage equality, abortion & voting protections
Democrats are hopeful they can amend the state’s constitution to protect hard-fought rights.
January 15, 2025
Protecting the Right to Vote: The Only Way to Safeguard LGBTQ+ Rights
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day we must fight for the right to vote -- again.
January 17, 2022
Fayetteville, Arkansas: Here We Go Again
Voters in Fayetteville, Arkansas once again voted on a fully inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance after repealing a similar ordinance last year.
September 8, 2015
Advocate Channel
It’s Time for Biden and Senate Democrats to Save Voting Rights
With voting rights legislation stalled, it's almost as if Mitch McConnell was still majority leader.
July 13, 2021
Sinema Refuses to Change Filibuster to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's refusal to support changing the Senate rule has most likely doomed the legislation that Democrats had wished to pass.
January 13, 2022
Human Rights Watch: Australia's Marriage Vote Is Cruel and Antigay
Human Rights Watch's Kyle Knight weighs the human cost of asking a nation to determine whether a marginalized community is worthy of equality.
September 11, 2017
Georgia Lawmakers Vote Against LGBT Protections
Lawmakers said they did not want to include sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, disability, or veteran status in their antidiscrimination bill.Â
February 9, 2016
Op-ed: We Still Need the Voting Rights Act
The same people trying to stop same-sex couples from marrying are trying to dilute the 50-year-old Voting Rights Act. Both efforts are equally egregious, says Kate Kendell of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
August 6, 2015
N.C. Senators Vote to Give Clerks 'Right to Discriminate'
The North Carolina Senate just passed a bill that would allow registrars and magistrates to refuse to marry same-sex couples on the basis of 'sincerely held religious beliefs.'
February 25, 2015
Disney shareholders vote overwhelmingly to continue in Human Rights Campaign index
An anti-LGBTQ+ group had urged the company to pull out of the "woke" index.
March 21, 2025
Jeopardy!’s Amy Schneider Wants You to Vote for Transgender Rights
"The stakes are high in every election, but they're particularly high these days for trans children," Schneider wrote.
November 8, 2022
'Confused' Indiana Town Postpones LGBT Rights Vote
'Confusion' and 'misunderstanding' are causing Goshen city officials to hold off on voting on LGBT protections.
August 4, 2015
Houston Delays LGBT Rights Vote, Removes Restroom Access Provision
Mayor Annise Parker contends a proposed ordinance will still protect trans residents from discrimination.
May 16, 2014
Advocate Channel
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Transgender
Op-ed: Yes, Your Vote Is Being Suppressed
LGBT voters of all races, genders, and economic levels are meeting more roadblocks to vote than anyone would have imagined in 2014.
November 12, 2014