The declaration included a 'know before you go' guide to help LGBTQ+ people navigate state laws aimed at regulating the lives of queer people.
The Human Rights Campaign said over 70 bills it considers anti-LGBTQ+ were passed this legislative session.The Alliance Defending Freedom, which HRC said was "fuelling" these laws, called the statement "slanderous."
The Human Rights Campaign said over 70 bills it considers anti-LGBTQ+ were passed in statehouses this legislative session, double last year's previous record. Some 525 bills were introduced, virtually all by Republicans, including more than 220 affecting transgender people, HRC said. The declaration included a "know before you go" guide to help LGBTQ+ people navigate the mounting state laws., Tennessee and Texas as the most hostile states, saying Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had "weaponised his position."
The Alliance Defending Freedom called the HRC statement "slanderous," saying it was committed to religious liberty, parental rights and the "sanctity of life."
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