Tag: Rob Hill
HRC Hails Federal Judge’s Decision to Block Part of H.B. 1523 in Mississippi
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, lauded U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves’ decision to block a provision of Mississippi’s discriminatory and harmful H.B. 1523 that would allow county clerks to deny same-sex couples from obtaining marriage licenses.
HRC Mississippi Statement on Federal Judge’s Refusal to Block Discriminatory H.B. 1523
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation. responded to news that a federal judge refused to block Mississippi’s discriminatory H.B. 1523 law, one of the most draconian and hateful pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in recent history.
Jackson City Council Approves Landmark LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Ordinance
Tuesday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Mississippi hailed the Jackson, Mississippi City Council for voting to advance city-wide non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, public accommodations and employment.
Jackson Public School Board Unanimously Adopts LGBT-Inclusive Employment Policy
Becomes one of the first school districts in Mississippi to embrace full workplace inclusion.
Federal Judge Halts Enforcement of Mississippi Ban on Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples
Today, HRC Mississippi praised a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan III in Mississippi declaring unconstitutional the state’s ban on adoption by same sex couples, citing the Supreme Court of the United States’ 2015 marriage equality ruling in the historic case Obergefell v. Hodges.
Today, Mississippi Senate to Vote on Appalling Anti-LGBT Legislation
Bill would allow businesses to discriminate by denying service to LGBT people, as well as explicitly sanction discrimination by taxpayer-funded religious organisations.