Beyond gay marriage, our states’ LGBT laws are a patchwork. From hate crimes to birth certificates, ... 7 maps show the mess LGBT laws are in the USA. Jim Sergent Veronica Bravo.

In 2010, only one state had a religious exemption law. Now 13 states have those laws. And more harmful bills are percolating. In 2020, MAP’s database shows at least 121 anti-LGBTQ pieces of ...

Still, even in the United States, where federal hate crime law has been expanded to include sexuality and gender, nearly 200 anti-LGBT bills have been introduced at the state level this year ...

The map above shows proposed legislation that relates to LGBT issues at the state level as of March 24, 2015. The most common type of legislation, marked in red, concerns so-called “religious ...

The Human Rights Campaign has tracked 82 anti-transgender bills. State legislators have filed a record number of bills this year that would impact the rights of transgender people, according to an ...

Dozens of other states have shield laws protecting access to transgender health care. Transgender sanctuary cities and states aim to safeguard people's access to gender-affirming care and existence.

Sign for inclusive restroom, with symbol indicating male, female and transgender as well as handicapped symbol, part of LGBT rights initiatives in the Mission District neighborhood of San ...

Statehouses around the country this year have been consumed by fights over laws governing transgender people. Seventeen states during their most recent legislative sessions passed restrictions on ...