Seven years after marriage equality became a reality nationwide, over half of U.S. states could still deny LGBTQ+ Americans basic freedoms like the right to rent a home or the ability to receive public goods and services simply because of who they love or who they are. The Equality Act will change that, ensuring basic freedoms and protections for every American in every state.
States with no anti-LGBTQ bills introduced/not in legislative session (14 States & DC): Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Washington, DC
States that have introduced anti-LGBTQ bills (23 States): Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
States that have signed anti-LGBTQ bills into law (13 States): Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah
It is the intention of the Walton County Democratic Women’s Club to be an ALLY to the LGBTQ+ community by committing to do the following:
RESOURCES
https://www.hrc.org/resources/being-an-lgbtq-ally
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