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Living with HIV should never be treated as a crime. After years of hard work from LGBTQ+ advocates and lawmakers, Pennsylvania is taking an important step toward ending outdated laws rooted in stigma instead of science. https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/pennsylvania-hiv-decriminilization
Josh Shapiro repeals HIV law that made a diagnosis a felony enhancement in PennsylvaniaThe Democrat signed a bipartisan law ending a felony enhancement rooted in AIDS-era fear and stigma.www.advocate.comOUR HEALTHCARE IS UNDER ATTACK. So we’re mobilizing Aug. 5 to protect our access to care. See you there: hrc.im/healthcaretownhall #Healthcare #You
“Our family...discovered that when something fundamental to your child's well-being is at stake, showing up becomes an act of love.” Read more from two parents-turned-advocates on why they testified at the NJ Legislature: https://humanrightscampaign.substack.com/p/our-son-is-thriving-thats-why-we
Our son is thriving. That's why we went to Trenton.On testifying for New Jersey's Healthcare Shield Law and why every family has a role to play.humanrightscampaign.substack.comYes, you read that right: Girls trying to join their local school soccer team in Washington State may be forced to “prove” their gender. These transphobic attacks are thinly veiled attempts to strip ALL OF US of our rights.
19thnewsSimilar initiatives will appear on the ballot in Arizona and Colorado but unlike those measures, which would broadly require schools to designate athletic programs as definitively male, female or co-ed, Washington state’s initiative applies to only girls’ sports.
36 years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. Disability rights are human rights. Always have been, always will be. Read more: substack.com/home/post/p-208058197
I’m Disabled with a capital "D." Systems weren’t built with me in mind.By JUNO QUINTANAsubstack.com“We're asking for a country where medical decisions about a child's body are made by that child's parents and doctors, not by state legislators reading...misinformation. “That future is still possible.” https://humanrightscampaign.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-just-told-my-daughter
The Supreme Court Just Told My Daughter She Doesn't Belong. I'm Not Accepting That.By Jen S.humanrightscampaign.substack.comDisability justice means prioritizing patience and care. Understanding the interconnected nature of our bodies. We are not products of the world, we are the world. Read more for Disability Pride Month: https://humanrightscampaign.substack.com/p/im-disabled-with-a-capital-d-systems
I’m Disabled with a capital "D." Systems weren’t built with me in mind.By JUNO QUINTANAhumanrightscampaign.substack.comWIN: Last night, the U.S. House shot down a permanent version of Trump and Hegseth’s discriminatory policy banning trans individuals from serving in the military. This bipartisan rebuke proves what we already know: Everyone who meets the same rigorous standards should be able to serve.
House rejects amendment banning transgender individuals from serving in militaryThe House on Tuesday rejected an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would codify President Trump’s executive order preventing transgender individuals from serving…thehill.com