WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following Weekly State Fights Report on May 13, 2024: TOPLINE TAKEAWAYS: * 19 states are currently in session as of May 10 * 25 states have ended the session as of May 10 * So far we are tracking about 825+ bills: - 210+ pro-equality - 440+ anti-LGBTQ+ - Twenty-seven anti-LGBTQ+ bills have passed into law: Alabama: SB 129, Alabama: SB 48, Alabama: HB 89, Florida: C.S./H.B. 1425, Florida: C.S./H.B. 1291, Idaho: HB 668, Ida  more

NEW YORK, May 10 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary to The Progressive: * * * School Officials Should Protect Trans Youth, Not "Out" Them By Yasemin Smallens, Senior Coordinator, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program Transgender youth from California to Alabama are under threat due to a growing trend to pass policies mandating that school staff--and in some cases, any government employee--disclose to their parents if a student identifies as transgender. Th  more

OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi, May 15 -- The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium issued the following news release: Each year, members of the Gulf of Mexico Climate and Resilience Community of Practice (COP) give an award recognizing an individual who has done an exemplary job of communicating climate challenges in the Gulf of Mexico. This year, the group named Niki Pace, a research attorney at Louisiana Sea Grant, as the recipient of the Spirit of Community Award. Pace is no stranger to the  more

STOCKTON, Alabama, May 14 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release: * * * Alabama Chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond * * * The Alabama chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statements in response to three people shot and killed and at least twelve wounded Saturday night in a shooting at a party in Stockton,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: NSSF(R), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, applauds Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey for signing SB 281, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, into law last week. This NSSF-supported law protects the privacy and sensitive financial information of people purchasing firearms and ammunition in The Yellowhammer State. With Alabama, there are now 15 states with laws that protect the Second Amendmen  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 14 -- The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association issued the following news release: Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors--National Association (PHCC), invites plumbing and HVAC contractors to make plans now to be part of PHCC CONNECT 2024. Industry professionals are encouraged to attend for unprecedented opportunities for information, education and forming authentic connections. The reimagined PHCC CONNECT will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, Oc  more