Coverage dated June 5, 2023 to June 7, 2023

Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency Over Treatment of LGBT Community

Headline from Legal Insurrection, from the development of Jun 6, 2023

Newest development Jun 7, 2023 · 2 reportsAn alarmist activist organization declares an LGBT ‘national emergency’

Babylon Bee managing editor: "Translation: they are declaring a state of emergency for their corporate extortion racket that nobody wants anything to do with anymore."

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  1. Names this update

    Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency Over Treatment of LGBT Community

    Headline from Legal Insurrection ·

  2. Newest

    An alarmist activist organization declares an LGBT ‘national emergency’

    Headline from Washington Examiner ·

Reports & sources

64 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Human Rights Campaign declares a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in its four-decade history, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization has declared a national state of emergency for members of the LGBTQ+ community, the Human Rights Campaign said Tuesday.

  2. Fox10 Phoenix

    Human Rights Campaign declares state of emergency warning for LGBTQ+ people (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The civil rights group warns of what it calls an “unprecedented and dangerous" rise in discriminatory laws in some states, saying more than 70 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been signed into law so far this year.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and a released ''a guidebook for action'' summarizing what it calls discriminatory laws in each state, along with ''know your rights'' information and health and safety resources.

  4. CBS News

    Human Rights Campaign declares a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans - CW Tampa (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    America's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights organization has declared a national state of emergency for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

  5. WWLP Springfield

    Human Rights Campaign declares national state of emergency for LGBTQ people (opens WWLP Springfield)

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    WWLP Springfield's feed description

    The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Tuesday officially declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ people in the U.S., citing the passage of more than 75 laws in over a dozen states that explicitly targ…

  6. KAGS Bryan

    LGBTQ+ 'State of emergency' declared, 'Americans Fight Back' guidebook released (opens KAGS Bryan)

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    KAGS Bryan's feed description

    The campaign said it's taking action in response to an unprecedented and dangerous spike in discriminatory legislation sweeping state houses this year.

  7. Newsweek

    "State of emergency" declared for LGBTQ+ people by Human Rights Campaign (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is "opening up language and vitriol and hate and assault on the community," said one queer activist and psychotherapist.

  8. Dallas Voice

    HRC declares 'national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans' (opens Dallas Voice)

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    Dallas Voice's feed description

    The Human Rights Campaign has just issued a “national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans,” based on an “unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults sweeping state houses this years.

  9. CBS News

    Human Rights Campaign declares "state of emergency" for LGBTQ+ Americans (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The civil rights organization also issued a guidebook to help ensure safety for both LGBTQ+ residents and travelers in "hostile states."

  10. Legal Insurrection

    Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency Over Treatment of LGBT Community (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Babylon Bee managing editor: "Translation: they are declaring a state of emergency for their corporate extortion racket that nobody wants anything to do with anymore."

  11. The Guardian

    LGBTQ+ Americans living in state of emergency, human rights group warns (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Human Rights Campaign says emergency stems from ‘unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults’

  12. People

    Human Rights Campaign Declares National State of Emergency for LGBTQ+ Community (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    HRC's state of emergency declaration comes amid 'an unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults sweeping state houses this year'

  13. NBC News

    Nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy group declares state of emergency (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Human Rights Campaign's emergency declaration comes amid a historic wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping state legislatures across the country.

  14. Digital Journal

    LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares 'state of emergency' (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. over the current political environment.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Anti-LGBTQ+ laws put U.S. in a state of emergency, Human Rights Campaign says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    For the first time in its history, the Human Rights Campaign has declared a state of emergency for the country’s LGBTQ+ people.

  16. Portland Press Herald

    Human Rights Campaign warns of state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The civil rights group warns of what it calls an 'unprecedented and dangerous' spike in discriminatory legislation sweeping state houses.

  17. Fox News

    Gay rights group declares 'national state of emergency' over passage of 75+ 'anti-LGBTQ+ bills' in U.S. (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Human Rights Campaign declared a "national state of emergency" for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. due to dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills being passed this year.

  18. 13News Now Norfolk

    Human Rights Campaign issues 'State of Emergency' warning for LGBTQ+ Americans (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    13News Now Norfolk's feed description

    The equal rights organization found the number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed into law in 2023, double that of previous years.

  19. Washington Examiner

    An alarmist activist organization declares an LGBT ‘national emergency’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    All around the country this month, thousands of LGBT people and their supporters will rally in the streets and celebrate “Pride Month.” Yet at the very same time, an alarmist activist organization just declared its first-ever “national emergency,” suggesting that LGBT people are facing unique peril.

  20. Breitbart News

    Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency for LGBTQ People (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The advocacy organization Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ people in the United States.

  21. New York Post

    LGBTQ state of emergency declared in the US by Human Rights Campaign (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States declared its first-ever national state of emergency Tuesday, decrying the increase in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation looking to regulate the lives of …

  22. The Daily Signal

    LGBT Group Declares an ‘Emergency.’ What It Fears? Fed-Up Americans. (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The Human Rights Campaign, a left-wing advocacy group, panicks and declares a “national emergency” for “LGBTQ+” people.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Human Rights Campaign declares LGBTQ state of emergency in the US (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The advocacy organisation identified Florida, Tennessee and Texas as states increasingly hostile to the LGBTQ community.

  24. CBS News

    Human Rights Campaign declares state of emergency for LGBTQ+ community (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A human rights organization is sounding the alarm saying that people from the LGBTQ+ community are under attack.

  25. CNN

    Opinion: LGBTQ Americans are in a state of emergency –and we should all do more about it (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Jill Filipovic writes that the HRC declaration of state of emergency for LGBTQ Americans is right as we’re in the midst of an expansive and ugly right-wing backlash to those rights.

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