The head of Minnesota’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization says while it may sound alarming, the National Human Rights Campaign’s declaration of a nationwide state of emergency for members of the LGBTQ community is not an exaggeration.
Executive Director of Outfront Minnesota Kat Rohn says 75 anti-LGBTQ bills have been recently signed into law across the country.
However, this is not the case in Minnesota, which Rohn says has become the envy of other states for its recent pro-LGBTQ policies.
“I’ve heard from people all around the country that not only is it having an impact for folks, but it’s giving folks hope that the current wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation is not the future that this country has to have,” Rohn said.
The Human Rights Campaign’s declaration of a nationwide state of emergency for LGBTQ people is the first in its more than 40-year history, but Rohn says it was necessary.
“We’re in a year where we’ve seen just an unprecedented wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country,” Rohn said. “Where we’ve seen an uptick of direct acts of violence against our community, including here within the Twin Cities.”
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