HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: The Pentagon’s “High-T” Policy Isn’t About Military Readiness. It’s About Ideology July 16, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement that the Department of Defense will begin annual testosterone screenings for service members over the age of 30, coupled with voluntary testosterone replacement therapy, should concern every American—not because hormone...
HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: Words Matter. Lives Matter. July 13, 2026
The Human Rights Alliance is deeply disturbed—not only by the recent Supreme Court decision allowing states to exclude transgender girls and women from certain school athletic competitions—but by the language the White House chose to celebrate that decision. The...
Update From the Executive Director – July 3, 2026
Happy Friday and almost 4th of July, We are less than 3 weeks away from the Icon Awards. This year our recipient is Lambda Legal’s CEO, Kevin Jennings. Please join us on Tuesday, July 21, at 5:30 P.M. as we honor Kevin and the great work he has done throughout his...
HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: Justice Delayed in the Killing of Juniper Blessing Is a Pain Our Community Knows Too Well July 1, 2026
The Human Rights Alliance of New Mexico stands in solidarity with the family, friends, classmates, and loved ones of Juniper Blessing, the 19-year-old transgender University of Washington student whose life was taken far too soon. We are deeply frustrated by the...
HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: The Supreme Court’s Latest Attack on Transgender Equality Is About More Than Sports June 30, 2026
Today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state bans preventing transgender girls and women from participating on girls' and women's school athletic teams is a painful setback for transgender equality and another chapter in the systematic erosion of...
HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: Louisiana’s Act 579: When “Free Speech” Becomes a License to Exclude June 29, 2026
On May 29, 2026, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed Act 579 into law, a measure that supporters describe as protecting free speech but which many LGBTQIA2S advocates fear will instead legitimize workplace discrimination against transgender, nonbinary, and...
HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: The VA’s Abandonment of Transgender and Intersex Veterans June 13, 2026
The Human Rights Alliance is deeply troubled by the Department of Veterans Affairs' decision to effectively phase out gender-affirming medical care for veterans diagnosed with gender dysphoria. These policy changes represent a profound betrayal of the very people who...
HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: Ten Years After Pulse: We Remember, We Resist, We Rise June 12, 2026
Today marks ten years since the massacre at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. Ten years. A full decade has passed since forty-nine beautiful human beings were murdered and fifty-three others were wounded in one of the deadliest acts of anti-LGBTQIA2S violence in our...
HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: Oklahoma Enacts Sweeping Ban on Publicly Funded Gender Affirming Care June 6, 2026
The Human Rights Alliance condemns Oklahoma Senate Bill 904, recently signed into law, which prohibits the Oklahoma Health Care Authority from using Medicaid funds or public facilities to provide or reimburse medically necessary gender affirming care for both...
HRA’s Board Presidents Advocacy Brief: Today Is Election Day: Why New Mexico’s Primary Matters Right Now June 2, 2026
Today is Primary Election Day in New Mexico. As President of the Human Rights Alliance, I cannot stress enough how important it is for every eligible voter to participate. If you have not yet voted, there is still time. The decisions made today will help determine the...