Human Rights Campaign Condemns Weaponization of Justice in Alabama

WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization - responded today to the politically-motivated and unjust indictment of a Lambda Legal lawyer who challenged Alabama's ban on gender affirming care for transgender youth.

Statement from Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign:
"The news out of Alabama is meant to scare us into silence, but we refuse. We stand with all LGBTQ+ Alabamans, trans youth, Lambda Legal, and every attorney who fights for our collective civil rights. We fight with you. And together, we will win."

"But what we are seeing in Alabama is not new-a selective, targeted weaponization of judicial power meant to intimidate those demanding equality. We saw it during Jim Crow, and now, it's being used to go after a civil rights lawyer fighting to protect the rights and lives of transgender Alabamans. The aim is clear: by threatening jail time for standard legal practices, the U.S. Attorney's office is trying to stop civil rights lawyers from fighting for justice all together. We refuse to let them get away with it."

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people, with 3.6 million members and supporters. The HRC Foundation (a 501(c)(3)) works to ensure LGBTQ+ people are safe, seen and supported where it matters most: at school, at work and in every community across the country. From the courtroom to the classroom, from Congress to corporate America, HRC and the HRC Foundation build power through partnerships, storytelling, and action-working to create a future rooted in equity, freedom and belonging for all LGBTQ+ people.

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