"In recent years, a network of well-funded conservative organizations has driven a coordinated campaign to roll back LGBTQ+ rights under the guise of "religious freedom," "parental rights," and "protecting children." From powerful think tanks shaping federal policy to activist groups organizing school-board battles, these entities share a common goal: dismantling legal protections and social acceptance for queer and transgender Americans."
"Backed by deep-pocketed donors, ADF lawyers helped win the Supreme Court's 303 Creative decision, creating a "free speech" exemption to anti-bias laws and emboldening broader attacks on civil-rights enforcement. The group has also advanced anti-trans legislation and defended bans on gender-affirming care. Civil-rights watchdogs, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, have classified ADF as an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group for spreading disinformation about queer and transgender people."
A network of well-funded conservative organizations coordinates legal, political, and grassroots campaigns to roll back LGBTQ+ rights using rhetoric of religious freedom, parental rights, and protecting children. Powerful think tanks shape federal policy while activist groups wage school-board battles and local campaigns that target queer and transgender people. Alliance Defending Freedom functions as a major legal engine, securing key court decisions, advancing anti-trans legislation, and defending bans on gender-affirming care. Civil-rights watchdogs, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, classify some organizations as anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups for spreading disinformation. Influence extends from the U.S. Supreme Court to small-town classrooms.
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