Civil Rights

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New Hampshire recently added a range of legal protections for transgender people, and the state was one of the first to legalize gay marriage. Debates about civil rights here continue to be highly controversial, from the treatment of undocumented immigrants to questions of free speech on college campuses. See this year's biggest debates in the featured bills and articles below.

Critical Bills

HB 136 (2021) Require schools to offer "non-binary" gender designation

HB 198 (2021) Restrict high school sports teams to biological sex at birth

HB 238 (2021) Prohibit "gay panic defense"

HB 295 (2021) Allow sex change on birth certificates without court order

HB 440 (2021) Treat religious organizations as essential services

HB 544 (2021) Prohibit teaching and training "divisive concepts" on race and sex

What's happening now

Sununu signs LGBTQ protections

Ban gay conversion therapy in NH?

Go in-depth

Free Speech

Gay and Transgender Rights

Homeless and Panhandling Laws

Religious Freedom

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