Drawing on our past successes, we will execute a policy and litigation strategy to defend the civil rights advances made during the Biden administration and in many states. We will not give up the ground we have gained.

We will work with pro-equality governors, attorneys general, state agencies, and local government leadership to defend LGBTQ+ rights nationally by helping states challenge federal overreach, expand LGBTQ+ protections within their borders, provide refuge for LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV from hostile states, and continue to build models of sensible, affirming public policy.

With the executive and legislative branches of the federal government in anti-equality hands, the courts often will be our only hope of stopping a substantial rollback of our rights. Our victory is never guaranteed, but the judicial branch can be our best path in the current political landscape.

While we address immediate threats and capitalize on opportunities as they arise, we must keep our eye on long term systemic change and shift culture. We will work to humanize LGBTQ+ people — particularly trans and nonbinary Americans — and everyone living with HIV to build support for equality.