The civil rights legal organization will adopt a conservative playbook by pushing model legislation, starting in 20 states whose leaders support equality, CEO Kevin Jennings tells The Advocate.

For years, LGBTQ+ advocates have been asked to defend what their movement already won. Lambda Legal now wants to ask a different question: What should equality look like next? The civil rights organization is rolling out a new LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights this October, pairing its courtroom challenges to President Donald Trump’s administration with an expanded campaign to secure state-level protections.

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    The campaign, timed to LGBTQ+ History Month, is part of the organization’s five-year strategic plan, “Rising Together.” October will bring educational materials, videos, personal stories, and legal resources.

    The framework identifies five priorities, including health, education, opportunity, family, and democracy. Together, they envision affordable, culturally competent healthcare for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV; schools that help every student flourish; access to economic and social opportunity; belonging for LGBTQ+ families; and a government that represents them.

    Making a world where all people are created equal!