Anti-LGBTQ bills are close to becoming law in multiple GOP states

Two anti-LGBTQ+ bills — Mississippi's transgender youth sports ban and South Dakota's Religious Freedom and Restoration Act — are both heading to the states' governors for their signatures.

The two bills are the first in a spate of anti-LGBTQ+ measures to advance out of state legislatures in what advocates say has been an unprecedented campaign against transgender rights in particular.

“Anti-equality forces are attacking our families," Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David said on a call with reporters Thursday.