ADL has harshly condemned reported efforts by the Trump Administration to narrow the definition of “gender” in an effort to rollback recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights laws. According to reports, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is spearheading this effort to define “sex” in a way that would exclude 2 million transgender Americans from federal

ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin spoke with KVDR Fox News for a story about a woman who stood up to hate at a Rifle, CO supermarket this week. The woman confronted another shopper who was yelling at Spanish-speaking shoppers in the store. The aggressor was later charged with two counts of bias-motivated harassment.   “It is absolutely

ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin says that incidents like the one that occurred at Mountain Vista High School provide important teachable moments. KVDR Fox News’ story about the racist graffiti spray-painted on a gym wall quotes Levin discussing how the offensive incident can be used as a teachable moment.   Levin says: “It is a teachable moment

ADL Senior Associate Regional Director Jeremy Shaver spoke with the Denverite about a rise in hate and extremist incidents in the Mountain States region and across the country. “[Hate group] activity tears away the sense of community safety, and that shouldn’t be tolerated. All people deserve to live in freedom dignity and safety,” he said. Shaver shared data from ADL about the

  ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin and Denver-based Senior Writer Jessica Reaves of ADL’s Center on Extremism commented today in an article in the Denver Post about a recent and significant uptick in white supremacist and extremist activity in Colorado and elsewhere. “The dramatic increase is not something we can ignore any more,” said Levin. Read more