HRC Blog

The past decade has seen a marked change in how religious Americans view LGBT issues. And HRC has been there helping to guide the conversation.

Wild Goose may appear an odd place to seed a revolution of consciousness. Amid the fog-capped Smoky Mountains, Wi-Fi signals were blocked. But it was as if a higher spirit was cajoling us to pay attention to those before us and take home lessons learned.

HRC is proud to cosponsor an event as part of National Action Network’s seven-day commemoration of the historic 1963 March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech.”

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), an anti-poverty organization affiliated with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), cut off funding for an immigration rights group in Illinois after it voiced support for marriage equality and benefits for same-sex couples as part of comprehensive immigration reform.

The festival inspires interfaith, intercultural and interclass dialogue, and welcomes those who are “captivated and challenged by the call of radical humanity, and who seek to celebrate diversity and promote the common good”.