HRC Calls on Olympic Sponsors to Condemn Anti-LGBT Law in Russia, Advocate for Equality Worldwide
August 29, 2013 by Paul Guequierre
Today, HRC President Chad Griffin sent a letter to the heads of the top sponsors of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressing concern over the anti-LGBT Russian law outlawing “homosexual propaganda.”
Continue Reading ►Human Rights Coalition Calls on World Leaders to Respond to Russia’s Anti-LGBT Law
August 29, 2013 by HRC staff
A coalition of human rights groups recently announced the “Keep Hope Alive” campaign asking world leaders to respond to the recent increase of human rights violations occurring in Russia
Continue Reading ►HRC Member and Actor Wentworth Miller Comes Out, Denounces Russia’s Anti-LGBT Law
August 21, 2013 by Dan Rafter
Actor Wentworth Miller has come out as gay in a letter he wrote denouncing Russia's new law criminalizing even the most modest gestures of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people
Continue Reading ►Russia’s Anti-LGBT Law Seems to Confuse Even Government Officials
August 14, 2013 by Maureen McCarty
Russia’s heinous anti-LGBT “propaganda” law has been the subject of worldwide scrutiny and concern for weeks now, with seemingly contradictory statements from the government released almost daily.
Continue Reading ►U.S. Runner Defies Russia’s Anti-LGBT Law, Dedicates Medal to LGBT Community
August 14, 2013 by Maureen McCarty
After finishing second in the men’s 800-meter race at the World Track and Field Championships yesterday in Moscow, U.S. middle distance runner Nick Symmonds dedicated his medal to his LGBT friends back home.
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