Julian Bond is an American for Marriage Equality
November 1, 2011 by Charlie Joughin
Civil rights pioneer and NAACP Chairman Emeritus Julian Bond has joined HRC in a new video for the Americans for Marriage Equality campaign.
Continue Reading ►Act Now: Tell the NHL to Do the Right Thing about Wayne Simmonds’ Anti-Gay Slur
September 28, 2011 by Dan Rafter
HRC is calling on its members to take action and join in calling on the NHL to revisit the incident between Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds and Rangers winger – and staunch marriage equality supporter - Sean Avery, in which Simmonds appears to have shouted “f*cking f*ggot” at Avery during an altercation. You also can tweet the NHL.
Continue Reading ►HRC to NHL: Take Another Look at Flyers’ Wayne Simmonds’ Anti-Gay Slur
September 28, 2011 by Dan Rafter
HRC is calling on the NHL to immediately conduct a more thorough investigation and take appropriate action following claims that Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds called New York Rangers winger and equality supporter Sean Avery a “f-cking f-ggot” during a preseason game Monday night.
Continue Reading ►Tell Tea Party Activist - Bullying Isn’t Healthy
July 1, 2011
HRC's Call it Out campaign is highlighting recent comments from Tea Party activisit Rich Swier. In response to a statistic that said 77 percent of bullied youth were targeted due to their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, Swier said bullying “is peer pressure and it is healthy.” Swier went on to compare being gay to behaviors like smoking, underage drinking and drug abuse.
Continue Reading ►HRC Supporter Hudson Taylor Launches Athlete Ally
January 20, 2011 by Carolyn Simon
A year ago, Hudson Taylor was a college wrestling champion who never missed an opportunity to talk about equality. You might remember our feature about him in HRC’s Equality magazine – he proudly wore an HRC sticker on his wrestling headgear to show his support for the LGBT community.
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