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Resources and Reports
HRC is creating innovative resources and reports that highlight the unique experiences of LGBTQ communities of color.
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Leadership Development and Capacity Building
HRC's HBCU Program empowers LGBTQ HBCU students to be change-agents on their campuses and lead resourcefully through the intersections of race, religion, gender identity, class and sexual orientation. -
Working to End the HIV Epidemic
HRC is working to end the HIV epidemic by advocating for culturally responsive prevention and treatment, focusing on those most impacted, which includes Black and Latinx gay and bisexual men and transgender women. -
Global Advocacy
HRC is working with international LGBTQ advocates to strengthen the global equality movement, share best practices for education and outreach and speak out on human rights atrocities. -
Combatting Anti-Trans Violence
For far too long in our society, transgender people — and especially trans women of color — have faced blatant discrimination and severe violence simply for being who they are.
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HRC's Youth Ambassador Program
Through HRC's Youth Ambassador Program, we are amplifying the voices of racially diverse young queer people to change hearts and minds, and help build awareness and acceptance in their communities. Youth Ambassadors receive intensive mentoring and coaching and participate in HRC Foundation's annual Time to THRIVE Conference.
Explore: Communities of Color
Learn more about the unique challenges facing LGBTQ communities of color.
The LGBTQ community will not achieve full equality as long as LGBTQ people of color continue to face oppression and marginalization on the basis of race. HRC is committed to fighting racism and racial oppression, challenging hateful policies and rhetoric and representing and advocating for the full diversity of the LGBTQ community through a rance of strategies, tactics and programs.
Resources
Explore Communities of Color Resources-
A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence in the United States in 2019
At least 22 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed in the United States since the beginning of 2019.
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Hindi-Translated Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Coming Out Resource
Coming out is a lifelong process that can require a different approach because of cultural norms or traditions that emphasize duty to family and community.
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Influencers and Celebrities Come Out for Equality in 2019
In honor of National Coming Out Day, here are a few of the standout coming out moments in pop culture from the last year.
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