Spotlighting the Intersection of Black and Transgender Identities
This post is the second of a two-part series focusing on Black History Month through the lens of Black trans women. Read Part One here.
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HRC Honors Frances Thompson, a Black Transgender Hero
Post submitted by Violet Lhant, HRC Public Education and Research Coordinator
This post is the first of a two-part series focusing on Black History Month through the lens of Black…
My Story as a Black Queer Youth
Post submitted by bestselling author and activist George M. Johnson.
HRC Mourns Chyna Carrillo, Latinx Transgender Woman Killed in Pennsylvania
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Chyna Carrillo, whose name was also Chynna Cardena, a Latinx 24-year-old transgender woman who was killed in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania…
Black LGBTQ Activists, HBCU Students and HIV Groups Join Together for CONVERGE Summit
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation in partnership with Gilead Sciences is pleased to announce the CONVERGE Summit: Advancing Health Equity Through Social Justice on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. You can…
LGBTQ Equality is a Unifying Issue for Our Nation, Equality Act Reintroduced in Congress
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryHuman Rights Campaign responded to the re-introduction of the Equality Act — federal legislation that would guarantee explicit, permanent protections for…
These Are The States Attempting to Pass Anti-Trans Health Care Bills
To advance their own careers, anti-LGBTQ politicians have made us fight for our existence. For our right to love each other. For our right to marry. For our right to…
Mississippi Senate Passes Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Bill
Today, the Mississippi Senate passed an anti-transgender bill, SB 2536, aimed at banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports. This discriminatory legislation would put Mississippi in direct violation…
HRC Mourns Alexus “Kimmy Icon” Braxton, Black Transgender Woman Killed in Miami
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Alexus Braxton, also known as Kimmy Icon Braxton, a 45-year-old Black transgender woman who was killed in Miami, Florida on…
Human Rights Campaign Applauds Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against LGBTQ People
Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryHRC responded to the news that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will enforce the Fair Housing Act to…
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