HRC is disappointed that the Senate narrowly voted today to confirm Kenneth Marcus to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education by a vote…
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) -- two champions of equality -- have reintroduced legislation in Congress to promote and protect the human rights of LGBTQ people…
HRC is proud to kick off National LGBTQ Pride Month, a time when we honor our history and recommit to resisting anti-equality forces working to undo our hard-earned progress.
The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to rule in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case involving a baker who in 2012 refused to…
HRC is proud to have been a part of the important victory of Gina Ortiz Jones, who won the primary race in Texas’ 23rd congressional district primary runoff.
When RFRA was passed into law more than two decades ago, it was designed to protect minority religious groups' constitutional right to freely exercise their religious beliefs.
HRC responded to the Trump-Pence administration’s appointment of Tony Perkins and Gary Bauer to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
The Trump-Pence administration has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to use “biological sex” in determining how transgender prisoners are assigned housing, putting them at significant risk of sexual abuse, assault,…
A major new national survey found a strong majority of Americans in every state oppose licenses to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
Since her confirmation to office, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has made clear that the Department of Education no longer prioritizes protecting all students from harm.
