Fifty Years After Stonewall, HRC Commemorates the Riots That Helped Spark a Movement
Beginning on June 28, 1969, a six-day riot and protest at the Stonewall Inn helped inspire a community to action.
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HRC Celebrates Stonewall 50 at World Pride
HRC will be on the ground across New York City this week, celebrating the last weekend of Pride Month, World Pride and the 50th anniversary of Stonewall in the Big…
Human Rights Campaign Names Alphonso David as New President
Today, HRC announced that Alphonso David, an accomplished and nationally-recognized LGBTQ civil rights lawyer and advocate, will lead the organization beginning in August. David will be the first civil rights…
A Stonewall Veteran Remembers: Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt on the Fight For Equality
For artist Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt, a “gay street kid” in New York City in 1969, the Stonewall Inn was an escape -- a place where he and his friends could be…
SCOTUS Decision on Census Upholds Importance of Full Participation
The Supreme Court’s decision recognizes widespread concern over the administration’s political motivation and stated reasoning behind the addition.
HRC Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Partisan Redistricting in Maryland and North Carolina
The Supreme Court considered challenges to partisan redistricting in two cases out of Maryland (Lamone v. Benisek) and North Carolina (Rucho v. Common Cause).
Take Pride this National HIV Testing Day
HIV heavily impacts members of the LGBTQ community, especially Black & Latinx gay and bisexual men and transgender women.
HRC Mourns the Loss of Brooklyn Lindsey
HRC mourns the loss of Brooklyn Lindsey, a Black transgender woman killed in Kansas City, Missouri on June 25.
Marking Immigrant Heritage Month with LGBTQ Pride
As we celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month, we cannot forget those for whom visibility and celebration come at a high risk to their safety.
Finding Pride in the Magic of Gender
As people around the world celebrate 50 years since Stonewall, it is important to center the lives of trans people who have been at the heart of the LGBTQ movement…
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