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April 1, 2019 | HRC Staff

HRC Mourns Loss of Ashanti Carmon

HRC is deeply saddened by the loss of Ashanti Carmon, a Black transgender woman killed in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on March 30.

April 1, 2019 | HRC Staff

LGBTQ Civil Rights Leaders & Judiciary Vice Chair Rep. Scanlon Call for Passage of Equality Act

Ahead of Tuesday’s historic first-ever Congressional hearing on the Equality Act, LGBTQ advocates gathered on the Hill to discuss the federal civil rights legislation that will protect millions of LGBTQ…

April 1, 2019 | Stephen Peters

LGBTQ Civil Rights Leaders and Judiciary Vice Chair Rep. Scanlon Call for Passage of Equality Act

Ahead of Tuesday’s historic first-ever Congressional hearing on the Equality Act, LGBTQ advocates gathered on the Hill to discuss the federal civil rights legislation that will protect millions of LGBTQ…

April 1, 2019 | Guest Contributors

Lenten Devotional: Finding Peace

Throughout the Lenten season, HRC will share devotionals from faith leaders, LGBTQ people and allies.

April 1, 2019 | HRC Staff

Join HRC And Our Nation’s Youth As We Celebrate National Poetry Month With Poetry and Equality

This year, to celebrate National Poetry Month, HRC asked young people nationwide to write poems about what equality means to them, and to share them with us -- and you.

March 31, 2019 | Sarah McBride

HRC Celebrates International Transgender Day of Visibility 2019

International Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates the progress of the transgender community.

March 29, 2019 | HRC Staff

HRC Sits Down with Parents for Trans Equality Council’s Mimi Lemay

HRC recently sat down with Mimi Lemay, author and member of HRC Foundation’s Parents for Transgender Equality Council, to learn more about her family’s story.

March 29, 2019 | HRC Staff

Author Jacob Tobia Talks About Importance of Non-Binary and Trans Visibility

To non-binary author and activist Jacob Tobia, challenging perceptions of gender is among one of the most important ways to raise transgender and non-binary visibility.

March 28, 2019 | HRC Staff

#HRCTwitterTakeover With Planned Parenthood President Dr. Leana Wen

HRC held an #HRCTwitterTakeOver with Planned Parenthood President Dr. Leana Wen.

March 28, 2019 | Nick Morrow

MA House And Senate Pass Anti-Conversion Therapy Bill, Bills To Be Reconciled Before Going To Gov.

HRC reacted to a vote by the Massachusetts Senate to pass bipartisan legislation protecting LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy.”