Across the country, anti-LGBTQ+ legislators are taking their marching orders from extremist groups, and are determined to tell their LGBTQ+ constituents that they should not be seen nor heard, nor even exist. Although the 2024 legislative session promises to continue these devastating attacks, HRC is more committed and more energized than ever in our fight for LGBTQ+ equality.
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Three Senate Republicans introduced the SUCCEED Act, a bill that would create a pathway to legalization for so-called “Dreamers,” which falls short in protecting this vulnerable population in a number…
With this statement, the CDC has joined HIV researchers, doctors and service providers throughout the world in affirming the efficacy of treatment as an HIV prevention strategy.
The U.S. is the only industrialized country without government mandated paid leave.
Last Friday, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rescinded Obama-era Title IX guidance related to schools' obligations to address sexual harassment, including sexual violence--a move that will disproportionately impact LGBTQ people.
Jeff Mateer opposes anti-discrimination laws and called transgender children “Satan’s plan.”
HRC joined more than 80 organizations on a letter to Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore at the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division outlining steps that the DOJ…
The United Nations has been crucial to advancing and protecting the human rights of LGBTQ people
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), John McCain (R-AZ), and Jack Reed (D-RI) announced the introduction of legislation to protect currently-serving transgender service members from being discharged.
HRC is proud to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual celebration of the histories and cultures of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central…
HRC se enorgullece de observar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana que comienza hoy, 15 de septiembre. Esta celebración anual conmemora las historias y culturas de los ciudadanos estadounidenses cuyos…
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