Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsToday marks the 11th anniversary of the historic signing of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes…
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard, who was the victim of a fatally violent hate crime because of his sexual orientation. Shepard’s death sparked a…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the enactment of HB 426, which prohibits bias-motivated crimes based on certain enumerated characteristics, and the passage of HB 838, which would prevent…
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsThree-fourths of homicides against transgender people involved a gun, and nearly eight in ten homicides of Black trans women…
Georgia has no statewide hate crimes law; HRC demands action to address this injustice
At least 22 transgender and gender non-conforming people — almost all Black transgender women — have been killed in 2019.
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to troubling federal data showing unacceptably high levels…
HRC marks the tragic death of Matthew Shepard 21 years ago.
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to news that Steven Menashi, Trump’s nominee for…
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsHRC responded to news of Conor Climo’s arrest. Climo was allegedly discovered to have been planning to attack a…
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