June 19, 2017 | HRC Staff

USAID Nominee Pledges Support for LGBTQ Human Rights

In a hearing before a U.S. Senate committee, Ambassador Mark Green, the nominee to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), pledged that, if confirmed, he would work to…

June 14, 2017 | HRC Staff

Tillerson Admits No Concern Over Chechen Atrocities Have Been Raised With Russian Counterparts

HRC blasted disturbing revelations made by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a hearing held by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

June 14, 2017 | Stephen Peters

Sec. Tillerson Admits No Concerns Have Been Raised With Russians Over Chechen Atrocities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, blasted disturbing revelations made by U.S. Secretary of…

June 14, 2017 | HRC Staff

Brunei LGBTQ Advocates Visit HRC Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Matthew Woolfe, founder of The Brunei Project, and an unnamed Bruneian free speech advocate visited Washington, D.C. to participate in a series of events on the state of LGBTQ rights…

June 7, 2017 | HRC Staff

Judge Affirms Charges Against Scott Lively, But Dismisses Case on Jurisdictional Grounds

Earlier this week, a U.S. federal court affirmed charges against American anti-LGBTQ exporter of hate Scott Lively, but dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds.

June 6, 2017 | HRC Staff

HRC Joins Coalition Denouncing Indonesia’s LGBTQ Persecution

HRC recently joined a coalition of international organizations and individuals to denounce the growing persecution of LGBTQ people in Indonesia.

June 6, 2017 | HRC Staff

LGBTQ Issues Focus of Attention at UN Human Rights Council

Vitit Muntarbhorn, the newly appointed United Nations Independent Expert for the protection of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered his first report to the UN…