State Legislatures Pass 10 Pro-Equality Bills This Year
HRC is celebrating the passage of 10 pro-equality state bills during the first half of 2018.
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New Jersey Legislature Passes Bills to Ensure Birth and Death Certificates Reflect Gender Identity
New Jersey lawmakers passed two bills—S.478 and S.493—to ensure that residents’ birth and death certificates accurately reflect their gender identity.
Mental Health Awareness Takes More Than Just One Month
As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, let’s encourage young people -- and especially LGBTQ youth -- to speak openly and honestly about their mental health.
National Foster Care Month: Meet Dameon, David, Marcus, Lucina & Timothy
In partnership with FosterClub, HRC’s All Children - All Families project has launched its #FosterEquality campaign to share stories throughout National Foster Care Month of young LGBTQ leaders who have…
DISCRIMINATION IN KANSAS: Kansas Governor Signs Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Today, HRC blasted Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer for signing a patently discriminatory bill, SB 284, which is a license to discriminate with taxpayer funds against prospective LGBTQ foster or adoptive…
National Foster Care Month: Meet Courtney, Eric & Weston
In partnership with FosterClub, HRC’s All Children - All Families project has launched its #FosterEquality campaign to share stories throughout National Foster Care Month of young LGBTQ leaders who have…
HRC, UCONN Survey Finds Anti-LGBTQ Bias Overwhelmingly Affects Health and Well-being of LGBTQ Teens
Findings underscore urgency of supporting LGBTQ youth -- 95 percent of whom struggle to sleep at night -- amidst ongoing political attacks on LGBTQ equality.
HRC Joins Coalition to Fight to Preserve Massachusetts Non-Discrimination Protections
The bipartisan Freedom for All Massachusetts coalition officially launched its “Vote Yes” campaign in Boston to uphold the state law protecting transgender people from discrimination in public spaces.
Moms For Equality: Kelly Rippon on Treating Everyone Equally with Dignity and Respect
In honor of Mother’s Day, a star-studded lineup of Moms have joined HRC in advocating and standing up for their own kids and millions of LGBTQ youth across the country.
Moms For Equality: Nicole Cozier on Why LGBTQ Youth Deserve to be Their Most Authentic Self
In honor of Mother’s Day, a star-studded lineup of Moms have joined HRC in advocating and standing up for their own kids and millions of LGBTQ youth across the country.
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