Support Transgender Youth In Your Classroom This Thursday
On Thursday, May 18, HRC’s Welcoming Schools program and the National Education Association will hold the second annual National "I Am Jazz" School and Community Readings.
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The Second National “I Am Jazz” School and Community Reading is Less Than a Week Away
On Thursday, May 18, teachers, parents and allies across the country will come together in support of transgender and gender-expansive children for Welcoming Schools’ second National I Am Jazz School…
11 Pro-LGBTQ Moms to Celebrate on Mother’s Day
For Mother’s Day this year, HRC is recognizing a group of spectacular moms across the nation who are working to achieve LGBTQ equality.
CT Governor Signs Bill Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Dangerous 'Conversion Therapy'
Connecticut becomes the ninth jurisdiction — and the second state so far this year — to enact these crucially important protections.
National Foster Care Month: States Choose Discrimination Over Best Interests of Children
As HRC marks National Foster Care Month, we are shedding a light on several pieces of legislation that are creating barriers for foster care parents and child welfare agencies.
Discrimination in Texas: House Passes Anti-LGBTQ Bill HB 3859
Bill would allow discrimination by child welfare agencies; now heads to Senate.
Sign Up to Host a School and Community Reading of "I Am Jazz" in Support of Transgender Youth
HRC Foundation and Welcoming Schools are thrilled to announce our second National I Am Jazz School and Community Readings on May 18, 2017.
HRC Launches Major New Survey of LGBTQ Teens
HRC and researchers at the University of Connecticut are launching a major national survey of LGBTQ teens.
SCOTUS Rejects Challenge to California Law Protecting Youth from “Conversion Therapy”
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected for the third time a challenge to California’s 2012 law that protects LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called…
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act Reintroduced in Congress
Rep. Mark Pocan, Sens. Patty Murray and Tammy Baldwin reintroduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, which would require colleges and universities to have comprehensive anti-harassment policies that include…
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