HRC Expands Impact With Critical New Hires
Appointments will significantly deepen the organization’s work in trans justice, religion and faith, impact litigation and strategic communications.
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Gender Identity Law Takes Effect in Chile
On December 27, 2019, Chile’s Gender Identity Law -- Ley de Identidad de Género, which provides legal protections for gender identity recognition, went into effect.
HRC Mourns Dustin Parker, Trans Man Killed in Oklahoma
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dustin Parker, a 25-year-old transgender man fatally shot in McAlester, Oklahoma.
HRC Mourns Yahira Nesby, Black Trans Woman Killed in Brooklyn
The New York City Anti-Violence Project worked with Yahira Nesby’s close friends to confirm her identity.
HRC Mourns Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17-Year-Old Trans Girl Murdered in Washington
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Nikki Kuhnhausen, a transgender girl who was killed in Vancouver, Washington.
HRC Mourns Ellie Washtock, Gender Non-Conforming Person Killed in Florida
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death early this year of Ellie Washtock, who sometimes went by Eli, a gender non-conforming person who was shot to death in…
LGBTQ Organizations: Defense Authorization Bill Should Have Ended Trans Troop Ban
WASHINGTON — Today, a coalition of organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Transgender Equality, GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), Modern Military Association of America, National Center…
Adoption is a Trans Issue
Nia Clark shares her story of coming out as transgender, and why she works to raise awareness of the discrimination LGBTQ youth can face within child welfare systems.
Observing Transgender Day of Remembrance in Mississippi
HRC Mississippi staff and members joined Millsaps, the ACLU of Mississippi and community members to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20.
Ensuring an Inclusive Organization That Serves the Transgender Community
When advocate Sayer Johnson co-founded the Metro Trans Umbrella Group in St. Louis in 2013, the organization came together out of “frustration and necessity.”
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