HRC’s Weekly State Fights Report: Tennessee Amidst Anti-LGBTQ+ Onslaught
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Remembering Righteous TK “Chevy” Hill, Black Transgender Man, community leader and inclusive business owner
Righteous TK “Chevy” Hill, affectionately known to his friends and family as “TK,” “Chevy,” and other nicknames, was a 35-year-old Black transman who used his presence as a community leader…
First Lady Jill Biden to Keynote Human Rights Campaign’s 2024 Los Angeles Dinner
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, announced today that First Lady Jill Biden will give the keynote address…
Advocacy Groups Demand Immediate Release of Title IX Rule
National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), GLSEN, and Human Rights Campaign Submitted Joint Letter
ICYMI: A Missouri Lawmaker Wants to Criminalize Teachers Who Support Their Trans Students. The Lawmaker’s Own Brother Says ‘It’s Just Whitewash for Hatred’
Jefferson City, MO — Missouri State Representative Jamie Gragg introduced legislation last month that would label teachers as sex offenders for affirming any transgender student’s gender identity, a cruel and…
#workingpositively: An Update from World AIDS Day
A stark reality persists – over 1.1 million people in the U.S. continue to grapple with HIV, with an alarming 38,000 new diagnoses annually. Recently, at the World AIDS Day…
Human Rights Campaign Responds to Partial Release of Medical Examiner’s Report on Death of Nex Benedict
WASHINGTON - Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, released the following statement in response to a partial release of the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s report into the death of…
PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Advocates from HRC PAC, Planned Parenthood PA PAC Join With Malcolm Kenyatta to Endorse His Campaign for Auditor General
“We Need to Also Recognize the Impact that Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Trans Legislation Has Had on the Mental Health of our Young People”
Watch Full Video from the Event Here
ICYMI: In States with Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws, School Hate Crimes Quadrupled, Washington Post Reports; Corresponding Surge in Youth Crisis Hotline Calls
Washington Post reports that “School hate crimes targeting LGBTQ+ people have sharply risen in recent years, climbing fastest in states that have passed laws restricting LGBTQ student rights and education”…
Human Rights Campaign PAC, Planned Parenthood PA PAC Announce Joint Endorsement of Malcolm Kenyatta for Auditor General
Longtime Organizer and Advocate was First LGBTQ+ Person of Color to Win Seat in Pennsylvania Legislature
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