Trump-Pence Administration is Retreating From U.S. Leadership on Human Rights, Democracy
2017 marked the most serious crisis for international human rights and democracy in decades, according to the nonpartisan watchdog Freedom House.
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Alarming Number of LGBTQ Minors Will Undergo Conversion Therapy in States Without Legal Protections
The Williams Institute released an alarming report on the number of LGBTQ teens who will be subjected to so-called "conversion therapy" in states without protections from the practice.
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Ask Court to Permanently Block Transgender Military Ban
“The facts are in and the court has what it needs to finally return this bigoted policy back to the dustbin of history, where it has always belonged.”
One Year Later, HRC Vows to Keep Turning Resistance Into Action
HRC marked the one year anniversary of the Trump-Pence Administration’s inauguration by vowing to continue turning resistance into action in 2018.
Washington State Senate Votes to Protect LGBTQ Youth From the Practice of Conversion Therapy
Legislation now heads to the Washington House of Representatives for consideration.
New Analysis Shows Increase in Gun Deaths since 2008 Supreme Court Decision
Gun deaths have increased by 17 percent since the Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that there is a right to keep a handgun in the home for self-defense, according to…
Broward County, Florida Votes to Protect LGBTQ Youth from Conversion Therapy
HRC praised the Broward County Board of Commissioners for passing a measure to protect LGBTQ youth from so-called “conversion therapy.”
Unite. Resist. Enlist: How We Fought for Equality in Trump's America in 2017
In 2017, HRC united, resisted and enlisted against the injustices happening to LGBTQ people on the federal, state and local levels.
Five Years After Sandy Hook, Time for Gun Safety Reform
Today, the Human Rights Campaign issued a statement from President Chad Griffin on the fifth anniversary of the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
House GOP Higher Education Act Bill Furthers Trump-DeVos Attack on LGBTQ Students’ Civil Rights
Since the beginning of the Trump-Pence administration, the Department of Education, under the leadership of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, has worked to undermine the protections and enforcement of our…
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