Anti-Transgender Ballot Initiative Defeated in Washington State; Victory Celebrated at Tacoma Pride
After I-1552 failed to qualify for the November ballot, HRC staff celebrated with coalition partners and equality activists at Tacoma Pride
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I-1552 Fails to Qualify for the November Ballot; Victory for Transgender Washingtonians
HRC worked closely with coalition partners to urge Washington residents to “Decline To Sign” the dangerous petition that would have put the discriminatory, anti-trans measure on the ballot in November.
HRC patrocina evento de Orgullo por el lanzamiento de organización LGBTQ en Perú
El 28 de junio se llevó a cabo el lanzamiento de Presente, una nueva organización LGBTQ peruana, en un evento auspiciado por HRC a través del programa Global Partnerships in…
New Resource Explores LGBTQ Youth Incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice System
Movement Advancement Project, YouthFirst and Center for American Progress, in partnership with HRC, released Unjust: LGBTQ Youth Incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice System, a comprehensive report examining the pervasive systemic…
HRC Sponsors Pride Event to Launch New LGBTQ Organization in Peru
On June 28, Presente, a new LGBTQ organization in Peru, launched in Lima at an event sponsored by HRC through the Global Partnerships in Pride program.
HRC Staff Works To Defeat Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative in Washington State
HRC's on the ground in Seattle, Washington, joining coalition partners in the fight against a harmful and discriminatory ballot initiative, I-1552.
HRC Mourns the Loss of Ebony Morgan, a Trans Woman Murdered in Virginia
HRC was horrified and saddened to learn that Ebony Morgan, a transgender woman of color, was shot and killed in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Coming Out on Croatia’s Most Popular TV Show Was Political. It Was Also Fun.
How, the author wondered, could she change hearts and minds around LGBT rights in her native Croatia? By coming out on national TV, and in the country’s most popular magazine.
HRC Foundation to Host Islamic Seminary Talk on Muslims and the LGBTQ Community
MECCA Institute and Muslims for Progressive Values will be hosting a talk on “Mecca Institute, Muslims and the LGBTQ Community.”
HRC to Trump: You Must Address Anti-LGBTQ Chechnya Crisis With Putin at G-20 Summit Meeting
HRC released a letter from HRC President Chad Griffin to President Donald Trump ahead of Trump’s scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit this week.
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