Victory! Oregon Governor Kate Brown Signs Transgender Equality Bill
Legislation streamlines the process for transgender people to update their birth certificate in Oregon
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National Foster Care Month Comes to a Close
This National Foster Care Month, HRC is proud to have partnered with FosterClub through its #FosterEquality campaign, sharing stories of young LGBTQ leaders who have had experiences in foster care.
HRC Partners with Former Global Fellow in Republic of Georgia
HRC recently travelled to Tbilisi, Georgia, to explore ways of supporting the LGBTQ community in this country that lies at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
GOP Rep. Scott Taylor of Virginia Endorses Equality Act
242 members of Congress and more than 90 corporations now support the bipartisan legislation adding protections for LGBTQ people to federal civil rights laws
While Trump Fails to Recognize Chechnya Atrocities, France’s President Directly Raised it With Putin
As President Trump and his administration fail to make any significant headway against the brutal crimes happening to gay and bisexual men in Chechnya, France’s newly elected president directly raised…
Federal Appeals Court Rules in a Favor of Transgender Student Ashton Whitaker
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of Ashton Whitaker, a transgender high school student in Kenosha, Wisconsin, finding that he has the right under Title IX of the Education…
New Report Details High Rates of Bullying, Other Negative Outcomes for LGBTQ Students
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics released a new report, Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2016.
HRC Marks the Start of Ramadan
Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar when God revealed the Qur’an to Prophet Muhammad.
HRC Submits Testimony in Support of UN Human Rights Council
HRC submitted testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in response to the committee’s hearing entitled “Assessing the United Nations Human Rights Council.”
The Summer of Action Grassroots Organizing Training
With the Trump Administration actively trying to destroy our progress … take away our rights … silence us … erase us, it’s critically important for LGBTQ Americans and allies to…
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