#ThrowbackThursday: Ellen DeGeneres Came Out 20 Years Ago
Ellen DeGeneres came out publicly on her TV show Ellen on April 30, 1997, in “The Puppy Episode.”
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Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act Reintroduced in Congress
Rep. Mark Pocan, Sens. Patty Murray and Tammy Baldwin reintroduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, which would require colleges and universities to have comprehensive anti-harassment policies that include…
STD Spotlight: Syphilis
Gay and bisexual men, in particular, are experiencing rates of syphilis not seen since before the HIV epidemic, which makes raising awareness of this particular STD all the more important.
100 DAYS: HRC Launches Timeline of Trump’s Unprecedented Attacks on LGBTQ Community
100 DAYS: HRC Launches Timeline of Trump’s Unprecedented Attacks on LGBTQ Community
TN Lawmakers Vote to Undermine Protections for Women & LGBTQ People in Effort to Challenge Marriage
HRC condemned a vote by the Tennessee Senate passing HB 1111 -- a measure that could undermine certain protections under state law for women and LGBTQ people in a shameful…
HRC Members Gather at House Party in Greenwood, Mississippi
A group of residents in the Mississippi Delta town of Greenwood hosted a house party for HRC.
TN Lawmakers Vote to Undermine Protections for LGBTQ People in Effort to Challenge Marriage Equality
Washington -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, condemned a vote by the Tennessee Senate passing HB…
Anti-LGBTQ Bills in Tennessee Attempt to Undermine Supreme Court's Marriage Equality Ruling
These next couple of weeks could be crucial for LGBTQ equality in Tennessee.
Louisiana House Committee Advances LGBTQ-Inclusive Domestic Violence Bill
Louisiana is only one of a handful of states where the law specifically singles out opposite sex partners in the state’s domestic violence statute, making it harder for prosecutors and…
HRC in Maine for Congressional Recess
To help fight a wave of hate and misinformation at the state and federal level, HRC spent last week on the ground in Maine for the Congressional recess.
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