We Must Address Violence Targeting LGBTQ Communities of Color
We need look no further than recent headlines to see that LGBTQ communities of color are too often under attack.
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Hate Crimes: What You Need to Know & How You Can Help
The horrific attack on Jussie Smollett has captured the attention of the media, and the alarming reality is that these attacks are happening to people practically every day across this…
HRC Responds: Jussie Smollett Targeted In Possible Hate Crime Attack
Longtime LGBTQ advocate and friend of HRC, Jussie Smollett, was the victim of a possible hate crime attack in Chicago.
HRC: Congress Should Pass Universal Background Checks
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, called for Congress to pass legislation that mandates universal…
New FBI Statistics Show Alarming Increase in Number of Reported Hate Crimes
The FBI released hate crime statistics for 2017 revealing a disturbing increase of 17 percent in reported hate crimes from the previous year.
HRC Statement on Mass Shooting in Pittsburgh
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to the mass shooting at the Tree of…
20 Years After Matthew Shepard's Brutal Murder, LGBTQ People Are Still Facing Epidemic of Violence
Last year deadliest on record for transgender community, with victims predominantly women of color
Annapolis Reminds Us of the Urgency of Action
Whether in a school, a church, a nightclub or a newsroom, gun violence affects every community across America and demands the attention of our lawmakers.
Together We Talk: Q&A with the Orlando United Assistance Center
Following the tragedy at Pulse two years ago, the Orlando community needed a place for survivors and victims’ families to mourn, to heal and to find support.
HRC Marks Two Years Since Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Commits to ‘Honor Victims with Action’
Forty-nine people -- most of them LGBTQ and Latinx -- were killed in the mass shooting at the Orlando nightclub.
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