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February 3, 2017 | HRC Staff

Religious Leaders Express Outrage Over Possible License to Discriminate Executive Order

More than 400 religious leaders expressed outrage after media reports about a leaked License to Discriminate Executive Order from Donald Trump’s White House.

February 2, 2017 | HRC Staff

HRC Organizes in San Antonio

Isaac Garcia, HRC San Antonio Field Organizer, hosted a letter writing party at La Botanica this past Thursday.

February 2, 2017 | HRC Staff

Virginia House of Delegates Passes Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ ‘License to Discriminate’ Legislation

The legislation seeks to give taxpayer-funded agencies and service providers a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people under the guise of religion.

February 2, 2017 | Stephen Peters

Virginia House of Delegates Passes Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ ‘License to Discriminate’ Bill

WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality Virginia strongly condemned the Virginia House of Delegates for passing HB 2025 -- discriminatory legislation that seeks to give taxpayer-funded…

February 2, 2017 | Adamma Izuegbunam

HRC: TRUMP’S DRAFT “LICENSE TO DISCRIMINATE” ORDER IS AN ATTACK ON LGBTQ AMERICANS

HRC President, Legal Director and Supreme Court Litigator Available to Discuss

February 2, 2017 | Guest Contributors

HRC Hosts Conversation About the State of LGBTQ Equality in 2017 in New York

HRC Senior Regional Field Director Lynne Bowman traveled to Rochester, New York, to speak about the state of LGBTQ equality in 2017.

February 2, 2017 | Ryan Wilson

Texas Legislative Session Focusing on Anti-Transgender Legislation

Will Texas become this year’s North Carolina?

February 2, 2017 | Beck Bailey

HRC Gathers Business Leaders for Public Policy Symposium in Texas

HRC held a public policy roundtable in Dallas for corporate leaders engaged in supporting basic civil rights for LGBTQ people.

February 1, 2017 | Hayley Miller

Bigotry at 1600: Latest Target of Trump's Reign of Hate Appears to Be LGBTQ People

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to new media reports about a leaked License to…

February 1, 2017 | HRC Staff

Republicans Continue to Rush Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Nominees’ Confirmations Through the Senate

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) took the unprecedented step to suspend the rules of the Senate Finance Committee by unanimous consent with no Democrats present.