Boy Scouts’ move to allow gay adults to participate in organization marks a moment, but falls short of goal of full inclusion
Following a bipartisan letter from U.S. Senators to the Secretary of Defense calling for non-discrimination protections, HRC highlights additional steps the administration should take to advance fairness and equality for…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz – a consistent opponent of marriage equality at every turn – is now apparently lashing out at having to answer questions about why he has…
WASHINGTON — Today, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s efforts to pass one of his top priorities, anti-LGBT HB 707, were dealt a major setback. By a bipartisan vote of 10-2 to…
New Issue Brief, Released During National Foster Care Month, Details Realities That Conspire to Put LGBTQ Youth In Danger of Abuse, Violence and Homelessness
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) will introduce the “Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act” – the first federal legislation to prohibit the practice of providing “conversion therapy” to any…
WASHINGTON – Yesterday by a vote of 43 to 25, the New Jersey Assembly passed the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act - an important bill that would modernize New…
Today, HRC released a video celebrating the eleventh-annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT). This year’s IDAHOT theme is “youth,” celebrating LGBT youth and their contributions to their…
Today HRC joined Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to urge the Obama Administration to take additional action against Gambian leaders as the regime continues to persecute LGBT citizens, calling on…