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Military Officers, Organizations Urge Ninth Circuit to Maintain Block on Trans Troops Ban
The amicus briefs filed today represent the clear broad, bipartisan opposition to Donald Trump and Mike Pence's unconstitutional ban on transgender troops.
VICTORY! New Jersey Governor Signs Bipartisan Legislation Removing Roadblocks for Transgender People
Measures modernize state law to ensure birth and death certificates accurately reflect gender identity.
HRC Mourns Keisha Wells, Transgender Woman Killed in Cleveland
Keisha Wells, a transgender woman, was fatally shot in Cleveland, according to news reports, becoming the second transgender woman to be killed in the Ohio city in 2018.
HRC Opposes Dangerous Changes to Proposed Regulation Protecting Delaware Students
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced its opposition to troubling recent changes to Delaware’s…
HRC Mourns the Killing of a Third Trans Woman in Jacksonville Area this Year; Demands Action
According to multiple news reports, Cathalina Christina James, 24, was fatally shot in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 24 -- the third transgender woman murdered and the fourth shot in the…
Rhode Island Legislature Passes Bill to Ensure Death Certificates Accurately Reflect Gender Identity
S.B. 2614 amends state law to require the sex designation on a decedent’s death certificate to accurately reflect their gender identity.
CDC Releases Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Shows Harrowing Data for LGB Youth
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data showing LGB youth are disproportionaly at risk for interpersonal violence, drug and alcohol use and poor mental…
Federal Court Denies Renewed Attempt to Implement Transgender Military Ban
A federal court in Seattle denied yet another attempt by the Trump Administration to implement its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.
Ken Marcus Confirmed to Lead U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
HRC is disappointed that the Senate narrowly voted today to confirm Kenneth Marcus to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education by a vote…
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