California Continues to Lead the Battle for LGBTQ Equality
Western regional field organizer Christopher Cooke and several HRC members joined Equality California and coalition partners for LGBT Advocate Day 2017 at the state capitol in Sacramento.
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Equality NC and HRC Respond to NBA’s Decision to Return 2019 All-Star Game to Charlotte
NBA announces decision to bring back the 2019 All-Star Game to Charlotte despite discrimination that remains enshrined in state law with HB142
Texans: Ask Governor Abbott to Veto HB 3859 and SB 2078
On May 21, the Texas House and Senate both passed anti-LGBTQ items.
HRC & NEA Sponsor National Day of Reading of "I Am Jazz" in Support of Transgender Youth
Thousands of parents, educators and allies across the nation will stand in solidarity with transgender students by hosting school and community readings of I Am Jazz, a children’s book by…
Help HRC Stop HB3859 in Texas
With just days left in this year’s legislative session, extremist members of the Texas legislature are not giving up their attacks on LGBTQ Texans and their families.
School in Chicago Neighborhood Holds Bake Sale to Raise Funds for HRC
HRC received a touching $801.02 donation from the students at Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies in Andersonville, a neighborhood in Chicago.
Texas Senate Passes Anti-Transgender Legislation
The Texas Senate passed a bill that would directly impact transgender student athletes in Texas.
Discrimination in Texas: House Passes Anti-LGBTQ Bill HB 3859
Bill would allow discrimination by child welfare agencies; now heads to Senate.
HRC & Equality FL Express Concern for Overly Broad Religious Expression Legislation in Florida
Just days after President Trump signed an executive order that raised major concerns about religion being used as a license to discriminate, the Florida House passed overly broad religious expression…
TN Gov. Signs Bill Undermining Protections for LGBTQ People in Effort to Challenge Marriage Equality
The new law requires courts and agencies apply a so-called “natural” meaning interpretation of gendered statutory language, including those involving the rights of husbands and wives.
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