HRC Mourns India Monroe, Misgendered After December Murder
News coverage of Monroe’s death identified her by the wrong name and gender. As a result, she had not been counted among 21 other known transgender homicide victims of 2016.
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HRC Mourns Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow, Trans Woman Murdered in South Dakota
The apparent homicide comes just days after Mesha Caldwell’s death marked the year’s first reported murder of a transgender person in the United States.
HRC Mourns Sean Hake, Transgender Man Killed in Pennsylvania
On January 6, Sean Ryan Hake, 23, was shot multiple times by a police officer in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Plotting Discriminatory Attack on Transgender Texans
Today, HRC blasted Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst for introducing SB 6 -- dishonestly titled the “Privacy Protection Act” -- a bill expressly intended to…
HRC Mourns Mesha Caldwell, First Reported Trans Murder Victim of 2017
HRC was deeply saddened to learn that transgender woman Mesha Caldwell, 41, was found dead near Canton, Mississippi, on the evening of January 4.
Judge Puts Thousands at Risk by Halting Enforcement of Federal Transgender Healthcare Protections
Decision by judge with history of anti-LGBTQ rulings comes just one day before Affordable Care Act non-discrimination measures were to go into effect
BREAKING: HB2 Repeal Fails, Deeply Discriminatory Bill Continues to Target LGBTQ People
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Equality North Carolina, and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) issued the following statements after the North Carolina General Assembly failed…
Record Number of Top U.S. Companies Embracing Inclusive Policies for LGBTQ Workers
WASHINGTON - The nation’s major companies and law firms are advancing in record numbers vital policies and practices to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workers around the…
HRC and TPOCC Release New Report Documenting Violence Against Transgender Community
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, and the Trans…
Transforming Policies to Practice: A New Toolkit To Promote Transgender Inclusion In The Workplace
More than ever before, America’s largest companies are leading the way on LGBTQ inclusion.
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