The attacks on our community are relentless, and they’re coming from all directions - from statehouses, hate speech accounts on social media, and even the New York Times. And so we mobilize, we fight and we win. And amid our powerful resistance, there is unbridled joy: in art, in parenting, onscreen, in sports and beyond.
Read the Winter 2023 issue
'They Have Been Defenders of Our Democracy, and Allies for Marginalized Communities'
Rikkey Otumuro, a 39-year-old Latina transgender woman, was a popular and well-loved member of the Washington LGBTQ+ community. Outumuro, a.k.a. Tru Starlet, was fatally shot in Centralia, Washington, on the…
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Zoella “Zoey” Rose Martinez, a 20-year-old Latina transgender woman who was fatally shot in Maple Valley, Washington on August 31,…
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The Town Hall will be hosted by activist and Pod Save the People host DeRay McKesson and feature…
Taylor's death is believed to be the at least 21st violent death of a transgender or gender non-conforming person this year in the U.S.
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsAs Governor, Jay Inslee has been a champion for the LGBTQ community. Inslee and the legislature created Washington’s first…
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsEndorsements come after the first anniversary of the U.S. House passing the Equality Act.
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Nikki Kuhnhausen, a transgender girl who was killed in Vancouver, Washington.
HRC launched an Equality Act Month of Action with dozens of in-district grassroots events to build support for the Equality Act
HRC celebrates the incredible work of hundreds of our volunteers, members and supporters in cities across the country, who united in service to honor the life and legacy of Dr.…
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