BREAKING: Botswana High Court Overturns Colonial-Era Law Criminalizing Same-Sex Relations
Botswana was one of 33 African countries that criminalized consensual same-sex relations
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HRC Responds to Reports Regarding DC Dyke March
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to recent media reports regarding the DC Dyke…
HRC: Hails Reintroduction of the Every Child Deserves a Family Act
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, hailed the reintroduction of the Every Child Deserves a…
HRC Foundation & National Partners Launch Project THRIVE, Multi-Year Campaign to Support LGBTQ Youth
Washington -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and more than 15 of the nation’s largest national organizations committed to the well-being of young people are launching Project THRIVE,…
HRC: Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling Affirming Trans Students
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to news that the Supreme Court has declined…
HRC & UCONN Survey Finds API LGBTQ Youth at Heightened Risk for Discrimination at Home and in School
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in partnership with the University of Connecticut, released the 2019 LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander Youth Report, a groundbreaking resource detailing…
HRC Calls on Senate to Reject Nielson Nomination
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, issued the following statement in advance of the nomination…
HRC: Senators Must Reject Wendy Vitter, an Unqualified Danger to Women, LGBTQ People and Communities
WASHINGTON-- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, reiterated its call to the U.S. Senate to oppose the…
SHAME: Trump-Pence Admin Declares Opposition to Civil Rights Legislation
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to the Trump-Pence administration’s announcement opposing the Equality…
HRC Announces Rep. Lucy McBath, Cynthia Erivo & Ryan O’Connell to Headline the 2019 HRC Atlanta Gala
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization — announced that Rep. Lucy McBath, who made…
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