Press Releases

January 25, 2019 | Elliott Kozuch

HRC Foundation to Honor E.J. Johnson For His LGBTQ Advocacy at Time to THRIVE Conference

January 23, 2019 | Charlotte Clymer

HRC Responds to HHS Discriminating Against Jewish, LGBTQ, and Other Families

WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organization, responded to a decision by the Department of Health and Human…

January 23, 2019 | Ianthe Metzger

With Equality Act on the Horizon, Polls Show Growing Majority of Americans Support LGBTQ Equality

WASHINGTON -- As the incoming pro-equality U.S. House sets its sights on the Equality Act -- crucial federal legislation that would provide consistent and explicit non-discrimination protections based on sexual…

January 18, 2019 | Ianthe Metzger

Human Rights Campaign Commemorates the Life of Civil Rights Hero Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

HRC partners with nearly 30 organizations nationwide in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

January 16, 2019 | Stephen Peters

HRC Calls on Senate to Reject Nomination of William Barr as Attorney General

WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization — released a letter calling on the Senate…

January 14, 2019 | Charlotte Clymer

HRC: Senate Must Demand Answers on Barr’s Troubling Record

WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, called for the U.S. Senate to demand answers regarding…

January 10, 2019 | Elliott Kozuch

HRC and UCONN Survey Reveals California LGBTQ Students Not Receiving Adequate Support

Washington -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in partnership with nine California civil rights and education organizations, released the California LGBTQ Youth Report, a groundbreaking resource detailing the…

January 9, 2019 | Charlotte Clymer

HRC: Congress Should Pass Universal Background Checks

WASHINGTON -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, called for Congress to pass legislation that mandates universal…

January 8, 2019 | Ianthe Metzger

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Signs Executive Directive Protecting LGBTQ State Employees

DETROIT -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive directive prohibiting…