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Federal Judge Strikes Down South Carolina Marriage Ban
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled against South Carolina’s constitutional amendment banning marriage equality, making the Palmetto State the latest to see such a ban struck…
America’s Cities Leading the Way to LGBT Inclusion, Even In States Where Equality Remains Elusive
WASHINGTON - At a time when many states continue to drag their feet on fully-inclusive LGBT laws and policies, the nation’s cities are stepping up in record numbers to ensure…
HRC Urges Introduction of Fully Inclusive Non-Discrimination Bill
WASHINGTON – Upon news that this week amendments to the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act may be introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives by State Representative Frank Foster, the Human…
Limited Number of Federal Employee Health Benefit Providers To Cover Transition Related Care
Inadequate coverage unjustly impacts transgender federal employees
HRC Statement on Loretta Lynch
11/7/2014
To Russia With Love: A Present For Putin
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a T-shirt…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Missouri Ban on Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. District Court Judge Ortrie D. Smith ruled against Missouri’s state constitutional amendment banning marriage equality, making the Show Me State the latest state to see such…
Shameful Sixth Circuit Decision Upholds Discriminatory Marriage Bans in MI, KY, TN, & OH
After five consecutive federal circuit court rulings in favor of equality, appeals court upholds state bans on marriage for same-sex couples
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