Transgender Day of Remembrance Highlights Epidemic of Anti-Transgender Violence
Human Rights Campaign joins the nation in solemn tribute to transgender people who have lost their lives to violence
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FBI Releases New Hate Crimes Report Ahead of First-Ever Congressional Forum on Anti-Trans Violence
For the second year in a row, report includes statistics for bias-motivated violence against trans people
HRC Statement on LCCHR President Wade Henderson
WASHINGTON -- Following is a statement from Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin upon reports that Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR) has…
American Airlines, Facebook, General Mills, Google and Nike Announce Support for Equality Act
Eight leading American corporations--including major Fortune 500 companies--announce support for comprehensive federal LGBT non-discrimination legislation in days following introduction of Equality Act
HRC Statement On Charleston Church Shooting
WASHINGTON – Today, Chad Griffin, President of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding the…
10 Things You Should Know About the Rabidly Anti-LGBT Liberty Counsel
WASHINGTON – In 1989, attorney Matthew Staver and his wife, Anita, founded Liberty Counsel, a legal organization aimed at “advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family.” But…
On 5-Year Anniversary of Federal Hate Crimes Law, HRC Releases Guide to State-Level Advocacy
20 states either do not have a hate crimes law or have a law lacking LGBT inclusion
HRC Continues the Call for Action and Protection of Transgender Women
WASHINGTON– In response to the brutal murder of a transgender woman in East Hollywood last week, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called for increased action to protect transgender people,…
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