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Speaker Mike Johnson Announces Capitol Bathroom Ban
HRC President Calls Out "Cruel and Discriminatory" Policy
HRC’s 2024 Survey of Pro-Equality Cities & Towns: More Cities Than Ever Receive Highest Possible Score, Many More Limited By Anti-Trans State Laws
Thirteenth Edition of HRC’s Municipal Equality Index, Nation’s Most Comprehensive Survey of Cities’ LGBTQ+ Policies, Shows Record Breaking 130 Cities - More Than 25% of All Surveyed - Earned Highest…
HRCF’s 2024 Epidemic of Violence Report: Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Continues, with Black Trans Women Comprising Nearly Half of the Deaths
Since Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023, HRCF identified 36 deaths of transgender people, bringing total deaths since tracking began in 2013 to nearly 400
U.S. Department of Education Finds Nex Benedict’s School District Accountable for Fostering Hostile Climate In Response to HRC Complaint
In a resolution agreement with the Owasso School District in Oklahoma, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights - in response to a complaint filed by HRC in February…
REPORT: Congressional Democrats, After Beating Back Unprecedented Onslaught of Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks in FY24 Budget, Face Next Wave
51 of 52 Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders Were Defeated in FY24 Budget Cycle Thanks to Work of Pro-Equality Lawmakers and Advocates
New HRC Report Details The Next Raft of Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders in…
New Post Election Poll: Equality Voters Overwhelmingly Backed Harris-Walz ticket; Anti-Trans Attack Ads Proved Ineffective with Broad Swath of Voters
81% of Equality Voters and 84% of LGBTQ+ Voters Backed Harris for President
Just 4% of voters named policies attacking trans people as an important issue in deciding who to…
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON THE RESULTS OF 2024 ELECTION
Despite heartbreaking election setbacks, HRC remains committed to showing up, advancing progress, and fighting for equality – just as the LGBTQ+ community has done for decades
Reality Check: Leading up to Election Night, Equality is Surging while Anti-Trans Attacks Fall Flat
Openly-LGBTQ+ Candidates Poised to Make History
Equality Voters Showing Up in Early Voting, Demonstrating Power
MAGA’s Anti-Trans, Divisive Closing Message Once Again Falls Flat With Voters
ICYMI: New Survey Finds Anti-Trans Ads Ineffective, Disliked by Voters
Data for Progress finds that among likely voters, Democrats, Independents and Republicans alike don’t want to see “mean-spirited” ads targeting the transgender community.
74% of voters say that transgender people…
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