Communities of Color
People of color who are also LGBTQ+ face a unique set of challenges based on their experience at the intersection of two marginalized communities in our society.
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Professional Resources
The LGBTQ+ community will not achieve full equality as long as LGBTQ+ people of color continue to face oppression and marginalization on the basis of race. The Human Rights Campaign is committed to fighting racism and racial oppression, challenging hateful policies and rhetoric and representing and advocating for the full diversity of the LGBTQ+ community through a range of strategies, tactics and programs.
AANHPI & Proud
For too long in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality, Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) voices have been toned down, quiet, or missing. We’re changing that.
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AANHPI & Proud
For too long in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality, Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) voices have been toned down, quiet, or missing. We’re changing that.
ACTIVATE: A Transgender Justice Initiative Program
ACTIVATE: Building the Capacity of Leaders on the Frontlines
At the Intersection: Race, Sexuality and Gender
This report comes at a critical time when our future depends on our ability to understand our differences and similarities.
B.L.A.C.K. Council
Our B.L.A.C.K. Council engages, develops and empowers Black HRC members, volunteer leaders, donors, and staff to establish and maintain safe spaces and increase representation for Black LGBTQ+ people and their…
Coming Out: Living Authentically as Black LGBTQ+ People
We all deserve the right to live our lives genuinely, completely and honestly. Race, ethnicity, language, religion, culture, gender expression, sexual orientation and gender identity should never be barriers to…
Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Coming out is a personal choice, and the lifelong coming out experience is different for everybody. For those of us who identify as LGBTQ+ and as people of color, it…
Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Latine Americans
HRC Foundation's Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Latine Americans resource is designed to aid LGBTQ+ Latine Americans in navigating the intersectional challenges when coming out.
ELÉVATE: Un programa de la Iniciativa de Justicia Transgénero
ELÉVATE, el nuevo programa de nuestra Iniciativa de Justicia Trans, promueve el liderazgo de las personas trans y no binarias hispanohablantes por poner en contacto a los miembros de la…
End Racial and Religious Profiling Act
The End Racial and Religious Profiling Act would prohibit federal, state, and local law enforcement from targeting a person based on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender,…
Entendiendo a la comunidad transgénero
Las personas transgénero vienen de todos los ámbitos de la vida. Somos padres, hermanos y hermanas, hijes. Somos tus compañeros de trabajo y tus vecinos. Somos una comunidad diversa que…
Love conquers hate.
