All posts tagged "human rights campaign"
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HRC releases web video highlighting Jeff Mateer’s anti-gay statements
The Human Rights Campaign has released a web video highlighting a multitude of anti-LGBTQ statements made by Jeff Mateer, President Trump’s nominee for a federal...
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Birmingham becomes first city in Alabama to pass pro-LGBTQ ordinance
On Tuesday, after nearly a decade of planning and a public hearing, the Birmingham City Council passed a nondiscrimination ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on...
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HRC calling on Trump to withdraw judicial nomination of Jeff Mateer
–Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, in a statement calling on President Trump to withdraw his nomination of Jeff Mateer, an assistant attorney general in...
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Betsy DeVos rescinds Obama-era guidance on campus sexual assault
Critics say guidance favoring the accused could harm LGBTQ students, who face higher rates of assault
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LGBTQ groups in second lawsuit against Trump trans ban seek injunction
The LGBTQ organizations behind a second lawsuit challenging President Trump’s ban on transgender military members have asked for a federal court to issue an injunction...
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LGBTQ groups decry study claiming facial recognition technology can tell if you’re gay
The Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD are outraged after media outlets reported on a study by a professor affiliated with Stanford University that claims that...
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LGBTQ groups criticize DeVos for reversing guidance on campus sexual assault
Advocates say LGBTQ students, at higher risk of assault, could be harmed by revisions to guidance to colleges
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Two additional lawsuits challenge Trump’s transgender military ban
A third lawsuit was previously filed to overturn any attempt to discriminate against trans service members
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Human rights groups urge U.S. newscasts to “shine a spotlight” on anti-gay abuse in Chechnya
Human rights advocates are calling on U.S. evening newscasts to cover the ongoing anti-gay persecution in Chechnya, including the imprisonment and execution of LGBTQ people...
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HRC endorses Danica Roem for Virginia House of Delegates
Months after the Victory Fund threw its support behind the woman who could be the first out transgender person to be seated in a state...
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HRC endorses pro-LGBTQ Virginia AG Mark Herring for re-election
Herring has come under criticism from Republicans for his various pro-LGBTQ legal positions
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HRC endorses Ralph Northam for Virginia Governor
On Friday, the Human Rights Campaign endorsed Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) in his bid to become the commonwealth’s next governor. “Ralph Northam is...
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HRC launches $26 million campaign opposing “Trump-Pence regime”
"HRC Rising" will register and mobilize voters for the 2018 midterm elections
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HRC to Trump: Address anti-gay persecution in Chechnya at G-20 summit
The president of the Human Rights Campaign has penned an open letter to President Donald Trump calling on him to speak out on and condemn...
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HRC releases video highlighting importance of Planned Parenthood for LGBTQ community
The Human Rights Campaign has released a video highlighting the important role that Planned Parenthood plays in providing culturally competent health care to the LGBTQ...
