All posts tagged "human rights campaign"
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Half of US states need to achieve ‘basic LGBTQ equality’
D.C. achieved the Human Rights Campaign's highest rating on the annual State Equality Index, while 25 states scored the lowest rating
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Mississippi trans woman’s slaying leads to calls for LGBTQ hate crime protections
Jackson Police have not determined a motive for, or named any suspects in 30-year-old Dominique Jackson's murder
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LGBTQ groups praise House vote to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments
Georgia's congresswoman walks back some of her controversial comments, saying she no longer agrees with QAnon
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Man indicted for fatally shooting transgender woman in the Bronx
The victim, Alexandria Winchester, is believed to be the 44th trans person killed in 2020
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Puerto Rico governor declares 18-month “state of emergency” over gender-based violence
Order creates committee to investigate killings of women, including transgender individuals
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President Biden issues executive order protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination
Executive orders seek to reverse some of the Trump administration's more controversial policy decisions
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Joe Biden sworn in as president: “A new day has begun” for LGBTQ Americans
Human Rights Campaign celebrates the start of what is expected to be "the most pro-equality presidency in history"
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Biden picks trans woman Dr. Rachel Levine to be assistant health secretary
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health is the first transgender person nominated to a Senate-confirmable position
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LGBTQ advocates call for Trump’s removal from office following unrest at U.S. Capitol
Despite the unrest that occurred on Wednesday afternoon after right-wing protesters overran the U.S. Capitol Building, congressional lawmakers ultimately certified the results of the 2020...
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Democrats win Georgia runoff races, gaining control of U.S. Senate
On Tuesday evening, Rev. Raphael Warnock, the pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, was declared the winner of the seat currently filled by Republican...
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Post-election memo claims Trump lost because of his racist and anti-LGBTQ attacks
A post-election memo claims that the primary reason fueling President Donald Trump’s loss in the most recent presidential election was his racist rhetoric and attacks...
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Family of trans woman killed in Chicago believes her shooting is a hate crime
25-year-old Courtney "Eshay" Key was misgendered in initial police reports
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Human Rights Campaign celebrates Human Rights Day with grants for global LGBTQ advocates
Grants benefit 20 initiatives focused on progressing LGBTQ human rights in 17 different countries
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Transgender woman Skylar Heath shot to death in Miami
Trans woman Skylar Heath's death in Miami on Nov. 4 received very little press attention
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For fourth year in a row, Donald Trump omits LGBTQ people from World AIDS Day proclamation
LGBTQ and HIV advocates say the president hasn't done enough to address the root causes of the HIV epidemic
