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The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's WorkNet project has endorsed a set of guidelines created by The Commercial Closet Association to address how gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are portrayed in mainstream advertising.

The "Mainstream Advertising Best Practices Guidelines" are aimed at helping advertisers create more effective general market ads that will appeal to

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The Human Rights Campaign expressed concern on February 13th regarding a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that shows the number of diagnosed AIDS cases in the United States is up for the first time since 1993. The report was released in Boston at the 10th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

Although

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On February 19th, The Human Rights Campaign praised Congress for passing the fiscal year 2003 omnibus appropriations bill, which increases funds for crucial life-saving programs that help people living with HIV/AIDS.

"We are thankful that Congress and the Bush administration have made funding critical HIV/AIDS programs a priority," said HRC Political Director Winnie Stachelberg.

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On February 12th, The Human Rights Campaign announced its opposition to a slate of anti-gay judges, nominated by the Bush administration, whose confirmations could place courts outside the mainstream and make it increasingly difficult for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans to achieve basic justice and equality though the federal courts.

"We reject the

Read More… HRC Announces Opposition To Judicial Nominees Who Have Demonstrated Anti-Gay Bias