YouTube Star Comes Out as Transgender #LGBTQ
Claire Kittrell, who created the viral ‘Gingers Do Have Souls’ video and starred in the reality show Hollywood Hillbillies, came[…]
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HRC Welcomes Hillary Clinton’s Historic Commitment to End the HIV and AIDS Epidemic #AIDS #HIV
HRC welcomed Secretary Hillary Clinton’s announcement detailing the plan she would embark on as president to end the HIV and[…]
Read moreDomestic Servitude, an Especially Hidden Form of Labor Trafficking #Exploitation #Trafficking
By Sharon Samuel A Minnesota woman is facing charges of labor trafficking, false imprisonment, and assault after her children’s nanny[…]
Read moreHRC Endorses Gov. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire for U. S. Senate #LGBTQ
The Human Rights Campaign announced its endorsement of New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by[…]
Read moreMarc H. Morial National Urban League 2016 Conference Keynote Address #RacialEquality
We have come to Baltimore to let the nation and the world know what we’re going to do. And I[…]
Read moreMembers of Congress Urge Ukrainian Government to Protect Participants in LGBT Pride Events #LGBT
Human Rights First applauded the co-chairs of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus for expressing support for the protection of the human rights of Ukraine’s[…]
Read moreHRC Expresses Disappointment in SCOTUS Order Delaying Justice for Trans Students #LGBTQ #SCOTUS
HRC expressed disappointment in a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a lower court’s order forbidding a Virginia[…]
Read moreHRC Strongly Condemns Ugandan Police Raid of LGBTQ Pride Event #LGBTQ #Uganda
HRC strongly condemned the police raid of a peaceful LGBTQ pride event in Kampala, the country’s capital. While events continue to[…]
Read moreRoad to Rio: Epidemic of Violence in Brazil #LGBTQ #Olympics
While violence plagues Brazilian society, LGBTQ travelers should be particularly careful when traveling in Brazil, including during the upcoming Summer[…]
Read moreNational Urban League: North Carolina’s “Monster Law” Heads to the Dustbin of History #VoterID #VotingRights
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial on July 29th issued the following statement following a federal court’s[…]
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