What You Need to Know About the Anti-LGBTQ Alliance Defending Freedom #anti-LGBTQ
The so-called Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) — the nation’s largest anti-LGBTQ legal group — has thousands of lawyers working to[…]
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Meet 5 LGBTQ-Supportive Republican Members of Congress Who Skipped the Party’s Convention #LGBTQ #GOP
There’s been much written about all of the prominent Republicans who skipped the party’s convention in Cleveland this week. Former[…]
Read morePharmacists Work to Support LGBTQ Patients #LGBTQ #Pharmacists
Post submitted by Jennifer L. Mathews, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College. Mathews[…]
Read moreOffice of Minority Health Releases Report on LGB Older Adults #NHIS #LGBTQ
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health released its first ever report comparing the[…]
Read moreAdministration’s Brief on ISIS War Shows Why AUMFs Must Be Clear #ISIS #AUMF
By Amy Morello Last Monday the Obama Administration urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the war[…]
Read moreMembers of Congress Urge Moldovan Parliament to Reject Anti-LGBT Legislation #LGBT
Human Rights First applauded members of Congress for urging Moldovan lawmakers to reject a proposed bill that threatens the human rights of Moldova’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and[…]
Read moreAmerican Federation of Teachers Passes Resolution in Support of LGBTQ Students and Staff #LGBTQ
On Tuesday, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) passed a landmark resolution in support of LGBTQ students and staff at their biennial convention.[…]
Read moreNBA Stands up for LGBTQ Equality with All-Star Game Move, Citing Hostile Environment Created by HB2 #LGBTQ #NBA
HRC and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the[…]
Read moreImmigration Court Backlog Tops 500,000 Cases #Immigration #DOJ
As the backlog at U.S. immigration courts tops half a million cases, Human Rights First renews its calls for Congress to[…]
Read moreHRC Joins Global Advocates at International AIDS Conference #AIDS #HIV
This week, HRC joined over 18,000 HIV and AIDS activists, advocates and researchers in Durban, South Africa to kick off[…]
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