Four Things You Need to Know About the So-Called First Amendment Defense Act
Tomorrow, on the one month anniversary of the horrific attack at an Orlando nightclub where 49 LGBTQ people and[…]
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Meet the Two Men Pushing Radical Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in Congress
On June 17, 2015, Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the so-called First Amendment Defense[…]
Read moreSo-Called First Amendment Defense Act Would Roll Back Critical Protections for LGBTQ People
On Tuesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on the so-called First Amendment Defense[…]
Read moreHRC Blasts Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson for Discriminatory Attack on Transgender Youth
Today, HRC denounced Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson for filing a federal lawsuit on behalf of 10 states seeking to[…]
Read moreDispatches: Are Rights on the Agenda for India’s and South Africa’s Leaders?
By Dewa Mavhinga India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in South Africa today to meet with President Jacob Zuma to[…]
Read moreMassachusetts Governor Signs Bipartisan Legislation Extending Crucial Protections to Trans Community
Today, Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker signed into law legislation extending commonsense, non-discrimination protections to transgender residents and visitors[…]
Read moreNational Urban League: Dallas Police Shootings “Horrific”
NEW YORK (July 8, 2016) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today issued the following statement[…]
Read more#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 8, 2016
SHOCK AND HORROR IN WAKE OF DALLAS SHOOTING: HRC President Chad Griffin released the following statement in the wake of[…]
Read more68 Companies Sign HRC’s Amicus Brief to Block North Carolina’s Discriminatory HB2
Today, 68 major companies joined HRC’s amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s effort to block some[…]
Read moreHRC Statement on Attack on Law Enforcement in Dallas
Today, HRC released the following statement from President Chad Griffin: “We are shocked and sickened by the calculated attack on[…]
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