House Subcommittee Votes to Cut Funding to Protect Health and Rights of LGBTQ Americans
Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (L-HHS) marked-up its spending bill for fiscal[…]
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In Advance of Hearing, HRC Releases Recommendations for Welcoming LGBTQ Refugees
Today, HRC released guidance on assisting LGBTQ refugees ahead of a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing next week on[…]
Read morePresident Obama Should Champion Refugee Protection at NATO Summit
Washington, D.C.—As world leaders gather for the NATO summit in Poland to discuss how to best address the migration of refugees[…]
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HRC PRESIDENT CHAD GRIFFIN ON SHOOTINGS OF ALTON STERLING AND PHILANDO CASTILE: “We are horrified and profoundly saddened by the[…]
Read moreHRC Releases Statement on Shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
Today, HRC released the following statement from President Chad Griffin: “We are horrified and profoundly saddened by the recent murders[…]
Read moreUrban League Movement Supports Peaceful Protest, Thorough Investigation in Baton Rouge
NEW ORLEANS (July 6, 2016) — As Louisiana and the nation grieve the death of Alton Sterling, the National Urban[…]
Read moreOn One Month Anniversary of Orlando Attack, House will Hold Hearing on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
Next Tuesday morning, on the one month anniversary of the horrific attack at an Orlando nightclub where 49 LGBTQ people and[…]
Read moreHRC Slams Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for Reprehensible Attack on Transgender Youth in School
Today, HRC denounced Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for filing a motion in federal court on behalf of 13 states[…]
Read moreAdministration for Community Living Issues New Guidance with Major Impact for LGBTQ Older Adults
Post submitted by HRC Law Fellow James Shygelski The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has proposed new program guidance aimed at providing[…]
Read moreAdministration Should Abandon Policy of Detaining Children and Parents Following Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling
New York City—Human Rights First today renewed its calls on the Obama Administration to abandon its policy of detaining parents and children[…]
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