Meet Debi, A Mom for Transgender Equality
Debi’s daughter Avery was four-years-old when she proclaimed her true gender identity to her mother. Debi, who is Southern Baptist,[…]
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A Milestone in the Immigration Court Backlog Points to Progress
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 – 2:30pm A Milestone in the Immigration Court Backlog Points to Progress B. Shaw Drake There[…]
Read moreGuantanamo Provisions in the Senate Defense Appropriations Bill
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 – 2:28pm Guantanamo Provisions in the Senate Defense Appropriations Bill Katherine Cosgrove Later this week, the[…]
Read moreLGBTQ Students Get Big Boost from Two Major National Education Organizations
While many of us were watching fireworks or dipping our toes in the water during the July Fourth holiday weekend,[…]
Read moreIndia’s Anti-Trafficking Efforts Still Need Improvement
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 – 1:36pm India’s Anti-Trafficking Efforts Still Need Improvement Sharon Samuel The 2016 Trafficking in Persons (TIP)[…]
Read moreHRC Global Participates in Baltic Pride 2016
Last month, HRC traveled to Vilnius, Lithuania to participate in Baltic Pride 2016, an annual celebration that brings together the LGBTQ[…]
Read moreObama Urged to Press Poland About Human Rights, Civil Rights Backslide
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today urged President Obama to use his upcoming participation in the Warsaw NATO summit as an[…]
Read moreSHAME: Donald Trump Endorses Gov. McCrory’s Vile HB2 Attacking LGBTQ People
HRC and Equality North Carolina slammed Donald Trump for endorsing HB2, the deeply discriminatory law targeting LGBTQ and other people[…]
Read moreESPN The Magazine’s 2016 Body Issue Features LGBTQ Athletes
This week, two openly LGBTQ athletes will grace the pages of ESPN The Magazine’s 2016 Body Issue — duathlete Chris[…]
Read more#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 6, 2016
BREAKING: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ASKS FEDERAL JUDGE TO STOP NC FROM ENFORCING DISCRIMINATORY HB2: The U.S. DOJ late yesterday[…]
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