HRC Staff and Mexican Transgender Advocates Discuss Health, Violence and the Workplace #LGBTQ
Recently, HRC staff met with six LGBTQ advocates from Mexico who are working to advance equality for transgender individuals in[…]
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Category: Social & Civil Issues
Municipal Equality Index Brief Highlights Cities’ Role in Transgender Healthcare Access #MEI #LGBTQ
Every year, the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) finds that more and more cities are taking the lead on addressing the[…]
Read moreThankful for Trans Health Progress #ACA1557 #LGBTQ
As we approach Thanksgiving, LGBTQ health advocates have a major reason to be thankful this year: This year, the Department[…]
Read moreOSCE Releases Hate Crimes Data #OSCE #HateCrimes
In both Europe and the United States, hate crimes are rising along with the public expressions of hatred fanned by[…]
Read moreGuest Post: Accepting Our Authentic Selves & Creating Cultures Where Talented Workers Are Retained #LGBTQ
Eleanor Roosevelt’s words speak volumes for members of our very diverse LGBTQ community: “No one can make you feel inferior[…]
Read moreHomeland Security Committee Recommends End to Family Immigration Detention #FamilyDetention
Human Rights First urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to swiftly implement the recommendations put forth by the DHS[…]
Read moreTransgender Woman Brutally Attacked in North Carolina #Trans #LGBTQ
Ralayzia Taylor, a 24-year-old transgender woman, was brutally attacked with a hatchet and seriously injured in a Charlotte, North Carolina[…]
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Transforming Policies to Practice: A New Toolkit To Promote Transgender Inclusion In The Workplace #CEI #LGBTQ
More than ever before, America’s largest companies are leading the way on LGBTQ inclusion. Most strikingly, employers are committing to[…]
Read moreHRC Meets with Russian Human Rights Lawyers #LGBTQ
Earlier this month, HRC staff met with a diverse group of human rights lawyers from Russia. The group of lawyers,[…]
Read moreHRC Delivers More Than 340,000 Petitions Against Taxpayer Funded Discrimination #NDAA #RussellAmendment
HRC joined several organizations on Capitol Hill to deliver more than 340,000 petitions calling on Congress to reject the Russell[…]
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