HRC Announces Endorsements for North Carolina Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General #LGBTQ #Voting
HRC announced its endorsement of Linda Coleman for the office of North Carolina Lieutenant Governor. Dan Forrest currently holds the[…]
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Jason Collins Joins Roundtable Discussion on the Impact Of HB2 #LGBTQ #HB2
Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, joined the Human Rights Campaign, local LGBTQ leaders, and the Hillary for[…]
Read moreNew Federal Data Describe Mental Health, Substance Use Among LGB Adults #SAMHSA #NSDUH #LGBTQ
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released important new findings indicating that LGB adults are more[…]
Read moreObama Administration Bans Gambian Officials from Entering the US #HumanRights
On October 1, the U.S. government announced that it would no longer issue new visas to officials of the Gambian[…]
Read moreImmigration Detention Hits All-Time High #AsylumDetention #ICE
Human Rights First said that new record-high immigration detention numbers signal that the Obama Administration should immediately abandon its policy of[…]
Read moreHuman Rights First Urges President Obama to Take Action to Secure Human Rights Legacy #POTUS #HumanRights
As President Obama entered the last 100 days of his term in office, Human Rights First urged him to take[…]
Read moreTop Texas Officials Drop Lawsuit Over Syrian Refugees #ResettlementRefugees #Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton withdrew his lawsuit against the U.S. government in a move that may signal the end[…]
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Musician Rayvon Owen’s #NationalComingOutDay #HRCTwitterTakeover
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, musician Rayvon Owen took over @HRC‘s Twitter account in honor of National Coming Out Day to discuss[…]
Read moreHRC Mourns Transgender Woman, Brandi Bledsoe, Found Dead in Cleveland #LGBTQ
HRC was shocked and saddened to learn that Brandi Bledsoe, a 32-year-old transgender woman, was found dead in Cleveland on[…]
Read moreHRC Participates in National Park Service’s LGBTQ Heritage Theme Study #NPS #LGBTQ
Among the many efforts to highlight National Coming Out Day, HRC was excited to participate in the launch of the “LGBTQ[…]
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