Category: Social & Civil Issues

Five Must See Moments from the Emmy Awards #LGBTQ #Emmys

September 27, 2016 Hayley Miller Human Rights Campaign, Social & Civil Issues

On September 18th, LGBTQ people, particularly LGBTQ women, had an historic night at the Emmy Awards, marking wins in several[…]

HRC and ENC Release Key North Carolina Endorsements & Plans for TurnOut NC Program #LGBTQ #Endorsements

September 26, 2016 Brandon Lorenz Human Rights Campaign, Social & Civil Issues

HRC and Equality NC, the statewide organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, have announced[…]

Ban on LGBTQ Credit Discrimination #EqualCredit #LBGTQ

September 26, 2016 Robin Maril Human Rights Campaign, Social & Civil Issues

On Spetember 15th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) established critical credit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people announcing a new[…]

Past Failures Should Persuade the Next U.S. Administration to Prioritize Human Rights in Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism #HumanRights

September 26, 2016 kucherovm Human Rights First, Social & Civil Issues

The fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has prompted much retrospective analysis of U.S. counterterrorism policy since September 2001. The[…]

ACT NOW: END AIDS Coalition Launches #HIV #AIDS

September 25, 2016 Sarah McBride Human Rights Campaign, Social & Civil Issues

A new, groundbreaking coalition of more than 20 HIV and AIDS advocacy organizations was announced at the US Conference on[…]

HRC’s Sarah McBride Discusses What it Means to be an American at New York Fashion Week #LGBTQ

September 25, 2016 Sarah McBride Human Rights Campaign, Social & Civil Issues

I certainly never thought I’d walk the runway at a professional fashion show. I’ve always been a policy wonk, but[…]

Turkmenistan Disappearances: No News is Very Bad News #HumanRights

September 25, 2016 kucherovm Human Rights First, Social & Civil Issues

Since Turkmenistan gained independence in 1991, all forms of dissent have completely been repressed. Throughout the 2000s, Turkmenistan’s first president,[…]