First Republican Cosponsor Of Equality Act
Rep. Bob Dold of Illinois announced his support… Read more »
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Human Rights Campaign Foundation Announces Partnership With Power The Polls To Increase LGBTQ Representation At Polling Places
Discrimination or fear of discrimination has prevented 22% of LGBTQ eligible U.S. adults from voting at some point in their lives… Read more »
Louisville Councilman Bill Hollander Introduces Ordinance to Ban “Conversion Therapy”
Louisville could become the second Kentucky city to protect LGBTQ minors from the dangerous and deadly practice of “conversion therapy,” which seeks to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity… Read more »
Human Rights Campaign Congratulates 2 Florida LGBTQ Candidates On Primary Victories
Two Human Rights Campaign-endorsed Florida legislative candidates won their primaries, both of whom are LGBTQ candidates of color… Read more »
LGBTQ People Make History At 2020 Democratic National Convention
The Democratic Convention announced the Keynote address participants slated to speak at the 2020 Democratic National Convention including 3 openly-LGBTQ people who together will make the first openly-LGBTQ people to speak in the keynote address… Read more »
HRC On Bob Good’s Anti-LGBTQ Lies And Fear Mongering
The New York Times reported that VA-5 congressional candidate Bob Good has launched a series of campaign events targeting and attacking LGBTQ Virginians and the Virginia Values Act… Read more »
Victory! Federal Court Rules Florida School Must Treat Transgender Students Equally Including Access to Restrooms
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that required a suburban Jacksonville, Florida, school district to treat transgender student Drew Adams equally by allowing equal access to the restroom that matches his gender… Read more »
Human Rights Campaign Makes Endorsements To Expand Pro-Equality Majority In Congress
HRC endorses candidates in some of the most competitive races across the country … Read more »
OutRight Launches Fund To Support “Helem” In Lebanon
OutRight Action International has launched a campaign to support Helem, Lebanon’s oldest LGBTIQ organization… Read more »
Women Take The Stage Coast-To-Coast In A Free Concert On The Centennial Of The 19th Amendment
Women Take the Stage is a free, multi-ethnic concert and rally to increase voting by and for women before the November election, airing on YouTube Live, Facebook Live and WomenTaketheStage.org… Read more »
Senator Kamala Harris: A friend And Champion To The LGBTQ Community Now More Than Ever, Let’s Queer the Vote
Vice President Joe Biden’s pick of US Senator Kamala Harris (CA) to join his ticket to become the 46th President of the United States is historic news… Read more »
New Data From Human Rights Campaign Foundation And PSB Insights Show That Black LGBTQ People Disproportionately Suffer Adverse Economic Impact of COVID-19
Black LGBTQ people are more likely to have had their employment adversely impacted and are more likely to have made changes to their budgets due to COVID-19… Read more »