All posts tagged "human rights campaign"
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Wisconsin governor signs executive order protecting LGBTQ state employees
State lawmakers plan to push for comprehensive nondiscrimination bill in the upcoming legislative session
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Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton displays Trans Pride flag outside office
Wexton, a former Virginia state senator, has a solid record of support for the LGBTQ community
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Education Department recommends rescinding Obama-era school discipline guidance
A federal commission led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is recommending rescinding Obama-era guidance that was intended to reduce racial discrimination in how students are...
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Arizona governor appoints Martha McSally to John McCain’s old Senate seat
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed Tucson-area U.S. Rep. Martha McSally to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by Sen. John McCain, reports The Washington...
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6 of 7 Republican vote-switchers who defeated pro-LGBTQ amendment lost re-election
As the final races for the U.S. House of Representatives were called this week, it became apparent that the new Democratic-led Congress that will take...
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Trump’s USDA tries to reverse 4-H organization’s pro-LGBTQ policy
The Trump administration has been pressuring the national 4-H youth organization to rescind a policy allowing LGBTQ participants — setting in motion a series of...
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Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin to exit organization in 2019
Griffin will stay in place until HRC's Board of Directors names his replacement sometime next year
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Nearly 180 companies oppose efforts to erase transgender legal protections
Business allies denounce attempt to redefine gender as "fixed, immutable" condition based solely on a person's genitalia
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In firing Jeff Sessions for Matt Whitaker, Trump swapped one anti-LGBTQ zealot for another
The new acting Attorney General "poses a grave threat to the rule of law and civil rights for everyone"
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HRC: Midterm election was “clear rejection” of Trump’s “dangerous and divisive agenda”
Tuesday's midterm elections were largely positive for proponents of LGBTQ rights and supporters of the Equality Act
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56 major companies stand up against attempts to erase transgender civil rights protections
Fifty-six major companies are standing in solidarity with members of the nation’s transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming communities and expressing their opposition to a Trump administration...
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1,500 parents of transgender children blast proposal to eliminate civil rights protections
A group of parents of transgender children has written a letter to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence blasting a recent administration proposal...
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HRC releases congressional scorecard grading members on LGBTQ issues
A vast majority of GOP Senators and House members earned zero ratings, indicating no support for LGBTQ rights
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National Coming Out Day celebrates its 30th anniversary
Celebrities, politicians, and LGBTQ organizations showed their support for the LGBTQ community
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Amid last-minute drama, Senate Judiciary Committee approves Kavanaugh nomination
Lambda Legal calls the move by Republicans "highly disturbing and extremely dangerous"
