The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization – is celebrating National Coming Out Day (NCOD) 2011 with the theme “Coming Out for Equality.” NCOD – a globally celebrated event that encourages LGBT people and their supporters to be visible by living open and honest lives – is celebrated each October 11.
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Human Rights Campaign Unveils T-Shirt Collaboration with Ke$ha
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – is unveiling a collaboration with pop star Ke$ha to encourage everyone to celebrate their inner superstar and come out for equality. National Coming Out Day – a globally celebrated event encouraging LGBT people and their supporters to be visible by living open and honest lives – is celebrated each October 11th. The theme for 2011 NCOD is “Coming Out for Equality.”
HRC Statement on Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – is condemning Republican leadership and top GOP presidential candidates for participating in the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit, taking place in Washington, DC over the next several days.
HRC Mourns the Loss of Paula Ettelbrick
Last Friday the Human Rights Campaign mourns the loss of Paula Ettelbrick, a longtime leader in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement, who died Friday after a long battle with cancer.
HRC Mourns the Passing of Steve Jobs
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest civil rights organization dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality – mourns the loss of one of America’s greatest visionaries, and a tremendous ally to the LGBT community, Steve Jobs.
HRC to GOP Candidates: Where Do You Stand on Herman Cain’s Remarks?
One day after GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain appeared on “The View” and declared that people choose to be gay, the Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – is asking Cain’s fellow candidates to clarify where they standon the issue.
Herman Cain Believes Being Gay is a Choice
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – is calling on Herman Cain to better educate himself on LGBT Americans following remarks he made in which he called being gay a choice.
Tab jumps to at least $1.5 million in taxpayer money to defend discrimination
House Speaker John Boehner originally entered into a contract with private attorneys to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court with a cap of legal fees at $500,000. A new contract that was revealed today increases that amount to $1.5 million.
HRC Applauds Ability of Chaplains to Voluntarily Perform Same-Sex Weddings
Last Friday the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – praised the Pentagon’s decision to allow military chaplains to perform wedding ceremonies in jurisdictions where they are legal, and performing such weddings is consistent with their faith traditions.
HRC Applauds Wal-Mart for Adding Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Protections
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – last Wednesday praised Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest private employer, for adding gender identity and expression to its employment non-discrimination policy. The company’s nondiscrimination policy already included sexual orientation.
NHL’s Continued Silence on Wayne Simmonds’ Anti-Gay Slur is Unacceptable
The National Hockey League (NHL) has yet to respond to growing calls from the Human Rights Campaign and other advocacy organizations to revisit the incident between Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds and New York Rangers winger Sean Avery in which Simmonds appears to have shouted “f*cking f*ggot” at Avery during an altercation. HRC is calling on the NHL to immediately re-open its investigation, pay close attention to the footage of Simmonds shouting at Avery, and take appropriate action that makes it clear homophobia has no place in hockey.
