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NextGen: Take Pride in Your Vote
After registering young people to vote in unprecedented numbers prior to the 2018 midterms and contributing to the massive youth turnout for that election, [...]Read more about NextGen: Take Pride in Your Vote
Creep of the Week: James Dobson
Hello LGBTQ Americans! Are you ready to enslave "people of faith throughout these United States of America?" Because the U.S. House just passed the Equality [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: James Dobson
Your Parents are Going to Hell'
A Harsh Reality It's no mystery why 17-year-old Ellie Nagel-Bennett is so passionate about the Equality Act: she's experienced discrimination and homophobia [...]Read more about Your Parents are Going to Hell'
New HHS Rule Puts Religious Objections on 'Steroids'
A new Trump administration regulation permitting religious bias came carefully wrapped up in the language of civil rights; Its text promises to "remove [...]Read more about New HHS Rule Puts Religious Objections on 'Steroids'
HRC, SAGE Partnered to Form Long-Term Care Equality Index for LGBTQ Elders
Announced officially last month, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the LGBTQ civil rights advocacy organization HRC, and SAGE, the [...]Read more about HRC, SAGE Partnered to Form Long-Term Care Equality Index for LGBTQ Elders
Amritha Venkataraman: From HRC to Hoadley Headquarters
"I had to say yes" What do you do when you're the Human Rights Campaign's state political director who just oversaw Michigan's blue wave and your old friend [...]Read more about Amritha Venkataraman: From HRC to Hoadley Headquarters
Fighting Despite the Fear
Bridget, better-known as LaKyra, Butts has faced violence and discrimination in every aspect of her life as a transgender woman of color. For her, it's a harsh [...]Read more about Fighting Despite the Fear
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
As I write this the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is on fire. It is a terrible loss to anyone who cares about history. Donald Trump's response, however, was to [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Supreme Court Denies Appeal for Gay Man on Death Row
In an action one civil rights lawyer called "a deeply disturbing message about the value placed on LGBTQ lives," the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to [...]Read more about Supreme Court Denies Appeal for Gay Man on Death Row
Connor Berdy: Macomb County's First Openly Gay Candidate Hits the Ground Running
Obama's Influence It's not every 17-year-old who gets to attend a dinner party at the White House with his mom. That was the fortune of Connor Berdy, currently [...]Read more about Connor Berdy: Macomb County's First Openly Gay Candidate Hits the Ground Running
DNC Announces CEO Of 2020 Democratic National Convention
Washington, DC – Today, Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez announced the appointment of Joe Solmonese to be Chief Executive Officer of the 2020 [...]Read more about DNC Announces CEO Of 2020 Democratic National Convention
HRC kicks off 'Equality Act' campaign with Sally Field and her son Sam Greisman
Human Rights Campaign launched its new campaign "Americans for the Equality Act," a video series which features celebrities who support the Equality Act, on [...]Read more about HRC kicks off 'Equality Act' campaign with Sally Field and her son Sam Greisman
NAGLREP Greater Detroit Launch Party Brings LGBTQ Professionals Together
Originally established in 2007, the Florida-based 501(c)(3) National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals was started with the direct [...]Read more about NAGLREP Greater Detroit Launch Party Brings LGBTQ Professionals Together
LGBTI Groups Condemn Terrorist Attacks at Two New Zealand Mosques
LGBTI advocacy groups around the world have condemned Friday's terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, that have left at least 49 people [...]Read more about LGBTI Groups Condemn Terrorist Attacks at Two New Zealand Mosques
Equality Act Returns — with House Democrats in Majority
Optimistic about the prospects of enshrining a prohibition on anti-LGBT discrimination into federal law with a new Democratic majority in the U.S. House, [...]Read more about Equality Act Returns — with House Democrats in Majority
Michigan Employers Join Coalition to Push for Equality Act
The Human Rights Campaign announced on Friday, March 8, that an unprecedented 161 leading businesses have joined HRC's Business Coalition for the Equality Act. [...]Read more about Michigan Employers Join Coalition to Push for Equality Act
Pete Buttigieg makes pitch to LGBT voters in bid to become first out gay president
It's pronounced "Boot-a-judge." That was the first thing South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg cleared up for the Washington Blade in response to questions [...]Read more about Pete Buttigieg makes pitch to LGBT voters in bid to become first out gay president
Transgender Thought Leader Says 'Transphobia Is A Sin'
Poet, educator and self-described thought leader, J. Mase III will be speaking at the opening ceremony for LGBTQ Week at Oakland University on March 12. Mase [...]Read more about Transgender Thought Leader Says 'Transphobia Is A Sin'
LGBT Democrats Play Visible Role at DNC Winter Meeting in D.C.
The Democratic Party's support for LGBT rights and the election of a record number of LGBT people — nearly all Democrats — to public office in the 2018 midterm [...]Read more about LGBT Democrats Play Visible Role at DNC Winter Meeting in D.C.
Ingham County Services Committee Passes Gender-Neutral Bathroom Resolution
In a Feb. 19 Ingham County Services Committee meeting, a resolution unanimously passed to improve the accessibility of gender-segregated restroom facilities on [...]Read more about Ingham County Services Committee Passes Gender-Neutral Bathroom Resolution
Trump Declares National Emergency to Fund Border Wall
President Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in order to secure funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. He made the announcement in the [...]Read more about Trump Declares National Emergency to Fund Border Wall
HRC and LGBTQ Community: Here's the Real State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Last week The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, reacted to the advance text of Donald Trump's 2019 [...]Read more about HRC and LGBTQ Community: Here's the Real State of the Union
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Protect Transgender Servicemembers
A group of bipartisan lawmakers on Thursday introduced bills that would allow openly transgender people to enlist in the military and protect trans [...]Read more about Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Protect Transgender Servicemembers
HRC Calls on Virginia Governor to Resign Over Racist Yearbook Page
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is facing growing calls to resign from the Human Rights Campaign and others after his medical school yearbook page with a picture [...]Read more about HRC Calls on Virginia Governor to Resign Over Racist Yearbook Page
LGBTQ Military Organizations Applaud Lawmakers
Several members of Congress invited actively-serving and veteran transgender service members as their honored guests to President Trump's State of the Union [...]Read more about LGBTQ Military Organizations Applaud Lawmakers
Welcome to Detroit: Creating Change Overview
BY KATE OPALEWSKI AND EVE KUCHARSKI Last Sunday marked the end of The National LGBTQ Task Force's 2019 Creating Change Conference — an annual event attended by [...]Read more about Welcome to Detroit: Creating Change Overview
Creep of the Week: Karen Pence
Imagine walking into art class one day in grade school and finding that none other than Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, is your teacher. For a [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Karen Pence
Creating Change Returns to Detroit
Back in the D For the third time in its 31-year history, the National LGBTQ Task Force's annual Creating Change Conference will take place in the Motor City. [...]Read more about Creating Change Returns to Detroit
Top 10 National Stories of 2018
No. 10: Ric Grenell confirmed as ambassador U.S. Ambassador to Germandy Richard Grenell (Photo public domain) After months of Democratic opposition, the U.S. [...]Read more about Top 10 National Stories of 2018
Gay Friend Defends Trump's Pick for AG Amid Concerns From LGBT Groups
A longtime gay friend of William Barr, President Trump's pick as the next U.S. attorney general, has come to the defense of the nominee amid concerns from LGBT [...]Read more about Gay Friend Defends Trump's Pick for AG Amid Concerns From LGBT Groups
LGBT Groups Sharply Criticize Trump Asylum Executive Order
LGBT advocacy groups have sharply criticized President Trump over his executive order that prevents migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. if they enter the [...]Read more about LGBT Groups Sharply Criticize Trump Asylum Executive Order
HRC Sends FOIA to HHS for Records of Trump Administration's Attempt to Redefine "Gender"
WASHINGTON — Last week LGBTQ activism organization the Human Rights Campaign, sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Health and Human [...]Read more about HRC Sends FOIA to HHS for Records of Trump Administration's Attempt to Redefine "Gender"
With Democrats Winning the House, LGBT Advocates Have Great Expectations
After a disappointing election night in 2016 and two years of President Trump in the White House, Democrats came back with an important win Tuesday night and [...]Read more about With Democrats Winning the House, LGBT Advocates Have Great Expectations
Democratic Guide to Election Night 2018
For those still recovering from the shock that Republican Donald Trump won the Electoral College — and, thus, the White House — in 2016, the prospect of [...]Read more about Democratic Guide to Election Night 2018
Michigan Outscores National Average in HRC Municipal Equality Index
Last month the Human Rights Campaign recognized Michigan as high above the national average in its annual Municipal Equality Index. The state earned 73 out of [...]Read more about Michigan Outscores National Average in HRC Municipal Equality Index
LGBT Groups Denounce Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting as 'Horrific Attack'
As the world stands aghast over the latest mass shooting in the United States in which at least 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh were killed, LGBT groups [...]Read more about LGBT Groups Denounce Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting as 'Horrific Attack'
