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May 16, 2024 | Aryn Fields
ICYMI — VIDEO: Kelley Robinson, Human Rights Campaign President, Gives Toast at TIME100 Gala on the Inevitability of Progress in America
***WATCH KELLEY’S TOAST HERE***
May 14, 2024 | Jared Todd
“Welcoming Schools,” HRC Foundation's Award-Winning Anti-Bullying Program Reaches Record 750,000 Students, Supporting Communities Amid Wave of Anti-LGBTQ+ Book Bans, Classroom Censorship
In states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws, school hate crimes quadrupled with corresponding rise in youth crisis hotline calls
In fiscal year 2024, Welcoming Schools worked with more than 13,000 educators nationwide…
May 13, 2024 | Brandon Wolf
HRC’s Weekly State Fights Report: Healthcare Equality Index Spotlights Pro-Equality Healthcare Facilities
Data Updated May 10, 2024
May 9, 2024 | Delphine Luneau
South Carolina Legislature Passes Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Transgender Youth; Virginia Poised to be the Sole Refuge For Care in the South
Ban on Medically Necessary Care Comes Amidst Community and Business Opposition
May 9, 2024 | Laurel Powell
WALTERS WATCH: Oklahoma Republicans Distance Themselves From Besieged, Careless Superintendent Ryan Walters
Supt. Walters’s Board of Education continues to flounder as its botched data for a key schools ranking program draws ire from Gov. Stitt & its package of administrative rules is…
May 7, 2024 | Laurel Powell
HRC Equality Votes PAC Statement on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ignoring Medical Consensus on Health Care for Trans Youth
In another instance of ignoring overwhelming medical evidence, RFK Jr. attacks life-saving health care for trans youth in a craven attempt to boost his polling
May 7, 2024 | Jared Todd
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2024 Healthcare Equality Index Reveals Policy Progress and Gaps for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Healthcare Facilities Nationwide
This year’s HEI breaks record with more than 1,000 healthcare facilities participating; NEW Interactive Map allows public to search by state for HEI-scored facilities
2024 HEI released as LGBTQ+ adults…
May 6, 2024 | Brandon Wolf
HRC’s Weekly State Fights Report: South Carolina Poised to Plunge South Into Health Care Crisis for Transgender People
Data Updated May 3
May 3, 2024 | HRC Staff
HRC Congratulates Judy Shepard on Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Mother of Matthew Shepard and founding president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation Board of Directors and its first executive director, Shepard is a fierce champion for LGBTQ+ rights and a…
April 30, 2024 | Delphine Luneau
New Federal Guidance Will Help Fight Workplace Harassment Against LGBTQ+ People
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Updates Guidelines for First Time Since 1999 to Include Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Among Protected Characteristics
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