Tag: anti-LGBTQ
El Salvador Right Wing Pushes Anti-LGBTQ Reforms
Conservatives urged the Parliament to clearly specify that marriage is only between a man and a woman.
HRC Launches Parents for Transgender Equality Council
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organisation, will launch its groundbreaking, new Parents for Transgender Equality Council, a coalition of the nation’s leading parent-advocates working for equality and fairness for transgender people. The council’s launch begins HRC’s commemoration of Transgender Week of Awareness, dedicated to the progress, continued challenges, and unfinished work in the fight for transgender equality.
Reports of Anti-LGBTQ Extremists Tapped for Major Roles on President-Elect Trump’s Transition Team
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, expressed concern about leaked documents indicating that President-Elect Donald Trump is considering for his transition team candidates with histories of anti-LGBTQ animus, including Ken Blackwell of the Family Research Council, which has been designated a hate group.
HRC Statement on Russian Interference in U.S. Election and Potential Trump Connections
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organisation, called for full transparency about ongoing investigations into the Donald Trump campaign ties to Russia.
CIAA Moves Championships out of North Carolina as Fallout from Anti-LGBTQ HB 2 Law Continues
Last Friday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, and Equality NC, the statewide organisation working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, praised the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) decision to stand up for the safety of the organisation’s employees, players, and fans by moving championship games out of North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB 2 law. Eight of the CIAA’s 12 member schools are based in North Carolina.
Victory in Alabama: HRC Hails Decision to Suspend Anti-LGBTQ Chief Justice Roy Moore
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, hailed a decision by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary to suspend anti-LGBTQ Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore from the bench for the remainder of his term, due to his unethical and extralegal actions surrounding marriage equality.