Tag: Chad Griffin
White House Announces Support for Equality Act
Today, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, reacted to news that the Obama Administration has endorsed the Equality Act.
HRC Sends Letter to NFL Commissioner Following Repeal of Houston Equal Rights Ordinance
HRC President Chad Griffin calls for emergency meeting to discuss the future of nondiscrimination protections in the city.
HRC Statement on LCCHR President Wade Henderson
Following is a statement from Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin upon reports that Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR) has announced he will retire in December 2016.
New Obama Administration Report Calls for End to Dangerous “Conversion Therapy” for Minors
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, praised a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) which makes “clear that conversion therapy is not an appropriate therapeutic approach based on the evidence, and explores alternative ways to discuss sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression with young people.”
New York Attorney General Answers HRC’s Call, Launches Inquiry Into Turing Pharmaceuticals
Today, at the urging of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the New York attorney general has begun investigating whether Turing Pharmaceuticals, which recently imposed an unconscionable 5000 percent price hike on the life-saving drug Daraprim, may have violated antitrust laws by limiting its distribution. Chad Griffin, President of HRC, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement:
The Clock Is Ticking: 14 Days Since Turing CEO Promised to Roll Back Price Hike
HRC calls on Turing Chief Martin Shkreli to fulfil his pledge.