Tag: David Cicilline
On Anniversary of Equality Act Introduction, HRC Announces Support of More Than 80 Major Companies
Over the last year, this crucial federal non-discrimination legislation has gained bipartisan support and unprecedented endorsements from the business community.
HRC Announces 60 Companies Launch Business Coalition for the Equality Act
Business support comes as more than 100 grassroots supporters and advocates fan out across Capitol Hill to urge Members of Congress to support the bipartisan Equality Act.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen Introduces Global Respect Act in U.S. Senate
HRC hailed the introduction of the Global Respect Act in the Senate by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). The bill would provide a new mechanism to prevent the world’s most anti-LGBT state actors from receiving a visa and entering the United States. The Global Respect Act would make clear to the world that the U.S. is not open to those who abuse, harass, and murder LGBT people.
Majority of Americans in all 50 States Support the Equality Act, New Nonpartisan Polling Shows
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement after new polling shows that a majority of Americans in all 50 states support a bill like the bipartisan Equality Act, which was introduced last year with an unprecedented number of original co-sponsors and would extend existing civil rights protections to LGBT people.
Ahead of First-Ever Congressional Forum on Violence Against Trans People, HRC & TPOCC Release Report
Human Rights Campaign and the Trans People of Color Coalition issue call to action in response to violent deaths of transgender people.
HRC Endorses Comprehensive New Legislation That Ensures Full Federal Equality for LGBT Americans
New polling shows overwhelming bipartisan support among American public for LGBT non-discrimination protections.