Tag: HRC
Juneau Assembly Passes LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Ordinance
Tonight, the Juneau Assembly voted 8 to 1 in favour of a city ordinance prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity, along with race, colour, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, or national origin.
Federal Judge Could Set Dangerous Precedent With Transgender Employment Discrimination Ruling
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, released the following statement in response to a decision by a federal judge in Michigan who ruled in favour of a Detroit-based funeral home who fired a transgender employee due to her gender identity.
U.S. Navy Makes History By Naming Ship After LGBTQ Civil Rights Leader Harvey Milk
Last Tuesday, at a ceremony in San Francisco, the U.S. Navy made history by naming a new Military Sealift Command ship after Harvey Milk, the former Navy diver and pioneer in the LGBTQ civil rights movement who was assassinated in 1978.
On Two-Month Anniversary of Orlando Tragedy, Rubio Still Unwilling to Stand Up for LGBTQ Floridians
Addressing anti-LGBTQ pastors on heels of Trump speech, Rubio rails against marriage equality.
Alarming CDC Data Show LGBTQ Youth Face High Rates of Violence and Bullying
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, today responded to the alarming results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nationwide survey of high school students, which found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual young people are far more likely to experience violence and bullying, and attempt suicide, than their heterosexual peers.
HRC Strongly Condemns Ugandan Police Raid of LGBTQ Pride Event
Last Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, strongly condemned the police raid of a peaceful LGBTQ pride event in Kampala, the country’s capital. While events continue to unfold, police arrested several participants, including activists Frank Mugisha and Pepe Onziema of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).