LGBTQ advocates condemn new North Carolina discrimination law

LGBTQ advocacy groups have been quick to condemn North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory for signing into law a new draconian bill that removes vital anti-discrimination protections from LGBTQ people and other groups such as veterans. “LGBTQ North Carolinians are waking-up to find that they are the targets of a new law designed to deny them…

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earns award for LGBT-inclusive policies

WASHINGTON – The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the storied healthcare facility of U.S. presidents and wounded warriors, is making history again, becoming the first U.S. active military medical facility to earn the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality designation. The world’s largest military hospital is joined this year by…

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Entertainment industry leaders call on Georgia governor to veto HB 757

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sent a letter to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on behalf of dozens of entertainment industry leaders who will abandon production in the state if he signs the anti-LGBT H.B. 757 into law. The letter follows a call to action from HRC President Chad Griffin, who delivered a speech in Los…

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North Carolina governor signs bill overturning LGBT protections

Last night, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law an unprecedented anti-LGBT bill passed in rapid succession Wednesday by the North Carolina House and Senate. The new law eliminates existing municipal non-discrimination protections for LGBT people; prevents such provisions from being passed by cities in the future; and forces transgender students in public schools…

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