Ben Carson’s HUD starts rolling back housing protections for LGBTQ people

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) issued two notices announcing the withdrawal of proposed information collection within two areas that directly impact the LGBTQ community. Published today in the Federal Register the first withdrawal is the Implementation Phase Review of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Youth Homelessness…

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Hundreds of LGBTQ advocates from across the country storm Capitol Hill for HRC’s 2017 Lobby Day

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) held its annual spring Lobby Day, joining hundreds of HRC members and volunteers on  Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress and encourage support for issues critical to the LGBTQ community — from passing the Equality Act to opposing the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to…

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Cast of ‘Transparent’ releases PSA urging support for Gavin Grimm

NEW YORK – The cast of the multi-Emmy and Golden Globe-Award winning Amazon Original series Transparent today released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) urging support for Gavin Grimm, a transgender high school student whose lawsuit against his school board over their refusal to allow him to use the boys’ restroom helped bring the fight for transgender rights…

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