WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its annual Hate Crime Statistics for 2013, including for the first time statistics for hate crimes reported based on gender identity. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the report by urging all law enforcement to report hate crimes in their jurisdiction in order to…
Billing itself as the first of its kind in China, Blued, a popular gay dating app, is anything but with news that a group of American venture capitalists will be investing 30 million dollars in the start-up. The app combines the immediacy and locality-based functionality of similar applications like Grindr and Scruff, but also enables…
In addition to passing a Religious Freedom Restoration Act through the Michigan House of Representatives Dec. 4, in a surprise move the Michigan legislative body also resurrected three bills that would allow adoption or foster care providers to refuse services on the basis of their personal religious objections—the consequences of which would be immediate, random,…
JACKSON—Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released its final ad in its LGBT public education campaign, All God’s Children. In addition to Mary Jane Kennedy and State Representative Alyce Clarke featured in the concluding ad, Rev. Stan Wilson also shares his thoughts on welcoming LGBT people into his congregation. Rev. Wilson is a pastor at Northside Baptist Church…
WASHINGTON – Before hitting the “purchase now” button for that holiday gift, consumers are encouraged to check out the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s new annual buying guide to see if those dollars are going to a business committed to workplace equality. The popular Buying for Workplace Equality guide, first issued a decade ago by…
Fathead, a company famous for its life-like wall murals, plans to sue Rossia, the Russian state-run TV network, over the apparent doctoring of one of their commercials that, according to Mary Chastain over on Breitbart.com, “[manipulates] a commercial to use as evidence against the “erosion of morals” in the West with “sex education and tolerant…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the nomination of Ashton Carter as Secretary of Defense in light of the challenges that remain for full LGBT equality in the U.S. military. “We look forward to working closely with Ashton Carter on the important challenges to equality that remain for LGBT service members,”…
LOS ANGELES —The Los Angeles Police Department has announced they are investigating the murder of Deshawnda Sanchez, who was shot and killed in South Los Angeles earlier this week. “The National LGBTQ Task Force is outraged by the murder of Deshawnda Sanchez and the ongoing homicides targeting transgender women of color taking place throughout the…
NEW YORK — The Daily Beast, in collaboration with nine leading international human rights organizations, will host an unprecedented gathering of leading LGBT activists from around the world. The event, entitled “Quorum: Global LGBT Voices,” will take place at the New York Public Library on Wednesday, December 10, designated Human Rights Day by the United Nations….
New York City residents took to the streets on Wednesday after a grand jury said it would not bring charges in the death of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man who died in July after a police officer placed him in a chokehold, reports The Huffington Post. Garner, 43, was being arrested for selling loose,…
