Pride Foundation announces largest ever community grants

SEATTLE, Wash.– Today, Pride Foundation announced $507,000 in grants to 81 organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington—investing vital resources into local organizations working to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people and their families can live fully and safely in their home communities. This year’s award amount is the highest…

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HRC opposes anti-LGBTQ Gov. Brownback for ambassador-at-large position

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sent a letter to senators on the Foreign Relations Committee urging them to oppose Donald Trump’s nomination for the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, staunch anti-LGBTQ politician Sam Brownback. “Given Gov. Brownback’s anti-LGBTQ record, it is deeply worrying that he could use this position to promote…

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Opposition to transgender military ban builds

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NCLR and GLAD, two leading groups fighting President Trump’s transgender military ban in court, have applauded the bipartisan group of Members from the House of Representatives in introducing a bill that would block the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender servicemembers in the military. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., would restrict the…

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Bipartisan legislation introduced to protect transgender service members

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to protect currently-serving transgender service members from being discharged due to President Trump’s transgender military ban. The legislation was introduced by Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA), Charlie Dent (R-PA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)….

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College Choice releases 2017 ranking of the 50 best colleges for LGBTQ students

EUGENE, Ore. — College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources, has published a ranking of the 50 Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students. Choosing a college is an overwhelming process in and of itself. But for LGBTQ identified folks, the task is all the more intimidating. To succeed academically it’s important to…

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Watch the inspiring story of Angel Colon, a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting (VIDEO)

The Human Rights Campaign has released a video on Angel Colon, a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting. He has learned to walk again after sustaining six gunshot wounds in the attack, and fights every day to get back to where he was physically. Angel says that he’s been lifted up by support from not…

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