HOUSTON, TX — In two major victories for transgender civil rights, today Saks Fifth Avenue withdrew a motion to dismiss a lawsuit in which Saks had argued that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect transgender workers, and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a historic statement of interest in the…
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in partnership with the Equality Federation, has released its first national report assessing the status of state legislation affecting LGBT equality across America, including in California. The inaugural State Equality Index (SEI) reveals that, even with progress on marriage equality, there are extraordinary state-to-state disparities in LGBT non-discrimination protections, including…
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) joined 13 other human rights groups in urging the Obama Administration to take additional action against Gambian leaders following the regime’s ongoing crackdown and persecution of LGBT citizens, and called on it to demand that the Gambian government provide more information about the health and safety of individuals who…
KANSAS CITY – Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced that Michael Sam, who made history as America’s first openly-gay professional football player, will keynote the organization’s 2nd Annual Kansas City Equality Brunch Sunday, Feb. 15. “We are thrilled that Michael Sam will be keynoting our Kansas City event,” said Angela Cottrell, Kansas City member of…
A disturbing message advocating for violence against LGBT people has been spray-painted in big letters on the wall of a building in downtown Jackson, Miss. The shocking statement, “NO 2 GAY MARRAGE [sic] KILL THEM,” has disturbing echoes for LGBT people in a state where they are disproportionately likely to face discrimination and harassment. In…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has condemned the decision by the chief executive of Saks Fifth Avenue’s parent company to decline to renounce Saks’ claim that transgender Americans are not protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In an interview with the New York Times, Gerald L. Storch of…
WASHINGTON – As 2015 begins, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) takes a closer look at a few of the many countries where the fight for equality is making progress, as well as those where the fundamental rights of LGBT people are increasingly under attack. Good news: Ireland Ireland is set to vote in May on…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), thas taken the rare step of suspending Saks Fifth Avenue’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) score. The action was taken following Saks’ claims in response to a lawsuit that Title VII protections don’t apply to transgender employees and that the company is not legally bound by its own LGBT…
Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation announced that actor and rights activist George Takei, best known for his television and movie role as Mr. Sulu in Star Trek, will be honored in February at HRC’s Time to THRIVE conference in Portland, Ore, reports Beth Sherouse on the HRC Blog. The ground-breaking Time to THRIVE conference,…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC) shined a bright spotlight on six of the new Members of the 114th Congress with some of the most shameful and extreme anti-equality rhetoric, record and positions on LGBT issues. Sworn in on January 6, these new members are some of the worst who have gone out…
