Transgender teen activist and HRC Foundation Youth Ambassador Jazz Jennings stars in a new commercial for “Clean and Clear,” writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. As part of the See The Real Me campaign, Jazz, 14, opened up about her life as a transgender teenager. “Growing up has been quite a struggle being transgender,”…
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson’s corporate-wide anti-bullying and LGBT equality initiative is expanding as it kicks off its third year in June. Since 2012, donations raised through CARE WITH PRIDE™ have supported PFLAG’s anti-bullying efforts and this year, The Trevor Project and Family Equality Council are newly added beneficiaries. By the end of 2014,…
Oct. 17, Johnson & Johnson is “going purple” in support of Spirit Day. Spirit Day started in 2010 as a response to young people who had taken their own lives as a result of bullying. Observed annually, participants wear purple as a visible stand against bullying and in support of LGBT young people. In honor…
Care with Pride, an innovative anti-bullying program launched in 2012 between PFLAG and Johnson & Johnson is back for 2013. This year, the Care with Pride campaign is honoring PFLAG’s founder, Jeanne Manford, who passed away in January at the age of 92. In 1972, Jeanne Manford courageously faced down bigotry and showed support for…
We made our way to Dinah Shore Thursday April 4. Our first stop was the opening night party at Zelda’s Nightclub and it was packed. You could barely move around without bumping into someone. We got to see K. Rose perform her hit “Sleep When I’m Dead.” We decided to get some air after her…
