HRC survey shows striking increase in Americans who personally know and support transgender people

WASHINGTON – Results from a new national survey commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, reveal a significant uptick in the number of Americans who say they personally know or work with someone who is transgender, and a corresponding increase in favorable feelings toward…

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Americans say businesses must serve gays and lesbians

Originally published on MSNBC 04/09/15 In the wake of the controversy over religious freedom laws in Indiana and Arkansas, most Americans say that a business owner should treat gays and lesbians as they would other customers, even if homosexuality violates that business owner’s religious beliefs. The latest NBC News Online Survey conducted by SurveyMonkey also…

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National survey of gay men reveals deep HIV stigma; New #SpeakOutHIV campaign aims to get gay men talking (VIDEO)

MENLO PARK, Calif. –  More than 30 years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and at a time when infections among gay and bisexual men are on the rise in the U.S., a new national survey of gay and bisexual men by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that though HIV/AIDS is named as the number one health…

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New survey: Moving beyond marriage, what young people of color think about the LGBT agenda

blaA recent survey finds that many young people of color disagree with same-sex marriage being the top priority of the LGBT agenda, pointing instead to other issues like HIV/AIDS and bullying. The new survey, “Moving Beyond Marriage: What Young People of Color Think about the LGBT Agenda” from the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago,…

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HRC Arkansas unveils results of largest LGBT survey in state’s history

WASHINGTON—Today, the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Project One America released key findings from a recent survey chronicling the daunting challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Arkansans. The results show LGBT people are contributing members at home, the workplace, in school and within their faith communities. However, LGBT Arkansans enjoy no legal protections…

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Younger gay men say, ‘I do’ to Obama and marriage equality

BOSTON – Jack’d, the fastest growing gay app in the world among young gay men, today released the findings of a community survey conducted among its users in the United States. Ahead of the second anniversary of Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage May 9, Jack’d surveyed its users on their thoughts on marriage, relationships and…

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AT&T first in DiversityInc’s Top 10 companies for LGBT employees

DiversityInc announced the results for its 14th annual Top 50 Companies for Diversity rankings before a gathering of more than 750 attendees last evening at Cipriani Wall Street. More than a thousand public and privately held companies competed for spots on the coveted list. AT&T claimed the top spot in DiversityInc.’s 2014 Specialty Top 10…

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