WASHINGTON — In a new video released Thursday, HRC calls on senators to #StopMarkGreen, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Army. Green built his political career on hateful attacks against LGBTQ people and is a danger to every LGBTQ soldier bravely serving our country. Green encouraged the state of Tennessee to deny marriage licenses…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Planned Parenthood Federation of America has condemned President Donald Trump’s signing of a measure designed to undermine women’s health and overturn a rule that reinforced protections for the more than 4 million people who rely on Title X, the nation’s family planning program, for their health care. The bill signed by President…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the removal of Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, Members of Congress led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee called for the immediate removal of Steve Bannon, a white supremacist, from the White House staff. “Steve Bannon is a radical right wing extremist, whose embrace of white supremacist ideology presents a direct…
SAN DIEGO — After opening just last week in Hillcrest, The Kouch Lounge, signed on to participate in Dining Out For Life® San Diego. And, they went even further by agreeing to donate 75 percent of their proceeds to the event April 27! “We decided to join Dining Out for Life because we really want…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee just reinstated a ban on all taxpayer-funded travel to North Carolina. The announcement comes after North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Senate President Phil Berger, and House Speaker Tim Moore passed a law — HB 142 — doubling down on many of the worst aspects of the state’s notorious anti-LGBTQ HB2 law. Washington…
AUSTIN, Texas –The Texas House of Representatives plans to introduce a new “bathroom bill” that mimics North Carolina’s so-called “repeal” to its HB 2. Texas’s HB 2899 would invalidate all existing local non-discrimination LGBTQ ordinances in Texas and pave the way for future anti-LGBTQ bills that could further harm all LGBTQ Texans. The Dallas News…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An organization that filed a federal lawsuit last year to bar transgender students from using locker rooms consistent with their gender identity today announced that they have voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Minnesota had intervened in the case on behalf of a transgender…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC hailed the news that Chicago and California are maintaining their bans on taxpayer-funded travel to North Carolina. The announcements come after North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Senate President Phil Berger, and House Speaker Tim Moore passed a law doubling down on many of the worst aspects of the state’s…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A federal judge has finalized the $25 million settlement made by President Donald Trump to end the Trump University lawsuits in San Diego. The judge rejected the plea of one plaintiff who wanted to sue Trump on her own and to try and get an apology. U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo…
NEW YORK — A new video series, “BreakthroughU,” is tackling complicated social issues, like gender-based violence, intersectionality* and culture change, issues that are at the heart of the work that Breakthrough has been doing for over 17 years. The videos employ an unusual approach — puppets. A cast of rainbow-colored puppets represents a range of…
