WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the US Census Bureau reversed a previous decision to exclude a question on sexual orientation from the Census Barriers, Attitudes and Motivators Study. In response to this decision, Rea Carey, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, issued the following statement: “Make no mistake – public pressure on the Trump…
Thursday night, HRC was honored in the return of Will & Grace. The HRC logo, which has become synonymous with the fight for equal rights for LGBTQ Americans, was proudly displayed in Will’s apartment in the latest episode, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. “HRC members and supporters across the nation gathered to watch…
Selective suppression of free speech has reached a level of violence unsurpassed in our country. In April 2013, the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee announced Chelsea, formerly Bradley, Manning as Grand Marshal of city’s 2013 Pride Parade. Manning was in prison awaiting trial for disclosing hundreds of thousands of classified government documents to the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a letter calling on Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley to oversee the investigation into the brutal murder of Ally Steinfeld. HRC called on the attorney general to take action due to statements by Missouri’s Texas County Sheriff James Sigman and prosecutor Parke Stevens Jr. which suggest…
HONG KONG — Upscale Hong Kong hotel Hotel ICON announced today that it is offering medical insurance coverage to legally recognized same-sex partners of its associates. By offering medical benefits to the married spouses of the same gender, the hotel continues to promote their inclusive and equitable company culture. “At Hotel ICON, we always go…
GENEVA — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein Tuesday launched an unprecedented set of global standards to support the business community in tackling discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex people. Addressing an audience of business leaders, activists and journalists at Microsoft’s New York City headquarters, Zeid called on…
https://youtu.be/zFfWnnWnrtw SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Unified School District has been hailed as a leader in food waste reduction by the San Diego Food System Alliance, winning the UnWasted Food Award for the “Love Food Not Waste” pilot program. The program offers an avenue for leftover food from the school meal program to be…
In a superhero origin tale unlike any other, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women is the incredible true story of what inspired Harvard psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston to create the iconic Wonder Woman character in the 1940s. While Marston’s feminist superhero was criticized by censors for her ‘sexual perversity’, he was keeping a secret that…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The overdose death of 26-year-old Gemmel Moore and community relations with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dominated the testimony at a recent public hearing of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission on policing and human relations in the LGBTQ community and among women of color. Jasmine Abdullah of the…
International pop icon Pink releases the title track, “Beautiful Trauma” today (Listen above). The track is the second to be released from her highly anticipated seventh studio album due out October 13th via RCA Records. Fans who pre-order the album will receive “What About Us” and “Beautiful Trauma” instantly. “Beautiful Trauma” was written by Pink…
