Tag: HRC

HRC Joins Over 40 Organizations File Comment with the FCC Opposing Content Ratings for LGBTQ Characters and Stories on TV

Stuart Mitchell

Advocates for Trans Equality, GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, and PFLAG National today filed a public comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on behalf of more than 40 organizations. The comment responds to a recent FCC Public Notice to consider a new rating system that would require a “warning label” before family television shows that include LGBTQ characters, stories, or themes, even in programs currently rated as appropriate for all ages. The FCC Public Notice, released on April 22, asks Americans to submit…

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New HRC Foundation Research Underscores Strength and Strain of Moment on LGBTQ+ Workers & Future Liability to Companies

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) released its 2026 State of the Workplace for LGBTQ+ Americans and Corporate Equality Index (CEI) report, offering a comprehensive look at how today’s employer policies, practices, and transparency are shaping the experiences of LGBTQ+ workers. The 2026 State of the Workplace report covers a period of intense political threats related to diversity and inclusion, with business leaders balancing regulatory uncertainty alongside growing expectations of employees, shareholders, and consumers to maintain commitments.  “Our research shows the strength and the strain of this moment on LGBTQ+ workers,…

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HRC’s Annual Report Outlines Ongoing Onslaught of Violence Against Trans People Amid Relentless Political Attacks

Stuart Mitchell

Yesterday, in observance of Trans Day of Remembrance, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) published a new report, Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People in the United States, which tracks data relating to transgender and gender nonconforming people killed in the last year and provides insight into trends over time. Twenty-seven total cases of fatal violence against transgender and gender non-confirming people were recorded in the last year (from after Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024 through November 20, 2025). Since 2013, HRCF has recorded the deaths of 399…

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HRC’s Welcoming Schools Celebrates LGBTQ+ Inclusive Storytelling with launch of the Book of the Month Series

Stuart Mitchell

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, and its Welcoming Schools program has launched its first-ever Book of the Month series—an initiative designed to bring queer joy amid growing political attacks on books with LGBTQ+ characters and storylines.. Beginning last month through early 2026, the series will highlight a book each month, aiming to inspire people in both red and blue states to bring these stories into libraries, schools, community centers, and other youth-friendly spaces to push back against the erasure of queer books. The series…

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Future Business Success Requires Your Commitment to Workplace Inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

The US’ leading civil rights organizations, representing women, people of color, people with disabilities and the LGBTQ+ community, issued a call to action to Fortune 1000 executives and board members to remain steadfast in their commitments to workplace inclusion and the inherent risks in abandoning decades-long best practices. Signers on the letter include the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, NAACP, American Association of People with Disabilities, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, UnidosUS, National Women’s Law Center, National Urban League, the National Organization for Women, and other major civil rights organizations.…

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