The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, announced a collaboration with Black, queer artist, Nia Keturah Calhoun (she/they). Together, HRC and Calhoun are unveiling a new art piece ahead of Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the U.S. Calhoun is featured in a video that explores the significance of Juneteenth through their intersectional lens as a Black, queer person, and dives into their artistic process for the collaboration with HRC. The final artistic…
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Human Rights Campaign and SHOWTIME® Launch Third Year of QUEER TO STAY, an LGBTQ+ Small Business Initiative
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the US’ largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, and SHOWTIME announced the third consecutive year of “QUEER TO STAY: An LGBTQ+ Business Preservation Initiative” (QTS) that aims to uplift and preserve small businesses that serve the LGBTQ+ community; particularly businesses that are owned by or empower LGBTQ+ people of color, women and the transgender community. This year, the initiative is expanding its pool of funding to $250,000 to be distributed among at least 25 small businesses. In 2020, during the…
Read MoreHuman Rights Campaign and WarnerMedia Release “Let Us Play” Video: The Story of Transgender Youth who Just Want to Play Sports
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced a collaboration with WarnerMedia to launch a video called “Let Us Play.” The video, which features transgender youth playing sports with their friends, calls on leaders and legislators in states across the country to simply let transgender kids play. Trans kids are kids and should be able to play with their friends. For the last two years, transgender young people have been the target of discrimination for having the audacity to play a game that they love. We are proud to announce this…
Read More200+ Major U.S. Companies Oppose Anti-LGBTQ+ State Legislation
The Human Rights Campaign and Freedom for All Americans have announced that more than 200 major companies have joined together to sign on to the Human Rights Campaign and Freedom for All Americans Business Statement on Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation. Together, these companies are united in opposing the wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, much of which specifically harms transgender youth, in states across the country. The list of signatories has more than quadrupled in the past year. “Every day, more and more major businesses are refusing to sit idly by as state legislators…
Read MoreHuman Rights Campaign Refuses Money from Disney Until Meaningful Action is Taken to Combat Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” Bill
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights organization — responded to a statement by Bob Chapek, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, at Disney’s quarterly shareholder meeting. His statement was the company’s first public statement of opposition to Florida’s House Bill 1557 or the Don’t Say Gay or Trans bill. This legislation would censor teachers from talking about LGBTQ+ issues or people, preventing all students from experiencing inclusive classrooms. After remaining silent as the bill made its way through the…
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