U.S. cities score big in LGBTQ+ equality despite wave of discriminatory state laws
A record number of cities achieved a perfect Municipal Equality Index score in 2024.
November 22, 2024
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Death of Santonio Coleman, a gender-nonconforming person, is being investigated as a homicide in Georgia
Coleman was found injured on a walking trail but died at a local hospital.
November 20, 2024
Black trans woman and drag queen Quanesha Shantel shot and killed in North Carolina
Her former boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder.
November 20, 2024
Republicans are trying to ban transgender Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride from using the women's bathroom
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly went so far as to threaten a "physical altercation" if trans women were allowed to use the women's restroom.
November 19, 2024
John Thune, South Dakota Republican senator with a poor LGBTQ+ rights record, elected as majority leader
Thune, a senator from South Dakota, has differed with Donald Trump at times but now says he's committed to Trump's agenda.
November 13, 2024
Oklahoma school district where trans teen Nex Benedict died violated Title IX, Department of Education finds
The district must take corrective action after it was found to violate the rights of LGBTQ+ students and others who were bullied.
November 13, 2024
Despite Trump’s election, a glimmer of hope as transgender candidates win elections nationwide
“There is this paradox where a majority of Americans voted for Trump, who is extremely anti-trans, and yet many Americans also voted for out transgender candidates and in favor of LGBTQ rights in referendums,” A4TE executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen told The Advocate.
November 7, 2024
What does Donald Trump’s ‘shocking and devastating’ victory and a second term mean for the LGBTQ+ community?
America elected a man who promised to roll back the rights of transgender people.
November 6, 2024
Sarah McBride wins Delaware U.S. House seat, becoming the first out trans member of Congress
Democrat Sarah McBride has beaten Republican John Whalen for Delaware's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, making history.
November 5, 2024
Gay New Jersey GOP senate candidate supports anti-LGBTQ+ extremist group Moms for Liberty
As voters in New Jersey go to the polls, they may wonder why Curtis Bashaw, a gay man, supports an antigay group.
November 4, 2024
Creepy Donald Trump cutout terrorizes unassuming Americans in new HRC campaign ad
The LGBTQ+ civil rights group uses humor to point out the future for Americans under Republican control.
October 28, 2024
MAGA gays at Trump fundraising event claim LGBTQ+ community already has full equality: ‘We’re past that’
“It’s unfortunate that you have groups like the Log Cabin Republicans who are willing to sell out the community in exchange for being able to cozy up to someone like Donald Trump,” said HRC’s Brandon Wolf.
October 25, 2024
Republicans' unprecedented anti-LGBTQ+ attacks highlighted in new HRC Congressional Scorecard
But Democrats and independents were able to turn back these efforts.
October 23, 2024
Donald Trump punches down on transgender people in hypocritical new Kamala Harris attack ad
Republicans are attacking the vice president for something Trump’s own administration provided to incarcerated trans people.
October 22, 2024
Texas Dem Colin Allred uses anti-trans language to attack Ted Cruz: ‘Don’t want boys playing girls’ sports’
The ad has raised eyebrows among those who support the Texas congressman in his race for U.S. Senate against Cruz.
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October 11, 2024
Florida mom of trans student sues school district, claiming retaliation and violation of rights
Jessica Norton has been through a lengthy investigation by the Broward County schools after she sued over Florida's anti-trans sports law.
October 11, 2024
Tim Walz joins HRC and Out for Harris to kick off 10-day LGBTQ+ voter battleground push (exclusive)
Kamala Harris’s running mate has a long history of allyship.
October 10, 2024
Toyota faces backlash for backtracking on DEI, LGBTQ+ efforts
Plus, learn more about Robby Starbuck: the conservative activist targeting companies to drop their support of LGBTQ+ events and DEI efforts.
October 10, 2024
Human Rights Campaign launches $2 million ad blitz to mobilize LGBTQ+ voters in battleground states
The advocacy group hopes a $2 million ad buy will attract pro-LGBTQ+ voters to cast their ballots.
October 9, 2024
Melania Trump attacks trans athletes in memoir as 'deepening the divisions in our society'
The former first lady singled out transgender athletes in her new book, Melania: A Memoir.
October 9, 2024
Virginia LGBTQ+ advocates and allies come together to celebrate 10 years of marriage equality
Equality Virginia's annual black-tie affair at Richmond’s Main Street Station was extra special as attendees celebrated same-sex couples’ right to get married.
October 9, 2024