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News

'Retaliation': Texas AG Paxton demands PFLAG provide names, addresses of trans members

A legal filing by PFLAG National revealed that Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas was seeking identification of transgender members.

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News

Russia Outlaws LGBTQ+ Rights Activism and Labels Organizations 'Extremist'

The move effectively eliminates LGBTQ+ support networks and signals a larger crackdown on the country's already vulnerable queer community.

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News

Ugandan LGBTQ+ Rights Organization Forced to Shut Down by Government

(CNN) Activists have called the shuttering of the group a "clear witch hunt" by Ugandan officials.
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News

Human Rights Campaign to lay off 20% of staff as LGBTQ+ organization restructures (exclusive)

After dozens of layoffs, the LGBTQ+ civil rights organization will “reset” with fewer employees and a refocused mission says its president Kelley Robinson.

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Politics

Chad Griffin to Leave Human Rights Campaign in 2019

Griffin has led a major expansion of the LGBTQ rights organization.

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Voices

LGBTQ People in Nebraska Were Alone for Decades. No Longer.

The establishment of the state's first LGBTQ rights organization is both symbolic and pragmatic.

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News

HRC Names First Civil Rights Lawyer, First POC President

Alphonso David will succeed Chad Griffin at the helm of the nation's largest LGBTQ rights organization.

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News

Advocacy Groups Warn White House of Risks to LGBTQ+ Refugee in Potential Asylum Policy Overhaul

A united front of LGBTQ+ and immigrants' rights organizations recently condemned potential changes to asylum regulations.

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Sports

NBA Star Reggie Bullock Is Award Finalist for His LGBTQ+ Advocacy

The Dallas Mavericks guard-forward has been working with several LGBTQ+ rights organizations in the Dallas area. 

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Politics

Human Rights Campaign to spend $15 million to support Joe Biden's reelection campaign in key swing states

The LGBTQ+ civil rights organization announced significant commitment toward engaging voters who care about equal rights, voters the group calls "equality voters."
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News

A powerful civil rights group is hitting the road and going to red states. Here's why

The Human Rights Campaign’s American Dreams Tour is bringing storytelling and organizing to communities targeted by a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

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News

Human Rights Campaign calls on LGBTQ+ community to dream & to fight for equality at national dinner

In the wake of unprecedented political attacks on the trans community, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization is stepping in to change hearts and minds.

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Election

Joe Biden Endorsed by California, Nevada LGBTQ Groups

Equality California and Silver State Equality are the first major LGBTQ civil rights organizations to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
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News

Elon Musk's Twitter Is 'Hellscape' for LGBTQ+ People, Critics Say

He promised Twitter wouldn't become a "hellscape," but it already has under his ownership, according to an open letter from LGBTQ+ rights organizations.

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Voices

Nepal must not move backwards on trans rights

A trans woman leading Nepal's premier LGBTQ+ organization voices concern over the slow backslide in trans rights despite historic victories for gender identity recognition and legal protection.

New Year’s Resolutions 2024 to Support LGBTQ+
News

24 New Year’s Resolutions for 2024 to Support Your LGBTQ+ Loved Ones & Friends

Here's some recommendations on supporting your queer community as we head into 2024. What's your resolution for supporting LGBTQ+ lives?

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After decades of silent protest, advocates and students speak out for LGBTQ+ rights

This year, for the first time, the “Day of Silence” morphed into a day of action called the “Day of (NO) Silence.”

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Election

Tim Walz joins Andy Cohen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson to warn of Trump’s threat to LGBTQ+ freedoms

He rallied participants in an Out for Harris national organizing call.

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News

Domestic violence nonprofits rocked by Trump funding freeze

Gender-based violence organizations have begun to self-edit their public-facing media out of fear they will lose federal grants essential to the provision of life-saving services.
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Politics

Donald Trump’s LGBTQ+ Record Touted on Bizarre Ads in Iowa

Nobody knows where they’re coming from or who’s paying for them.

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Law

The Right Is Using the Anti-Abortion Dobbs Ruling to Attack Trans Care. Will It Work?

After an appeals court cites the Dobbs ruling in upholding a trans care ban, there's cause for concern — but not panic, LGBTQ+ activists say.