#NoTransBan rally at San Francisco City Hall #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransTroops #lgbt #transban #Trump #ResistTrump Steve Rhodes posted a photo:
HRC President Chad Griffin: #ProtectTransTroops
#AM_Equality: December 11, 2019 THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL SHOULD HAVE ENDED THE TRUMP-PENCE ADMIN’S DISCRIMINATORY TRANS TROOP BAN: HRC joins leading LGBTQ organization to express disappointment that the final FY20 National Defense Authorization Act does not include the Speier/Brown amendment, which would have codified non-discrimination and ended the administration’s ban on transgender service members. “It … Continue reading #AM_Equality: December 11, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: November 12, 2019 STUDENTS FROM 33 HBCUS GATHER IN DC FOR ANNUAL HRC FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: Nearly 50 students from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) convened at HRC headquarters over the weekend. Said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid): “t is thrilling to see so many students come together, learn from … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: November 12, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 15, 2019 U.S. HOUSE PASSES NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT WITH AMENDMENT TO END DISCRIMINATORY TRANS MILITARY BAN: “We are grateful to all the troops and veterans who spoke out against this discriminatory ban, and to our partners who helped lead the fight,” said Sarah McBride, HRC National Press Secretary (@SarahEMcBride). Reps. Adam … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 15, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 14, 2018 REP. DINA TITUS (D-NV) INTRODUCES GLOBE ACT TO PROTECT LGBTQ PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD: “While Donald Trump and Mike Pence remain recklessly silent on anti-LGBTQ atrocities around the globe, it’s crucial that the United States Congress fill the void and make clear LGBTQ rights are human rights,” said HRC Government … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 14, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 10, 2018 HRC EQUALITY PAC LAUNCHES SEVEN-FIGURE AD BLITZ: The ads focus on voter engagement and turning out the vote in key states and congressional districts across the country. The digital, direct mail, text and phone voter contact program focuses on educating voters about early voting options, mobilizing them to turn out … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 10, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 6, 2018 VA SCHOOL BOARD IN GRIMM CASE APPEALS FED COURT DECISION AFFIRMING PROTECTIONS FOR TRANS STUDENTS: Gloucester County School Board has appealed a ruling affirming that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects transgender students from discrimination — including being forced to use separate bathroom facilities. “No student should … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 6, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 19, 2018 TODAY — HRC LAUNCHES “THE REAL MIKE PENCE” CAMPAIGN THAT EXPOSES HIS HISTORY OF ANTI-LGBTQ FANATICISM AND STEALTH EXTREMISM: HRC’s new, comprehensive “The Real Mike Pence” campaign includes a scathing report, microsite and a series of videos exposing the vice president’s long history of anti-LGBTQ animus and shining a spotlight … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 19, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 13, 2018 MATTIS ASKED ABOUT TRANS TROOPS, DECLINES TO PRAISE THEIR BRAVE SERVICE: During a Capitol Hill hearing yesterday on the Pentagon’s budget, Defense Secretary James Mattis refused to praise the service of Logan Ireland, an exemplary transgender Air Force staff sergeant bravely serving his country. After Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) held … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 13, 2018
