HRC Members Gather to #TurnOut the Vote in Orlando #TurnOut the Vote in Orlando”>
Last night, Democratic VP nominee Tim Kaine joined HRC President Chad Griffin, Gabby Giffords, and hundreds of pro-equality Florida votes at HRC’s Debate watch party.
Through HRC’s #turnOUT 2016 campaign, HRC is working to mobilize and turn out LGBTQ and pro-equality voters in Florida and other battleground states across the country. In Florida, the LGBTQ community play a decisive role in the election. The LGBTQ adult voting bloc is more than half a million — or 560,000 — in the Sunshine State — and in 2012, President Obama won Florida by just over 70,000 votes.
Help HRC #turnOUT the vote this election season for pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot! Register to vote today and learn more about how you can get involved, visit:
HRC President Chad Griffin Speaks to The #VocalMajority #VocalMajority“>
HRC President Chad Griffin joined Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly for a rally and round table discussion to urge the majority of Americans who support common sense gun violence prevention laws to vote in November. The events marked the kick-off of a 14-state tour by Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC — which Congresswoman Giffords and Kelly co-founded.
Whether it’s coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or as an ally, countless American actors, athletes, musicians and YouTube sensations advanced the movement for equality in 2016. In honor of National Coming Out Day, here are a few of the standout coming out moments in pop culture in the last year including inspiring words from Trey Pearson, Alexis G. Zall, Shawn Balentine, Amanda Sternberg, Gus Kenworthy, Nyle DiMarco, Elena Delle Donne, Rebecca Sugar, Lilly Wachowski, Michael Angelakos, Holland Taylor, Colton Haynes, Mara Wilson, Erin O’Flaherty Keke Palmer, and Brendan Jordan.
HRC Members #TurnOUT the Vote in Minnesota #TurnOUT the Vote in Minnesota”>
On Friday, September 23, HRC members were first in line to vote for Hillary Clinton at at the Minneapolis Downtown Early Vote Center. HRC President Chad Griffin joined them with Angie Craig, one of our first endorsements of the election cycle. HRC and our supporters are ready to make history in the North Star State and around the country this election season.
Alabama Chief Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore is going to trial on September 28, where a nine-judge panel will determine whether Moore violated judicial ethics and consider the appropriate punishment. Join HRC at a rally to demand Moore’s removal from office.
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Team Moovz
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Eitan Ben-aharon
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Kay Long
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Joey Gentile
Ilia
Noah Woodward
Nostalgic Lukas
Call Me Keke
Cristian Vlades
RAGE
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Song name: Perfect Illusion
Artist: Lady Gaga
Composer(s): Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson, Kevin Parker & Michael Tucker
Copyright: ℗ 2016 Interscope Records
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Representative John Lewis at the 2016 HRC National Dinner
Rep. John Lewis is a longstanding champion for LGBTQ equality. He is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Equality Act. He has a perfect 100 rating on HRC’s Congressional Scorecard and, among other things, is also the lead sponsor of the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which prohibits any child welfare agency receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating against any potential foster or adoptive family on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status.
Senator Tim Kaine delivers the keynote address at the 2016 HRC National Dinner.
Senator Tim Kaine delivers the keynote address at the 2016 HRC National Dinner. Kaine has a strong commitment to LGBTQ equality. In addition to supporting marriage equality, Kaine is an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act.