Human Rights Campaign

Minnesota has become the Wild, Wild West of campaign disclosure this cycle

2012-02-22T18:00:11+00:00

HRC today welcomed the formal complaint launched by Common Cause Minnesota charging anti-gay groups have run afoul of Minnesota campaign finance laws.

Grace Abounds: Moving toward Marriage Equality in Maryland

2012-02-22T16:25:47+00:00

Religious leaders have been at the forefront of the campaign for marriage equality in Maryland from the start.

Serbian Gay Comedy Wins Top Honors at Berlin Film Fest

2012-02-22T14:40:32+00:00

A surprise smash from Serbia took home the audience award for best film in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival on Sunday.

Victory Fund and HRC Endorse Kyrsten Sinema for Congress

2012-02-21T22:02:41+00:00

HRC and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund today announced that both organizations have endorsed Kyrsten Sinema, an experienced and passionate leader, for Arizona’s Ninth Congressional District.

Prop 8 Defenders Organize “National Pray for Marriage Day”

2012-02-21T21:34:49+00:00

With California's Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional once again, the anti-equality Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is calling on God to halt the legal recognition of LGBT families.

Prop 8 Proponents Will Ask for Rehearing by Ninth Circuit

2012-02-21T20:17:14+00:00

Press reports say the proponents of Prop 8 will ask the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to have a larger panel of its judges review the appeal in Perry v. Brown.

Holding Hands Coast to Coast: HRC & Levi Strauss Team Up to Support Marriage Equality

2012-02-21T18:30:17+00:00

Human Rights Campaign is proud to once again partner with Levi Strauss & Co. in the fight for marriage equality with an exclusive T-shirt line that adds a new story to classic Americana: All Love is Equal.

OK House Blocks Passage of DADT Bill

2012-02-21T17:00:16+00:00

Bill would have implemented a more extreme version of DADT in state’s National Guard.

More Details on the President’s Budget and LGBT People

2012-02-21T16:53:05+00:00

As we shared last week, President Obama released his proposed budget for the next fiscal year, detailing how his administration would like to prioritize spending on the range of government programs, including ones that will benefit the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Inspiration on Maryland Marriage Equality and the Work Ahead

2012-02-21T15:43:22+00:00

As someone who went through enormous emotional and spiritual struggle with my sexual orientation as a teen and young adult in college, I could not at that age have fathomed being an advocate for LGBT rights – let alone, marriage equality.