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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON THE RESULTS OF 2024 ELECTION
Despite heartbreaking election setbacks, HRC remains committed to showing up, advancing progress, and fighting for equality – just as the LGBTQ+ community has done for decades
The Latest Updates
HRC’s 2024 Epidemic of Violence Report: Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Continues, with Black Trans Women Comprising Nearly Half of the Deaths
Since Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023, HRC identified 36 deaths of transgender people, bringing total deaths since tracking began in 2013 to nearly 400
HRC Honors Quanesha Shantel (“Cocoa”) , Black Transgender Woman and Drag Queen Killed in North Carolina
Quanesha Shantel, who often went by Cocoa among her friends and has also been named in some press reports as Juchuan Hamilton, had, in recent years, been involved in ballroom…
Santonio “San” Coleman, a Black Transgender Woman, Affectionately Known as “The Life of the Party” by Friends and Family, Found Dead in Athens, Georgia
Santonio Coleman, a 48-year-old Black gender non-conforming person who often went by “San” or Strawberry,” tragically died in Athens, Georgia on Saturday October 19, 2024. San’s death is the at…
U.S. Department of Education Finds Nex Benedict’s School District Accountable for Fostering Hostile Climate In Response to HRC Complaint
In a resolution agreement with the Owasso School District in Oklahoma, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights - in response to a complaint filed by HRC in February…
Remembering Honee Daniels, Black Trans Woman Who “Made Friends With Anyone" And Was Killed in Rochester, NY
Honee Daniels, a 37-year old Black trans woman, was killed in a hit-and-run in Rochester, NY on Wednesday, October 2nd. Honee is at least the 28th violent killing of a…
Remembering Skyler Gilmore, Transgender Woman Who Was The “Life of the Party,” Shot in Georgia
Skyler Gilmore, a transgender woman from Stone Mountain, Georgia, was fatally shot and killed on June 4, 2021. Gilmore’s death was initially uncounted by HRC due to the lack of…
Kelley’s Weekly Message: November 2024
Check out these updates from Kelley Robinson highlighting key issues that affect the LGBTQ+ community in a special note for members and supporters of HRC.
New Post Election Poll: Equality Voters Overwhelmingly Backed Harris-Walz ticket; Anti-Trans Attack Ads Proved Ineffective with Broad Swath of Voters
81% of Equality Voters and 84% of LGBTQ+ Voters Backed Harris for President
Just 4% of voters named policies attacking trans people as an important issue in deciding who to…
Reality Check: Leading up to Election Night, Equality is Surging while Anti-Trans Attacks Fall Flat
Openly-LGBTQ+ Candidates Poised to Make History
Equality Voters Showing Up in Early Voting, Demonstrating Power
MAGA’s Anti-Trans, Divisive Closing Message Once Again Falls Flat With Voters
HRC’S Commitment to New York
This year, HRC has three organizers on the ground across New York working to bring home pro-equality wins for LGBTQ+ communities this election season. HRC is dedicated to electing leaders…
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