Kelley’s Weekly Message: February 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.
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HRC Responds to Release of Videos & 911 Call in Nex Benedict Case: “This is a failure of our system.”
Tonight, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson issued the following statement on the disturbing, painful videos and 911 call released by Owasso police that were recorded the day before and…
HRC Writes to Owasso School District, Calls on Superintendent to Take Immediate Action to Protect Students: “People Across the Country are Watching”
Letter from HRC president Kelley Robinson offers to bring HRC’s nationally renowned Welcoming Schools Program to Owasso School District immediately
Further accounts of bullying and harassment in Owasso schools have…
A Letter To LGBTQ+ Youth: Add Yours Today
As a member of HRC’s Parents for Transgender Equality Council, I know
firsthand the bullying and harassment nonbinary and transgender children are
experiencing every day. And I know how scared…
Human Rights Campaign President Asks for Full Investigations by DOJ and Department of Education into Brutal, Senseless Attacks Against Nex Benedict
Departments of Justice, Education Called to Look Into Harassment and Violence Against Non-Binary Teen Who Died After Being Assaulted in Bathroom at Their High School
Anti-Transgender Discrimination in Politics Running…
Honoring Nex Benedict, a 16-Year-Old Non-Binary Oklahoma High School Student Who Tragically Died One Day After Being Beaten Unconscious in a School Bathroom
On March 13th, the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s office released a partial report from Nex’s autopsy, indicating that Nex may have died by suicide. The cause of death does not change…
Human Rights Campaign Welcomes Key New Leaders Orlando Gonzales & Stephanie Osborn
Orlando Gonzales (he/el/they) joins as Senior Vice President for Programs, Research, and Training; Stephanie Osborn (she/her) to serve as HRC’s Chief Operating Officer (COO)
HRC President Responds to the Tragic Death of Nex Benedict
WASHINGTON–This week many news outlets are reporting on the tragic death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old non-binary high school student from Owasso, Oklahoma. On February 7, 2024, Nex was brutally…
ICYMI: Relentless Government Attacks on Health Care for Transgender People Leave Them Reeling
Forced Detransition Already A Terrifying Reality in Some States as Washington Post Report Highlights How Anti-Transgender Rhetoric and Policies Have Ratcheted Up in State Capitals Across Country
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