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March 1, 2019 | HRC Staff

HRC and NEA Host Fourth Annual Jazz & Friends National Day of School and Community Readings

People across the U.S. and in three other countries came out in force to support transgender and non-binary youth.

March 1, 2019 | Guest Contributors

Deja Vu: Georgia RFRA Introduced Again

SB 221 could excuse any Georgian from any state or local law, policy or other government action that they claim “burdens” their exercise of religion.

March 1, 2019 | HRC Staff

Celebrating the Power of Representation this Bisexual Health Awareness Month

HRC Foundation is proud to join the Bisexual Resource Center and organizations across the country to observe the sixth annual Bisexual Health Awareness Month.

March 1, 2019 | HRC Staff

Shattering Glass Ceilings This Women’s History Month

March is Women's History Month and HRC honors LGBTQ women and allies leading the fight for equality and shattering glass ceilings every day.

February 28, 2019 | Nick Morrow

Texas’ SB 15 Would Harm Texans and Could Gut Non-Discrimination Ordinances

SB 15 could be used to gut enforcement of non-discrimination ordinances that protect LGBTQ Texans.

February 28, 2019 | HRC Staff

HRC Sits Down with Parents for Trans Equality Council’s Keisha & Sean Michaels

HRC recently sat down with Keisha and Sean Michaels, members of HRC Foundation’s Parents for Transgender Equality Council, to learn more about their family’s story.

February 28, 2019 | Hope Jackson

Tennessee Business Subcommittee Passes Anti-LGBTQ Business License to Discriminate Bill

The Tennessee House Business subcommittee voted to advance HB 563, known locally as the “Business License to Discriminate” bill.

February 28, 2019 | HRC Staff

HRC Urges Congress to Advance the “Do No Harm Act”

Legislation would clarify that the federal RFRA is intended to protect religious freedom while ensuring it is not misused as a weapon of discrimination.

February 28, 2019 | Elliott Kozuch

HRC & NEA Sponsor Jazz and Friends National Day of School and Community Readings

WASHINGTON -- Today, thousands of parents, educators, elected officials and allies will join in solidarity with transgender and gender-expansive students by hosting school and community readings of I Am Jazz,…

February 28, 2019 | HRC Staff

HRC Files Amicus Brief with Major Companies Supporting Transgender Students in Critical Case

Post submitted by Viet Tran (he/him/they/them), former HRC Press SecretaryThe brief was filed in the pivotal case Adams v. School Board of St. John’s County, Florida.