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July 14, 2017 | HRC Staff

The Resistance Report: July 14, 2017

The Resistance Report provides bi-monthly updates on the latest actions HRC is taking to unite, resist and enlist against the injustices happening to the LGBTQ community on the federal, state…

July 14, 2017 | Guest Contributors

Arkansas PrEP Task Force Partners with Walgreens for National HIV Testing Day

The Arkansas PreP Task Force joined forces with an array of local partners including the Arkansas Department of Health and national partners Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS to participate in…

July 14, 2017 | HRC Staff

HRC Applauds Reintroduction of the Do No Harm Act

Representatives Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) reintroduced the Do No Harm Act, which would clarify that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is intended to protect religious freedom…

July 14, 2017 | HRC Staff

HRC Meets with Betsy DeVos to Discuss Critical Title IX Sexual Assault Guidance

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Candice Jackson, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office for Civil Rights, held a meeting with survivors of sexual violence and their advocates, focusing on…

July 13, 2017 | HRC Staff

​VICTORY: NDAA Anti-Transgender Amendment Fails in House of Representatives

214 Members stand up for transgender service members, voted to defeat the Hartzler Amendment, banning critical access to transition-related health care for military service members and their families

July 13, 2017 | HRC Staff

HRC Assails Paul Ryan for Clearing Path for Anti-Transgender Amendment

HRC Assails Paul Ryan for Clearing Path for Anti-Transgender Amendment

July 13, 2017 | HRC Staff

Emmy Nominations Show Strong LGBTQ Representation

Elliot Page, Laverne Cox, Tituss Burgess, Lily Tomlin and Evan Rachel Wood were just a few of the LGBTQ nominees announced this morning for the 69th annual Emmy Awards.

July 13, 2017 | Elliott Kozuch

HRC: New Senate Proposal Jeopardizes Health Coverage for Millions of Americans

Washington -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to the latest draft of the Senate Republican…

July 13, 2017 | HRC Staff

Minority Mental Health is #NotACharacterFlaw

In minority and marginalized communities, mental health is often considered a taboo or weakness.

July 13, 2017 | Sarah McBride

URGENT: House Could Strip Health Care from Trans Service Members. Here’s How to Stop This.

The House of Representatives will vote on an amendment that would prohibit transition-related care for service members and their families in all military health care programs.