Step Forward for Comprehensive Hate Crimes Laws in Mississippi
Over the past year, HRC Mississippi made a determined effort to build stronger relationships with lawmakers in advance of the 2018 legislative session.
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Hate Crimes
The Latest Updates
HRC Mourns Brooklyn BreYanna Stevenson, a Black Transgender Woman Killed in Oklahoma City
HRC mourns the loss of Brooklyn BreYanna Stevenson, a 31-year-old Black transgender woman who was found murdered in a motel room in Oklahoma City on Monday.
HRC & Trans People of Color Coalition Release Report on Violence Against the Transgender Community
At least 25 transgender people have been killed in 2017, making it the deadliest year on record.
New FBI Data Shows Increased Reported Incidents of Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes in 2016
The FBI released hate crime statistics for 2016 and highlights the ongoing epidemic of anti-transgender violence in the U.S.
HRC Mourns Stephanie Montez, a Trans Woman Murdered in Texas.
HRC mourns the death of Stephanie Montez, a transgender woman who was brutally murdered near Robstown, Texas.
HRC Calls on Missouri Attorney General To Oversee Investigation into Murder of Trans Teenager
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released a letter calling on Missouri Attorney General…
HRC Mourns the Loss of Ally Steinfeld, a Trans Teen Murdered in Missouri
HRC is shocked and saddened to learn about the horrific death of Ally Steinfeld, a Missouri teen who went missing in early September.
80+ Groups Highlight Actions Department of Justice Can Take to Respond to and Prevent Hate Violence
HRC joined more than 80 organizations on a letter to Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore at the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division outlining steps that the DOJ…
Oklahoma Gay Man Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit After Home Burned to Ground
The complaint details months of police and government inaction in response to racist and homophobic threats and harassment.
HRC Mourns Ava Le’Ray Barrin, Trans Woman Killed in Georgia
HRC was horrified to learn that a 17-year-old transgender woman, Ava Le’Ray Barrin, was shot and killed in Athens, Georgia.
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