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Remembering Jorge Diaz-Johnston, LGBTQ+ Advocate Who Helped Bring Marriage Equality To Florida
In 2014, Jorge Diaz-Johnston and his husband Don Johnston, along with five other couples, filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade County to challenge Florida’s ban on marriage equality. The lawsuit became…
Remembering Duval Princess, Beloved Hairstylist Who Was “Sweet and Genuine”
Duval Princess was a well-known, involved and beloved member of the LGBTQ+ community in Jacksonville, Florida. The 24-year-old was also a popular hairstylist who specialized in wigs and weaves. According…
Remembering Jenny De Leon, “An Enigmatic, Bright Soul” Killed in Tampa, Florida
HRC is honoring the memory of Jenny De Leon, a 25-year-old Latina transgender woman who was found dead in Tampa, Florida, on Nov. 2, 2021. De Leon’s death is at…
Remembering Royal Poetical Starz, “Life Of The Party”
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Royal Poetical Starz, a 26-year-old Black transgender woman who was fatally shot in Miami Gardens, Florida on October 2, 2021.…
Human Rights Campaign Files Lawsuit Against Florida’s Transgender Sports Ban & Announces Future Litigation in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee
WASHINGTON— Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, joined by the law firm…
El presidente de la Campaña de Derechos Humanos, Alphonso David, en la conmemora los cinco años de la masacre de Pulse
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mañana es la conmemoración de los cinco años de la masacre PULSE. En respuesta, el presidente de la Fundación de la Campaña de Derechos Humanos, Alphonso David,…
Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David on the 5-Year Commemoration of the Pulse Massacre
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow is the five-year commemoration of the PULSE Massacre. In response, Human Rights Campaign Foundation President Alphonso David issued the following statement:
The Human Rights Campaign Announces Intent To Sue the State of Florida As Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Into Law
FLORIDA — Today, as Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida Senate Bill 1028 — an education bill that was amended to ban transgender girls and women from participating in…
House of Representatives Passes National Pulse Memorial Legislation
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