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Since the moment Donald Trump and Mike Pence walked into the White House, they have attacked the progress we have made toward full equality for the LGBTQ+ community and undermined the rights of countless Americans.
But over the course of their time in office, you haven’t stayed silent. Whether he meant to or not, Donald Trump and Mike Pence have awakened a sleeping giant. Never before have Americans been more eager to participate, advocate and fight back. Each and every day, HRC and our grassroots supporters are harnessing the full power of our democracy to protect our progress and resist.
Together, we will keep uniting against hate, fighting for our community and taking a stand against the Trump-Pence administration’s dangerous and discriminatory agenda.
April 29th marked 100 long days since Donald Trump was sworn in as president. Since the moment he walked into the White House, Donald Trump has attacked the progress we have made toward full equality for the LGBTQ+ community and undermined the rights of countless Americans.
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Less than two hours after Trump and his virulently anti-LGBTQ+ activist Vice President Mike Pence were sworn into office, all mentions of LGBTQ+ issues were removed from the official White House webpage.
The Trump Administration has removed all mentions of #LGBTQ people & rights from https://t.co/N4BDFyNf18 https://t.co/yrf3rcagw0
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 20, 2017
HRC and millions of demonstrators around the world came together for the Women’s March to protest Trump and his new administration aimed at tearing back our progress.
.@HRC is proud to stand up and speak out for fairness, equality and justice for all at the #WomensMarch. #WhyWeMarch #LoveTrumpsHate pic.twitter.com/XzmRSpxgJ9
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 21, 2017
Trump's State Department removed from the website former Secretary of State John Kerry's apology for the infamous "Lavender Scare" witch hunt in the 1950s and 1960s, and other content LGBTQ+ content, like information on pride month observances and the State Department’s Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Persons.
The Trump Administration has removed @JohnKerry’s apology for anti-#LGBTQ witch hunts from @TheStateDept website https://t.co/YQQHaQsc24
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 23, 2017
Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to begin constructing a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border. He also ordered the immediate detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants -- sparking nationwide protests that his order would tear law-abiding immigrant families apart.
LGBTQ people are as diverse as the fabric of this nation & @HRC stands strong with the immigrant community today & every day! #NoBanNoWall pic.twitter.com/qnszjqUDes
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 25, 2017
Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left following the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia. The next day, Gorsuch’s anti-equality record -- from opposing crucial media treatment for a transgender person to supporting a license to discriminate for private corporations -- led HRC to take the unprecedented step in opposing this nomination, a first for the organization.
.@HRC opposes the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the #SupremeCourt. #SCOTUS https://t.co/oVCMWwO2rk pic.twitter.com/jTqd2yZJRH
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 1, 2017
In response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ)announcement that it will no longer challenge a nationwide hold on protections for transgender students, hundreds of parents of transgender children sent a letter to Trump condemning the decision and calling on his administration to fully enforce federal civil rights laws.
Nearly 800 parents of trans kids signed @HRC’s letter calling on @POTUS to fully enforce federal civil rights laws. https://t.co/JHISs4Ewpc
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 15, 2017
Under the direction of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education revoked the Obama Administration’s guidance detailing school obligations to transgender students under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
Trans students must know they are not alone & we are with them in this fight. Please share this video to show your support #ProtectTransKids pic.twitter.com/dugIPNVCIh
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 23, 2017
The Supreme Court sent Gavin Grimm's case back to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals following the Trump Administration's decision to rescind protective school guidance for transgender students; resulting in transgender students having to wait for a decision from the nation's highest court to affirm their basic rights for at least another year.
Because of @realDonaldTrump, the Supreme Court will not be deciding Gavin Grimm's case this term. #ProtectTransKids #StandWithGavin 1/6
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 6, 2017
Trump’s Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) -- led by anti-LGBTQ+ proponent Secretary Ben Carson -- withdrew two notices impacting LGBTQ+ people. The first notice withdrew a requirement for emergency shelters receiving HUD funding to post information about LGBTQ+ people’s rights to access shelter safely and in accordance with their gender identity. The second notice withdrew critical data collection and implementation guidelines for a homelessness prevention initiative targeting LGBTQ+ youth.
Donald Trump’s HUD pick Ben Carson is an outspoken opponent of LGBTQ equality. His positions should disqualify him from consideration. pic.twitter.com/4K8NIp5nif
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 15, 2017
Trump administration’s HHS amended two surveys of the elderly to remove a question about sexual orientation. The department uses the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP) to decide how to allocate federal funding to groups that work with the elderly; removing the critical question was the only change made to the survey.
.@HRC calls on @POTUS to reinstate sexual orientation question in national senior survey https://t.co/PE3JDxphtX
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 20, 2017
HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding Trump’s nomination of Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. In her testimony, she details Gorsuch’s long and troubling career opposing civil rights, including for LGBTQ+ people.
#StopGorsuch → @HRC's Sarah Warbelow: We need a Justice who recognizes our basic equality & shared humanity. #Gorsuch's never met this bar. pic.twitter.com/kd6P0OPVjt
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 23, 2017
The Trump-Pence administration announced it will strike data collection regarding sexual orientation and gender identity from the 2020 census. Trump’s effort to remove the language served as a larger campaign to erase LGBTQ+ people from federal surveys and disrupt programs that provide direct assistance to the LGBTQ+ community.
Trump just struck #LGBTQ data collection from the national census. RT to tell Trump he #CantEraseUs https://t.co/FMcQ0XcJmL
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 29, 2017
In a significant victory for LGBTQ+ rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act provides protections based on sexual orientation. This decision marked the first time a federal appellate court has ruled this way and reversed a previous decision made in July.
Federal appeals court finds that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act includes protections based on sexual orientation https://t.co/cttI79hQek pic.twitter.com/pcJhZziFGp
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 5, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. During his visit, HRC urged the secretary to condemn the atrocities happening in Chechnya after several news outlets reported that officials were torturing and killing gay men in “detention-style camps.”
Gay men are being beaten and tortured in detention camps in #Chechnya. Sec. Tillerson tell Russia's FM this must stop! cc: @StateDept
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 12, 2017
HRC joined with bipartisan lawmakers and an unprecedented number of businesses to announce the re-introduction of the Equality Act — federal legislation that would finally guarantee explicit, permanent protections for LGBTQ+ people under our nation's existing civil rights laws.
WATCH LIVE: @HRC is on Capitol Hill for the re-introduction of the Equality Act #EqualityForward https://t.co/bnIjdQiczz pic.twitter.com/qPyP92FGqY
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 2, 2017
Trump signed an executive order giving AG Sessions discretion to create a license-to-discriminate in agencies across the federal government against LGBTQ+ Americans and women. HRC joined other LGBTQ+ organizations rallied at the White House in protest.
Trump has given AG Sessions discretion to create a #LicenseToDiscriminate in agencies across the federal government. https://t.co/OvW7OlP79F
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 4, 2017
In a victory for the LGBTQ+ community, Trump’s nominee for Army Secretary, Mark Green, announced he would remove himself from consideration, after weeks of pressure from HRC. Our members took over 25,000 actions to #StopMarkGreen and lead a robust campaign to expose his shameful history of attacking LGBTQ+ people.
To @HRC's supporters who stood up & spoke out to #StopMarkGreen, thank you! Today's news is proof that your determination & advocacy matter! pic.twitter.com/zXPD5VSW5v
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 5, 2017
The Trump administration released its budget for Fiscal Year 2018 filled with draconian cuts to safety net programs that would be devastating to millions of Americans. On the chopping block are critical programs that focus on preventing, fighting, and finding cures for diseases, and on programs that provide health services to people living with HIV, low-income women, children, the disabled and elderly.
.@realDonaldTrump's budget slashing #AIDS funding by $1B isn't just cruel, it's deadly to millions around the world https://t.co/0FFp1aSmEP
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 28, 2017
In a shocking exchange during a hearing before a House Appropriations Subcommittee, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos refused to stand up or provide any reassurances to LGBTQ+ students that they would be protected by the federal government from discrimination -- once again, reinforcing the notion that the Trump administration is no ally to the LGBTQ+ community or its youth.
In an alarming op-ed in Newsweek titled “Trump Doesn’t Care About HIV. We’re Outta Here,” one of the six dedicated HIV experts who had served on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) wrote about leaving over the Trump-Pence administration’s complacency in fighting the HIV epidemic.
This is an alarming development that truly underscores @realDonaldTrump's complacency in combating the #HIV epidemic https://t.co/igfwsFHLY6
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 16, 2017
Trump made the dangerous and unpatriotic move to reinstate a ban on qualified transgender people serving in the military. His reprehensible action, announced in a series of tweets, could result in the discharge of more than 15,000 transgender Americans currently serving our country. The move, a blatant political maneuver to appeal to the most radical in Trump's base, will undermine military morale and readiness.
15K+ transgender Americans bravely serve our country. By attacking them, @realdonaldtrump is undermining our military #ProtectTransTroops pic.twitter.com/ZNIsFzWDnI
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 26, 2017
The Trump-Pence-McConnell bill to strip health care from millions fails to pass in the Senate. The plan to repeal the ACA would have caused insurance premiums to drastically rise and leave millions of Americans uninsured, with a particularly devastating impact on low-income senior citizens, women, children, LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV. While a win for millions of Americans, our fight is far from over.
Repeal of #ACA FAILS, 49-51. Thank you @SenJohnMcCain, @SenatorCollins, @lisamurkowski and all Senate Dems for doing what's right!
— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) July 28, 2017
In a clear repudiation of Trump’s harmful and ill-conceived Twitter policy-making, 56 retired Generals and Admirals released a joint statement warning his transgender military ban would degrade military readiness.
.@realDonaldTrump: 50+ generals & admirals, majority of Americans in all 50 states & bipartisan members in Congress are against your ban. pic.twitter.com/w8QUtVZubG
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 11, 2017
HRC joined as plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN against the White House directive that interferes in Department of Defense personnel policy by pushing forward Trump’s and Pence’s transgender military ban. HRC called on Secretary of Defense James Mattis to protect transgender service members from the vicious political assault.
.@HRC now plaintiffs in @LambdaLegal & @OutServeSLDN lawsuit against Trump's trans military ban #ProtectTransTroops https://t.co/3vTZZ0HJ4r pic.twitter.com/V8ncDrM3iG
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 28, 2017
More than 140 U.S. House Democrats condemn Trump’s trans military ban. In a letter to Trump, they wrote: “Implicitly, your ban denies the value of transgender servicemembers, and it questions the professionalism of those who serve beside them. Our Armed Forces have grown more equal and more inclusive over time, often in the face of strident opposition.” Read the full letter here.
140 House Democrats are condemning @realDonaldTrump's trans military
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 29, 2017
ban 1/7 #ProtectTransTroops #TransBan https://t.co/d68Nj3bnuM pic.twitter.com/B3pYfTDukS
The Trump-Pence administration cruelly decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that allowed hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought to the U.S. as minors to stay in the country, to continue their studies and to continue making positive contributions to our nation. It is estimated that approximately 75,000 of these “Dreamers” are LGBTQ+. HRC has called on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform and has endorsed the 2017 DREAM Act.
Necesitamos proteger a nuestros #Dreamers. Casi 1 millón de jóvenes se benefician del programa #DACA #HereToStay #DefendDACA pic.twitter.com/VobLAuzPHe
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 15, 2017
HRC Foundation released a new report, Trump’s Administrative Abuse and the LGBTQ Community, highlighting the Trump-Pence administration's highly unusual and abusive efforts to quietly roll back critical protections, programs and services for the LGBTQ+ community by bypassing longstanding administrative policies and customs for instituting such changes.
.@HRC Foundation releases must-read report: Trump’s Administrative Abuse and the #LGBTQ Community. https://t.co/GEmlX69EQ4
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 16, 2017
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos officially rescinded critical 2011 Title IX guidance related to schools' obligations to address sexual harassment, including sexual violence. For the LGBTQ+ community, which faces disproportionate levels of sexual assault and violence, this decision sends a strong signal that the Department of Education will not use its full power to protect them from harm.
Stand with survivors of sexual assault by contacting @BetsyDeVosED immediately >> https://t.co/IFm0gCMiBx #TitleIX #StopBetsy pic.twitter.com/cPHeElHEyx
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 23, 2017
At the direction of AG Sessions, DOJ issued a memo to government lawyers rescinding Obama administration guidance that discrimination protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 apply to transgender people. The Trump-Pence DOJ instructed U.S. attorneys to adopt this dangerous position in all pending and future matters.
Trump/Pence administration unleashes another attack on trans people, this time refusing to fight for trans workers. https://t.co/B3nG1Tvsk8
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 5, 2017
DOJ began the implementation of a sweeping “license to discriminate” that will put millions of LGBTQ+ Americans at risk of discrimination, as well as release a new regulation that could deny millions of Americans access to critical contraceptive care previously guaranteed under the ACA.
This #LicensetoDiscriminate will further Trump's hateful agenda & enable systematic, government-wide discrimination. https://t.co/wPP1eacNaw pic.twitter.com/zhK6DQbsAM
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 6, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives introduced bipartisan legislation to protect currently-serving transgender service members from being discharged due to Trump’s transgender military ban.
.@HRC thanks House members for introducing bipartisan bill protecting trans service members from being discharged. https://t.co/iqeeiU0Oig
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 15, 2017
In a stunning new piece by the The New Yorker, Trump “jokes” Pence wants to hang LGBTQ+ people. Mike Pence has spent his career attacking LGBTQ+ people in Congress, in the governor's mansion, and now in the White House. Donald Trump's remark lays open the depth of their hostility and animosity toward LGBTQ+ people, and just how deeply they believe we should be treated as second-class citizens in our own country.
Referring to #LGBTQ people, Donald Trump joked Mike Pence wants to "hang them all." That's not funny, that's evil. https://t.co/n4w3iSiLyZ pic.twitter.com/0uR8klf5Ga
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 16, 2017
A U.S. federal judge blocked the Trump-Pence administration’s unconstitutional ban on military service by transgender troops in the case brought by NCLR and GLAD.
BREAKING! Court blocks @realDonaldTrump’s discriminatory #transgender troop ban. #ProtectTransTroops pic.twitter.com/IytNOMZhiA
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 30, 2017
HRC hailed the U.S. Senate’s passage of a resolution condemning the violence and persecution against LGBTQ+ people in Chechnya.
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a nearly identical bipartisan resolution in June. To date, neither Trump nor Secretary Tillerson have publicly condemned the atrocities.
U.S. Congress unanimously condemns anti-LGBTQ violence in Chechnya while Donald Trump remains silent #EyesonChechnya https://t.co/0gfEShzf6H
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 31, 2017
A second federal judge blocks enforcement of the Trump-Pence administration’s ban on military service by transgender troops. The decision by U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Gabris in Maryland came just hours before oral arguments in a third case challenging the unconstitutional ban, and also explicitly affirms the right of transgender troops to access medically-necessary care.
A 2nd federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in the ongoing efforts to #ProtectTransTroops from @realDonaldTrump & @mike_pence's dangerous & discriminatory #TransBan. https://t.co/VcwHn8L2hX
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 21, 2017
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the startling admission that Trump agreed with the position articulated before the Supreme Court by his solicitor general, Noel Francisco, that businesses should be allowed to hang signs that say they won’t serve LGBTQ+ customers.
Shocking: In 2017, @realdonaldtrump's solicitor general is arguing we return to an era when stores post signs indicating who they will and will not serve. Businesses can choose what they serve, not who they serve. We won't go back. pic.twitter.com/neqdYUFN3x
— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) December 5, 2017
A federal court in Seattle ordered an immediate halt to the Trump administration’s discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services. The ruling came in the lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN challenging the ban and prevents the ban from being implemented while the case proceeds.
ICYMI: Judge Pechman issued a preliminary injunction against Trump-Pence's discriminatory #TransBan. https://t.co/CxDK0gAnuX
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 12, 2017
HRC and artist Robin Bell projected the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) banned words onto the side of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. The display came on the heels of a Washington Post’s report that the Trump-Pence administration banned the use of seven words -- "transgender," "fetus," "vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "evidence-based" and "science-based” -- by the CDC.
.@HRC protests tonight in powerful display projected at Trump’s DC Hotel. The projection rotated words Trump-Pence administration reportedly banned at the CDC, including "transgender" & "diversity" - and ended with a declaration from the #LGBTQ community: “we will not be erased.” pic.twitter.com/Yq8aQQdaRX
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 20, 2017
Trump signed into law a $1.5 trillion tax-scam bill that was carefully crafted to undermine the ACA and other vital health care programs. Republican leadership rushed the partisan bill through both chambers of Congress in less than 24 hours and didn’t receive a single vote from Democratic lawmakers.
Almost a year in office and all @realDonaldTrump has to show for it is a sloppy and reckless tax bill that threatens health care and programs millions rely on. Voters will remember in November. https://t.co/TNwRodY4dP
— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) December 20, 2017
The Trump-Pence administration launched the “Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom” at HHS, which could enable discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, women, and others. The creation of the unnecessary new division will likely promote a license to discriminate and divert needed enforcement resources and encourages discrimination against LGBTQ+ people.
The Trump-Pence Administration’s new division at the Department of Health and Human Services could enable discrimination against #LGBTQ people, women, and others. https://t.co/etjMR3MOD9
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 19, 2018
The Trump-Pence administration refused to sign a statement in support of an Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ ruling on marriage equality and transgender rights.
Shameful: The Trump-Pence administration has refused to sign a statement in support of #MarriageEquality and #Transgender rights. https://t.co/reZ9hy1w4p
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 1, 2018
More than 700 parents of transgender children sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos condemning her failure to protect transgender students and calling on her to recognize the basic human and civil rights of transgender young people in our nation’s schools.
On the one-year anniversary of @BetsyDeVosED becoming U.S. Education Secretary, 700+ parents of transgender children sent her a letter condemning her unconscionable failure to protect transgender students. https://t.co/mXTDsAGOnt
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 7, 2018
The Department of Education made the shocking announcement that they will refuse to respond to civil rights complaints filed by transgender students who are barred from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
BREAKING: After months of dodging the issue, @BetsyDeVosED's Education Department officially announces it will not act to protect #transgender kids blocked from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.https://t.co/zlVbX8ZvsC
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 12, 2018
HRC, Lambda Legal, OutServe-SLDN, the American Military Partner Association, and Gender Justice League unveiled a new television ad -- entitled “Patriots” -- featuring military, national security, and bipartisan officials voicing opposition to the Trump-Pence administration’s ban on transgender service members.
.@HRC @LambdaLegal @OutserveSLDN @LGBTMilPartners & @GenderJusticeWA’s new ad is part of the largest paid media campaign against Donald Trump's ban on transgender troops since he tweeted the policy last July. #ProtectTransTroops pic.twitter.com/m5qPHFJfeJ
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 1, 2018
Secretary Carson released a new mission statement for HUD that removed several key phrases from the existing mission statement that prioritized fighting discrimination in housing and supporting access and inclusivity in all communities.
The new mission statement removes several key phrases, including “strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all” and “inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination." https://t.co/ken4PtjoK8
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 7, 2018
HRC criticized Secretary Ben Carson’s shameful admission that HUD was delaying important resources protecting LGBTQ+ people in homeless shelters. Carson testified during a budget hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD, and related agencies.
This isn’t the first time Ben Carson has attacked the #LGBTQ community. Get the facts. pic.twitter.com/sfwJh5frrv
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 17, 2018
More than 4,500 LGBTQ+ people and allies from every state, including D.C. and Puerto Rico, joined HRC to submit comments about the proposed Trump-Pence administration’s so-called “conscience” regulation at HHS. If finalized, it would empower health care providers to deny LGBTQ+ people and women necessary care, and deter healthcare organizations and providers from taking necessary action to guarantee that all patients have access to the care they not only deserve, but are legally entitled to.
Physicians’ personal beliefs should NEVER be prioritized over life-saving patient care. @HHSgov should know that.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 14, 2018
Join @HRC in reminding them that any proposal suggesting otherwise is discriminatory and wrong. https://t.co/r9JWwnU9f7
HRC released a letter from HRC President Chad Griffin to Donald Trump calling on him to end his deafening silence on the ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ crimes against humanity in the Russian republic of Chechnya. Griffin's letter comes as HRC is also urging its members and supporters to contact the White House and demand Trump condemn the atrocities as “crimes against humanity.”
On April 1, 2017, news broke of suspected gay & bi men being imprisoned, tortured & killed in Chechnya. In a letter to the White House, @HRC Pres. @ChadHGriffin demanded @realDonaldTrump condemn the atrocities as “crimes against humanity." #EyesOnChechnya https://t.co/PXg41APlz1 pic.twitter.com/huqMYsb4V4
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 1, 2018
HRC launched “The Real Mike Pence,” a comprehensive campaign -- including a scathing report and microsite -- exposing the vice president’s long history of anti-LGBTQ+ animus and shining a spotlight on the inordinate influence he and his inner circle wield in the administration.
.@HRC is shining a spotlight on @Mike_Pence -- the most powerful and least scrutinized vice president in history, who has spent his career attacking the #LGBTQ community. Get the facts on the #RealMikePence. https://t.co/R75vxKRVeB pic.twitter.com/kJ7Or7xjyZ
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 19, 2018
HRC responded to news that the Trump-Pence administration has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to use “biological sex” in determining how transgender prisoners are assigned housing, putting them at significant risk of sexual abuse, assault, and other types of discrimination.
SHAMEFUL: Trump-Pence administration rolls back Obama-era guidance on transgender prisoners, putting vulnerable people at significant risk. https://t.co/vWrzZAyd3z
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 12, 2018
HRC and artist Robin Bell projected a message to Betsy DeVos to raise awareness about how the Trump-Pence administration’s policies are harming already vulnerable LGBTQ+ youth. HRC released the results of a groundbreaking survey of 12,000 LGBTQ+ teens on to the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.
.@HRC and @UConn’s groundbreaking survey of 12,000+ #LGBTQ youth found that most:
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 24, 2018
❌ Felt depressed or down over the last week
❌ Felt worthless or hopelessness in the past week
❌ Have trouble sleeping
🚨 @BetsyDeVosED: How do you sleep at night? 🚨 pic.twitter.com/FFy5EjIuQE
In the Supreme Court’s narrow ruling against the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, the Court acknowledged that LGBTQ+ people are equal and have a right to live free from the indignity of discrimination. The Trump-Pence administration filed an amicus brief in this case in support of the baker’s claim.
“In no way did the Supreme Court grant a license to discriminate around the country.” - @HRC’s Legal Director Sarah Warbelow weighs in on Masterpiece Cakeshop case. #OpenToAll ⚖️🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/kknlH23I2L
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 5, 2018
A federal court in Seattle denied yet another attempt by the Trump administration to implement its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.
There is no valid justification for such unconstitutional discrimination. We remain hopeful for a victory in this case on behalf of our brave transgender service members and the qualified recruits who simply want to serve their country. #ProtectTransTroops https://t.co/y8nGPskSNZ
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 16, 2018
HRC called on the Senate to reject Brett Kavanaugh, who was pre-cleared by anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-choice organizations and nominated by the Trump-Pence Administration to the Supreme Court. HRC joined our partner organizations including Planned Parenthood and NARAL to oppose Kavanaugh’s nomination.
Make no mistake. Brett Kavanaugh would be a threat to:
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 10, 2018
🏳️🌈LGBTQ equality
☤Reproductive rights
🏩Affordable health care
💼Workers rights#StopKavanaugh #KavanaughSCOTUS pic.twitter.com/1EhjZRMLQ1
Ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, HRC projected an enormous message onto the Presidential Palace in Helsinki demanding that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin immediately end the ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ crimes against humanity occurring in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
For more than 15 months, @realDonaldTrump has refused to publicly condemn the systematic torture, abuse & murder of LGBTQ people occurring in Chechnya as Vladimir Putin has licensed the violence to continue.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 15, 2018
Tonight, we displayed this message ahead of their meeting in Helsinki. pic.twitter.com/82BW4t4zUK
HRC blasted the Trump-Pence administration’s creation of a taxpayer-funded task force as part of their ongoing campaign to license discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in the public square.
THREAD: 1/ This taxpayer funded Religious Liberty Task Force is yet another example of the Trump-Pence White House and Jeff Sessions sanctioning discrimination against LGBTQ people. https://t.co/Z739npFkzd
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 30, 2018
HRC sent FOIA request to the Department of Justice calling for the release of all records related to the so-called “Religious Liberty Task Force” announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on July 30, 2018. HRC is demanding transparency from the DOJ, which has not provided details publicly on the activities of the task force, including how much it is spending, what it’s mandate and scope is, and who is on it.
The American people need to know how much of their taxpayer $ is going towards Sessions’ discriminatory “Religious Liberty Task Force.”
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 7, 2018
Who's on the task force?
What's its scope?
What other anti-LGBTQ groups are involved?
We filed a FOIA to get answers.https://t.co/Srq40T4aTo
HRC responded to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s repeated refusal to answer basic questions from Senator Kamala Harris on whether the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing marriage equality throughout the United States, was decided correctly.
Tonight, @SenKamalaHarris asked Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about his opinion on Obergefell v. Hodges and if the case was decided correctly.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 7, 2018
And he refused to answer her question.
Again.
Again.
And again.
We must #StopKavanaugh. pic.twitter.com/3OPCX29OdR
HRC blasted Mike Pence’s decision to speak at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., alongside numerous anti-LGBTQ+ extremists, notably Elizabeth Johnston, Dr. Paul McHugh, and Dr. Sebastian “Seb” Gorka, all known for their extremist advocacy against LGBTQ+ people.
Here's who @mike_pence will join at #VVS18:
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 22, 2018
❌Nazi-allied Sebastian Gorka: Has ties to the alt-right
❌”Conversion therapy” advocate Elizabeth Johnston: Said being gay is an "abomination"
❌Junk scientist Paul McHugh: Said trans people have a "mental disorder" #NotOurValues pic.twitter.com/01KJVwYtyY
HRC released a letter to DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen calling on her to take action ensuring the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) addresses the alarming rate of reported sexual abuse that LGBTQ+ people face while in ICE detention.
LGBTQ people are 97 times more likely to report being sexually abused in @ICEgov detention than non-LGBTQ people in the same conditions.@HRC called on @SecNielsen to address this alarming trend. https://t.co/4AIfozBuGp
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 24, 2018
HRC responded to the U.S. Senate’s 50-48-1 confirmation vote of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, despite his extreme record, multiple allegations of sexual assault, lying under oath, and a severe lack of transparency throughout the confirmation process.
HRC responded to an explosive New York Times report that the Trump-Pence administration intends to redefine “sex” to intentionally exclude LGBTQ+ people and their families from non-discrimination protections. According to the report, HHS is planning to release regulations narrowly defining “sex” in an anti-transgender way that guts enforcement of existing civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ people.
HRC responded to news that Trump’s Solicitor General, Noel Francisco, argued to the Supreme Court that civil rights protections banning sex discrimination in the workplace do not cover transgender employees, just days after the New York Times revealed the Trump-Pence White House is attempting to redefine “sex” across the federal government in order to justify their decision to refuse to protect transgender people under federal civil rights law.
HRC sent a FOIA to HHS for all records related to the Trump-Pence administration’s efforts to redefine the word “sex” in order to exclude transgender people from federal civil rights protections and enable discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in general.
Today, @HRC sent a FOIA for all records related to the Trump-Pence administration’s efforts to redefine the word “gender” in order to exclude trans people from federal civil rights protections & enable discrimination against #LGBTQ people. #WontBeErased https://t.co/mydnsWMHO4
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 29, 2018
HRC celebrated historic victories for HRC-endorsed LGBTQ+ candidates and pro-equality allies in key races across the nation. Dozens of HRC-backed candidates declared victory tonight, following 18 months of unprecedented engagement and voter mobilization in more than 70 congressional races and key state-level races from governor to state legislature in 23 states from coast-to-coast.
HRC responded to a new proposal from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to change Title IX in a way that would suppress the voices of survivors of rape and sexual assault and make it easier for their perpetrators to get away with their actions.
HORRIFYING: Betsy DeVos’s proposal will make it easier for perpetrators to get away with sexual violence.https://t.co/QUZQAJFNuQ
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 16, 2018
HRC sent a FOIA request to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to news that the Trump-Pence White House and USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue are attacking LGBTQ+ youth by pressuring the national 4-H youth organization to rescind a policy welcoming LGBTQ+ participants.
In the face of unrelenting attacks from the Trump-Pence administration, HRC continues to call for support and protection of immigrants, asylum seekers and other vulnerable communities.
The Supreme Court declined to hear any cases challenging the Trump-Pence administration’s ban on transgender troops, and WILL ALLOW the administration to move forward with implementing this discriminatory policy.
HRC blasted the Trump-Pence administration’s proposed rule that could have a devastating impact on people living with HIV. This proposal would remove critical safeguards currently in place designed to ensure that people living with HIV and AIDS can access the medications they need. If this rule goes into effect it could result in the denial of coverage for life saving medications, including antiretrovirals.
HRC called out the Trump-Pence administration following reports that Trump would announce an intention to eliminate domestic HIV transmissions by 2030 during his State of the Union address, despite his administration’s ongoing record of undermining HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and awareness.
HRC blasted Trump’s unprecedented and potentially unconstitutional move to declare a national emergency to fund a border wall. From revoking protections for more than a million Dreamers, including 75,000 LGBTQ+ young people, detaining tens of thousands of immigrants, making asylum claims almost impossible and separating thousands of children from their parents, the Trump-Pence Administration has harmed our country and violated the trust of the American people.
.@realDonaldTrump has taken the unprecedented and potentially unconstitutional move of declaring a national emergency to fund the border wall.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 15, 2019
This abuse of power undercuts the rule of law. #FakeTrumpEmergency https://t.co/z6urUmZ0vd
HRC responded to the Trump-Pence administration’s refusal to join more than 30 countries in calling for a thorough investigation into the ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ crimes against humanity occurring in the Russian republic of Chechnya. The United States refused to sign a joint statement issued by United Nations member nations calling for “a swift, thorough and impartial investigation into the alleged persecution,” and that those responsible be held accountable.
HRC lauded the bipartisan vote in the U.S. House opposing the Trump-Pence administration’s discriminatory ban on transgender service members and recruits. The resolution was sponsored by U.S. Representative Joseph Kennedy, III (D-MA), chair of the Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force.
One day ahead of the implementation of the Trump-Pence administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, HRC recommitted to fighting the dangerous and discriminatory policy until it is defeated once and for all.
The Trump-Pence administration's HHS announced a final version of a regulation that would allow medical providers to cite their personal beliefs in refusing to provide a broad spectrum of services — including lifesaving care for LGBTQ+ patients.
The Trump-Pence administration announced it would oppose the Equality Act, crucially important, bipartisan legislation that would provide comprehensive non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people in key areas of life, including in employment, housing, public spaces, education, jury services, credit and federal funding.
The Trump-Pence administration’s HHS proposed a major change to the administrative rule interpreting Section 1557 of the ACA to remove explicit protections for LGBTQ+ people in healthcare programs and activities by excluding protections from discrimination based on sex stereotyping and gender identity.
A week following Donald Trump's tweets in support of LGBTQ+ people, his administration has prohibited U.S. embassies from publicly flying the rainbow Pride flag, a symbol of LGBTQ+ equality.
In a letter to Ben Carson, Senators demand the Department of Housing and Urban Development protect housing rights for transgender people in HUD-funded emergency and temporary homeless shelters.
With the launch of Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, HRC highlights the horrific things he’s done to the LGBTQ+ community since taking office.
Tonight, Donald Trump will announce his 2020 re-election bid.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 18, 2019
Here’s a reminder that since Trump & Pence took office 2+ years ago, LGBTQ people have been under constant attack by an administration hell-bent on ripping away our progress. #TrumpRallyOrlando https://t.co/OfJFGJgf3O
HRC joined our coalition partners in stopping the HHS from implementing a discriminatory proposal that would strip away explicit health care protections on the basis of gender identity, effectively targeting transgender and gender non-conforming people’s access to critical care.
Erasing LGBTQ protections is not only discriminatory, but against the public health and the mission of @HHSgov.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 21, 2019
Join @HRC in flooding them with comments TODAY to shut down their discriminatory proposal. #ProtectOurHealth #ProtectTransHealth https://t.co/K5z5vACfFK
HRC submitted a comment against the Trump-Pence HHS proposed rule change that would abandon data collection on the sexual orientation of youth in foster care and foster and adoptive parents and guardians in the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.
The Trump-Pence administration has time and time again attempted to undermine the rights and welfare of LGBTQ people. Read more about the administrations attacks on children and parents in the child welfare system. https://t.co/4cuYcO3aTt
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 23, 2019
Here are six signs that the Trump-Pence administration has pulled the U.S. away from its position as a leader on advancing human rights for LGBTQ+ people around the globe.
From Chechnya and Brunei to Egypt and Central America, the Trump-Pence White House and @SecPompeo's silence has been deafening when it comes to strongly condemning human rights violations targeting LGBTQ people. https://t.co/3sJmTn8vMS
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 12, 2019
HRC responded to the House passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA includes an amendment offered by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) that would codify non-discrimination protections in the military and end the ban on transgender military service.
The House passage of the #NDAA, which includes @RepSpeier’s amendment that would end the ban on transgender military service, sends a powerful message to trans service members that they have the country’s full support. #ProtectTransTroops https://t.co/iA3z7jtMLq
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 12, 2019
HRC announces that it -- along with a dozen coalition partners -- submitted over 120,000 public comments against the Trump-Pence administration’s proposed regulation to strip out protections for transgender patients and other marginalized communities in the Affordable Car Act, commonly known as Section 1557.
.@HRC joined our coalition partners to submit 120,000+ public comments against the Trump-Pence administration’s HHS proposal to strip out protections in the Affordable Care Act for trans patients & other marginalized communities. #ProtectOurHealth https://t.co/3MXGbCmBJI
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 14, 2019
HRC denounced a Trump-Pence administration proposal that would gut non-discrimination protections, including for LGBTQ+ people, by adding religious exemptions to President Obama’s 2014 executive order that prohibits discrimination in hiring by federal contractors on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity.
BREAKING: The Trump-Pence administration has announced a proposal that would rip massive holes in existing protections for LGBTQ employees of contractors and more. pic.twitter.com/lBKqxNOw9M
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 14, 2019
HRC condemned the Department of Justice’s brief submitted arguing that transgender people are not protected by Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination. This brief was submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case EEOC v. Harris Funeral Homes.
“Our community will not be silent, and we will not be erased.” @HRC condemns Trump-Pence and @TheJusticeDept’s brief submitted arguing that transgender people are not protected by Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination. https://t.co/j5QBLfu8Ui pic.twitter.com/7UvEQWxVif
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 18, 2019
The latest proposal out of the Department of Labor attempts to gut protections for LGBTQ+ people, women and religious minorities by adding unprecedented religious exemptions to a historic executive order prohibiting discrimination against the employees of federal contractors and subcontractors.
1 in 4 Americans works for a federal contractor. If Trump and Pence’s proposed @USDOL regulation becomes permanent, employees of federal contractors could see their protections eviscerated in an instant.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 25, 2019
Join @HRC to shut down this proposal TODAY. https://t.co/VKRogXIG5A pic.twitter.com/pEfQmUBnTO
HRC announced that it submitted more than 10,000 public comments against the Trump-Pence administration’s proposed regulation that would gut nondiscrimination protections — including for LGBTQ+ people.
.@HRC thanks our members and supporters who joined us to submit more than 10,000 public comments on the Trump-Pence administration’s proposed attacks on LGBTQ federal contract workers. #ProtectAllWorkers https://t.co/zpxqa0oQgA
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 20, 2019
The Washington Post reported that Ben Carson made dismissive comments to staff about transgender people during a recent visit HUD’s San Francisco office. In a year that has already witnessed the untimely deaths of 19 trans people, including 18 of them being Black trans women, Carson’s efforts to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us only continues to make this epidemic even worse.
This is what Trump's cabinet officials do. @SecretaryCarson has spent his political career expressing disgust toward the existence of trans people. From day 1, this administration has made it clear that the cruelty of their words & actions is the point. https://t.co/LB4TzDbEvZ
— Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) September 20, 2019
Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly and spoke on his administration’s work to stop the criminalization of homosexuality in countries around the world. The Trump-Pence administration has made little effort and instead continues to dismantle LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S. and attack the community through federal policy.
Donald Trump has no credibility to speak about LGBTQ rights abroad when he has done so much to damage them here at home, from banning trans people from the military to cruelly proposing that medical providers can deny care to LGBTQ patients based on personal beliefs. #UNGA https://t.co/aJ1olTEztM
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 24, 2019
In oral arguments for Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the Trump administration argued that employers should be able to fire LGBTQ+ people because of sexual orientation or gender identity.
.@HRC's JoDee Winterhof (@JoDeelive), senior vice president of policy and political affairs, just spoke outside the Supreme Court on the three cases before #SCOTUS today. #RiseUpOct8https://t.co/OgL8Q0utqA
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 8, 2019
As National Adoption Month began, the Trump-Pence administration issued a federal regulation stripping away nondiscrimination protections and permitting Department of Health and Human Services grant recipients - notably adoption and foster care agencies - to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people and still receive federal funding.
Truly shameful. Providing care for children in the foster care system is critically important, yet the Trump-Pence administration is prioritizing advancing discrimination over the wellbeing of vulnerable people. https://t.co/7jyi4ubyON
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 1, 2019
Former Florida District Attorney Pam Bondi joined the Trump-Pence administration, perpetuating a culture of anti-LGBTQ+ personnel hiring practices by the administration. Bondi attempted to fight against a same-sex marriage ruling by a federal judge and ended up costing state taxpayers $500,000.
1/ Pam Bondi, who has one of the most anti-equality records of any state attorney general in recent history, makes clear that being anti-LGBTQ is not a dealbreaker for the Trump-Pence administration. https://t.co/DkhdefpVhF
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 7, 2019
Department of Justice Pride, representing the thousands of LGBTQ+ employees at the DOJ, penned a letter to Attorney General Barr criticizing the administration’s attempt to strip protections from LGBTQ+ employees under the Civil Rights Act.
In the midst of the Trump-Pence White House arguing that LGBTQ employment protections should be stripped from Title VII, LGBTQ employees at DOJ have written to Attorney General Barr with grave concerns about their jobs. https://t.co/01JSEkkI6x
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 26, 2019
Donald Trump Jr.’s disgusting and ignorant tweet only serves to perpetuate stigma and proves again what we already knew -- that he, his father and the Trump-Pence administration don’t care about people living with HIV. https://t.co/vRJvJWZpvt
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 26, 2019
🚨🚨 This week, the Hungarian and Brazilian governments, alongside the Trump-Pence administration, are organizing a conference with well-known promoters of anti-LGBTQ policies.🚨🚨 https://t.co/yuREb76JSs
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 3, 2019
President Trump has nominated former Nevada Solicitor General, Lawrence VanDyke, for a lifetime judgeship on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 6, 2019
Watch @HRC's Robin Maril discuss his long history of extremist anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and actions. #StopVanDyke https://t.co/FjzLK1mQoU pic.twitter.com/p3xJ17GBzQ
Earlier this year, @HRC endorsed a formal impeachment inquiry announced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 18, 2019
Today, HRC announced its support for the formal impeachment of Donald Trump.
HRC President @AlphonsoDavid released this statement: https://t.co/9jGD0nqUK6 pic.twitter.com/rAGDpp3SEP
🚨Yet again, the Trump-Pence administration is attempting to erase LGBTQ people from federal programs and protections.🚨
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 2, 2020
Our message is this: You cannot erase us.https://t.co/Tavh2Tab5C
This announcement is the latest effort in a three-year campaign by the Trump-Pence administration to sanction discrimination against LGBTQ people under the guise of religion. https://t.co/zvrIDSy8vP
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 17, 2020
The Trump-Pence administration is once again attacking the trans community and reaffirming its dangerous stance towards LGBTQ people. We will continue to fight so all transgender people - especially trans youth - are treated fairly in every part of society. https://t.co/KTmoTmR88B
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 26, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump-Pence administration refused to reopen the Affordable Care Act online marketplace to those whose health insurance was impacted by the crisis. This decision impacts the more than 20 million Americans and almost one-in-five LGBTQ+ people lacking health coverage.
Despite millions of Americans living without health insurance during the #COVID19 pandemic, the Trump-Pence administration has decided against reopening the Affordable Care Act's marketplace to new customers. https://t.co/5mAislAdg2
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 2, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services submitted a final rule that would abandon data collection on the sexual orientation of youth in foster care and foster and adoptive parents and guardians in the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). This rule would undermine the welfare of LGBTQ+ youth in foster care.
A rule from the Department of Health and Human Services would remove crucial sexual orientation data collection from federal child welfare reporting systems, undermining efforts to address the discrimination LGBTQ youth in foster care and families face. https://t.co/3EZKhFbRIi
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 14, 2020
Trump is once again surrounding himself with anti-LGBTQ extremists working to undermine the rights and welfare of our community. @HRC President @AlphonsoDavid released the below statement regarding Trump campaign aide Jenna Ellis. https://t.co/DDyLFfDLfK pic.twitter.com/x1BdtdXqsT
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 15, 2020
The Trump-Pence administration formally published a rule designed to roll back critical civil rights protections in the implementation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which protects from discrimination based on sex stereotyping and gender identity. HRC filed a lawsuit against the administration in response to the rule. A temporary injunction was granted against the rule pending a final determination in HRC’s lawsuit against the Trump-Pence administration’s actions.
BREAKING: @HRC announces our plans to sue.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 12, 2020
We are filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump-Pence administration’s decision to roll back critical civil rights protections. https://t.co/XXhW96ibgD
The Trump-Pence administration’s Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice announced a proposal that would sharply restrict how asylum is granted to those seeking refuge in the United States. The rule would make it easier for judges to reject asylum claims from LGBTQ+ people. HRC joined AsylumWorks to spotlight the experience of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers.
The Trump-Pence administration released a proposal in June that would eviscerate key protections for asylum seekers — and we only have a few more days to stop it.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 11, 2020
Join @HRC in fighting this rule by submitting a comment in opposition.
Here's how: https://t.co/NvNOsIkDvV
During a speech at the White House, Donald Trump falsely claimed that scientists had developed a vaccine for AIDS. This came after his administration has made it more difficult for LGBTQ+ people living with HIV/AIDS to access life-saving health care, including the essential dismantling of the advisory council on HIV & AIDS.
Yesterday during a speech at the White House, Trump claimed scientists have developed a vaccine for AIDS.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 17, 2020
That’s an outright lie. And here’s why (THREAD). pic.twitter.com/WlyzXwGjlx
HRC filed a lawsuit against the Trump-Pence administration challenging a recently published regulation by the Department of Health and Human Service which stripped away anti-discrimination protections under the Affordable Care Act. The civil rights lawsuit was filed on behalf of two transgender women of color, Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker and Cecilia Gentili.
Today, we’re filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Trump-Pence administration on behalf of two transgender women of color who have experienced a lifetime of severe and pervasive discrimination from health care providers. pic.twitter.com/g4Y1YzvIic
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 26, 2020
The Trump-Pence administration announced its decision to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted during the congressional redistricting period following the 2020 Census.
The Census is crucial to ensuring fair representation in Congress and determining funding for critical community programs. This latest action by the Trump-Pence administration is unnecessary, unconstitutional and undemocratic. #2020Census https://t.co/Qf7BkuuSXT
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 21, 2020
The Trump-Pence administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a proposal that would undermine protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people served by HUD programs.
BREAKING: The Trump-Pence administration is yet again attacking LGBTQ people with a new @HUDgov proposal that would equip emergency shelters with a list of ways to turn away members of marginalized communities, especially transgender people. https://t.co/kDGKghBFar
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 23, 2020
The Trump-Pence administration’s Department of Homeland Security released a memo stating it will reject all new and pending DACA applications as well as decrease the length of renewal extensions from two years to one year. Millions of people, including many LGBTQ+ individuals, rely on DACA and deserve a fair path to citizenship.
The Trump-Pence administration is continuing to attack young people nationwide and undermining recent Supreme Court decisions regarding #DACA.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 29, 2020
We must finally achieve a permanent solution by electing candidates this November who will fight for #DREAMers. https://t.co/UXdA8nbCc9
President Trump sent a tweet full of disinformation suggesting the November elections should be delayed, furthering baseless claims of electoral fraud.
President Trump cannot change the date of the November election.
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) July 30, 2020
Despite his tweets, only Congress has that power. https://t.co/TRNhkROoSu
President Trump signed an executive order that cut weekly unemployment benefits by $200, disproportionately impacting marginalized communities like LGBTQ+ people and BIPOC people.
Trump just signed an executive order that cuts weekly unemployment benefits by $200.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 8, 2020
This is cruel.
More than anything, this is going to hurt the most marginalized among us. It’s going to hurt LGBTQ people and BIPOC people who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. https://t.co/MflwEDMYyn
Jenna Ellis, Trump Campaign Senior Legal Advisor, intentionally misgendered Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine. Dr. Levine is an openly transgender woman who has served as a leader in Pennsylvania’s public health response to COVID-19.
Trump campaign adviser Jenna Ellis says she won’t apologize after intentionally misgendering Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, on Twitter. https://t.co/lHEYq0mAyS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 11, 2020
HRC won a preliminary injunction against the Trump-Pence administration for advancing a rule that would have eliminated explicit anti-discrimination protections based on sex stereotyping and gender identity.
This week’s injunction against a hateful rule from the Trump-Pence administration is one victory in our fight for anti-discrimination protections in health care. We’re ready to ensure our community has access to life-saving services free of harassment. https://t.co/T9Hw6imAKn
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 19, 2020
HRC responded to the week-long attacks from Republicans at the Republican National Convention. “Throughout the week, the Republican Party has layered lies on top of lies in its attempt to create an alternate America. An America without COVID-19, without systemic racism and the racial reckoning our nation is facing – an American without facts.
While Trump has made attacking the LGBTQ community a top priority, @JoeBiden has fought for us by:
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 28, 2020
✅ Signing hate crime legislation into law
✅ Supporting access to health care
✅ Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
We need an ally, not an enemy. Trump won’t fool us. pic.twitter.com/sRa2w6Hhen
President Trump updated his Supreme Court nominee shortlist after missing numerous self-imposed deadlines to do so in recent months. HRC responded with this statement regarding the nominees: “This shortlist is nothing but a wish list from groups such as the Federalist Society and The Heritage Foundation, which have a track record of hostility towards progress, tolerance and equality.”
Trump’s shortlist of nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court is full of anti-LGBTQ, unqualified individuals who will erode years of progress and equality. Our future is at stake with this election. We cannot allow Trump to stack the court with a second term. https://t.co/NYjf0IrX6q
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 10, 2020
President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace the vacant seat following the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Judge Coney Barrett has defended the dissenters in Obergefell v. Hodges, claimed that Title IX protections do not extend to transgender Americans and called Roe v. Wade an “erroneous decision.”
It's no surprise Trump would want to nominate Amy Coney Barrett, a judge with a track record of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 25, 2020
She's argued against trans rights, marriage equality and reproductive rights — and she shouldn't be on the Supreme Court. #OurCourt https://t.co/D4xUWcYa4I
During the first Presidential Debate of the 2020 election cycle, President Trump refused to denounce white supremacists, instead telling them to “stand back and stand by.” This constant rhetoric from Trump has encouraged violence and furthered racist attacks/threats against communities of color.
The debate ended more than 12 hours ago and Trump still has yet to condemn white supremacy. We're waiting... ⏰ https://t.co/m7wuChpPAD
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 30, 2020
HRC released a 9-page report presenting the troubling judicial philosophy of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Barrett has openly stated that her judicial philosophy follows that of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia ruled against cases dealing with LGBTQ equality throughout his tenure.
From upending non-discrimination protections to taking away health care for millions of people, it's clear that Amy Coney Barrett poses a threat if appointed to the Supreme Court. Our latest report shows why we must stop this confirmation. #WeDissent https://t.co/29KTzYN2qj
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 9, 2020
Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos named anti-LGBTQ+ extremist Sarah Perry as one of the co-chairs of the new Diversity and Inclusion Council. Perry has had a long history of statements and activism against transgender people.
UNACCEPTABLE: @BetsyDeVosED is continuing to add anti-LGBTQ extremists to @usedgov with the appointment of Sarah Perry — known for her transphobic comments and policies — as co-chair of the department's new Diversity and Inclusion Council. https://t.co/o7w0UEUmbY
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 12, 2020
The Trump campaign announced an LGBTQ+-focused event titled “Trump Pride” in Phoenix, Arizona. The featured speakers were anti-LGBTQ+ extremist Kelli Ward and far-right provocateur Chadwick Moore. Kelli Ward supported legislation that would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people while Chadwick Moore claims the story of Stonewall is a lie and spreads misinformation on transgender individuals.
Trump campaign has announced a 'Trump Pride' event in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday, Oct. 14th at 6pm MST. pic.twitter.com/mQjPDUvFye
— Herb Scribner (@HerbScribner) October 13, 2020
President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate.
Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed to the Supreme Court, endangering LGBTQ rights, access to health care, reproductive rights and more.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 27, 2020
We won't forget the anti-LGBTQ senators who rushed this process through. This election, vote them out. #WeDissenthttps://t.co/2bzTqbgfKZ
The Trump-Pence administration announced a final rule that would gut non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people. The administration is adding a religious exemption to the enforcement of the executive order that prohibits discrimination in hiring by federal contractors.
In his last days as president, Trump is at it again.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 8, 2020
The Trump-Pence administration finalized a rule aimed at gutting non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ federal contract workers.
We cannot wait until this man is out of office. https://t.co/tnhdZtP3gl
President Trump held a rally at the White House in which he encouraged his supporters to disrupt the vote of the slate of electors in Congress. This led to thousands of Trump supporters to march to the Capitol, breaking in and threatening the lives of elected officials. The insurrection resulted in six deaths.
At least a dozen sitting senators and dozens of House members will object to the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win against Trump.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 6, 2021
Regardless of these actions, democracy and the will of the people will prevail. https://t.co/z10FyZMHsR
HRC announced its support for the formal and immediate removal of President Trump from office, whether from invocation of the 25th Amendment or by impeachment and conviction.
Whether it be through the invocation of the 25th Amendment or through impeachment and conviction, we urgently call for the immediate removal of Donald Trump from office. He bears responsibility for Wednesday's insurrection at the Capitol and attempted coup of our government.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 7, 2021
The Trump-Pence White House finalized an 11th-hour regulation that permits discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, religious minorities and women in programs related to foster care, adoption, HIV and STI prevention, youth homelessness, refugee resettlement elder care and more.
BREAKING: The lame duck Trump administration has launched a dangerous 11th hour assault on LGBTQ people, women and religious minorities with a federal regulation that would permit discrimination across @HHSGov programs that receive federal funding.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 8, 2021
The U.S. House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump for the second time.
The House has done its job and it’s now time for the Senate to follow through. Donald Trump must be removed from office immediately. https://t.co/z3woFkEL9L
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 13, 2021
Since Trump was sworn into office, our nation’s federal courts have halted his draconian and illegal executive actions from being implemented, while millions of people across the country have become more politically engaged, standing up against hate and bigotry.
But Trump is a bully and so is his administration. He will do everything in his power to tear back the progress made under former President Obama, including rolling back and undermining laws that help the LGBTQ+ community and other minority groups.
HRC will continue to stand up against Trump. We will join other civil rights organizations and remain vigilant in holding Trump and his administration accountable at every turn.
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