Human Rights Campaign

The new normal - A Letter from Chad Griffin and HRC

Submitted by ONE Community on December 11, 2012 - 11:34am

For American companies, 100 percent is the new normal.

That's not a sales figure or a stock value.

That's the perfect score that 252 companies earned when we evaluated their workplace policies for LGBT employees in this year's Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

When we started the CEI 11 years ago, there were just 13 perfect scores.

So while the federal government and many state governments lag behind, American businesses continue to make great strides on LGBT equality. The result is a total transformation in the lives of millions of LGBT employees and their families. Read more »

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To Snag Top Talent, Companies Come Out for Gay Rights

Submitted by ONE Community on December 6, 2012 - 11:07am

As they seek to attract and keep top talent, more companies are coming out in support of gay rights.

More than 70 major businesses, nearly 40% of them Fortune 500 firms, made public statements supporting same-sex marriage or opposing gay-marriage bans over the last 18 months, according to a study set to be released Wednesday by the Washington, D.C.-based gay rights advocacy group, Human Rights Campaign. Read more »

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Human Rights Campaign Arizona Gala Dinner

Location

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel

340 North 3rd Street

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Phone: (602) 262-2500

See map: Google Maps

The Phoenix HRC Steering Committee and Gala Co-chairs Nathan Rhoton & Eliana Morrison invite you to the 9th Annual Arizona Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner. Join us on Saturday, March 9th as we celebrate the most recent major accomplishments in LGBT equality. You won't want to miss what is sure to be a memorable evening of fine dining and entertainment complete with an always-exciting auction.

For more information, please contact Nathan Rhoton & Eliana Morrison at dinner@hrcarizona.org.

Human Rights Campaign Foundation Gives Consumers Tools to “Buy For Workplace Equality”

Submitted by ONE Community on November 20, 2012 - 9:58pm

New scores in guide highlight best in class businesses with equal workplace practices for LGBT employees Read more »

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National Coming Out Day: The Buttons

Submitted by ONE Community on October 11, 2012 - 7:42am

On Oct. 11, 1987, almost half a million people came to Washington, D.C., for the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The issues we marched for included legal recognition of our relationships, the repeal of sodomy laws, a federal ban on discrimination, passage of a gay and lesbian civil rights bill, reproductive freedom, an end to HIV/AIDS discrimination, and an end to racism. This was when the AIDS Quilt was first displayed. Read more »

In Ad to Air During RNC, Republican Mayor Of San Diego Advocates Marriage for All

Submitted by ONE Community on August 24, 2012 - 2:50pm

Sanders Joins HRC and Freedom to Marry in Appeal to Conservative Values

Washington, DC – In an ad set to air in the Tampa area during the Republican National Convention next week, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders speaks out about his support for the freedom to marry and encourages others in his party to do the same.

“As a Republican, I believe in conservative values like responsibility and limited government,” Sanders says in the ad, titled “Family and Freedom,” a project of the Human Rights Campaign and Freedom to Marry.

Sanders, who is also a chair of the Mayors for the Freedom to Marry , became a prominent symbol of GOP support for marriage for same-sex couples in 2007, when he had a last-minute change of heart in favor of marriage instead of civil unions. The ad comes amid a firestorm of criticism on the party’s decision to take an anti-marriage stance in its platform, which is expected to be ratified at the conference next week. While much of the GOP leadership remains opposed to marriage for gays and lesbians, Sanders joins people like Dick Cheney, Laura Bush, and Cindy McCain as prominent supporters. Read more »

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Paul Ryan Speaking at Hate Group’s Annual Conference

Submitted by ONE Community on August 14, 2012 - 2:53pm

GOP presumptive VP nominee Paul Ryan will speak at the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit next month. The gathering is taking place in Washington, D.C. and is drawing other anti-LGBT names including Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum. Liberty University and the American Family Association are among the other groups sponsoring the event.

The FRC has been labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. It’s a group that has advocated for the criminalization of homosexuality, called for LGBT people to be exported from the U.S., and has pushed dangerous lies trying to link being gay to pedophilia. Read more »

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Human Rights Campaign to host Community Forum on LGBT Health and Safety

Submitted by ONE Community on July 19, 2012 - 8:26am

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, will host a community forum on LGBT health and safety on August 18. The event will feature senior Obama Administration official Kathy Greenlee and representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union. Read more »

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Target Selling Gay Marriage Greeting Cards For Couples

Submitted by ONE Community on July 17, 2012 - 10:58am

In a move that could add even more complexity to its history with the LGBT community, Target is now selling greeting cards honoring same-sex marriages.

As the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting, the cards -- which are produced by Carlton Cards, a unit of American Greetings, and hit store shelves in June -- feature phrases like "Mr. & Mr." and "Two very special women, one very special love." The items began appearing on Target's card racks a month after the Minnesota-based retail giant controversially began selling T-shirts commemorating Gay Pride month.

"Target is focused on diversity and inclusivity," Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder told the Star-Tribune. Read more »

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Some businesses see benefits to pro-gay stance

Submitted by ONE Community on July 12, 2012 - 7:31pm

By Martha C. White
With its “Legalize Love” campaign, Google became the latest in a growing number of companies to publicly take a position in support of gay rights.
Far from being simply feel-good initiatives, these moves are highly calculated, marketing experts say. Companies may be embracing the rainbow, but the motivating color is still green.
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is a huge market with buying power of some $790 billion annually in the U.S. alone, according to Witeck-Combs Communications. And gays have influence among the straight consumers who are their friends and relatives. Read more »