South Dakota Gov. Noem Exposes Vulnerabilities for All States Considering Anti-Trans Sports Bills On Friday, March 19th, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem issued a style-and-form veto of HB 1217, the anti-transgender sports ban bill that she had previously expressed excitement about signing. Having made several substantive changes to the legislation, including striking collegiate-level provisions from […]
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Opposing Anti-LGBTQ Legislations
Major Health, Education, and Child Welfare Organizations Oppose Anti-LGBTQ State-Based Legislation WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the nation’s leading child health and welfare groups representing more than 7 million youth-serving professionals and more than 1000 child welfare organizations released an open letter calling for lawmakers in states across the country to oppose dozens of bills that target […]
ANDRE GAINES OF CINEMATION STUDIOS TEAMS BRING THE RIVETING STORY OF ELIZABETH CARMICHAEL TO HBO
When independent producers Andre Gaines and Allen Bain got an email from then screenwriter Nick Cammilleri about a project called “The Lady and The Dale,” following the rise and fall of 1970’s transgender entrepreneur Elizabeth Carmichael and her radical fuel-efficient, three- wheeled car known as The Dale, they knew it was the type of project they […]
HRC Press Call
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Alphonso David and State Legislative Director Cathryn Oakley hosted a press call to preview the state legislative landscape for 2021. With a number of anti-LGBTQ bills being introduced, heard, and voted on now and in the coming months, Alphonso David and Cathryn Oakley discussed the recurring themes the Human Rights […]
Montana’s Anti-Transgender Bills’ Negative Impact
On Thursday, Leader Kim Abbott, the ACLU of Montana, the Free and Fair Coalition, local Montanans, and the Human Rights Campaign detailed their opposition to two anti-transgender bills (HB 112, a bill that would ban the participation of transgender women in women’s sports, and HB 113 which would restrict transgender access to medical care) being […]
With a Style of Their Own
The NuAuthentic Celebrates Fluid And Transgender Individuals By Photographer Roger Moenks with Shelly Brown Roger Moenks is a leading celebrity and fashion photographer who has published several books highlighting inspirational beauty including The Class of Click (featuring Click Agency’s most notable models), Inheriting Beauty, and I Am Eco-Warrior: Portraits From The Front Lines Of The Sustainability Revolution. However, The NuAuthentic is […]
Marsha’s House: Shelter for LGBTQ+
In Greenwich Village near where Stonewall Inn resides, a monument will be built to honor the legacy of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, trailblazers and history-makers for the LGBTQ+ community. Marsha P. Johnson was a black transgender woman and drag queen, whose outspoken activism and radical vision during the Gay Liberation Movement continues to […]
2020 Pride Benefit Concert
In celebration of Pride, RCA Records is excited to announce they will be holding a virtual livestream – 2020 Pride Benefit Concert – to help raise funds for the Human Rights Campaign on June 30th. The livestream will be mixed with performances from some of RCA’s outstanding roster as well as serve as a platform […]
ICYMI Historical Win + Upcoming Events
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status, a major victory for advocates of gay rights and for the nascent transgender rights movement — and a surprising one from an increasingly conservative court. By a vote of 6-3, the court said Title […]