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WASHINGTON The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, filed a brief as amicus curaie, or “friend of the court,” to the Texas 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The case, Tarrant County Community College v. Sims, addresses the scope of protections against discrimination for LGBTQ workers under Texas state law. HRC is represented on the brief and in oral argument by Winston & Strawn LLP.
According to a press release, this is the first opportunity for a Texas state appeals court to interpret the Texas Commission on Human Relations Act (TCHRA) after the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Bostock v. Clayton County that determined discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by federal law.
Human Rights Campaign on Newly Passed Anti-LGBTQ Laws in Hungary
The Human Rights Campaign responded to news today that the Hungarian Parliament passed a package of laws on Tuesday including some that specifically target and discriminate against the LGBTQ community. The new laws bars same-sex couples from adopting children in Hungary.
“The Hungarian Parliament has blatantly and maliciously attacked the human rights of LGBTQ people and their families,” said Alphonso David, Human Rights Campaign President. “These measures are discriminatory and leaders in Hungary must right this wrong by reversing these antiquated and harmful laws.”
Only married couples in Hungary are permitted to adopt children with exceptions made for single people previously providing a pathway for same-sex couples. The new law defines family as man as the father and a woman as the mother, thereby excluding same-sex couples and making it harder for single parents to adopt. Hungary only recognizes civil un
Human Rights Campaign celebrates Human Rights Day with grants for global LGBTQ advocates
Grants benefit 20 initiatives focused on progressing LGBTQ human rights in 17 different countries By Riley Gillis on December 16, 2020
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On December 10th, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation celebrated Human Rights Day with the roll out of a Global Small Grants Program, which will provide assistant to 20 initiatives focused on progressing LGBTQ human rights in 17 different countries.
Human Rights Day is an annual celebration commemorating the United Nations ratifying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, laying the groundwork for a set of global, inalienable rights.
The Human Rights Campaign Honors Human Rights Day with Grants to Global LGBTQ Advocates
Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation is commemorating Human Rights Day by announcing the launch of a Global Small Grants Program, which is supporting 20 initiatives to advance the human rights of LGBTQ people in 17 countries. HRC is also joining a public campaign with other advocates calling on Nigerian President Mahammadu Buhari to take action against ongoing human rights abuses in Nigeria.
Human Rights Day marks the date in 1948 when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that was the first time the global community spelled out a set of inalienable rights everyone is entitled to, including LGBTQ people.