NY court strikes down Nassau County order banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams
Civil rights groups lauded the court decision, saying it struck down a harmful policy.
May 12, 2024
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100 Civil Rights Groups Oppose Kavanaugh's Confirmation
The groups, including several LGBT organizations, outlined their opposition in a letter to the U.S. Senate.
July 19, 2018
LGBTQ+, Other Civil Rights Groups Enraged by Trump Acquittal
Only seven Republican senators joined Democrats and independents in voting to convict, so the vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority.
February 13, 2021
12 far-right groups with extreme anti-LGBTQ+ positions that threaten civil rights
These groups have made it their mission to strip LGBTQ+ people of hard-fought rights the community has secured.
November 12, 2025
Civil Rights Groups Fight to Read Homeland Security's 'Race Paper'
They think the mysterious document may be related to surveillance of Black Lives Matter protesters.
March 21, 2018
Presidential Hopeful Ben Carson Is an 'Extremist,' Says SPLC
Eyeing the White House won't keep anti-LGBT politicians from being called out by progressive groups, former neurosurgeon and 2016 hopeful Ben Carson learned this week.
February 10, 2015
Civil Rights Group Honors Chick-fil-A CEO, Draws Ire
Dan Cathy, with his history of antigay statements and donations, was a controversial choice for the Urban League of Greater Atlanta's Community Empowerment Award.
November 17, 2013
Rep. Ted Lieu Will Donate Ed Buck's Funds to Civil Rights Groups
After another man was found dead at Buck's home Monday, Lieu distances himself from his donations.
January 9, 2019
Nation's Largest Latino Group Joins LGBTs in N.C. Boycott
National Council of La Raza pulled its convention from North Carolina in protest of the anti-LGBT HB 2.
May 18, 2016
A powerful civil rights group is hitting the road and going to red states. Here's why
The Human Rights Campaign’s American Dreams Tour is bringing storytelling and organizing to communities targeted by a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
July 29, 2025
N.Y.'s Trans Kids Speak Out About 'Torture' In School
The New York Civil Liberties Union says its new report exposes illegal treatment of transgender and gender-nonconforming students throughout the state.
June 24, 2015
Civil rights groups sue Trump over executive orders targeting DEI & transgender people
“President Trump, we will see you in court again, and we will beat you again,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said.
February 19, 2025
Groups Ask Obama: Fix Religious Freedom Act
The act was signed into law by President Clinton in 1993, then reinterpreted in a 2007 memo by Bush administration lawyers to offer protection to religious organizations that discriminated in hiring.
August 20, 2015
Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in banning menthol tobacco products
Over a 20-year period, a ban could lower health care costs among all adult smokers by about $1.62 billion, a recent study found.
April 4, 2024
Biden, Polis, and More Call Out Gun Violence, Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry
The president, Colorado's governor, and civil rights groups are responding to the tragedy at Club Q in Colorado Springs.
November 20, 2022
Creepy Donald Trump cutout terrorizes unassuming Americans in new HRC campaign ad
The LGBTQ+ civil rights group uses humor to point out the future for Americans under Republican control.
October 28, 2024
LGBTQ+ Americans Are in 'State of Emergency,' Declares Human Rights Campaign
In a time of unprecedented legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, the civil rights group is offering resources for fighting back.
June 6, 2023
Trump's New Asylum Rules Threaten LGBTQ Lives
Several civil rights groups spoke out Friday about the harm the new rules will do to LGBTQ people and others.
November 9, 2018
Rights Groups Seek to Resolve Alabama Marriage Question
Four civil rights groups are asking a federal court to make clear that all same-sex couples in Alabama should have access to marriage.
March 8, 2015
With Trump in Hot Water, HRC Sounds the Alarm on Pence
The nation's largest LGBT civil rights group is warning the public about "the most powerful and least scrutinized vice president in American history."
April 19, 2018
Rights group demands Moscow attacks be investigated
Attacks on gays and lesbians trying to attend a Moscow gay party must be investigated, the international civil rights group demanded on Monday.
May 8, 2006