After withering criticism for not taking a more public stance against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Disney CEO Bob Chapek appeared to reverse course on the issue yesterday. After earlier saying corporate statements have less impact than content that affirms LGBTQ+ representation, Chapek expressed his opposition to the bill directly with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis…
Category: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
MORE THAN 500 COMPANIES CALL ON SENATE TO APPROVE LGBTQ PROTECTIONS BILL EQUALITY ACT
More than 500 U.S. corporations have joined the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Business Coalition for the Equality Act. HRC announced the milestone last week, saying that the Business Coalition is “the largest business coalition to ever come together in support of legal LGBTQ+ equality.” The Equality Act, which seeks to add sexual orientation and gender…
🏳️⚧️ TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY ⚧
Today, the Human Rights Campaign honors International Transgender Day of Visibility. Held annually on March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility is a time to celebrate transgender and non-binary people around the globe and acknowledge the determination it takes to live openly and authentically. Advocates also lift up the violence and discrimination that many transgender and non-binary…
POSE ACTOR AND SINGER DYLLÓN BURNSIDE RECEIVES HRC VISIBILITY AWARD AT SOUTH FLORIDA DINNER
Actor and singer Dyllón Burnside of TV show “Pose” on the FX Network was honored, as was the TransInclusive Group — a transgender-led, South Florida activist organization. Burnside plays Ricky Evangelista on the FX series. He has also starred in the Tupac Shakur-inspired musical “Holler If Ya Hear Me on Broadway” and in roles on NBC’s “Peter Pan…
¡CELEBRATE NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY WITH HRC!
Every year on National Coming Out Day, we celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) or as an ally. Today we mark the 31st anniversary of National Coming Out Day! Thirty-one years ago, on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, we first observed National Coming Out…
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