• List of LGBT rights activists - Wikipedia

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  • 19 civil rights leaders to watch in the 21st Century

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    2019/04/01 · LGBTQ Civil Rights Leaders & Judiciary Vice Chair Rep. Scanlon Call for Passage of Bipartisan Equality Act Ahead of Tuesday’s historic first-ever Congressional hearing on the Equality Act, LGBTQ advocates gathered ...

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  • 11 black LGBTQ trailblazers who made history - NBC News

    2018/02/26 · From 1960s civil rights activist Bayard Rustin to newly elected Minnesota councilwoman Andrea Jenkins, black LGBTQ Americans have long been blazing trails and making history. “As long as there ...

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    2020/04/01 · LGBTQ Civil Rights Discrimination continues to exist against minorities of all kinds, including towards members of the LGBTQ community. Historically, anyone who strayed from the traditional gender roles assigned at birth were often characterized as mentally defective or psychopaths.

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    2019/01/18 · In light of this, we would like to highlight a few LGBTQ individuals who were also instrumental in the fight for African American Civil Rights. James Baldwin Born in 1924, James Baldwin was a well-known author, poet, and Civil Rights activist.

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    2019/09/05 · Contact: Shin Inouye, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, [email protected], 202.869.0398 Graciela González, Lambda Legal, [email protected] , 312.663.4413, x329 WASHINGTON – Two civil rights leaders today outlined in SCOTUSblog why Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers claims of …

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    2019/12/06 · Some gay rights groups described the bill as an opportunity to build a dialogue with more conservative Americans about discrimination and civil rights. “Rep. Stewart and many conservative faith organizations now recognize that LGBTQ Americans must be included in and protected by our nation’s civil rights laws.

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    2019/02/01 · Of all hate crimes reported to the FBI in 2007 (the most recent data available), the proportion committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals rose to 16.6 percent, the highest level in five years, according to a new LCCREF report. The report, “Confronting the New Faces of Hate: Hate Crimes in …

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    2016/01/31 · A leader in both the civil rights and LGBT movements, Rustin’s activism started shortly after he graduated college and moved to Harlem, in 1937. Rustin was arrested in in California in 1953 ...

  • Advocating for LGBTQ Equality | Human Rights Campaign

    2015/11/25 · The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality. Events Events View All Events Donate to HRC Make your contribution ...

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    2020/06/08 · LGBTQ activists have conflicting ideas on how best to observe Pride this year, but all say the protests' missions parallel struggles for LGBTQ rights. No go:Indy Pride cancels events in support of ...

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    2018/10/27 · LGBTQ Leaders Demand Transgender Rights Protest at City Hall opposes Trump Administration's attempt to "erase" transgender people. By Jack Fennimore - Oct 27th, 2018 08:38 pm

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    2016/06/23 · The U.S. battle over bathrooms and wedding cakes is pushing many African-American leaders in the South to the forefront of the latest civil rights frontier, as the threat of discrimination ...

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    Join hundreds of LGBTQ elected officials, leaders and advocates from across the world come together for the International LGBTQ Leaders Conference in Washington, DC. The conference includes three days of networking and skills

  • ACLU, Mitt Romney responded to a new bill on LGBTQ …

    2019/12/06 · Some gay rights groups described the bill as an opportunity to build a dialogue with more conservative Americans about discrimination and civil rights. “Rep. Stewart and many conservative faith organizations now recognize that LGBTQ Americans must be included in and protected by our nation’s civil rights laws.

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    2020/01/28 · In addition, more than 50 faith leaders from across the state announced their support for LGBTQ civil rights protections last week. “Michiganders understand that everyone deserves a fair chance to succeed and that no one should be fired from their job or kicked out of their home based on who they are or who they love,” said campaign co …

  • LGBT Rights Are Civil Rights | HuffPost

    2016/02/02 · In terms of the resistance to the "LGBT rights are civil rights" concept in the African-American community, I believe much of that can be attributed to the fact that homophobia remains embedded in large swaths of black culture.

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    2020/06/08 · LGBTQ activists have conflicting ideas on how best to observe Pride this year, but all say the protests' missions parallel struggles for LGBTQ rights. No go:Indy Pride cancels events in support of ...

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    2019/11/09 · Two civil rights leaders of national stature took to SCOTUSblog, a law blog written by lawyers and law professors and students about the U.S. Supreme Court, on Sept. 5 to advocate for federal discrimination protections extending to LGBTQ people. ...

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    2020/05/22 · San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer joined LGBTQ community leaders Friday paid tribute to the late civil rights activist Harvey Milk on what would have been his 90th birthday. SAN DIEGO — San Diego ...

  • ACLU, Mitt Romney responded to a new bill on LGBTQ …

    2019/12/06 · Some gay rights groups described the bill as an opportunity to build a dialogue with more conservative Americans about discrimination and civil rights. “Rep. Stewart and many conservative faith organizations now recognize that LGBTQ Americans must be included in and protected by our nation’s civil rights laws.

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    2020/05/11 · Victory Fund, National LGBTQ Leaders, Host Forum on Equality, Supreme Court Cases ‘A Conversation on National LGBTQ Equality’ Will Benefit Montclair’s Peter Yacobellis MONTCLAIR, NJ (May 11, 2020)—Peter Yacobellis, candidate for Councilor-at-Large in Montclair’s township council elections Tuesday, will be joining the LGBTQ Victory Fund and a panel of LGBTQ leaders …

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    2012/06/15 · GLAAD launches videos of LGBT, Civil Rights and Labor Movement Leaders speaking out against Stop and Frisk and set the stage for June 17 silent march in New York City. Join GLAAD as we march in solidarity on

  • Meet the 5 Leaders Of the LGBT Rights Movement - Mic

    2013/01/29 · Human Rights Campaign: lawyers and advocates The Human Rights Campaign also has a long history of fighting for LGBT rights. Founded in 1980, the HRC has offices in almost all 50 states with a ...

  • Conservative group accuses LGBTQ community of …

    2017/11/14 · Conservative group accuses LGBTQ community of hijacking the civil rights movement "Discrimination is discrimination, no matter who the group of people is facing it." The Charlotte Observer on November 2, 2017

  • Black Pastors Reject LGBT-Civil Rights Comparison, Defend ...

    2017/10/24 · Black Pastors Reject LGBT-Civil Rights Comparison, Defend Baker's Religious Freedom to Reject Gay Wedding By Tyler O'Neil Oct 24, 2017 11:04 AM EST Share Tweet Email Comments

  • Honoring Black LGBTQ Icons | GLAD

    2018/02/28 · Honoring Black LGBTQ Icons GLAD We kicked off our celebration of Black LGBTQ leaders for Black History Month by asking what other Black leaders could be added to our ever-growing list.

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    2020/06/08 · LGBTQ activists are still looking over the revised 600-page civil code to understand all the changes rushed through by the island's political leaders. On Monday, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda ...

  • LGBT, Civil Rights and Labor Movement Leaders Speak …

    2012/06/15 · GLAAD launches videos of LGBT, Civil Rights and Labor Movement Leaders speaking out against Stop and Frisk and set the stage for June 17 silent march in New York City. Join GLAAD as we march in solidarity on

  • Congresswoman Scanlon, LGBTQ Civil Rights Leaders …

    2019/04/01 · Today, ahead of the first-ever hearing on the Equality Act in the House Judiciary Committee, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Vice Chair of the Committee, hosted a press conference with LGBTQ civil rights leaders …

  • Florida Phoenix - Lawmaker advances a state apology …

    2019/08/02 · In an effort to acknowledge and move past one of the darkest phases of Florida’s 20th Century history, a state senator has filed a resolution calling on the Legislature to apologize for the notorious Johns Committee’s investigation targeting civil rights leaders, academic leaders and LGBTQ Floridians in the 1950s and 1960s. …

  • 200 Leaders from the LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement …

    2017/07/26 · Jul 26, 2017 200 Leaders from the LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement Stand Together Against Trump’s Shameful Ban on Transgender People in the Military Today, over 200 leaders from the LGBTQ civil rights movement are gathered in Alexandria just across the river from Washington, D.C. for the annual Equality Federation Leadership …

  • LGBTQ rights ballot initiative organizer sues state …

    2020/05/26 · A group of faith leaders gathered in Grand Rapids on Tuesday to address the lack of legal protections for LGBTQ people in Michigan. There is nothing currently in Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act explicitly banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

  • Equality Florida Convenes LGBTQ #BlackLivesMatter …

    2020/06/02 · The statement, signed by leaders of national, state and local LGBTQ organizations, calls on the LGBTQ movement to make anti-racism a core part of their collective work: “The LGBTQ Movement’s work has earned significant victories in expanding the civil rights of LGBTQ people.

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  • Home - Alliance for Lasting Liberty

    2019/12/06 · The Alliance for Lasting Liberty shares a vision for the protection of LGBT Americans’ civil rights and the preservation of religious freedom for all Americans. Our nation needs legislation that can win support from a diverse ...

  • 16 queer black pioneers who made history - NBC News

    2020/06/03 · American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Patrick A. Burns / Getty Images Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) Rustin was an LGBTQ and civil rights activist best known for being a key adviser to Reverend ...