Nation’s Largest LGBT Rights Group Selects Visionary Leader of Prop. 8 Lawsuit – a bold choice. This is a big WOW. Much of the talk about who would succeed Joe Solmonese as head of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has been about whether the organization would select someone who wasn’t the stereotypical representation of “LGBT” [...]
AFER’s Chad Griffin selected as the next president of the Human Rights Campaign |
| By: Pam Spaulding Friday March 2, 2012 11:31 am |
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Human Rights Campaign’s 2012 Corporate Equality Index shows gains in transgender health care coverage |
| By: Pam Spaulding Thursday December 8, 2011 9:28 am |
In order to maintain a top score on the Index, a record number of companies moved to provide comprehensive healthcare coverage to their transgender workers. The release of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is eagerly awaited in the LGBT community because it’s a barometer of progress that indicates just how well businesses are [...]
Think you have what it takes to run HRC? It’s a tall order. |
| By: Pam Spaulding Tuesday November 22, 2011 2:13 pm |
Phil Reese of the Washington Blade kicks off a discussion about the Human Rights Campaign’s recruitment effort to replace outgoing leader Joe Solmonese. The official, extensive job description is now online. A snippet: …The President reports to the Boards of Directors of both the Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is [...]
Guest column by Matt Foreman: Imagine – HRC Succession and the larger LGBT movement going forward |
| By: Pam Spaulding Wednesday November 9, 2011 9:06 am |
This provocative piece is by Matt Foreman, a LGBT movement leader who served as Executive Director of the NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (1990-1996); Empire State Pride Agenda (1997-2003); National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (2003-2008). Imagine. To many of our opponents and even to many allies, the LGBT movement is a cohesive force [...]
On Trans Issues, The HRC As A Thermometer And Not A Thermostat |
| By: Autumn Sandeen Saturday November 5, 2011 4:00 pm |
Marriage Equality Is One Issue Where The HRC Doesn’t Lead With Regards To Trans Inclusive Messaging If the recent Meghan Stabler marriage story reported at LGBT Weekly has demonstrated anything about the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) leadership on trans issues, it has to this point demonstrated that when it comes to trans issues, the Human [...]
David Mixner: An Extremely Important Moment For The Human Rights Campaign |
| By: Pam Spaulding Wednesday August 31, 2011 10:45 am |
We welcome author, political strategist, civil rights activist and public affairs advisor David Mixner to our new digs at FDL, and he shares his wisdom on the possible future at the Human Rights Campaign as Joe Solmonese’s tenure with the org will soon come to a close. David blogs at Live From Hell’s Kitchen. With [...]
