“Our diversity is our strength, nothing can defeat us when we join together, lift our voices, face down threats and demand justice!
“Our diversity is our strength, nothing can defeat us when we join together, lift our voices, face down threats and demand justice!
HRC is leading the resistance against the politics of hate ushered in by the Trump-Pence regime. But it’s not enough to simply resist; we must also unite against injustice and enlist our grassroots force of more than:
This year we vastly expanded our outreach to Latinx communities with Recursos en Español de HRC, making HRC’s most prominent resources available to Spanish-speaking LGBTQ people, allies and media.
Account for LGBTQ identified adults, compared with 33% in 2012.
people in the U.S. who spoke a language other than English at home. Among the non-English speakers, two-thirds spoke Spanish, which underscores the importance of language access and accessibility, especially in the provision of government services.
“How fair is
your city?
The Municipal Equality Index (MEI), produced by HRC and the Equality Federation Institute, evaluates municipal laws, policies and services to assess how inclusive they are of the LGBTQ people who live and work there. MEI ratings are based on non-discrimination laws, employment policies and benefits, municipal services, law enforcement policies, and city leaders’ public positions on equality.
Cities achieved a perfect score of
The most in MEI history
Cities recieved a zero rating
Fearing discrimination, many LGBTQ people avoid seeking health care — and when they do get treatment, they are often not treated with the respect or cultural competence that every patient deserves.
The few recent studies that consider transgender women reveal alarmingly high HIV infection rates. According to one recent international analysis, transgender women are 49 times more likely to have HIV than the general population.
Of transgender women are living with HIV worldwide
Of transgender women are living with HIV worldwide
new infections occur between the ages of 13 and 24. Despite nearly 30 years of research, there are still
new cases of HIV each year, two-thirds of which occur among gay and bisexual men.
The HRC Foundation’s 15th annual Corporate Equality Index reflects tremendous leaps forward among corporate America since the first edition of this vital benchmarking tool was released in 2002.
Earned the CEI’s top score of 100, earning the distinction of Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality. That’s a 25 percent increase over 2016 and the largest jump in the 15-year history of the CEI.
70 percent (647) of rated companies now offer transgender-inclusive health care coverage, the largest single-year increase since these benefits were added to the CEI in 2012.
More than 90 percent of these companies offer employment protection on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity — and extend these protections to their global operations.
