Mission: The human rights campaign is organized and operated for the promotion of the social welfare of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. By inspiring and engaging people from around the globe, hrc strives to end discrimination against lgbt people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
Programs: Federal, field & legal advocacy: at the federal level, hrc advocates for policies, regulatory changes and legislation that guarantees the legal equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (lgbt) people. In states and municipalities, hrc works to advance pro-equality progress and to defeat anti-equality legislation. Hrc also advocated for federal, state and local laws to prohibit anti-lgbt discrimination, advance marriage equality, protect lgbt youth from bullying and conversion therapy, and maintain or increase hiv/aids funding. As part of these efforts, hrc contributed financial and staff resources to successful legislative campaigns in states across the country.
membership education and mobilization: hrc has grown to more than 1,500,000 members and supporters. Membership education and mobilization consists of informing members about legislative issues as well as current events and other issues that impact the lgbt community utilizing cutting-edge technology and social media. Hrc's followers on facebook continue to surge now totaling over 2,000,000 people. Hrc operates action centers in provincetown, ma and san francisco, ca.
public policy, education & training: hrc works to build understanding and awareness of the lgbt community by telling our stories to the american public through the mainstream press. Hrc also maintains a presence in the lgbt media to help educate, inform, and engage our community. Hrc worked to share our stories through our website www. Hrc. Org, our publications, including equality magazine, and a variety of online outlets such as our online video series, "americans for marriage equality" and "musicians for equality. "
I was very disappointed when I learned that the Human Rights Campaign endorsed an anti-lesbian petition against the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. HRC should stand with lesbians, not engage in tactics to batter lesbians who understand how we are oppressed because we are female. I will not give them any more money.
HRC has made a big difference in my community. They were the only organization to provide money to help fight the last anti-gay marriage amendment in AZ. They also have helped provide education for safe schools and have been instrumental in electing fair minded leaders. Without the funding from HRC we would not have defeated the marriage amendment in 2006.
