HRC’s Griffin to step down
Beyond the Carolinas
The Human Rights Campaign announced that its president, Chad Griffin, he will leave his post at the organization in 2019 after serving it for seven years.
LGBT History Month — October 4: Elizabeth Birch
HRC Executive Director
Elizabeth Birch is a prominent LGBT activist. From 1995 to 2004, she served as executive director of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest LGBT organization in the United States.
The confusing web of HRC hierarchy
Follow this simple HRC 101 to unravel the power structure of the nation’s largest LGBTQ activist organization
So how does the monopolist of national-scale queer advocacy work?
Quick Hits 01.26.18
Actor and activist Omar Sharif Jr. opened up in an op-ed for Hornet entitled “A Voice for the Voiceless: Amidst a Brutal Crackdown, This Gay Egyptian Looks for Hope.” The piece shared what it is like being a gay Egyptian in the public eye and the weight it carries both in the U.S. and in …
U.S./World: Miss Gay America pageant system has launched foundation
Beyond the Carolinas
The Miss Gay America pageant co-owners Michael Dutzerand and Rob Mansman have announced the launch of the Miss Gay America Excellence Foundation.
Regional: HRC Annual Rankings, ACLU Advocacy Institute
Carolinas News Notes
HRC has released its Corporate Equality Index and it Municipal Equality Index and the ACLU is hosting a summer institute.
U.S./World: HRC gives and takes away
Beyond the Carolinas
The Human Rights Campaign released their 2018 Corporate Equality Index and Walmart made the grade, then got suspended.
