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Many members of the [[TG Community]] were upset that the HRC failed to actively oppose H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA), which would have prohibited employment discrimination for sexual orientation but not for gender identity or gender expression. The original bill, introduced earlier that year, H.R. 2015, was trans-inclusive, but died in committee. | Many members of the [[TG Community]] were upset that the HRC failed to actively oppose H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA), which would have prohibited employment discrimination for sexual orientation but not for gender identity or gender expression. The original bill, introduced earlier that year, H.R. 2015, was trans-inclusive, but died in committee. | ||
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== The Grand Apology == | == The Grand Apology == | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 16 September 2014
Human Rights Campaign is a large and long-standing LGBT advocacy group and political lobbying organization.
History
1980: Human Rights Campaign Fund
1995: Human Rights Campaign
2002: National headquarters established in Washington, DC, US.
Criticism and Controversy
Many members of the TG Community were upset that the HRC failed to actively oppose H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA), which would have prohibited employment discrimination for sexual orientation but not for gender identity or gender expression. The original bill, introduced earlier that year, H.R. 2015, was trans-inclusive, but died in committee.
Joe Solmonese, President of HRC at the time, stated that HRC would "oppose any legislation that is not absolutely inclusive" of all within the LGBT spectrum.
The Grand Apology
"HRC has done wrong by the transgender community in the past, and I am here to formally apologize. I am sorry for the times when we stood apart when we should have been standing together." -- Chad Griffin, President, HRC, 2014
