Tag: Human Rights Campaign

LGBTQ+

Gender-Minority Mental Health Study: Change Needed on Campuses

Students who identify as transgender, gender-nonconforming, genderqueer and nonbinary are far more likely to experience mental health problems than their peers, Boston University researchers and collaborators reveal in an article published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

August 19, 2019

HBCUs

Morehouse Takes Bold Step in Admitting Transgender Students

Come next fall, Morehouse College — the nation’s only historically Black all-men’s school in the nation — will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men.

June 10, 2019

African-American

Human Rights Campaign to Host 13th HBCU Leadership Summit

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)’s 13th annual HBCU Leadership Summit: “Leading the Truth” will take place in less than a week, welcoming 46 LGBTQ students attending 23 HBCUs around the country. Students will participate in workshops, leadership development opportunities and can network with well-known LGBTQ figures. The summit will occur in Atlanta over the course […]

November 7, 2018

LGBTQ+

Campus Guide Focuses on HIV Prevention and Treatment

With college students still at a high risk of acquiring HIV, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation has released a comprehensive guide to HIV prevention, treatment and care on college and university campuses.

April 12, 2018

Home

NAFEO Roundtable Addresses #MeToo Movement on HBCU Campuses

A Capitol Hill roundtable hosted by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) convened a group of higher ed administrators, policymakers and change agents to give people of color a seat at the table in the current public debate about sexual assault and harassment.

February 14, 2018

Students

HBCU Leaders Aim to Make Campuses More LGBTQ Inclusive

HBCU presidents and executives convened a summit to develop more strategic ways to turn their campuses into safe spaces for students that identify as LGBTQ.

July 19, 2017

Sports

Title IX Waivers Used to Discriminate Against LGBT Students

Fifty-six institutions of higher education—mostly religion-affiliated institutions—have sought TItle IX waivers that have allowed institutions to discriminate against LGBT students on campus, according to a recent report by the Human Rights Campaign.

December 27, 2015

LGBTQ+

Dishonor Roll ― The Schools that Sought Exemptions To Legally Discriminate Against LGBT Students

The Human Rights Campaign, an activist group, urges the U.S. Department of Education to take action against schools that sought waiver.

December 20, 2015