Human Rights Campaign

Human Rights Campaign
HRC
General Information
Founder	Steve Endean
Formation	1980
Headquarters	District of Columbia, United States
Location	United States
Purpose	End LGBTQIA+ discrimination and achieve equality
Methods	Voter education and mobilization Legislative advocacy
Web presence	hrc.org

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an LGBTQIA+ rights organization in the United States.

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History

The Human Rights Campaign was founded by Steve Endean in 1980 as the Human Rights Campaign Fund. At that time, it focused on providing funding for congressional candidates who were "pro-fairness". It was rebranded to its current name in 1995 with an expanded focus.

Mission

The Human Rights Campaign's mission is to end discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people, and to create a world that has fundamental fairness and equality for all. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) envisions a world where people who use different words to describe their identity are ensured equality and embraced as full members of the society where ever they go.

Flag and logo

Equals sign logo (1995-present)

The Human Rights Campaign’s logo was adopted in 1995 and designed by Stone Yamashita. It consists of a yellow equals sign on a blue background (the background normally being square).

This is the Human Rights Campaign’s flag, dubbed the Equality Flag because it bears the logo of the HRC. It is always flown at the headquarters.

Flags bearing the HRC logo are known as Equality Flags. They can even be seen flying outside the headquarters.

In support of marriage equality, the HRC logo appears red and pink, sometimes affecting the Equality Flag.

Due to a rise in homophobia across America, the HRC created the Reality Flag. It is modelled on the current American flag (with 50 stars for 50 states) but 29 stars have been stripped off because these states had no anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ folk.

Resources

• Reality Flag - Campaigns for LGBTQIA+ freedoms (such as anti-discrimination protections) in 29 states.
• HRC Shop - buy items such as flags and clothes from this nonprofit store. Money spent on purchases will fund this organization.