Human Rights Campaign Named 2011 Nonprofit Organization of the Year by DMANF

As the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender Americans, HRC represents a grassroots force of over 750,000 members & supporters nationwide.

Founded in 1980, HRC mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office & educates the public about LGBT issues such as relationship recognition & families, workplace fairness & health issues. A decade of dedicated HRC advocacy resulted in the passage of the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Matthew Shepard was a gay college student tortured & murdered in Laramie, WY, and James Byrd, Jr., was an African-American man dragged to his death in Jasper, TX.