Friend,

Every day seems to bring something new and it feels harder to keep up with everything happening around us — so, we made something just for you that we hope will help!

Introducing HRConnects, your new virtual toolkit for keeping up the fight for LGBTQ equality at home! Starting today and going forward, we will be sending you our latest resources, key news updates, action items and other ways to stay engaged — consider this your one-stop shop for our crucial work.

The 2020 election will be the most important election yet, and what we all do in the next few months matters, Friend. You are the key to our success, so we hope you’ll stay with us and use HRConnects to remain involved in our fight.

Thank you for all you do.

Every team at HRC has been working tirelessly to keep pushing forward LGBTQ equality and serving our community in this time of need. Here’s a quick recap of our latest projects:

• The HRC Foundation collaborated with PSB Research to dive further into the heightened economic risks facing the LGBTQ community in the COVID-19 crisis. Read the new report.
• We’re hosting a virtual graduation ceremony for 2020 LGBTQ+ graduates and want you to be a part of it! Learn more.
• HRC is calling on Congress and states nationwide to expand voting rights in the wake of COVID-19. Here’s our letter.
• In an op-ed for The Hill, HRC President Alphonso David wrote about the FDA’s discriminatory blood ban and its roots in stigma — take a look. Then, sign our letter demanding change!
• Did you hear Alphonso on the Hollywood Caucus podcast? Listen here.

Below, you’ll find crucial ways of getting involved right now and how you can make a difference. For this one, we’re focusing on our electoral work.

1. Download HRC’s new advocacy TEAM app to stay connected.
2. Sign up to volunteer virtually (and make a difference from your couch!)
3. Review our Election Center and our latest virtual volunteer events.
4. Fill out your census forms and pledge to be counted!
5. Read up on the latest in three crucial LGBTQ-focused Supreme Court cases.

HRC has hosted a number of different COVID-19-specific webinars to help the most vulnerable among our community: people living with HIV, older LGBTQ folks, the transgender community, LGBTQ youth and others.

Check them out on HRC’s YouTube channel and bookmark for more coming in the weeks ahead!

Your support has a huge impact — just look at Virginia!

After months of hard work on the ground (and years of effort before that), your support helped pass the Virginia Values Act — a comprehensive, bipartisan bill that expands non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people and adds all-new protections in employment and public accommodations for all Virginians. Real change is possible when we fight hard for it!

An HRC flag + an adorable pup = some Thursday inspiration! Follow @humanrightscampaign on Instagram for more.

Have something you’d like to see in a future edition of HRConnects? We would love to hear from you!