Tag: human rights campaign

A group of people gathers at a table labeled "PFLAG" under a tent with the LGBTQ Pride flag.

Scared but ‘not surprised’: CU LGBTQ community on HRC declaration

CHAMPAIGN — The LGBTQ rights organization Human Rights Campaign has declared a national state of emergency for all queer people in the United States, citing the surge of anti-LGBTQ legislation in statehouses around the country. Members of the Champaign-Urbana queer community say they feel scared but not shocked by the announcement.  “I wish I could