The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group. It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization within the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization focuses on protecting and expanding rights for LGBTQ individuals, including advocating for same-sex marriage, anti-discrimination and hate crimes legislation, and HIV/AIDS advocacy. The organization has a number of legislative initiatives as well as supporting resources for LGBTQ individuals.
Human Rights Campaign headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The Human Rights Campaign often has a large presence at LGBT-related events such as the Chicago Pride Parade as seen above.
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set Shakespeare's sonnets to music for a theatre piece by Robert Wilson.
Portrait of Wainwright by Oliver Mark, Berlin 2010
Wainwright in concert in Chicago
Wainwright in 2008
Wainwright and his husband, German arts administrator Jörn Weisbrodt, in 2010.