The Human Rights Campaign is the largest civil rights organization in America dedicated to the equal treatment of members of the LGBT community. Founded 31 years ago, their efforts have helped bring about support and awareness of gay rights by endorsing candidates and policies that support them. Some staff members of the HRC work as advisers for the policy-makers of the group. HRC also has a strong group of corporate partners that include: Microsoft, Google, Bank of America, and American Airlines, among others. There are plenty of resources available for those who are a part of the LGBT group, including help on issues such as coming out and dealing with hate crimes. The HRC website features tools for looking up current policies dealing with the gay community at the state and federal levels.
Why do people think that precisely this organization is called the "human rights" campaign? Why wouldn't it be the "gay rights" campaign? And shouldn't an organization called "human rights" campaign be focused on all kinds of rights, not just gay rights? I'm a member of this organization, so I'm not asking in a hostile way, just genuinely curious as to what you all think.
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