Your Stories
Know an HRC Intern: Matt Steele
Matt Steele, a senior at Reed College, doesn't own an iPod (or as he calls it, a "music-making instrument thing"), is passionate about empowering others and thinks it's important to know who you are, know what you stand for and throw yourself behind that 100 percent.
Know an HRC Intern: Cy Latham
Cy Latham, a senior at George Mason University, has a great appreciation for early activists in the equality movement, can tell you a thing or two about the Corporate Equality Index and thinks it's crucial for the LGBT community to stick with each other, work with each other and accept each others' differences.Know an HRC Intern: Terell White
Terell White, a senior at Marymount University, is an athlete, likes both the funk tunes from Glee and everything by Elvis Presley and thinks we should just be ourselves, live life and have fun.
Transgender-Inclusive Benefits: Colleges & Universities
Colleges and universities with transgender-inclusive health insurance plans for students and employees.
Know an HRC Intern: Emma Yackso
Emma Yackso, a freshman at George Washington University, loves the passion in HRC's Field team for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," dances to "Little Secrets" and thinks we must keep on truckin' to achieve full equality.
Taxation of Domestic Partner Benefits
Whereas different-sex married couples obtain benefits pre-tax, same-sex couples are taxed on the benefits offered by their employer.