Addressing LGBT topics makes schools safer, more inclusive and helps curb the marginalization of LGBT people for the present and for future generations.
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It is the most basic need any student has during the school day: using the restroom safely and comfortably when you need to. It is the first sign of independence bef…
Marriage equality, refugees seeking safety in Europe, the Confederate flag, police shootings of black and Latino men, the presidential election, Caitlyn Jenner, ISIS, and immigration are just a few of the news stories that inhabited the headlines this year...
The unspeakable tragedy that took place at the Pulse Club in Orlando, FL in the early morning of June 12 brings with it a wide range of emotions for people across the country and…
It has been a rough summer as the topic of guns, violence, police and bias scream across the news headlines and our smart phones.
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, 500,000 people gathered in Washington, DC for theWomen’s March–to express their…
At ADL, we monitor extremism and misinformation regularly as part of our work fighting hate. As is the case with many legacy organizations, there is a fair amount of misinformation spread about who ADL is and the reality of the work we do. To help stop the spread of this misinformation, below are responses to some of the most egregious claims.
Hours after a self-radicalized Islamic extremist massacred gay patrons of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) nightclub in Florida, ADL regional offices reached out to support afflicted communities nationwide.
David Barkey discussesthenew Conscience and Religious Freedom Division of the HHS -- a unit seemingly designed to make it easier for healthcare providers to discriminate.
There is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to Janet Mock’s decision to cancel her “Redefining Realness” talk at Brown University this week. Ms. Mock, a transgender best-selling author, canceled her talk following pressure from Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to reject the invitation due to Brown Hillel’s involvement.
In the shadows of global crises, it’s a sad fact of everyday life that people around the world are routinely attacked, threatened or intimidated simply because of who they are or what they believe.
Why Jewish Organization ADL Is Making LGBT Equality a Priority
Civil Rights Groups Launch Campaign Targeting Facebook Ads; SCOTUS Upholds Federal Law Protecting LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination; Hezbollah School Textbooks Promote Antisemitism and Terrorism
Last week brought two major civil rights victories from the Supreme Court.
Appeals to antisemitism referenced restitution claims and the international Jewish community, not the very small Jewish community in Poland.
Some white supremacists, particularly in California, may use a two-handed handsign in which one hand forms the letter "W" and the other hand forms the letter "P," to represent WP or "White Power."
WP is an acronym for the common white supremacist chant "White Power." In some contexts, WP may refer to "White Pride" instead.
WPWW is a common white supremacist acronym that stands for "White Pride World Wide." The phrase is used as part of the logo for Stormfront, the largest white supremacist website on the Internet, which accounts for its widespread use by white supremacists.
Zyklon B was the name of the gas used to kill over a million victims, most of them Jews, in the death camps constructed by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. Because of its association with killing Jews, Zyklon B has been adopted as a symbol by modern-day white supremacists, who often use it to make sick jokes about killing Jews.