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Agency Memo, Heriberto Garcia
Agency Memo, Heriberto Garcia
Agency Memo, Heriberto Garcia
1311 Students, Stephen Endean since the age of eighteen as in!ol!ed in politics b" !olunteering ith local politicians, b" age of t ent"#t o he became a are of his se$ual identit" and represented it among his career% His !ision as for ga" indi!iduals to recei!e e&ual treatment an" heterose$ual might ha!e% 'ith this !ision he created the Human Rights Campaign (HCR) in 1*+, to promote e&ualit" for the -./T communit"% To this da" the HCR still fights for that same !ision% 'hen !isiting HRC%org there logo, The E&ual sign represents that same !ision Stephen Endean had% 'hen !isiting the ebsite one can na!igate to the 0The HRC Stor"1 tab and find the histor" of the organi2ation% The mission statement,0The HRC stri!es to end discrimination against -./T citi2ens and reali2e a nation that achie!es fundamental fairness and e&ualit" for all%1, is located in that same tab% 3or o!er three decades the HRC has fought for its mission statement% Some of its man" !ictories include, 0Don4t 5s6, Don4t Tell1 Repeal, Hate Crimes, 7rotecting 8outh through its anti#bull"ing campaign and fighting for legali2ation of same#se$ marriages% 9n :,,;, the HRC fought against the states 9o a and <e Hampshire to beat bac6 their anti#marriage amendments, in the aftermath this created the foundation of marriage e&ualit" ithin both states% The HRC is the largest -./T organi2ation in the =nited States, ith o!er 1%> million members and supporters, the non#profit has made its name% ?ne might as6 0ho does the HRC 6eep in tact ith so man" people@1 'ell in their ebsite (HRC%org) the organi2ation pro!ides its !er" man" communication resources% 3or e$ample, on the ebsites header, it offers all their social net or6 lin6s such as 3aceboo6, T itter, and .oogleA% 5nother, source of communicating, is their monthl" ne sletter that members or the open public can sign up for on the top right corner from the homepage% This ne sletter informs the public about local e!ents the HRC is or6ing on, political ne s and gi!es 9nternational ne s for the readers such as the -./T affairs in Russia% ?ne of the largest source of information that the ebsite offers is the State -a s and 7olicies map% This map illustrates ho states are for, against, or neutral for same#se$ marriage% Thus, the HRC has different maps for la s such as medical policies, emplo"ment regulations, and man" more% 5ll this information can be located under the 0Resources1 tab% The HRC also has a blog that shares ne s article and stories to ards the communit"% Bajorit" of the articles pro!ided ha!e a !er" professional tone hen addressing the topic hich sho s there professionalism and good structure ithin the non#profit% Stephen Endean had a !ision of enriching the -./T communit" and e!en after his death his !ision is still ali!e% The Human Rights campaign is public sector ho allo s membership to the -./T communit" and allied heterose$uals% Those interested in joining, can ith a donation of thirt"#fi!e dollars% The membership lin6 is located in the top right corner for those interested% Those ho join ill stand for the !ision of e&ualit"% Sincerel", Heriberto .arcia