Each week of June during Pride Month at Change.org, we send a company-wide email sharing stories, experiences, and history. To celebrate the start of Pride Month, we decided to share this email externally. Nic Holas, Campaigns Director for Change.org Australia, offered a snapshot into the rich history behind the origin of Pride. While this list […]
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History in the making: the origin of Pride and one way to support LGBTQ+ rights
Written by Justin Lyons · June 12, 2019 8:52 pm -
Mother of Pulse Victim Discusses Gun Violence with Change.org
Less than a year has passed since an armed gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 50 others at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, making it the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The attack sent shockwaves throughout the country, particularly in our LGBTQ community, as we collectively tried in a post-marriage equality world to […]
Written by AJ Walton · March 15, 2017 7:39 pm -
A Change interview with Scouts for Equality
This past January, the Boy Scouts of America amended their membership standards to allow transgender youth to join, reversing a century-old stance. For Scouts for Equality — an organization committed to ensuring that the BSA continues to be an organization that contributes positively to the lives of America’s young people — the decision was a momentous one. And compared […]
Written by AJ Walton · February 22, 2017 5:10 pm -
49,000 gay men to receive pardon after “Alan Turing law” announced
A massive global campaign inspired by the 2015 Academy Award-winning film “The Imitation Game” will soon lead to pardons of an estimated 49,000 men in the UK who were previously convicted under a now-defunct law that criminalized homosexuality. This campaign was also sparked by a petition on Change.org with more than 630,000 signatures calling for […]
Written by Justin Lyons · October 21, 2016 9:27 pm -
“We want everyone to be able to go to church and not have to worry if they will be truly embraced… “
Olivia Blackwood and her mom, Markita Cooper, are asking the church to stop punishments and discriminations against the LGBT community. Their story is part of our Voices of Change series, which highlights how people are using the platform to change their lives and the lives of those around them.
Written by Olivia Blackwood · August 9, 2016 4:00 pm -
Victory! The Stonewall Inn Declared a National Monument
President Barack Obama announced Friday that he is creating the country’s first national monument to LGBT rights, the Stonewall National Monument in New York City.
Written by Mallory A. Russell · June 24, 2016 7:20 pm -
How are You Choosing #HopeOverHate?
Like many people nationwide, we continue to mourn last week’s tragedy in Orlando. But our team has found strength in each other by sharing our feelings and experiences. We invite you to join us.
Written by Change.org · June 17, 2016 10:15 pm -
Our Hearts Go Out to Those in Orlando
To the thousands of Change.org users in the Orlando area, our hearts are with you as you process such a senseless act of violence in your own backyard. To those who have friends and family in the area we hope for healing and connection with your loved ones as soon as possible.
Written by Shayna Englin · June 13, 2016 7:43 pm -
Here’s How HB2 is Impacting North Carolina
After dozens of petitions and artists called for the repeal of HB2, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has issued an executive order to try and address concerns with the law. But the most controversial part of the law has not changed.
Written by Kate Davey · April 14, 2016 5:29 pm -
Lara Americo Wants You to Know Why HB2 Needs to be Repealed Now
Lara Americo is a transgender woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, who started a petition asking North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory to repeal HB2, a law that repeals and prevents anti-discrimination laws that protect the LGBT community.
Written by Kate Davey · April 8, 2016 6:27 pm