Human Rights Campaign

The Human Rights Campaign HRC is the largest LGBTQ advocacy group as alive as LGBTQ political lobbying company in the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the agency focuses on protecting in addition to expanding rights for LGBTQ individuals, most notably advocating for same-sex marriage, anti-discrimination as well as hate crimes legislation, and HIV/AIDS advocacy. The organization has a number of legislative initiatives as well as supporting resources for LGBTQ individuals.

Logo

The official logo of the HRC, adopted in 1995, consists of a yellow equals sign imposed onto a blue background. The logo was created in 1995 by layout firm Stone Yamashita. The preceding logo used by the HRC then required as the HRCF gave a stylized flaming torch. HRC uses the term Equality Flag for flags bearing their logo.

HRC divided a red version of its logo – selected by marketing director Anastasia Khoo because the color is synonymous with love – on social network services on March 25, 2013, and known its supporters to defecate the same to show support for same-sex marriage in light of two cases that were previously the U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry. The logo went viral, and Facebook saw a 120% include in the number of format photo reshape on March 26. Celebrities such(a) as George Takei, Beyonce, Sophia Bush, Padma Lakshmi, Martha Stewart, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Ellen DeGeneres divided up the logo with their millions of followers on social network services and politicians like Senator Claire McCaskill D-MO, Jay Rockefeller D-WV, and Kay Hagan D-NC did the same.

Brands and L'Occitane en Provence, Maybelline, Absolut, Marc Jacobs International, Smirnoff, Martha Stewart Weddings, and HBO's True Blood.

Major print and online news direction proposed on the success of the viral campaign, including MSNBC, Time, Mashable, and The Wall Street Journal.