HRC’s Changing Roles
The Community’s Political Action Committee (cont’d)
Through its generous financial contributions and efforts to educate political candidates, HRCF made powerful allies on Capitol Hill. HRCF was able to correspond directly with prominent members of Congress, providing them with relevant information about gay and lesbian issues and anti-gay organizations like the Moral Majority.
Shown here, for example, are 1989 letters between Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., and the Human Rights Campaign Fund regarding anti-gay legislation proposed by Senator Gordon Humphrey, R-NH.
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HRCF. Letter to John Kerry about Senator Humphrey’s anti-gay legislation. October 23, 1989. HRC Records. [zoom] |
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Senator John Kerry. Letter to Tim McFeeley about Humphrey’s anti-gay legislation. October 26, 1989. HRC Records. [zoom] |