Kenneth Cole for HRC

In celebration of Gay Pride month, AWEARNESS The Kenneth Cole Foundation, is continuing its partnership with The Human Rights Campaign, the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. This year Kenneth Cole designed a limited edition t-shirt: WE WANT YOU… YOU'RE SO REPEALING. (DON'T ASK. DON'T TELL).

In response to President Obama's pledge to work with Congress and the military to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," The Human Rights Campaign has launched a national campaign to organize veterans, generate media coverage and target key states that will be critical to repeal the discriminatory law. Kenneth Cole's AWEARNESS is honored to partner again with The Human Rights Campaign and repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

The limited edition T-shirt will be sold at Kenneth Cole New York stores nationwide as well as Kennethcole.com and hrc.org. The shirt retails for $35.00 with 100% of net proceeds going to the AWEARNESS FUND and HRC.

In addition Kenneth Cole New York will host events in five cities, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, Chicago and South Beach, during Gay Pride Week, where 20% of the evening's proceeds will be donated to The Human Rights Campaign. Dates and location as follows:

Philadelphia

June 12, 2010  4-8pm

Kenneth Cole New York Store, 1422-1424 Walnut Street

New York

June 25, 2010  4-9pm

Kenneth Cole New York Store, Soho, 595 Broadway

Chicago

June 25, 2010  4-9pm

Kenneth Cole New York Store, Chicago 540 North Michigan Ave

San Francisco

June 25, 2010  4-8pm

Kenneth Cole New York Store, 166 Grant Avenue

Kenneth Cole's AWEARNESS is a not-for-profit entity that supports, empowers and encourages acts of service, volunteerism and social change. How? Through merchandise, events and providing a platform for the inspirational acts of Change Agents – people who see a problem and try to become the solution by striving to make a difference. AWEARNESS aims to raise awareness, stimulate public debate and provide inspiration and opportunities to help our communities get involved and give back. All monies raised are donated to the AWEARNESS FUND – a not-for-profit entity that supports, encourages, and empowers acts of service, volunteerism and social change.

U.S. Census 2010 Opens Doors Wide for LGBT Participation

Washington DC – In March, American households everywhere will receive their 2010 Census forms in the mail: an important civic milestone that happens only once every ten years.

What makes this year’s Census even more historic is the unprecedented and welcoming outreach by U.S. Census leaders and managers to include the entire lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and allied community in these efforts, as a way to achieve the nation’s most accurate count possible.

Human Rights Campaign Encourages Consumers to "Support Those That Support Us" with Buying for Equality in 2010

In time for the holiday season, new guide gives consumers tool for buying products from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender friendly companies

WASHINGTON – In time to kick-off of the holiday shopping season, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today released a guide to hundreds of popular American brands rated on businesses’ treatment of LGBT employees.  “Buying for Equality 2010” divides businesses and their consumer products into red, yellow and green categories based on their score on the HRC Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, a nationally recognized benchmark of LGBT inclusion.  The guide is available for download and viewing online at www.hrc.org/BuyersGuide.

OurFamiliesCount.org Officially Launches

LGBT Community Bilingual Public Education Campaign for Accurate 2010 U.S. Census

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, joined leaders and advocates among the LGBT community today in the launch of Our Families Count (www.ourfamiliescount.org) -- a new voluntary public education initiative promoting LGBT visibility and participation in next year’s U.S. Census.