--- title: LGBT Group to Fund Campaign Against Trump's Agenda description: The Human Rights Campaign announces efforts to double-down on grassroots activism. canonical: https://time.com/4852423/human-rights-campaign-trump/ author: Philip Elliott article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-11T04:02:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:30:02.020Z article:section: Politics og:title: LGBT Group to Fund Campaign Against Trump's Agenda og:description: It's the largest grassroots investment in the Human Rights Campaign's history og:url: https://time.com/4852423/human-rights-campaign-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c368505f3c0c2e5/6988d5227cdbac0818d5924a/chad-griffin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4016 og:image:height: 2259 og:image:alt: The Human Rights Campaign 2017 Los Angeles Gala Dinner - Inside og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: LGBT Group to Fund Campaign Against Trump's Agenda twitter:description: It's the largest grassroots investment in the Human Rights Campaign's history twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c368505f3c0c2e5/6988d5227cdbac0818d5924a/chad-griffin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # LGBT Group to Fund Campaign Against Trump's Agenda > Sponsored content. 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Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin speaks onstage at The Human Rights Campaign 2017 Los Angeles Gala Dinner at JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE on March 18, 2017 in Los Angeles.Emma McIntyre—Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign  by [Philip Elliott](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott Senior Correspondent Jul 11, 2017 4:02 AM UTC The nation’s largest LGBT organization is setting aside $26 million to fund opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda, the largest grassroots investment in the group’s 37-year history. The Human Rights Campaign’s move, which leaders are set to announce Tuesday, signals the group will ramp up spending on grassroots activism even after going all-in with Hillary Clinton in 2016 and coming up short. Instead of retreating, it plans to boost its spending to help pro-LGBT candidates win at all levels of government and assist rank-and-file activists as they take action to block Trump’s plans. “It’s not enough to resist the hateful policies and attacks coming from the Trump-Pence regime. We’ve got to accelerate the pace of progress toward full equality and secure protections for LGBTQ people in states and communities across the country. That’s why we’re going on offense with the largest grassroots expansion in HRC’s 37-year history,” Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin said. “The power and determination of the 10 million LGBTQ voters and our allies across America will only continue to grow stronger in the face of discriminatory attacks on our rights and freedoms.” The group plans to send staff and cash to Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—each a state with a top-tier Senate race. Republicans have a two-vote majority in the upper chamber, and strategists in both parties see Republican incumbents Jeff Flake of Arizona and Dean Heller of Nevada are potentially vulnerable. Meanwhile, Democrats are on defense in states like Florida, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Michigan and Wisconsin. At the same time, HRC plans to target Republican House members who won in 2016 in places where Clinton also prevailed. Of those 25 members, 23 have voting records that HRC officials consider “anti-equality.” Already, the group has two-dozen paid staffers focused on 2018, with another 20 in the interview process. The Human Rights Campaign has a record of effectiveness, even if victories don’t always follow. While Clinton lagged Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign among most demographic groups, the former Secretary of State claimed a greater share of LGBT voters than Obama. Some 78% of LGBT voters said they supported Clinton. 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