Endorsements from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a pro-LGBTQ+ advocacy group, are raising questions about whether the candidates they’ve endorsed hold the same beliefs as the organization — stances that could fly in the face of attempts to paint a moderate image.The endorsements highlight the struggle candidates face to manage their associations — especially on topics and in areas that may draw controversy.Among their stances, HRC has a few that put it solidly in the progressive camp.TALARICO CAMPAIGNS WITH SURGEON WHO OPERATED ON TRANSGENDER MINORS: ‘WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING’A pride parade, left, pictured alongside Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson, right.(Heather Diehl/Getty Images; Victor J.
Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The organization has supported gender-affirming care for minors in the form of puberty blockers and hormone therapy.It has also opposed state restrictions on their implementation and has promoted elementary school lessons on gender identity, resisted efforts to restrict Critical Race Theory and promoted removing police from schools."Our goal is to ensure that all LGBTQ+ people, and particularly those of us who are trans, people of color and HIV+, are treated as full and equal citizens within our movement, across our country and around the world," the organization states on its website.The organization has advocated fiercely against virtually all LGBTQ+ restrictions.In one such case, after the Supreme Court ruled that parents had a right to pull their children out of LGBTQ+ classes and lessons, HRC blasted the decision."This decision elevates the religious beliefs of some parents, who believe that being LGBTQ+ is wrong, over any acknowledgement in the classroom that LGBTQ+ young people and their families exist," the organization said in a statement.In 2026, the organization endorsed 11 Democratic newcomers and 18 incumbents in battleground districts.Among them, HRC has endorsed members like Rep.
Josh Riley, D-N.Y., ...