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Spring 2023

Pride is about centering our defiant joy. It’s about marching and dancing and singing in the streets — despite those who trying to silence. It’s about celebrating all of the beautiful identities that make our movement stronger. It’s about visibility. It’s about telling the stories — loud and proud — of the battles we are still fighting today for our LGBTQ+ community. We have so much more work to do before we can truly celebrate pride without exception.

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HRC and visual artist Patrick Martinez recently partnered to create a limited-edition T-shirt featuring Martinez’s neon rendition of a 1970s quote from James Baldwin and Angela Davis that reads, “If they come for me in the morning they will come for you in the night.” Purchase the shirt here, and learn more about HRC’s partnership with Martinez in this issue of Equality.

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Board of Directors

Gwen Baba, CA
Jordan Barth, DC
Bruce Bastian, UT
Percy Brown, GA
James Costos, CA/NY
Morgan Cox, TX
Amy Errett, CA
Melanie Falls, OH
Matt Garrett, GA
Todd Hawkins, CA
Matt Hendry, CA
Christina Hernandez, TX
Jay Kuo, NY
Justin Mikita, CA
Karen Morgan, OH
DyShaun Muhammad AZ
Lester Perryman, LA
Densil Porteous, OH
Henry Robin, NY
Kelley Robinson, DC
Elizabeth Rodriguez, TX
Patrick Scarborough, AL
Elizabeth Schlesinger, MO
Sam Slate, MO
Dan Slater, CA
Brian Michael Smith, CA
Matt Smith, CA
Betty Pei Ching Sun, LA
Lauren Verrusio, NY
Michael Weinholtz, CA

Foundation Board of Directors

Gwen Baba, CA
Bruce Bastian, UT
Edie Cofrin, GA
James Costos, CA/NY
Xavier Esters, WA
Matt Garrett, GA
Randall Hance, TX
Latoya Holman, NV
Sherie Hughes, DC
Andrea Jenkins, MN
Dr. Johnnie A. Lee, NJ
Chris Lehtonen, CA
Justin Mikita, CA
Rey Ocañas, TX
Jodie Patterson, NY
Lester Perryman, TX
Layne Rackley, CA
Linda Reyes-Hart, TX
Henry Robin, NY
Kelley Robinson, DC
Cathi Scalise, TX
Brigid Scarbrough, GA
Judy Shepard, WY
Candi Castleberry Singleton, CA
Brian Michael Smith, CA
Matt Smith, TX
Aaron Walton, CA
Jamaul Webster, NY
Michael Weinholtz, CA

Board of Governors

Adrianna Addicks, TX
Christina Adeleke, NC
Ronny Adriansyah, TX
Steven Alagna, MO
Paul Anagnostos, FL
Julie Anderton, IL
Alex Arce, CA
David Armstead, LA
Matthew Arnold, OH
Andrew Bare, OH
Kevin Barry, CA
Sandy Bass, CA
Trisha Beissel, TX
Neil Berenson, MA
Julie Berteloot, NV
Danielle Bisordi, NY
Amy Bornstein, MO
Joy Bowling, NC
Javier Brown, GA
Malik Brown, GA
Percy Brown, GA
Michael Cabe, GA
Nancy Caldwell, TX
Jake Campbell, GA
Alex Carlis, CA
Dana Castelvecchi, TX
Daniel Chasse, MA
Richard Chizmadia, OH
Katie Christof, GA
Patrice Clarke, TX
Jefferson Coombs, CA
Isabel Cordova, CA
Dolores Covrigaru, NY
Sareta Davis, TX
Craig Diaz, OH
Kate Dore, TN
Carol Ebersole-Weiss, NY
Eric Epstein, PA
Jacob Feinstein, IL
Chunkit Fung, NY
Andrew Gammill, OH
Tony Garavaglia, MO
Brittney Garr, TX
Mike Gibbons, OH
Stephen Gossman, NY
Lynn Hammond, CA
Lisa Hannusch, TX
Troy Henson, OH
Molly Herzig, CA
Byron Hoover, IL
Hooriya Hussain, TX
Brett Jarvis, CA
Nicole Jensen, TX
Dennis Jolley, MN
Michael Kaye, NY
Louis Kemp, NC
Elizabeth Kennedy, OH
Nick Kiahtipes, UT
Justin Kosziatek, IL
Pam Kravtez, OH
Andy LaBadie, WA
Nam Lam, CA
Jasmin Lewis, FL
Lucy Little, OH
Lisa Madry, TX
Alli Martin, UT
Brian Martin, NV
Claire Martinez, UT
Lindsey Mazza, CA
Stephen Merritt, TX
Joseph Milizio, NY
Tory Mitchell, IL
Kelly Moffat, NY
John Morrison, NY
Marcia Namowitz, NY
Karina Nelson, FL
Casey Nichols, MN
Kristen Norman, MN
Trish Perry, CA
Taylor Pinckney, DC
Joseph Platia, NY
David Prince, IL
Ricardo Ramirez, TX
Nico Ramsey, TX
Michael Rendon, TX
Linda Reyes-Hart, TX
Dakerri Rhone, TN
Donielle Rhone, TN
Chase Rickey, OH
Sabrina Robinson, CA
Ryan Roche, GA
Thomas Rogers, PA
Bruce Rohr, DC
Aaron Rutledge, DC
Anthony Sandonato, FL
Doug Santoni, WA
Chris Scherm, NJ
Paul Schneider, MA
Shannon Scott, OR
Skip Sell, FL
Thomas Sim, CA
Andrea Simonton, TX
Annie Skornia, MO
Jennifer Slipakoff, GA
Taylor Smith, MA
Joshua Sparrow, FL
April Splawn, NC
David Stetter, MO
Taylor Stockett, TX
Sal Stow, TX
Judy Sunblade, CT
Mark Sundermeier, NV
Heather Taylor, TX
Leigh-Anne Taylor, PA
Olivia Taylor, TX
Adrianna Tender, FL
Lisa Thomas, GA
Jason Umentum, MN
Vikrum Vishnubhakta, NY
Dana Weiss, NY
Michael Westwood, NY
Jace Wheatley, OR
Tatiana Williams, FL
Julie Wood, GA
Hudson Young, DC
Jordan Young, OH
Dennie Zastrow, PA

Emeritus Council

Jane Daroff, OH
Suzanne Hamilton, OH
LeeAnn Jones, GA
Sheila Kloefkorn, AZ
Christopher Labonte, PA
Andy Linsky, CA
DyShaun Muhammad, AZ
Cathi Scalise, TX
Linda Scaparotti, CA
Deb Taft, FL
Frank Woo, CA

Human Rights Campaign Senior Staff

Kelley Robinson
President

Joni Madison
Chief Operating Officer & Chief of Staff

Tim Bahr
Development Director, Major Gifts, Planned Giving & Foundation Relations

Eric Bloem
Senior Director of Programs and Corporate Advocacy

Jay Brown
Senior Vice President of Programs, Research and Training

Steven Churchill
Director of Information Technology

Dane Grams
Membership Director

Andrea Green
Senior Director of Finance and Operations

Nicole Greenidge-Hoskins
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Krystal Gutierrez
Human Resources Director

Ellen Kahn
Senior Director, Programs and Partnerships

Don Kiser
Creative Director

Susan Paine
Director, Analytics and Strategy

Jim Rinefierd
Vice President of Finance & Operations

Margot Rosen
Director of Board and Volunteer Engagement

Susanne Salkind
Vice President of Human Resources & Leadership Development

Christopher Speron
Senior Vice President of Development & Membership

David Stacy
Government Affairs Director

Sarah Warbelow
Legal Director

Geoff Wetrosky
Campaign Director

Jordyn White
Senior Director of Leadership Development Programs

JoDee Winterhof
Senior Vice President of Policy & Political Affairs

Human Rights Campaign Equality Staff

Carolyn Simon
Digital Marketing Consultant

Robert Villaflor
Senior Design Director

Josette Matoto
Deputy Design Director

Carly Fox
Senior Designer

Jose Soto
Social Media & Content Marketing Strategist- Programs and Partnerships

Tarine Wright
Designer

Other Contributors

Jennifer Bobb
Ruth Bordett
Gwen Carleton
Steffan Declue
Jean Freedburg
Lilly Fulmer
Justin Giaquinto
Dane Grams
Mitch Johnson
Ellen Kahn
Mollie Levin
Kathryn Smith
Norman Watkins

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Equality is a publication of the Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Equality (ISSN 1092-5791) is published quarterly by HRC, 1640 Rhode Island Ave.,N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Copyright 2023. All rights reserved.

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