About This Issue

Fall 2024

The 2024 election featured some devastating setbacks for people who believe in progressive ideals and full equality for the LGBTQ+ community. But amid that darkness, there are some bright lights of hope. Sarah McBride is one of the trailblazers who is living proof that progress cannot be stopped. As the LGBTQ+ community grows, we will continue to elect diverse LGBTQ+ members of Congress so that every American can see themselves represented in our government. This sends a message to the queer and trans youth who have been under unprecedented attack over the past few years that a successful future where they have a seat at the table is possible. 

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Board of Directors

  • Gwen Baba, CA
  • Jordan Barth, DC
  • Sandy Bass, CA
  • Joy Bowling, NC
  • Percy Brown, GA
  • Sophia Bush, CA/NY
  • James Costos, CA/NY
  • Morgan Cox, TX
  • Cordy Elkins, MA
  • Melanie Falls, OH
  • Matt Garrett, GA
  • Todd Hawkins, CA
  • Matt Hendry, CA
  • Christina Hernandez, TX
  • Sherie Hughes, DC
  • Jay Kuo, NY
  • Andrew La Badie, WA
  • Justin Mikita, CA
  • Karen Morgan, OH
  • DyShaun Muhammad, AZ
  • Marcia Namowitz, NY
  • Jodie Patterson, NY
  • Lester Perryman, TX
  • Densil Porteous, OH
  • Henry Robin, NY
  • Kelley Robinson, DC
  • Elizabeth Rodriguez, TX
  • Patrick Scarborough, AL
  • Brigid Scarbrough, GA
  • Elizabeth Schlesinger, MO
  • Sam Slate, MO
  • Dan Slater, CA
  • Brian Michael Smith, CA
  • Matt Smith, CA
  • Betty Pei Ching Sun 孫佩菁, LA
  • Lauren Verrusio, NY
  • Michael Weinholtz, CA
  • Tatiana Williams, FL
  • Hudson Young, DC

Foundation Board of Directors

  • Julie Anderton, IL
  • Gwen Baba, CA
  • Beck Bailey, CA
  • Josh Beasley, TX
  • Gurpreet Brar, DC
  • Candi Castleberry, WA
  • Edie Cofrin, GA
  • James Costos, CA/NY
  • Tony Garavaglia, MO
  • Matt Garrett, GA
  • Randall Hance, TX
  • Ashlyn Harris, NY
  • Darryl Holloman, GA
  • Latoya Holman, NV
  • Sherie Hughes, DC
  • Andrea Jenkins, MN
  • Dr. Johnnie A. Lee, NJ
  • Chris Lehtonen, CA
  • Justin Mikita, CA
  • Karen Morgan, OH
  • Rey Ocañas, TX
  • Jodie Patterson, NY
  • Lester Perryman, TX
  • Layne Rackley, CA
  • Henry Robin, NY
  • Kelley Robinson, DC
  • Brigid Scarbrough, GA
  • Judy Shepard, WY
  • Brian Michael Smith, CA
  • Matt Smith, TX
  • Andrew Solomon, NY
  • Deb Taft, FL
  • Aaron Walton, CA
  • Jamaul Webster, NY
  • Michael Weinholtz, CA

Board of Governors

  • Adrianna Addicks, TX
  • Ronny Adriansyah, TX
  • Steven Alagna, MO
  • Julie Allen, NC
  • Colin Altman, OH
  • Jon Amos, NY
  • Paul Anagnostos, FL
  • Julie Anderton, IL
  • John Aquino, TX
  • David Armstead, LA
  • Matthew Arnold, OH
  • Andrew Bare, ME
  • Chris Barry, TX
  • Sandy Bass, CA
  • Trisha Beissel, TX
  • Danielle Bisordi, NY
  • Amy Bornstein, MO
  • Javier Brown, GA
  • Chad Brown, WA
  • Benjamin Burns, NV
  • Michael Cabe, GA
  • Jake Campbell, GA
  • Alex Carlis, CA
  • Dana Castelvecchi, TX
  • Sarah Castleman, BC
  • LaQuisha Chester, TN
  • Rick Chizmadia, OH
  • Patrice Clarke, TX
  • Jefferson Coombs, CA
  • Isabel Cordova, CA
  • Dolores Covrigaru, NY
  • Jim Cowart, OH
  • Sareta Davis, TX
  • Craig Diaz, OH
  • Carol Ebersole-Weiss, NY
  • Eric Epstein, PA
  • Brian Femminella, CA
  • Staci Fox, GA
  • Chunkit Fung, NY
  • Andrew Gammill, OH
  • Mike Gibbons, OH
  • Maria Glover-Wallace, TN
  • Krys Gordon, FL
  • Kamisha Green, FL
  • Renzo Guliano, NY
  • Alejandro Guzman-Jurado, CA
  • Lisa Hannusch, TX
  • Karen Harmon, OH
  • Molly Herzig, CA
  • Clark Hoelscher, MN
  • Frank Hopper, MO
  • Hooriya Hussain, CA
  • Brett Jarvis, CA
  • Nicole Jensen, OR
  • Dennis Jolley, MN
  • Scott Kalish, PA
  • Nick Kiahtipes, UT
  • JoAnn Killackey, IL
  • Pam Kravetz, OH
  • Nam Lam, CA
  • Donzell Lewis, CA
  • Jasmin Lewis, FL
  • Char Ligo, OH
  • Lucy Little, OH
  • Scott Lohmann, FL
  • David Lumbley, FL
  • Will Mahon, MA
  • Brian Martin, NV
  • Andre Martin, NV
  • Alli Martin, UT
  • Lindsey Mazza, CA
  • Katie McCrystal, DC
  • Brian McGuire, CA
  • Phyllis Mehalakes, NY
  • Stephen Merritt, TX
  • Robert Michaels, TX
  • Joseph Milizio, NY
  • Tory Mitchell, IL
  • Kelly Moffat, NY
  • Marianne Mondt, PA
  • John Morrison, NY
  • Casey Nichols, MN
  • Kristen Norman, MN
  • Brian OConnor, CA
  • Taylor Pinckney, DC
  • David Prince, IL
  • Andrea Ramberg, MN
  • Nico Ramsey, TX
  • Michael Rendon, TX
  • Dakerri Rhone, TN
  • Donielle Rhone, TN
  • Diane Richards, CA
  • Paul Richards, PA
  • Chris Richter, CA
  • Chase Rickey, OH
  • Ryan Roche, GA
  • Tom Rogers, PA
  • Bruce Rohr, DC
  • Ben Rubio, TX
  • Aaron Rutledge, DC
  • Carmen Salgado, FL
  • Doug Santoni, WA
  • Christopher Scherm, NY
  • Shannon Scott, OR
  • Thomas Sim, CA
  • Andrea Simonton, TX
  • Annie Skornia, MO
  • Jennifer Slipakoff, GA
  • Taylor Smith, MA
  • Joshua Sparrow, DC
  • Jonathan Speerly, TX
  • April Splawn, NC
  • David Stetter, MO
  • Zack Stillings, OH
  • Taylor Stockett, TX
  • Judy Sunblade, MA
  • Mark Sundermeier, NV
  • Olivia Taylor, TX
  • Leigh-Anne Taylor, PA
  • Adrianna Tender, FL
  • Lisa Thomas, GA
  • Jacob Thomas, MN
  • Vikrum Vishnubhakta, NY
  • Vincenzo Volpe, DC
  • Jess Gerald Waltman, MS
  • Dana Weiss, NY
  • Michael Westwood, NY
  • Jace Wheatley, OR
  • Benjamin Williams, OH
  • Douglas Wilson, GA
  • Quint Withers, MS
  • Adriann Wolfe, TX
  • Julie Wood, GA
  • Rick-Arlo Yah Lira, CA
  • Dennie Zastrow, PA

Emeritus Council

  • John Barry, IL
  • Jane Daroff, OH
  • Anne Fay, TX
  • Suzanne Hamilton, OH
  • LeeAnn Jones, GA
  • Andy Linsky, CA
  • DyShaun Muhammad, AZ
  • John Ruffier, FL
  • Linda Scaparotti, CA
  • Ashley Smith, DC
  • Deb Taft, FL
  • Frank Woo, CA

Human Rights Campaign Senior Staff

Kelley Robinson
President

Eric Bloem
Vice President, Corporate Citizenship & Inclusive Technology

Jay Brown
Chief of Staff

Drew Daniels
Vice President, Digital Communications & Strategy

Orlando Gonzales
Senior Vice President, Programs, Research & Training

Dane Grams
Vice President, Membership

Lauren Gray
Senior Vice President, Communications & Brand

Andrea Green
Vice President, Operations & Security

Krystal Gutierrez
Vice President, People Strategy

Nik Harris
Vice President, Strategic Outreach & Engagement

Rebecca Hershey
Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Herrin Hopper
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

Christopher Huntley
Vice President, Executive Communications

Ellen Kahn
Vice President, Education & Systems of Care

Sam Lau
Vice President, Communications

Stephanie Osborn
Chief Operating Officer

Susan Paine
Vice President, Data & Analytics

Jim Rinefierd
Senior Vice President, Finance & Data Analytics

Margot Rosen
Deputy Chief of Staff / Vice President, Office of the President

Linda Roth Platt
Vice President, Development

Susanne Salkind
Senior Vice President, People Strategy & Leadership Development

Chris Speron
Senior Vice President, Development & Membership

David Stacy
Vice President, Government Affairs

Justin Unga
Vice President, Policy & Political Affairs

Sarah Warbelow
Vice President, Legal

Jordyn White
Vice President, Leadership Development & Research

JoDee Winterhof
Senior Vice President, Policy & Public Affairs


Human Rights Campaign Equality Staff

Carolyn Simon
Digital Marketing Consultant

Robert Villaflor
Senior Design Director

Carly Fox
Associate Director of Design

Josette Matoto
Deputy Design Director

Jose Soto
Specialist, Digital Content

Jane Ciminera
Designer


Other Contributors

  • Jennifer Bobb
  • Ruth Bordett
  • Steffan Declue
  • Dane Grams
  • Christopher Huntley
  • Mitch Johnson
  • Kendall Kalustyan
  • Mollie Levin
  • Raye Maguire
  • Brendon Nerenberg
  • Norman Watkins
  • Nick Winchester

Foundation Partners

  • ACLU
  • ADM
  • Albertsons
  • Amazon
  • Anonymous
  • Assurant
  • Baker Hughes
  • Bank of America
  • Bath and Body Works
  • Black Tie Dinner, Inc.
  • Bloomingdale's Inc.
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Collingwood Foundation
  • Comic Relief
  • CVS Health
  • Danaher Foundation
  • David Bohnett Foundation
  • Enova International
  • Everytown for Gun Safety
  • Fortive Foundation
  • Fred Says
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  • Google
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Kors Le Pere Foundation, The
  • Kroll
  • LEGO
  • Levi Strauss & Co.
  • Luminate
  • Lyft, Inc.
  • Marsh & McLennan Agency
  • McDonald's Corporation
  • Morningstar Foundation, The
  • National Education Association
  • Neiman Marcus
  • Nestle
  • Nike
  • PepsiCo Foundation, The
  • Pfizer
  • PhRMA
  • Pretium
  • Pronoun
  • PwC
  • RTX
  • Sempra
  • S&P Global
  • Springpoint Partners
  • TJX Companies
  • T-Mobile
  • Toyota
  • United Airlines
  • UPS Foundation
  • USAA
  • Vanguard
  • Verizon
  • ViiV Healthcare
  • Walt Disney Company
  • Wells Fargo
  • Wellspring
  • Workday Foundation

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