Alphonso David
Our coverage of Alphonso David peaked in 2021, when the Human Rights Campaign fired its president after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urged the organization to keep her donation and part ways with David over the Andrew Cuomo harassment scandal. Before that, David appeared regularly in our national reporting as HRC's president â speaking at the Detroit LGBT Chamber's COLOURS Conference, responding to HRC's 22-person layoff round early in the Covid pandemic, and weighing in on the Equality Act, HRC's report on transgender murders in 2019 and the group's endorsement of Joe Biden. David also turns up in our stories on the Capitol siege, the Trump administration's rollback of trans health care protections and the HRC/CNN presidential town hall.
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HRC Agrees With Dana Nessel and Fires Alphonso David
The Human Rights Campaign has followed through with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's demand, firing Alphonso David, the beleaguered (now, former) [...]Read more about HRC Agrees With Dana Nessel and Fires Alphonso David
Dana Nessel Tells HRC to Keep the Money, Ditch the President Amidst Cuomo Harassment Scandal
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a lesbian, recently announced that she would not accept any donations from the Human Rights Campaign until its [...]Read more about Dana Nessel Tells HRC to Keep the Money, Ditch the President Amidst Cuomo Harassment Scandal
Equality Act, Contorted as a Danger by Anti-LGBTQ+ Forces, Is All But Dead
Despite having President Biden in the White House and Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress, efforts to update federal civil rights laws to [...]Read more about Equality Act, Contorted as a Danger by Anti-LGBTQ+ Forces, Is All But Dead
HRC President to Speak at Detroit LGBT Chamber's COLOURS Conference
Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David is scheduled to speak at the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Diversity Council's [...]Read more about HRC President to Speak at Detroit LGBT Chamber's COLOURS Conference
Mississippi Governor Signs First Anti-Transgender Bill of 2021
By Phillip Van Slooten Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law on Wednesday a bill banning the state's transgender student-athletes from participating in [...]Read more about Mississippi Governor Signs First Anti-Transgender Bill of 2021
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Rachel Levine Tapped to Become First Out Transgender Senate-Confirmed Official
Rachel Levine, who Pennsylvania secretary of health guided her state through the coronavirus, has been tapped to become assistant secretary for health under [...]Read more about Rachel Levine Tapped to Become First Out Transgender Senate-Confirmed Official
LGBTQ Groups Condemn Capitol siege, Back Trump Removal From Office
LGBTQ rights groups on Wednesday were quick to condemn the siege of the U.S. Capitol. "Today's violence is revolting and nothing short of insurrection, a coup [...]Read more about LGBTQ Groups Condemn Capitol siege, Back Trump Removal From Office
New 'Blueprint' Lights way for Biden to Reverse Trump Policies on LGBTQ Rights
With LGBTQ advocacy organizations eager for change in the new Biden administration, the Human Rights Campaign has laid out proposals lighting the way forward [...]Read more about New 'Blueprint' Lights way for Biden to Reverse Trump Policies on LGBTQ Rights
BIDEN WINS PRESIDENCY
After days of thorough ballot counting, former Vice President Joe Biden emerged as the victor of the 2020 presidential election on Saturday, ousting President [...]Read more about BIDEN WINS PRESIDENCY
Thomas, Alito Declare War on Same-Sex Marriage in Unexpected Supreme Court Statement
A fiery and unexpected statement from U.S. Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito Monday signaling their intent to undermine the Obergefell [...]Read more about Thomas, Alito Declare War on Same-Sex Marriage in Unexpected Supreme Court Statement
Biden Rallies LGBTQ Supporters, Denounces Trump at HRC Event
Joe Biden sought to rally LGBTQ supporters at a Human Rights Campaign virtual event Thursday night, renewing his commitment to support the community if he [...]Read more about Biden Rallies LGBTQ Supporters, Denounces Trump at HRC Event
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Facebook Slaps Fact Check on Ads Stoking Fears About Transgender Kids in Girls Sports
The tech giant Facebook has slapped on fact-check on an anti-transgender ad ran by the American Principles Project that seeks to stoke fears during the [...]Read more about Facebook Slaps Fact Check on Ads Stoking Fears About Transgender Kids in Girls Sports
Andrew Gillum Comes Out as Bisexual
Andrew Gillum, a Florida Democrat who after a narrow loss in a 2018 gubernatorial run was engulfed in a scandal after being found in a hotel room with drugs [...]Read more about Andrew Gillum Comes Out as Bisexual
2020 Democratic and Republican National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-Up
Despite social distancing requirements created by the novel coronavirus pandemic, over the last two weeks, both the Democratic and Republican Parties adapted [...]Read more about 2020 Democratic and Republican National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-Up
Poland's Anti-LGBTQ President Reelected
The anti-LGBTQ president of Poland won reelection on Sunday. The Associated Press reported Andrzej Duda defeated Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski by a 51.2-48.8 [...]Read more about Poland's Anti-LGBTQ President Reelected
Egyptian Activist Arrested for Raising Rainbow Flag at Concert Dies by Suicide
An LGBTQ rights activist from Egypt who was arrested for raising a rainbow flag during a 2017 concert died by suicide on Sunday. Al-Jazeera reports Sara [...]Read more about Egyptian Activist Arrested for Raising Rainbow Flag at Concert Dies by Suicide
LGBT Lawmakers Lead Effort To Push Mail, Absentee Voting
Amid concerns the coronavirus pandemic could endanger voters seeking to cast their ballots in the 2020 election, LGBT members of Congress have launched an [...]Read more about LGBT Lawmakers Lead Effort To Push Mail, Absentee Voting
HRC Rolls Out Support for Biden on Anniversary of Marriage Endorsement
The nation's leading LGBTQ group has officially thrown its support behind Joseph Biden in the presidential election, drawing on the anniversary of his famous [...]Read more about HRC Rolls Out Support for Biden on Anniversary of Marriage Endorsement
HRC Lays Off 22 Employees Due to Coronavirus
The Human Rights Campaign on Tuesday laid off 22 employees because of the coronavirus pandemic. HRC told the Washington Blade that Alphonso David, the [...]Read more about HRC Lays Off 22 Employees Due to Coronavirus
Noteworthy LGBTQ Moments in 2019
One might argue that 2019 was a pretty good year for LGBTQ people. An openly gay man rose to the top tier of a large field of Democratic presidential [...]Read more about Noteworthy LGBTQ Moments in 2019
Fairness for All Act Seeks Middle Ground on LGBTQ Rights
Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House backed by the Mormon Church seeks to strike a middle ground on LGBT rights and religious freedom in federal [...]Read more about Fairness for All Act Seeks Middle Ground on LGBTQ Rights
22 transgender murders of 2019 documented in new HRC report
  Days before the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, the nation's leading LGBTQ group has issued a report detailing the murders of each of the 22 [...]Read more about 22 transgender murders of 2019 documented in new HRC report
National LGBTQ Election Results
More than 75 percent of openly LGBTQ candidates running in Tuesday's off-year elections won. The total, 112, 106 Democrats, one Republican, one independent and [...]Read more about National LGBTQ Election Results
Data at Forefront of Congressional Hearing on Anti-LGBT Bias in Housing, Credit
As LGBT rights advocates continue to press the Equality Act to ban anti-LGBT discrimination, data was at the forefront of a congressional hearing Tuesday as [...]Read more about Data at Forefront of Congressional Hearing on Anti-LGBT Bias in Housing, Credit
Trans March on DC Called 'First Major Step' in Visibility Campaign
Organizers and observers said between 1,500 and 3,000 people turned out on Saturday for the first-ever National Transgender Visibility March on Washington in [...]Read more about Trans March on DC Called 'First Major Step' in Visibility Campaign
