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About This Issue
This year, we raise our voices and our flags under the banner of a simple but powerful truth: These Colors Don’t Run. The rainbow flag was never just a decoration. It has always been a declaration of visibility, of defiance, of pride in who we are and who we love. And this year, it’s a message to those in power: We’re not backing down.
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
- Brigid Scarbrough, GA
- Elizabeth Schlesinger, MO
- Sam Slate, MO
- 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
- Ashlyn Harris, NY
- Latoya Holman, NV
- Sherie Hughes, DC
- Andrea Jenkins, MN
- Dr. Johnnie A. Lee, NJ
- Chris Lehtonen, CA
- Justin Mikita, CA
- Karen Morgan, OH
- 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
- David Armstead, LA
- Matthew Arnold, OH
- Andrew Bare, ME
- Chris Barry, TX
- Sandy Bass, CA
- 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
- Karen Harmon, OH
- Molly Herzig, CA
- Frank Hopper, MO
- Hooriya Hussain, CA
- Scott Kalish, PA
- Nick Kiahtipes, UT
- JoAnn Killackey, IL
- Donzell Lewis, CA
- Jasmin Lewis, FL
- Char Ligo, OH
- Lucy Little, OH
- Scott Lohmann, FL
- David Lumbley, FL
- Brian 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
- 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
- Bruce Rohr, DC
- Ben Rubio, TX
- Carmen Salgado, FL
- Doug Santoni, WA
- Christopher Scherm, NY
- Andrea Simonton TX
- Annie Skornia, MO
- Jennifer Slipakoff, GA
- Joshua Sparrow, DC
- Jonathan Speerly, TX
- David Stetter, MO
- Zack Stillings, OH
- Taylor Stockett, TX
- 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
Emeritus Council
- John Barry, IL
- Anne Fay, TX
- Suzanne Hamilton, OH
- Andy Linsky, CA
- DyShaun Muhammad, AZ
- John Ruffier, FL
- Linda Scaparotti, CA
- Ashley Smith, DC
- Deb Taft, FL
Human Rights Campaign Senior Staff
Kelley Robinson
President
Tim Bahr
Vice President, Leadership Giving
Liz Balcolm
Vice President, Volunteer Leadership
Eric Bloem
Vice President, Workplace Equality
Lynne Bowman
Vice President, Campaigns
Jay Brown
Chief of Staff
Dane Grams
Vice President, Membership
Andrea Green
Vice President, Operations & Security
Krystal Gutierrez
Vice President, People Strategy
Nik Harris
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging and Strategic Initiatives
Rebecca Hershey
Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Christopher Huntley
Vice President, Executive Communications
Ellen Kahn
Senior Vice President, Equality Programs
Ken Labombard
Vice President, Development & Membership Operations
Sam Lau
Vice President, Communications
Mollie Levin
Vice President, Events
Jonathan Lovitz
Senior Vice President, Campaigns & Communications
Stephanie Osborn
Chief Operating Officer
Amy Peña
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Jim Rinefierd
Senior Vice President, Finance
Margot Rosen
Deputy Chief of Staff/Vice President, Office of the President
Susanne Salkind
Senior Vice President, People Strategy & Operations
James Servino
Vice President, Digital Fundraising & Mobilization
Chris Speron
Senior Vice President, Development & Membership
David Stacy
Vice President, Government Affairs
Tuvinh Vuong
Vice President, IT & Data Analytics
Jordyn White
Vice President, Strategic Outreach & Training
JoDee Winterhof
Senior Vice President, Federal & State Affairs
Human Rights Campaign Equality Staff
Carolyn Simon
Digital Marketing Consultant
Robert Villaflor
Senior Design Director
Josette Matoto
Deputy Design Director
Other Contributors
- Ruth Bordett
- Aryn Fields
- Dane Grams
- Christopher Huntley
- Debi Jackson
- Mitch Johnson
- Kendall Kalustyan
- Mollie Levin
- Brendon Nerenberg
- Aneesha Pappy
- Zach Sener
- Norman Watkins
- Nick Winchester
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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 2025. All rights reserved.
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