About This Issue
Across this issue of Equality magazine, you’ll see the truth of the moment we’re living in: Our community is under pressure, our rights are being tested and the forces working to push LGBTQ+ people out of public life are louder than they’ve been in years. But you’ll also see something else — the resilience, courage and clarity that have always carried this movement forward.
Board of Directors
- Julie Anderton, IL
- Gwen Baba, CA
- Jordan Barth, DC
- Joy Bowling, NC
- Percy Brown, GA
- Sophia Bush, CA/NY
- James Costos, CA/NY
- Morgan Cox, TX
- Sue Dunlap, CA
- Melanie Falls, OH
- Anne Fay, TX
- Todd Hawkins, CA
- Christina Hernandez, TX
- Cordy Elkins Herrmann, AZ
- Sherie Hughes, DC
- Andrea Jenkins, MN
- Jay Kuo, NY
- Andrew La Badie, WA
- Marcia Namowitz, NY
- Brian O’Connor, CA
- Jodie Patterson, NY
- Densil Porteous, OH
- Nico Ramsey, TX
- Henry Robin, NY
- Kelley Robinson, DC
- Elizabeth Rodriguez, TX
- Brigid Scarbrough, GA
- Elizabeth Schlesinger, MO
- Shawn Skelly, VA
- Sam Slate, MO
- Brian Michael Smith, CA
- Betty Pei Ching Sun 孫佩菁, LA
- Lauren Verrusio, NY
- Jamaul Webster, NY
- Michael Weinholtz, CA
- Tatiana Williams, FL
- Hudson Young, DC
Foundation Board of Directors
- Oliver Clyde Allen III, GA
- Gwen Baba, CA
- Beck Bailey, CA
- Jordan Barth, DC
- Josh Beasley, TX
- Gurpreet Brar, DC
- Sophia Bush, CA/NY
- Candi Castleberry, WA
- Edie Cofrin, GA
- James Costos, CA/NY
- Tony Garavaglia, MO
- Ashlyn Harris, NY
- Todd Hawkins, CA
- Cordy Elkins Herrmann, AZ
- Latoya Holman, NV
- Andrea Jenkins, MN
- Dr. Johnnie A. Lee, NJ
- Chris Lehtonen, CA
- Aidan Madigan-Curtis, NV
- Karen Morgan, OH
- Brian O’Connor, CA
- Jodie Patterson, NY
- Layne Rackley, CA
- Nico Ramsey, TX
- Henry Robin, NY
- Kelley Robinson, DC
- Elizabeth Rodriguez, TX
- Brigid Scarbrough, GA
- Judy Shepard, WY
- Shawn Skelly, VA
- Brian Michael Smith, CA
- Matt Smith, TX
- Andrew Solomon, NY
- David Stetter, MO
- Deb Taft, FL
- Aaron Walton, CA
- Jamaul Webster, NY
- Michael Weinholtz, CA
Board of Governors
- Adrianna Addicks, TX
- Ronny Adriansyah, TX
- Steven Alagna, MO
- Colin Altman, OH
- Jon Amos, NY
- Paul Anagnostos, FL
- Julie Anderton, IL
- David Armstead, LA
- Luke Austling, MN
- Charlize Baker, ME
- Andrew Bare, ME
- Sandy Bass, CA
- Danielle Bisordi, NY
- Amy Bornstein, MO
- Javier Brown, GA
- Benjamin Burns, NV
- Charles Buza, MN
- Michael Cabe, GA
- Jake Campbell, GA
- Alex Carlis, CA
- Dana Castelvecchi, TX
- Sarah Castleman, BC
- Patrice Clarke, TX
- Jefferson Coombs, CA
- Dolores Covrigaru, NY
- Morgan Davis, TX
- Loline Djidade, NV
- 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
- Jay Henslee, CA
- Mike, Herenick NV
- Molly Herzig, CA
- Josh Hill, FL
- Frank Hopper, MO
- Michelle Hurst, MD
- Elijah Hyman, OH
- Sylvia Inchausti, CA
- Scott Kalish, PA
- Nick Kiahtipes, UT
- JoAnn Killackey, IL
- Kevin Kiser, IL
- Anthony L’Heureux, NH
- Adam Lanter, IL
- Taylor Largmann, MA
- Donzell Lewis, CA
- Lucy Little, OH
- Scott Lohmann, FL
- David Lumbley, FL
- Brian Martin, NV
- Audrey Martin, TN
- Lindsey Mazza, CA
- Caitlin McBee, KY
- Corey McCalin, MN
- Brian McGuire, CA
- Stephen Merritt, TX
- Robert Michaels, TX
- Joseph Milizio, NY
- Grant Miller, CA
- Tory Mitchell, IL
- Kelly Moffat, NY
- Marianne Mondt, PA
- D. Monroe, LA
- Kristen Norman, MN
- David Prince, IL
- Cameron Pruette, NC
- Michael Rendon, TX
- Dakerri Rhone, TN
- Renee Ricca, TX
- Diane Richards, CA
- Paul Richards, PA
- Chris Richter, CA
- Jean-Luc Rivera, GA
- Cassi Robinson, UT
- Ben Rubio, TX
- Carmen Salgado, FL
- James Santana, CA
- Andrea Simonton TX
- Annie Skornia, MO
- Jennifer Slipakoff, GA
- Jonathan Speerly, TX
- David Stetter, MO
- Zack Stillings, OH
- Taylor Stockett, TX
- Mark Sundermeier, NV
- Ge’ron Tatum, LA
- Daniel Taylor, KY
- Olivia Taylor, TX
- Leigh-Anne Taylor, PA
- Adrianna Tender, FL
- Lisa Thomas, GA
- Jacob Thomas, MN
- Vikrum Vishnubhakta, NY
- Vincenzo Volpe, DC
- Tim Walsh-Bare, ME
- Jess Gerald Waltman, MS
- Dana Weiss, NY
- Michael Westwood, NY
- Jace Wheatley, OR
- Benjamin Williams, OH
- Adriann Wolfe, TX
- Julie Wood, GA
- Leondrus Wright, NV
- Rick-Arlo Yah Lira, CA
Emeritus Council
- John Barry, IL
- Deiadra Burns, TX
- Xavier Esters, WA
- Anne Fay, TX
- Charlie Frew, GA
- Randall Hance, TX
- James Harrison, CA
- Tom Knabel, MN
- DyShaun Muhammad, AZ
- John Ruffier, FL
- Linda Scaparotti, CA
- Ashley Smith, DC
- Deb Taft, FL
- Faye Tate, CO
Human Rights Campaign Senior Staff
Kelley Robinson
President
Tim Bahr
Vice President, Leadership Giving
Liz Balcom
Vice President, Volunteer Leadership
Eric Bloem
Vice President, Corporate Citizenship
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
Cheryl Greene
Vice President, School & Youth Programming
Nik Harris
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Rebecca Hershey
Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging & Strategic Initiatives
Christopher Huntley
Vice President, Executive Communications & Creative Partnerships
Ellen Kahn
Senior Vice President, Equality Programs
Ken Labombard
Vice President, Development & Operations
John Lake
Vice President, Corporate & Foundation Relations
Sam Lau
Vice President, Communications
Mollie Levin
Vice President, Events & Activations
Jonathan Lovitz
Senior Vice President, Campaigns & Communications
Aaron Miller
Vice President, Brand
Stephanie Osborn
Chief Operating Officer
Amy Peña
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
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
Thanh Tran
Senior Vice President, Finance
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
- Dane Grams
- Christopher Huntley
- Mitch Johnson
- Sam Lau
- Mollie Levin
- Jonathan Lovitz
- Aaron Miller
- Aneesha Pappy
- 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 2026. All rights reserved.
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