FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge the divide of hate. And, today, they should serve as a call to action to all of us, and to the Movement for LGBTQ equality.
This spring has been a stark and stinging reminder that racism, and its strategic objective, white supremacy, is as defining a characteristic of the American experience as those ideals upon which we claim to hold our democracy — justice, equality, liberty.
- We listened to the haunting pleas of George Floyd for the most basic of human needs — simply, breath — as a Minneapolis police officer kneeled with cruel indifference on his neck.
- We felt the pain of Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend as he called 9-1-1 after plainclothes Louisville police kicked down the door of their home and shot her eight times as she slept in her bed.
- We watched the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery by white vigilantes in Brunswick, GA, aware that they evaded the consequence of their actions until the video surfaced and sparked national outrage.
- We saw the weaponizing of race by a white woman who pantomimed fear in calling the police on Christian Cooper, a Black gay man bird-watching in Central Park.
- We have heard and read about the killings of transgender people — Black transgender women in particular — with such regularity, it is no exaggeration to describe it as a epidemic of violence. This year alone, we have lost at least 12 members of our community: Dustin Parker, Neulisa Luciano Ruiz, Yampi Méndez Arocho, Monika Diamond, Lexi, Johanna Metzger, Serena Angelique Velázquez Ramos, Layla Pelaez Sánchez, Penélope Díaz Ramírez, Nina Pop, Helle Jae O’Regan, and Tony McDade.
All of these incidents are stark reminders of why we must speak out when hate, violence, and systemic racism claim — too often with impunity — Black Lives.
The LGBTQ Movement’s work has earned significant victories in expanding the civil rights of LGBTQ people. But what good are civil rights without the freedom to enjoy them?
Many of our organizations have made progress in adopting intersectionality as a core value and have committed to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. But this moment requires that we go further — that we make explicit commitments to embrace anti-racism and end white supremacy, not as necessary corollaries to our mission, but as integral to the objective of full equality for LGBTQ people.
We, the undersigned, recognize we cannot remain neutral, nor will awareness substitute for action. The LGBTQ community knows about the work of resisting police brutality and violence. We celebrate June as Pride Month, because it commemorates, in part, our resisting police harassment and brutality at Stonewall in New York City, and earlier in California, when such violence was common and expected. We remember it as a breakthrough moment when we refused to accept humiliation and fear as the price of living fully, freely, and authentically.
We understand what it means to rise up and push back against a culture that tells us we are less than, that our lives don’t matter. Today, we join together again to say #BlackLivesMatter and commit ourselves to the action those words require.
A Wider Bridge, Alan Schwartz, CEO & Board Chair
A.H. of Monroe County, Inc., Scott Pridgen, Executive Director
ACLU, James Esseks, Director, LGBT & HIV Project
Affirmations, Dave Garcia, Executive Director
African American Office of Gay Concerns, Gary Paul Wright, Executive Director
AIDS Action Baltimore, Jeffrey Grabelle, Chief Operating Officer
AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Aisha N. Davis, Director of Policy
Ali Forney Center, Tyler Neasloney, Special Events & Communications
All Rainbow and Allied Youth Inc., Hal Trejo, Board President
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Micah Kubic, Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union, Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director
American Institute of Bisexuality, Ian Lawrence-Tourinho, Executive Director
Annapolis Pride, Jeremy Browning, Founder & Chair
APLA Health, Craig E. Thompson, CEO
Arkansas Transgender Equity Collaborative, Tonya Estell, Board of Directors
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Carole Treston, Executive Director
AsylumConnect, Katie Sgarro, Co-Founder & Executive Director
Athlete Ally, Hudson Taylor, Executive Director
Atlanta Pride Committee, Jamie Fergerson, Executive Director
AVOL Kentucky, Jon Parker, Executive Director
Awf Magazine, Ryan Leach & Griffin Leeds, Executive Editors
BAGLY, Inc. (Boston Alliance of LGBTQ Youth), Grace Sterling Stowell, Executive Director
Basic Rights Oregon, Nancy Haque, Executive Director
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF), Jeffrey Kosbie, Co-Chair
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, Robt Seda-Schreiber, Chief Activist
Bayard Rustin Coalition, Lawrence Shine, Co-Chair
Beloved Arise, Jun Young, Director
Beloved Arise, Stephen Cowden, Content Strategist
Beth Chayim Chadashim , Juval Porat, Cantor
Bi Women Quarterly, Robyn Ochs, Editor
Bi+ Georgia, Dan Wilson, Lead Organizer
Bi+ Pride Milwaukee, Amy Luettgen, Organizer
Big Apple Performing Arts/New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, Lisa Reilly, Executive Director
BiLaw, Nancy Marcus, Co-Founder
Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center, Gabrielle Antolovich, Board President
BiPOL San Francisco, Lani Ka’ahumanu, Ms.
Bisexual Organizing Project – BOP, Leah Yoemans, Chair
Bisexual Resource Center, Belle Haggett Silverman , President – Board of Directors
Born Perfect, Mathew Shurka, Co-Founder
Boxcar Communications, Jim Rhyne, Owner
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, Adrian Shanker, Executive Director
Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Floyd Rumohr, CEO
Broward House, Inc, Stacy Hyde, CEO
Cache Pride Center, Cassandra Seikkula, Program Director
California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network, Amanda McAllister-Wallner, Director
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, Wendy Stark, Executive Director
CAMP Rehoboth, David Mariner, Executive Director
Campaign for Southern Equality, Adam Polaski, Communications Director
Campus Pride, Shane Windmeyer, Executive Director
Capital City Pride, Natalie Coblentz, Production Manager
Capital Pride Alliance, Ryan Bos, Executive Director
Cathedral Of Hope UCC, Rev. Dr. Neil G Thomas, Senior Pastor
Center for Black Equity, Earl Fowlkes, President/CEO
Center for Health Justice, Cajetan Luna, Executive Director
Center on Halsted, Modesto Valle, CEO
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, Denise Spivak, CEO
Citrus Pride, Chuck Higgins , President
City of Holyoke, Andres Villada, Mayoral Aide & President of Holyoke Pride
Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Dara Adkison, President
Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic, Anne S. De Groot MD, Medical Director
Colors+, Kristen Pepera, Executive director
Come Out With Pride Orlando, Tatiana Quiroga, Board Member- Secretary
Community Education Group, A.Toni Young, Executive Director
Compass LGBTQ Community Center, Julie Seaver, Executive Director
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Sharon Kleinbaum, Senior Rabbi
Contigo Fund, Marco Antonio Quiroga, Director
Corktown Health Center, Teresa Roscoe, Chief Operating Officer
Curve Magazine, Merryn Johns, Editor-in-Chief
DC Black Pride, Kenya Hutton, Director
Desert AIDS Project, Carl Baker, Director of Legal & Legislative Affairs
Diocese of Southern Ohio, Rev deniray mueller, Legislative Liaison
Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance – AllianceQ, Melissa Guthrie Loy, Rev.
Diversity Center, Santa Cruz County, Sharon Esther Papo, Executive Director
Edutechnologic , Brad Henry, CEO
elizabeth f schwartz, p.a., elizabeth f schwartz, attorney & activist
Equality Arizona, Michael Soto, Executive Director
Equality Business Alliance , Eddie Reynoso, Executive Director
Equality California, Rick Chavez Zbur, Executive Director
Equality Delaware, Mark Purpura, Director
Equality Federation, Rebecca Isaacs, Executive Director
Equality Florida, Nadine Smith, Executive Director
Equality Illinois, Brian Johnson, CEO
Equality Michigan, Erin Knott, Executive Director
Equality NC, Kendra R Johnson, Executive Director
Equality Nevada, Chris Davin, President
Equality New Mexico, Adrian N. Carver, Executive Director
Equality New York, Amanda Babine, Executive Director
Equality North Carolina, Ames Simmons, Policy Director
Equality Ohio, Alana Jochum, Executive Director
Equality Texas, Ricardo Martinez, CEO
Equality Virginia, Vee Lamneck, Executive Director
EqualityMaine, Matt Moonen, Executive Director
Equitas Health, Daphne Kackloudis, Chief Public Policy & Strategy Officer
Essex County, NJ LGBTQ Advisory Board, Kathy Ahearn-O’Brien, Co-Chair
Fair Wisconsin, Megin McDonell, Executive Director
Fairness Campaign, Tamara Russell, Board Member
Family Equality, Denise Brogan-Kator, Chief Policy Officer
Fenway Health, Ellen LaPointe, CEO
Fierté Fredericton Pride, Amelia Thorpe, Co-Chair
Fijate Bien/MPact Global Action, Angel C Fabian, MD MNA, Advocacy Coordinator
Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, Laura Hernandez, Legislative Manager
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Nik Harris, LGBTQ Consumer Advocate
Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus, Stephen Gaskill, President
Florida Trans Proud Inc, Denise Johnson, President/CEO
FORGE, Inc., Loree Cook-Daniels, Policy and Program Director
Forum for Equality, SarahJane Guidry, Executive Director
Frank Harr Foundation, Shelly O’Rourke, Executive Director
Free Mom Hugs, Katrina Kalb, Executive Director
Freedom for All Americans, Kasey Suffredini, CEO & National Campaign Director
Freedom Oklahoma, Allie Shinn, Executive Director
FreeState Justice, Mark Procopio, Executive Director
GAAMC, Gordon Sauer, President
Garden State Equality, Christian Fuscarino, Executive Director
Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center, Fred Swanson, Executive Director
Gay For Good, Anne Friedman, Executive Director
GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC, JUSTIN FYALA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Gay Resources of the Ozarks, LLC, Brian C. Vega, LPC, NCC, Owner
Gay USA TV, Ann Northrop and Andy Humm, Co-Hosts
Gender Identity Network Alliance (GNA), Michelle Fox-Phillips, Executive Director
Gender Rights Maryland, Sharon Brackett, Board Chair
Gender Spectrum, Joel Baum, Senior Director
Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network (GSA Network), Geoffrey Winder & Ginna Brelsford, Co-Executive Directors
Georgia Equality, Jeff Graham, Executive Director
Get The Vote Out, Brad Henry, Founder
GLAAD, Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO
GLBT Alliance of Santa Cruz, Gloria Nieto, Board member
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), Janson Wu, Executive Director
GLIDE, Wesley Saver, Policy Manager
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, Hector Vargas, Executive Director
GLSEN Southern Nevada, Trevor Harder, Co- Chair
GLSEN, Eliza Byard, Executive Director
GLYS Western New York, Inc., Robert Roush, Executive Director
GMHC, Kelsey Louie, CEO
GO Magazine, Dayna Troisi, Managing Editor
Grand Rapids Pride Center, Thomas Pierce, Executive Director
Greater Boston PFLAG, Sunnie Kaufmann-Paulman, Executive Director
GSAFE, Brian Juchens, Co-Director
Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego County, Tara Stamos-Buesig, Founding Director
Harvey Milk Festival, Inc, Shannon Fortner, Executive Director
Harvey Milk Foundation, Julie Stern, Partnership Coordinator
Have A Gay Day, Michael Knote, Executive Director
Health Emergency Lifeline Programs, Teresa Roscoe, Chief Operating Officer
HealthHIV, Brian Hujdich, Executive Director
Heartland Equality, Dustin Havens, Director of Operations
Hearts on a Wire, adrian lowe, member
Henderson Equality Center, Chris Davin, Executive Director
Hetrick-Martin Institute, Thomas Krever, CEO
Hetrick-Martin Institute: New Jersey, Lillian Rivera, Executive Director
HIV Medicine Association , Andrea Weddle, Executive Director
Hope in a Box, Inc, Joe English, Executive Director
House of Colors LGBTQ Youth Center, Micah Katz-Zeiger, Youth Program Coordinator
Houston GLBT Political Caucus, Mike Webb, President
Howard Brown Health, Andie Baker, VP, Center for Education, Research and Advocacy
Hudson Pride Center, Elizabeth Schedl, Chief Operations Officer
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Jeff Rindler-Jordan, Executive Director
Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation, Sarah Rosso, Executive Director
Human Rights Alliance – Santa Fe, NM, Kevin A. Bowen, President
Human Rights Campaign, Alphonso David, President
Human Rights Campaign – Columbus Steering Committee, Stefani Borg, National Board of Governor
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, Kathy Ahearn-O’Brien, Executive Director
Identity, Inc., Joey Agloinga-Keeney, Board Chair
Immigration Equality, Aaron C. Morris, Executive Director
Ingersoll Gender Center, Karter Booher, Executive Director
Inside Out Youth Services, Jessie Pocock, Executive Director
International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Jose M Zuniga, President
InterPride, Andrew Baker & Julian Sanjivan, Co-Presidents
It Gets Better Project, Brian Wenke, Executive Director
Jackson Pride Center, Karyl L Baker, Chair
Jewish Community Services of South Florida, Inc., Cindy Brown, Lambda Living Program Manager
John Snow, Inc., Stewart Landers, Director, U.S. Health Service, Boston Office
Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Erin Upchurch, MSSA, LISW-S, Executive Director
Keshet, Idit Klein, President & CEO
Key of Q: LGBTQ & Allied Singers of the Hudson Valley, Jim Fish, Co-Founder & President
Lambda Legal, Kevin Jennings, CEO
Left of Center Productions, Linda Lewis, Entertainment Agent
Lesbians of Color Symposium Collective, Inc., Shaunya Thomas, Co – Founder / President
Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, Laura Raicovich, Interim Director
LGBT Bar Assocation of New York, Eric Lesh, Executive Director
LGBT Caucus of the California Democratic Party, Tiffany Woods and Lester Aponte, Co-Chairs
LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois, Jerome’ Holston, Director
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland , Phyllis Seven Harris, Executive Director
LGBT Community Center of the Desert, Mike Thompson, CEO
LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County, Don Davis, President
LGBT Life Center, Stacie Walls, CEO
LGBTQ Advocate, Charlotte Clymer, Writer
LGBTQ Center OC, Peg Corley, Executive Director
LGBTQ Center of Bay County Inc., Cindy Wilker, President
LGBTQ Community Center of Southern Nevada, John Waldron, CEO
LGBTQ Victory Fund & LGBTQ Victory Institute , Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO
LGBTQ+ Allies Lake County, Betty Jacobs, Founder/Executive Director
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, Robert Vitelli, Executive VP/COO
Long Island LGBT Center, Lauren Corcoran-Doolin, Vice-President, External Affairs
Lorain County LGBTQ+ and Allies Task Force, Kei Graves, Board President
Los Angeles Bi Task Force, Mimi Hoang, Co-Founder
Los Angeles LGBT Center, Lorri L. Jean, CEO
Louisiana Trans Advocates, Peyton Rose Michelle, Director of Operations
Louisville Youth Group Inc., Jason Peno, Executive Director
Lower Columbia Q Center, Jim Summers, Vice Chair
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, Tre’Andre Valentine, Executive Director
MassEquality, Tanya V. Neslusan, Executive Director
Math4cure, Karen Young, Executive Director
Matthew Shepard Foundation, Jason Marsden, Executive Vice President
Me Too Springfield , Jordan Harris, President of Me Too Springfield
Methodist Federation for Social Action , Bridget Cabrera, Executive Director
Miami-Dade LGBTA Democratic Caucus, Eddie De La Vega, President
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, Amy Orta, Executive Director
Movement Advancement Project, Ineke Mushovic, Executive Director
Nashville Pride, Phil Cobucci, Community Affairs
National Black Justice Coalition, David Johns, Executive Director
National Center for Lesbian Rights, Imani Rupert-Gordon, Executive Director
National Center for Transgender Equality, Mara Keisling , Executive Director
National Coalition for LGBT Health, Brian Hujdicch, Executive Director
National Coalition of STD Directors, Taryn Couture, Associate Director, Policy and Government Relations
National Equality Action Team (NEAT), Brian Silva, Founder & Executive Director
National LGBT Bar Association and Foundation, D’Arcy Kemnitz, Executive Director
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), Justin G. Nelson and Sabrina G. Kent, Co-Founder & President / Senior Vice President
National LGBTQ Task Force, Rea Carey, Executive Director
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP), Rochelle Diamond, Chair
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) , Glenn D. Magpantay, Executive Director
National Trans Visibility March, Apyphanie Barnhill, Asst. National Strategy Director
National Voices for Equality Education and Enlightenment, Jowharah Sanders, Executive Director
National Working Positive Coalition, Mark Misrok, National Working Positive Coalition
New York City Anti-Violence Project, Beverly Tillery, Executive Director
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, Lisa Reilly, Executive Director
New York LGBT Network, David Kilmnick, President/CEO
NGPA- The Worldwide LGBT Aviation Community, Brian Gambino, President
NMAC, Paul Kawata, ED
North Carolina AIDS Action Network, Lee Storrow, Executive Director
North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, Barry Nelson, Organizer
North Jersey Pride, C.J. Prince, Executive Director
North Shore Alliance of GLBT Youth, Stephen Harrington, Executive Director
Northwest Arkansas Equality, Inc., Joseph Porter, President, Board of Directors
Oakland LGBTQ Community Ctr., Joe Hawkins , CEO
Oasis Legal Services, Ari Jones, Staff Attorney and Outreach Coordinator
OCTOPUS LLC (Organizing Communities Transgender Outreach Promoting United Support), Kimberly Sue Griffiths, Executive Director
One Colorado, Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
One Iowa, Courtney Reyes, Executive Director
One Orlando Alliance , Jennifer Foster, Executive Director
One-n-ten, Nate Rhoton, Executive Director
onePULSE Foundation, Barbara Poma, CEO
ORAM – Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration, Steve Roth, Executive Director
Our Family Coalition, Sam Ames, Interim Executive Director
Our Fund Foundation, David Jobin, President & CEO
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates , Erin Uritus , CEO
Out Boulder County, Mardi Moore, Executive Director
Out in STEM, Cortland Russell, President & CEO
Out in the Open, HB Lozito, Executive Director
Out Leadership, Todd Sears, Founder & CEO
Out on Film LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Craig Hardesty and Jim Farmer, Board Chair and Festival Director
OutFront Kalamazoo, Amy Hunter, Executive Director
OutFront Minnesota, Monica Meyer, Executive Director
OutNebraska, Abbi Swatsworth, Executive Director
OutRight Action International, Daina Rudusa, Senior Communications Manager
Outright Vermont, Dana Kaplan, Executive Director
OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Victor Gimenez, Executive Director
OUTspoken Leaders, Jacob Kniep, Executive Director
Pacific Center for Human Growth, Michelle Gonzalez, Executive Director
Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, Rand Hoch, President and Founder
Partnership Project, Julia Lager-Mesulam, Director
Peer Support Space, Dani, Dandelion Hill, Director of Peer Services
Perceptions, Scott Ellis, Executive Director
PFLAG Los Angeles, Steve Krantz, Vice President
PFLAG National, Brian K. Bond, Executive Director
PFLAG Newport Beach, Jessica Herthel, Co-President
PFLAG NYC, Drew Tagliabue, Executive Director
PFLAG South Miami, Jennifer Solomon, President PFLAG South Miami Chapter
PFLAG, Catherine Trejo, Dr
Philadelphia Family Pride, Stephanie Haynes, Executive Director
Phoenix Gay Men’s Chorus , Brandon Sours , Chorus President
Phoenix Pride Foundation, Michael Fornelli, Executive Director
Plexus LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Amanda Cole , Executive Director
Point Foundation, Jorge Valencia, Executive Director & CEO
Positive Women’s Network-USA, naina khanna, executive director
PRC, Brett Andrews, CEO
Pride Action Tank, Kim L. Hunt, Executive Director
Pride at Work, Jerame Davis, Executive Director
Pride Center of the Capital Region , Martha Harvey , Executive Director
Pride Center Of Vermont, Mike Bensel , Executive Director
Pride Community Center, Inc, Katrina, Stewart
Pride Community Services Organization, Carmen Wampler-Collins, Executive Director
Pride Fund 1, Densil R Porteous, CEO
Pridelines, Miami’s LGBTQ Community Center, Victor Diaz-Herman, Chief Executive Officer
Project No Labels, CLAIRE ELISAN, Founder / CEO
Project PRIDE Sarasota, Joshua Beadle, Co-Founder & Executive Director
PROMO, Stephen Eisele, Executive Director
Proud Haven Inc, Debbie Scotto, Co-Founder
Q Center, James K. Phelps, ACFRE, Interim Executive Director
Q CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Bukola Landis-Aina, Executive Director
QLatinx, Christopher J. Cuevas, Executive Director
Queens LGBT Center (QCenter), JR Cehonski, Director of Programs
Radiant Health Centers, Philip Yaeger, CEO
Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County, Kiku Johnson, Executive Director
Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton, Jerry Mallicoat, Board Chair
Rainbow Mobile, Bryan Fuenmayor, Executive Director
Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance, Benita Annette Ramsey, Executive Director
Rainbow Resource Centre, Noreen Mian, Executive Director
Reformed Catholic Church, Chris Carpenter, Presiding Bishop
Resource Center, Cece Cox, CEO
Rockland County Pride Center, Brooke Malloy, Executive Director
Rose Dynasty Foundation, Inc., Jason DeShazo, President
Rural Women’s Health Project, Robin, Lewy
RUSA LGBT, Yelena Goltsman, Founder and Co-President
Ruth Ellis Center, Inc., Jerry Peterson, Executive Director
Sacramento LGBT Community Center, David Heitstuman, CEO
Safe Schools Action Network , Shannon Cuttle , Director
Safe Schools South Florida, Scott Galvin, Executive Director
SAGE Hudson Valley, Amanda Norton, Director, Programs and Services
SAGE Jersey City, Gordon Sauer, Affiliate Leader
SAGE Metro Detroit, Angie Perone, Executive Director
SAGE New Orleans – NOAGE, Jim Meadows, Executive Director
SAGE of the Bluegrass, Maggie Carnes, Organizer
SAGE Upstate, Kim Dill, Executive Director
SAGE, Michael Adams, CEO
SAGE: Advocacy and Services for GLBT Elders, Michael Adams, CEO
San Diego Pride, fernando@sdpride.org, Executive Director
San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Joe Hollendoner, CEO
San Francisco Community Health Center, Lance Toma, Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco Hepatitis C Task Force, Robin Roth, Co-chair
SAVE – Safeguarding American Values for Everyone, Orlando Gonzales, Executive Director
Sero Project, Sean Strub, Executive Director
SF LGBT Center, Rebecca Rolfe, Executive Director
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, Emily Sproul, Executive director
Side by Side VA, Inc., Ted Lewis, Executive Director
Silver State Equality-Nevada, Valerie Ploumpis, National Policy Director
Silver State Equality, André C. Wade, State Director
SOJOURN, Rebecca Stapel-Wax, Executive Director
Solano Pride Center, Jonathan Cook, Executive Director
South Orange Middle School, Johanna Barnhart, Dr.
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), Patti Caldwell, Interim Executive Director
Southern Poverty Law Center, Margaret Huang, President & CEO
Still Bisexual, Nicole Kristal, President
Stonewall Citizens’ Patrol, Sean Redmond, Executive Director
Stonewall Columbus, Gerry Rodriguez, President of the Board of Trustees
Stonewall Democratic Club, Drexel Heard II, Community Vice-President
Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio, Stella Shaw, President
Stonewall Sports – Columbus, Robert Leis, President
Stonewall Sports Cleveland, Patty Hace, Board Chair
Stonewall Sports Philadelphia, Matt Forrest, Commissioner
Stonewall Sports, Inc, Andy Palermo, President
SunServe, Shelley Goren, Interim Executive Director
Tallahassee Gay Athletic Associate , Mark Barr, Executive Director
Tampa Bay LGBT Chamber, Justice Gennari, President & CEO
TargetCue, Cathy Renna, Principal
TBuddy, Dani Farrell, Founder & CEO
Tennessee Equality Project, Chris Sanders, executive director
The Alliance for GLBTQ Youth, Pauline Green, Executive Director
The AMAAD Institute (Arming Minorities Against Addiction & Disease), Carl Highshaw, Executive Director
The Bros in Convo Initiative, Daniel J. Downer, Executive Director
The DC Center for the LGBT Community, Rehana Mohammed, Board Chair
The Diversity Center, Sharon E Papo, Executive Director
The Dolphin Democrats – Broward County , Alfredo Olvera, President
The Gala Pride and Diversity Center, Michelle Call, Executive Director
The Gender & Family Project of the Ackerman Institute, Jean Malpas, Executive Director
The GenderCool Project, Jen Grosshandler , Co-Founder
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston, Joan Ilacqua, Executive Director
The Karpel Group, Craig Karpel, President
The Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center (NY), Glennda Testone, Executive Director
The LGBT Bar Association of New York, Eric Leah, Executive Director
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading, Michelle Dech, Executive Director
The LGBT Center, NYC, Reg Calcagno, Senior Director of Government Affairs
The LGBT Pink Panthers Movement, Faith Alastair, President
The LGBTQ Center in South Bend, IN, H.R. Jung, Executive Director
The LGBTQ Center Long Beach, Porter Gilberg, Executive Director
The LOFT LGBT Community Services Center, Judy Troilo, Executive Director
the Montrose Center, Ann J. Robison, PhD, Executive Director
The OUT Foundation, John Valdez, Executive Director
The Pride Center at Equality Park, Robert Boo, CEO
The Pride Center of Maryland, Mimi Demissew, Executive Director
The Pride Network, Jacob Rudolph, Executive Director
The San Diego LGBT Community Center, Cara Dessert, CEO
The Source LGBT+ Center, Brian Poth, Executive Director
The Spahr Center, Dana Van Gorder, Executive Director
The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, Stacy Lentz , CEO
The TransLatin@ Coalition, Bamby Salcedo, President/CEO
The Trevor Project, Amit Paley, CEO
Thrive LGBTQ+, Randy Thomas, Executive Director
Thrive Youth Center, Greg Casillas, Assistant Director & Life Skills Program Manager
Trans In Color, Dani Farrell, Founder & CEO
Trans Research Lab–University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stephanie Budge, Associate Professor
Transgender Children’s Legal Defense Fund, Benjamin Cooper, President of the Board
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), Emmett Schelling, Executive Director
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), Andy Marra, Executive Director
Transgender Michigan, Susan Crocker, Operations Director
TransInclusive Group, Inc, Tatiana Williams, Executive Director
TransNewYork, Gennifer herley, Executive Director
TransOhio, James Knapp, Chair & Executive Director
TriVersity Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity, Steven Teague, Executive Director
True Colors United, Gregory Lewis, Executive Director & CEO
True Colors, Inc., Robin McHaelen, Executive Director
Truth Wins Out, Wayne Besen, Executive Director
Unity Coalition|Coalicion unida, Herb Sosa, director & CEO
Unity Fellowship Social Justice Center, Rev Benita Ramsey, Senior Pastor
Uptown Gay & Lesbian Alliance (UGLA), Carl Matthes, President
Utah Pride Center, Robert Moolman, Executive Director
Visuality, Inc., Arlene Goldberg, Vice President, Board of DIrectors
Voices4, Oliver Fuhrmann, Lead Organizer
Watermark Publishing Group, Rick Claggett, Owner/Publisher
Waves Ahead & SAGE PR, Wilfred Labiosa, Executive Director
We Matter Winchester, William Wright, Administrator
Wild Geese Foundation, Susan Hyde, Executive Director
William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia, Chris Bartlett, Executive Director
Wisconsin Trans Health Coalition, Ben Andert, Core Team member
Woodhull Freedom Foundation, Ricci Levy, President & CEO
Wynwood Pride, Anna Margarita Albelo, Executive Director
Wyoming Equality, Sara Burlingame, Executive Director
Yakima Pride, Joshua Hastings, Vice President
Young Democrats of Georgia LGBTQ+ Caucus, Matt Southwell, Secretary
Youth Seen, tara jae, Executive Director
Zebra Coalition, Heather Wilkie, Executive Director
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