Alphonso David (born 1970) is an American attorney and LGBT civil rights leader. In August 2019, he became the president of the Human Rights Campaign. He is the first civil rights lawyer and first person of color to serve as president of the organization.
Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) is an American politician, author, and lawyer serving since 2011 as the 56th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms.
Kelley Robinson, Black Queer Woman, Is New Human Rights Campaign Head
The Human Rights Campaign has named Kelley Robinson its new president, the organization announced Tuesday.Robinson comes to HRC from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, where she has been executive director since 2019.
She is HRC’s ninth president and the first Black queer woman to lead the group — the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ rights organization, with 3 million members and supporters.“I am just honored, humbled, and feel I’m so ready,” Robinson, 36, tells The Advocate.
Her first day on the job will be November 28.She succeeds Alphonso David, who was fired by HRC in September 2021 after an uproar over his work for Andrew Cuomo when Cuomo was governor of New York and faced sexual harassment accusations.
David, the first Black man to lead HRC, has since sued the organization, alleging racial discrimination, something the group denies.
