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04.02.2022 / 20:45

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04.02.2022 / 02:11

HRC's ex-president sues over termination, alleges racial discrimination

Alphonso David, the former president of the Human Rights Campaign terminated by the board after he was ensnared in the Governor Andrew Cuomo scandal, sued the nation's leading LGBTQ group February 3, arguing he was fired as a result of racial discrimination "amid a deserved reputation for unequal treatment of its non-white employees" and was explicitly told he was paid less because he's Black.

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advocate.com

14.10.2021 / 17:13

HRC Can Not Be Trusted Until It Answers For Alphonso David Firing

I wish I could say that I was surprised by the Human Rights Campaign’s decision to fire its first Black president, Alphonso David. But I was not.

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12.09.2021 / 04:29

Alphonso David, Who Advised Cuomo, Fired as Human Rights Campaign President

Alphonso David, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy organization, was ousted by the group’s board on Monday night over a report revealing that he had advised former Gov.

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09.09.2021 / 00:39

Editorial: HRC board made the right call

It's not easy for a nonprofit board to reach the stunning conclusion that it must fire its leader "for cause," but that's what the board of the Human Rights Campaign and its Human Rights Campaign Foundation did late September 6. It was a decisive and courageous move when it became clear that now-former HRC president Alphonso David made poor decisions that backfired on him with respect to trying to help his old boss, disgraced former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, counter allegations of sexual harassment.

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07.09.2021 / 19:01

HRC president terminated after dispute with board on his role in Cuomo affair

Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David has been terminated as head of the nation's leading LGBTQ group following a public dispute with the board over his role in the Andrew Cuomo scandal.

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07.09.2021 / 18:35

Embattled HRC Prez Alphonso David Fired For Cause Over Cuomo Ties

The ugliness over at the Human Rights Campaign over its president Alphonso David's alleged involvement in consulting with Andrew Cuomo regarding his sexual-harassment and sexual-assault scandal has gotten, well, uglier.

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07.09.2021 / 09:05

BREAKING NEWS: HRC fires Alphonso David

Alphonso David, now former president of The Human Rights Campaign, at a previous Black Tie Dinner in Dallas

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12.08.2021 / 22:29

HRC announces independent review of president ensnared in NY AG report

The nation's leading LGBTQ advocacy group has announced to staff an independent review of Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, after he was ensnared in the damning report from the New York attorney general finding Governor Andrew Cuomo violated the law by sexually harassing 11 women employees.

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12.08.2021 / 21:21

Nation’s Largest L.G.B.T.Q. Advocacy Group in Turmoil Over Cuomo Ties

When Alphonso David became president of the nation’s largest L.G.B.T.Q.+ advocacy organization in 2019, his long experience as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s chief legal counsel and secretary on civil rights was seen as a huge advantage.

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12.08.2021 / 19:39

LGBTQ+ organisation Human Rights Campaign faces scrutiny following Cuomo scandal

Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David is under increasing pressure following an investigative report on sexual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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advocate.com

09.08.2021 / 16:27

HRC Launches Probe of Alphonso David's Work for Gov. Andrew Cuomo

joined in the response effort, as detailed in a report issued by New York State Attorney General Letitia James’s office last Tuesday. The report concluded that Cuomo indeed engaged in sexual harassment and that the response to it constituted unlawful retaliation against one accuser, Lindsey Boylan.

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05.08.2021 / 21:31

Damning N.Y. AG report on Cuomo ensnares HRC president

HRC President Alphonso David FROM THE WASHINGTON BLADECourtesy of National LGBT Media Association The damning report finding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo violated the law by sexually harassing as many as 11 women on his staff ha

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05.08.2021 / 21:27

Citing Cuomo Work, HRC Staffers Call for Alphonso David's Resignation

role in responding to sexual harassment allegations against the governor. He was Cuomo’s in-house counsel before joining HRC in 2019, but after the harassment claims emerged last December, Cuomo tapped David and other former staffers and allies to assist with his response.

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05.08.2021 / 04:07

Damning NY AG report on Cuomo ensnares HRC president

The damning report finding New York Governor Andrew Cuomo violated the law by sexually harassing as many as 11 women on his staff has ensnared the president of the nation's leading LGBTQ advocacy group, Alphonso David of the Human Rights Campaign.

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30.06.2021 / 17:49

BREAKING: HRC files suit challenging Florida’s new anti-trans sports ban

Officials with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation announced today (Wednesday, June 30) that the organization, joined by the law firm of Arnold and Porter, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida, challenging a Florida law banning transgender girls from participating in sports.

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25.06.2021 / 12:59

Ohio House sends anti-trans sports ban bill to Senate

This amended bill would ban transgender youth from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity.

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17.06.2021 / 19:45

Supreme Court Rules Against LGBTQ+ Rights in Foster Services Case

The New York Times noted that the decision is just the latest example of religious groups winning in the current court.LGBTQ+ rights lawyers and advocates took to Twitter to discuss the ruling after it came out Thursday morning.Chase Strangio of the American Civil Liberties Union wrote that the “good news” of the case was that “it is very narrow and fact-specific.” Josh Block of the ACLU said that the “bottom line” was that the case applied to this specific contract and not to civil rights laws.

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02.06.2021 / 01:55

Human Rights Campaign promises to sue after Florida governor signs trans sports ban into law

Orlando Sentinel. The original bill would have mandated genital inspections and physical examinations of athletes in order to ensure transgender athletes are not competing on sports teams that match their gender identity.

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05.05.2021 / 02:25

President Biden Trans-Exclusionary Legislation Response Reportedly in the Works

The Daily Beast, the Biden administration and the Humans Rights Campaign (HRC) are currently discussing responses to the substantial number of anti-trans bills making their way through 30-plus state legislatures. “We are having conversations with the Biden administration about additional actions that they should be taking as it relates to anti-LGBTQ bills that we’re seeing in these states,” said HRC president Alphonso David.“We are exploring variety of ways where the administration could be even more active.

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02.05.2021 / 08:20

Disney, Starbucks, and Levi’s show support for the LGBTQ+ inclusive Equality Act

Industry heavyweights such as Apple, IBM, Amazon, Delta Airlines and more have all taken part in the Human Rights Campaign’s Business Coalition for the Equality Act.

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30.04.2021 / 01:01

Tennessee Advances Bill Requiring Warnings About Trans Restroom Use

Associated Press reports. The House of Representatives had OK’d it in March, and it now goes to Republican Gov.

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08.04.2021 / 16:23

Arkansas enacts trans healthcare ban

Arkansas has become the first US state to enact a law which prohibits medical professionals from providing gender-affirming healthcare to young trans people.

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29.03.2021 / 16:40

Arkansas officially bans trans inclusion in school sports

Transgender athletes in Arkansas will no longer be able to participate in school sports after state governor Asa Hutchinson signed the so-called ‘Fairness in Women’s Sports Act’ on March 25. Following the signing, Hutchinson released a statement cited by ABC News, saying: “I have studied the law and heard from hundreds of constituents on this issue…This will help promote and maintain fairness in women’s sporting events.”State governor Asa HutchinsonArkansas is now the second state to have officially barred trans athletes from school sports this year, after Mississippi passed a similar law earlier this month.

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21.03.2021 / 21:55

Study finds majority of Americans oppose anti-trans laws

New data released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) found that despite the rising number of US laws attempting to bar trans athletes from participating in school sports, 73% of Americans disagree with these regulations. The HRC interviewed 1,005 participants, and found the majority believe trans youth should be “allowed opportunities to participate [in school sports] in a way that is safe and comfortable for them.” 89% of Democrat voters opposed the anti-trans laws, compared to 56% of Republicans. The HRC poll also found 70% of Americans backed the newly proposed Equality Act, which aims to expand on the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ensure LGBTQ+ people are free from employment, housing and education discrimination across the nation.

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14.03.2021 / 02:35

American Psychological Association denounces conversion therapy

The American Psychological Association has condemned conversion therapy that attempts to change a persons gender identity, in a new resolution document.

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06.03.2021 / 20:39

There Are Currently 108 Bills Targeting LGBTQ+ People

making progress on LGBTQ+ equality, far-right lawmakers at the state level are trying further marginalize the community, especially transgender people.As of this week there have been 71 specifically anti-trans bills introduced in state legislatures around the country, along with 37 bills that target the LGBTQ+ population overall, according to the Human Rights Campaign’s latest count.“In states across the country, we are facing an emergency,” HRC President Alphonso David said on a conference call with reporters Thursday (see video below). “Anti-equality forces are attacking our families.

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05.03.2021 / 17:39

Mississippi passes law against trans athletes

Mississippi lawmakers have officially passed a bill which will prevent trans athletes from participating in school sporting categories which align with their gender identity. According to ABC News, the State House voted 81-28 to pass the so-called Mississippi Fairness Act, with governor Tate Reeves saying he intends to sign the bill when it is passed onto him.

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27.02.2021 / 02:53

VIDEO – Honoring the Past, Making History Today – LGBTQ Black History Month: Honor, Celebrate, and Dream

Richard A. Fowler, American Storyteller, Richard Media Company Cofounder, and Fox News Contributor moderates a panel of Black LGBTQ leaders of six national, Stonewall-era LGBTQ organizations, including:

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24.02.2021 / 23:03

More Americans identifying as LGBT: Gallup

Gallup’s poll of how American adults identify shows that 5.6 percent of U.S. adults say they are LGBT, an increase of 1.1 percent from 2017.

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23.02.2021 / 16:48

Justices Thomas and Alito and the Threat to LGBTQ+ Equality

Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality ruling is making its way through the lower courts.

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02.02.2021 / 21:18

In first for LGBTQ history, Buttigieg confirmed as Cabinet-level appointee

Pete Buttigieg was approved by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as transportation secretary with bipartisan support, marking the first-time ever an openly gay person was confirmed to a Cabinet-level position and a long overdue achievement for the LGBTQ community.

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02.02.2021 / 21:03

Pete Buttigieg Becomes First Out Senate-Confirmed Cabinet Member

observed in December, when his nomination was announced. “And just as important, I saw how those limits could be challenged.” In his confirmation hearing, he introduced and praised his husband, Chasten Buttigieg.During Donald Trump’s administration, Richard Grenell, an out gay man, was acting director of national intelligence, a Cabinet-level position, but because he held the post on an interim basis, he did not require Senate confirmation.

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02.02.2021 / 14:47

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC blasts anti-trans legislation in statehouses

The Human Rights Campaign sounded the alarm about anti-transgender legislation in statehouses coast-to-coast during a recent news conference.

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21.01.2021 / 20:22

Biden Issues MOST SUBSTANTIVE, WIDE-RANGING LGBTQ Exec Order In History — On Day 1

HRC's Blueprint for Positive Change 2020 led the way. (Image via HRC)

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20.01.2021 / 21:36

Joe Biden sworn in as president: “A new day has begun” for LGBTQ Americans

committed to reversing the Trump administration’s dozens of attacks on LGBTQ rights and enacting pro-LGBTQ legislation.In addition, Biden has nominated multiple LGBTQ people to his cabinet and wider administration, including the first openly gay and transgender Senate-confirmed cabinet appointees.The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ rights organization, celebrated the start of what is expected to be “the most pro-equality presidency in history.”“A new day has begun in our nation.

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advocate.com

17.01.2021 / 01:18

HRC's Alphonso David: Don't Sleep on MLK Day of Service

disproportionately impacted economically. Our own data, released in 2020, found that LGBTQ people were 30 percent, and LGBTQ people of color were 70 percent, more likely than the general population to have lost their jobs due to COVID-19.

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07.01.2021 / 21:40

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.

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22.12.2020 / 22:54

Exclusive: Gen. Austin talks to LGBTQ group on ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal anniversary

Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, the choice of President-elect Joe Biden for defense secretary, spoke Tuesday with the head of the nation’s leading LGBTQ group in recognition of the 10th anniversary of repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Washington Blade has learned exclusively.

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18.12.2020 / 19:00

HRC Calls on Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Apologize for Ridiculing Gender Pronouns in Series of Tweets

pic.twitter.com/qbNT1dUsEDI absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmareOh and umm … https://t.co/jtg944ERCy“Musk’s insensitive comments stand completely contrary to what HRC’s Workplace Equality Program works with companies each day to create — providing employees a safe, inclusive, and fair work environment,” the Human Rights Campaign told CNBC in a statement.Added HRC President Alphonso David: “Elon Musk’s tweet mocking pronouns is exactly the opposite of what inclusive leadership looks like today. It’s also decidedly out of step with the best practices we advise companies.

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11.12.2020 / 21:21

HRC launches small grants initiative for global LGBTQ groups

The Human Rights Campaign on Thursday unveiled a new initiative that will provide LGBTQ rights groups in 17 countries with small grants to further bolster their advocacy efforts.

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10.12.2020 / 02:21

Out in the World: North American corporations to help LGBTQ refugees

The needHRC President Alphonso David and Power explained to corporate leaders attending the summit that LGBTQ people are fleeing from many of the same crises afflicting other refugees in what's become the highest displacement of people in the world since World War II. At the same time, many countries have shut them out, especially over the last four years.The difference, Power noted, is that LGBTQ people are more often persecuted.

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25.11.2020 / 01:31

“Too little too late”: Melania Trump slammed for trying to light White House in rainbow colors

Washington Blade reports.Alphonso David, president of the nation’s largest LGBTQ rights organization, slammed any attempt at LGBTQ outreach by the Trump administration.“This news is just too little too late and directly contrary to 4 years of discriminatory and oppressive anti-LGBTQ policies from the Trump administration,” David said.“As an example, rather than acknowledging the existence of Pride Month, the Trump-Pence administration used the month of June to significantly heighten their aggressive attacks on LGBTQ people — releasing new rules that sanction discrimination against LGBTQ patients and sharing plans to restrict transgender people’s access to emergency shelters,” he continued.“This election, LGBTQ people made their voices heard

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19.11.2020 / 20:55

HRC Report on Trans Deaths: We Must Dismantle Stigma

The Advocate, given that many trans victims are misgendered by police and media in their cities, or their deaths not reported at all.“This year, we reached two grim milestones — the Human Rights Campaign has recorded the most deaths of transgender and gender non-conforming people of any year since we began tracking this violence, and we have documented more than 200 total deaths. Every life that we have lost this year and every year had value and did not deserve to be cut short,” HRC President Alphonso David said in a press release announcing the report.

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18.11.2020 / 19:00

Trans Awareness Week goes virtual

The Human Rights Campaign held a series of events this week, including panels and film screenings, to celebrate and commemorate Transgender Awareness Week, the organization announced Nov. 13.

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13.11.2020 / 22:35

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 with a detailed guide on administrative actions to reverse President Trump’s anti-LGBTQ policies.

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12.11.2020 / 22:59

Why Lena Waithe Says Being a Queer Black Woman Has Helped Her in Hollywood

Eli Countryman Lena Waithe said embracing her identity has ultimately helped her navigate Hollywood.“People assume that because I’m Black, or because I’m queer or because I’m a woman, those are going to be the things that I’m bumping up against all the time,” the Emmy winner said Thursday during the Legacy Keynote Conversation at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s HBCU Leading in Truth Symposium. “But in truth, it was something that worked for me because people wanted someone that checked more than one box to be in the room.

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11.11.2020 / 23:59

New ‘blueprint’ lights way for Biden to reverse Trump policies on LGBTQ rights

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