OPEN TO ALL THE EQUALITY A MORAL IMPERATIVE GLOBAL EQUALITY Why Businesses VOTER Fighting the HIV IN THE ERA OF TRUMP Must Welcome All How We Can Turn Epidemic in Black Anti-LGBTQ Movements the Tide in 2018 Communities Around the World HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN WINTER 2018 VICTORY IN ALABAMA B:8.75” T:8.5” S:7.5” B:11.25” T:11” S:9” You Help Us Ride Out Loud 01 GR17_CRE184_HRC_Gala_8.5x11.indd Saved at 7-26-2017 2:32 PM from mtai-mbp133 by Melody Tai / Melody Tai Printed At None Job info Approvals Fonts & Images Job GR17_CRE184 CD None Fonts Client None Designer None Lyft Pro (Black) Media Type None Copywriter None Live 7.5” x 9” Producer Ellen Black Images Trim 8.5” x 11” Production Melody Tai VRGL3883_V2.jpg (RGB; 331 ppi; 72.32%) Bleed 8.75” x 11.25” Stakeholder None Pubs HRC Gala Notes Inks 8.5 x 11 Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black • keyline does not print Print Ad BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ian Barrett TX, Liz Baskin TX, Bruce Bastian UT, Vanessa Benavides CA, Chris Boone CA, Paul Boskind TX, Todd Canon TX, Chris Carolan NY, Morgan Cox TX, Tim Downing OH, Jaime Duggan TX, Patty Ellis PA, Melanie Falls CA, Anne Fay TX, Matt Garrett GA, Chad Griffin DC, Suzanne Hamilton OH, James Harrison TX, Tom Knabel MN, Justin Mikita CA, DyShaun Muhammad MN, Robert Newhart IL, Bryan Parsons CA, Lester Perryman LA, Cheryl Rose OH, John Ruffier FL, Patrick Scarborough AL, Shelly Schoenfeld NC, Ames Simmons NC, Steve Sorenson CA, Ben Waldman WA, Debbie Wernet TX, Tine White NC FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gwen Baba CA, Bruce Bastian UT, Jay Biles NC, Todd Canon TX, Edie Cofrin GA, June Crenshaw DC, Patty Ellis PA, Anne Fay TX, Charlie Frew GA, Chad Griffin DC, Suzanne Hamilton OH, Randall Hance TX, James Harrison TX, Tom Kovach NV, David Lahti CA, Chris Lehtonen CA, Justin Mikita CA, DyShaun Muhammad MN, Rey Ocañas TX, Bryan Parsons CA, Cheryl Rose OH, Candice Shapiro MA, Judy Shepard WY, Ames Simmons NC, Ashley Smith DC, Steve Sorenson CA, Deb Taft MA, Paul Thompson CA, Rebecca Tillet PA, Robb Webb TX, Jamaul Webster NY, Tina White NC BOARD OF GOVERNORS Christina Adeleke NC, Tal Anderson MN, Julie Anderton Photo: Carlos Delgado / AP for HRC IL, Eric Aufdengarten CA, Debra Bacchi NY, Sandy Bass CA, Greg Battaglia NY, Meredith Bazzell TN, Andrew Beaudoin FL, Brooke Bishop OH, Stefani Borg OH, Blake Brockway FL, Robert Bronke NC, Malik Brown DEAR FRIENDS, GA, Percy Brown GA, Jeff Brumett CA, K Jason Bryan MN, Constance Callahan GA, John Cannon LA, Michael Caston GA, Anjali Chavan OH, Richard Chizmadia ver the last year, we’ve been engaged the earliest, largest grassroots deployment in OH, Michael Cobian OR, Angie Cottrell MO, Dolores Covrigaru NY, Lynn Currie TX, Elaine Dausy TX, Ingrid in a constant battle to defend our HRC’s history, fighting to elect pro-equality Duggan TX, Jaime Duggan TX, Carol Ebersole-Weiss progress and block attacks on the candidates coast-to-coast who will help us NY, Cordy Elkins MA, Alex Ernst NY, Xavier Esters IL, O Mark Falgout NC, Chris Fasser NY, Maria Fasulo NY, LGBTQ community. Donald Trump and Mike pull the emergency brake on this administra- Aaron Finnegan MO, Jenny Ford TN, Sarah Garber MO, Ben Gibbs DC, Krystal Gilliam TX, J. Alan Goddard NC, Pence have launched an onslaught of assaults tion’s dangerous agenda. Clarione Guiterrez CA, Erin Gurak TX, Abdulah Hall CA, Lynn Hammond CA, Nik Harris FL, Mary Hart TX, that have emboldened extremists from coast Thanks to you and millions of HRC sup- Matt Hendry CA, Christina Hernandez TX, Ann Hooper to coast. But you have met these challenges porters, we are sending a loud and clear mes- NC, Lori Hoppman PA, Laura Jennings PA, Korrine Johnson FL, Alyssa Jones MA, Christopher Kattenhom head on and turned resistance into action. sage to Trump, Pence and bigoted politicians WA, Clayton Katz TX, Anne Klingeberger IL, Champ Knecht NY, Justin Koziatck IL, Wendy Kraft NV, Keith You’ve rallied in the streets to defend all across the country: If you come for us, we’ll Laepple WA, Nam Lam CA, Andrew Land GA, Don our community and galvanized millions to come for you on Election Day. And I believe Paul Landry LA, Jason Laney DC, Sue LaVaccare CA, Luigi Lewin NY, Chris Lindsey NY, Abbey Logan KS, help #ProtectTransKids. You’ve locked arms that when we emerge from this national night- Michael Long OR, Robert Lopardo FL, Ivette Lopez GA, Tyler Loveday TN, Thomas Macias CA, Lisa Madry in protests to defend women, immigrants mare — when we prevail in 2018 and 2020 — TX, Cody Martin CA, Dan Mauney NC, Kelly Moffat NY, Fidel Montoya NC, Karen Morgan OH, Jim Murphy and Muslims. You’ve denounced the hate it is this president’s catastrophic compulsion CA, Leo Murrieta NV, Steve Newsome OH, Khoa and violence on display in Charlottesville. to bully, lie and divide that will have sparked a Nguyen MD, Brady Odom-Harris TX, Shayom Ortiz TX, Brent Parrish MA, Luz Pellot OH, Chris Piel MO, You’ve called and lobbied your lawmakers great awakening of our democracy. 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Andrea Green Finance Director Ellen Kahn Director, Children Youth and Families Program Don Kiser Creative Director 17 Joni Madison Chief Operating Officer & Chief of Staff Mary Beth Maxwell FEATURES WINTER 2018 Senior Vice President of Programs, Research & Training Ben Needham 5 UP FRONT: Homegrown Equality…HRC Stands with Director of Strategic Initiatives Cathy Nelson Dreamers...Trans Troop Ban Victory...Marriage Equality Around Senior Vice President of Development & Membership the World...“I Am Jazz” Readings...Declaration of Transgender Jim Rinefierd Rights...HIV 360° Retreat Vice President of Finance & Operations Becky Ross Human Resources Director 9 COVER: VICTORY IN ALABAMA Marty Rouse HRC Helps Bring Doug Jones to the U.S.