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Human Rights Campaign “amicably resolves” former leader’s lawsuit accusing it of racism
HRC’s former president Alphonso David had accused HRC of underpaying, belittling, and firing him for being Black.
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HRC announces Kelley Robinson as new president
She will be the organization’s first Black woman president.
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The Human Rights Campaign is imploding when it couldn’t be needed more
As HRC’s former president fights to salvage his reputation and prove he was treated differently because he is Black, activists and former employees tell LGBTQ Nation the inside story.
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Alphonso David alleges racist treatment at the Human Rights Campaign in post-firing interview
“We can’t apply transparency only to white people,” David told MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart.
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The Human Rights Campaign just fired its president Alphonso David
David was fired for allegedly working to discredit a sexual harassment accuser of New York’s former Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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Alphonso David says HRC’s investigation clears him of wrongdoing but some still want him out
David says some in his own organization want him to leave, without the release of a report on his conduct alongside his former boss, Andrew Cuomo, because they now consider him a “distraction.”
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Human Rights Campaign launches investigation into leader over his role in Andrew Cuomo’s scandal
Alphonso David claims that his former boss and co-workers “tried to use me,” but the Human Rights Campaign is now investigating to determine his future.
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Lesbian Attorney General says she won’t accept HRC’s donations until the group’s president resigns
Alphonso David called on his former boss New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign this week, but now there are calls for David to step down too.
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Parents sue Tennessee for discriminating against trans students
One trans student avoids drinking water at school to avoid the bathroom entirely and then runs home. The lawsuit says that’s denying him equal educational opportunities.
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Ohio governor signs bill with exemption that could allow doctors to refuse LGBTQ patients
A religious exemption that could allow health care professionals and insurers to refuse care was inserted into an over 2000-page bill signed this past week. LGBTQ and women’s rights advocates are sounding the alarm.