2023 HRC Chicago Dinner Program Book by Human Rights Campaign

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DEAR FRIENDS On behalf of the HRC Chicago Steering Committee and our magnificent Dinner Committee, we are thrilled to welcome you here tonight for the Human Rights Campaign Chicago Annual Fall Dinner. This event is one of the largest LGBTQ+ gatherings in the Midwest, and it raises vital funds to continue the work that HRC does every day on the frontlines in the fight for true freedom and equality. None of this would be possible without YOU: our guests, corporate partners, auction donors, table captains, and our dedicated volunteers & HRC Staff Partners. Make no mistake, your presence in this room tonight, shoulder to shoulder with our community, is more crucial than ever. This past summer, for the first time in our 40-year history, HRC declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans. This warning comes as far-right extremists are targeting our community like never before. We are witnessing a record-breaking volume of anti-Trans and anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults, book-bans in our schools, and an all-out attack on reproductive rights. But try as they might, they cannot silence our community. Every day, on the ground, HRC works tirelessly to fight back against dangerous rhetoric and discriminatory legislation, mobilizing volunteers in Chicago and around the country to get out the vote for pro-LGBTQ+ Equality candidates for Congress and state offices. And we see that in the face of great adversity, we continue to make strides, with 2023 seeing the highest number of LGBTQ+ candidates win elections to office nationwide. This is the vital work of HRC, and this work is funded by supporters like you. Tonight, we gather to celebrate and honor those who fight so hard for equality and envision a world free of discrimination and hate. Culture warriors are focused on our community for political gain, but we will fight back at every turn. When they threaten to bring the darkness, we bring the light. When they seek to paint the world in black and white, we push back to include every radiant variation of the rainbow —

In solidarity, HRC CHICAGO STEERING COMMITTEE & DINNER CO-CHAIRS

HRC CHICAGO DINNER CO-CHAIRS JOANN KILLACKEY she · her · hers

ABBY URYGA she · her · hers

TORY MITCHELL he · him · his

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SPECIAL THANKS STACY AMBROZICH

Membership Outreach Co-Chair

JULIE ANDERTON

Federal Club Liaison, Board of Governors

JOHN BARRY

Board of Governors Emeritus

BYRON HOOVER

TORY MITCHELL

Volunteer Engagement Liaison, Communications Liaison, Board of Governors

Dinner Program Liaison, Corporate Engagement Liaison, Area Representative, Board of Governors

JoANN KILLACKEY

Digital Engagement Creative Lead

KEVIN KISER

Dinner Committee Co-Chair

NURÍ PAZOL

DAVID PRINCE

Membership Outreach, Dinner Committee

Digital Engagement Co-Chair

Membership Outreach Liaison, Board of Governors

CALEB DAWKINS

JUSTIN KOZIATEK

Digital Engagement Graphic Designer

Political & Community Engagement Liaison, Board of Governors

Dinner Political Engagement Committee

LARRY DIEFFENBACH

STEPHEN LEWIS

NICOLE COSTANTINI

Federal Club Co-Chair

PENELOPE GARCIA

Community Engagement Co-Chair

Dinner Auction Committee

ANDREA MILLER

Steering Committee Emeritus

SHYAM RAJADHYAKSHA SIXIA (NEO) SUN

Steering Committee Co-Chair

ABBY URYGA

Dinner Committee Co-Chair

RENEE WOODS

Steering Committee Emeritus

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OUR BOARD OF GOVERNORS TORY MITCHELL

he · him · his Tory began volunteering with HRC in 2016 as a part of the Dinner Program General Volunteer Team. After a successful foray into the world of HRC, Tory joined the Steering Committee in 2017, first serving as a member of the Membership Outreach and Volunteer Engagement Committees. He took on the role of Dinner Co-Chair in 2018 and 2019, as well as joining the National Board of Governors. Tory now serves as Area Representative, Dinner Program Liaison and Corporate Liaison.

DAVID PRINCE

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David has been a member of the Chicago Steering Committee for six years. He currently serves on the Chicago Board of Governors as Board Liaison for the Membership Outreach. He has served as a Chicago Dinner Silent Auction Co-Chair for the past three years. His commitment to HRC began as a way to give back to those who came before him. Along the way, he has formed deep friendships with his peers. David also works as a Director of Product in the Property-Techechnology industry, and is a Real Estate Broker with Main Street Real Estate Group.

BYRON HOOVER

he · him · his Byron has been a volunteer leader with HRC for the past 9 years: first with the Greater Washington, DC Steering Committee and now on the Chicago Steering Committee as the Board Liaison for Volunteer Engagement. He also has been active in various LGBTQ+ organizations over the years, including GLAAD and the Center on Halsted. Byron is especially passionate about recruiting and engaging volunteers in HRC’s work and plays an active role in organizing volunteers for HRC’s efforts to elect pro-LGBTQ+ Equality candidates to office in the 2018, 2020, and 2022 election cycles — he plans to do so again for 2024!

JULIE ANDERTON

she · her · hers Originally from Pennsylvania, with a stop in Indiana, Julie relocated to Chicago in 2012 to be close to her sister, Rose, and become the ‘best aunt ever’ to her now four wonderful nieces and nephews! She had previously volunteered in Indiana with HRC from 2005 – 08, where she was part of several committees (membership, diversity, political, volunteer and communications) and served on the Board of Governors. She also served as the Vice-Chair of Indiana Equality. Knowing that volunteering with HRC connected her with the best friends ever, she joined the HRC Chicago Steering Committee and the Board of Governors in 2016. Julie has served as Membership Outreach Co-Chair and is currently the Board Liaison for Federal Club, a Co-Chair of the Chicago Dinner Silent Auction, and serves on the National Executive Committee as a Board Development Co-Chair. Julie is a Lead Engineer at Salesforce (since 2012), and her entire career has been focused in the software industry. She lives in Roscoe Village with her girlfriend, Nicole, Nicole’s father, Mick, and four furry kiddos.

JUSTIN KOZIATEK

he · him · his Justin first got involved with HRC in 2013 during the Illinois Campaign for Marriage Equality. Justin’s first taste of LGBTQ+ advocacy had him hooked when he joined a dinner planning committee and was asked to join the HRC Chicago Steering Committee afterward. Since 2014, he has been a steering committee member, serving in Volunteer Engagement, Community Engagement, and in various leadership roles. In 2017, Justin increased his commitment by joining the National Board of Governors, and is currently in his third, two-year term. Connecting with national advocates, local LGBTQ+ groups, and elected officials related to HRC’s mission drives his passion. The realization of full federal equality for all LGBTQ+ people is long overdue! No one is protected until all are protected — especially transgender women of color. Even though his final term is ending, Justin will always be a part of the HRC family, and a forever-fighter for full equality.

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JARED KELLEYLEWIS ROBINSON

CHICAGO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD HRC PRESIDENT Jared is a Public Policy entrepreneur, specializing in digital access and sustainable economies. He currently serves as Head of Policy for an international ESG accelerator, where he is helping to shape Kelley Robinson is economy the ninth projects. presidentSome of the Campaign — supporting the first Black, digital first, circular of Human his pastRights experiences include equitable Queer woman to lead The levels, Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights broadband adoption onthe the organization. federal and state Global Program Management in the tech sector organization to achieve equality liberation foroflesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and two toursworking of duty on Capitol Hill. Jaredand holds a Masters Public Policy and a Bachelors of and Political Science. queer people. Robinson — widely respected for her work over the last 15 years creating and leading winning campaigns and programs — steps into her new role at HRC after serving as Executive Jared helped to co-organize Pride South Side with a group of organizers in 2018. The goal of the festival Director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund. From community organizer to progressive leader, is to develop sustainable spaces for Black queer people on the Southside of Chicago. The first festival Robinson at the forefront in the fight for bodily autonomy racial equity, took placehas the been next year at the DuSable Museum of African American and History andand hasgender grown each year with a focus on lifting up marginalized communities and building political power. Robinson will lead since. Through two pandemics, Pride South Side has continued to create access to gig-economy jobs, HRC and itshealth more services than 3 million member for advocates as the organization fulfills its mission to on the—ground and a platform LGBTQ+—performers and local non-profits. realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

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PRECIOUS BRADY DAVIS JOEY SOLOWAY

CHICAGO VISIBILITY AWARD VISIBLITY AWARD Precious Brady-Davis was appointed to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District by Governor Pritzker in 2023 and is the first openly Black Trans Woman appointed to public office in Cook County history and JOEY is best known creating, the firstSOLOWAY to serve on(they/them) a water reclamation districtfor in the US. producing, directing, and writing the acclaimed Amazon original television series TRANSPARENT (2014-2019), for which they were Commissioner is a lifelong socialtwo) justice communications professional, nominated for Brady-Davis five Emmy Awards (winning andadvocate, three Golden Globes (winning one). Overall, the environmentalist, author of the memoir “I Have Always Been Me” and cares passionately about reaching show received twenty-four Emmy nominations and eight Emmy awards during its run. Transparent the marginalized through her extensive career in nonprofit management and public speaking. made history as the first streaming series to win a major award as Best Series. For the past six years she has served as the Associate Regional Communications Director at Sierra Club leading thatDirector champion hold corporate Other awardscampaigns include Best atrenewable Sundanceenergy, Film Festival in 2014 polluters for their accountable, first feature, and fight climate change. She counts to protect theand water supply in Oklahoma from pollutants, AFTERNOON DELIGHT as wellfighting as Peabody, Bafta SAG awards and nominatons for both Minneapolis committing to transitioning to run on 100% renewable energy by the end of 2023 along A TRANSPARENT and the iconic feminist cult series I LOVE DICK. Soloway is currently co-writing with holding Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt during the Trumpwhich years is asset solid TRANSPARENT MUSICAL with their sibling Faithaccountable Soloway and MJ Kaufman, to victories open for the environment under her leadership. on Broadway in Fall of 2024.

She started her professional career serving as the Youth Outreach Coordinator at the Midwest’s Soloway is also currently partnering Maudlyne Ihajerika, Chelsea Woods and Jordanyouth Peele’s largest LGBTQ+ community resource with center, the Center on Halsted, where she coordinated Monkeypaw THE SOUTH EXPERIMENT, a documentary feature about development. growing up programmingon surrounding HIV COMMONS prevention, transgender advocacy, and LGBTQ+ leadership in a racial utopia tenure in Chicago’s South loop. has published two memoirs: TINY LADIES IN Under Precious’s she launched a $1.6Soloway million CDC grant which provided outreach, education, and testing services to over 3,000 young AfricanSHE American andIT:Latino gay, bi, and trans youth across SHINY PANTS (Simon & Schuster, 2006),and WANTS DESIRE, POWER, AND TOPPLING Chicagoland between the ages of 13 and 29. THE PATRIACHY (Crown, 2018), which was praised by critics and readers alike and was chosen as a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Soloway is a cofounder of 5050by2020, an artist empowerment Precious also previously served as the Assistant Director of Diversity Recruitment Initiatives at Columbia network and strategic of Time’s the Up.campus-wide They launched the Disruptors Fellowship, is College Chicago, whereinitiative she implemented diversity initiative and providedwhich leadership awarded to ten of diversity color who also identify trans and/or non-binary, disabled, undocumented and oversight onartists national recruitment and as strategic policy initiatives. and/or formerly undocumented. Soloway also created THE GODYSSEY, a docu-comedy travelling Commissioner Brady-Davis believes strongly in mysterious protecting the primary source of drinking Lake the globe to discover the story of Amtlai, the mother of Abraham. Solowaywater, has two sons Michigan and is invested in advancing green infrastructure to advance community resilience and prevent and splits their time between Los Angeles and Provincetown, MA. flooding across Cook County. A Nebraska native of multiracial background, Precious graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and resides in Hyde Park, with her husband Myles where they are raising their two daughters Zayn and Zyon.

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JARED LEWIS

CHICAGO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Jared is a Public Policy entrepreneur, specializing in digital access and sustainable economies. He currently serves as Head of Policy for an international ESG accelerator, where he is helping to shape digital first, circular economy projects. Some of his past experiences include supporting equitable broadband adoption on the federal and state levels, Global Program Management in the tech sector and two tours of duty on Capitol Hill. Jared holds a Masters of Public Policy and a Bachelors of Political Science. Jared helped to co-organize Pride South Side with a group of organizers in 2018. The goal of the festival is to develop sustainable spaces for Black queer people on the Southside of Chicago. The first festival took place the next year at the DuSable Museum of African American History and has grown each year since. Through two pandemics, Pride South Side has continued to create access to gig-economy jobs, on the ground health services and a platform for LGBTQ+ performers and local non-profits.

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PRECIOUS BRADY DAVIS

CHICAGO VISIBILITY AWARD

Precious Brady-Davis was appointed to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District by Governor Pritzker in 2023 and is the first openly Black Trans Woman appointed to public office in Cook County history and the first to serve on a water reclamation district in the US. Commissioner Brady-Davis is a lifelong social justice advocate, communications professional, environmentalist, author of the memoir “I Have Always Been Me” and cares passionately about reaching the marginalized through her extensive career in nonprofit management and public speaking. For the past six years she has served as the Associate Regional Communications Director at Sierra Club leading campaigns that champion renewable energy, hold corporate polluters accountable, and fight climate change. She counts fighting to protect the water supply in Oklahoma from pollutants, Minneapolis committing to transitioning to run on 100% renewable energy by the end of 2023 along with holding Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt accountable during the Trump years as solid victories for the environment under her leadership. She started her professional career serving as the Youth Outreach Coordinator at the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ+ community resource center, the Center on Halsted, where she coordinated youth programming surrounding HIV prevention, transgender advocacy, and LGBTQ+ leadership development. Under Precious’s tenure she launched a $1.6 million CDC grant which provided outreach, education, and testing services to over 3,000 young African American and Latino gay, bi, and trans youth across Chicagoland between the ages of 13 and 29. Precious also previously served as the Assistant Director of Diversity Recruitment Initiatives at Columbia College Chicago, where she implemented the campus-wide diversity initiative and provided leadership and oversight on national diversity recruitment and strategic policy initiatives. Commissioner Brady-Davis believes strongly in protecting the primary source of drinking water, Lake Michigan and is invested in advancing green infrastructure to advance community resilience and prevent flooding across Cook County. A Nebraska native of multiracial background, Precious graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and resides in Hyde Park, with her husband Myles where they are raising their two daughters Zayn and Zyon.

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JARED LEWIS DANA GOLDBERG

CHICAGO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD COMEDIAN Jared is a Public Policy entrepreneur, specializing in digital access and sustainable economies. He currently serves HeadLOGO, of Policy an international ESG accelerator, where he is helping to shape As seen on TBS,asABC, andforLast Comic Standing, veteran comedian Dana Goldberg digital first, circular economy projects. Some of his past experiences include supporting equitable is a force of nature on stage. With performances at the San Francisco International Comedy broadband adoption on the federal and state levels, Global Program Management in the tech sector Competition, Comedy Festival by aTBS and HBO, andPolicy the Fringe in of Edinburgh, and two toursThe of duty on Capitol Hill.produced Jared holds Masters of Public and a Festival Bachelors Scotland; her quick wit and playful stage presence have her earning loyal fans across the country Political Science. and abroad. Jared helped to co-organize Pride South Side with a group of organizers in 2018. The goal of the festival is to develop sustainable spaces for Black queer people on the Southside of Chicago. The first festival A crowd favorite, hasDuSable becomeMuseum a triple of threat combining herHistory comedy, andeach live year took place the nextGoldberg year at the African American andhosting, has grown since. Through pandemics, has after continued to createonaccess to gig-economy auction talentstwo to become onePride of theSouth mostSide sought entertainers the circuit. Voted onejobs, of the on the ground health services and a platform for LGBTQ+ performers and local non-profits. “Top Five Funniest Lesbians In America,” Curve magazine raves, “Goldberg is one of the brightest lights in a stellar comedy landscape.” Advocate.com named Goldberg one of the top three LGBT comedians in the nation.

In addition to headlining clubs, theaters and festivals around the country, Goldberg has performed at and emceed dozens of high profile events and has shared the national stage with luminaries such as President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton, Meryl Streep, Katy Perry, Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lopez, Carol Burnett, Sir Elton John, Mariah Carey, Shonda Rhimes, and many more. Combining her gift of humor with humanitarian efforts, Goldberg has raised over 20 million dollars for non-profits around the country in the fight for marriage equality, LGBT rights, women’s health, and HIV and AIDS education and prevention. As the youngest child in a single parent household run by a Jewish mother in which two of three kids are gay, Goldberg helps keep most of the comedy venues and half of the psychotherapists in the country in business. For more information on Dana Goldberg visit www.danagoldberg.com

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TABLE CAPTAINS ALEX SCHLEIDER and MATT ZIEGLER

KAYLA PRYOR

ANDREA EID

LARRY DIEFENBACH

ANDREW O’BRIEN-PENNEY

MAYER BROWN, LLP

DON SHANNON and JEFF KORNETT HARRY BLAKE and DENNIS O’BRIEN HOWARD and CARL HARRIS-BRANCH JoANN & CHRIS KILLACKEY

MIKE and SARA ORGAN MONTE ROACH PUBLICIS MEDIA SARGENT & LUNDY, LLC

JOHN BARRY and DAN OTTO & BYRON HOOVER and JOHN LEHMANN

TERRA and BILL THERAPOS

JULIE ANDERTON and NICOLE CONSTANTINI

TORY MITCHELL and NEO SUN

JUSTIN KOZIATEK and TOM LONG

TRICIA MATYSKIEL and JULIANNA ETHELL

KAREN DETORO

UCHICAGO MEDICINE

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OUR HONORARY POLITICAL COMMITTEE Our Honorary Political Committee Members are public servants who stand with the Human Rights Campaign in striving to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. Their participation is voluntary and doesn’t constitute an endorsement by the Human Rights Campaign. UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT

Congresswoman Robin Kelly

2ND DISTRICT

President Kari Steele

Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García

4TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis

Congressman Sean Casten

6TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Yumeka Brown

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

8TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Eira Corral Sepúlveda

Congressman Danny Davis

7TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Dan Pogorzelski

Congressman Brad Schneider

10TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Mariyana Spyropoulos

STATE OF ILLINOIS

COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR

Attorney General Kwame Raoul

Fritz Kaegi

Comptroller Susana Mendoza

COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

ILLINOIS STATE SENATE

Commissioner Monica Gordon

5TH DISTRICT

State Senator Mike Simmons

7TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Donna Miller

6TH DISTRICT

State Senator Robert Peters

13TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Josina Morita

13TH DISTRICT

State Senator Karina Villa

25TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Scott Britton

14TH DISTRICT

State Senator Adriane Johnson

30TH DISTRICT

Commissioner Kevin Morrison

15TH DISTRICT

ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CITY OF CHICAGO COUNCIL MEMBERS

State Representative Ann Williams

11TH DISTRICT

Alderperson Jessie Fuentes

26TH WARD

State Representative Margaret Croke

12TH DISTRICT

Alderperson Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth

48TH WARD

State Representative Hoan Huynh

13TH DISTRICT

State Representative Kelly Cassidy

14TH DISTRICT

State Representative Kevin Olickal

16TH DISTRICT

Majority Leader Representative Robyn Gabel

18TH DISTRICT

State Representative Will Guzzardi

39TH DISTRICT

State Representative Michelle Mussman

56TH DISTRICT

State Representative Bob Morgan

58TH DISTRICT

CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE

These Candidates are not endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign but are advocates of equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community. CANDIDATE FOR CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Mariyana Spyropoulos

COOK COUNTY

CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS Kina Collins

7TH DISTRICT

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INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE

OF THOSE RATED ON HRC FOUNDATION’S 2021 CEI…

99%

of CEI-rated employers explicitly include gender identity as a part of their non-discrimination policy.

49% of CEI-rated employers

allow employees the option to selfidentify as LGBTQ+ in anonymous employee engagement surveys or as part of data collection on confidential employee forms or in the HRIS system.

94 % 600+

OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES

have non-discrimination protections that include gender identity,

UP FROM 3% IN 2002.

major employers have adopted workplace gender transition guidelines.

Over its 19-year history, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index has been the driving force for the adoption of equitable workplace policies, practices and benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in the United States and beyond. Participating companies know that building an LGBTQ+-inclusive workplace is not just the right thing to do, it is also the best business decision and allows companies to attract, retain and engage top talent. Their commitment to building inclusion has only strengthened over the past year, with a record-breaking number of corporations achieving top marks.

91%

of all CEI-rated businesses offer transgenderinclusive health insurance coverage, up from 0 in 2002 and 22 times as many businesses as 12 years ago.

87%

of all CEI-rated businesses offer transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage while also eliminating blanket exclusions for medically necessary care in all other employer-sponsored plans.

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The Human Rights Campaign Foundation works to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to care for their families, earn a living and live open, honest and safe lives at home, at work and in the community. The HRC Foundation is a non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. For more information about our work, visit www.hrc.org/Foundation Current as of January 30, 2023.

WHAT WE DO The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality. Since 1980, we have been fighting for a better future for LGBTQ+ Americans. We are now working tirelessly to pass the Equality Act, which will soon head to the U.S. Senate for consideration, fight back against a multitude of anti-LGBTQ+ legis-lation in states nationwide and ensure everyone in our community is treated with dignity and respect. While our opponents are emboldened and on the attack, the Human Rights Campaign and our grass-roots army of more than 3.2 million members and supporters are energetically defending the rights we’ve gained and ramping up our fight for full equality across the board.

ANTI-EQUALITY LEADERS AND LEGISLATION

The alarming spate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced across the country in 2020 has continued to surge in 2021. These include bills that would prohibit transgender youth from receiving genderaffirming care and bills that would prohibit transgender youth from participating in sports. This wave of anti-transgender legislation harkens back to the surge of anti-transgender bathroom bills that hit state legislatures in 2016, including North Carolina’s HB2. We remain committed to aggressively fighting these threats to equality by those who seek to undermine our rights. HRC will do whatever it takes to protect the rights and fundamental equality of every LGBTQ+ person in this country.

BUILDING AND DEMONSTRATING POLITICAL POWER

HRC’s decades-long work to build political power has uniquely positioned us to reach LGBTQ+ and ally voters who prioritize equality on the ballot, also known as Equality Voters. HRC has identified 57 million Equality Voters nationwide who, if they turn out to vote, will support pro-equality candidates. HRC’s early and sustained year-round engagement in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin bolstered historic turnout in 2018 and 2020 producing pro-equality outcomes at every level of government. In 2019, HRC’s mobilization of Equality Voters in Virginia, where lawmakers had repeatedly blocked proequality bills over many years, produced groundbreaking progress for LGBTQ+ Americans in the South. These victories led to the Virginia Values Act becoming law, making Virginia the first state in the South to advance statewide nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people.

ADVANCING EQUALITY IN OUR DAILY LIVES

The HRC Foundation improves the lives LGBTQ+ people by building understanding and shaping the public debate of LGBTQ+ people and the challenges they face through innovative research and public education campaigns. We also change the policies and practices in the institutions that shape our everyday lives (hospitals, schools, workplaces, and more) and empower strategic partners, community advocates, and allies through convenings and capacity-building. Guided by these theories of change and seeking to prioritize work impacting those who are multiply marginalized, we have 11 cuttingedge programs advancing equality in the U.S. and beyond.

All Children - All Families is the only national program

dedicated to LGBTQ+ inclusion in child welfare (foster care and adoption agencies) that provides resource development, technical assistance and training.

Public Education & Research produces written resources and conducts original quantitative and qualitative research exploring the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people. Global Partnerships provides capacity-building and leadership development opportunities to LGBTQ+ advocates from around the world to strengthen movements and advance global LGBTQ+ equality. HBCU Program is the only national project that partners with Historically Black Colleges and Universities on establishing an LGBTQ+-inclusive campus climate. Health & Aging provides resources and training to help thousands of healthcare facilities adopt inclusive policies and practices to better serve LGBTQ+ patients and employees. HIV & Health Equity develops public education and capacitybuilding programs to address the disproportionate impact of HIV on Black and Latinx communities. Religion & Faith provides faith leaders with opportunities

and tools to stand up for equality even as opponents attempt to weaponize faith against LGBTQ+ people.

Transgender Justice Initiative leads economic empowerment programs, capacity-building initiatives, community engagement efforts, and public safety education campaigns that combat the discrimination faced by transgender people. Welcoming Schools is the only bias-based bullying prevention program in the nation to provide LGBTQ+-specific training and resources with an intersectional lens, developed for use in elementary schools. Workplace Equality advances equality for LGBTQ+ workers through the adoption and implementation of inclusive policies, practices, and benefits in the U.S. and beyond.

Youth Well-Being provides professional development to over 5,000 youth-serving professionals annually, through the annual Time to THRIVE conference, webinars, participation at major national convenings, and by amplifying the stories of HRC Youth Ambassadors. The program also convenes HRC’s Parents for Transgender Equality Council. Updated 10-26-2021

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Target is proud to sponsor HRC in continuing our shared mission of creating inclusive and equitable spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community.

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OUR PRIDE FLIES NONSTOP. At Alaska, we are longtime supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and remain committed to a more equitable society.

Innovation Begins with Inclusion Intel is proud to reflect the diverse voices it takes to push possible forward. Together, we are shaping the future of tech. To learn more, visit intel.com/diversity

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Raymond James is proud to give back to the communities in which we live and work by supporting the Human Rights Campaign.

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UnitedHealth Group proudly supports the Human Rights Campaign’s efforts to ensure LGBTQ+ people experience equality at home, at work and in every community around the world.

Celebrating everyone’s unique magic. At Cox, inclusion is much more than a word. It’s at the very core of our values. We thrive on what makes us different, empowering our people, clients and communities to build a better future for the next generation. No two employees look or think the same. And we prefer it that way!

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Make your mark

For change to happen, someone must challenge the status quo. We’re proud to support the work of the Human Rights Campaign and use our voice to uplift those left behind and those on their way, ensuring everyone has the right and advantage to fully participate in the global economy.

We take pride in being your financial partner.

We see your potential and possibilities and believe that an inclusive society creates a better future for us all. usbank.com/lgbt U.S. Bank is a national sponsor of the Human Rights Campaign and proud to be named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 14 years in a row.

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Bank of America is proud of our roots in the LGBTQ+ community and have worked to strengthen them by continuing to support our LGBTQ+ teammates both professionally and personally. We come together to celebrate those who inspire us to keep pushing forward and ensuring that our LGBTQ+ family thrives.

What would you like the power to do?® To learn more about our commitment, please visit us at bankofamerica.com/inclusion

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We’re inspired by you. At Ecolab, we’re proud of our LGBTQ+ employees for their tenacity and diligence in helping to make Ecolab a top place to work. Our company and culture are thriving—all because of the remarkable work and diverse perspectives of our 47,000 associates worldwide. Together, we’re helping our world become cleaner, safer and healthier.

Our impact is strengthened by our unique backgrounds and experiences.

Own your future. Impact what matters. Explore opportunities and join our talent network to stay connected at jobs.ecolab.com

Unleashing the Power of Diversity PepsiCo is proud to be a long-standing National Corporate Partner of the Human Rights Campaign. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is simultaneously a moral and a business imperative. We are proud to have a long history of supporting our LGBTQ+ employees and consumers

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Underwriting Equality Through Action: • Signing amici curiae in support of LGBTQ+ rights for workers • Partnering with HRC to share stories, experiences, and resources • Maintaining top scores on the Corporate Equality Index, the HRC Foundation’s annual scorecard assessing LGBTQ+ workplace equality, for the third year in a row • Providing financial support to organizations promoting equality, including the National Black Justice Coalition and the Transgender Law Center • Promoting diversity across our own ecosystem through a dedicated effort to increase gender representation on our portfolio companies’ boards • Creating an inclusive environment through signage in our offices that encourages employees and guests to use the restroom that bests fits their gender expression

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At Barilla, we believe that everyone deserves to enjoy a pasta meal with their loved ones. For over a decade, Barilla has taken meaningful actions to create an open, inclusive, and respectful work environment that promotes and supports our LGBTQ+ community. With programming that ranges from empowering VOCE, Barilla’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group, to participating in a culinary arts training program for LGBTQ+ students, to sponsoring initiatives like HRC’s annual gala and more, we are committed to the fight for equality for all. To learn about our diversity, equity, and inclusion work, visit:

Cocktails in every color for every identity. It’s time to COLOR THE FUTURE.

Join Smirnoff in support for the LGBTQIA+ community, and toast to a more colorful and inclusive future for all!

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Community-based values that make a difference We learn and grow together when all perspectives and voices in our communities are seen and heard. In this spirit, we are proud to support the Human Rights Campaign in the pursuit of inclusion, diversity and true equality for all.

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Our impact is strengthened by our unique backgrounds and experiences.

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Diverse teams lead to creative solutions As part of building the next generation of leaders, Jenner & Block champions diversity and inclusion in our firm, our community and the legal profession.

STAND OUT, STAND PROUD Nordstrom is honored to partner with the Human Rights Campaign in our celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community and commitment to safeguarding equal rights for all. Whoever you are, whomever you love—we see you, we hear you and we stand with you.

Excellence is for everyone. To learn more about Affirm: The RUSH Center for Gender, Sexuality and Reproductive Health and LGBTQ+ care at RUSH, please call (833) 624-5428 or visit rush.edu/affirm

DIVERSITY IS EXCELLENCE Perkins Coie is proud to be a supporter of the Human Rights Campaign and its Chicago Dinner. We foster a culture that supports diverse perspectives, inclusive behaviors, and equitable opportunities for everyone to succeed in service to our clients, the legal profession, our communities, and each other.

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