2023 HRC Columbus Dinner Program Book

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It is our honor to welcome all of you to the 2023 HRC Columbus Dinner as we celebrate this year’s theme: “Without Exception”.

We would like to thank every member of the LGBTQ+ community, every ally, every supportive friend & family member, every corporate partner, every Federal Club member, every table captain, every silent auction donor, every dedicated volunteer and every HRC staff partners represented here tonight.

It is through YOUR sweat equity, YOUR dollars, and YOUR dedication that the Human Rights Campaign is successful.

As we gather, in excitement, to celebrate and honor those who have fought hard for equality without exception locally, and nationally. We recognize that there is more work to be done to combat the continued attacks against our trans, BIPOC, and drag communities.

There are a record number of anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ bills being pushed through Congress. The equality act is still hanging in the balance. Our LGBTQ+ children are losing their human rights. Legislators are trying to whitewash the atrocities of our past by blocking critical race theory lessons.

We too share in the dream that one day we will be seen by the continents of our character rather than the gender or sexual orientation we ascribe to.

Let us continue to tell our stories without exception!

Let us continue to show up for one another without exception!

Let us expand the boundaries of our service without exception!

Let us continue, together to go higher, without exception!

Let us be strong. Let us be unified. Let us be HRC without exception!

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Kelley

Robinson

HRC PRESIDENT

Kelley Robinson is the ninth president of the Human Rights Campaign — the first Black, Queer woman to lead the organization. The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality and liberation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and 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 Director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund. From community organizer to progressive leader, Robinson has been at the forefront in the fight for bodily autonomy and racial and gender equity, with a focus on lifting up marginalized communities and building political power. Robinson will lead HRC — and its more than 3 million member advocates — as the organization fulfills its mission to realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

Nik Harris

HRC DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

Shenika “Nik” Harris (she/they), is a queer gender non-conforming attorney, activist, and speaker. She is a native of Tallahassee, Florida and obtained her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Florida A&M University and her law degree from Florida State University. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and Washington DC.

Nik currently serves as the Director of Strategic Outreach and Engagement for the Human Rights Campaign and previously served as the LGBTQ Consumer Advocate for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This position was appointed by Commissioner Nikki Fried and was the fi r st LGBTQ position to a member of the Florida Cabinet. Prior to this appointment, Nik served as Senior Attorney at the Florida Department of Transportation and as a prosecutor at the Florida Department of Health. Nik conducts training on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is certi fi e d by Cornell University in Diversity & Inclusion.

She was the fi r st Black woman elected to serve as Vice-Chair of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) National Board of Governors. She serves on the boards of Ruth’s List and IGNITE Women’s Services, is Vice-President of the Dolphin Democrats (Broward County’s LGBTQ Democratic Caucus), Vice-President of the Florida LGBTQ Democratic Caucus, serves on the Broward County Sheriff’s Social Justice Task Force, the Broward State Attorney’s Advisory Council and is a BIG in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Pride Program. In 2020 she was selected as a Victory Empowerment Fellow, one of eight people selected from across the country. She was elected as a Biden Presidential delegate in 2020 representing Florida’s 22nd Congressional District.

One of her proudest achievements is the founding of “Thou Art Woman”, a signature open mic event, with her friend and fellow attorney Ghenete “G” Wright. The event series celebrates LGBTQ women and their allies through performance and visual art. Attorney Harris has been the recipient of countless awards, including the 2019 Ruth’s List: Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award; and the 2020 recipient of the LGBTQ Leadership Award by the Florida Diversity Council. She is an awardwinning Toastmaster and speaks across the country in support of equality. Her partner is Jasmin Lewis, an award winning educator and activist.

Columbus Museum of Art

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

The Columbus Museum of Art is a leader in Columbus and nationally in its support and empowerment of the LGBTQ+ community. CMA launched its Loud & Proud membership program in 2019, providing a way for the LGBTQ+ community to connect with the arts in Columbus. A year later, it co-created the national exhibit Art After Stonewall, 1969-1989, to focus on openly LGBTQ+ artists. The museum has ardently supported the LGBTQ+ community in Columbus through gifts and vocal support.

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Khris Goins

EQUALITY

AWARD

Khris Goins , father, husband, entrepreneur, United States Army veteran, now advocate, in the midst of the 2020 pandemic, founded the Men-Of-Morphisus Foundation also known as, Black Transmen of Ohio, or BTMOhio. BTMOhio mission is to increase the visibility and equity of the black transmasculine individual through community building, mentorship, and providing access to resources in the state of Ohio. BTMOhio provides a bi-weekly support group for transmen of color, complimentary gender affirming after surgery kits, emergency HRT supplies and at-home hair clippers.

Khris has a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University and a Culinary Arts degree from Columbus Culinary Institute. There is no doubt that Khris is not afraid to jump into the deep end, as the first time he ever flew on a plane, he was the pilot! So, accepting this divergent challenge to help the BIPOC transmasculine community is what he was born to do, it is his passion. Khris has been recognized by The Columbus Dispatch, TransOhio, Spectrum News and EqualityOhio for his work and finding one of the state’s [Ohio] only organization dedicated to transmen and masculine-presenting nonbinary people of color.

Both born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Khris met his wife on one of the original social network, MySpace and they have been married for nine years. They have two beautiful sons, and they care for their niece. When not hanging out with his wife and kids or out in the community, Khris enjoys video games, reading, bowling and spending time with his three dogs, Shade, Royce, and Majesty Royale.

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Hailie Sahar

VISABILITY AWARD

Pose star Hailie Sahar drops her debut pop single, Star Traveler, co-written by Kes Kross (Chris Brown, Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Joe Jonas) choreographed by JR Taylor (JLo, Beyonce), and directed by Hailie and business partner, Jayce Baron. The music video is a short narrative film that features a transgender teen actor searching for the confidence to be herself through a mysterious videogame she discovers. While on a fascinating extraterrestrial journey, Sahar reminds the world that, no matter what, it is always best to be yourself and don’t let the bullies of the universe take away your stride. As legislation in the country continues to target the LGBTQ+ community, we continue to work, serve, walk, and EAT.

Hailie executive-produced and co-directed with Jayce Baron the award-winning anti-crime documentary, Beyond Ed Buck , which takes a look at internalized homophobia, transphobia, addiction, and the psychological root of predatory behaviors. The film provides a deeper and broader exploration of challenges faced by the Black and Brown LGBTQ+ community. Beyond Ed Buck premiered in 2022 on AMC’s ALLBLK and is now streaming on multiple platforms.

Hailie starred in the two-time Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated FX series, Pose, produced by Ryan Murphy. Pose was the recipient of the AFI TV Program of the Year and the GLAAD Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Pose was also nominated for a Television Critics Choice Award. Pose made global history by encompassing the largest transgender cast in starring roles on a hit television. Hailie can also be seen in the hit Freeform series, Good Trouble

Hailie is set to star and executively produce the iconic trans-rights hero, Sir Lady Java, in the new biopic. Emmy award-winner Anthony Hemingway is slated to direct and executively produce as well. Sir Lady Java was a staple of the Los Angeles nightclub scene in the ’50s and ’60s, sharing the stage with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr., Redd Foxx, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, and James Brown. Lady Java was targeted by the LAPD who stripped her from her job as a performer due to Rule #9. She diligently push the issue that affected everyone until the law was lifted legally allowing freedom of gender expression for all.

Hailie has overcome many challenges presented to her as a transgender woman. She was crowned “Miss L.A. Pride” and “Queen U.S.A.” Sahar was honored with an invitation to speak on the HIV/AIDS epidemic at The Ronald Reagan International Trade Center for the 57th Presidential Advisory Council and continues to contribute to the East Los Angeles Women’s Center against domestic violence. Hailie has recently been featured in a “Beauty is what we bring to it” story for Allure magazine, where she revealed a facial birthmark. Hailie was featured in Playboy, where she talks about inclusion and the meaning of womanhood, and was featured in People Magazine’s Most Beautiful issue.

Hailie continues to push the narrative and boundaries as an actress, producer, and artist that can do it all and serves as a light for all communities everywhere.

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Aminah Robinson

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Any work of art must be created by and for the human spirit— must express it, nourish it, enrich it. This work of art is grounded in the physical world but comes to full bloom in the world of the spirit.

Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson

In 1940, the year Brenda Lynn Robinson was born in Columbus, Ohio, she moved with her family into Poindexter Village, one of the nation’s first federally funded apartment complexes. Throughout her life, Robinson’s memories and research about Poindexter Village and Mt. Vernon Avenue, the lively commercial street nearby, were the focus of much of her work. From the time she was a little girl, Robinson knew she wanted to be an artist and her first studio was under her bed in the room she shared with her older sister Sue and her younger sister Sharron in the Poindexter apartment. Her father taught her how to draw and how to make books from homemade paper and “hogmawg,” a collection of mud, clay, twigs, leaves, lime, animal grease, and glue. Robinson used hogmawg in paintings and sculpture to add dimensionality and a highly expressive quality to her work. Her mother taught her spinning, weaving, needle and button work, which she incorporated in both two- and three-dimensional art. She began attending the Columbus Art School (now the Columbus College of Art and Design) on Saturdays while still in public school and then continued after she graduated from high school. Robinson combined the art traditions handed down to her from her family with the formal training she received in art school to develop an extraordinary, personal artistic vocabulary that included mixed-media sculpture, rag paintings, paintings on cloth, intricate drawings, woodcut prints, buttonbeaded books and dolls, and monumental tapestries she called “RagGonNons.”

Robinson’s wide-ranging subject matter embraced the local history of Black neighborhoods in Columbus, oral history gleaned from her elders, and research she conducted at the main library, where she worked during art school. The stories from her Uncle Alvin and Aunt Cornelia led her to connect her own story with those of ancestors who were kidnapped in Africa, forced to endure the Middle Passage, and enslaved in the American South. She celebrated those who survived and traced the journey of those who left the South and ultimately settled in cities such as Columbus. During the 1960s, Robinson was active in the Civil Rights movement and participated in the March on Washington. “I am Black as well as American—and my art as a whole must reflect that Blackness and all other influences around. In short, Black American Art is a fully American art…I do not ever want to stray from those very roots which gave birth to me…. Where do I go from here as a creative Black artist? To meet the needs of my people through work—that is my calling.” In the face of unmitigated racism and bigotry, she believed that telling the story of the African American past, present, and future in her art served to advance the struggle for equality and freedom. She worked on this massive story for six decades and referred to it as an all-encompassing “Symphonic Poem.” During the 1970s, Columbus woodcarver Elijah Pierce became an influential friend and mentor, who encouraged her to “stay on the path” and continue telling this story despite political upheaval and personal challenges.

Joyce Beatty

SPECIAL GUEST

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty proudly represents Ohio’s Third Congressional District in the United States Congress. She sits on the exclusive House Committee on Financial Services, the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, and serves as Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions. During the 117th Congress, Beatty served as the first-ever Chairwoman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, leading efforts to ensure the financial services industry works better for all Americans. Congresswoman Beatty is known for using her powerful voice to connect people to policy and politics, and for being a bridge-builder.

Beatty received national attention when she was pepper sprayed while standing with peaceful protesters over the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. In response, she introduced H.Res. 990, Racism is a ‘National Crisis.’ Beatty has written 93 pieces of legislation and cosponsored over 1,600 bills. She is a sought-after public speaker and was recognized by Ebony Magazine as one of the 150 most powerful African Americans in the United States.

Congresswoman Beatty is a leading champion for Civil and Voting Rights having been appointed to President Biden’s NCA Board and introducing the Black History is American History legislation. She has been a featured speaker at numerous National Civil Rights events including the National Action Network as their 2023 Keynote speaker, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Voting Rights Summit, and the Million Man March 2020.

Congresswoman Beatty is former Chairwoman of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus, the White House Liaison for the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Co-Chair of the Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus, Co-Chair of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition, Deputy Vice-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, and founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus.

While Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Beatty was instrumental in crafting and passage of key bills and Executive Orders. In 2021, she was credited with uniting Democratic Congressmembers in support of the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, which will rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rails, expand access to clean drinking water, ensure every American has access to high-speed internet, tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind. That same year, she helped achieve a decades-long goal of enshrining Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. She also served as a key advisor to President Biden as he drafted his 2022 Executive Order addressing police brutality.

As a vocal advocate for women, Congresswoman Beatty served as a key supporter of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during her vetting and nomination periods, testifying on her behalf before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Prior to joining Congress in 2013, Beatty was Senior Vice President of Outreach and Engagement at The Ohio State University. She also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and rose to become the first female Democratic House Leader in Ohio’s history.

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Niki Haris

PERFORMER

Niki Haris is best know for being Madonna’s background singer and dancer for 18 years. This dynamic woman has since gone on to build an impressive solo career, spanning a multitude of genres, including pop, dance, R & B, jazz and gospel.

Her live performances and recording experience reads like a who’s who of the music world, with names such as: Ray Charles, David Sanborn, Patrice Rushen, Michael Sembello, Wilton Felder of the Jazz Crusaders, Stanley Turrentine, the Righteous Bros., Julian Lennon, Anita Baker, Mick Jagger, Whitney Houston and Madonna. Her vocal film work is also featured on the soundtrack for Corrina Corrina, The Big Green, Coyote Ugly and Anastasia . She has also recorded multiple television themes as well as co-writing and performed two songs for the Fox series Dark Angel.

Though her career has focused on singing and dancing, choreography and acting are also a part of her immense career. After choreographing the MTV Awards for Madonna, Niki helped stage scenes for Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct as well as choreographing for the television series Melrose Place . Lead appearances in Madonna’s Truth or Dare and featured artist on the HBO special Sandra After Dark as well a roles in the Al Pacino/Robert Deniro hit Heat have lead to public awareness and a desire to strengthen her acting career. Niki continued to build her singing career while touring with her father and promoting their albums, Down Home Blues and their inspirational CD, In His Hands. After her father’s untimely passing, Niki has carried on his legacy with a series of jazz tours.

In 2002, Niki was once again called on the road with the Madonna for her Drowned World Tour, and was highly featured in her Grammy nominated music video for the song “Music”. All this while promoting her own tour and smash single, “Dancefloor” mixed by DJ/Producer Jr. Vasquez. After completing two tours back to back, Niki decided to put her focus on her solo pursuits and she went into the studio to record a new dance CD Total Love , as well as a new live jazz CD, Live in Switzerland, as well as a live gospel record, The Beginning , recorded with John Barnes at Innersound Studios; all released in the summer of 2003.

Not one to rest, she continued to record and created new avenues to show her many diverse musical colors. She recorded a new Jazz CD “Live in London”, Toured Europe with her Jazz Quartet, and performed live dates as Featured Vocalist with RUFUS, stepping in for the legendary former lead singer, Chaka Khan. She released Special Edition through Thump Records/Universal as well as a Billboard charting dance hit “Let Me Hear The Music” produced by DJ Eddie X through 3 Monkeys Music. She also continued her love of jazz by touring with the production of Billie & Me , a celebration of the life of Billie Holiday. Here, Niki sang along side Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Rita Coolidge, Joan Osborne, and African songstress Rokia Traore. Her Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center performances were a smashing success.

Niki continues to share her gifts throughout the years by performing at a multitude of benefits for AIDS, Cancer research as well as Camp Harmony for inner city children. She is also a strong supporter for the Music in the Classroom program and RAAD (Rockers Against Drunk Driving). She diligently lends her time as an annual participant in the Season for Non Violence.

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COMEDIAN Dana Goldberg

As seen on TBS, ABC, LOGO, and Last Comic Standing, veteran comedian Dana Goldberg is a force of nature on stage. With performances at the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, The Comedy Festival produced by TBS and HBO, and the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland; her quick wit and playful stage presence have her earning loyal fans across the country and abroad.

A crowd favorite, Goldberg has become a triple threat combining her comedy, hosting, and live auction talents to become one of the most sought after entertainers on the circuit. Voted one of the “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.

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The most impactful way to support HRC is through a monthly gift, because you will help fuel HRC’s fight for FULL equality all year long.

Your ongoing monthly support will provide critical resources to fight back against anti-LG BTQ+ bills, expand and protect our pro-equality Congress in 2022, invest more deeply in our grassroots efforts with strategic organizing in key districts, keep pressure to pass the Equality Act in the U.S. Senate and continue to show up and fight for the multiply marginalized in our community and country.

Thank you for supporting HRC and for staying with us in the fight. Together, we are an unstoppable force for change!

Transgender and non-binary people are your neighbors, co-workers, family members and friends. And when you or your friends and family are the targets of hate, violence and discrimination, you act.

The Human Rights Campaign is actively working to advocate for the rights and lives of the transgender and non-binary community–but we all must do more–can we count you in?

As LGBTQ+ people and allies, we have a responsibility to fight for EVERYONE in our movement. Now is the time to get loud, get visible, and spread awareness on behalf of transgender and non-binary people. So please take the actions below–but don’t stop there.

Sign the Pledge and Impact Change

The first step in voicing your support for the trans and non-binary community is to sign your name to the Count Me In pledge. By taking this action, you’re sending a message that you vow to go out of your way to raise awareness and uplift the lives of our trans and non-binary friends and family.

Provide Inclusive Books to an At-Need Library

Your contribution will provide a set of three books to a Title 1 school or community library serving multiply marginalized populations across the country.

Contact State Legislators

State legislatures are attacking LGBTQ+ folks, particularly trans people, left and right. Show antiequality legislators that we won’t tolerate any more bullying and discrimination.

Request and Show Off Your Sticker

Display your special edition HRC sticker on your car, laptop, water bottle — no matter where you put it, you’ll be saying you support our trans community.

Spread the Word On Social Media

Post these image shares on your social media channels and update your profile photos and let your networks know you believe in a more just and equitable world for trans folks — full stop.

Share a Voice Message of Support

State legislatures are targeting trans kids. Text HEART to 472-472 to share a public message of support for trans youth and show you’re fighting for them.

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Wear Your Support

From T-shirts to pins to socks to masks, you can show off your support for trans equality no matter where you are, who you’re with or what you’re doing.

The more people who show they care, including allies and trans and non-binary people who speak up for the most marginalized in our community, the more hearts and minds we will change. Can we count you in?

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GIVE THE GIFT OF EQUALITY

This year, celebrate your loved ones, holidays or other special occasions by giving the gift of equality! Gift a membership to the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, host a fundraiser to benefit our work, sign up for our wedding registry or donate in someone’s memory! Each donation includes an HRC membership and furthers the fight for full LGBTQ+ equality.

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Celebrating a special occasion and looking to further LGBTQ+ equality? Join our over 3 million supporters today by giving the gift of membership, hosting a fundraiser, donating your wedding registry to HRC and more!

TRANSGENDER INCLUSION

IN THE WORKPLACE

94 %

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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.

99%

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.

OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES have non-discrimination protections that include gender identity, UP FROM 3% IN 2002.

OF THOSE RATED ON HRC FOUNDATION’S 2021 CEI… major employers have adopted workplace gender transition guidelines.

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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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.

BU ILDING A ND DEMONSTR AT ING POLITICAL P OWER

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.

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COCA-COLA FOUNDATION, THE COLLINGWOOD FOUNDATION

COMIC RELIEF

DANAHER FOUNDATION

DAVID BOHNETT FOUNDATION

E RHODES AND LEONA B

CARPENTER FOUNDATION

ELECTRONIC ARTS

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY

FORTIVE FOUNDATION

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

GOOGLE

GUIDEWIRE

HEYDAY FOUNDATION

HOME DEPOT

IKEA

JPMORGAN CHASE

KORS LE PERE FOUNDATION, THE KROLL

LEGO

LEVI STRAUSS & CO

LYFT, INC

MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY

MATCH GROUP

METLIFE FOUNDATION

MORNINGSTAR FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION NORTONLIFELOCK

OAK FOUNDATION

OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS

PEPSICO FOUNDATION, THE PFIZER

PhRMA PRONOUN PRETIUM

PVH

RAYTHEON

ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

RUSSELL GRINNELL MEMORIAL TRUST

SEMPRA

SIRIUS XM

S&P GLOBAL

STATE FARM

T-MOBILE

TOYOTA

TWITTER

UNITED AIRLINES

UPS FOUNDATION

USAA

U.S. BANK

VANGUARD

VERIZON

VIIV HEALTHCARE

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY/ ESPN

WARNERMEDIA

WORKDAY FOUNDATION

ZENDESK

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 s afe 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

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

Together, we #takepride

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

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.

FLAVOR FOR EVERY VIBE

Make Possible® a Better Future

At Applied Materials, our innovations Make Possible a Better Future –a future that begins with equality.

We all have ambitions. And working together, valuing each other and respecting our uniqueness creates the best environment for us to achieve them.

Our ambition is bold, to help the world get to net zero by 2050 or sooner. That’s why we value diversity and put being inclusive at the heart of how we operate. It’s also why we’re recognized as a top employer by the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.

If that sounds like a culture you would thrive in, explore bp.com/careers

Equal in our

We’re di�erent in di�erent ways. But the same in one. Every single one of us has a heart.

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

A&F Co. is proud to support the Human Rights Campaign

THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

and its mission to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

PROUD SPONSOR

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

LIVE, VIRTUAL OR BOTH

We’ll help you decide.

We all face exciting new communication challenges: how to celebrate the return to in-person events and continue to benefit from virtual experiences.

Our teams of live event and broadcast professionals can help you reimagine audience engagement strategies for the best of both worlds. Visit millsjames.com to learn more.

Welcome is greater than a greeting.

At Huntington, Welcome isn’t just something we say to make people feel at home. It’s how we introduce ourselves as a place where everyone belongs.

Every day we live out our message of “Welcome to all.” Our commitment to inclusion creates an open, high-energy, and high-performing environment where colleagues and customers can be themselves.

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.

THE PEOPLE’S HEALTHCARE PROVIDER

In it for the long haul

We are proud to support Human Rights Campaign Columbus in its ongoing advocacy for LGBTQ+ people in the workplace, at home, and in the community.

The HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

THANK YOU

THANK YOU

for supporting the Human Rights Campaign

WITHOUT EXCEPTION