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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
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TO OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE
MICHAEL PATRICK KING
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KELLEY J. ROBINSON HRC PRESIDENT
Kelley J. Robinson is the President of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the first Black, queer woman to lead the largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization in the United States. With more than 15 years of movement leadership, she has driven national campaigns advancing LGBTQ+, racial, and gender equity. Under her leadership, HRC declared its first-ever national State of Emergency in response to escalating anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, grew its grassroots base by 500,000 to a historic high of 3.6 million members and supporters, and mobilized millions to secure major political victories and protect LGBTQ+ communities.
Robinson has championed landmark achievements, including passage of the Respect for Marriage Act and the defeat of historic numbers of anti-LGBTQ+ amendments in Congress. Her coalition-building with activists, businesses, and civic leaders continues to expand the fight for equality nationwide.
She currently serves on the Charles F. Kettering Foundation Board of Directors, working to build a more inclusive democracy. In 2026, the World Economic Forum named Robinson to its Forum of Young Global Leaders, recognizing her as one of the world’s most influential emerging changemakers. A sought-after speaker, she is regularly featured in national and international media.
Kelley J. Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), is a pioneering advocate in the realm of LGBTQ+ equality and social justice. As the first Black, queer woman to helm HRC, the largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization in the U.S., she brings over 15 years
of experience, leading numerous successful campaigns for LGBTQ+, racial, and gender equity. Robinson’s transformative leadership has driven HRC’s membership to an unprecedented 3.6 million members, marking historic growth for the organization. Under her leadership, HRC declared a national State of Emergency, responding to a concerning surge in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Her efforts have secured significant political victories, countering anti-transgender rhetoric and mobilizing “Equality Voters” to historic wins in critical elections up and down the ballot. To date, Robinson’s presidency has witnessed landmark legislative achievements, including the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act and the defeat of numerous antiLGBTQ+ amendments in the U.S. House. She has forged strong coalitions with progressive allies, businesses, activists, and “Equality Voters” to advance LGBTQ+ rights.
Recognized globally for her leadership, Robinson was selected as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, joining an international community of changemakers shaping the future. A sought-after speaker, Robinson is a frequent presence in national and international media outlets, amplifying LGBTQ+ voices and issues.
Previously serving as the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, she advanced reproductive justice. Robinson currently serves as a Board Member for the Kettering Foundation, where her leadership underscores the vital importance of centering LGBTQ+ rights in the struggle for democracy. As a further mark of her history-making influence, Robinson was named to the 2024 TIME100.
VISIBILITY AWARD
MICHAEL PATRICK KING
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Michael Patrick King was born into a working class Irish catholic family in Scranton Pennsylvania. He moved to New York City at the age of 20 and spent many, many years waiting on tables and developing his voice as a playwright and stand-up comic. He began his television writing career when Diane English hired him to join the classic CBS sitcom Murphy Brown during its infamous Dan Quale year. He followed Murphy Brown with a brief stint as a writer/executive producer on the sit-com Cybil and then went on to create a few original TV pilots which starred the likes of Don Johnson, Ellen Barkin, Debi Mazar, Joanna Gleason, Seth Green, Bridget Everett and Loni Anderson. The Don Johnson pilot A Mann’s Word, a satiric look at aging in the beauty industry, filmed in 2011, had 5 out loud and proud LGBTQ series regular characters. In between television projects Mr. King opened Arcade - a not-for-profit performance space in Los Angeles and encouraged all kinds of artists to come and explore their art – uncensored. He then moved back to NYC to write and executive produce, with Darren Starr, the 1st season of the HBO’s culture defining comedy Sex And The City. While waiting for the 2nd season to begin – Michael was asked by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan to join the first season of their revolutionary comedy Will & Grace. He then returned to NYC to executive produce, write and direct SATC for the next five
seasons then, went on to executive produce, write and direct both movies. He followed the run of SATC with another HBO show, The Comeback, which he created with Lisa Kudrow. Cancelled after it’s 1st season – it grew to become a cult classic and he and Ms. Kudrow were asked to return to HBO to do a 2nd season, a remarkable 10 years later. Missing the energy of doing comedy in front of a live audience he created the edgy, commercial multi-camera comedy 2 Broke Girls with Whitney Cummings – a breakout hit that ran for six seasons on CBS and became syndicated worldwide. Always a massive fan of the entity that is RuPaul Charles – he got the chance to collaborate with Ru when they created the heartfelt dramedy: AJ and the Queen for Ru to star in for Netflix – and AJ is still right there on that platform for you to enjoy. Fresh from finishing the three-season run of the glorious, risk taking, controversial, press buzzy And Just Like That for HBO MAX, he jumped into filming the 3rd and final season of The Comeback for HBO, an even more remarkable - 11 years after its second season. It will launch on HBO in March 2026. Michael Patrick King has spent his career mainstreaming ideas and characters considered outside of societal norms and, with humor and heart has endeavored to lift sex and sexuality on television and films out of the shadows of shame and into the light.
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LISA KUDROW SPECIAL GUEST
Celebrated worldwide for her iconic role on “Friends,” Emmy Award-winning actress Lisa Kudrow has starred in films including Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, Analyze This , among many others. On the TV side, she co-created and starred in the hit series “Web Therapy” and executive produced the genealogy series “Who Do You Think You Are?” Upcoming, Lisa returns as star, writer and executive producer of the cult-classic series “The Comeback” for its third and final season. Lisa and co-creator Michael Patrick King promise to once again provide audiences with a sharp commentary on fame and survival in the entertainment industry.
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RUPAUL
Host of TV’s Drag Race, RuPaul has received 14 Emmy awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Tony Award, and was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time .
San Diego native, RuPaul became a popular fixture on the NYC club scene before achieving worldwide fame with the song “Supermodel.” RuPaul has written and recorded 18 studio albums.
RuPaul has appeared in more than 50 films and TV shows and published four books, including 2024’s #1 New York Times bestseller The House of Hidden Meanings .
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DANA GOLDBERG
COMEDIAN / “OUT 100” HONOREE
As seen on ABC, TBS, and Last Comic Standing, 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, her quick wit and playful stage presence have earned her loyal fans across the world.
In addition to headlining theaters and festivals, Dana has performed at and emceed hundreds of high-profile events, sharing the national stage with luminaries like President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Meryl Streep, Carol Burnett, Sir Elton John and countless others. Combining her gift of humor with humanitarian efforts, Dana has raised over $70M for nonprofits around the country in the fight for LGBTQ rights, women’s health, and HIV/AIDS education and prevention...just to name a few. With over 150,000 followers, Dana was recently named to OutMagazine’s Out100 List, Curve Magazine’s Power List and GO Magazine’s 100 Women We Love.
She is the co-host of the top-rated news podcast The Daily Beans (250,000 weekly downloads) and is currently developing her first TV pilot with Soto Productions (Tony Award winning Suffs The Musical and Laura Benanti’s Nobody Cares).
SPECIAL GUEST
NIECY NASH-BETTS
Niecy Nash-Betts is a multi-talented Emmy Award®-winning actress, producer and director who continues to captivate audiences with her shining talent and limitless range.
Nash-Betts won an Emmy® for Outstanding Supporting Actress and the Critics Choice Association’s “Ground Breaker Award” for her portrayal of “Glenda Cleveland” in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix limited series, DAHMER-MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY, based on the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Recently, Nash-Betts starred in Ryan Murphy’s Hulu’s series “All’s Fair” about an all-female legal firm, starring opposite Kim Kardashian, Noami Watts, Sarah Paulson, Teyana Taylor and Glenn Close. Nash-Betts also led the Audible series “Big Age” alongside Cedric the Entertainer and Jenifer Lewis.
In 2024, Nash-Betts starred in Ryan Murphy’s “Grotesquerie” to which she received rave reviews. She also appeared in Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed feature film, ORIGIN. She is also the host of FOX’s game show DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS, currently in its third season and lends her voice to the second season of Netflix’s HUMAN RESOURCES.
Nash-Betts’ diverse career includes headlining TNT’s drama, CLAWS and ABC series, THE ROOKIE: FEDS. She has held leading roles
in HBO’s GETTING ON, WHEN THEY SEE US (based on the exonerated Central Park Five), which earned Nash-Betts a third Emmy nomination and an NAACP Image Award and major roles on FOX’s SCREAM QUEENS, Showtime’s MASTERS OF SEX, TV Land’s THE SOUL MAN and NBC’s THE HUNTING PARTY.
From 2004-2011 she earned a Daytime Emmy® as host and producer of the Style Network’s home makeover show, CLEAN HOUSE. NashBetts is well-known for her role as “Officer Raineesha Williams” on the Comedy Central hit, RENO 911.
She has had featured roles in films; SELMA; GUESS WHO, opposite Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher; CODE NAME: THE CLEANER, opposite Cedric the Entertainer and Lucy Liu; NOT EASILY BROKEN; G-FORCE, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and Netflix’s telefilm, UNCORKED, opposite Courtney B. Vance.
In July 2018, Nash-Betts was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Nash-Betts is dipping her talent into the music lane and releasing her first single “WINNER BABY,” inspired by her viral 2024 Emmy Awards speech, her single is produced by her spouse/ music artist, Jessica Betts.
Nash-Betts is a mom of three and resides in LA.
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We congratulate our client and friend Michael Patrick King on this important honor and salute him for his leadership in bringing authentic LGBTQ+ representation to the screen
We also applaud The Human Rights Campaign and its dedicated team for the i r invaluable work in the fight for e quality for the LGBTQ+ communit y
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SPECIAL GUEST
BRITTANY BOWE
Two-time Olympic medalist and six-time World Champion Brittany Bowe is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and respected athletes in the history of U.S. speed skating. Over a career spanning more than a decade, Bowe became a four-time Olympian, served as Team USA’s flag bearer at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and earned more than 90 World Cup medals. A dominant force in the 1,000m, she set a world record in the event and authored one of the most remarkable stretches in the sport’s history—winning seven consecutive World Cup races from 2018–2019, the longest streak ever by an American woman.
Beyond her competitive success, Bowe’s legacy is defined by leadership and integrity. At the 2022 U.S. Olympic Trials, she relinquished her qualifying position in the 500m after teammate Erin Jackson experienced a slip/misstep, ensuring Jackson—then the world’s top-ranked sprinter—could compete in Beijing. Jackson went on to win Olympic gold, and Bowe’s gesture earned her the ISU Fair Play Award and global recognition as one of the most selfless acts in Olympic history.
Bowe closed her career at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, proudly representing Team USA for a fourth time. In a fitting and celebratory final chapter, she also announced her engagement to U.S. women’s hockey captain and Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight during the Games.
Off the ice, Bowe is a passionate advocate for inclusion and athlete empowerment, serving as an ambassador for organizations including Right To Play and the Out Athlete Fund. Her journey from inline skating world champion to Olympic icon makes her a powerful voice on performance, resilience, and purpose.
SPECIAL GUEST
DJ BRIAN HENRY
Brian Henry has made his mark as a performer at Coachella, Good Morning America, AFROPUNK, Cannes, Essence & Sundance Film Festivals. He has most notably performed DJ sets for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, Pharrell and Cardi B. His epic annual summer event tour: The B-Hen Block Party™ welcomes guests from across the globe for a night of electrifying DJ performances. Brian holds a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Morehouse College, a world renowned HBCU.
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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, invest more deeply in our grassroots efforts with strategic organizing in key districts, keep pressure to pass the Equality Act in Congress 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!
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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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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!
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