SOUND OFF
Board of Directors Lacey All WA, John Barry IL, Bruce Bastian UT, Terry Bean OR, David Beckwith CA, Les Bendtsen MN, Ken Britt GA, Stephanie Carreon TX, Dan Cochran NY, Jane Daroff OH, Tim Downing OH, Linda Elliott AZ, Anne Fay TX, Jody Gates LA, Kirk Hamill DC, Sandra Hartness CA, Mike Holloman TX, John Isa DC, LeeAnn Jones GA, Barry Karas CA, Tom Kovach NV, Jani Lopez TX, Anton Mack CA, Joni Madison NC, Michael Palmer VA, Terry Penrod OH, Dana Perlman CA, Steven Reid AZ, Henry Robin NY, Mirian Saez CA, Cathi Scalise TX, Linda Scaparotti CA, Meghan Stabler TX, Faye Tate CO, Rebecca Tillet NY, Alan Uphold CA, David Wilson MA, Frank Woo CA, Lisa Zellner OH
I don’t regret it. I believe I’m doing the right thing.”
Board of Governors
Photo: Eric McCandless
Ugandan Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, on difficulties he has faced since refusing his church’s orders to stop counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Senyonjo, who spoke at HRC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., is an outspoken advocate for human rights.
“we all know that while we make people laugh, we can also open their minds to change.” Actor Eric Stonestreet, left, who was nominated for an Emmy Award in his role as a gay, stay-athome dad on the hit TV sitcom “Modern Family.” The show received 14 nominations, including one for openly gay actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, right, who plays Stonestreet’s partner on the show. Stonestreet, a straight ally, spoke at HRC’s Cleveland Gala.
“Sharron Angle recognizes the traditional family as the foundation of America’s society. From the description of Sharron Angle’s “family values” on the website created for her campaign to defeat Nevada Sen. Harry Reid’s re-election effort. A former Nevada Assembly member, Angle worked to pass a discriminatory state law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman and also supports the Federal Marriage Amendment. Longtime extreme-right leader Phyllis Schlafly, the Concerned Women for America and others have endorsed Angle.
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EQUALITY
SUMMER 2010
Robert Abernathy IL, Rick Aishman TX, Lili Alpaugh LA, Steve Amend NV, Andrew Arnold CA, Karen Aronoff OH, Varo Asorian CA, Matthew Bacon MA, Jessica Bair CA, Phillip Baker AZ, Joel Baldazo TX, Kevin Bass CA, Vanessa Benavides TX, Bob Berry IL, Blake Beyer TX, Dana Beyer MD, Scott Bishop NC, Wendy Blenning OR, Eric Blomquist NY, Patricia Bolton WA, Chris Boone WA, Sarah Booth DC, Ebonee Bradford GA, Byron Brady NC, Daniel Brennan TX, Tim Bresnahan IL, Barbara Browning MA, Brian Browning TX, Charles Buchanan TX, Deiadra Burns TX, Nancy Caldwell TX, Todd Canon TX, Carlos Carbonell FL, Christopher Carolan NY, William Castellani DC, Jeffrey Caywood OH, Fidel Chavoya CA, Kevin Cheng CA, Luana Chilelli UT, Dawn Christensen NV, John Cramer TX, Jeremy Davis TN, Fiona Dawson TX, Candace DiGirolamo OH, Robert Dogens NC, Michael Dunning MO, Nikki Eason NC, Patty Ellis NY, Jill Federico CA, Steven Fisher CA, Brian Flanagan NJ, Tom Floyd CA, Donna Flynn TX, Jennifer Foster FL, Bruce Franck MN, Ralph Freidin MA, Charles Frew GA, Tucker Gallagher DC, Jeffery Garofalo NV, Krystal Gilliam TX, Madeline Goss NC, Amos Gott TN, Deb Graves MN, Paul Guillory TX, Ron Guisinger OH, Edward Guzek MN, CM Hall OR, Suzanne Hamilton OH, Jim Harrison TX, James Healey NV, Jason Held IL, Ted Holmquist CA, Miranda Hooker MA, Ajit Joshi DC, Eric Kenney CA, John Kerrigan TX, Thomas Knabel MN, Thomas Kovach NV, Christopher Labonte PA, Jason Lambert FL, Stephan Lampasso FL, John Leonard TX, Tedd Lesch CA, Billy Leslie TN, Ryan Levy TX, Alex Lindquist CO, Michael Long OR, Raymond Manci CA, John Mancuso MO, April Martin KS, M. Mason OH, Robert Mason CA, Keith McCoy IL, Sharlea McMurtry CO, Martha McQuade VA, Lori Megown NY, Andrew Melissinos CA, Ryan Messer OH, Gwen Migita NV, Patrick Miller LA, Tim Morneau CA, Kevin Moser WA, Dyshaun Muhammad MN, George Page TX, Paul Palmer FL, Bryan Parsons NY, Darrell Parsons TX, Lester Perryman LA, Steve Pospisil MN, Anna Prow DC, Michael Reiser MO, Susan Reyes LA, Brian Rice CT, Wendy Ringe TX, Mark Robertson NY, Jason Roundy CA, Andy Rubinson MA, John Ruffier FL, Terri Rutter MA, Minita Sanghvi NC, Elizabeth Schleigh TX, Heidi Schreiber MN, Jon Shaffer OH, Lynn Shepodd CA, Mark Shura MA, Robert Sikorski TN, Molly Simmons GA, LaWana Slack-Mayfield NC, Michael Smithson OH, Steven Spencer-Steigner CA, Chuck Stephens GA, Brian Stranghoner AZ, Dan Tanner FL, Donna Tarabella OR, Andrea Torrence MO, Nathan Treanor AZ, Marjorie Troxel-Hellmer MO, Timothy Walker OH, William Weeks IL, Richard Welch MA, Bruce Wessler MO, Edward Westreicher GA, Pam Wheeler TN, Sharon Wong MD, Julie Wood GA, Kathy Young AZ, Lisa Zellner OH Foundation Board Kim Allman MD, Gwen Baba CA, Vic Basile MD, Terry Bean OR, Lee Carter NC, Edie Cofrin GA, Lawrie Demorest GA, Anne Fay TX, Garry Kief CA, Marty Lieberman WA, Andy Linsky CA, Hilary Rosen DC, Judy Shepard WY, Mary Snider DC * As of June 2010.