Alphonso David (born 1970) is an American attorney and LGBT civil rights leader. In August 2019, he became the president of the Human Rights Campaign. He is the first civil rights lawyer and first person of color to serve as president of the organization.
A trans president? March organizer dares to dream
The fifth annual Transgender Visibility March returned to D.C. on Saturday, Aug. 24. This marked the first time the march has been back in D.C.
since the inaugural event in 2019, which featured “Pose” star Angelica Ross and then-Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David.
The Washington Blade caught up with Hope Giselle-Godsey, executive director of the march, as she got ready for the festivities. BLADE: Would you mind telling me a little bit of background about yourself?
How did you end up in the position of executive director of the Trans Visibility March? GISELLE-GODSEY: I started with the March in 2018 when Marissa [Miller, the founder of the march,] reached out to me and asked me for my help.
