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.
Alphonso David, now former president of The Human Rights Campaign, at a previous Black Tie Dinner in Dallas Officials with The Human Rights Campaign announced late this evening (Monday, Sept.
6), and the LGBTQ rights organization has fired its president, Alphonso David, for cause. The move came following a joint meeting tonight of the boards of the Human Rights Campaign and its affiliated Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
According to a statement by board Co-chairs Morgan Cox and Jodie Patterson, David was fired “effective immediately, for violations of his contract with the Human Rights Campaign.” They said that yesterday (Sunday, Sept.