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.
If you care about equality and justice — for LGBTQ+ people, for African-Americans, for any marginalized people — you have to care about electoral politics, says Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign.Some people will say they aren’t interested in politics, notes David, who spoke to The Advocate Tuesday for a future edition of Inside With The Advocate; excerpts of the interview are presented here.