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.
Queer Americans hit hardest by COVID-19 shutdown: Report
Human Rights Campaign reports shocking data about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: LGBTQ Americans are the population hardest hit by the economic collapse due to the social distance lockdown.Reuters reports that queer Americans are 30% more likely than their straight counterparts to have lost their jobs since May.
Figures also show that LGBTQ people are 20% more likely to have had their hours cut.“As some communities start to go back to work … we’re seeing that LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ people of color and transgender people, are being left behind,” HRC President Alphonso David said in a statement.
