The power of our LGBTQ+ community was on full display as HRC held its Equality Convention and National Dinner Weekend.
Convening bold, dynamic and powerful voices in a pivotal time for our LGBTQ+ community, a range of events throughout the weekend demonstrated the power of HRC and the LGBTQ+ community.
On Friday, Oct. 13, Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride challenged the crowd to consider the story of this moment as a period of opportunity for progress and pride. “It will be the story of us coming out, conquering our crisis of hope, finding that light, and building a world where LGBTQ young people — including trans kids — can grow up and know that they belong,” said McBride. “They belong in our communities, they belong in our schools, they belong in our workplaces and, yes, they even belong in the halls of Congress.”
McBride was joined onstage by fellow political powerhouses Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis city council president and a member of the HRC Foundation Board of Directors; Zooey Zephyr, Montana …