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  • Confronting Religious Arguments

    Recently we released a special report on guidelines for addressing religious arguments. This document can serve as a tool that you can use in your community to create dialogue about the immense harm caused to LGBT individuals, especially youth. Download the report here.

    Watch examples of this messaging at work at a recent community forum.


Mitchell Gold, Founder

Founder Mitchell Gold is also the co-founder of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams furniture design and manufacturing company and longtime advocate for civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans.
Full bio.		 Brent Childers
Brent Childers, Executive Director

Brent Childers is a straight ally who walked away from religion-based bigotry to lead an organization dedicated to ending its harm.
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Board Members

Shannon Minter
Shannon Minter, Co-Chair

Shannon serves as legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Full bio.		 Chely Wright
Chely Wright

Singer/Songwriter Chely Wright became the first prominent country music star to declare publicly that she is gay.
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Rev. Irene Monroe
Rev. Irene Monroe

Irene is the coordinator of the African American Roundtable of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) at the Pacific School of Religion.
Full bio.		 Rodney N Powell, MD
Rodney N Powell, MD

Rodney is a retired clinical professor and a studentprotest leader in the 1960s civil rights movement.
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Will Trinkle

Will Trinkle is president and CEO of C.W. Francis & Son, Inc and is past chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA) in New York and a former national board member of GLAAD.
Full bio.		 Roberta Sklar
Roberta Sklar

Roberta is a communications specialist and veteran of many media campaigns toadvance civil rights and social justice.
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Judith Light
Judith Light

Judith is a widely acclaimed actress, producerand longtime advocate.
Full bio.		 Howard Vines
Howard Vine

Howard is a partner in the Public Policy & Law Group of Dickstein Shapiro LLP based in Washington, D.C.
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Jim McGreevey
Jim McGreevey

Jim is a former New Jersey governor.
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Dave Waterbury

Dave is a retired financial adviser and a past member of GLSEN’s board of directors.
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Janis Hirsch
Janis Hirsch

Janis is a writer and humorist.
Full bio.		 Bob Williams
Bob Williams

Bob is co-founder of the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams furniture design and manufacturing company.
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