LGBTQ Group Sued by First Black Leader Fired Over Cuomo Ties (3)

The Human Rights Campaign, one of the biggest and oldest LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, was sued for discrimination by its first Black president, who claims he was paid less than his White predecessor and barred from discussing his race in public to avoid alienating White donors.

Alphonso David, who held the post from 2019 to 2021, claims deep-rooted racism at the HRC came to a head in September when he was fired over actions he allegedly took to assist his previous boss, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, when the Democrat was accused of sexual harassment.

In 2020, while ...