Name: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PRESENTS: THE STATE OF PLAY FOR EQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES – PROTECTING OUR PROGRESS AND FIGHTING BACK
Start: 2025-06-06T10:30:00-0400
End: 2025-06-06T11:20:00-0400

Celebrate 50 Years of Pride in Washington, DC!As we mark the historic 50th Anniversary of Pride celebrations in our nation’s capital, the Capital Pride Alliance proudly welcomes you to WorldPride 2025. This landmark gathering brings together our global LGBTQIA2S+ family to Advocate, Educate, and Activate change at a pivotal moment in our shared journey. Join us as we honor our past, celebrate our present, and unite to build a future where dignity and equality know no borders. Together in Washington, DC, we will transform this momentous milestone into a powerful catalyst for advancing human rights worldwide.

Friday June 6, 2025 10:30am - 11:20am EDT

JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon II

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For over 40 years, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has been leading the fight for LGBTQ+ equality by shaping laws and policies, changing hearts and minds, and building the bench of stakeholders in both the public and private sectors. In the current political landscape, we are running against the wind to defend our progress in workplaces, in the courts, in state legislatures and on Capitol Hill. This panel discussion with experts from HRC will provide insight into the current state of play for our movement, the strategies and tactics available to us, and opportunities to plug into advocacy work in your own community.

Featuring:

Eric Bloem, VP of Corporate Citizenship, Human Rights Campaign

Jennifer Pike-Bailey, Government Affairs Director, Human Rights Campaign

Cynthia Weaver, Senior Director of Litigation

Speakers

CYNTHIA WEAVER

Senior Director of Litigation, Human Rights Campaign

Cynthia Weaver (she/her) serves as Senior Director of Litigation at the Human Rights Campaign, where she leads strategic legal advocacy efforts to advance LGBTQ+ civil rights across the United States. With over a decade of diverse legal experience spanning government service, nonprofit... Read More →

ERIC BLOEM

VP of Corporate Citizenship, Human Rights Campaign

Eric Ethington is a nonprofit and business executive with over 20 years of experience advancing high-impact social change across public and private sector institutions, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and philanthropic organizations. He specializes in building... Read More →

JENNIFER PIKE-BAILEY

Director of Government Affairs, Human Rights Campaign

Jennifer Pike Bailey (she/her) joined the Human Rights Campaign in 2012 and serves as HRC’s Senior Public Policy Advocate, where she works with Congress and the administration to advance pro-equality legislation and policy. Her policy portfolio focuses on LGBTQ+ youth, including... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon II 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

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WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

CYNTHIA WEAVER

ERIC BLOEM

JENNIFER PIKE-BAILEY

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