WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

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.

David Vignolo

City of Palm Springs’ Human Rights Commission

Vice Chair

Palm Springs CA USA

Palmspringsca.gov/services/human-rights-commission

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About me

I was on the Committee on Hate/Violence for many years when I lived in Olney, Montgomery County, MD, just outside of Washington DC. My entire career was with the United States Senate in DC. My husband and I retired on the same day (April 1, 2017), and in October 2018, we relocated to Palm Springs CA. I was appointed by the Palm Springs City Council to the Human Rights Commission in 2021 and reappointed to a full term in 2023, My current term expires on June 30, 2026.

9:00am EDT

WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY National Theatre DCRAYCEEN PENDARVIS • JESSICA STERN • JEN DEERINWATER • CHARITY BLACKWELL • RICK ANDRE • RAHUL UPADHYAY • RICHA TRIPATHI • PHYLL OPOKU-GYIMAH aka LADY PHYLL

11:30am EDT

THE D.C. HUMAN RIGHTS ACT: A LEADER IN PROTECTIONS FOR THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon ITYLER CARGILL

1:30pm EDT

DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR SUSTAINABLE LGBTQIA2S+ ADVOCACY ACROSS SECTORS JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IIIASHER MCMAHER • OSE EHIANETA ARHEGHAN • NIKKI PHINYAPINCHA • JO LEW • RILEY REED

3:00pm EDT

LGBTQIA2S+ RIGHTS, RIGHT NOW!: EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IVIKRAM SWARUUP • CYNTHIA WEAVER • COTY MONTAG • THE HONORABLE BRIAN L. SCHWALB

9:00am EDT

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN ACTION: CREATING MEANINGFUL CHANGE JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IIIKAREN ROBINSON • ALLISON GILMORE DAY 2 WELCOME & OPENING National Theatre DCOHOTUOWO OGBECHE • NEELA GHOSHAL • HER EXCELLENCY HANNA KATRÍN FRIÐRIKSSON • MICHELLE MEOW • SENATOR CARLA ANTONELLI • YASMIN BENOIT

10:30am EDT

TRANSGENDER RIGHTS GLOBALLY: CENTERING NARRATIVES WITHIN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS & LOCAL CONTEXTS JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IIRAE DYSON • KAI ALVAIR HORTON • NAYYAB ALI • MYLES MARKHAM • ROSE MONTOYA

1:00pm EDT

LEGAL LANDSCAPES: GLOBAL & DOMESTIC LAWS SHAPING LGBTQIA2S+ RIGHTS National Theatre DCCRAIG KONNOTH

2:30pm EDT

GLAAD PRESENTS: ACTIVATING FOR A CULTURE IN CRISIS National Theatre DCSarah Moore • PEPPERMINT • TONY MORRISON • ROSS MURRAY

4:00pm EDT

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: THE POWER AND DUTY OF VISIBILITY IN HUMAN RIGHTS National Theatre DCwilson cruz • RAVEN-SYMONÉ • Brian Michael Smith • Laith Ashley • Trace Lysette

8:00am EDT

COFFEE & NETWORKING JW Marriott - Community Hub and National Theater

9:00am EDT

D.C. OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES & JUSTICE GRANTS: IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY, ENHANCING JUSTICE, & CARE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IIJENNIFER L. PORTER, MPH, MCHES • DIAMOND VANN, MS • BLANCHE REESE ESQ DAY 3 WELCOME & OPENING National Theatre DCEBONÉ BELL

10:30am EDT

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PRESENTS: THE STATE OF PLAY FOR EQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES – PROTECTING OUR PROGRESS AND FIGHTING BACK JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IICYNTHIA WEAVER • ERIC BLOEM • JENNIFER PIKE-BAILEY

11:20am EDT

FIERCE, FABULOUS, AND FIRED UP: DRAG TAKES A STAND National Theatre DCPETTER WALLENBERG • COURTNEY ACT • BOB THE DRAG QUEEN • MRS. KASHA DAVIS • PEPPERMINT

12:00pm EDT

CLOSING PLENARY National Theatre DC

12:20pm EDT

DRAG RACE CELEBRATORY PERFORMANCE CLOSING National Theatre DCCOURTNEY ACT • MRS. KASHA DAVIS • PEPPERMINT • BOB THE DRAG QUEEN