Transgender Board Members
Proper representation of transgender people on boards of directors is very important for an effective movement for LGBT equality. Check our up-to-date listings...
19 OUT OF 40 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT HAVE ANY TRANSGENDER BOARD MEMBERS
Click on any heading below to sort table. Listing does nor include trans-specific organizations
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Board Size
Total: 754
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Trans #
Total: 34
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Trans %
Avg: 4%
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Trans Members
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Status |
ACLU Foundation
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12 |
0 |
0% |
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| CenterLink |
14 |
1 |
7% |
Shannon Minter
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COLAGE
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14 |
1 |
7% |
Jesse Carr
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DOD Fed GLOBE
|
12 |
4 |
33% |
Autumn Sandeen
Vicki Estrada
Jamie Novack
Kaiden Montana
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Equality Federation
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15 |
1 |
7% |
Gunner Scott
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eQualityGiving
|
11 |
2 |
18% |
Dana Beyer
Lynn Conway
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Equality Forum
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6 |
0 |
0% |
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Family Equality Council
|
17 |
0 |
0% |
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Freedom to Marry
|
12
|
0 |
0% |
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Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
|
15
|
1 |
7% |
Dana Zircher
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Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
|
22 |
1 |
5% |
Jenny Boylan
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Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
|
18
|
0 |
0% |
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Victory Campaign Board
|
138
|
4
|
3%
|
Amy Hunter
Matteus Stephens
Jenifer Pool
Lou Weaver
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Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute
|
16 |
0
|
0% |
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GetEqual
|
9 |
2 |
22% |
Jillian Weiss
Autumn Sandeen
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Global Network of People Living with HIV
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8 |
2 |
25% |
Cecilia Chung
Raquel Sapien
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GLSEN
|
24 |
1
|
4% |
Kimberly Reed
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Gay-Straight Alliance Network
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16
|
4 |
25%
|
Benji Delgadillo
Keanan Gottlieb
Kyle Ranson-Walsh
Indie Landrum
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GroundSpark
|
11 |
0 |
0%
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Human Rights Campaign
|
49 |
1
|
2%
|
Meghan Stabler
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Immigration Equality
|
10 |
0 |
0% |
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In The Life Media, Inc.
|
6 |
0 |
0% |
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Keshet
|
13 |
1 |
8% |
Dana Beyer |
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Knights Out
|
7 |
1 |
14% |
Allyson Robinson
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| Lambda Legal Defense |
29 |
0
|
0%
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Log Cabin Republicans
|
21 |
0 |
0% |
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MAP
|
7 |
0 |
0% |
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National Black Justice Coalition
|
8
|
1 |
13%
|
Kylar Broadus
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National Center for Lesbian Rights
|
16 |
0 |
0%
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National Stonewall Democrats
|
14 |
0 |
0% |
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Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
|
13
|
0
|
0%
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OutServe
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6 |
0 |
0% |
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PFLAG
|
21 |
1 |
5%
|
Julie Nemecek
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Point Foundation
|
12
|
1 |
8%
|
Joanne Herman
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SLDN
|
23
|
0 |
0%
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SAGE
|
15 |
0 |
0%
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Soulforce
|
7
|
1 |
14%
|
Julie Nemecek
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The Task Force
|
25 |
1 |
4%
|
Marsha Botzer
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The Trevor Project
|
30 |
0 |
0% |
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| The Williams Institute |
32 |
2 |
6% |
Jillian Weiss
Kylar Broadus |
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STATE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ONLY 7% TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION ON BOARDS
More state organizations will be listed soon
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STATE ORGANIZATIONS
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Board Size
Total: 542
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Trans #
Total: 39
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Trans %
Avg: 7%
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Trans Members
|
Status |
DC Gertrude Stein Dem Club
|
4 |
2 |
50% |
Alexandra Beninda
Julius Agers
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| Empire State Pride Agenda |
25 |
2 |
8% |
Juli Owens
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Equality Alabama
|
12 |
1 |
8% |
Ally Morgan
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Equality California
|
49 |
1 |
2% |
Shannon Minter
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Equality Illinois
|
22 |
2 |
9% |
Christina Kahrl
Cathy Sikora
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Equality Iowa
|
10 |
2 |
20% |
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Equality Maryland
|
16 |
1 |
6% |
Angie Callahan
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| Equality Michigan1 |
18 |
1 |
6% |
Amy Hunter
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Equality North Carolina
|
23 |
2 |
9% |
Elaine Martin
Kelvin Sanborne
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Equality Ohio
|
25 |
2 |
8% |
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Equality Texas
|
17 |
2 |
12% |
Katy Stewart
Ronnie Whitman
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Equality Utah
|
13 |
0 |
0% |
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Equal Rights Washington
|
12 |
1 |
8% |
Marsha Botzer
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Fair Wisconsin
|
23 |
1 |
4% |
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Fenway Health
|
21 |
1 |
5% |
Joanne Herman
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Garden State Equality
|
70 |
3 |
4% |
Leslie Farber
Denise Brunner
Pam Daniels
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Georgia Equality
|
10 |
1 |
10% |
Jamie Roberts
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Indiana Equality
|
28 |
3 |
11% |
Vivian Benge
Jessica Wilch
JJ Gufreda
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Join the Impact Massachusetts
|
13 |
2 |
15% |
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MassEquality
|
21 |
1 |
5% |
Michelle Figueiredo |
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Montana Human Rights Network
|
10 |
3 |
30% |
Bobbie Zenker
Kynni Ginsu
Dandelion Cloverdale |
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NYC G&L Anti-Violence Project
|
11 |
0 |
0% |
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OutFront Minnesota
|
26 |
2 |
8% |
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PROMO
|
22 |
1 |
5% |
|
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South Carolina Equality
|
10 |
1 |
10% |
Veronica Walters
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Tennessee Equality Project
|
31 |
1 |
3% |
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SUGGESTIONS FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRANSGENDER BOARD MEMBERS
- Contact the organizations you support who do not have any transgender board members, and express your concern about this lack and your desire to help identify a transgender person to fill the gap.
- Identify one or more transgender friends who are board member prospects, and begin mentoring them in their involvement and philanthropy.
- Consider funding the give/get requirement for a trans person who cannot afford it.
- Ask your board to relax give/get requirements if necessary for trans members.
- Ask your board to reduce time requirements for trans members serving on multiple boards.
- Ask your boards ask potential trans members to bring one or 2 others with them to a board in order to minimize tokenism.
Footnotes:
1. Denise Brogan-Kator is the first TG Executive Director of a statewide, non-trans specific advocacy group, and was previously (c)3 board chair. Her interim appointment has been made permanent.
CONTACT US
If you are an organization and want assistance locating transgender board members, or you are a transgender person interested in serving on a board, or if you have an update to the data above... just contact us:
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This page maintained by Dr. Dana Beyer
Dana Beyer, M.D. is a donor, a retired eye surgeon, and a well known advocate for health issues as well as gender rights. She was a 2010 candidate for State Delegate in Maryland. She is a Board Member, National Center for Transgender Equality, and Keshet, the national Jewish LGBT education and outreach organization, a former Governor, Human Rights Campaign and former VP, Equality Maryland.
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