Equality Heroes are elected officials who publicly support full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans. Check who they are...
The criteria to be inducted as an Equality Hero are:
- Currently in office as US President, Vice-President, Member of US Congress, or statewide elected official
- Publicly supports all Equality Goals
Equality gay Heroes are honored independently of party affiliation, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.
To nominate an Equality Hero or write the induction, please contact eQualityGiving.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Democrat, California
Induction written by TBA
Senator Russ Feingold
Democrat, Wisconsin
Induction written by TBA
Senator Al Franken
Democrat, Minnesota
Induction written by TBA
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Democrat, New York
Induction written by TBA
Senator Frank Lautenberg
Democrat, New Jersey
Induction written by TBA
Senator Jeff Merkley
Democrat, Oregon
Induction written by TBA
Senator Charles Schumer
Democrat, New York
Induction written by TBA
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Democrat, Rhode Island
Induction written by TBA
Senator Ron Wyden
Democrat, Oregon
Induction written by TBA
Democrat, Wisconsin
Induction written by Fred P. Hochberg
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
Democrat, Nevada
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Democrat, Oregon
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Keith Ellison
Democrat, Minnesota
Induction written by TBA
Democrat, Massachusetts
Induction written by Robert Raben, Esq.
Congressman John Garamendi
Democrat, California
Induction written by TBA
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
Democrat, Arizona
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Alcee Hastings
Democrat, Florida
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Paul Hodes
Democrat, New Hampshire
Induction written by Fred P. Hochberg
Democrat, New Jersey
Induction written by Fred P. Hochberg
Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Democrat, Illinois
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Patrick Kennedy
Democrat, Rhode Island
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Democrat, Ohio
Induction written by TBA
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Democrat, California
Induction written by TBA
Democrat, Georgia
Induction written by Paul W. Horning II
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Democrat, New York
Induction written by TBA
Congresswoman Betsy Markey
Democrat, Colorado
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Jim McGovern
Democrat, Massachusetts
Induction written by TBA
Congresswoman Gwen Moore
Democrat, Wisconsin
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Jim Moran
Democrat, Virginia
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Patrick Murphy
Democrat, Pennsylvania
Induction written by TBA
Democrat, New York
Induction written by Jeffrey Campagna, Esq.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democrat, Washington, D.C.
Induction written by TBA
Congressman John Olver
Democrat, Massachusetts
Induction written by TBA
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
Democrat, Maine
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Jared Polis
Democrat, Colorado
Induction written by TBA
Congressman Joe Sestak
Democrat, Pennsylvania
Induction written by TBA
Governor David A. Paterson
Democrat, New York
Induction written by TBA
Governor Deval Patrick
Democrat, Massachusetts
Induction written by TBA
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
Democrat, New York
Induction written by TBA
Attorney General John Kroger
Democrat, Oregon
Induction written by TBA
