UPDATE: HRC President Fired After Inclusion In Cuomo Report

UPDATE

: After my initial report, Alphonso David was fired tonight as president of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in regard to his advising former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on sexual harassment allegations. The New York Times reports that David was “terminated ‘for cause,’ in a vote that followed a joint meeting of the boards of the Human Rights Campaign and its affiliated foundation.” Co-chairs of the HRC board, Morgan Cox and Jodie Patterson, said they had decided to end Mr. David’s role “effective immediately, for violations of his contract with the Human Rights Campaign.” “Yesterday and today, Mr. David released a statement that included significant untruths about the investigation and his status with the organization,” said the co-chairs. “At H.R.C., we are fighting to bring full equality and liberation to L.G.B.T.Q.+ people everywhere. That includes fighting on behalf of all victims of sexual harassment and assault.” Read the latest update at the New York Times.