Chad Griffin

Civil Rights Leader

Birthday July 16, 1973

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Arkansas

Age 50 years old

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About

Prominent political activist who became the president of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT rights organization in the United States, in 2012.

Before Fame

He was a 19 year old college student when he volunteered for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, and became one of the president's transitional team members.

Trivia

He founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights as the vehicle for much of his activism, becoming one of the most prominent LGBT civic leaders in the United States.

Family Life

He had a longtime relationship with partner Jerome Fallon.

Associated With

He was heavily involved in the Perry v. Brown court case about California's anti-gay marriage initiative, which was heard by John G. Roberts and the U.S. Supreme Court.