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Kelley Robinson (born 1985/1986) is an American community organizer who is the current president of the Human Rights Campaign.

Education

Robinson received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2008. During her time there, Robinson experienced racism that led her to take a temporary break from her education.

Career

Robinson started working as a political organizer for Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008.

Robinson became the president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in late 2022. She is the first queer Black woman to lead the organization. Robinson has stated that she will focus on issues such as voting rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, living wages and health care; she will focus on the voices and concerns of impoverished people.

Personal life

Robinson married her wife, Becky George, in 2020; they have one child together.

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