Joe Solmonese (Author of The Gift of Anger)

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Joe Solmonese

Born

Attleboro, MA, The United States

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Genre

Nonfiction, Gay and Lesbian

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Joe Solmonese served for seven years as the president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation鈥檚 largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender advocacy organization.

Under his leadership, HRC was instrumental in passing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), the repeal of Don鈥檛 Ask, Don鈥檛 Tell (DADT), and marriage equality victories in seven states. At HRC, Joe launched the Religion and Faith Program to provide innovative resources for LGBT and supportive people of faith who want to stand up to those who use religion as a weapon of oppression. HRC spearheaded, during Joe鈥檚 tenure, the All Children 鈥� All Families program for adoption and foster care agencies across the United States. The Welcoming S Joe Solmonese served for seven years as the president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation鈥檚 largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender advocacy organization.

Under his leadership, HRC was instrumental in passing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), the repeal of Don鈥檛 Ask, Don鈥檛 Tell (DADT), and marriage equality victories in seven states. At HRC, Joe launched the Religion and Faith Program to provide innovative resources for LGBT and supportive people of faith who want to stand up to those who use religion as a weapon of oppression. HRC spearheaded, during Joe鈥檚 tenure, the All Children 鈥� All Families program for adoption and foster care agencies across the United States. The Welcoming Schools initiative provides administrators, educators, and parents/guardians with resources to create welcoming and respectful learning environments for all families. HRC鈥檚 Healthcare Equality Index rates U.S. healthcare facilities on all policies and practices related to the LGBT community, including patient nondiscrimination, visitation, decision-making, cultural competency training, and employment policies and benefits.

In 2011 he was presented with the Hubert Humphrey Civil Rights award by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Before joining the Human Rights Campaign, Joe spent nearly thirteen years at EMILY鈥檚 List, one of the nation鈥檚 largest political action committees. During his final two years with the organization, Joe served as CEO. Under his watch, EMILY鈥檚 List grew to almost one hundred employees and changed the face of Congress. He is currently the managing director and founding partner of Gavin/Solmonese, advising corporations on organizational effectiveness strategies and policy development and implementation.

Joe sits on the national boards for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Athlete Ally, an organization that engages with professional and amateur athletes to speak out against bullying.
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