Patricia Todd, the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the Alabama legislature, is starting a new LGBTQ advocacy organization called Alabama Equality. ➡️
Patricia Todd, the first openly gay lawmaker elected to the Alabama legislature, is starting a new LGBTQ advocacy organization called Alabama Equality.
Todd was first elected to represent Birmingham in 2006. She decided not to run for reelection in 2018. A Florida LGBTQ advocacy organizationafter she tweeted a claim that Gov. Kay Ivey is gay, a comment that an Ivey spokeswoman called a “disgusting lie.” Todd said she didn’t see herself stepping back into the legislative sphere. She plans to lead the new organization for about two years while it gets up and running, but said she hopes to step back and let others take the lead.
Todd said the group is working on becoming a 501 organization. The Alabama Campaign for Adolescent Sexual Health is a current fiscal sponsor.
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