Ex-Human Rights Campaign president sues group after he was fired in wake of Cuomo scandal

Alphonso David
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Alphonso David, former president of the Human Rights Campaign, sued the LGBTQ advocacy group on Thursday, alleging that his firing in the wake of the ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment scandal was a result of a pattern of racial discrimination, The Washington Post reports.

David was let go in September weeks after it was revealed he "had helped seek signatories for a letter that sought to undermine the accusations of Cuomo's first sexual harassment accuser, Lindsey Boylan," writes the Post. He also allegedly advised Albany aides during the scandal and shared with the governor's office records pertaining to Boylan that he had kept after leaving his job working for Cuomo in 2019.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.