Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, joins David to talk about his upbringing in Liberia, trailblazing career in government and the agenda he's laid out for the Human Rights Campaign.

Alphonso, the first black man and the first openly gay man to serve as Chief Counsel to the Governor of New York State, talks about his role in drafting the Marriage Equality Act and how that piece of legislation changed political discourse across the country. 

He then goes on to detail the issues he is working on currently at the Human Rights Campaign.

• Combatting voter suppression in the 2020 elections by partnering with Fair Fight and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
• Issues affecting the transgender community and help provide tools to help stem the tide of violence that is affecting the trans community.
• Using impact litigation to fight against discriminatory and regressive laws across the country. 

Miranda Warnings is hosted by NYSBA's 118th President David Miranda.