LGBTQ advocates Sophia Bush, Ashlyn Harris join Human Rights Campaign Board of Directors
Actor Sophia Bush and soccer player Ashlyn Harris have joined the board of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization.
Actor Sophia Bush and soccer player Ashlyn Harris have joined the board of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization.
“This is not just a role; it’s a commitment to fight for LGBTQ+ justice and equality with everything I’ve got,” Harris, who was a goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, said in a statement on social media. “Let’s get to work!”
Bush and Harris quickly became a fan-favorite queer power couple after Bush came out and announced her relationship with Harris in an emotional essay for Glamour magazine in April.
“I think I’ve always known that my sexuality exists on a spectrum,” the “One Tree Hill” star wrote. “Right now I think the word that best defines it is queer. I can’t say it without smiling, actually. And that feels pretty great.”
Bush hasn’t publicly addressed joining HRC’s board. However, she noted in her Glamour essay that the increasingly hostile political climate toward LGBTQ people influenced her decision to come out.
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