2025 Justice with Pride: Palm Springs

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2025 Justice with Pride: Palm Springs

Thank you for joining GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders in Palm Springs!

Thank you for joining us at GLAD Law’s 2025 Justice with Pride: Palm Springs event on Sunday, March 9. With your help, we have officially raised over $53,000 and counting! Your support is inspiring. If you didn’t have a chance to make your gift at the event – you can still do so now by clicking here.

Check out photos from the event!

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This video was produced for GLAD Law’s 25th Spirit of Justice Award Dinner in November 2024. Follow GLAD Law’s most recent work and response to the new administration here.

Featured Speakers

Ricardo Martinez (he/him)

Executive Director

Ricardo joined GLAD Law as Executive Director in the summer of 2024 after serving on the front lines of state and national LGBTQ+ advocacy in Texas and Arizona. A first-generation immigrant from Mexico who grew up in Brooklyn, New York, Ricardo has amassed twenty years of nonprofit fundraising, advocacy, and leadership experience.

Most recently, as CEO of Equality Texas, Ricardo ensured the organization maximized its impact during intense and sustained anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

Ricardo has an undergraduate degree from Stony Brook University and a master’s degree in nonprofit management from The New School in New York City. He was honored by the Obama Administration as an emerging LGBTQ Leader in 2012 and awarded Stony Brook University’s 40 Under 40 award for his impact in Civil Service and Activism.

Chris Erchull (any pronouns)

Senior Staff Attorney

Chris Erchull joined GLAD Law in 2019. Chris is a leading transgender rights attorney involved in both litigation and legislative work to defend against the onslaught of anti-trans laws and policies nationwide. His litigation is primarily focused on access to medical care and educational opportunities.