
2025 Justice with Pride: Palm Springs
2025 Justice with Pride: Palm Springs
Sunday, March 9 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm PST | Palm Springs, CA
Venue is mobility accessible. Exact location shared upon registration.
Libations and hors d’oeuvres provided by Liz Hammond Catering.



We hope that you can join us for an important conversation about GLAD Law’s national efforts to defend and advance LGBTQ+ rights and equality and protections for individuals living with HIV under this new administration. It will be a special afternoon of food, community, and inspiration at our hosts’ fabulous Palm Springs mid mod pool home featured in Modernism Week.
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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.
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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.
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Host Committee
Hosted by
Frank Hundley
Co-Chairs
Rick McCarthy
Dr. Eric Swartz
Members
Michael Arden & Bob Blackford
Dennis De Groot
Peter J Epstein
Alix Ritchie & Marty Davis
Ector Simpson
Adolfo Sandoval & David Raney
Hassan Shaibu
Katherine & Kimberly Weir
David Wildman
Sponsors
Silver




Michael Arden & Bob Blackford
As of February 10, 2025