Imani Rupert-Gordon | |
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| Born | (1979-04-16)April 16, 1979 (age 46)[1] Bedford Heights, Ohio, U.S.[2] |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara(B.A.) University of Chicago (A.M.)[2][3] |
| Employer | National Center for LGBTQ Rights[1][4][5] |
| Spouse | Derah Rupert-Gordon[1][2] |
| Family | Maya Rupert (sister) |
Imani Rupert-Gordon (born April 16, 1979) is the executive director of theNational Center for LGBTQ Rights (formerly known as the National Center for Lesbian Rights) inSan Francisco, California.[1][5][6]
Rupert-Gordon was born inBedford Heights, Ohio, and grew up inYucca Valley, California.[2] She attended theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with abachelor's degree insociology.[2] She then worked at theUniversity of California, Santa Cruz for eight years before moving toChicago to attend graduate school. She earned amaster's degree insocial work from theUniversity of Chicago in 2013.[2][3]
Rupert-Gordon served as executive director of Affinity Community Services, a Chicago-based LGBTQ social justice organization focusing on Black women, from 2016 to 2020.[3][6] In 2019, she was named the new executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), succeedingKate Kendell.[6] Rupert-Gordon began her directorship of NCLR in March 2020, working remotely from her home inOakland, California due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Rupert-Gordon lives with her wife Derah Rupert-Gordon, who she married in 2015.[1] Her sister,Maya Rupert, is a former policy strategist for NCLR.[1][2]
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