VIDEOS AND PHOTOS: “American Fiction” Actor Sterling K. Brown, “HACKS” Actress Jean Smart Honored at Human Rights Campaign’s 2024 Los Angeles Dinner with Keynote Address from[...]

LOS ANGELES - Last night, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, brought together more than 650 LGBTQ+ advocates and supporters for its annual Los Angeles Dinner. Photos from the Los Angeles Dinner can be found here.

This year's event offered a powerhouse line-up of talented, influential advocates including Academy-Award nominee and three-time Emmy Award winning actor and producer Sterling K. Brown, Tony, Grammy, and seven-time Emmy nominated actress Jean Smart and long-time LGBTQ+ advocate and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. Other special guests included co-founder of The Roots Tariq Trotter, Moonlight co-writer and LGBTQ+ playwright Tarell Alvin McCrane, actress, writer and star of HACKSHannah Einbinder and comedian Dana Goldberg.

First Lady Jill Biden, delivered the keynote speech addressing the growing rise of anti-LGBTQ+ political attacks and the path forward towards full equality.

View video of Dr. Jill Biden's keynote address.

"We can't and we won't refight the fights of the past. Today this community is under attack. Rights are being stripped away. Freedoms are eroding. More and more state laws are being passed targeting this community… Yes, the MAGA extremists are seeking to erase these hard fought gains. Trying to unwind all the progress that we've made. They want us to be afraid. They want to take our victories away. But, we won't let them. And we will win, today, tomorrow and all of the days after. Until all of the people in all of the places can live freely, surrounded by love."