Imani Rupert-Gordon

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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]
SpouseDerah Rupert-Gordon [1] [2]
Family Maya Rupert (sister)

Imani Rupert-Gordon (born April 16, 1979) is the executive director of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights (formerly known as the National Center for Lesbian Rights) in San Francisco, California. [1] [5] [6]

Rupert-Gordon was born in Bedford Heights, Ohio, and grew up in Yucca Valley, California. [2] She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with a bachelor's degree in sociology. [2] She then worked at the University of California, Santa Cruz for eight years before moving to Chicago to attend graduate school. She earned a master's degree in social work from the University 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), succeeding Kate Kendell. [6] Rupert-Gordon began her directorship of NCLR in March 2020, working remotely from her home in Oakland, California due to the COVID-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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bajko, Matthew S. (April 22, 2020). "NCLR ED takes helm amid health crisis". Bay Area Reporter . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ocamb, Karen (December 26, 2019). "Meet Imani Rupert-Gordon, NCLR's new leader". Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "The 2021 Crown Family School Alumni Award Recipients". Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice . University of Chicago . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ Casey, John (February 2, 2021). "For First Time Ever, Three National LGBTQ Orgs Have Black Leaders". The Advocate . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Laird, Cynthia (June 9, 2025). "SF-based LGBTQ legal organization changes name". Bay Area Reporter . Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Ring, Trudy (December 17, 2019). "National Center for Lesbian Rights Leader on Making a Movement for All". The Advocate . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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