For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Kathel Griffin of Actors' Equity Association.
Kathel Griffin is an actor and member of Equity. Inspired to act after drag bans and laws impacting trans people's health care and rights to public spaces started moving through various state legislatures, Griffin worked with members of Equity’s trans, nonbinary and genderqueer community to organize a video project featuring Equity members from across the country. Griffin is also a member of Equity’s LGBTQ+ community and Member Education and Engagement Action team.