Photos & Flyers

Attorney General Janet Reno at the Department’s very first Pride Month Observance Program in 1994
1994 Flyer informing DOJ employees of a meeting to establish the group that would become DOJ Pride
2010 DOJ Pride Board of Directors
2011-2012 DOJ Pride Board of Directors
DOJ Pride Secretary Melissa E. Schraibman presenting the DOJ Pride Awards at the Department’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month observance on June 6, 2011
The amazing cast from Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, which performed excerpts from “The Laramie Project” at the Department’s 2011 LGBT Pride Month observance. They were incredible!
October 2011 – Trailblazing American LGBT rights activists Frank Kameny and Lilli Vincenz at the Department, days before Mr. Kameny’s death. It was an honor to have both of them here.

LGBT Pride Month Reception at the White House – June 13, 2013

2013 Department LGBTQ+ Pride Month Observance – June 18, 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Senator Tammy Baldwin, Melissa Etheridge, DOJ Pride President Marc R. Salans, Vice President Trevor Blake, and Richard Toscano (EEOS)
DOJ Pride goes bowling!
Sally Quillian Yates, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr, and Sheila Alexander-Reid at the 2015 Department Pride Month Observance
On June 10, 2015 the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) joined with DOJ Pride to host a Department-wide online event featuring Aditi Hardikar, White House Liaison to the LGBTQ and AAPI Communities. Ms. Hardikar discussed her work and answered questions from DOJ Pride members, both online and in-person. David Heath facilitated with help from Tsedey Berhanu and the EOUSA staff.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch with DOJ Pride members, June 2016

Attorney General Loretta Lynch with DOJ Pride members at Main Justice
Attorney General Loretta Lynch with James R. Douglass Award Winner Ashley Evans (FBI)
DOJ Pride President John Elias with James R. Douglass Award Winner Ashley Evans (FBI)
Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer discuss their film Out in the Silence at Main Justice on July 21, 2016

2017 Department LGBTQ+ Pride Month Observance – June 28, 2017

2018 DOJ Pride Awards Ceremony

Pride in Federal Service group marching in the Capital Pride Parade on June 8, 2019
Attorney General William Barr with DOJ Pride board members Derek Julius, President Jason Lee, Paul Killebrew, and David Heath at our meeting on June 13, 2019
DOJ Pride President Jason Lee with board member Avi Kupfer and former President John Elias at the 2019 DOJ Pride Awards reception

2019 LGBTQ+ History Month Event: Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting—Leveraging Diversity to Aid Victims

On October 24, 2019, DOJ Pride collaborated with the FBI, JMD, and EOUSA to present an LGBTQ+ History Month program at the Main Justice building in Washington, DC. The program focused on a team of FBI employees who were deployed to Orlando, Florida in 2016 to serve as liaisons to help survivors, family members, and loved ones heal after the Pulse nightclub shooting.  ATF Acting Deputy Director Regina Lombardo delivered keynote remarks.  The panel discussion provided an inspiring look back at outreach efforts led by LGBTQ+ Department employees that aided the healing process for a community in mourning. The event was broadcast live on JTN (Justice Television Network).  Photographer: Eli Alford

2021 LGBTQ+ Pride Month Celebration with Dr. Rachel Levine

DOJ Pride was honored to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month, featuring special remarks from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and DOJ Pride President Derek Julius, as well as a keynote address from Dr. Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Levine, a pediatrician and formerly Pennsylvania’s top health official, is the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. As the Assistant Secretary for Health, she helped our Nation overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and build a stronger foundation for a healthier future, one in which every American can attain their full health potential.
June 27, 2023: Attorney General Merrick Garland with the DOJ Pride board (L to R) Gustavo Ruiz, Dalton Baker, Eric Ashby, David Heath, President Adam Stickler, Dillon Phillips, and Amanda Viteretti
DOJ Pride Challenge Coin released in 2023
Former DOJ Pride Presidents (left to right) John Elias, Jason Lee, Jaye Sitton, Marisa Demeo, Robert Moossy, and Chris Hook