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Kelley Robinson and her wife, Becky George, welcomed a baby girl into the world.
Congratulations to the family!
Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign and one of the most visible leaders in the LGBTQ+ and civil rights movement, has welcomed her second child with wife Becky George — a daughter named Nina.
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“We are overjoyed and deeply grateful to share the arrival of the newest addition to our family — welcome to the world, Baby Nina!” the couple said in a statement shared with The Advocate. “In a time when LGBTQ+ families like ours are being targeted and attacked, we choose to celebrate love, resilience, and joy. Baby Nina has already filled our hearts more than we ever thought possible. We will keep fighting to ensure that her future — and the future of all LGBTQ+ families and kids — is full of freedom, safety, and love.”
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A source close to the family told The Advocate that Nina was born last week and that the moms, their newborn daughter, and their son Izaiah—born in 2021—are happy, healthy, and “overjoyed.”
Their daughter’s birth marks a joyful milestone amid a fraught moment for LGBTQ+ families nationwide. Robinson, the first Black queer woman to lead HRC, has spent the last three years defending LGBTQ+ lives from escalating political attacks. In February, she oversaw a significant restructuring of the organization, including a 20 percent staff reduction, as part of a strategic shift to meet what she has described as “historic challenges.”
The couple previously toldThe Grio that their pregnancy was a deeply personal act of resistance and hope in a hostile national climate. “Even though we’re going through a rough, challenging patch — especially for queer people, especially for queer folks of color — you’ve got to believe that something is possible on the other side,” Robinson said in December. “Building our family right now is us prioritizing our joy, even in the midst of a world that wants to silence that.”
Robinson often cites her family — especially her children — as the source of her drive. Becoming a mother, she has said, strengthened her resolve to protect LGBTQ+ families and ensure that the next generation can grow up with safety, dignity, and love.
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Raised on Chicago’s South Side, Robinson emerged from the organizing world of President Barack Obama’s era and rose through the ranks at Planned Parenthood before taking the helm at HRC. She’s brought a values-based, community-rooted approach to her work—grounded in faith, activism, and a belief in collective power. In 2024, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. That summer, Robinson spoke at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’s nomination speech.
During Pride Month last year, Robinson told The Advocate that the times demand that leaders hold complexity—joy and grief, hope and despair—in the same breath. With Nina’s arrival, she and her wife are choosing to center joy.
