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Elizabeth Birch is an American attorney and LGBT rights activist. She was born on September 2, 1956 in Dayton, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979 and began her career as a corporate lawyer. In 1993, she became the first openly gay person to be appointed to the board of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT civil rights organization in the United States. In 1995, Birch was appointed executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, a position she held until 2004. During her tenure, she was instrumental in the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, and the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. In 2004, Birch was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine. She has also received numerous awards for her work in the LGBT community, including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's National Leadership Award and the National Organization for Women's Woman of Vision Award. As of 2021, Elizabeth Birch's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

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Occupation Attorney
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 2 September, 1956
Birthday 2 September
Birthplace Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Elizabeth Birch Net Worth

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2006

She had a relationship with Hilary Rosen, former chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America. They adopted twins, a boy and a girl, in Texas. The couple separated in 2006.

2004

In 2004, Birch launched Birch & Company, a consulting firm, with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York. Birch ran Rosie O'Donnell's production company, KidRo Productions, Inc. and oversaw O'Donnell's Foundation, The For All Kids Foundation until 2007.

Black Tie Dinner, the largest LGBT fund-raising dinner in the Nation, presents an annual award in Birch's honor called the Elizabeth Birch Equality Award. The award is given annually to an individual, organization, or company that has made a significant contribution of national scope to the LGBT community. Elizabeth Birch was the first recipient of the award in 2004, and later returned to the dinner in 2009 to present the award to Judy Shepard. Black Tie Dinner is held annually in Dallas, Texas.

2000

In 2000, Birch became the first leader of an LGBT organization to address a national political convention when she gave a prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention.

1995

Birch was worldwide director of litigation for Apple Computer and general counsel for its Claris subsidiary until 1995.

Birch joined the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as Executive Director in January 1995. Over the next several years she dramatically increased its size in both membership and budget. Her marketing approach to political organization provoked criticism that HRC was setting an agenda through its influence on sources of funding to the exclusion of local initiatives. In 2003, the organization opened its national headquarters building in Washington, D.C. During her tenure, a major problem arose when the HRC endorsed New York Senator Al D'Amato for re-election in 1998 when he was opposed by Chuck Schumer. Birch was executive director of the HRC until January 2004 when she left to spend more time with her partner, Hilary Rosen, and their children. She joined the Howard Dean presidential campaign as a senior advisor. She then became a professional public speaker.

1992

Birch began her LGBT political activity as a member of the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC), an LGBT political action committee based in a San Jose, California. She was co-chairwoman of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force from 1992 to 1994.

1956

Elizabeth Millen Birch (born September 2, 1956) is an American attorney and former corporate executive who chaired the board of directors of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force from 1992-1994. She served as the Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBT organization, from January 1995 until January 2004.

Birch was born at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, in 1956. Her father was a Canadian Air Force officer and she lived on numerous Canadian Air Force bases in her youth. During high school, she joined Up With People, a student performance group, and toured Europe and North Africa for a year. Birch graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1980 and earned a J.D. degree at the Santa Clara University School of Law. She was an associate attorney with the law firm of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen until joining Apple in 1989. She later earned a PhD from the University of Hawaii in 2004.