Lesbian Legislator Heading Up South Carolina Equality

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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Neal Broverman

May 06 2010 3:40 PM EST

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Christine Johnson, a former member of Utah's house of representatives, is returning to her home state to head up South Carolina's gay rights organization.

Johnson has been named executive director of South Carolina Equality and starts in her new position July 1. The 41-year-old Democrat previously represented Salt Lake City and Park City in Utah's house, where she sponsored gay rights legislation and a resolution to repeal "don't ask, don't tell."

Johnson, who has a daughter entering college in the fall, also served on the boards of Equality Utah and the Rape Recovery Center.