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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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December 01, 2004

Berman wants to remind you that Jacques's departure has nothing to do with the elections.

Michael S. Berman, co-chairman of the Human Rights Campaign board, said the organization is going through "the same postmortems that all advocacy groups" on the losing side have been undertaking since the election. But he denied that Jacques's departure resulted from any alleged errors in the election.

"It has nothing to do with this past election. Zero. I can tell you that with absolute total credibility," he said.
[Philosophical Clashes Cited as Chief Quits Gay Rights Group - Washington Post - 12-01-04]

The Boston Globe reads between the lines.

A statement by board cochairman Michael Berman suggested that the group is reassessing its strategy in the aftermath of the newly passed gay marriage bans and the reelection of President Bush, a foe of gay marriage.
[Jacques quits as gay rights group's leader - Boston Globe - 12-01-04]

Was she fired for the "terrific things" or where you "didn't see eye to eye?"

"We didn't quite see eye to eye, but the reality is that a lot of terrific things happened" during her tenure, Mr. Berman said, citing the defeat in Congress of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. But despite the defeat of the amendment in the House and Senate last year, the proposal is likely to resurface.

Ms. Jacques could not be reached for comment. Her decision to resign - officials insisted she was not forced out - came after the group's board held a conference call Monday night during which her role was a main topic of discussion.
[Gay Advocacy Group Says Its President Is Resigning - New York Times - 12-01-04]

$30,000,000 "friction."

Her official resignation was confirmed by HRC on Tuesday shortly after several sources told Advocate.com that the style in which Jacques handled key issues led to friction between board members and Jacques.

"There was a difference in management philosophy and both [Jacques] and the board decided it was best to part company at this time," Mike Berman, incoming co-chair of HRC’s board of directors, told Advocate.com
[HRC's Cheryl Jacques resigns suddenly - Advocate - 12-01-04]