"The fight for social justice and freedom of press were at the forefront on Feb. 7 at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2026 Greater New York Dinner, as evidenced by TV journalist Don Lemon's surprise appearance and remarks at the event. Lemon, who was arrested in Los Angeles on Jan. 29 after livestreaming anti-ICE protesters in Cities Church in St. Paul on Jan. 18, said this was only his second public appearance since the arrest."
"Last week, I felt it. I saw how quickly a voice can be targeted. How easily truth can be distorted. How fast a story can be turned into a warning. But I am not an activist. I am not a protester. I am a journalist. My calling is not to shout. It is to witness, Lemon said. To observe. To tell the truth as clearly as I can, even when clarity comes with consequences."
Don Lemon made a surprise appearance at the Human Rights Campaign 2026 Greater New York Dinner on Feb. 7, appearing hand-in-hand with his husband Tim Malone. Lemon referenced a recent arrest in Los Angeles on Jan. 29 after livestreaming anti-ICE protesters in Cities Church in St. Paul on Jan. 18, noting this was his second public appearance since the arrest. He framed freedom to live and freedom of the press as human rights, described feeling targeted and truth distorted, and defined his role as a journalist who witnesses and tells truth even when there are consequences. Jane Krakowski received the HRC Ally for Equality Award and recalled the AIDS epidemic and governmental indifference toward the LGBTQ community as a catalyst for activism.
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