Pride Month Profiles: Andrew Douglas

For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today’s profile is Andrew Douglas of AFSCME.

AFSCME District Council 37 member Andrew Douglas is a dedicated labor and LGBTQIA+ advocate who founded the first-ever LGBTQIA+ committee for District Council 37, Social Service Employees Union (SSEU) Local 371 in 2024. He was appointed chair of District Council 37’s Pride Diversity Interest Group Committee in 2025, where he works to expand visibility, dignity and inclusion for LGBTQIA+ union members and spearheads District Council 37’s participation in the New York City Pride March.