Former HRC President Joe Solmonese responded, saying that "embership is about more than contributions ... t's about sending e-mails to elected officials, volunteering time or lobbying members of Congress" and more than half of its members made contributions during the previous two years.
人权战线前主席乔·索尔蒙内赛回应称，“成员资格不只是做贡献……还有发送邮件给一些官员，志愿服务的时间或游说国会成员”，而且超过半数的成员在过去两年中做出了贡献。