Mitchell Rivard, the LGBT Congressional Staff Association’s president, says LGBT staffers will need a voice with Donald Trump in the White House.

“With a new administration and with new positions that the president-elect may take, including on LGBT issues, it may become especially important for people who are LGBT, who work on the Hill and are members of our organization, to speak up and make sure that their rights are being protected,” said Rivard, who just returned to Capitol Hill after working on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

During his two-year tenure as president, he has seen the association grow and change.

“I think we’ve moved the needle, so to speak, in the last couple of years,” he said.

Although the association does not work on policy issues, it has “taken a stand on issues where it affects our members,” Rivard said.