of Washington, DC
P.O. Box 75265
Washington, DC 20013-5265
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Craig Howell, GLAA President
(202)667-5139
Gay Activists to Honor Community Leaders
at April 22 Anniversary Reception
The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington (GLAA), a non-partisan civil rights organization, will celebrate its 28th anniversary with a reception on Thursday evening, April 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Charles Sumner School, 17th & M Streets, N.W.
GLAA will present Distinguished Service Awards to the following:
- Councilmember Carol Schwartz, in recognition of more than a quarter century of service for lesbians and gay men in both her public and private life;
- Mrs. Margie Hunter, mother of the late transgendered citizen Tyra Hunter, and her lawyer Rick Silber, in recognition of their courageous fight for justice in Tyra's wrongful death in August 1995;
- Wayne Turner and his late partner Steve Michael of ACT UP Washington for their outstanding leadership in the Initiative 59 battle for legalization of medical marijuana;
- One in Ten for its sponsorship of the much-acclaimed annual Reel Affirmations gay and lesbian film festival;
- Former GLAA President Rick Rosendall, in honor of his tireless efforts for better treatment of the gay and lesbian community by police and other public safety officials and in gratitude for his skills as designer and webmaster for GLAA's web site.
Tickets for the reception are $35. Champagne and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Sign language interpretation will be available.
The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington was founded in April 1971. Since then, GLAA has led the struggle to protect the civil rights of lesbians and gay men in the Nation's Capital by lobbying the D.C. Council, monitoring government agencies, educating and rating local candidates, and working in coalitions to defend the safety, health, and equal rights of gay families.