Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to the nation’s leading transgender advocate for LGBT rights Shannon Price Minter* and businesswoman pioneer Mariah Hanson. Recognized for enhancing the community through the arts, the 2014 Organization of the Year is The Desert Rose Playhouse. Fiona Foyston and Pat Bergmann, along with Tony Marchese, will be recognized with Spirit of Stonewall Community Service Awards.
Pennie L. Feehan and Gordon Elkins will be honored as Volunteers of the Year...
Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to the nation’s leading transgender advocate for LGBT rights Shannon Price Minter* and businesswoman pioneer Mariah Hanson. Recognized for enhancing the community through the arts, the 2014 Organization of the Year is The Desert Rose Playhouse. Fiona Foyston and Pat Bergmann, along with Tony Marchese, will be recognized with Spirit of Stonewall Community Service Awards.
Pennie L. Feehan and Gordon Elkins will be honored as Volunteers of the Year, and Riverside County Assistant Sheriff Raymond Gregory* and community activist Wes Rankins will be recognized with the Spirit of Pride Award for advancing equality, promoting diversity and celebrating the strength and talent of the LGBT community. The 2014 Friend of Pride Award will be presented to student advocate Tori St. Johns and in recognition of her trailblazing work as the first openly transgender trial judge in the United States, Superior Court Judge Vicky Kowlakowski* will be the 2014 Spirit of Stonewall Special Guest.
The Community Grand Marshals recognized for their positive and lasting impact represent two generations of volunteerism and service in the community. Alexis Ortega is part of a new generation that’s dedicated to building a stronger and more vibrant community. Thomas Smith is recognized for thirty years of community service, leadership in the leather community and as an award-winning author.
*Awards for Minter, Gregory and Kowlakowski will be presented at 6:00pm at the Stonewall Equality Concert on November 7.
