Rainbow Key and Etheridge Awards. the Board Will Also Receive Information on Other Production Elements for This Virtual Event

LESBIAN AND GAY ADVISORY BOARD MAY 13, 2021 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SUBJECT: RAINBOW KEY AND ETHERIDGE AWARDS

STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT The Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board (LGAB) will receive a report and recommendations from its Rainbow Key Awards (RKA) Subcommittee regarding possible dates/times for the Rainbow Key and Etheridge awards. The Board will also receive information on other production elements for this virtual event.

RECOMMENDATIONS 1) Receive a report from the Rainbow Key Award Subcommittee with suggestions for date/time of the virtual event and different elements that will be included as part of the production of the event. 2) Provide additional direction to the Subcommittee to continue producing this event.

BACKGROUND ANALYSIS Each year the City presents Rainbow Key Awards (RKA) for outstanding service to the gay and lesbian community. On April 8, 2021, the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board (LGAB) reviewed nominations and recommended that eight nominees be awarded the Rainbow Key Award (RKA). On April 19, 2021, the City Council received LGAB’s recommendations and approved it. Thus, the following individuals will be recognized with a RKA: Nik Kacy, Troy Masters, Dr. Adrian Ravarour, Paulo Murillo, Jeff Consoletti, Dante Alencastre, Grace Baldridge, and Sophie B. Hawkins. The City Council’s April 19 staff report is hereby presented as Attachment A. After the City Council approved the nominations, staff communicated with the nominees and all of them expressed gratitude for the nomination.

Etheridge Award The Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board also selects a recipient for the Etheridge Award, which is presented annually to a woman or women’s organization who have made significant impacts within and for the lesbian community. The award has been presented in conjunction with the Dyke March, also in June. As the 2021 Dyke March has been cancelled, the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board will include the Etheridge Award recognition as part of the 2021 Rainbow Key Awards program. On April 8, 2021, LGAB approved recommending the City Council bestow the award upon Lori Jean, CEO of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center. On April 19, the City Council also approved this recommendation.

The RKA and Etheridge Award have been historically presented at in-person ceremonies during the month of June, which is known around the world as “Pride” month. This year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the City is not conducting or planning in-person meetings or events.

NEXT STEPS In order for the awards to be presented, the Board needs to finalize the date and time of the event, and develop a rundown or flow chart with specific information on the components of the event such as whether or not there will there be a single Master of Ceremonies (MC) or Board Members will take terms presenting the awards, other components of the event, who will develop the introduction script, etc.

ATTACHMENT(S): Attachment A: April 19, 2021 City Council Agenda Item 2.G. RAINBOW KEY AWARDS / ETHERIDGE AWARD. CITY COUNCIL APRIL 19, 2021 CONSENT CALENDAR

SUBJECT: RAINBOW KEY AWARDS / ETHERIDGE AWARD INITIATED BY: COMMUNITY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DIVISION (John Leonard, Manager) (Hernan Molina, Governmental Affairs Liaison) ______STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: The City Council will receive recommendations from the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board for the 2020 and 2021 Rainbow Key Awards, and for the Etheridge Award, which will be presented at a virtual ceremony on a date/time to be announced.

RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Receive nominations and recommendations for the 2020 and 2021 Rainbow Key Awards and Etheridge Award from the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board (LGAB). 2) Confirm recipients of the 2020 and 2021 Rainbow Key Awards and Etheridge Award. 3) Direct staff to work with LGAB to plan for a virtual ceremony to present the Rainbow Key Awards and Etheridge Award.

BACKGROUND / ANALYSIS: The City of West Hollywood’s Rainbow Key Awards, now in their 28th year, began in 1993 with awards to actress Carole Cook and writer-actor Bruce Vilanch. Including them, the City has honored 161 people and groups who have made significant contributions to the lesbian and gay community over the last quarter century. (The list of previous honorees follows as Attachment A.) Under policies adopted by the City Council and the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board (LGAB) in 2013, the Advisory Board makes recommendations to the City Council for Rainbow Key Awards, after seeking nominations from the community. Nomination forms ask about each nominee’s impact on the West Hollywood gay and lesbian community specifically, as well as, if applicable, the global gay and lesbian community.

Nominations are requested for diverse attributes worthy of honor, including community action, arts, literature, humanitarian efforts, sports, medicine, armed services, potential for leadership, outstanding organizations, and other fields, with these examples serving as illustrations rather than limitations. Outreach includes social media and other means of communication. There is a goal of five awards per year, and a recipient need not be present to be honored. ATTACHMENT A AGENDA ITEM 2.Q. Nominations for 2020 and 2021 Rainbow Key Awards For the 2020 awards, a request for nominations was issued by the City, and distributed by press release, Facebook, Twitter, and other modes of City publicity. LGAB members also conducted personal outreach to their own networks and social media contacts. In 2020, the City received nominations for 12 people, businesses, or organizations. One of the nominations was deemed ineligible as the nominee is now a City Commissioner. The 2020 Rainbow Key Awards were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 Rainbow Key Awards Nominations: In early 2021, the City issued a call for nominations via a press release and its social media properties. The deadline to submit nominations was February 25, 2021 at 5 PM. The City received a total of 11 nominations. Two of these nominations were received after the deadline and not considered by LGAB. The nominations for each year are hereby presented as Attachment B. Personal information such as mailing addresses, emails and phone numbers have been redacted to protect nominees’ privacy. Combined 2020-2021 Rainbow Key Awards: As the 2020 awardees were not determined, the 2021 award ceremony will include the 2020 awardees. On Thursday, April 8, 2021, during its regularly scheduled meeting, LGAB voted to recommend awards to the following nominees: Nik Kacy; Dr. Adrian Ravarour; Troy Masters; Grace Baldridge; Sophie B. Hawkins; Paulo Murillo; Jeff Consoletti; and Dante Alencastre. Etheridge Award: During the above-mentioned meeting of LGAB, the Etheridge Award Subcommittee, comprised of three LGAB members recommended to LGAB that Lorri L. Jean, Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles LGBT Center be recognized with the award for her dedicated service to The Center and the LGBTQIA+ community. Her tireless efforts to empower the community and build advocacy coalitions are second to none. Ms. Jean has committed her adult life to advance the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. She has been instrumental in the development of The Center, elevating the organization from a community-based agency to a nationally recognized power player. Virtual Award Ceremony: Every year, the Rainbow Key Awards are presented at an “in person” ceremony, usually at the City Council chambers. This year, due to the ongoing pandemic, the Rainbow Key Awards virtual ceremony will held virtually. The ceremony is tentatively planned for the month of June to coincide with Pride Month in Los Angeles. The Etheridge Award has been traditionally presented at the beginning of the Dyke March, during Pride weekend in West Hollywood. This year, the Board recommended that both awards be presented at the same time, during the virtual ceremony. Staff will work with LGAB to identify a date/time for the virtual ceremony to present the Rainbow Key Awards and the Etheridge Award. Staff Recommendation: Approve the nominations as recommended by LGAB. CONFORMANCE WITH VISION 2020 AND THE GOALS OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD GENERAL PLAN: This item is consistent with the Primary Strategic Goal(s) (PSG) and/or Ongoing Strategic Program(s) (OSP) of:  OSP-6: Value and Encourage our Broad Diversity of Cultures.  OSP-8: Enhance the Cultural and Creative Life of the Community.

In addition, this item is compliant with the following goal(s) of the West Hollywood General Plan:

 HS-3: Promote a community with strong social networks and cross-cultural interaction.  HP-1: Expand the base of information on the City’s history.

EVALUATION PROCESSES: N/A

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH: N/A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: The City encouraged community engagement with Rainbow Key nominations by press release, Facebook, Twitter, discussion at meetings of the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board, and direct outreach by members of the Advisory Board. OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT / COMMUNITY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

FISCAL IMPACT: All expenses for this event are budgeted in Account 100-3-05-05-533022 (Lesbian/Gay Programs). As this event will be virtual, expenses will be lower than in previous years.

AMOUNT DESCRIPTION $1,500 Funding for this item is already budgeted. ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A. Recipients of Rainbow Key Awards, 1993-2019, alphabetically and by year of award. Attachment B: 2020-2021 Rainbow Key Awards Nominees – Redacted document ATTACHMENT A

RAINBOW KEY RECIPIENTS, 1993-2019, ALPHABETICALLY

Diane Abbitt, 2012 Ed Gould, 1997 Jimmy Palmieri, 2015 Rudy Akbarian, 2018 Kathy Griffin, 2018 Robert Patrick, 2008 Khandi Alexander, 2004 Mitchell Grobeson, 2008 Brian Pendleton, 2018 Chad Allen, 2007 Sal Guarriello, 2007 Rev. Troy Perry, 1998 Eugene Alper, 1997 Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord, 2000 Felice Picano, 2013 Alyson Publications, 2005 Kenneth P. Hahn, 1999 Jenny Pizer, 2009 Asian/ Pacific Gays and Friends, 2019 Sue Hamilton, 2008 Lisa Powell, 2010 Wendy Averill and Walt Hanna, 1994 Jeffrey Prang, 1996 Marilee France, 2010 Thomas Harkins, 1994 Project Angel Food, 2019 Jon Bailey, 1999 John Heilman, 2007 Yolanda Retter, 2007 Lynn H. Ballen, 2009 Michaeljohn Horne, 2007 Pat Rocco, 2009 Leslie Barclay, 2008 John Ireland, 2011 Brendan Rome, 2015 Jinx Beers, 2009 Ben Patrick Johnson, 2012 Roots of Equality, 2012 Beth Chayim Chadashim, 2009 Sky Johnson, 2000 Steve Schulte, 2007 Chaz Bono, 2013 Cleve Jones, 2017 Rodney Scott, 2007 Sam Borelli, 2011 JQ International, 2017 Patricia Ryan, 1995 Ivy Bottini, 2007 Drían Juarez, 2013 Bamby Salcedo, 2018 Jeffrey Bowman, 2019 June Mazer Lesbian Archives, 2011 Karina Samala, 2012 Malcolm Boyd and Morris Kight, 1998 Elizabeth Savage, 2018 Mark Thompson, 2009 Don Kilhefner, 2009 Svyatoslav Sementsov, 2008 Jeannette Bronson, 2012 Jay M. Kohorn, 2016 Kim Rocco Shields, 2014 Steve Bryan, 1994 Paul Koretz, 2005 Stephen David Simon, 2011 Lovedy Brydon, 2006 Steve Krantz, 2008 Sisterhood Bookstore, 2008 Shirley Bushnell, 2008 Moss Krivin, 1998 Michael John Smith, 2001 Noelle Carter and Sheila James Kuehl, 2008 Dr. Lo Sprague, 2000 Valerie A. Moore, 2014 Abbe Land, 1997 Julie Summers, 2000 Lynda Castro, 2004 Terry LeGrand, 2011 Elaine Suranie, 2015 Celebration Theatre, 2009 Mark Lehman, 2016 Nadia Sutton, 2012 C.I.T.Y. x1, 2010 Lesbian Visibility Committee, 2007 Carol Taylor-DiPietro, 2016 Chris Clarkin, 2008 Eric Paul Leue, 2017 Jewel Thais-Williams, 2017 David Codell, 2009 Helen Levin, 1996 Stuart Timmons, 2013 Paul Colichman, 2009 David Logan, 2006 Ruth Tittle, 2017 Congregation Kol Ami, 2009 Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Tom of Finland, 2007 Carole Cook, 1993 Chamber of Commerce, 2017 Robin Tyler, 2007 David Cooley, 2012 Jon Maher, 2000 Steve Tyler, 1998 Jeanne Córdova, 2005 Jake Mason, 2019 Eric Underwood, 1994 Midge Costanza, 2010 Mecca LA, 2019 Virginia Uribe and Jon W. Davidson, 2015 Michaela Mendelsohn, 2017 Gail Rolf, 2013 Phillip Ray De Blieck, 2009 David Merrill, 1979 Bruce Vilanch, 1993 Durk Dehner, 2007 Metropolitan Community Kathy Watt, 2005 Oscar De La O, 2010 Church LA, 2009 John Eric “Rick” Watts, 2011 Sharon DiFrancisco, 1996 Dana Miller, 2010 Steve Wayland, 2000 John J. Duran, 2007 MOMMA, 2003 Brenda Weathers, 2012 The Eagle LA, 2008 Demetri Moshoyannis, 2006 Carolyn Weathers, 2012 Rabbi Lisa Edwards, 2019 National Council of Jewish West Coast Singers, 2002 Rabbi Denise Eger, 1996 Women, 2014 West Hollywood Community Steve Eng, 1996 Alan Louis Needham, 1996 Housing Corporation, 2016 David Engel, 1994 Karen Ocamb, 2010 Del Whan, 2011 Lillian Faderman, 2010 Richard Odenthal, 1999 Ruth Williams, 2016 Suzanne Gage, 2004 Jean O’Leary, 2004 Nancy Wilson, 1998 Linda Garnets, 2007 Diane Olson, 2009 Dottie Wine, 2007 Gay and Lesbian Elder ONE National Gay & Lesbian Mia Yamamoto, 2011 Housing, 2010 Archives, 2010 Jeff Zarrillo, Paul Katami, Kris Perry, Gay Men’s Chorus of Torie Osborn, 2013 and Sandy Stier, 2014 Los Angeles, 2014 Our Lady J, 2015 Mikel Gerle, 2015 Ernie Over, 1994 Rita Gonzales, 2008 Matt Palazzolo, 2018 ATTACHMENT A PAGE 2 OF 2

RAINBOW KEY RECIPIENTS, 1993-2019, BY YEAR

1993 Carole Cook Sal Guarriello Brenda Weathers Bruce Vilanch John Heilman Carolyn Weathers Michaeljohn Horne 1994 Steve Bryan Yolanda Retter 2013 Chaz Bono David Engel Steve Schulte Drían Juarez Walt Hanna Rodney Scott Torie Osborn Thomas Harkins Tom of Finland Felice Picano Ernie Over Robin Tyler Stuart Timmons Eric Underwood Dottie Wine Virginia Uribe and Gail Rolf Lesbian Visibility Committee 1995 Patricia Ryan 2014 Noelle Carter and Valerie A. Moore 2008 Leslie Barclay Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles 1996 Sharon DiFrancisco Shirley Bushnell National Council of Jewish Women Rabbi Denise Eger Chris Clarkin Kim Rocco Shields Steve Eng Rita Gonzales Jeff Zarrillo, Paul Katami, Kris Perry, Helen Levin Mitchell Grobeson and Sandy Stier Alan Louis Needham Sue Hamilton Jeffrey Prang Steve Krantz 2015 Jon W. Davidson Sheila Kuehl Mikel Gerle and Brendan Rome 1997 Eugene Alper Robert Patrick Our Lady J Ed Gould Svyatoslav Sementsov Jimmy Palmieri Abbe Land Sisterhood Bookstore Elaine Suranie David Merrill The Eagle LA 2016 Jay M. Kohorn 1998 Morris Kight 2009 Lynn H. Ballen Mark Lehman Moss Krivin Jinx Beers Carol Taylor-DiPietro Rev. Troy Perry Malcolm Boyd and Mark Thompson West Hollywood Community Steve Tyler David Codell Housing Corporation Nancy Wilson Paul Colichman Ruth Williams Phillip Ray De Blieck 1999 Jon Bailey Don Kilhefner 2017 Cleve Jones Kenneth P. Hahn Diane Olson JQ International Richard Odenthal Jenny Pizer Eric Paul Leue Pat Rocco Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian 2000 Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord Beth Chayim Chadashim Chamber of Commerce Sky Johnson Celebration Theatre Michaela Mendelsohn Jon Maher Congregation Kol Ami Jewel Thais-Williams Dr. Lo Sprague Metropolitan Community Church L.A. Ruth Tittle Julie Summers Steve Wayland 2010 Wendy Averill and Marilee France 2018 Rudy Akbarian Midge Costanza Kathy Griffin 2001 Michael John Smith Oscar De La O Matt Palazzolo Lillian Faderman Brian Pendleton 2002 West Coast Singers Dana Miller Bamby Salcedo Karen Ocamb Elizabeth Savage 2003 MOMMA Lisa Powell C.I.T.Y. x1 2019 Asian/ Pacific Gays and Friends 2004 Khandi Alexander Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing Jeffrey Bowman Lynda Castro ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives Rabbi Lisa Edwards Suzann Gage Jake Mason Jean O’Leary 2011 Sam Borelli Mecca LA Hosted by Kelly Gilliam John Ireland Project Angel Food 2005 Jeanne Córdova Terry LeGrand Paul Koretz Stephen David Simon Kathy Watt John Eric (Rick) Watts Alyson Publications Del Whan Mia Yamamoto 2006 Lovedy Brydon June Mazer Lesbian Archives David Logan Demetri Moshoyannis 2012 Diane Abbitt Jeannette Bronson 2007 Chad Allen David Cooley Ivy Bottini Ben Patrick Johnson Durk Dehner Roots of Equality John J. Duran Karina Samala Linda Garnets Nadia Sutton 2020 Rainbow Key Awards Submitted On: Nomination Form February 9th, 2020 @ 11:58pm City of West Hollywood

Person or Organization Andrew Ramlow Nominated

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How Has This Nominee These two people open their homes and lives to everyone. No matter the time of day or night Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian constantly being of service to anyone who needs anything. The only thing they ask is to not steal. Community in West Hollywood? Time to ask is now, call up and see for yourself. Ask anything...just out of the blue ask to come over say you need a safe place to stayfor the night, need something to eat, car parts,tools you name it he's got it. These two people Dean Romero and Andrew Ramlow And Jude Zazada can't forget Steve Weiss either all four people absolutely incredible.. each has their own tolerance levels which make it fun enteraning, scary annoying as all hell,ebarrassing, proud and I think these four need a vacation in a good way. Somewhere away from all the deciet and treachoury that they are constantly bombarded with. They deserve some away time for theirselves surrounded with the exact opposite of what they are used too. They should be waited on in luxury because what they give up saves so much. They open their hearts and minds and give people time to work on themselves or a problem they are facing. Sort things out the right way instead of acting.

Please Describe the Impact and Huh? I just did, but here we go with my calculations quite simple really Scope of This Nominee's Contributions. 20 people at .25 cents A day each $5.00 a day times 365 = $1825 $1825 x 10 = $18,250 $18,250.00 times 4 is $73,000.00

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Your Name (Nominator) Skylar Deranick

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Person or Organization Nominated David Mason Eichman

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How Has This Nominee David's outstanding leadership began over 25years ago. He has served "The Lesbian and Gay Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian Lawyers Association," as Co-President and Board Member, He has led our West Hollywood Community in West Hollywood? Chamber of Commerce, as Chair of it's Board of Directors and a Member of its Board of Governors, He has served as Chair of West Hollywood's Transportation Commission, and is a Volunteer extraordinaire.

Please Describe the Impact and David's interest in volunteering became obvious when he heard about a group of Alumni from Scope of This Nominee's his alma mater, Dartmouth forming the "Dartmouth Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association, Contributions. DGALA." The group presented many opportunities to connect, motivate, support and improve the lives of LGBT Students. Within this David held several leadership positions for DGALA, including being President for Six years. The list is almost to extensive to mention but in the past 25 plus years, my nominee, David Mason Eichman has made numerous outstanding contributions to our LGBT Community. His passionate leadership rallying for equality on every level, makes him an excellent choice to receive the 2020 Rainbow Key Award.

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Your Name (Nominator) Yola Dore

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How Has This Nominee West Hollywood Transportation Commission since 1994; service on the Board of Governors of Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (where he is also a past Chair of the Board of Community in West Hollywood? Directors); as Past President of the Dartmouth Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association; as Past President of the Dartmouth Club of Los Angeles (where he still serves on the Board of Directors); and as former Co-President of the Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.

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Your Name (Nominator) Genevieve Morrill

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Person or Organization Nominated Dr. Adrian Ravarour

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How Has This Nominee Adrian Ravarour is a co-founder of Vanguard, one of the first LGBT organizations in the United Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian States, founded in San Francisco in 1965. Vanguard organized the “Street Sweep” Community in West Hollywood? demonstration where its members cleaned up trash in the dirty streets and was a catalyst for the Compton Cafeteria Riots and the Doggie Diner Sit-In. All three of these events happened three years before Stonewall. The Vanguard Tenderloin Youth Organization went on to form The Hospitality House that exists today as Vanguard's progeny and heir.

As a noted videographer and director of the Dance Video Center in Los Angeles throughout 90s he recorded performances of many noted gay dance artists and oral histories both locally and in New York.

In Los Angeles he was a priest and rector of Beloved Disciple parish, and continues as Associate Bishop in the America Catholic Church under Archbishop Robert M. Clement. since 2015, helping to preserve and perpetuate the oldest gay catholic church in the United States. Ravarour has been a member of the Los Angeles Queer Interfaith Clergy Council (formerly LALGBTICA) since 2005.

As a seminal and prolific artist, currently focused on photography, he contributes a unique artistic vision, including many gay themed/focused works. In 2003, he and his creative partner Chris A. Flores premiered their multimedia work “The Transfigured Body: A Requiem in Celebration of Gwen Araujo” at Founders Metropolitan Community Church in West Hollywood which was co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board.

Please Describe the Impact and Adrian's leadership and activism in the 1960s and early 70s for LGBT rights has an enduring Scope of This Nominee's legacy that lives on today, supporting and inspiring LGBT people who cross the threshold of Contributions. institutions that were birthed from and inspired by Vanguard. As a local spiritual leader, Adrian is dedicated to helping others. As an artist, Adrian's work spans decades and contributes to the tapestry of the LGBT voice.

Please Include Any Other Adrian Ravarour, Ph.D., is a priest, spiritual artist, and social activist. He is a writer, a poet, Information You Feel is Important photographer, videographer and former classical dancer. A published author, poetry, photography and meditation, Adrian is currently working on a book about the history of Vanguard. Ravarour earned an A.A. in TV Broadcasting; B.A. in Creative Arts; M.A. in Theatre Arts; M.A. in Dance and Video; Ph.D. in Creative Arts; and, honors in all degrees, FKF, AGS and Golden Key.

Your Name (Nominator) Larissa Fooks Your Address (include City, State and Zip Code)

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Person or Organization Jeff Consoletti/JJLA Nominated

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How Has This Nominee Over the past 11 years Jeff has tirelessly worked on producing an amazing LAGAY Pride event. Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian He started as a volunteer with the organization and has worked non stop on making it the event Community in West Hollywood? that it is today. His attention to detail and inclusiveness to the LGBTQ community has inspired other organizations to do the same. He looses his voice every year but being the point person that everyone goes to and can speak to about any issues. He makes himself readily available to anyone who needs him

Please Describe the Impact and Jeff works insanely hard at not only putting together an amazing show for LA Pride, but spends Scope of This Nominee's countless hours making sure all aspects of the community have a safe space and a space to be Contributions. seen. Recently Jeff and the JJLA team have been asked to help restructure and organize the Long Beach Pride Event. His attention to detail and community involvement is unparalleled.

Please Include A ny Other Jeff works very hard and virtually goes unannounced at the LAPRIDE Event. I believe a Rainbow Information You Feel is Important Key award is long overdue for his hard work.

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Person or Organization Nominated Jerome Cleary

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How Has This Nominee Jerome has been a LGBT community advocate for the past 34 years. He created in 1998 two TV Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian shows on West Hollywood Public access that have been running for over 22 years. He has Community in West Hollywood? hosted, produced and interviewed hundreds of LGBT guest on his shows. He also featured in over 88 TV episodes local gay resident Gene Smith as a travel show travelogue of his travels all of the world. His TV shows feature primary LBGT guests and address issues like the meth addiction crisis with the Van Ness Recovery House and over 400 TV show episodes featuring hard hitting issues that affect the LGBT community along with LGBT political issues.

His TV shows were recognized in April 2000 in the LA Weekly where 8 individuals were featured on having a direct impact as "Local Heroes" in the West Hollywood community. here's the link and article below: https://www.laweekly.com/local-heroes/

FROM THE LA WEEKLY April 2000: In the 15 years since West Hollywood’s incorporation, residents have worked to create a welcoming, diverse city, centered on pride, activism and progressive politics. There have been a number of people who have helped along the way. The following are but a few.

Jerome Cleary: Community activist and host of local cable show Jerome Cleary Cleary is everywhere. He can be seen at City Council meetings, and at the city’s planning, rent- stabilization and fine-arts commissions. That’s in addition to his thrice-weekly television appearances on a public-access television show discussing issues such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTG) at-risk youth, the WeHo condom controversy, crystal-meth addiction in the gay community and rent control. His latest effort is bringing a WeHo walk of fame to Santa Monica Boulevard, honoring non-entertainment folk who’ve contributed to the formation of a progressive society. This recent up-and-comer is a fount of ideas who offers a lively vision of local politics.

Please Describe the Impact and Jerome Cleary served 2 years on the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board for the City of West Scope of This Nominee's Hollywood. He also on his own created two unique local half hour TV shows in 1998 that have Contributions. run and aired continuously on the local cable TV on Time Warner and online now on AT&T. His one TV talk show: "Jerome Cleary" is a 3 camera sit down in the studio topical talk show featuring predominantly LGBT guests and LGBT issues. And his second TV show: "Jerome On The Town" features specifically LGBT local events such as "Gay Life Expo" "Halloween Carnival" "Gay Pride in West Hollywood" along with "Gay Pride in San Francisco" "Gay Pride in San Diego" "Gay Pride in Palm Springs" "Gay Pride in Las Vegas" along with featuring the first LGBT night club opening in Las Vegas at KRAVE nightclub and Tom of Finland exhibits and many other LGBT events.

Please Include Any Other Lastly, Jerome Cleary was a featured weekly LGBT newspaper columnist for the West Hollywood Information You Feel is Important Independent newspaper for over 3 years where he wrote over 150 weekly columns featuring LGBT issues and personal issues he was experiencing while living his many years in West Hollywood. He as also a blogger for AOL's Patch for West Hollywood for over 3 years too. And was also published in the Los Angeles times featuring his gay dating adventures.

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Person or Organization Nominated Lisa Vanderpump

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How Has This Nominee Lisa Vanderpump has been a steadfast advocate for the LGBTQ community for many Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian years. Lisa is a spokesperson for GLAAD and has worked closely with the Desert AIDS Project, Community in West Hollywood? The Trevor Project, and the L.A. LGBT Center helping homeless LGBT youth. In addition, Lisa recently led the 30th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles, cutting the starting ribbon for over 25,000 walkers. In June 2019 she received the Hollywood Legacy Award from L.A. City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell and from the head of the Hollywood Chamber, Donelle Dadigan. The award is given each year to a star who has made an impact in the LGBT community.

Please Describe the Impact and Lisa Vanderpump has been active in the West Hollywood community for the past 20 years with Scope of This Nominee's three of her four restaurants in the heart of the gay community on Santa Monica Blvd. and Contributions. Robertson Blvd. She has participated in many Christopher Street West Association Pride celebrations over the years, often riding in floats or festively decorated vehicles. Lisa Vanderpump has completed multiple PSAs for The Trevor Project and continues to be an equal opportunity employer at each of her four restaurants.

Please Include Any Other Lisa was a recipient of the Ally Leadership Award from Equality California, an LGBT rights Information You Feel is Important organization, in 2015. In 2015 Lisa was named Monarch of the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras celebration; addressed the United Nations Concert for the EBOLA effort; and was recognized by the State of California Assembly as “Woman of the Year."

Lisa Vanderpump has been an outspoken straight ally to the LGBTQ community dating back to her earliest years in London, where she grew up, opening the Shadow Lounge in SoHo London in the 1990's - a fixture in the gay community.

Your Name (Nominator) Phil Lobel

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Person or Organization Mark Morales Nominated

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A ny Other Contact Information for Nominee How Has This Nominee March 2018 to Present Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian Consumer Advisory Panel - Southern California Edison, LGBT community and business advocate Community in West Hollywood? February 2018 to Present Los Angeles Business Council - Leadership Council representing the LGBT Business Enterprises and Community

March 2019 Access Washington DC, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Los Angeles Business Council, LGBT Business Enterprise representative to Congress

March 2015 - March 2021 LGBT Business Enterprise Advocate / Representative on the Diversity Task Force for the California Department of Insurance

May 2013 to Dec 2019 - Board of Directors (Treasurer, VP, President and President Emeritus) of the Los Angeles LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce LAGLCC (www.laglcc.org)

March 2019, May 2018, August 2017 Creator, Host and Moderator : "Meet the Buyers" Events with CBS, CNB, CWB, LADWP, LAWA, MWD, SCE & SoCalGas at City National Bank, Inclusion of LGBTBE's for the first time in the banks history

April 2018 TED Talk: The Business of Equality Fair Share for Equality - Equality California EQCA.org

2015-2019 Moderator - Diverse Suppliers: Business to Business (B2B), Webinar host: Capability Statements and Matchmaking appointments 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Annual Insurance Diversity Summits - California Department of Insurance

August 2016, August 2015 Panelist - NGLCC International Conference Palm Springs and Ft Lauderdale - SBA Resources for LGBTBEs and Featured Speaker - Insurance Diversity Initiative for the California Department of Insurance

February 2016 - June 2016 Featured Speaker - Farmers Insurance Employee Resource Group, Toyota Financial Services, CEO, Executives and BRG/ERG on the LGBT Business Community and Supplier Diversity

May 2011 Nominating Committee KCET Local Heroes 1st time for LGBT community leaders

Please Describe the Impact and LAGLCC: decreased expenses, increased visibility, helped grow the chamber 300% in the 6 years Scope of This Nominee's of board service, increased certified LGBTBE's in the Los Angeles area to be the largest group in Contributions. the nation representing 10% of all certified business nationwide. California Department of Insurance: increased LGBTBE participation in the summits by 700% in the first year and LGBTBE contracts doubled in the first two years of having an LGBT person on the Diversity Task Force Please Include A ny Other Mark represented our community in front of 6 separate congressmen and women at Access Information You Feel is Important Washington DC. 2019 the first time an LGBT representative was included. Mark is the first LGBT Business representative to panel at the Mayors Summit on Jobs, Housing and Homelessness, 2019 Mark influenced legislation to add LGBT Business Enterprises for the California Department of Insurance, 2019 (SB 534 Insurance Diversity) Mark assisted in the process of inclusion for LGBTBE's in the City of Los Angeles procurement portal (LABVN), the largest city in the nation to do so. Mark was the first LGBT business advocate to the diversity task force for the California Department of Insurance since its inception. 2015, reappointed 2017 and 2019 Mark was the first LGBT Insurance Diversity Trailblazer Award Recipient 2018 Mark is the first LGBT representative to the Leadership Council of the LA Business Council 2018 Mark was the first person to fund an LGBT SBA loan, nationwide, after the historic partnership between the SBA and National LGBT Chamber of Commerce in February 2015. Mark is the second LGBT advocate to SCE’s Consumer Advisory Panel 2018 Mark is the first and only LGBT person to MC a faith based conference for the SBA. 2016 Mark was the first and only LGBT individual to win the SBA Financial Services Champion of the Year in the largest district office in the nation. 2016 Mark represented our community in front of the LA City Council. 2017, 2019 Mark testified in front of the California Assembly on LGBT inclusion in the Insurance Industry. 2017

Your Name (Nominator) Michael Mirch

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Person or Organization Nik Kacy Nominated

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How Has This Nominee Nik as a non-binary Transgender has supported numerous groups and individuals, and they Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian encourage other causes that advance the LGBTQ community. They also host Equality fashion Community in West Hollywood? week every year and they make sure that the Trans models receive pay as a matter of equal pay for equal work as much as instilling pride in those who participate in the fashion event. Nik is an exemplary proponent of our diverse causes and that makes them a fantastic nominee for this award aside from the fact that they are outstanding as a human being.

Please Describe the Impact and I have lived in LA for two years and my employment keeps me at home more than I would like, Scope of This Nominee's so specific event names will be lacking in this overview. I have seen Nik’s tireless support of Contributions. various causes and community engagement through Chamber participation and events to cross- promotion. I cannot name all the activities and invites that barrage my FB and IG Story or the countless introductions to various business owners but they do it because they want to connect like with like in our community and bring good people together. It goes beyond just supporting LGBTQ but promoting interests in the name of helping others in this community and while they don’t typically garner awards like this, if you were to survey others, they would say the same. And in a hateful and money-centric time, it would be a good thing to honor the quality of her brand and the kindness of one who is on their way but still hustling to make it.

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Your Name (Nominator) Kelly Armbruster

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How Has This Nominee NiK Kacy is the Creator and Executive Producer of Equality Fashion Week, the 1st LGBTQ+- Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian focused Fashion Week in LA, as well as the Founder and President of NiK Kacy Footwear, a LGBT- Community in West Hollywood? certified business, and the first gender-equal / gender-free footwear and accessories for genders and identities in all spectrums. As a gender non-conforming, transmasculine individual who identifies as nonbinary, Kacy’s designs are inspired by both their personal identity, style, cultural background, fashion and activism. Their hope is to provide a solution to individuals who have been seeking footwear alternatives that fit not only their feet but also their authentic expression of self. Their mission is to utilize fashion as activism in a way that inspires change so that gender is no longer a force that limits or restricts, and EQUALITY becomes the vernacular that ALL individuals speak.

Please Describe the Impact and Since their successful Kickstarter campaign in March 2015, NiK Kacy has been featured in Scope of This Nominee's numerous publications including, but not limited to, Autostraddle, Advocate, AfterBuzzTV, Curve, Contributions. DapperQ, FashionTimes, Forbes, Fortune, LA Times, Ozy, Patch, Refinery29, Ryot, SheWired, and The Huffington Post. In their spare time, NiK Kacy is dedicated to the local and global LGBTQ+ community in raising awareness, visibility, education and supporting the community at large.

Kacy is part of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s Trans-Inclusion Task Force, was briefly on the Board of Directors at the LA Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce where they created the local Inclusion Task Force branch, and is also on the Advisory Board of GendrFwd, a new non-profit focused on increasing the visibility of non-binary and gender non-conforming community.

Please Include Any Other One of Kacy’s many passions include supporting local LGBTQ+ focused non-profit organizations Information You Feel is Important like the LA LGBT Center, the TransLatina Coalition, and the Trans Chorus of LA. NiK was committee member for the LA LGBT Center’s An Evening with Women event for 8 consecutive years and continues to volunteer whenever possible. Kacy was recently featured in the Wells Fargo "Empowerful" campaign and was also featured in the Kenneth Cole “Make Now Matter” campaign to help spread the message of community and positive social impact on a large scale. With a background in fine arts, entertainment and advertising, Kacy was a former Senior Producer/Project Manager for Google, where they led the LA Google office ERG, the LA Googlers. Kacy now uses their expertise to help the community with events such as Equality Fashion Week and connecting their large network of people in order to help lift countless deserving organizations and individuals. Currently, NiK Kacy is committed to raising funds and increasing visibility for the Equality Fashion Week brand and hope to bring it to other cities where representation for LGBTQ+ communities are most needed. Next up for 2020 is the latest event, a precursor to Equality Fashion Week, called The Prom You Never Had - a throwback prom event in collaboration with Jordan Paige to provide a safe space for all of us who never got to go to prom as our authentic selves

Your Name (Nominator) Alana Roshay

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How Has This Nominee SheAh Prince Eternal goes on talk panels & interviews to remind the community that we are a Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian United people of self worth as we see & feel ourselves as being. SheAh Prince Eternal reminds Community in West Hollywood? our community that we are to stand together as family & not as a divided community of just Lesbians, GayMen, BiSexuals, TransFenders, or Queer individuals. He (being male indintified in a female body) stands for the rights of all in our community.

Please Describe the Impact and SheAh (Prince). Eternal. Volunteered his services for approx. Scope of This Nominee's 2years teaching Silver Sensuality to senior women and later senior men when the lesbians Contributions. refused to integrate with the gay males. Many lesbian women turned their backs on him when he changed his identity from butch to male even though he has not had the surgery. So the class participation fell and the class was discontinued.

Now he is performing, & teaching balance to lgbtq+ community as well as healing shamanic practices. His goal is to expand the consciousness of our community and beyond bringing back love and family unity amongst our community.

Please Include A ny Other SheAh (Prince) Eternal also offers balancing coaching thru bartering social media. He feels that Information You Feel is Important the values of unity amongst our community is most powerful in the world at large when we stand together unashamed to-come out at work, at school, or in our families. Coming from severe abuse where his parents literally tried to beat the gay out of him and institutionalized him for being gay, he is adamant in his fight for equality in the LGBTQ+ community. A famous saying that I hear from him is, “It saddens me to see that we are a family Divided, when we should be a family United”.

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How Has This Nominee In 1992, in the New York Times, her first major mainstream media interview, Sophie B. Hawkins Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian came out as omnisexual (what might be described as pansexual in today's terms). With the Community in West Hollywood? culture being what it was at the time in the United States, Ms. Hawkins could have very easily ended her career before it began.

As a rising rock star with multiple chart singles, Ms. Hawkins refused to allow her record company to put her forward in the press with a "beard" - instead, she was accompanied by whoever she was dating at the time, including her partner of 17 years who just happened to be a woman.

Ms. Hawkins is also credited as the first mainstream major label music artist to use a same sex pronoun in a romantic context in the Top 10 song, "Damn, I Wish I was Your Lover." She fought the record label (and won) to keep the lyric in the radio release of the song.

Ms. Hawkins has also lent her voice and sent fundraising appeals on behalf of multiple LGBTQ causes, including in support of GLAAD and the Trevor Project. She also supported and donated many volunteer hours to New York City's nonprofit God's Love We Deliver - which was at the forefront of assistance and advocacy at Ground Zero of the AIDS epidemic in the United States. She has performed at multiple Pride Festivals in the United States since the 1990s.

She also starred in the hit musical, 'Room 105: The Life & Times of Janis Joplin' which made its premiere in West Hollywood at the Macha Theatre on Kings Road before touring the country to sold out performances. The play did not shy away from Ms. Joplin's bisexuality and educated audiences both locally and across the U.S. to Ms. Joplin's sexual orientation.

Please Describe the Impact and The impact of this straightforward, honest life and art is that she regularly receives contact from Scope of This Nominee's people of all ages from around the world to share how her story and music impacted their lives in Contributions. positive ways. From helping them come to terms with their own sexual orientation/identity to helping them through dire thoughts of suicide thinking that there was no one else like them or no one to support them. She is/has been contacted by other celebrities who were/are in the process of coming out for advice and kinship. Please Include A ny Other Ms. Hawkins was nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy based on the strength of her debut Information You Feel is Important album and hit single, "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" - which included the aforementioned same sex pronoun - "making love to her"

Your Name (Nominator) Sheri Lunn

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Person or Organization Troy Masters/Los Angeles Blade Nominated

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How Has This Nominee The Los Angeles Blade is the only weekly publication targeting the LGBTQ community in the LA Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian area. Under Troy's guidance, the Los Angeles Blade brings the most robust coverage of LGBTQ Community in West Hollywood? issues to Southern California providing its readers with the knowledge, events and ideas they need to be productive.

Please Describe the Impact and Troy Masters was the founder of the Gay City News in New York. When he moved to Southern Scope of This Nominee's California, he desired to continue the excellence of supporting the LGBTQ community and helped Contributions. to found the Los Angeles Blade. As the publisher of the Los Angeles Blade, he plans the weekly editorial and special issues. He also organizes the Best of LGBTQ LA awards every year to acknowledge other members of the community. Troy's longstanding belief that information is power has served him well at the helm of the Los Angeles Blade.

Please Include A ny Other The Los Angeles Blade is from the same team behind the Washington Blade, the nation’s ﬁrst Information You Feel is Important LGBT newspaper and the first LGBT publication to join the White House Press Corp.

Your Name (Nominator) Beverly Sparks

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Person or Organization Nominated Shane Ivan Nash

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How Has This Nominee Shane has been part of west Hollywood advocacy landscape for many years and one of West Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian Hollywood best DJs Community in West Hollywood?

Please Describe the Impact and He has performed for CSW Pride, Served on the board of CSW, and worked with TCW for trans Scope of This Nominee's residents providing assistance with employment as well been an advocate for trans equity. Contributions.

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Your Name (Nominator) Luckie Alexander

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How Has This Nominee Contributed to the Adrian Ravarour, Ph.D., is a priest, spiritual artist, and social activist who started Vanguard in Gay & Lesbian Community in West San Francisco with Joel Williams and Billy Garrison in the fall of 1965. Ravarour was the adult Hollywood? founder of Vanguard and civil rights teacher to the Vanguard members who were mainly Gay young male adults, teenage runaways and Tenderloin street youth. Vanguard was a gay rights youth organization active from 1965 to 1967 and a for runnier to the first gay and lesbian center. Ravarour and other Vanguard leaders were participants in a protests at Compton’s Cafeteria after being refused service that later became known as the Compton’s Cafeteria riots. The majority of his Adrian’s life’s work is in the spiritual arts. His early ministries were with Bishop Mikhail Itkin and the Rev. Ray Broshears in San Francisco. In Los Angeles he was a priest and rector of Beloved Disciple parish, and continues as Associate Bishop in the America Catholic Church under Archbishop Robert M. Clement. In 2015, he brought the Old Catholic Thomasine Order under jurisdiction of the American Catholic Church. Ravarour teaches meditation and Deep Prayer. Adrian is also a prolific artist, writer and former dancer and choreographer. His work currently centers around photography and his photography books are in numerous collections. As a liturgist, he was written operas and other musical works. Including a Requim to Gwen Arajo that was sponsored by the LGAB and performed in West Hollywood at MCC. Adrian has also been active in preserving historical records, artifacts and memorabilia that supporting gay artists. An expert videographer, Adrian was the Executive Director of the Dance Video Center od Los Angeles recording major and local dance companies in Los Angeles and New York, including Jacobs Pillow. He also recorded oral histories of LGBT dancers and choreographers.

Please Describe the Impact and Scope of This Adrian is a gay elder, spiritual leader, activist and prolific artist. who has and continues to Nominee's Contributions. make life long contributions

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Your Name (Nominator) Larissa Fooks

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Person or Organization Nominated Back to Total Health with Performing Arts Physical Therapy

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How Has This Nominee Both Back to Total Health/Dr. Eric Swartz, and Performing Arts Physical Therapy/Dr. Melinda Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian Bryan have been in West Hollywood serving the community for over 20 years. They take pride in Community in West Hollywood? offering healthcare/wellness to everyone without prejudice.

Please Describe the Impact and The office welcomes the gay and lesbian community providing the best chiropractic and physical Scope of This Nominee's therapy care in West Hollywood. Contributions.

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Your Name (Nominator) Dr. Melinda Bryan

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Person or Organization Nominated Dante Alencastre

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How Has This Nominee Contributed to the Dante Alencastre is a local documentary filmmaker and LGBT community activist, based in Gay & Lesbian Community in West West Hollywood. His work combines and blurs the boundaries between filmmaking, activism Hollywood? and community participation by documenting and amplifying the under-told, but extraordinary stories of local LGBTQ activist heroes, told with depth, respect and sensitivity and then shared with national and world-wide target audiences. His grass-roots dedication and consistent commitment to the advancement of the LGBTQ community in small, as well as large and public ways is reflected in his filmmaking and also his work on the boards of regional LGBTQ arts organizations and political and community groups. HIs film and activist work has focused particularly on the overlapping Latino/a, Transgender and Gender non-conforming sub-tribes within our community, supporting and purposely working with youthful filmmakers, artists and activists as well as seasoned activist heroes. Dante has gratefully received the benefit and support for most of his later film projects from the City of West Hollywood arts grants programs. The films have screened as final product or previews to enthusiastic local audiences at West Hollywood One City One Pride, West Hollywood Harvey Milk Day and Outfest events.

Please Describe the Impact and Scope of This 2 parts 1 - Dante’s contributions as an activist filmmaker Dante found his personal calling Nominee's Contributions. documenting the lives of LGBT individuals and communities during a trip back to his native Peru in 2006. HIs heart-to-heart connection with individuals from the ostracized, powerless and nearly invisible Transgender community in Lima inspired him to see if he could help them by sharing their untold stories to the world. Though his years of work after Columbia University in theater and local Cable Television production in Amsterdam had given him foundational experience, this project promised to combine his passion for both filmmaking and social justice. This experience resulted in the award-winning film "En El Fuego ( In the Fire )" (2007) (LA Outfest Audience Award). HIs continuing bonds and commitment with those whose stories he told resulted in the film "El Fuego Dentro ( The Fire Inside ) (2012), updating the activist successes of this group of trans activists 5 years later. Both films have widely screened to audiences world-wide, creating visibilty and understanding where none existed. [ Link: En El Fuego (2007) ] Dante's next film project, "Transvisible: Bamby Salcedo's Story” (2013) ( LA Outfest 2013) documented the life and backstory of local Los Angeles Transgender Activist hero Bamby Salcedo and helped thousands locally and nationally to intimately see, know, understand and empathize with her extraordinary and inspiring life, and importantly serving to help widen the circle of support for her currently expanding work and success. Dante's sensitively crafted film, based on his crucial earned trust with Ms Salcedo, was unusual and timely, purposely focusing on the full personal and professional life of a transgender person, activist and leader. His film respectfully and intimately reflected her life as a unique, integral and fully dimensional human being, including the issue of gender transitioning only in the context of a life with a variety of her other particular issues, concerns and accomplishments. [ Link: transvisible | ] His documentary film, "Raising Zoey” (2016) ( LA Outfest 2016) documents a particularly eventful year in the life of a local Los Angeles transgender teenager, 14-year-old Zoey Luna and her Latina, working-class, and highly supportive single mother, Ofelia. The film illuminates their early struggles and triumphs from changing the local school district policies, to her growing visibility and voice ( Including her selection as LA Pride Grand Marshall in 2015 with Rev. Troy Perry) and demonstrates the role of local trans and LGBT community-member-mentors, also importantly contributing to the raising of Zoey. The film has had a lengthy film festival and community screening life worldwide. Dante’s targeted curation of the screenings includes a tour of under-served Latino and queer communities of Central California, sponsored by a grant from the California Endowment as well as under-served, non- urban areas of Peru to great success. [ Link: trailer Raising Zoey ] His current film just finished, "AIDS DIVA: The Legend of Connie Norman” (2021) (LA Outfest / Progress Screening 2018 ) (BFI Flare LGBT Film festival, London, selection, March 2021) revives the life story of a remarkable local figure in AIDS activism and early Trans advocacy in Los Angeles and her continuing influence on her surviving activist colleagues today (these include local LGBT leaders Valerie Spencer, Torie Osborn, Michael Weinstein, Robin Podolsky, John Duran, Doug Sadownick). Connie Norman’s important contribution is remembered through contemporary interviews and discovered, neglected ( and now preserved ) video footage. In addition, through the film, the unique history of the AIDS response in Los Angeles county will finally begin to be more fully appreciated seen by current generations and beyond the region. In- progress screenings and preliminary film festival response to the final finished film in the 2021 season has been very enthusiastic. [ www.aidsdivaconnie.com - Link: Welcome | AIDS Diva Connie ] Curated activist-centered distribution of the films: Equally important to his filmmaking has been Dante's understanding of his core audiences and careful distribution strategy for his films, each screening accompanied by in-person Q and A sessions with himself and often the films subjects or local activists. There is always a local sponsoring group that are involved. This reflects his core goal of making the films available locally, nationally and worldwide for those whom their messages and role models may be life-changing and urgently needed as well as inspiring. The opportunity for interaction and feedback after the screenings deepens the experience and often creates energy and connection within the local communities. ——— 2 - Dante's contributions through community organizational work His work in this category includes active, dedicated and enthusiastic participation on the boards of several local and regional arts and social service organizations. These include: -- California LGBT Arts Alliance ( Board member 2014 - present ) ( 2018-present Executive Director ) [ www.calgbtartsalliance.com] Link: CA LGBT Arts Alliance | Dante Alencastre: "The Alliance presents, nurtures, produces, and champions LGBTQ+ art that makes a difference. Our goal is to create spaces for art to do the things it’s so good at doing, in our individual lives, and our collective life in society as a whole: to uplift and inspire, to explain and reveal, to entertain, to challenge and hold to account, and to act as a catalyst for change.” As the organizaton’s director, Dante has personally produced the art events of the Alliance during the past two years. These include exhibits and performances in West Hollywood and Los Angeles, with support from West Hollywood Arts. Including “Rubbish and Dreams: The Genderqueer Performance Art of Stephen Varble in 1970’s New York”, 4/13/2019, ONE Archives Gallery, West Hollywood; “Color Bonita”/ Christopher Ramirez 1/19/2019 ; “The Papi Project” 9/19/2020 Oliver Rodriguez. During the pandemic he has continued to produce Arts Alliance events for audiences online. Additional community work: -- Latino Institute at Creating Change Conference ( 2013 - present ) National LGBTQ Task Force ( programmer ) Link: Unión=Fuerza Latino Institute -- Saban Community Clinic ( Community Board member and now, full Saban Clinic Board Member since 2021 ) -- Angels of Change 2011-2015 Team Member ( Childrens Hospital LA Annual Fundraiser for Transgender Program ) Link: Angels of Change -- Reach LA ( Previous - Board Member ) ( Provides support systems through the arts for LGBT youth of color ) Link: www.actaonline.org

Please Include Any Other Information You -- Dante is a true working artist/filmmaker who makes his living from his film work. He has the Feel is Important imagination to envision projects and see the potential in individuals and the importance of stories, combined with the courage and conviction to begin to create them, often before any organizational structure or financial assurance is in place, but with a trust that their inherent importance to the community will allow them to come into being. -- Dante is able to nurture and gain confidence and trust from those he interviews in his films and those he works with in the community. He creates a space of trust for others to willingly expressing themselves candidly, honestly and publicly for the benefit of many. -- As a gay man, Dante takes his being an ally to the trans community seriously, consistently and respectfully. He is often asked in after-film panels what his connection to the trans community is. He tells the story of going to Peru to explore making a film about the gay community, but finding that a group of trans activist were the only ones willing to meet with him unafraid. Getting to know them in conversation, he realized that they had more in common than not, as non-conforming children and marginalized adults. His bond is heartfelt and genuine and his work allows him to honor this insight in a human-to-human way for a group that has often and long been marginalized by the LGB communities themselves. He has proven himself and does consistent grassroots work for trans organizations and friends beyond his work as a filmmaker. It is not overstatement to say that those he meets and works with in the LGBQ and T communities and beyond become his friends, extended family members and colleagues and continue to be over time. -- He practices the concept of 'paying it forward', working with LGBTQ youth in his film work, on their own projects as a mentor and on their behalf, through his volunteer organizational work in ( California LGBT Arts Alliance,Reach LA, Angels of Change). It is important to him to seek out young trans and LGB collaborators and contributors for his projects. -- With a personal style of humor and lightness, Dante connects to others on the level of a shared humanity beyond categories and labels. His skill, instinct and joy in simply connecting with others is evident. In mid-career, with many more films and community contributions to come, Dante Alencastre revels and is energized by the daily process of community building and networking that is an integral component of his work, his play and his life.

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How Has This Nominee Grace and her wife, Lizzie, are residents of West Hollywood and have garnered a large social Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian media following for their life, encouraging members of the LGBTQ community to live Community in West Hollywood? authentically, and providing support for those who are seeking comfort, encouragement, and safety to be queer, and living an example of how happy and fulfilling that can be.

Please Describe the Impact and In 2019, Grace partnered with Refinery29 to create a docuseries called State of Grace, where as Scope of This Nominee's the host, Grace traveled around the United States, using her personal experience as the Contributions. daughter of an Episcopal priest to explore the intersection of faith and queer identity. Her first episode delved into the dangers of conversion therapy-- an episode that was later nominated for the 2020 GLAAD Media Awards. The rest of the series goes into a multitude of topics, Grace using each one as an opportunity to have open conversations that address real issues facing the LGBTQ community, and in every episode, Grace manages to come across as empathetic, curious, and eager to learn more.

Outside of the series, Grace is a musician, and under the name Semler, has written and released songs about being a queer person of faith. Grace has rallied social media to find other gay musicians to collaborate with, and in doing so, has provided encouragement, confidence, and catharsis for others in the queer community. Grace openly shares her experiences as she navigates and figures out her own identity, and in doing so has helped countless others find themselves as well. Grace inspires her friends, her followers, and her community in such a huge way.

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Person or Organization Nominated Jace Dawson

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How Has This Nominee Jace has assisted in transitional and public housing to abandon youth in West Hollywood area. He Contributed to the Gay & Lesbian doesn't speak on this matter but I've witnessed along with my friends his selflessness, he has Community in West Hollywood? driven young LGBTQ persons to job interviews assisted them with enrolling in schools and provided meals for them out of his own pocket. Not once has he ever asked for gas money or reimbursement of food, those who are interested in spirituality he invited them to his church and he created a safe space where they can speak freely for or against religious matters while opening up about traumas in their life. when I saw this I wanted to nominate him He was the first person that came to mind, he's one of the most selfless persons I've seen He doesn't just talk about what he does He just does it. He doesn't boast about it nor posted on his social media platforms I think that's just incredible. I always wanted to do something to show my appreciation and then I came across this, this is one way of showing my appreciation for what he has done for so many young people kicked out of their homes for who they love or how they identify, for not judging those but providing support by reaching out to his own resources. I'm not sure if there's anyone more deserving.

Please Describe the Impact and His impact was simple providing safe spaces for those teenagers and young adults put out of Scope of This Nominee's their homes. There was one individual who was on drugs and eventually became homeless. He Contributions. approached Jace asking for food He said sure but how would you eat tomorrow and where you staying tonight Will you allow me to call around to assist you with shelter. That stayed with me I volunteered with him a couple of times as he has impact the lives of so many young people.I know that he worked with the wall Los memorias project, The minority AIDS project and healing with hope organizations they probably can attest more of his impact.

Please Include Any Other He is currently running for Compton City Council He would be the first openly LGBTQ person Information You Feel is Important elected in the city. when he speaks about his campaign he doesn't speak of self but how he could assist more persons from the community across Los Angeles County. one of his models is if I'm able to eat then everyone should be able to eat. That's impressive My brother and I look up to him and we are roughly the same age. But my young cousin was lost here in Los Angeles back and forth between West Hollywood and the city and became so lost, but when Jace started mentoring him he started to thrive and he continues to do that today.

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Person or Organization Nominated Gay Journalist Paulo Murillo

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How Has This Nominee Contributed to the My name is Dan Mryglot. I first moved to West Hollywood in 1992 and have moved around in Gay & Lesbian Community in West or close to the city since then. I've been at my current WeHo address since 2015. I would like Hollywood? to nominate my friend Paulo Murillo for a Rainbow Key Award. Paulo is currently the editor and publisher of WEHO TIMES. He is a Mexican immigrant who has been writing about the West Hollywood gay experience for over 20 years now. He began his writing career with a column called Love You Mean it for a gay newspaper called Fab! in the late 90s and early 2000s. He wrote about his WeHo gay life experiences. He often courted controversy that would never qualify him for this type award, but luckily Paulo got it together and he's now a gay man who managed to get sober back in 2007. I mostly believe he deserves to be recognized for his work and contributions to the recovering gay sober community for the past 15 years through his writing and photos.

Please Describe the Impact and Scope of This Since he got sober, Paulo has been an advocate for the LGBT recovering community not just Nominee's Contributions. by living his life openly as a gay sober man, but for writing numerous personal assays and articles about life in sobriety for Frontiers Magazine, IN Los Angeles, LA Health News and The Fight Magazine. He started being vocal about recovery during a time when most people chose to stick to the traditions of anonymity. I believe Paulo Murillo should be recognize for his work in the sober column he writes called THE SHARE in THE FIGHT magazine, a local queer magazine that focuses on the fight for equality and social justice. When the editor first approached Paulo about THE SHARE, it was supposed to be about topics personal to him in sobriety, but instead Paulo chose to use his platform to highlight the voices of other gay people in sobriety. THE SHARE by Paulo Murillo has been featuring the voices of people in the gay sober community for over 10 years now. The Share is a person on the street column where he asks a question about various topics affecting sober LGBT individuals, such as living in gratitude, overcoming triggers, sex in sobriety, kink and sober and other sober topics that may inspire gay people to get sober or to stay sober. Paulo was also a spokes person for The Tweaker's Project which was sponsored by the city of West Hollywood where he used his name and image on city literature to distribute resources on recovery. I believe this was in 2010. He along with other sober gay men tried to highlight the positives of being gay and sober. Lastly, Paulo has spoken at many panels about recovery and the dangers of drugs like GHB and chem sex. As many of you reading this know, Paulo now runs WEHO TIMES an online news website that covers LGBT news in the City of West Hollywood. Despite being the editor and publisher of WEHO TIMES, he continues to write The Share for another publication to continue highlighting voices in recovery for a print publication. I believe Paulo Murillo has had a huge impact on the gay sober community and the gay community as a whole with his story about change and reinvention. He started out as the West Hollywood queen of mean and is now the opposite of that. He is generous with his time and is an upstanding member of the West Hollywood community in my opinion. Aside from his work as a writer, he also documents our gay history through his lens as a photo journalist. His coverage of issues like the Black Lives Matter movement can be found in his WEHO TIMES website. He is a living example that gay men can change, we can grow up and we can thrive in our gay society if we choose to do so to make our lives better. I think giving him a Rainbow Key Award would highlight and inspire gay men in the sober community as well as the alcoholic / addict who still suffers in and out of the rooms of sobriety. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Sincerely, Dan Mryglot

Please Include Any Other Information You Something to note is that Paulo Murillo has deep roots with the city of West Hollywood. He Feel is Important grew up gay in the city of Inglewood. His father was a gardener, so he used to help his dad mow lawns all over WeHo in the early 80s before the city became official. He would eventually move into an apartment that he used to clean as a kid on Westmount Drive where he was a West Hollywood resident for over 20 years. I'm including some of his work here if you don't mind to give you an idea to his contributions. https://thehissfit.com/2013/06/west-hollywood- land/ http://thefightmag.com/2014/08/prep-school/ http://thefightmag.com/2014/09/thank-you- for-sharing/ http://thefightmag.com/2014/06/pride-and-prejudice/ http://thefightmag.com/2014/03/no-ordinary-love/ http://thefightmag.com/2015/07/the-city-07- 2015/ http://thefightmag.com/2015/04/let-the-music-play/ http://thefightmag.com/2015/01/days- into-years/ https://wehotimes.com/lgbtq-community-and-allies-peacefully-march-into-weho- with-all-black-lives-matter/ http://thefightmag.com/2021/02/the-share-52/

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Person or Organization Nominated Tonya Kong

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Please Include Any Other Information You Hi, I previously nominated my friend, Tonya Kong, when the nominations opened. For Feel is Important efficiency, I won't repeat my submission, but did want to call your attention to her new achievements that have occurred in the last month since my initial submission. Tonya is a TV Writer, Producer and Attorney. Since I last wrote, TWO television series that she was a TV Writer and Producer on were nominated by GLAAD for "Outstanding Drama Series." The two series are Amazon's "The Wilds" and FOX's "9-1-1: Lone Star." It would be an incredible achievement to be on the writing staff of one GLAAD-nominated drama series in a full career, let alone just last year. What's more incredible is that Tonya is the only writer/producer that was an integral part of two nominated series in one year. She also just wrote the mid-season finale of 9-1-1: Lone Star that will air on March 8, 2021. This episode features a storyline involving series' gay male police officer character, Carlos, and his complicated relationship with his father, a story/dynamic I know Tonya pulled from her personal life. I just wanted to make sure you had all the updated information on Tonya! Thanks again for your consideration of this West Hollywood resident, and her contributions to LGBTQIA+ culture.

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