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CHAMPIONS
O
F EQUALITY

CHAMPIONS OF EQUALITY
SAVE established the Champions of Equality awards to honor individuals who have significantly advanced the cause of equality for the LGBTQ community. 

2023
CHAMPIONS
OF EQUALITY

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Don Hayden
Attorney, LGBTQ Philanthropist & Advocate

 

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Maria Bures
Film Producer/Director & Activist

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Maryanne Lukacs
Attorney, Advocate & Activist
 

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Jennifer Solomon, R.N.
Founder and President South Miami PFLAG

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Glen Weinzimer
Founder and Chairman of the Board, SMART Ride

Awarded with the deepest admiration and respect
for all you do to foster a more inclusive and accepting world.

CHAMPIONS
OF EQUALITY

PAST RECIPIENTS

2022

Stacy Hyde    Georg Ketelhohn    Lillian Tamayo    Ana Navarro    Karla Mats

2021

David Cicilinne    Shevrin "Shev"Jones    Eileen Higgins    Edel Rodriguez

The Miami Foundation LGBTQ Community Fund    Our Fund Foundation    Kevin Cho Tipton

Juan Talavera    Mark Steinberg    Dennis Edwards    Eric Hankin    Elizabeth Schwartz

2020

Nick Duran    Jason Pizzo    Audrey Edmonson    Barbara Jordan    Dennis Moss    Xavier Suarez

Steven Safren    Mario Stevenson    Susanne Doblecki-Lewis    Besiki Kutateladze

Jose Szapocznik    Jorge Mursuli    Robin Bodiford  

2019

Javier Fernandez    John Aleman    Aryah Lester    Sissy Shute    Steve Rothaus    Jason Jenkins

2018

Daniel Oates    Eric Woolworth    Mark Gilbert    Cindy Brown    Joe Plana    Lynare Robbins

Nadine Smith    Robin Schwartz    Victor Gimenez

2017

Jazz Jennings    Nancy Brodzki    Grant Van Ulbrich    Francisca Phillips    Herb Sosa    Mark Ketcham

 Local Elected Officials Supporting Conversion Therapy Ban

2016

Roxanne Vargas    Holly Raschein    Leo Frade    Hansel Tookes

2015

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen  •  Mark Rosenberg  •  Arianna Lint  •  Impulse Group

2014

David Richardson  •  Audrey Edmonson  •  ​Joe Cardona

The Plaintiffs in the ACLU of Florida & SAVE Marriage Recognition Case

2013

DavidRichardson  •  JoeGarcia  •  RebecaSosa

2012

Bill Nelson  •  White & Case  •  Joan Schaeffer  •  Mark Steinberg  •  Dennis Edwards

Richard Milstein  •  Eric Hankin  •  Elizabeth Schwartz

2011

Debbie Wasserman Schultz  •  Greenberg Traurig  •  ACLU of Florida  •  Juan Talavera

Liebe Gadinsky  •  Damian Pardo

2010

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen  •  Manny Diaz  •  Marc Sarnoff  •  Bacardi

2009

Carlos Álvarez  •  Bruno Barreiro  •  Audrey Edmonson  •  Carlos Gimenez  •  Sally Heyman

Barbara Jordan  •  Dennis Moss  •  Katy Sorenson  •  Rebeca Sosa  •  Heddy Peña  •  UM for Equality

2008

Ken Burns  •  Mike Blynn  •  Jacques Despinosse  •  Scott Galvin  •  Marie Steril  •  The Founders of SAVE

2007

David Dermer    Matti Herrera Bower    Simon Cruz    Saul Gross

Richard Steinberg    José Smith    Luis Garcia Jr.

2006

Jorge Mursuli    Alex Penelas    Katy Sorenson    Jimmy Morales    Bruno Barreiro

Dennis Moss    Betty Ferguson   Barbara Cary Shuler    Gwen Margolis

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