Previous Honorees

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The following individuals have received awards at previous Task Force Gala’s for their contributions to the movement. Thank you!

2021 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award
Robin J. Schwartz

2021 National Leadership Award
Billy Eichner

2021 Change Maker Award
Jasmine McKenzie

2019 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award
Dr. Gisela P. Vega, University of Miami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 National Leadership Awards
Wislon Cruz & Anthony Rapp

2018
Charles Million & Tim Nardi
Robin Roberts & Sam Champion

2017
Alberto Arias & Wood Kinnard
Gloria Estefan

2016
Steve Rothaus
Seth Rudetsky & James Wesley

2015
Juan Bosco Talavera
Mary L. Bonauto

2014
James G. Pepper
Kristin Beck

2013
Joseph L. Falk
George Takei

2012
Elizabeth F. Schwartz
Matt Foreman

2011
Georg Ketelhohn
Ben Cohen

2010
Cindy Brown
Alan Cumming
Commissioner Katy Sorenson

2009
Steve Adkins
Lt. Dan Choi
Rev. James Trapp

2008
Keith Boykin
Ilene Chaiken
Joan Schaeffer

2007
Jerry Chasen
Leonard Pitts
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz

2006
Julian Bond
Bob Cole
TWN

2005
California Assemblyman Mark Leno
Richard C. Milstein
Spain’s President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

2004
Alicia Apfel
All Dade Human Rights Foundation and
Gay & Lesbian Foundation of South Florida grant recipients

2003
Bacardi
Marleine Bastien
Dr. John Graves
Sir Ian McKellen
Terrence McNally
Damian Pardo

2002
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Lee Schrager

2001
Edda Cimino
Rep. Richard Gephardt
Neisen Kasdin
Robert Rosenberg
Lisa Versaci

2000
Billy Bean
David Treece
Rosemary Wilder
Cristina Saralegui
Elkin Zapata

1999
Martha Fugate
Liebe Gadinsky
Jorge Mursuli

1998
Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg
Dave Lawrence
Mindy McNichols

1997
Greg Baldwin
City of Miami Beach
Ruth Shack