Previous Honorees
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
