Awardees (by year)
Our 2008 Awards
Aaron Belkin
Director of the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which was was selected in In 2007 by the Advocate as one of the leading LGBT-rights organizations in the country for its work on “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
Aaron Belkin
Aaron Belkin is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 2007, the Palm Center was selected by the Advocate as one of the leading LGBT-rights organizations in the country for its work on “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Professor Belkin has published books and journal articles in the areas of civil-military relations, social science methodology, and gays and lesbians in the military. He has made presentations on “don’t ask, don’t tell” at the Army War College, National Defense University, Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Military Academy at West Point. His and the Center’s research has been covered widely by the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, ABC, CBS and NBC national news, PBS, CSPAN, FOX, CNN and newspapers and television and radio stations throughout the United States and abroad. https://palmcenterlegacy.org/ [f]
The Fred Martinez Project
Documentary filmmakers Lydia Nibley and Russell Martin brought together the story of Fred Martinez, a two-spirit Navajo youth murdered by a classmate in Cortez, Colorado, on June 16, 2001.
The Fred Martinez Project
The Fred Martinez Project – Award-winning documentary filmmakers Lydia Nibley and Russell Martin have brought together an accomplished crew and board of advisors to create “Two Spirits.” The story of Fred Martinez, a two-spirit Navajo youth murdered by a classmate in Cortez, Colorado, on June 16, 2001. His savagely beaten body was found five days later in a shallow canyon near his home. Fred was a nadleeh—someone possessing a balance of masculine and feminine traits—a special gift according to traditional Navajo culture. But his determination to openly express his true nature cost him his life. Only 16-years-old, Fred was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was killed. The soon-to-be-released feature film is a moving testament to his life and to the enduring legacy of two-spirit people everywhere. https://twospirits.org/
Jerry Sanders
Conservative Mayor of San Diego, California, and former Chief of Police, took a stand on behalf of equality and social justice.
Jerry Sanders
Mayor of San Diego, California, and former Chief of Police, is yet another elected Republican politician with a lesbian daughter. During his conservative mayoral campaign Sanders expressed his opposition to equal rights for GLBT people, specifically marriage equality. But on September 19, 2007 Sanders held a news conference in which he “decided to lead with my heart. . . to take a stand on behalf of equality and social justice.” Although the Monette-Horwitz Trust may not agree with Mr. Sanders’ politics in general, we applaud his moral courage to break from the homophobia of his constituents and help lead America to be a nation that truly lives up to it’s founding principals: that all citizens are created equal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y05XmZlF44
Susan Stryker
Prolific writer, public speaker, and transgender activist.
Susan Stryker
A prolific writer, public speaker, and transgender activist, Susan Stryker is author of the 2006 Lambda Award-winning book, The Transgender Studies Reader. She earned a Ph.D in U.S. history from the University of California, Berkeley, and later held a postdoctoral fellowship in sexuality studies at Stanford University. Other books include Queer Pulp, a study of mid-twentieth century paperback fiction, a biography of legendary transgender entertainer Christine Jorgensen, and Gay by the Bay: A History of Queer Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area. Between 1999 and 2004, Stryker served as executive director of the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco. Most recently, Stryker has authored Transgender History (Seal Press, 2008) and co-wrote, directed and produced the film Screaming Queens.
Claude J. Summers
Author or editor of more than a dozen books, with topics ranging from renaissance English literature to queer popular culture.
Claude J. Summers
Claude J. Summers is Stirton Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, with topics ranging from renaissance English literature to queer popular culture. He was General Editor for the online encyclopedia GLBTQ.com, which is the world’s largest online resource for GLBTQ cultural history. The web site includes a discussion board in an effort to increase awareness and interest in the field of queer studies and in making the history of queer people visible and readily accessible. He lives in New Orleans. His longtime partner and collaborator, Ted-Larry Pebworth, just recently passed away.
Tongues (QUE VIVA)
Non-profit organization working within and among queer, feminist, and women of color communities.
Tongues (QUE VIVA)
Tongues (QUE VIVA) is a non-profit organization working within and among queer, feminist, and women of color communities to increase cultural and community development, strengthen political involvement, and contribute to social justice efforts across diverse cultures, peoples, and geographic boundaries. Queer women of color collaborating for social change. QUE VIVA
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