Columbus, OH – Stonewall Columbus welcomes national gay activist, Chrissy Gephardt, as the keynote speaker for its annual awards event, “A Night Out.” Ms. Gephardt is the openly lesbian daughter of former presidential candidate Missouri U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt. After coming out in 2003, Gephardt has become a powerful force in connecting the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community to the political advocacy. She is currently hired by a national gay organization to educate the gay community and assist them in having a crucial difference in the 2004 Presidential election.
Stonewall Columbus will host “A Night Out” on Saturday, October 23rd from 7:00 pm till Midnight, at The Vault located at 35 E. Gay St., Columbus, OH.
This year’s theme, “All that Jazz” sponsored by Smooth Jazz WJZA and hosted by Colleen Marshall and Chris Bradley, will highlight the roaring 20’s era with exciting local jazz performers and entertainment featuring Jazz Art’s Group “The Jim Masters Orchestra”. To celebrate our 23rd year of serving the central Ohio GLBT community, Stonewall Columbus will honor the many contributions of the individuals or the organizations that have made a positive impact on the GLBT community.
The nominees from each award category are as follow:
Volunteer Service award:
Shawn Hamilton, Sandy Thomas and Ed Grace
Media Award:
Gay People’s Chronicle, The Columbus Dispatch and Out in
Columbus
Community Service Award:
Men4Men Project, Columbus City Council and Dr. Karen
Holbrook and The Ohio State University
Leadership Award:
Chad Foust, Todd Shinkle and Ian James with Alan Melamed
The Stonewall Advocate Award:
Cheri Meyers
Rhonda Rivera Human Rights Award:
H.L. Wright and Chris Cozad
Tickets for this annual Stonewall Benefit are $75. Please call Stonewall Columbus at 614-299-7764 or visit our website at: www.stonewallcolumbus.org to purchase tickets for more information regarding this event.
