Lambda Democratic Club Announces Honorees

August 28, 2009 by  
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The Long Beach Lambda  Democratic Club recently announced the 2009 honorees who will be recognized at the Human Rights Awaards Banquet on September 26th at the Queen Mary.  The theme for this year’s banquet is “Out of the Rainbow and Into the Streets.”

Fitting to this year’s theme, Tom Crowe, founder of Long Beach Equality and Organizer of the November march down Broadway will be honored with the President’s Special Recognition Award. 

Openly gay Long Beach City Council Members Robert Garcia and Gerrie Schipske will be honored with the Community Man and Woman of the Year Awards.

Additional  community awards will be granted to St. Lukes Episcopal Church Herbert “John” Berry III.

Lambda’s highest honor, the Michael Lonergan Memorial Award will be presented to Pedro Nava, who represents California’s 35th Assembly District.

To read more about this year’s honorees, please read the article in the LBPost.com.

To find out how you can purchase tickets please visit the Long Beach Lambda website.

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