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PHOTOS: D.C. Center Gala

Awards ceremony honors Kameny, Hawkins and Rosendall

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15 years ago

October 12, 2011

Glen Ackerman and Frank Kameny attend the D.C. Center Gala on Sept. 30. (Washington Blade photo by Pete Exis)

The D.C. Center held a gala awards ceremony on Sept. 30 at the Sofitel honoring Frank Kameny, Earline Budd, Sheila Alexander-Reid and Rick Rosendall.

(Washington Blade photos by Pete Exis)

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PHOTOS: HRC National Dinner

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) speaks at the 2026 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 26. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)