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Capital Pride Announces Recipients of

2013 Capital Pride Heroes Awards, TransPride Engendered Spirits,

And Bill Miles and Larry Stansbury Award Winners

WASHINGTON, DC – Capital Pride is proud to announce the recipients of the Annual 2013 Capital Pride Heroes Award, the TransPride Engendered Spirits, and the winners of the first awards named for the late founding board members of the Capital Pride Alliance, Bill Miles and Larry Stansbury. The recipients will be honored at the Capital Pride Heroes Gala & Silent Auction, presented by Hilton Hotels & Resorts, on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 7:00-10:00 p.m., at The Powerhouse in Georgetown, 3255 Grace Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Each year members of the community nominate individuals who have helped to further the causes of the LGBTA rights.  A committee of Capital Pride’s Board of Directors selected this year’s top LGBTA heroes from those nominations, which the full Board approved, along with the Engendered Spirits, who were recommended by the TransPride Committee, and the Miles and Stansbury Award winners.  In addition to the Gala, the Heroes and Engendered Spirits are honored throughout the two-week celebration of Pride.

For complete biographies of the awardees and more information about the Heroes Gala & Silent Auction, visit the Capital Pride website at www.capitalpride.org/heroes or call 202.719.5304.

The 2013 Capital Pride Heroes are Ed Bailey, Barbara Lewis, Darren Phelps, Jamie Raskin, and Margot Rosen; the Engendered Spirits are Consuella Lopez and Hassan Naveed; the Bill Miles Award Winner is Jennifer Hall; and the Larry Stansbury Award winner is Dignity/Washington.

Capital Pride Heroes

Ed Bailey

A native Washingtonian, Ed Bailey has been a pillar of support in the LGBT community for over 20 years.  Click here for full bio.

Barbara Lewis

Over the course of four decades, Barbara Lewis has opened doors to those seeking culturally competent healthcare, particularly to lesbians, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the transgender community. Click here for full bio.

Darren Phelps

Darren Phelps is Senior and founding Pastor of Bethel Christian Church D.C.  Click here for full bio.

Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin is a Professor of Constitutional Law at American University’s Washington College of Law and a Maryland State Senator, representing Silver Spring and Takoma Park. Click here for full bio.

Margot Rosen

Margot Rosen is the Director of Membership Outreach at the Human Rights Campaign.  Click here for full bio.

ENGENDERED SPIRITS

Consuella Lopez

Consuella Lopez is a Transgender woman who was born in Nicaragua and has lived in Washington D.C. since 1983. Click here for full bio.

Hassan Naveed

Hassan Naveed is a native of Southern California and has lived in Washington, D.C. since 2010. Click here for full bio.

The BILL MILES AWARD for Outstanding VolunteerService

Jennifer Hall

Jennifer Hall’s time with Capital Pride started in as a festival volunteer.  She began working with the entertainment team in 2008, and served as the co-chair of the Entertainment Committee in 2009, 2010, and 2011.  Click here for full bio.

The Bill Miles Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service acknowledges exemplary contributions to the annual Capital Pride celebration.  Bill Miles, Ed.D. was a dedicated volunteer and contributor to Capital Pride, as well as an active member of the DC GLBT community.  He was a founding member of the Capital Pride Alliance.

The LARRY STANSBURY AWARD for Exemplary Contributions to Pride

Dignity/Washington

Dignity/Washington, a community of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Catholics and other Christians, their families, and friends was started in 1972 by six individuals in a cafeteria at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University.  Click here for full bio.

The Larry Stansbury Award for Exemplary Contributions to Pride acknowledges outstanding efforts related to the annual Capital Pride celebration or Pride movement.  Larry Stansbury was a longtime activist in the DC gay community, serving as a health educator, club manager, member of the leather community and gay motorcycle club groups, and executive director of Brother, Help Thyself.

For a listing of individuals previously honored as Capital Pride Heroes, click here.

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Capital Pride, located in Washington, DC, is the non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTA community and its partners through educational events, entertainment, community outreach, and celebrations of diversity, including the annual Pride Parade and Festival in our Nation’s Capital.  Capital Pride is administered by a Board of Directors, managed by a small staff, and supported by a large cadre of volunteers.  Donations made to Capital Pride are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

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