Mark your calendars for LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! on October 16, 2021.
More details about this year's hybrid event will be added to this page.
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Equality Texas' 2nd Annual Gala, All Eyes on Texas, was an evening of
celebration, inspiration, and generosity honoring LGBTQ trailblazers across Texas.
Thank you for attending!
Read about our 2020 honorees here.
2020 Profile in Courage Award Winner
Lori Olson
Wimberley, Texas
2020 Business Champion Award Winner
Austin, Texas
2020 Monica Roberts Transgender Activist Award Winner
Emmett Schelling
Houston, Texas
Make a gift in honor of the All Eyes on Texas award winners.
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:
Visionary Sponsors
Champion Sponsors
Jo & Jon Ivester in honor of Jeremy Ivester
Steve & Lisa Rudner
Defender Sponsors
Jennifer & Tracey Guyot-Wallace
Sam & Lisa Hildebrand
Mitra & Josh Woody
Activist Sponsors
Rev. Naomi Brown | Elia Chino
Rev. Dr. William H. Knight
Emilie Kopp & Deirdre Walsh
Thom Maciula & Fish Greenfield
Mark Phariss & Vic Holmes
Maria Salazar | Robert Salcido
Emmett Schelling
Eugene Sepulveda | Bradley Veloz
Penny Youngblood & Nancy Pearce
Supporters
John & Sunny Ackerman | Mayor Steve Adler & Diane T. Land
José Andrés Araiza & William B. Garner | Steve Atkinson & Ted Kincaid
Richard & Judith Berkowitz | Kim Biffle | David W. Carlson & Steve Smith
Cardigan | Hon. Julie Johnson & Dr. Sue Moster | Whitney Kelly & Jim Kemp
John C.B. LaRue & R. Hunter Middleton | Enrique MacGregor & Mark Niermann
Tina Toal Maness & Michael Maness | Jack McBride & Thain Allen
John McDowell in honor of Dr. Michal McDowell & Dr. Alex McDowell
Dr. Mark Parker & Eric Johnson | Lucilo Pena & Lee Cobb
Forrest Preece & Linda Ball | Charles Runnels | Mark Sadlek & Steve Habgood
David Silva & Brian Higginbotham | Matt Smith & Jason Berkowitz | Karen Wilkerson & Jolie Smith
Thanks to the following donors for their generous support of this event:
Pete and Patty Dollive | Steve & Lee Joyce | Debbie & Sandeep Kumar | Staffing Boutique
Special thanks to our signature drink sponsors:
