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HEROES
Honoring those whose work and leadership advance the rights of the LGBTQ+ community
HEROES WINNERS
2003
Individual Hero
Charles Bachrach
2005
Individual Hero
Liz Werthan
Individual Hero
Ellie Dilapi
2007
Individual Hero
Gov. Ed Rendell
Straight Ally Hero
Schnader Harrison
Segal Lewis
Local Business Hero
Merrill Lynch
Local Nonprofit Hero
Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus
2009
Individual Hero
Gloria Casarez
Local Business Hero
PNC
Local Nonprofit Hero
AIDS Fund
2011
Individual Hero
Terri Clark
Youth Hero
Michael Pastore
Local Business Hero
Media Copy
Local Nonprofit Hero
National Adoption Center
National Organization Hero
GLSEN
2013
Individual Hero
Franny Price
Youth Hero
Chantel Wilson
Straight Ally Hero
Rep. Patrick Murphy
Local Business Hero
Rossi Wellness Center
Local Nonprofit Hero
The Philadelphia Foundation
National Individual hero
Johnny Weir
Lifetime Legacy Hero
John Cunningham
2015
Individual Hero
Ian Morrison
Youth Hero
Michah Rodriquez
Straight Ally Hero
Kevin Bethel
Local Business Hero
West Laurel Hill
Local Nonprofit Hero
ACLU of PA
Lifetime Legacy Hero
Gloria Casarez (posthumous)
2017
Individual Hero
Sergio Morales
Youth Hero
Giana Graves
Local Business Hero
PHL Diversity
Local Nonprofit Hero
Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus
Lifetime Legacy Hero
Heshie Zinman
2019
Individual Hero
Rep Malcolm Kenyatta
Youth Hero
Jayson Scott
Straight Ally Hero
Cynthia (Cindy) Towers
Local Business Hero
Comast - Klayton Fennell
Local Nonprofit Hero
Bebashi - Transition to Hope
National Business Hero
EY (Ernst & Young)
Lifetime Legacy Hero
Dr. Rachel Levine
2022
Nonprofit Hero
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority
Local Business Hero
Philadelphia Gay News
Ally Hero
State Senator Sharif Street
Community Heroes
Jeff Guaracino
Jason Evans
Lifetime Legacy Hero
Elizabeth Coffey-Williams
2004
Individual Hero
Barbara Gittings and Kay Lahusen
2006
Individual Hero
Mel Heifetz
Local Nonprofit Hero
Equity Forum
2008
Individual Hero
Kevin Lee
Local Business Hero
Citigroup
Local Nonprofit Hero
PPABC, Rainbow Room
2010
Individual Hero
Chris Bartlett
Local Business Hero
Whole Foods
Local Nonprofit Hero
Mazzoni Center
2012
Individual Hero
Ronda Goldfein
Youth Hero
Adrianna Rivera
Straight Ally Hero
Ari Flaks
Local Business Hero
Stimulus Productions
Local Nonprofit Hero
GALAEI
Trevor Project
2014
Individual Hero
Rep. Brian Sims
Youth Hero
Donald Jackson
Straight Ally Hero
Bruce Haines
Local Business Hero
Giovanni's Room
Local Nonprofit Hero
City of Brotherly Love Softball
Lifetime Legacy Hero
Mel Heifetz
2016
Individual Hero
Deja Lynn Alvarez
Youth Hero
Ibrahim Vicks
Straight Ally Hero
Mayor Jim Kenney
Local Business Hero
Table 95 Hospitality
Local Nonprofit Hero
Independence Business Alliance
Lifetime Legacy Hero
Malcolm Lazin
2018
Individual Hero
Dante Austin
Youth Hero
Ayydn Edwards
Straight Ally Hero
Helen Gym
Local Business Hero
Geno's Steaks
Local Nonprofit Hero
Jerome Pipes
National Business Hero
American Reading Company
Lifetime Legacy Hero
DVLF Legacy Society
2021
Individual Hero
Elizabeth Balcom
Youth Hero
Tia Sadler
Straight Ally Hero
US Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
Local Business Heroes
The Tavern Group
Radical Therapy Center
Local Nonprofit Heroes
Philly AIDS Thrift
Stonewall Sports
National Project Hero
Gizelle Fetterman
Lifetime Legacy Heroes
Murray Archibald
Denise Cohen
2023
Community Hero
Jone Magagna
Local Business Hero
Jason Laughlin, Philadelphia Inquirer
Straight Ally Hero
Krystal Kane
Local Nonprofit Heroes
Dr. Hussein Safa, Einstein Health
CC Tellez, Students Run Philly Style
National Project Hero
Scott Conant
Lifetime Legacy Hero
Sister Bernadette Kinniry
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