Thank you - Black Tie Dinner

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CONTENT
4
CREDITS
6
WELCOME
9
DINNER MENUE
11
MISSION
12
ABOUT BLACK TIE DINNER
13
JOHN THOMAS SCHOLARSHIPS
15
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
20
FROM THE MAYOR OF FORT WORTH
21
FROM THE MAYOR OF DALLAS
25
FROM THE HRC FOUNDATION
27
BENEFICIARIES
48
DANA GOLDBERG, EMCEE
53
WELL STRUNG, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
56
TY HERNDON, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
61
BETTY WHO, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
65
JEFF OLDE, 2015 MEDIA AWARD
69
TREVOR PROJECT, 2015 ELIZABETH BIRCH EQUALITY AWARD:
73
MELISSA GROVES, 2015 KUCHLING HUMANITARIAN AWARD:
77
JIM OBERGEFELL, 2015 FEATURED SPEAKER
80
CELEBRATING MARRIAGE
84
SPONSORS
87
UNDERWRITERS
90
TABLE CAPTAINS
92
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
96
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
124
ADVERTISER INDEX
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PUBLISHER
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EDITORS
A DV E RT I SI NG
BLACK TIE DINNER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARNETTA HARRIS, BOARD MEMBER
ROB JAMES, VOLUNTEER
ARNETTA HARRIS, BOARD MEMBER
STEPHEN GILHOOLY, BOARD MEMBER
JEREMY HASTINGS, BOARD MEMBER
MARGARET DUNCAN, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
D E S I G N A N D L AYO U T
ROB JAMES, VOLUNTEER
BOA R D PHO T O GR A PH
BRANDON LYON, PHOTOGRAPHER
JOHN BOERGER, HAIR
MICHAEL MORAN, MAKE UP
MITCHELL GOLD + BOB WILLIAMS, FURNISHINGS
BROWN LANE STUIDOS, PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO
PRINTING
TAYLOR PUBLISHING
PM SOLUTIONS
HOWARD SANDFORD
ED UNDERWOOD
WELCOM
FROM THE 2015 BLACK TIE DINNER CO-CHAIRS
Good evening and thank you for joining us for the 34th Black Tie Dinner, the largest all-volunteer, onenight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) fundraiser of its kind in the nation. As your CoChairs for tonight’s dinner, we hope you will enjoy the entire evening that the Black Tie Dinner Board
of Directors has produced in appreciation of your tremendous support.
This year’s theme IGNITE expresses the passion that has clearly been ignited in so many of our
supporters, lawmakers and community leaders across this great nation. In this historic year of
marriage equality, we are mindful and extremely grateful for the continued support and commitment
of our valued corporate and individual sponsors, table captains, guests and volunteers. IGNITE is a call
to action, although we have come so far, we will need your continued support to maintain our rights
and our mission for equality in all areas of our lives.
We are proud to have on the stage tonight, local and national leaders, supporters and entertainers,
who are passionate advocates for our community.
On behalf of the 2015 Board of Directors and our beneficiaries, we sincerely thank you for your
passion and support.
IGNITE!
MITZI LEMONS
JOHN LAWRIMORE
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Thank you for all that you do to ßupport our community!
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MAIN
COURSE
DESSERT
WINE
MENU
SALAD
Texas Wedge Salad
Baby Iceberg, Texas Candied Pecans, Cranberries, Popcorn
Shoots, Mozzarella Company Blue Cheese & Ranch Dressing
Grilled Beef Tenderloin on Green Pea and Herb Quinoa Cake,
Caramelized Trumpet Mushroom, Demi with Seared Seabass,
Brocolini with White Asparagus & Tomato Jam
Dinner Rolls with Creamy Butter
Chef’s Surprise Dessert
Freshly Brewed Starbucks Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, and a
selection of TAZO teas
Wines to be served with dinner:
Mercer Chardonnay
Green Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
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“If there’s anything that I am proud of, it’s how well your hand fits into mine
that gives me courage to say ‘yes’. And every time you say ‘I love you’, it’s like
opening a beautifully wrapped gift I never thought I’d receive.”
- Daniel Ryan Starke
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Being LGBT does not make you less human. And this is why gay rights are
human rights, and human rights are gay rights.
HILLARY CLINTON
MISSION
Black Tie Dinner, Inc. is a nonprofit
organization that raises funds
for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) supportive
organizations serving North
Texas through a premier event
of empowerment, education and
entertainment in partnership with
the community.
ABOU
Since 1982, Black Tie Dinner has been the largest fund raising dinner for the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the nation. Each year, Black
Tie Dinner selects up to 20 North Texas beneficiaries as well as the national
Human Rights Campaign Foundation to receive the dinner proceeds.
Black Tie Dinner is committed to provide funding for many local organizations
that serve the North Texas gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
Last year’s 33rd Black Tie Dinner distributed over $1 million dollars to
beneficiaries and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the Dinner’s national
beneficiary.
The amount raised comes from corporate and individual sponsorships, sale
of live and silent auction items, raffle tickets and ticket sales. This million plus
distribution brings the total amount distributed by Black Tie Dinner, Inc. to nearly
$20 million dollars since its first year in 1982.
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Black Tie Dinner awards scholarship funds through the John Thomas Scholarship Fund to
tireless and deserving volunteers in the community. The fund provides volunteers who would
not otherwise be able to attend the experience of North Texas’ premier LGBT event, an
evening of education, empowerment and entertainment.
The scholarship fund honors the legacy of John Thomas who was an activist in the streets as
well as business suites. Thomas was the first openly gay person to address the Republican
National Committee and was a founding Board member of the National Gay and Lesbian
Health Association. He also served on the board of the Human Rights Campaign.
Thomas gave significant amounts of his time to local efforts as the first Executive Director of
the Dallas AIDS Resource Center (now the Resource Center Dallas) and as an original member
of the Turtle Creek Chorale. Active in 20 organizations, Thomas was also founder of many,
such as the Dallas Legal Hospice.
SCHOLARSHIPS
JO H N T H O M A S S C H O L A R S H I P F U N D
Marriage equality was something we dreamed of, yet never dreamed it would
happen in our lifetime. To live the dream come true has been overwhelmingly
powerful, but we must be ever mindful of what it took to gain this freedom,
and what we must do to keep that freedom moving forward.
MITZI LEMONS, BTD CO-CHAIR 2015
MITZI LEMONS
JOHN LAWRIMORE
SECR ETA RY
JEFF GIDLEY
TREASURER
NATHAN ROBBINS
COMMITTEE
CHAIRS
JARROD O. FREEMAN, PROGRAM
LESLIE GARNER, BUSINESS OPERATIONS
JEREMY HASTINGS, COMMUNITY RELATIONS
BRAD PRITCHETT, MARKETING
DAVID ROBINSON, AUCTION
AARON WOLFE, MARKETING
A DV I S ORY
SHARON ANASTON
DAVID FISHER
JEFF AUVENSHINE
STEPHEN GILHOOLY
BRIAN BATCHELOR
ARNETTA HARRIS
LORIE BURCH
MIKE KUNEN
SCOTT COLLEN
BOB MOSSER
JAIME DUGGAN
PHILLIP MURRELL
NAN ARNOLD
MARY MALLORY
DEIADRA BURNS
KEN MORRIS
MILLER CROWE
SCOT PRESLEY
JENNIFER FOX
RANDY RAY, GENERAL COUNSEL
DOUG FRANKEL
DAVID SASSANO
DAN GODFREY
CHRIS TURMAN
RON HILL
DICK WEAVER
BILL JUSTICE
EMILY WHITSETT
CHRIS KOUVELIS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CO-CHAIRS
2015 Black Tie Dinner Board of Directors
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Dearfriends,
OnbehalfoftheCityCouncilandresidentsofFortWorth,I’mhonoredto
welcomethe34thannualBlackTieDinneronNovember14,2015toDallasFortWorth.
ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIcongratulateallthosewhoarebeingrecognized
thiseveningfortheircontributionstoourcommunity.Wearefortunatethat
youhavechosentoplaysuchvitalrolesincontributingtolifehereinNorth
Texas.Inaddition,Isalutethemanycommunitypartnersfortheircontinued
supportandcommitmenttoBlackTieDinner.
Nowinits34thyear,BlackTieDinnerInc.hasraisedmorethan$20million
andimpactedcountlesslives.Wearefortunateandthankfulthatseveralof
yourbeneficiariesprovidemuch-neededservicesandprogramstofolksin
TarrantCountyandFortWorth.
Helpingourfellowhumanbeing—onepersonatatime—isagiftthatknows
nobounds.Icommendeachofyouforallyoudotoraiseawarenessand
spreadcompassiontoeverysegmentofourcommunity.
WithyourIGNITEthemethisyear,wecelebratethenumerousadvancements
theLGBTcommunityhasmade.
Sincerely,
BetsyPrice
Mayor
BETSYPRICE,MAYOR
CITYOFFORTWORTH×1000THROCKMORTONSTREET×FORTWORTH,TEXAS76102
(817)392-6118×FAX(817)392-6187
MICHAELS.RAWLINGS
MAYOR
CITYOFDALLAS
November 14, 2015
Greetings!
As Mayor of the City of Dallas, it is an honor for me to welcome you to the 34th Black Tie
Dinner, “IGNITE.” Tonight, we will celebrate what has been a landmark year for LGBT rights,
as we saw the Supreme Court rule in favor of marriage equality. That’s why it is such an honor
to have Jim Obergefell among the special guests tonight. He joins Chad Griffin, the president of
the Human Rights Campaign, and Houston Mayor Annise Parker, among those being honored
tonight. As always, proceeds from this evening’s event will benefit the LGBT community and
organizations in North Texas.
For over three decades, the Black Tie Dinner has dedicated itself to being a voice and an avid
supporter of the LGBT community—raising over $20 million for local LGBT organizations, as
well as the National Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The Black Tie Dinner has provided
top notch events for our city. It has consistently met and exceeded fundraising goals, providing
contributions to organizations that are the foundation of our community.
Our city is stronger today because of its rich cultural diversity and the Black Tie Dinner is a
testament to that diversity. Tonight, we celebrate this great event and the progress we’ve made
in our country this past year. But I ask that we all bear in mind that while we have overcome
difficult obstacles, cultural tolerance is still something that we all must continue to practice and
teach future generations.
Again, thank you for being here this evening and for your support of this organization that has
impacted thousands. Best wishes for a successful and memorable evening.
Best regards,
Michael S. Rawlings
Mayor
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Dear Friends,
Tonight we find ourselves at a critical moment. Thanks to the decades of hard work of many of the
very people in this room, our country has grown more equal, our world has grown more just, and LGBT
people from coast to coast can finally marry the person they love.
But despite all the progress we’ve made, we still face some of our biggest challenges yet. We’ve seen
an onslaught of anti-LGBT legislation in states across the nation and growing threats to LGBT people
abroad. Next year’s Presidential election will be critical to ensuring that we preserve the incredible gains
we’ve made and achieving the full federal equality our community deserves. But that means we can’t
afford to let up. We must continue the fight for the equal rights and fundamental dignity that all LGBT
people deserve -- no matter who they or or where they live.
This struggle is why the Human Rights Campaign opened its doors thirty-five years ago. At that time,
we weren’t thinking about marriage or full equality at the federal level -- we were fighting to survive.
And because of you and so many others, we haven’t just survived, we’ve thrived, and we’ve changed
the world in the process.
GREETINGS
FROM THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION PRESIDENT
It’s time to continue that work and stand together as we face the struggles ahead. For more than 30
years, The Dallas/Fort Worth Black Tie Dinner coalition has been our friend and our partner as we’ve
worked to advance LGBT equality. Because of your dedication, we are fighting for non-discrimination
protections at the federal level that will guarantee LGBT people are secure at school, at work and in the
communities they call home. Because of your leadership, we’re exposing the truth about opponents
to equality and the havoc they wreak -- here at home and around the world. And because of your
support, we will surmount every obstacle in our path.
As we continue to move equality forward, our work will only grow more difficult. But as we have done
before, working together our community will lead the way forward. And we will win.
Best regards,
Chad Griffin
President
Human Rights Campaign
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BENEFICIARIES
Each year, the Black Tie Dinner Board of
Directors selects up to
20 North Texas beneficiaries and
1 National beneficiary,
the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, to
receive proceeds from that year's dinner. To
date, Black Tie Dinner has distributed over
$19 million for our beneficiaries.
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Behind the scenes of our beneficiary video shoot. We are proud to support
so many great organizations. Looking forward to Igniting the night at
#BTDallas2015!
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T H E H U M A N R I G H T S CA M PA I G N F O U N DAT I O N
A special congratulations to all who made this extraordinary event
possible, especially Co-Chairs Mitzi Lemons & John Lawrimore,
the Black Tie Board of Directors and the hundreds of volunteers,
sponsors and attendees who have supported Black Tie throughout
our partnership.
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PROU D LY SALUTE S TH E 2015 B LACK TI E D I N N E R
And always, thank you for your generous support of the Human Rights
Campaign Foundation and its programs: the Children, Youth and Families
Program, Coming Out Project, Diversity and Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Programs, HIV and AIDS Awareness, Religion and Faith Program,
Youth and Campus Outreach and Workplace Project. Our vision of a fair and
equal country starts at the most basic places of everyday life. With your support,
we have been able to affect the lives of millions of Americans. Thank you.
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION, NATIONAL BENEFICIARY
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) envisions an America where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are
ensured of their basic equal rights. Through innovative outreach, education and research, HRCF focuses on the policies that affect
the LGBT community, including health care, adoption, schools, employment, religion and marriage, among other concerns.
AIDS INTERFAITH NETWORK
AIN works to prevent the spread of HIV and serves persons living with HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable
populations. AIN serves 2,000 men, women, and children with HIV/AIDS, and make over 10,000 contacts
with at-risk individuals each year.
Thank You Black Tie Dinner
FOR HELPING US
SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY
www.aoc.org
AIDS OUTREACH CENTER
AIDS Outreach Center provides care and support services to people infected with or affected by HIV/
AIDS. Founded in 1986 by the Fort Worth LGBT community, AOC is the only full-service AIDS service
organization in Fort Worth providing specialized care and support services offering “HELP for TODAY and
HOPE for TOMORROW.”
AIDS SERVICES OF DALLAS
The mission of AIDS Services of Dallas (ASD) is to create and strengthen healthy communities through the
delivery of quality, affordable, service-enriched housing for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS.
ASD serves men, women and children in four apartment communities which are located in North Oak Cliff.
IGNITE Your Faith at Cathedral of Hope!
Congratulations to Black Tie Dinner, and thank you! We are proud to be a 2015 Beneficiary.
Sunday Worship 9 & 11 am English, 1 pm Spanish | Wednesday PULSE Contemporary Worship 7:15 pm
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CATHEDRAL OF HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Cathedral of Hope - United Church of Christ is the largest church in the world with a primary outreach to
the LGBT community. All are welcome with over 1,000 LGBT people and straight allies gathering weekly
to worship a Savior who accepts them just as they are. Monthly, we service over 17,000 visitors from
21 countries online, serve 800 hot meals through our breakfast program, and provide groceries to 600
individuals and families in our WeCare program.
IGNITE
Passion. Community. Equality.
Celebration
Community
Church
Get in touch with us to learn about all the exciting
events at Celebration and how you can get involved.
908 Pennsylvania Ave.
Fort Worth, TX
(817) 335-3222
www.celebrationcommunity-church.com
Proud Black Tie Dinner Beneficiary
2008-2015
Rev. Carol A. West
2010 Kuchling Award Honoree
CELEBRATION COMMUNITY CHURCH
Celebration Community Church (CCC) is a nondenominational congregation that works to make people
aware that God has called each of us, as equals, into the service of God’s people. CCC’s focus is one of
social justice.
CONGREGATION BETH EL BINAH
Congregation Beth El Binah, a Reform Jewish synagogue, is a member of the Union for Reform Judaism
and The World Congress of LGBT Jews. Founded with an outreach to the LGBT community, the
synagogue welcomes members of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
FIRST COMES LOVE. THEN COMES MARRIAGE. THEN COMES…?
WHAT’S NEXT? That seems to be the question of the hour these days. Now that every Texan,
regardless of sexual orientation, can legally marry – what is there left to fight for? A lot - actually.
DID YOU KNOW IN TEXAS…. • It is still legal to fire someone based solely on sexual orientation
or gender identity/expression?
• Over 9,000 same sex couples are raising legally adopted children,
yet are unable to obtain a birth certificate listing both parents?
• There is no law prohibiting discrimination in public schools based
on sexual orientation or gender identity/expression?
So- what’s next? Gaining the freedom to marry was a huge step in the right direction, and a transformative win
with major gains for same sex couples. However, there is still much to be done to ensure each and every Texan
can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression. At Equality Texas, we’re not just fighting for good laws, we’re fighting for the right to live a good life.
We must remain united, our passion ignited as we fight today for a brighter tomorrow. Join us today.
EQUALITY TEXAS FOUNDATION
The Equality Texas Foundation educates and encourages the public about policies and their effect on
Texans of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. The Foundation is entirely non-partisan
and, through its research and public education programs, advocates for the equal treatment of all LGBT
Texans by removing barriers created by homophobia. The Equality Texas Foundation envisions a state
where all Texans are treated equally with dignity and respect.
WE DID IT!
The real work begins after the wedding.
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT
people and those with HIV through impact litigation, public education and policy work. With over 37 years
of experience, Lambda Legal is a central force in the progress of the equal rights movement.
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Dr. David Morales &
Gabriel Suarez
Sapphire Sponsors
Gene Danser & Cordell Adams • Scott Kahle & Jim Jones • James G. Denton, MD
Dr. James W. Lundin & Dustin Cobb • Scott Bates • Ben Schepps
Dallas Anti-Aging Institute • Roman A. Smith & Herb McReynolds
Mike Williams & Richard Michael • Will Kolb • Terlingo Cycle
TERLINGO CYCLE
Roman A. Smith & Herb McReynold • Don C. Gaiser • Avita Pharmacy
LEGACY COUNSELING CENTER
Legacy Counseling Center is the area’s largest provider of mental health counseling, substance abuse
treatment and special care housing for people living with HIV/AIDS. Celebrating over 21 years of serving
the community, the Center provides professional, respectful care to HIV+ people at the most key moments
of their lives.
LEGAL HOSPICE OF TEXAS
Legal Hospice of Texas (LHT), a non-profit law firm, provides advocacy, counsel and representation on
health-related civil legal matters at no charge to low-income persons diagnosed with HIV disease or a
terminal illness. LHT serves 16 North Central Texas counties.
Northaven United Methodist Church
At the Corner of Preston Rd. and Northaven
www.northaven.org
We Believe in the
Separation of Church & Hate
Thank you for choosing
• Reconciling Congregation of the United
Methodist Church
• Home of Dallas Area PFLAG - Parents, Families,
Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• Home of Reconciling Parents of North Texas
• Home of the Coming Out Workshop
with Jim McBride
• Home of the Straight Spouses Network
• Publisher of the “This I Know” Bible Study
NORTHAVEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Northaven positions itself as neither a “gay church” nor a “closed church,” but as the still relatively unique
institution: a blended church of like-minded people of faith. Northaven models for the world what the
“Church Universal” should be, but is not yet. As the world becomes more accepting, other churches
increasingly look to Northaven for how they can be more faithful, inclusive and justice-centered.
Opening 2016
Look how far we’ve come in 32 years! Our growth wouldn’t be possible without
THANK YOU BLACK TIE DINNER
the continued support of Black Tie Dinner and the community. Thanks to the
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
financial investment of Black Tie Dinner, Resource Center is growing upwards
RESOURCE CENTER FOR
OVER THIRTY YEARS.
and outwards to meet the growing demand for LGBT-focused programs in the
communities we serve. Thank you Black Tie Dinner and community!
Watch Resource Center grow at myresourcecenter.org/campaign.
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RESOURCE CENTER
Resource Center is a trusted leader that empowers the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
communities and all people affected by HIV through improving health and wellness, strengthening families
and communities and providing transformative education and advocacy.
TURTLE CREEK CHORALE
One of Dallas’ landmark LGBT organizations, the TCC gives more than 100,000 hours in rehearsals,
performances, events and service projects to our community. TCC enhances the lives of both its members,
its audiences and community by making music with a dedication to messages of tolerance, healing,
equality and peace.
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UPTOWN PLAYERS, INC
Uptown Players present professional theatre that meets a rising demand in the community for audiences
to see a wide diversity of life experiences represented on stage. Productions include plays and musicals
with contemporary and alternative lifestyles themes. Uptown Players is the largest LGBT-themed regional
theater in the nation.
THE WOMEN’S CHORUS OF DALLAS
The Women’s Chorus of Dallas promotes the strength, diversity and joy of women by performing high
quality music to entertain, inspire and serve the community.
ON BEHALF OF THE
2015 BLACK TIE DINNER
BENEFICIARIES
THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORTING
THE NORTH TEXAS
LGBT COMMUNITY.
2015 has been a momentous year. Obergefell v. Hodges will go down in
history as one of the most important rulings for equal rights this country
has ever seen. There is a new, bright future for LGBT Americans and their
families. There is much work left to do, and many hearts left to change,
but we also have much to celebrate.
JOHN LAWRIMORE, BTD CO-CHAIR 2015
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competitions across the country. She was one of five finalists to perform in the
“Wendy’s Good Taste Comedy Challenge” produced by HBO and TBS in Las Vegas.
In 2006, Goldberg put on a producer’s hat and started the Annual Southwest
Funnyfest in Albuquerque. Each year Goldberg hosts the night of comedy to help
benefit New Mexico AIDS Services. She brings the best national female headlining
comics to the Land of Enchantment for a night of nonstop, no-holds-barred comedy.
Since its inception, the Funnyfest has helped to raise more than $30,000 to fight
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ALL
PEOPLE
ARE
EQUAL.
ALL
VODKAS
ARE
NOT.
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This New York City-based string quartet derives their unique blend of vocals and
strings by fusing classical music with the pop music of today. Members Edmund
Bagnell (first violin), Chris Marchant (second violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello) and Trevor
Wadleigh (viola) spend their time making new music and touring internationally. The
group was conceived by producer Mark Cortale and Chris Marchant.
Since debuting at Joe’s Pub in the spring of 2012 – and building a die-hard fan base
in Provincetown, Massachusetts, that summer – they’ve garnered mentions from The
New York Times, and praise from Gayletter and Classiques Modernes.
Last summer, they were musical guests, featured in Kristin Chenoweth’s concert at
Town Hall in Provincetown, with Kevin Stites as Musical Director.
They are currently recording their second studio album.
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This openly gay country star has always been all about the ties that bind. You feel it when
he’s singing deeply moving No. 1 hits like “What Mattered Most” and “Living in a Moment.”
You get it just as much when he’s goofing around with the audience between songs. Even
in a genre that prides itself on relatability, he might be the king of connecting.
Now, with the release of Lies I Told Myself, his first country album in seven years, he’s
bonding with fans in a new way.
Lies I Told Myself stays true to the styles that made Herndon one of the top new artists
of the mid and late 1990’s. “I’m staying true to who I am and what I’m about as a singer,”
says Herndon, “but also reinventing a little bit with sounds in the studio being current with
what’s relevant on the radio today.”
Herndon came out publicly as gay in an interview with People magazine in 2014. “I
realized I had an incredible story that could possibly help someone’s son or daughter or
grandchild’s life not be as difficult as mine has been,” he said. “Maybe they wouldn’t have
to go through as much pain and suffering. It’s time to tell my truth.”
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of openly gay partners serving as role models and mentors—we’re the only Big 4 firm
that has this. As a gay professional, I’ve been able to network with peers through our
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This RCA Recording star has described her sound as “taking influences from past
music and mixing it in with the emotions I’m actually living through.”
Australian-born pop singer Betty Who makes vivacious yet bittersweet music that
calls to mind divas such as Whitney Houston, Robyn, and Katy Perry. Born Jessica
Anne Newham in Sydney, she began playing cello, piano, and guitar as a child,
and moved to America with her parents when she was a teenager to attend the
Interlochen Center for the Arts performing arts school. She then went to the Berklee
College of Music for more training as a cellist, but really wanted to focus on being a
singer/songwriter (she began performing her own songs at age 16).
While at Berklee, she met producer Peter Thomas, and the pair began writing and
recording material together. Drawing inspiration from the songwriting skills of Joni
Mitchell and Carole King and the epic synth pop of M83 and MGMT, they came up
with a sound that was equally nostalgic and contemporary on songs like “Somebody
Loves You,” which Who wrote shortly after Houston’s death. The song became the
first single from Who’s self-released debut EP, The Movement, which arrived in April
2013. A year later, she returned with the Slow Dancing EP, a slightly more polished
effort that found Who expanding on her brassy style with R&B-inspired production
and more introspective songwriting.
In October 2014, Who released her first full-length Take Me When You Go, which
featured production by Thomas as well as Starsmith, Claude Kelly and Martin
Johnson. Who won Best New Female Artist at Logo’s 2014 NewNowNext Awards.
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Jeff Olde is EVP, Programming & Development, E! overseeing all original
programming and series development for the global pop culture brand. Under
Olde’s leadership, E! is a powerhouse in the reality space, including hit franchises
“Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” “I Am Cait,” and “Fashion Police,” just to name
a few.
A true powerhouse in the entertainment industry, Olde has paved the landscape
for unscripted series and franchises beginning with his previous positions at
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as a player in the scripted landscape with the highly successfully launch of the
network’s first original scripted series “The Royals,” starring Elizabeth Hurley. The
one-hour drama ranks as one of the top three new scripted series of the year on
cable, and returns for season two in November.
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2015 MEDIA AWARD
The series premier of E!’s “I Am Cait” featuring Caitlyn Jenner living her life as
a transgender woman aired in over 120 countries to 7.7 million unique viewers.
Ranking as the most-watched unscripted series launch across all cable for 2015
and remains the #1 series on Sunday nights for women 18-34. This coupled with
the two part-special “Keeping up with the Kardashians: About Bruce” brought
E! to the forefront in conversation around the transgender movement. Igniting,
empowering and educating an entire global community around the trails,
tribulations and triumphs of the Transgender community.
Supporting the Dallas LGBTQ Community for 23 Years
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Congratulations to John, Mitzi and the 2015 Black Tie Dinner Board of Directors
From the Ex-BTD Coat Checks & The William D. Johnston Family
Nan Faith Arnold, Ron Guillard and Chris Kouvelis
Founded in 1998, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing
crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
Through its free and confidential crisis intervention services, The Trevor Project
is credited for saving thousands of young lives. “The Trevor Lifeline” is the only
nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for LGBTQ
youth in the United States. Each day, trained counselors listen and offer hope to
struggling youth during their most desperate hour.
AWARDS
2015 ELIZABETH BIRCH EQUALITY AWARD
A leader and innovator in suicide prevention, The Trevor Project also offers the
largest safe social networking community for LGBTQ youth, as well as various
advocacy initiatives such as suicide prevention trainings and other educational
resources for parents and educators.
The Trevor Project was founded by the creators of the 1994 Academy Award®winning short film, TREVOR, which told the story of Trevor, a gay thirteen-year-old
who makes an attempt to take his own life after being rejected by friends over his
sexuality.
Since its inception, the organization has received support for a wide variety of
celebrities, such as Ellen DeGeneres, Kathy Griffin, Daniel Radcliffe, Neil Patrick
Harris, George Takei, and many others.
For more information about the Trevor Project, visit their website at
www.thetrevorproject.org.
ELIZABETH BIRCH EQUALITY AWARD
Named for the former executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, The
Elizabeth Birch Equality Award is given in recognition of demonstrated national
impact on LGBT rights. The first recipient was Elizabeth Birch herself in 2003.
Marriage responds to the universal fear that a lonely person might call
out only to find no one there. It offers the hope of companionship and
understanding and assurance that while both still live, there will be
someone to care for the other.
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COMFORT FOR ALL
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Previous recipients of the
Kuchling Humanitarian Award:
John Thomas, 1983
James Richard Weaver, Jr., 1984
Donald Floyd Baker, 1985
William Harvey Nelson, Jr., 1986
Michael David Grossman, 1987
Michael Raymond Merdian, 1988
Charlotte Taft, 1989
William Warren Waybourn, 1990
Vivienne Armstrong & Louise Young, 1991
Raymond Maurice Kuchling, 1991
Lory Huitt-Mastersm, 1992
Reed Dana Hunsdorfer, 1992
Mica England, 1993
Randolph Terrell, 1993
Carolyn Dunbar, 1993
Carl Parker, 1994
Deb Elder, 1995
Don McCleary, 1995
Alan Levi, 1996
Barbara O’Brien, 1996
Kathy Bowser, 1996
Richard Peeples, 1997
Carolyn Hall & Candy Marcum, 19983
Jack Evans & George Harris, 1998
Cece Cox, 1999
Jack Pettit, 1999
The Honorable Harryette Ehrhardt, 2000
Larry Pease, 2001
Becky Thompson, 2002
C. Michael Toole, 2003
Lee Taft, 2004
Christine Jarosz, 2005
Jay Oppenheimer, 2006
Roger Wedell, 2007
Phil Johnson, 2008
Rebecca Covell, 2008
Steve Atkinson, 2009
Reverend Carol A. West, 2010
Chet Flake & Bud Knight, 2011
Lucilo Peña, 2012
David Taffet, 2013
Mike Anglin, 2014
Melissa Grove, M.S., LPC, is the Executive Director of Legacy Counseling Center.
Melissa has a background in geri-psychiatrics, supported housing and mental
health management. She has worked with Legacy since 1992 and has managed
Legacy Founders Cottage since its inception in 1996.
Before joining Legacy Counseling Center, she managed a 60-bed psychiatric
unit for ADAPT of Texas Inc. Other experience includes working with clients with
schizophrenia, emotionally disturbed children, alcoholic Mescalero Indians, adults
with retardation, terminally ill elderly and Haitian families. A therapist herself,
Grove staffs the 24-hour suicide crisis line for Legacy.
AWARDS
2015 KUCHLING HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Melissa Grove has provided what seems like a lifetime of leadership and
commitment to Legacy over the years. From instituting the Founders Cottage
to opening new housing programs to putting together the largest conference in
the nation for HIV-positive women, Melissa continues to touch people living with
HIV/AIDS in unimaginable ways.
ELIZABETH BIRCH EQUALITY AWARD
Presented each year at Black Tie Dinner, the Kuchling Humanitarian Award
is given to individuals who have made extraordinary gifts of their time and
talents on behalf of the LGBT community. The award is named in honor of the
late Raymond Kuchling, a leading activist in Dallas’ LGBT community, former
manager of economic development for the City of Dallas and an original founder
of the organization that became Black Tie Dinner Inc.
32 2014 B L AC K TI E DI N N ER
Jim Obergefell was the named plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case, Obergefell, et
al. v. Hodges. Obergefell and his late husband John Arthur, who suffered from ALS,
famously had to charter a medical plane to Maryland to marry on the tarmac after
being unable to access a marriage license in their home state of Ohio due to the state’s
ban on marriage equality. After returning from Maryland, the couple learned that Jim
would not be listed on John’s death certificate because Ohio did not recognize their
marriage. Jim sought the state’s recognition of his marriage to John.
SPEAKER
PLAINTIFF, OBERGEFELL V. HODGES
Decided on June 26, 2015, the case required all states to issue marriage licenses to
same-sex couples and to recognize same-sex marriages validly performed in other
jurisdictions. The 5-4 vote legalized same-sex marriage throughout the United States.
Not seeing himself as a traditional activist, after the ruling an emotional Obergefell
spoke of his love for his husband and received calls of congratulations from President
Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
As plaintiff in this historic case, Jim Obergefell will forever be known for standing up to
protect the marriage equality of all Americans. Obergefell is one many people in our
community who ignite passion, ignite community and ignite equality.
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of Inc.
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organizations
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The Hotel
United
States
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urging
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& Skeen, PLLC
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Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. • Boston Com
• Boston Scientific Corporation
•
Brady
Mills
LLC
•
BrandQuery
LLC
•
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Company
• Broad
same-sex marriage across the country.
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• Pfizer Inc. • Pixelligent Technologies LLC • Plexus Education Foundation • Plexus LGBT and Allied Chamber of C
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& Sandberg LLP • Skellenger Bender, P.S. • Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Sleeves Up Productions, LLC • Sow • Spe
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parel • American Express Company • American International Group, Inc. • Aparicio-Mercado Law, L.C. • Apple
y • Assemble Sound LLC • AT&T Inc. • Atlas Cut Stone • Atticus Circle • The Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber
k of America • The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation • Barclays • Barnes & Noble, Inc. • bebe stores, inc. •
• Billy’s Farm • BlackRock, Inc. • Bloomberg L.P. • Blue Apron, Inc. • Blue Heron Ventures • Blue Moon Hotel /
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s Inc. • EnduringHydro, LLC • Ernst & Young LLP • The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. • Event Rents • Everything
West LLP • First Data Corporation • 1st Security Bank • 1stdibs.Com, Inc. • FIT Technologies • Flanery CPA • Full
lectric Company • General Mills, Inc. • Gensler • Gilt Groupe Holdings, Inc. • GlaxoSmithKline LLC • Gleason &
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Inc. • Holdredge Wines • Homeward Pet Adoption Center • Horizon Air Industries, Inc. • House Packard LLC •
ala, Ltd • Inspirato, LLC • Integrated Archive Systems, Inc. • Integrity Law Group • Intel Corporation • Intuit Inc.
national LLC • Jennifer Brown Consulting • JetBlue Airways Corporation • The Jim Henson Company • Johnson
e & Co. • Julian Chang Consulting, Inc. • kapchur.us photography • The Kathy A. Janssen Foundation • Kazan,
eting Inc. • Kimberly-Clark Corp. • Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC • Kollmar Sheet Metal Works, Inc. •
cology • Larson Marketing & Communications LLC • Laughton Properties • Law Offices of Joel L. Sogol • Law
Law Office of Susan K. Fuller, PLLC • Levi Strauss & Co. • Liberty Burger • Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
ong Beach Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce • Lori Karbal et al • Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Trust, LLC •
nal, Inc. • Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. • Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company • McGraw Hill
iami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce • Microsoft Corporation • The Mid-America Gay & Lesbian
, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. • Mona Smith PLLC • Moody’s Corporation • Morgan Miller Plumbing • Morgan
ational Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce • Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company • Neumann Capital
y Hoops, LLC • NIKE, Inc. • Nixon Peabody LLP • North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce • Northrop Grumman
& Stewart, P.C. • ONE Community Media, LLC • 1 Source Consulting Solutions • Oracle America, Inc. • Orbitz
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ics Corporation • Uptown Physicians Group • VCB Consulting & Accounting Services • Verizon Communications
evelopment Associates LLC • Walsh Wellness Center • The Walt Disney Company • Wasserman Media Group •
eck Communications, Inc. • The Workplace Equality Index • Wyndham Worldwide Corporation • Xerox
Kaufman, August & Caldwell, P.C. • Zingerman’s Community of Businesses • ZoomSystems • Zynga Inc.
MARRIAG
Married
10.05.2013
Happy Anniversary to my
wonderful wife! Love, Mitzi
After 18 years together,
love wins!
Married
6.30.2006
Married
Waited 20 years - but had
the best attendants ever!
Getting Married11.21.2015
10.04.2014
With these promises I give
you my hand and my heart.
Two Became One
Engaged
6.23.2017
I love you always!
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Husbands
7.25.2008
33 Wonderful Years Together!
Tied The Knot
10.11.2014
Joined As One
2.17.2000
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The Black Tie Dinner Board of Directors is truly grateful for the participation
and support of so many individuals, organizations and businesses each year.
The success of Black Tie Dinner and the positive impact on the community
– locally and nationally - is dependent upon the ability to raise funds. Black
Tie Dinner offers many ways to contribute, allowing donors to work within
their charitable giving goals and guidelines.
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The Sponsor Program provides businesses, organizations and individuals
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growth of the Sponsor Program has enabled annual distributions of Black
Tie Dinner to grow significantly over the past decade. Black Tie Dinner’s
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commitment date for table selection is established for future years.Black
Tie Dinner offers a broad range of underwriting opportunities. Underwriting
provides promotional exposure and marketing benefits associated with
a specific event or program element of Black Tie Dinner, while helping
minimize the cost of fundraising. Naming rights are included as a benefit for
selected underwriting opportunities.
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and the liaison between Black Tie Dinner and your guests. You organize
attendees, collect admission, distribute tickets, and select location of your
table in the ballroom. Table Captains take on no additional expense, and the
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associated with a specific event or program element of Black Tie Dinner,
while helping minimize the cost of fundraising. Naming rights are included
as a benefit for selected underwriting opportunities.
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contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
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Black Tie Dinner, founded by volunteers, relies on volunteers to help
accomplish this extraordinary event. Each year volunteers from across
the North Texas community support the various committees at pre and
post Dinner events, silent auction procurement and set-up, and on and on!
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Learn more details about these opportunities by contacting
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