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2011 HistoryMaker Awards, presented by The History ProjectThursday, September 22, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)Boston, MA |
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Join The History Project as we celebrate our community and another year of history-making accomplishments.
Thursday 22 September | 6 - 9 pm
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Boston, MA 02116
Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dessert will be served.
The History Project is excited to announce that Jared Bowen will once again emcee the HistoryMaker Awards. Jared is an Emmy-winning reporter with WGBH-TV's nightly news magazine program, Greater Boston.
This year, the HistoryMaker Award will be presented to Mary L. Bonauto, Civil Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD).
This year's Lavender Rhino Award, recognizing an emerging history-maker in Boston's GLBT community, will be presented to Maggie Cee, founder and artistic director of The Femme Show.
Visit www.historyproject.org for updates.
Tickets $100 (before August 20) $125 (after August 20)
You may also purchase tickets by visiting The History Project's online donation page at CommunityRoom.net and entering "HM tickets" in the Special Instructions field.
To pay by check, send payment to The History Project, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston, MA 02116. Please make checks payable to The History Project.
The History Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
About Mary BonautoMary L. Bonauto has been the Civil Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) since 1990. Her practice concentrates on impact litigation for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, as well as people living with HIV or AIDS. She has litigated widely in the state and federal courts and agencies of the six New England states since 1990 on issues of employment discrimination, custody, free speech and civil rights. In 1999, she and two Vermont co-counsel won a ruling that same-sex couples are entitled to all of the benefits and protections of civil marriage in the case of Baker v. State of Vermont. This ruling prompted the Vermont legislature to enact the nation’s first “civil union” law for same-sex couples. Mary was lead counsel in Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health, which resulted in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's landmark decision that prohibiting civil marriage for same-sex couples is unconstitutional. She is currently leading GLAD’s challenge to the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in two cases in federal court.
Mary is a graduate of Hamilton College and Northeastern University School of Law. She serves as a Co-chair of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee of the IRR Section of the ABA.
Mary is a graduate of Hamilton College and Northeastern University School of Law. She serves as a Co-chair of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee of the IRR Section of the ABA.
About Maggie CeeMaggie Cee is an artist, activist, dancer, and educator committed to community and social change. She is the founder and artistic director of The Femme Show, a ground-breaking touring variety show about queer femme identity.
Onstage, Maggie strives to offer provocative, inspiring performances and writings that speak to the heart of contemporary queer experience. In addition to the Femme Show, she has been seen at has also been seen at the HOT Festival at Dixon Place in New York City, at the Femme2008 Conference, and the Stonewall Inn. Her writing has appeared in anthologies including Second Person Queer from Arsenal Pulp Press. Dance and choreography credits include Big Moves, Ballet Rox, the Boston Children's Dance Festival, and Dances in Black and White at the Schubert Theatre.
Maggie was one of the Advocate’s 2006 “Future Gay Rights Leaders.” Her career in activism began at age 15 with the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union and Love Makes a Family. Maggie also spearheaded a safe schools lobby day and press conference and was an organizer and presenter for the at True Colors LGBTQI youth conference. Maggie has volunteered with the Freedom to Marry Coalition and served as a youth and college organizer, developing innovative programs to help high school and college students become involved in the marriage issue. After graduating from Emerson College in 2005 with a BS in political communication and a BFA in dance, she worked as Assistant Director for the Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry.
After the Constitutional Convention that secured marriage equality in Massachusetts in 2007, Maggie shifted her focus to art and forged a new path to combine her passions. She founded the Femme Show in 2007 and quickly realized that she had touched a nerve in Boston's queer community.
Onstage, Maggie strives to offer provocative, inspiring performances and writings that speak to the heart of contemporary queer experience. In addition to the Femme Show, she has been seen at has also been seen at the HOT Festival at Dixon Place in New York City, at the Femme2008 Conference, and the Stonewall Inn. Her writing has appeared in anthologies including Second Person Queer from Arsenal Pulp Press. Dance and choreography credits include Big Moves, Ballet Rox, the Boston Children's Dance Festival, and Dances in Black and White at the Schubert Theatre.
Maggie was one of the Advocate’s 2006 “Future Gay Rights Leaders.” Her career in activism began at age 15 with the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union and Love Makes a Family. Maggie also spearheaded a safe schools lobby day and press conference and was an organizer and presenter for the at True Colors LGBTQI youth conference. Maggie has volunteered with the Freedom to Marry Coalition and served as a youth and college organizer, developing innovative programs to help high school and college students become involved in the marriage issue. After graduating from Emerson College in 2005 with a BS in political communication and a BFA in dance, she worked as Assistant Director for the Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry.
After the Constitutional Convention that secured marriage equality in Massachusetts in 2007, Maggie shifted her focus to art and forged a new path to combine her passions. She founded the Femme Show in 2007 and quickly realized that she had touched a nerve in Boston's queer community.
When & Where
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street
Boston,
MA 02116
Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)
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The History Project: Documenting GLBT Boston
Since 1980, The History Project has been documenting and preserving the history of Boston's GLBT communities, and sharing that information with GLBT individuals, organizations, allies, and the public.