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More than 200 guests packed the beautiful Neue Galerie on October 6th for In The Life Media's sold-out inaugural Season Premiere Gala honoring comedian and IN THE LIFE's first host Kate Clinton. The Gala raised $110,000, making it the most successful event in our history.
Kate has long been a friend of IN THE LIFE, having hosted not only our first episode but also five more over the past 17 seasons. She has also provided hilarious editorial bits and took part in our first A Conversation With... segment with Margaret Cho. Beyond her work with IN THE LIFE, Kate has hosted countless special events for our community - as she said at the Gala, "I've emceed the 'benefit of the doubt' for 25 years'". When Kate began her career more than 25 years ago, "being a lesbian comedian was a political act." Throughout, she has received honors from GLAAD, Lambda Legal, the Task Force, and many others.
Click below to view pictures from our Gala
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Our board co-chair, Henry van Ameringen, who presented Kate that evening with our first "Pioneer Award" summed up Kate's contributions to the LGBT community:
The Japanese have a wonderful custom where they honor exceptional persons in the Arts as National Living Treasures. Kate Clinton is certainly our National Living Treasure. With her charm, beauty and intelligence she personifies everything that is good in our community. Kate has been in the forefront of our fight if not from the beginning for a very long time. She has rallied the troops with her pro-bono wit on every subject.
In addition to honoring our good friend, the Gala provided our guests with a sneak preview of our 17th Season. Executive Director Michelle Kristel spoke about In The Life Media's plans for this season, including our shift back to a 30-minute format, our new advocacy program, Education = Action, upcoming stories, such as The Trevor Project, HIV Is Still A Big Deal, and our January show, focusing on the damage done by so-called "ex-gay" programs, and our one-hour special celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Stonewall that will air in June 2009.
Click below to watch a video of our Gala |
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THANK YOU!
In The Life Media thanks our Gala Chair David Beitzel, Vice Chairs Henry van Ameringen and Jayne Sherman, all of our other hosts and the Gala sponsors.
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Host Committee
David Beitzel - Chair
Jayne B. Sherman - Vice Chair
Henry van Ameringen - Vice Chair
Edward Albee
Jeffrey H. Campagna
Kevin Cathcart
Matt Coles/ACLU Foundation
Alan Cumming
Kevin Jennings & Jeff Davis
Michele Karslberg
Michelle Kristel
Katherine Linton |
Superstars ($10,000)
David Beitzel & Darren Walker
Gill Foundation
Stars ($5,000)
David Bohnett Foundation
Alix Ritchie & Marty Davis
Jayne B. Sherman & Deby Zum
Joy Tomchin
Randi Weingarten/
United Federation of Teachers
Urvashi Vaid
Henry van Ameringen
Lead ($2,500)
Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Thirteen/WNET
Ted Westergaard & Michael Young
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Ingénues ($1,000)
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker
Nan Bailey, CFP
Chester N. Caster M.D.
& Douglas G. Fish M.D.
John Catania & Charles Ignacio
William Donnell
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Craig Harwood & Tim Saternow
David Dechman & Michel Mercure
Charles T. Edwards & Nirmal Merchant
Daniel G. Farris
Michael Field & Jeffrey Arnstein
Jeff Gates & Mike Moran
GLAD
Paul & Alexandra Herzan
Dr. Marjorie Hill/GMHC
Ambassador James C. Hormel
Johnson Family Foundation
The LGBT Community Center
Michael Leppen
Michael Longacre
Carri Lyon
Stanley Newman & Brian Rosenthal |
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