25th Annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner

Friday, October 25  |  Downtown Boston, MA

GLAD Law’s Annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner is an unforgettable evening of inspiration and connection with our community! This dazzling gala unites supporters of LGBTQ+ rights and equality for an opportunity to find power in resistance; work toward a future of justice, love, and inclusion; and support GLAD Law’s life-changing mission.

Thank you for making this year’s
Spirit of Justice Award Dinner a success!

Our heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who joined us on Friday, October 25, 2024 and who supported the 25th Annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner! The evening brought together supporters of LGBTQ+ equality to recommit to advancing justice with pride, and to celebrate the contributions of our incredible honorees – trailblazing transgender civil rights attorneys Shannon Minter and Jennifer Levi.

We were also thrilled to announce an exciting change for GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders. Though our efforts and mission remain the same, we’ll be fighting for LGBTQ+ justice and equality as GLAD Law, rather than simply GLAD. Learn more about the GLAD Law story and get a sneak peek at our updated logo:

Our 2024 Honorees

Individually and working in collaboration, Shannon Minter and Jennifer Levi have been at the forefront of the contemporary LGBTQ+ legal movement for decades, leading legal strategies to secure the civil rights of transgender people, successfully advocating for marriage equality and security for LGBTQ parents, establishing protections for LGBTQ+ youth, and advancing and defending nondiscrimination protections for the LGBTQ+ community. Check out their remarks from the event:

As LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly threatened through legislation and in the courts, Shannon and Jennifer are currently challenging some of the most dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ laws we are facing – laws banning access to essential health care in Florida and Alabama. Learn more about their work.

GLAD Law’s Executive Director, Ricardo Martinez, talked about the future and the importance of hope in GLAD Law’s work:

And thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, the leadership of our individual match donor, and GLAD Law’s Board of Directors, we raised $600,000 and counting to support GLAD Law’s critical work! There’s still time to help us unlock an additional $25,000 by donating before midnight 10/31! Every donation will be matched dollar for dollar by another inspired leadership donor up to $25,000.

Help us unlock an additional $25,000 match
by making a gift by midnight on 10/31!

Check out these fabulous photos from the event!

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Want to get involved and support next year’s event?

Contact Josh Arsenault, Assistant Director of Development, at jarsenault@glad.org to become an individual sponsor or join the Host Committee!

للحصول على الرعاية المؤسسية، اتصل بأريا بيرس، المديرة الأولى للتبرعات المؤسسية، علىapierce@glad.org.

Support the Match!

Help GLAD Law unlock another $25,000 by making a gift below. Each donation made before midnight on 10/31 will be matched dollar for dollar up to $25,000!

2024 Spirit of Justice Host Committee

الرؤساء المشاركون

Gavin Alexander
Jamie Bergeron
Jean-Philip Brignol

Members

Colin Kegler
Joyce Murdoch
Michael Thompson

الرعاة

Presenting

Diamond

The Herrman Family

الياقوت

Emerald

Education & Sports Law Group LLC

جودوين

Shari & Bob Levitan

أوبال

Anonymous

Eastern Bank

EY

Holland & Knight

Sarah Kaplan & Anita McGahan

Scott Webster & Peter Black

Platinum

5 Star Travel Tzell

Latham & Watkins LLP

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

WilmerHale

ذهب

Advocates for Trans Equality

American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts

American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire

C. Hunter Baker & Bernard F. Gilmore

Boston Scientific

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

اتحاد المساواة

The Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation

المساواة في ولاية مين

Equality Texas

Foley Hoag LLC

Goulston & Storrs

Greater Boston PFLAG

Ralph & Janice James

Keshet

Diane K. Lincoln

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition

MassEquality

OUTMetroWest

David Perkins & Willem van Schalkwyk

Qwear Fashion

أليكس ريتشي ومارتي ديفيس

Rockland Trust

Skadden

Sidley Austin LLP

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Victory Programs

YW Boston

فضي

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Hinckley Allen

Lawson & Weitzen, LLP

Prince Lobel Tye LLP

لي سويسلو ودينيس ماكويليامز

United Parish of Auburndale

عطلة نهاية الأسبوع للنساء الملونات

Janson Wu & Adam Levine

Table Hosts

Anonymous

Akin

Gavin & Angelo Alexander

Carole & Nancy Allen-Scannell

Janice Ambrose & Marlene Seltzer

Bain Capital

Boston College Law School

Jean-Phillip Brignol

Jeff Butts & Ray Cheng

Cabot Corporation

Cambridge Savings Bank

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Anderson Clark, Joanne Herman & Terry Fallon

Deloitte

DLA Piper

Shane Dunn & Elizabeth Bernardi & Family

نعمة وكيت اشغي

Joseph Garland & Philip Haines

Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP

Hogan Lovells

Locke Lord LLP

Julia Slee & Beth Grierson

Khalil Smith, VP, Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement, Akamai Technologies

Wolf Greenfield & Sacks PC

Updated October 18, 2024