25th Annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner

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 Luật GLAD, 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!

Click here to access the full gallery

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!

Để được tài trợ từ doanh nghiệp, hãy liên hệ với Aria Pierce, Giám đốc cấp cao về tài trợ của tổ chức, tạiapierce@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

Đồng chủ tịch

Gavin Alexander
Jamie Bergeron
Jean-Philip Brignol

Thành viên

Colin Kegler
Joyce Murdoch
Michael Thompson

Nhà tài trợ

Presenting

Kim cương

Gia đình Herrman

Sapphire

Emerald

Education & Sports Law Group LLC

Goodwin

Shari và Bob Levitan

Đá opal

Vô danh

Eastern Bank

EY

Holland & Knight

Sarah Kaplan và Anita McGahan

Scott Webster và Peter Black

Bạch kim

Du lịch 5 sao Tzell

Công ty TNHH Latham & Watkins

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

WilmerHale

Vàng

Những người ủng hộ bình đẳng chuyển giới

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

Liên đoàn Bình đẳng

The Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation

Bình đẳng Maine

Bình đẳng Texas

Foley Hoag LLC

Goulston và Storrs

PFLAG vùng Boston

Ralph và Janice James

Keshet

Diane K. Lincoln

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition

Bình đẳng khối lượng

OUTMetroWest

David Perkins & Willem van Schalkwyk

Qwear Fashion

Alix Ritchie và Marty Davis

Quỹ Rockland

Skadden

Công ty TNHH Sidley Austin

Dược phẩm Vertex

Victory Programs

YW Boston

Bạc

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Hinckley Allen

Lawson & Weitzen, LLP

Prince Lobel Tye LLP

Lee Swislow và Denise McWilliams

Giáo xứ Thống nhất Auburndale

Womxn of Color Weekend

Janson Wu và Adam Levine

Table Hosts

Vô danh

Akin

Gavin & Angelo Alexander

Carole và Nancy Allen-Scannell

Janice Ambrose và Marlene Seltzer

Bain Capital

Trường Luật Boston College

Jean-Phillip Brignol

Jeff Butts và Ray Cheng

Tập đoàn Cabot

Ngân hàng tiết kiệm Cambridge

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Anderson Clark, Joanne Herman & Terry Fallon

Deloitte

DLA Piper

Shane Dunn & Elizabeth Bernardi & Family

Nima & Kate Eshghi

Joseph Garland và Philip Haines

Công ty TNHH Hirsch Roberts Weinstein

Hogan Lovells

Công ty TNHH Locke Lord

Julia Slee và Beth Grierson

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

Wolf Greenfield & Sacks PC

Updated October 18, 2024