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 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!
For Corporate Sponsorship, contact Aria Pierce, Senior Manager of Institutional Giving, at apierce@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!
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2024 Spirit of Justice Host Committee
Co-Chairs
Gavin Alexander
Jamie Bergeron
Jean-Philip Brignol
Members
Colin Kegler
Joyce Murdoch
Michael Thompson
Sponsors
Presenting
Diamond
The Herrman Family
Sapphire
Emerald
Education & Sports Law Group LLC
Goodwin
Shari & Bob Levitan
Opal
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
Gold
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
Equality Federation
The Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation
Equality Maine
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
Alix Ritchie & Marty Davis
Rockland Trust
Skadden
Sidley Austin LLP
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Victory Programs
YW Boston
Silver
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hinckley Allen
Lawson & Weitzen, LLP
Prince Lobel Tye LLP
Lee Swislow & Denise McWilliams
United Parish of Auburndale
Womxn of Color Weekend
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
Nima & Kate Eshghi
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