LGBTQ Advocate of the Year

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2014  Kristen Petroshius

2015  Z! Haukeness

2016  Owen Karcher

2017  Ali Muldrow

2018  Charles Wetzel

2019  Dr. Sami Schalk

2020 Steven Wang

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Ally of the Year

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1993  David Clarenbach

1994 Joann Elder & Jane LaFlash

1995  WTSO Radio, Sunday Night Out

1996  Jan Sheppard

1997  Sol Kelley-Jones

1998  Thelma Johnson

1999  Sandy Torklidson

2000  Mary Rouse

2001  Charlie Daniel

2002  Joe Elder

2003  Sharon Whitney

2004  Joe Parisi

2005  Curt Anderson

2006  Steven Morrison

2007  LeAnna Ware

2008  Bill and Linda Keys

2009  Jeanne Marshall

2011  Katie Belanger

2012  Karen Baker

2013  Jason Rittel

2014  Scott McDonell

2015  Reverend Everett Mitchell

2016  Nicole Tepe

2017  Christine Beatty

2020 Shiva Bidar-Sielaff

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Courage Award

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2003  Former Gov. Lee Sherman Dreyfus

2004  Former Gov. Anthony Earl

2007  David Clarenbach

2008  Felicia Melton-Smyth

2009  Governor Jim Doyle

2010  Cass Marie (Domino) Downing

2011  Harry Straetz and Nikki Baumblatt

2012  Scott Anderson

2013  Tammy Baldwin

2015  Richard Fluechtling

2016  Freedom, Inc.

2017  Jim Green of Integrity Dignity

2018  Sheri Swokowski

2019  T Banks

2020  Kaleb Kab Hawj

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Man of the Year

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1993   John Quinlan

1994   Jack Siebert

1995   Steve Starkey

1996   Larry Davis

1997   Paul Hughet

1998   Chad LaFlash

1999   Mark Pocan

2000   Dan Ross

2001   Richard Kilmer

2002   Eric Boberg

2003   Callen Harty

2004   Tim O’Brien

2005   Jason Rasmussen

2006   Tony Sheehan

2007   Brian Juchems

2008   Brian Wild

2009   Gary Hollander

2010   Ellwood (Woody) Carey

2011   Dennis Bergren

2012   Joel Duffrin

2013   Josh Siedschlag

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Organization of the Year

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1993  Madison AIDS Network

1994  MGLRC

1995  New Harvest Foundation

1996  Kissing Girls Productions

1997  Frontiers

1998  GLSEN

1999  Ten Percent Society

2000  Teens Like Us

2001  Scrawl

2002  Proud Theater

2003  PFLAG

2004  Action Wisconsin

2005  Rural Dykes Association

2006  University of Wisconsin Press

2007  Madison Gay Hockey Association

2008  Diverse and Resilient

2009  SSBL

2010  Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus

2011  Our Lives

2012  Alianza Latina

2013  First Christian Church of Janesville

2014  ACLU of Wisconsin

2015  LGBT Campus Center

2016  GSAFE

2017  TransLiberation Art Coalition

2018  Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce

2019  PATH Clinic

2020 Freedom, Inc.

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Special Recognition

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1994  Dick Wagner

1996  Hotel Washington

1997  Jamie Nabozny

2000  David Runyon

2001  Gail Ferrington & Kathy Carter, Myrna Peterson & Cheryl Hack

2002  Colin Robertson

2004  Madison Area Transgender Assn.

2005  Jim Cross

2006  Thomas McClurg, Juan Jose Lopez

2008  Jasmine Christian

2009  William Wartmann, Linda Lenzke, & Donna Wess

2010  Jessie Otradovec

2011  Matthew William Miller and Clare Grinnan

2012  Arthur Durkee

2013  Community Shares of Wisconsin

2014  Dino Maniaci

2015  Dave Eick

2017  Patrick Farabaugh

2017  First Congregational United Church of Christ

2018  The Clarenbach House

2019  Community Pride Coalition

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Volunteer of the Year

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1993  Sharon Hayes & John Neess

1994  Sue Goldwomon & Tom Neal

1995  Jim Seals

1996  Tony Lucchesi

1997  Marjorie Ward

1998  Todd Hensley

1999  Derek Nolen

2000  Laura Gutknecht

2001  Richard Aries

2002  Don Elmer

2003  John Krull

2004  Brian Ponce

2006  Cris Derrick

2007  Mark Steward

2008  Wayne Gathright

2009  Roger Hansen

2010  Caroline Werner

2011  JJ Menting

2012  Fay Ferington

2013  Robin Gee

2014  Jean Wennlund

2015  Julie Wood

2016  Sam Van Haren

2017  Derek Tyus

2018  James Van Abel

2019  Karen Kane

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Woman of the Year

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1993   Lois Stauber

1994   Sunshine Jones

1995   Maria Hanson

1996   Pat Calchina

1997   Martha Popp

1998   Colleen Kellogg

1999   Janice Czyson

2000   Vicki Shaffer

2001   Alix Olson

2002   Lisa Aarli

2003   Amber Ault

2004   Patti Thompson

2005   Lisa “Red” Juday

2006   Laura Gutknecht

2007   Petrovnia Charles

2008   Bonnie Augusta

2009   Jane Boyd

2010   Kristina (Kiki) Kosnick

2011   Tara Ayres

2012   Cindy Crane

2013   Rev. Eldonna Hazen