OUR 2025 HONOREES
Rob Smith
Founder of The Phluid Project, creating inclusive fashion and culture that has redefined how brands engage community.
Terence Pleasant
Director of the Mocha Center, building health equity and resources for LGBTQ+ communities of color across Rochester and beyond.
Danny Franzese
Actor and activist who has turned celebrity into advocacy, raising awareness on HIV/AIDS, body positivity, and queer visibility worldwide.
HOST COMMITTEE
AMIT S. BAGGA ✦ ANISH BRAMHANDTAM ✦ ELISA CRESPO ✦ BEKA GULOTTA ✦ KYLE ISHMAEL ✦ IMARA JONES ✦ JULIAN KLINE ✦ DEBROAH LOWRY-KNAPP ✦ NEIL AND ELLEN MATLINS ✦ RO MEDE ✦ ALEX ROQUE ✦ VICTOR SANCHEZ ✦ AMY SCHAPP
EVENT CO-CHAIRS
DIRK MCCALL AND JOE PRESSLEY
STATEMENT SPONSORS
VISIBILITY SPONSORS
Michelle Ores and Chip Schorin
Trans Lash Media
Pernod Ricard
Cynthia Dames
Paulette Oliva
ALLY SPONSORS
Jacobi Medical Center
Latino Commission on AIDS
Josh and Roni Podell
Tamar Podell
Backchamber Consulting
SOLIDARITY SPONSORS
Village Care Max
Anat Gerstein Communications
Toni Amato
Liz Massie