Human Rights Campaign — Las Vegas is excited to announce our 11th annual Gala, held for the first time at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Dinner Committee Co-Chairs Kelly Smith, Matthew Howard, and Wendell Blaylock invite you to celebrate with us on Saturday, May 14th. 
Central to this year's celebration is the City of Las Vegas achieving a perfect score of 100 in the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index (MEI) for the first time since the MEI's creation!

The MEI examines the laws, policies, and services of municipalities and rates them on the basis of their inclusivity of LGBTQ people who live and work there. 

As you've no doubt seen in the headlines recently, tremendous pushback is being experienced in states across our nation to recent gains we've made including last year's historical marriage victory. Never has it been more important to get out and vote to elect fair-minded officials. 
HRC's recent work has also focused on passage of the Equality Act. The Equality Act would provide consistent and explicit anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people across key 
areas of life, including employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally funded programs, and jury service. While our protections are strong in Nevada, in 31 other states an LGBTQ couple can be married at 10 am but then fired from their jobs at noon and evicted from their home at 2 pm simply because they posted their wedding photos on Facebook. 

Our honorees this year are two outstanding local leaders. Betsy Fretwell, Las Vegas City Manager, will receive the HRC Leadership Award, and John Nelson, Senior Vice President, AEG, will receive the HRC Equality Award. Both recipients are incredibly deserving of their award. 
HRC looks forward to celebrating both our community's as well as our country's many equality achievements, as we look ahead to ensuring we are prepared and ready for our next challenges. 
To become a sponsor, purchase a program book ad, buy a table, or donate an item to the auction, please email Gala@HRCLV.org. Individual tickets are available at hrc.org/lasvegasdinner. 

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