2018 Spirit of Stonewall Awardees

Every year, San Diego Pride accepts nominations from the community for the annual presentation of the Spirit of Stonewall Awards. The awards recognize individuals or groups who contribute significantly to the LGBT community through their leadership, activism, and fundraising efforts.

San Diego Pride is honored to recognize the following individuals and organizations as our 2018 awardees:

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Alberto Cortes

Community Grand Marshal

Alberto Cortes

For 16 years, Alberto Cortes has served as Executive Director of Mama’s Kitchen. Initially focused on the nutritional needs of people living with HIV, Mama’s Kitchen has expanded its mission to service people with critical illnesses, including HIV, cancer, congestive heart failure, and diabetes. In the process close to 9 million meals have been delivered to San Diego county residents.

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Tinesia Conwright

Champion of Pride

Tinesia Conwright

Despite growing up in a challenging environment, Tinesia found an outlet to express her love for dance through a Christian youth group, where she realized the capacity within youth to impact social change and uplift their peers and community. She discovered her self-worth and met people within her community who inspired her to become the person she is today.

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Liat Wexler

Community Service

Liat Wexler

Liat Wexler is a genderqueer, white, femme, bi-national, hard-of-hearing, queer activist and survivor. They have worked to end intimate partner abuse and sexual assault since 1999 and currently train on social justice, intersectionality, anti-violence work, community accountability, and LGBTQIA+ communities.

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Terrie Vorono

Friend of Pride

Terrie Vorono

Terrie attended a PFLAG SDC meeting 12 years ago and discovered people who could teach her how to be an advocate for her son and other people’s children. She asked to attend a board meeting and was invited to assume a board position and to become a support group facilitator. She’s served in many roles in the chapter and as president for several years.

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SDCCU

Stonewall Philanthropy

SDCCU

As San Diego’s largest locally-owned financial institution, with $8.4 billion in assets and more than 387,000 members, SDCCU is an engaged community partner. Each year, SDCCU is proud to support more than 75 non-profits and participate in over 400 community events.

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We Care Mixer

Stonewall Service

We Care Mixer

Junior believes that in order to help our LGBT community, it is important to set a great example for ALL youth, LGBT and heterosexual.  He believes that if you show all children and young adults love, and try to help them, they will grow to understand that a person’s sexuality has nothing to do with the amount of love they can give.

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