For the first time in two years, The LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada will honor LGBTQAI++ advocates at its annual Honorarium, on October 1, 2021, at Caesars Palace.
More than 500 people will be in attendance celebrating the success of The Center and the diversity of its members and supporters.
Canceled last year due to COVID-19, the 2021 Honorarium will recognize six people representing two years of honorees:
- Person of the Year ⎼ Michael Shulman, philanthropist, writer, artist, and pop culture expert, and Sean McBurney, regional president of Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas Operations.
- Lanny D. Love Hero Award ⎼ Tony Gladney, vice president of national diversity relations, corporate diversity, and community engagement at MGM Resorts International, and Alan Kaplan, a person served at Opportunity Village and member of the Trans community.
- Legacy Awards ⎼ Jan Jones Blackhurst, board member at Caesars Entertainment, and Raymond Wilmer, vice president, sr. client services team manager at Bank of America.
Proceeds from the 2021 Honorarium will support services and programming for LGBTQ+ youth, adults, families, seniors, vets, people with disabilities, those living with HIV, and underserved populations.
The Honorarium will take place October 1, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at Caesars Palace Las Vegas І Palace Ballroom. More information is available at https://thecenterlv.org/honorarium/2021
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