Our Executive Director, Debra Davis, has also been honored for her work and activism in the LGBT communities. Some of her awards include:

*     "Debra Davis Transgender Advocacy Award" UW Stout, WI. - Named after Debra & given each year starting in 2014"

*     "2010 Woman of Distinction" award - Century College, MN

*     "2009 - Diversity speaker of the Year" award - Millikin University, IL

*     Curve Magazine's "2006 - Making Waves Award" - "One of six trans activists every dyke should know about."

*     "2005 PRIDE Award" for people who "embody PRIDE: rallying individuality, diversity & equality."

*     Human Rights Campaign - "2001 Bryan Coyle Leadership Award."

*     Lavender Magazine’s “1999 Person of the Year.”

*     Twin Cities Pride 2000 celebration's "Grand Marshal" (Minnesota’s summer LGBT celebration with over 400,000 participants).

*     Voted Best of GLBT Community Activist in 2000 by a “Creme de la Creme” reader’s poll.

*     Recipient of the 1999 “Human Rights Fund Award” by Philanthrofund Foundation.

*     Recipient of the “1998 Acts of Resistance Award” by GLBT Youth Network Building Conference.

*     "2004 Diversity Program if the Year Award" from Northern Michigan University - MI.

*     2004, 1998, 1996, 1995, “Spokesperson of the Year” by the City of Lakes Crossgender Community.

*    "Strength, Courage & Leadership While Working for Equality & Justice Award" in 2003 by OutFront Minnesota.

*     2004 ”Outstanding Leadership in Community Activism Award”, by Madison Transgender Association.

Web site recognition given to this site during the early days of the internet

Presented for honoring diversity and GLBT pride on the internet Power in Pride Award The Power In Pride Award was created to inspire and recognize those websites and webmasters who honor diversity and show pride for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community on the internet. There is Power in Pride! (2005)

Presented for GLBT excellence and internet presence The Pride Award web's oldest and most prestigious award that has adorned community sites since 1995. Awarded for showing the world that "closets are meant for clothes" and for hard work in creating a GLBT presence on the web. (2004)

Presented for GLBT Excellence on the Web The Rainbow Award is exclusively bestowed upon those Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgenders who have made a contribution to the GLBT Web community through excellence in content, design, creativity, presentation and overall concept of their Web page. (2003)

Presented for Transgender excellence and internet presence TGNI's Award for Transgender Excellence! (from Transgendered Network International) for providing a site that openly helps other transgender people in areas of support, information and friendship and is beneficial to transgender people and their families. Together we can all help make a better future for us all. (2003)

Presented for providing Transgender Resources and Information on the Web MED411's Award is given to those web sites which provide current, relevant & accurate information about topics of interest to the medical community & the general public. (2001)

      We work with the LGBT and transgender communities in our fight to keep the human rights we fought so hard to acquire, for ALL people. We continue to play a roll in defending these rights. There is still much work to do.