I was given another Bailey House award for my contribution towards making a difference in the struggle against AIDS, this time a 20 for 20 Key Award which was given to twenty people to celebrate Bailey House's twenty years anniversary.
NEWFEST TRAILBLAZER AWARD
I was given the Trailblazer award from Newfest, the New York LGBT film festival.
NEW YORK CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD
David Patterson, the then Senate Democratic leader for the state of New York gave me a Special Civil Rights Award for exemplary leadership, commitment and advocacy on behalf of the LGBT community and all New Yorkers
PHILADEPHIA INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival gave me an artistic achievement award. I remember watching the reel of clips of lots of my films from behind the screen as I waiting to go onstage and I felt like I was hiding in the wings at my own memorial service!
Also this event was the first public date I had my with my future husband, Grant Shaffer.