spirit of stonewall awards
San Diego LGBT Pride recognizes individuals who have contributed
significantly to the LGBT community through their leadership, activism
and fundraising efforts.
CHAMPION OF PRIDE: An individual or couple who has demonstrated
outstanding leadership in the LGBT community over an extended period of years
and/or who has made an exceptional contribution in the past year.
FRIEND OF THE YEAR: An individual or couple, who does not identify as
lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, but who has stalwartly supported the LGBT
community over an extended period of years and/or has made an exceptional
contribution in the past year.
STONEWALL SERVICE: A group or organization, which may or may not
identify as specifically gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, but which has stal-
wartly supported the LGBT community over an extended period of years and/or
has made an exceptional contribution in the past year.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: An individual or couple who is recognized as an
up-and-coming leader within the community or whose contribution to the com-
munity in the past year was of particular significance.
ROBERT H. GLEASON
CHAMPION OF PRIDE
San Diego LGBT Pride salutes Robert H. Gleason as a Champion of Pride for
his devoted involvement in the arts, fundraising and a host of political activities
that focus on the LGBT community’s quest for equal rights. Gleason resides in
Kensington with his husband Marc Matys and their two young children. He is
a founder of the San Diego LGBT Community Leadership Council, which helps
more than 40 organizations in the LGBT and allied communities advance their
goals and services. He is a former chair of the San Diego LGBT Community Center,
serving on its board since 2001, and is a board member for the national Gay and
Lesbian Victory Fund, of which he also serves as secretary and chair of its nomi-
nating committee. On the political level, he has been an active member of LGBT HEWLETThyphen.capPACKARD COMPANY
advisory boards for San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy and Congressman Bob Filner STONEWALL SERVICE AWARD
(D-CA). In 2008, he received the Spirit of Justice Award from Metropolitan Com- Serving more than a billion customers worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Company
munity Church of San Diego for his fundraising work on the No on 8 campaign. A (HP) has created an exemplary workplace environment that puts diversity and
mover and shaker in the arts scene, Gleason recently rejoined the board of direc- non-discrimination policies at the top of its list. For three years in a row, the tech-
tors of the Old Globe Theatre after previously serving the maximum term. During nology giant has scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate
his prior tenure, he served six years on its executive committee; was vice chair for Equality Index, which ranks how major corporations treat their LGBT employees,
the theater’s fundraising efforts for three years; and co-chaired the organization’s consumers and investors. HP was also among the first large companies to spon-
record-setting gala in 2006. He is currently a commissioner for San Diego’s Com- sor Pride celebrations throughout the country, including San Diego Pride. The
mission for Arts and Culture and serves as the chair of its advocacy committee. company’s domestic partnership program and gay-lesbian employee network
Gleason earned his Bachelor’s Degree in economics from Princeton University dates back to the 90s, when much of corporate America still hadn’t stepped up
and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. Outside of his to the plate. “We believe that diversity and inclusion are key drivers of creativity,
vast involvement in arts and community affairs, he works as chief financial officer innovation and invention,” says a company spokesperson. “Creating a diverse,
and general counsel for Evans Hotels which owns and operates hotels in San inclusive environment has been an ongoing journey of continuous action for
Diego, including The Lodge at Torrey Pines and the Bahia and Catamaran resorts many years. Today, our diversity vision is one of global proportions that requires
on Mission Bay. courageous, bold actions from many people throughout the world.”
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