The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the HRC Greater New York Steering Committee have announced that Whoopi Goldberg will receive the 2013 HRC Ally for Equality Award at the annual Greater New York Gala dinner Feb. 2 at the Waldorf Astoria.
“We are proud to honor Whoopi Goldberg with the Ally for Equality Award for her commitment to the LGBT community through her public support of marriage equality, including taking part in our successful New Yorkers for Marriage Equality video campaign in 2011,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Whoopi is always willing to stand up for our community and is a longtime friend of HRC.”
The Ally for Equality award is given to allies outside the LGBT community who stand up on behalf of equality for all Americans. An outspoken advocate for equality worldwide, Whoopi has used her platform as one of the entertainment industry’s most vocal women to stamp out hate and advance equality. Whoopi has publicly called marriage equality a ‘no-brainer,’ and has made the case for equality in her role on ABC’s The View.
