Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) continues 17 years of national celebration events with their annual Los Angeles Garden Party + Awards, Sunday, March 1 from 1pm to 4pm PT at Traxx Restaurant and Courtyard, Union Station, 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles 90012. The event will celebrate the work of hundreds of grassroots volunteers in the Greater Los Angeles area, while honoring the contributions of Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, RSVP Vacations and the internationally acclaimed She4ME multimedia project. The Los Angeles Garden Party + Awards brings together community, corporate and political leaders, celebrities and grassroots volunteers to celebrate and raise funds to move the issue of marriage equality forward. The event is a celebratory afternoon of cocktails, light food, entertainment and a silent auction. Complete details and tickets at www.marriageequality.org/la-awards
Founded in 1996, Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) is the nation’s oldest organization dedicated to building equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community through civil marriage equality in every state and at the federal level. With over 40,000 members as well as volunteer leaders and partner organizations in all 50 states, it is the largest grassroots organization of its kind engaged in education, training, organizing, advocacy and coalition building to empower individuals and partner organizations to advocate for their own equality and win equal rights and protections for LGBTQ couples and their children.
