Dominique Jackson to Receive National Leadership Award
Today, the National LGBTQ Task Force announces plans for its annual Gala on October 14, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida. The non-profit LGBTQ advocacy organization is celebrating 50 years of activism and welcomes all community members and allies to join in the celebration.
The Gala is the premier annual celebration of South Florida’s LGBTQ community and serves as a night for LGBTQ people and allies to unite as a community, honor heroes of the LGBTQ rights movement, and support the work of advancing equality for all LGBTQ people and their families.
The presenting sponsor for the 2023 Gala is St. John’s on the Lake United Methodist Church. Actress, model, and activist Dominique Jackson will receive the 2023 National Leadership Award, an honor awarded yearly to an advocate who has helped further the Task Force’s mission to advance freedom, justice, and full equality for all LGBTQ people.
Jackson is best known for her lead role as Electrabel Abundance Evangelista Wintour, aka Elektra, in the hit show Pose on FX and is being recognized for shining a spotlight on the real issues trans people of color faced during the 1980s and ‘90s, when Pose was set, and the issues the community continues to face today.
