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December 9 - ABC
News' Diane Sawyer, Vibe magazine's Emil
Wilbekin and the HBO network were among the honorees at
The Hetrick-Martin Institute's annual Emery Awards celebration.
Actress Hilary Swank hosted, presenting awards to those
making a difference for gay and lesbian youth. Sawyer was
honored for her interview with gay couple Steve Lofton
and Roger Croteau, whose attempts to adopt HIV
positive children has been thwarted by their home state of
Florida. The publicity prompted Rosie O'Donnell's involvement,
and the recent mother attended the awards ceremony. Also attending
were Swank's husband Chad Lowe, and Billy Bean
and Essra Tuaolo, professional athletes who both recently
came out of the closet.
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