LGBT Pride Month Program
June 6, 2012
Attorney General Eric Holder, along with Department of Justice senior officials, employees and invited guests, celebrated the accomplishments of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Americans and their allies during the department's annual LGBT Pride Month Program on June 6, 2012. The theme of this year's event was "The Power of Out," based on a study by the same name which quantifies the loss to individuals and to the bottom line when organizations fail to create a workplace hospitable to their LGBT employees.
Speeches: Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Justice Department's LGBT Pride Month Celebration
Blog: The Power of Out
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Students from the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company of Washington, D.C. perform an excerpt from "8: The Play." The play is based on the Federal District court case filed by the American Foundation for Equal Rights to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated gay and lesbian couples' right to marry in California in 2008.Photo Credit: Amy Mathers for the Department of Justice 
Chai Feldblum, Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, gives the keynote address at this year's LGBT Pride Month Program. Commissioner Feldblum has worked extensively to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, has been one of the drafters of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, and is the first openly lesbian Commissioner of the EEOC.Photo Credit: Amy Mathers for the Department of Justice-
Diana Flynn, Chief of the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice, receives the James R. Douglass Award, an honor which recognizes individuals whose efforts have positively contributed to the work-life environment for LGBT employees of the Department.Photo Credit: Amy Mathers for the Department of JusticeFrom left to right: Gregory Friel, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; Tom Perez, Associate Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; Eric Holder, Attorney General; Diana Flynn, Chief of the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division; and Chai Feldblum Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -
Students from the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota were presented with the Gerald B. Roemer Community Service Award for their outstanding contributions to the LGBT community and success in resolving harassment of middle and high school LGBT students in their school district.Photo Credit: Amy Mathers for the Department of Justice -
A video clip of President Obama speaking in regards to LGBT Pride Month is presented at the beginning of this year's ceremony.Photo Credit: Amy Mathers for the Department of JusticeSeated, from left to right: Eric Holder, Attorney General; Chai Feldblum, Commissioner of the Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Bijal Shah, Associate General Counsel for the Executive Office for Immigration Review; and Gregory Friel, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
