GLBTA Resource Center

Questions?

  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexaul, Transgender and Ally (GLBTA) Resource Center
    202-885-3347
    glbta@american.edu
    Mary Graydon Center Room 201

    Office Hours:
    Monday & Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm
    Tuesday-Thursday: 9:00am-8:00pm

    Sara Bendoraitis
    Director

Mailing Address

Questions?

  • GLBTA Resource Center
    202 885 3347
    Mary Graydon, Room 201

    Bendoraitis, Sara Lynn
    Dir Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Resource Ctr

Mailing Address

The Richard L. Schlegel National Legion of Honor Award

The Richard L. Schlegel Legion of Honor Award is administered by the GLBTA Resource Center and recognizes individuals living in the United States who have exhibited outstanding leadership and significantly contributed to the dignity and freedom of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. The presentation of the Legion of Honor Award serves as an opportunity to:

  • Recognize and encourage the dedication of individuals committed to social justice
  • Celebrate important contributions to creating a society that values every member
  • Showcase the diversity of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities
  • Highlight individuals whose work may not have been recognized to the level it merits
  • Allow members of the American University community to interact with individuals who have significantly enhanced the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people


Richard L. Schlegel was an American University alumnus and a pioneer in the GLBT civil rights movement. Richard fought discrimination based on sexual orientation in the late 1950s and early 1960s, long before GLBT rights were discussed openly. His own wrongful termination case against the Department of the Army, Schlegel vs. United States, was pursued all the way to the Supreme Court (and also documented as a chapter in the 2002 book Courting Justice by Joyce Murdoch and Deb Price).

Past Richard L. Schlegel National Legion of Honor Award Recipients

2008 Award Recipients:

Emerging Activist:
Cullyn Foxlee

Visionary Leader:
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

2007 Award Recipients:

Emerging Activist:
Patrick Lukingbeal

Visionary Leader:
D.C. Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit

Lifetime Achievement:
Dr. Franklin E. Kameny


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