TOM DALEY TO BE PRESENTED WITH THE GEORGE TAKEI ADVOCATE AWARD AT PFLAG’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

PFLAG celebrates 50 years of leading with love at a spectacular gala event in the city where it all started. The iconic organization—best known for supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people, parents, families and allies—was founded in March 1973. Fifty years later celebrity performers, presenters, and honorees will join PFLAG leaders, allies, advocates, and corporate leaders to celebrate PFLAG’s historic impact.

Honoring Tom Daley (George Takei Advocate Award) and Big Freedia (Breaking Barriers Award) and featuring Amber Ruffin (THE AMBER RUFFIN SHOW), Rose Abdoo (HACKS) Tati Gabrielle (YOU, UNCHARTED), Tituss Burgess (UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT), Eureka O’Hara (WE’RE HERE), TikTok Star Dylan Mulvaney, live performances from Robin S., Evann McIntosh, and many more!

At the milestone event, Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley will be presented with PFLAG National’s 2023 George Takei Advocate Award. This prestigious award honors a person who uses their visibility to help advance PFLAG’s work to create a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. The award is named in honor of actor, social justice activist, social media mega-power, and New York Times bestselling author George Takei. Recent recipients of the Advocate Award include Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Betty DeGeneres and George Takei.