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Above Photo Of
Award's Namesake Gary Wilkerson, taken on June 9, 2007, at
Mid-South Prides "Pride Festival", In Memphis, Tennessee.
Wilkerson is proudly holding the first ever QBliss GLBTI
Creating Change Community Award - Voice of PRIDE Award” ,
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On June 9, 2007,
QBliss Executive Director, Founder, and Editor In Chief
Russell Olivera Jr., met an extraordinary man named Gary
Wilkerson, The two met at Mid-South Pride's "Pride Festival" In
Memphis Tennessee, this was the first face to face meeting after
months of corresponding thru emails and phone calls since QBliss
was the media sponsor for the event.
Olivera had heard
whispers of what was happening in Memphis Tennessee, that it's
annual pride event was something special and unlike many other
pride events. The event was produced by Mid-South Pride, who
were changing the face of pride and bringing a community
together in a way that was all inclusive, positive, and breaking
stereotypes, creating a different vision of what a pride
event is all about. Olivera knew he had make QBliss a part of
this event and it's message, so QBliss became the events media
sponsor.
Olivera interviewed Gary Wilkerson in person at the event and
found a man who had a similar vision on where the greater GLBTI
community could go, and how our community could change. The
positive optimism Wilkerson showed during the interview
connected with Olivera's already positive and optimistic vision
for our community.
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