The theme at the Sixth Annual Hispanic Black Gay Coalition Gala was “Rooted In Resistance” and the evening paid hommage to iconic LGBTQ figures of color while spotlighting the unique work of Boston’s leading LGBTQ organization for Black and Latino communities. At the top of the list of these honorees were Cambridge City Councillor Denise Simmons, who received the 2015 James Earl Hardy Legends Award; Darnell L. Moore, activist and writer, who received the 2015 Audre Lorde Founders Award; and the national organization Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, which garnered the 2015 Sylvia Rivera Community Award.
