Wrap-up
COMMUNITY
By Clair Koetitz & Lyndon Marquez
December was a busy month for the LGBT community. For the first time World AIDS Day was celebrated at the Center with a theme of “Getting to Zero” – zero deaths, zero discrimination and zero new cases. The day started with the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign turning red to honor the day. It continued with testing throughout the community and culminated with a Remembrance and Celebration hosted by Joey Gassion at the Center celebrating the lives of those that have left us due to HIV/AIDS during the year.
the 9th annual SNAPI Holiday Wreath Auction held at Alexis Park All Suite Resort. Along with a fun evening playing bingo, many decorated wreaths were available for sale. The wreaths were sold through a silent auction which encouraged the participants to keep a sharp eye on their favorite wreath to ensure they were able to purchase them. We want to thank everyone who participated in the auction and congratulations to each of the winners. A special thanks to Ernie Yuen for his efforts to make sure this event is a huge success each year. Everyone looks forward to The month continued with PRIDE seeing the new and exciting wreaths Family Bingo on December 2nd and that are created each year. Stay
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tuned for the 10th annual auction in December 2016. The month and year concluded with a grand celebration for the LGBT community, EVOLVE. The event was held in the Havana Room at The New Tropicana and was attended by over 1,000 guests representing 6 continents. The fabulous Miss Edie from Cirque du Soleil’s “Zumanity” kept the evening moving as master of ceremonies introducing the various entertainers including Trixie Mattel from season seven of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; Bravo TV’s Scott Nevins; recording artist Z LaLa and aerialist act the Las Vegas Sky Boys while gogo dancers entertained the guests from various locations around the room. The weather cooperated and everyone was able to go out on the pool deck to watch the fireworks at midnight. The party continued long into the morning with guests enjoying libations and dancing. Photos of the EVOLVE event below courtesy of EvolveVegasNYE.com.