Lena Waithe, Don Lemon Honored at Landmark LGBT Center Dinner

The New York City LGBT Community Center dinner on Thursday night held extra-special meaning. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, leaving many of the guests — including honorees Don Lemon, Goldman-Sachs chief executive officer Lloyd Blankfein and Lena Waithe — feeling grateful for how much has changed in the LGBTQ community’s favor, and hopeful for the work that still needs to be done. Plus, the evening raised more than $2 million for the Center — making it one of the highest-grossing charity events for the organization in its history. Recently engaged Lemon, who received the Community Impact Award at the event held inside Cipriani Wall Street, said growing up, he couldn’t possibly envision his current situation as a reality. “I never thought that I would get married. I never thought I would be able to have a relationship that was public,” he said. “And now we’re discussing whether or not we want to have kids. I never thought in a million years that I would be able to have kids, that I’d be in this position.” Torrence Boone, vice president-global client partner at Google, accepted the award on behalf of the company for Corporate Impact. The Read podcast hosts Crissle West

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