Andrew Sullivan Headlines Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner

The boyfriend and I are active supporters of Equality Virginia - Virginia's only statewide LGBT advocacy organization - and I have been on the committee for the Legends Gala held in Tidewater for the last two years, co-chairing the event the year before last. The organization's other big fundraiser is the Commonwealth Dinner held in Richmond which brings LGBT Virginians and straight allies together from across the state. We typically attend - the boyfriend has already bought tickets and friends up the street are hosting a table - and this year should be interesting since the principal guest speaker is columnist and author, Andrew Sullivan. I may not always agree with all of Andrew's views, but he's an amazing thinker and I surely would not want to have to debate him. He has long been a gay marriage supporter and in his book, Virtually Normal, I closely identified with his experience growing up Catholic. I hope readers in Virginia will make an effort to attend the Commonwealth Dinner on May 1, 2010. Tickets can be purchased here. Here are some details on the event from GayRVA:
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Last year, they packed a room at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. On Saturday, May 1, they’re sure to fill up the Marriott this time around. Equality Virginia’s Commonwealth Dinner is one of the most anticipated social events of Richmond. You can check out our post-event coverage last year here.
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This year, writer and political commentator Andrew Sullivan provides the evening’s entertainment. He’s appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher, The Chris Matthews Show, Face the Nation and maintains the popular Atlantic blog, the Daily Dish.
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Leading up to this year’s dinner, EV hosts an opening reception for their second juried art show on April 8 at the Gay Community Center of Richmond. Artwork will be available for auction the night of the dinner.
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Ticket holders also get the chance to take a private tour of the new wing of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on Sunday, May 2 as part of the museum’s grand opening weekend. Tickets are $110 per person through March 1, then go up to $135. Tickets can be purchased here. GayRVA is a media sponsor of this year’s event.