DallasVoice.com – By Ben Briscoe – Staff Writer
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The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund will present one of the organization?s top honors to Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson during an awards dinner at the Dallas Contemporary on Saturday night, June 30.
Johnson, who represents Texas?s District 30, which includes Dallas, will receive the Profile Award, an honor that marks a community leader?s use of his or her position to improve the lives of LGBT people.
?I?m extremely pleased to be recognized as an advocate for equality by this distinguished group,? Johnson said. ?My core goal as an elected official is to open doors and offer opportunity to everyone. I believe strongly in democracy and that every citizen in the country is part of that democracy.