Into The Lion's Den: The NYC HRC Gala
Filed by: Rebecca Juro
February 9, 2011 8:30 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/02/into_the_lions_den.php

It really wasn't quite as dramatic as it sounds, but it was, well, educational.

On Saturday night, I attended the New York City Human Rights Campaign gala at the Waldorf Astoria as press representing Bilerico Project. Basically, my job that night was to get some shout-outs for the Bilerico Project and, maybe, if possible, ask a few questions. hrc.jpgI had high hopes, but the reality was a bit different - exactly like and yet at the same time completely unlike what I had expected an HRC event like this to be.

Despite the caustic history of HRC's relationship with the transgender community and my own participation in fanning those flames, I'd resolved to keep an open mind when covering this event and not go into it with any preconceived notions based on the events of the past. I promised myself that I'd report and comment on this event based exclusively on what I actually saw, heard, and experienced while I was there.