HRC Gala

HRC President Joe Solmonese greets President Obama.

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President Obama.

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As soon as President Obama took the stage, the crowd broke out their digital cameras and camera phones.

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Obama’s entrance got everyone on their feet.

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President Obama.

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President Obama.

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Every inch of space in the main room was filled with dinner tables.

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Lady Gaga in what is probably the most conservative outfit she has ever worn in public.

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Lady Gaga serenaded the crowd with a cover of John lennon’s “Imagine.”

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Lady Gaga.

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The crowd waited in long lines to pick up their tickets to the event.

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Hair’s Gavin Creel.

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Hair’s Gavin Creel.

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Hair’s Gavin Creel.

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Patrick Kennedy.

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Patrick Kennedy.

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Patrick Kennedy (right) presents Dennis and Judy Shepard with the Senator Edward M. Kennedy award.

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Dennis Shepard, Judy Shepard and Patrick Kennedy.

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Dennis Shepard, Judy Shepard and Patrick Kennedy.

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Melissa Beattie and Jon Monteith

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LaRence Snowden and Eric L. Perry.

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Gavin Creel from the Broadway production of Hair and HRC President Joe Solmonese.

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Nick Leighton and Stuart Hendler.

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Daniel Campbell and Mellissa Conley.

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Brian Goldston, Bruce Frishman and Peter Balis.

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Real World: DC was in attendance.

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Gene Fox, Denise Galambos and Jon Kaplan

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Nima Taherzadeh, Ed French and Antonio Guerrero.

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Brad Heller, Stacey Colescott and Jeremy Woolf.

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David Paul and Nick Langlois.

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Ron Nicynski and female guest.

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Kyle Mulhall, Darrow Vance, John paul and Micheal Sigelman.

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Gavin Creel from the Broadway production of Hair.

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Julian Clark and Mark Tristan Ng.

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Brad Mayer and Mark Doumet.

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Tanya Smith, Heather O’Callahan, Carolyn Veizaga and Celie Nihause.

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Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele.

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Aaron Walton, Gwen Migita and Cue Vu.

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Jocelyn Hamilton and Dana Goldberg.

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Kevin Christy, Dan Clay and Brandon Wagoner.

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The cast of Fox’s Glee surrounds HRC President Joe Solmonese.

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The cast of Fox’s Glee Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Lea Michele, Amber Riley and Jane Lynch.

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Jane Lynch.

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Chris Colfer, Amber Riley and Cory Monteith.

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Lea Michele

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