LEGENDS HONORS AWARD recipients are allies of the LGBTQ community, present & past that have made a positive mark & contribution and celebrate the good, noble & outstanding within our community, presented by Unity Coalition|Coalicion Unida

2011 | MLB player & author BILLY BEAN, artist XAVIER CORTADA, ​Mr Miami Beach MICHAEL ALLER, Trans activist MARK ANGELO CUMMINGS | Community leader ROBIN SCHWARTZ, preservationists MICHAEL KINERK & DENNIS WILHELM, international stylist and personality SAMY SUAREZ, community leader MIKE VERDUGO, meteorologist and tv personality SAM CHAMPION, community allies MERLE & DANNY WEISS

2012 | Miami Beach Detective JUAN F. SANCHEZ, community ally TANIA GISELA, photographer  and opera singer DALE STINE, MICHAEL GONGORA the first openly gay commissioner for the City of Miami Beach

2013 | Miami Gay Men's Chorus director ANTHONY CABRERA, USMC WALKER BURTTSCHELL, entertainer SANDRA HOLIDAY, journalist CRAIG STEVENS, HIV activist MARIA MEJIA, philanthropist & stylist EDWARD OBERLE

2014 | Broadway Producer/Director RICHARD JAY-ALEXANDER, choreographer & producer PEDRO PABLO PEñA, Conductor SEBRINA ALFONSO, pr guru CHARLIE CINNAMON

2016 |  U.S. Congresswoman ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN youth & women's activist JOWHARAH SANDERS activist HERNAN VALVERDE 

2019| VOLUNTEER HERO MELBA DE LEON, tv star and trans activist angelica ross

2020 | Two-spirit activist DURANTE BLAIS-BILLIE, community activist & business leader MIIK MARTORELL

2021 | International dancer and choreographer RANDOLPH WARD

2022 | City of North Miami Councilman & director of Safe Schools So.fla. SCOTT GALVIN
2023 | former Miami beach Mayor, activist & ally MATTI BOWER

2024 | Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau DAN RIOS 

2025 | SATO TAMASHIRO Director, Cámara de Diversidad, Perú | For her leadership and visibility across Perú, on behalf of the LGBTQI+ communities. 
FAY ALBERNAS Media Personality, FayWhat! |For her outspoken voice and visibility, on behalf of women, fur babies, and the LGBTQI+ communities. 
FRANCESCO DUBERLI Director, Survivors Pathway | For his outspoken voice and presence, on behalf of the LGBTQI+, Hispanic and other Miami-Dade communities. 
CARIDAD MORO-GRONLIER Miami-Dade County 2025 poet laureate| For her outspoken voice and presence, on behalf of women, the LGBTQI+ Hispanic communities. 
ALEX FERNANDEZ Miami Beach Commissioner | For his outspoken leadership and presence, on behalf of the LGBTQI+ and Hispanic communities. 
TOMMY J MURELL Life coach & personal trainer| For his community Leadership through Faith, Wellness & Kindness, on behalf of the LGBQI+, Trans & Of Color communities. 
JONATHAN PLUTZIK Owner, The BETSY Hotel | Community-based philanthropic work and commitment as allies to LGBTQI+ arts and culture. 
DEBORAH PLUTZIK BRIGGS Programing director, the BETSY Hotel | Community-based philanthropic work and commitment as allies to LGBTQI+ arts and culture. 
ELIAD COHEN Entrepreneur, DJ & media personality | For his outspoken leadership and presence, on behalf of the LGBTQI+ communities.
 JESSICA LAM DJ & Trans community leader | For her lifelong leadership and visibility by example, for the LGBTQI+ communities. 
KISHI MARTIN Community leader | For his leadership, positive energy & visibility, on behalf of the LGBTQI+, Caribbean & Of Color communities. 
SCOTT HOLLAND Media & nightlife leader | For his voice, leadership & visibility, on behalf of the Hispanic, POC, & LGBTQI+ communities. 
MORGAN MAYFAIRE TransSocial & Mayfaire Medical | For his outspoken voice and visibility, on behalf of healthcare, Transgender, Nonbinary, & LGBQI+ communities. 
TONY MENDOZA Co Founder MyHollywood Pride | For his leadership and visibility, on behalf of the South Florida LGBTQI+ communities.
EDUARDO ANTONIO El Divo de Cuba | For his outspoken voice, artistry & presence, on behalf of the LGBTQI+ & Hispanic communities.
SHANNON GREENE | Freestyle Music Diva |  For her lifelong voice, leadership and visibility by example, as an Ally for the LGBTQI+ & Of Color communities.