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OUR STORYTELLERS
Bruce )aster - A native Texan, Bruce moved to Dallas from Austin in 1978 to manage user
conferences and tradeshow events. Early on Bruce was introduced to some of the best of Dallas -
Metropolitan Community Church, the Lakewood Social Club, Airliners, and the Turtle Creek Chorale.
Shortly after the Chorale's founding, Bruce became a singing member, eventually joining their board of
directors. After singing for fifteen years and serving on the Board for ten, Bruce retired from full-time
participation in the Chorale, remaining a fan and a supporter to this day. Bruce also sat on the Boards
of Oak Lawn Community Services, the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, the Human Rights Campaign's
Federal Club, Meeting Professionals International, the Fort Worth Opera Gala, the Amputee Coalition
of America, the North Texas Amputee Support Group, the Dallas Amputee Network, Walk FAR for
NAAR, the March for Respect, the Thanks Giving Square Foundation and the Cathedral of Hope
Anniversary Gala. He currently sits on the Board of the national Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities
Foundation and the Advisory Council to the University of Texas Southwestern School of Orthotics and
Prosthetics.
Mike Grossman - Native Minnesotan Mike Grossman is a veteran residential real estate broker with
52 years experience in the Minneapolis and Dallas area markets. He has also been very active in the
real estate industry serving many terms as director of the MetroTex Association of Realtors and the
Texas Association of Realtors. In 1999, Mike was named Realtor of the Year by the Dallas real estate
industry. From 1981 through 1994 Mike was active in the Gay and Lesbian community of Dallas. He
was a founding board member of Oak Lawn Counseling Center and established the nationally
acclaimed Buddy Program providing assistance to PWA's in their daily living needs. Mike also served
on the board of what is now Resource Center Dallas. Mike served on the Black Tie Dinner Committee
from its inception until 1993. He also served on the Human Rights Campaign Board of Directors from
1987 through 1993 and established and chaired its first Advisory Board. He was awarded the Ray
Kuchling Humanitarian Award of the Black Tie Dinner Committee in 1987. Mike also participated in
and helped bring to Dallas The Experience Weekend, a transformational seminar series whose
purpose was that it would be okay to be gay by the year 2000. Mike is currently a founding member of
the board of The Dallas Way. His proudest accomplishment is being the father of two beautiful, well-
educated children. Daughter Laura married to Devon Cloud is an Underwriter for a large mortgage
company in the DFW area. Son Barney is a Certified Financial Planner, married to Stephanie, a
development director for a non-profit and the parents of nine and one half year old Miles Jacob and six
year old Rachel Eden.
Karen McCrocklin - As a child in the 1970's, Karen's parents took her to Adair's Saloon on Cedar
Springs for delicious hamburgers. After spending the majority of her adult life walking up and down
the same block, she is convinced there is a connection. As an internationally known speaker, author
and radio host, Karen is committed to spreading the message that being LGBTQ is a gift. Having
served on the boards and committees of dozens of local LGBTQ organizations and events, Karen
considers growing up as a lesbian in Dallas to have been both an honor and a privilege. In addition to
a lifetime as an LGBTQ activist and advocate, Karen is an award-winning video producer/editor who
has a deep and abiding love for almost any variety of pie. Her latest book, Out From the Inside will be
published in early 2014.
Mike Anglin - Mike is a decorated Viet Nam war veteran who began his legal career in Dallas in 1976.
He was on the board of the Dallas Gay Alliance for nine years and was a founding member of the Texas
Human Rights Foundation, serving as its vice president for nine years, throughout the Baker vs. Wade
litigation. He served as a liaison between THRF and Lambda Legal Defense Fund in New York during
those years. He was an original founding board member of both the Dallas Black Tie Dinner
Committee and Razzle Dazzle Dallas. He incorporated the Turtle Creek Chorale in 1980, and served as
legal counsel to the original board of what is now Resource Center of Dallas. He incorporated and is a
founding board member of The Dallas Way. Most importantly, to him, he was the constant friend,
companion and advisor to Bill Nelson, Terry Tebedo, John Thomas, Ray Kuchling, Don Baker, William
Waybourn, Dick Weaver, and Lee Taft.
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