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By Tammye Nash
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Gina Menicucci is a member of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund's local
Leadership Committee. She is chair of the committee that organized Lambda's third annual
Lawrence v. Texas Supreme Court Victory Celebration held June 24.
How id you get involved with Lambda Legal?
My partner and I moved to Dallas from San Diego two years ago for my job. I wasn't involved
at all in the community in San Diego. It's funny, but I didn't sense that the community there had
the strength the community here in Dallas has. In Dallas, we introduced into the community
early on through Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign Federal Club, and we found
a home there. I was asked to join the Leadership Committee specifically to chair the Lawrence
celebration event, which is our major fundraiser each year.
What was it that made you the right person for that job?
I ain the vice president of business development at my job, so in my normal, day-to-day work
I do a lot of project management work, coordinating projects with a lot of different folks.But I
didn't do it on my own. One of my biggest challenges in planning the event is that I have only
been here two years. So a lot of other people on the committee have done a great job of mak-
ing sure everything got done and all the right people got invited.
Do you plan on getting involved in any other organizations?
N«$&Lwant to continue to focus on working with Lambda Legal. I want to emphasize efforts to
get the word out about the kind of work we do, letting people know that what we do is focus
on impact litigation. Lambda Legal is always looking for those landmark legal cases that will
set precedent and advance our civil rights.
Does our partner also work with Lambda Legal?
My partner, Susan, is on the governing committee of the Federal Club and works on recruiting.
We split up the family to be able to volunteer for both these worthy causes.
Where do you think the GLBT community needs to go from here?
She'way I see us making progress is three-fold. We have to fight in the political arena. We
have to fight in the courts. And we have go to go out there and win the hearts and minds of the
people in all our different communities.
Soundout is a weekly column featuring people whose jobs and interests have ail impact on the daily lives of members
of the GLBT community. It features those who often go unnoticed by the press and community. If you'tl like to recom-
mend someone to cover in this column, contact staff writer Tammye Hash at nash@dallasvoice.com.
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