Silver State Equality to Honor Lisa Vanderpump, Jan Jones Blackhurst, LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada at Annual Silver State Equality Awards Celebration, Nov. 12

WHAT:            Silver State Equality, Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, will hold its annual Silver State Equality Awards event and ceremony on Nov. 12, 2025, at KAOS at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The Silver State Equality Awards celebrates Nevada’s LGBTQ achievements and honors inspirational leaders whose selfless work helps to create a world that is healthy, just and fully equal for all LGBTQ+ people.

                           Hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race star Coco Montrese, the program features this year’s honorees, including actress, restaurateur, designer, tv personality, author and humanitarian, Lisa Vanderpump, a champion and ally of the LGBTQ+ community. Vanderpump, who will receive the Equality Visibility Award, is currently preparing to open the much-anticipated Vanderpump Hotel in early 2026 in the former Cromwell Las Vegas space.

Former Las Vegas City Mayor, business leader and philanthropist, Jan Jones Blackhurst, will receive the 2025 Equality Leadership Award. The Community Leadership Award will be presented to the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada.

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WHEN:             Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 6 p.m.

WHERE:            KAOS at Palms Casino Resort, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89103

WHO:               André C. Wade, State Director, Silver State Equality

Lisa Vanderpump – Equality Visibility Award Honoree

Jan Jones Blackhurst – Equality Leadership Award Honoree

Representatives of The LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada – Community Leadership Award Honoree 

PRESENTING

SPONSORS:   AT&T; Southwest (Official Airline Sponsor); Walmart

EVENT

CO-CHAIRS: Jared Rapier and Gordon Prouty

Media

RSVPs: Melissa Warren @ [email protected]; 702-528-6016 

About Silver State Equality:

As Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, Silver State Equality brings the voices of LGBTQ people and allies to institutions of power in Nevada and throughout the U.S. Silver State Equality strives to create a world that is healthy, just and fully equal for all LGBTQ+ people. Silver State Equality is a Nevada-based program affiliated with and supported by Equality California and Equality California Institute, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization. Information at SilverStateEquality.org.