Ms. Earline Budd was honored at the 2019 Trans Equality Awards.  Ms. Budd was introduced by fellow HIPS staff member, Randy Kier, and HIPS Board Member and Director of Policy at National Center for Transgender Equality, Harper Jean Tobin.  Shareese Mone, HIPS Development Associate, and Tristan Sullivan-Wilson, HIPS Public Policy Fellow cheer were able to join as Ms. Budd was honored for her decades of tireless service to the LGBTQ community.