Family Equality Council—the national organization that connects, supports and represents LGBT parents—honored several advocates of family equality at the organization's annual awards dinner in Los Angeles Feb. 11.

The event honored children's book author Todd Parr; Chad Griffin, co-founder and board president of the American Foundation for Equal Rights (which is behind the legal case against Prop 8); and former Congressman Patrick Murphy. Director Rob Reiner and Eric Stonestreet (the other half of the Modern Family couple) were among the awards presenters.

The plaintiffs in the case—Kris and Sandy Stier, and Paul Katami and Jeff Zarillo—were special guests for the evening.

Family Equality Council Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler said the organization was pleased to honor Griffin just days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.

Griffin said, "May the 2 million children represented by the Family Equality Council be part of the generation to be raised in an America where everyone is guaranteed equal protection under our laws." Photos courtesy of Steve Majors

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