Streisand To Receive
Humanitarian Honor
Barbra
Streisand will receive a Human Rights Campaign award for her support of gay
and lesbian issues, religious freedom, and racial and gender equality. The
group, which lobbies on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender
people, will present Streisand with its Humanitarian Award on March 6. Elizabeth
Birch, the group's executive director, says, "The gay and lesbian community and
the nation have been enriched by Ms Streisand. Her passion and leadership are
important to all Americans." The group says Streisand, 61, took a stand against
an anti-gay rights proposal in Colorado in 1992 and has been a regular financial
contributor to the Human Rights Campaign and other gay and lesbian
organizations. Also being honored are Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, executive producers
of Oscar-winning movie Chicago. The organization is
giving Zadan and Meron its corporate award for their work on projects which
positively portray gay and lesbian characters.
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