The Hostetter-Habib Family Award
The Hostetter-Habib Family Award is given to those who share an unwavering commitment to Family Equality’s core values: love, justice, family, equality.
About the Award
This award is given in honor of Alex Habib, Mark Hostetter, and their entire family in recognition of their extraordinary dedication to and support of Family Equality’s mission. Recipients will have demonstrated this commitment through work on the front lines to advance equality for all loving families.
The award will be presented at the 2025 Night at the Pier gala, taking place on Monday, May 12 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers in New York City.
Previous Honorees Include…
Nicholas Hite, 2023 honoree
Lydia Gray-Holifield, 2022 honoree
Roberta Kaplan
Kim Bergman, PhD
Dana Rudolph (Mombian)
Dr. David Baker-Hargrove
More information
The Hostetter-Habib Family Award is given to those who share an unwavering commitment to Family Equality's core values of love, justice, family, and equality. To receive the award, nominees must:
Have contributed to the advancement of the LGBTQ+ family movement
Be available to accept the award in person on Monday, May 12 in New York City. Travel and accommodations will be provided.
Understand that we will work closely with the recipient to ensure equity in the promotional process and presentation.
The eligibility requirements for this award are intended to be flexible. We recognize the fact that work on behalf of our families can come in many different forms, all of which are equally valuable. We strongly encourage nominations of folks who belong to communities of color, the trans community, the disabled community, and other historically marginalized communities in addition to folks who are female-identifying, low-income or hold identities that are often overlooked and underrepresented.
The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, February 10 at 11:59 PM ET.
Evaluation and selection
The process of selecting the recipient of the Hostetter-Habib Award will begin with a nomination period lasting four weeks. During this period, nominations will be accepted from any supporter of Family Equality. At the end of the nomination period, the Selection Committee (consisting of the President and CEO; Vice President, Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships; a member of the Hostetter-Habib Family; two members of the National Board of Directors; and the 2025 Night at the Pier Event Co-Chairs) will consider and evaluate all nominations. The Selection Committee will decide on the award recipient by a simple majority vote. That recipient will be publicly recognized and presented with the award on stage at the Night at the Pier gala on Monday, May 12.
About the Hostetter-Habib Family
Alex Habib and Mark Hostetter are proud fathers of three: Lani, Kai and Lea. Their family has been a longtime and steadfast supporter of Family Equality, with Alex a former member of the National Board of Directors and currently serving as the Co-Vice Chair of the Family Equality Board of Directors.