AGLA board member Mike Rankin [R] chats with party guests.

Each year, AGLA collects cereal donations to help Arlington families served by the Arlington Food Assistance Center. AGLA President Kris McLaughlin and AGLA member and AFAC volunteer Andrew Lee show some of the cereal collection.

Robin Liten-Tejada [foreground] examines an item in the silent auction to benefit AGLA’s scholarship program for college-bound seniors graduating from Arlington County public high schools.

AGLA board member Charles Taylor [R] is pictured with AGLA member and party volunteer David O.

Virginia Senator Patsy Ticer [L] is pictured with party guests.

Commissioner of the Revenue Ingrid Morroy [foreground] and other party goers all listen to Congressman Barney Frank. (The guys wearing red neckties are singers from GMCW’s Potomac Fever, who sang for us before the champagne toast.)

Honored guest Congressman Barney Frank energizes the crowd with witty and insightful comments.

Equality Virginia’s Bess Koslow [center] accepted the Equality Award for an organization. She is pictured with [L-R] AGLA’s founding President Tom DePriest; Congressman Barney Frank; Arlington County Board member Jay Fisette; and AGLA President Kris McLaughlin. Equality Virginia was recognized for its leadership during the recent constitutional amendment battle that helped motivate nearly a million Virginians to vote no against discrimination.

[L-R] Congressman Frank, John Cochran, Arlington County Board member Jay Fisette pose during AGLA’s fifth annual Arlington Equality Award ceremony. John Cochran received the Equality Award honoring his partner Jay Gandy, who worked steadfastly for equality as a leader in AGLA, Equality Virginia and many other organizations before he passed away last summer.

Party planner and AGLA board member Ted Hobart speaks to AGLA 25th anniversary celebration revelers.

Ted Hobart [R] presents “thank you” gifts to two AGLA board officers: President Kris McLaughlin and Secretary Everett Fisher.

Champagne toast to AGLA’s silver anniversary ends the formal program, when dancers moved to the tunes of Davis Deejays.

Dancers share romance on the dance floor.

Volunteers enjoy the party.

Yahen Gasca Lopez [L] and Juan Pedro Villagrana pose for photographer Linda Thomas.

Dancers share romance on the dance floor.

Dancers share romance on the dance floor.

Dancers share romance on the dance floor.

AGLA members enjoy gardener Eric Powell’s perfect alignment of necktie and beverage bottle, glad that he got that “attention to detail” gene.

We love AGLA’s version of “Vanna” … he displays a fire cracker Bromeliad door prize, grown and donated by AGLA volunteer Ira Faden.

Partners Trelynda Kerr and Kymmr Barker beam, enjoying the celebration as official representatives for Freddie’s Beach Bar & Restaurant – the only queer venue in Northern Virginia.