The purpose of dsm magazine’s LGBTQ Legacy Leader Awards is to recognize individuals in the LGBTQ community who demonstrate leadership, serve as role models and mentors to others and contribute to the appreciation and recognition of cultural diversity in their communities and in Iowa.

The Ally Award is for someone whose contributions to equality and justice have helped ensure that gender and sexual orientation must not be stigmatized or marginalized in the culture of Iowa.

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2021 Legacy Leader Honorees Include:

Tim Hickman (Des Moines)

Eugenia Kutsch-Stanton (Des Moines)

Randy Mayer (Des Moines)

John Schmaker (Des Moines)

Elle Wyant (Iowa City)

2021 LGBTQ Ally Honoree:

Kyle P. Christiason, MD, CPE, FAAFP (Cedar Falls)