Kerry Washington to appear at HRC dinner in LA

Kerry Washington, riding high with the success of ABC’s Scandal and the film Django Unchained, will be attending Saturday’s Human Rights Campaign gala in Los Angeles.

Washington will be a special guest of HRC as will actor-activist Rob Reiner.

Disney/ABC Television will be honored at the dinner for its programming and LGBT characters. It is also the first major Hollywood studio to reach 100% on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index, consistently scoring 100% over the last seven years.

Representing ABC at the dinner will be Anne Sweeney who is co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group.

Also appearing at the gala will be Washington Governor Christine Gregoire who became a staunch marriage equality advocate and signed gay marriage into law in her state last year.

The March 23 gala will mark Chad Griffin’s first in LA as president of HRC, a position he formally took over in June. It also takes place just days before the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the DOMA and Prop. 8 cases.

The gala will be held at the Ritz Carlton-JW Marriot Hotel at LA Live. Here is a LINK for more information and to buy tickets.