26th Annual Community Health Awards

This year, we’ll be joined by our host—star of stage and screen—Peppermint!

You may know her as the fan-favorite finalist from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 or as the first openly trans woman to originate a principal role, starring in Head Over Heels on Broadway. But beyond her many appearances across television and live performances, Peppermint is also a trusted and expert voice on issues impacting transgender communities. Her advocacy, authenticity and charisma has shaped the future of entertainment and LGBTQ+ visibility.

Reprising her role as our favorite auctioneer, Dana Goldberg returns to CHA!

Dana is a force of nature on stage. With headlining performances spanning the globe, her quick wit and playful stage presence has won her fans from all walks of life. Combining her gift of humor with humanitarian efforts, Dana has raised over $70M for non-profits around the country in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, women’s health and HIV/AIDS education and prevention and more.

Cynthia Nixon is an Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winning actress, working across film, television and theatre.

Best known for her work on HBO’s Sex and the City, And Just Like That and The Gilded Age, which received numerous Emmy nominations and return on November 1. Nixon has also appeared in many films including Amadeus, Little Darlings and A Quiet Passion. Nixon made her Broadway debut at age 14 and since appeared in over 40 stage productions. She has received four Tony nominations, winning twice—for Rabbit Hole and The Little Foxes. Last winter, she starred in Second Stage Theater’s Marjorie Prime opposite June Squibb.

Politically active for decades, Nixon is a passionate advocate for abortion access, cancer awareness, public school funding and LBGTQ+ equality.

Lina Bradford burst onto the scene as a dancer in the 90s, performing in clubs, appearing in films—including Wigstock: The Movie and Woo—and hosting events, before other DJs encouraged her to spin. Her first set was at Life Club, and early haunts included Spa Club and Plaid Thursdays. She built a global reputation with her iconic residency in the Pines from 2005–2015 and sets across the world. Other notable gigs include Coachella, Battle Hymn, Horsemeat Disco, Motherdisco, the U.S. Open and her triumphant return to Fire Island as Star Resident. Today, Lina co-hosts the hit podcast The Cutting Up: A Kiki with Connie & Lina with Connie Fleming. Or catch her at Lina’s Lounge at Cafeteria and Sunset On The Porch on SiriusXM.

Sydney James Harcourt is a Grammy Award-winning actor, singer and recording artist. An original Broadway cast member of Hamilton, he later became the production’s first replacement for Aaron Burr. His Broadway credits also include American Idiot, Girl From the North Country (Drama Desk Award nomination) and the Tony Award-winning Cats: The Jellicle Ball, where he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Rum Tum Tugger. His television credits include DOC, Blue Bloods, FBI, Elementary, and Law & Order: SVU, and he voices Edouard in Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne.

The real party is just getting started—give up for our after party DJ Aquaria!

Perhaps best known for winning Season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Aquaria is a high-fashion drag queen whose trend-setting looks and show-stopping performances never fail to leave a mark on her audience. From performing on stages around the world, from runways to red carpets there is only one, Aquaria.