Dallas City Council members hosted the 2025 Pride in Excellence Awards Reception today (Wednesday, June 4) at City Hall in celebration of Pride Month, and Dallas Voice is proud to announce that our senior staff writer, David Taffet, was among the award recipients recognized at the event.

The reception, which included special words from Council Members Omar Narvaez and Chad West recognized LGBTQ leaders in Dallas in the fields of business, civic engagement, public service, arts and culture and philanthropy.

The Kirk Myers-Hill Pioneer in PRIDE Award went to Odessa “OJ” Jenkins, the CEO of the Women’s National Football Conference and the winningest head coach in women’s tackle football history, with a staggering 91–5 career record. She is a seven-time national champion.

Jenkins is also an

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