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Outings: Imperial Court de San Diego Coronation XXXVII

Published Thursday, 07-Aug-2008 in issue 1076

Royalty from more than 70 cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada converged for the International Court’s Parliament and the XXXVII Coronation celebration of the Imperial Court de San Diego. On hand for the event was Judy Shepard of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, who signed an accord to work with the International Court Council to erase hate and intolerance in schools. Hundreds attended the Saturday Coronation, where Empress Selena Diamond and Emperor Chris were crowned the reigning monarchs.

City Commissioner Nicole Murray-Ramirez presents Judy Shepard with a proclamation from Mayor Jerry Sanders declaring Aug. 2 Judy Shepard day in San Diego.	Judy Shepard speaks at the Imperial Court de San Diego's Coronation XXXVII	Coronation co-chairs, Emperor Chris Horton and Empress LaLa Too
Newly installed Crown Princes City Commissioner Bruce Abrams and Jim Ginelli, development officer at The San Diego LGBT Community Center	Emperor Craig Morgan and Jon Van Sciver, in whose honor Coronation XXXVII was dedicated	Newly-crowned Empress Selena Diamond and Emperor Chris, San Diego's reigning XXXVII monarchs
Sen. Christine Kehoe speaks to philanthropists from more than 70 cities in North America at the opening session of the International Court's Parliament.	Russell Roybal from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force traveled from Washington, D.C. to address Parliament regarding their joint efforts to get out the GLBT vote in November.	World War II veteran and the first openly gay candidate to run for office in the United States, founder of the Imperial Court system in 1965, Empress I Jose Sarria
Empress XXXVI Chantal and Emperor Daddy Don with City Commissioner Robert Gleason and Marc Matys, and their children, Max and Vivian	Delores Jacobs, Patrick Loose, Bob Nelson and Jeff Wergeles attend Coronation XXXVII	City Commissioner Tom Felkner with "Big" Mike Phillips, City Council candidate Todd Gloria and Russell Roybal
Empress Nicole the Great, Queen Mother of the Americas, titular leader of the International Court System of the United States, Mexico and Canada