It was an evening of glamour, elegance and FUN at the 31st Annual Night of a Thousand Gowns royal fundraiser at the Marriott Marquis Ballroom in Times Square, New York City on March 11, 2017. The event, produced by The Imperial Court of New York,had Sir Ian McKellen as an honorary chair and Academy Award-Winning Dustin Lance Black (Milk) was the Diamond Award recipient. There were special performances by Peppermint and Disco Diva Linda Clifford (If My Friends Could See Me Now). I had the best time ever with Ryan Wolowski (Viacom MTV), columnist Michael Musto, Olympic Ice Skating Champion Ron Schmalo, Andy Sween (Men's Fitness), author/actress Samara Riviera (Cinder Elle), Melissa Sklarz - Executive Director of TLDEF Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, and many others.