[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3618]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  A TRIBUTE TO NADIA SUTTON--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 16, 2015

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Nadia Sutton of 
West Hollywood, California.
  Born in Brussels, Belgium, Nadia has led an interesting life both as 
an actress and an activist. She has traveled extensively and lived all 
over the world, including residing in Israel, France, Spain, England 
and the United States, where she moved in 1979. As an actress, Ms. 
Sutton has worked in theater, radio, television and film. Passionate 
about civil rights, she began her activism career by supporting the 
Algerian independence cause while in France, and in England by helping 
create an alternative radio station and working against the censure of 
a Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender (LGBT) magazine.
  Ms. Sutton has been involved in numerous organizations in the Los 
Angeles area with a primary focus on LGBT, women's rights, and animal 
issues. For many years, she has organized protests, lobbied 
legislatively and fought against LGBT discrimination, and for marriage 
equality. Nadia served on the West Hollywood Lesbian and Gay Advisory 
Board for twelve years, and is a Founding Board member of The Lavender 
Effect, a virtual museum dedicated to educating the public about the 
historical contributions of LGBT people, especially those from the 
Southern California area. She sits on the West Hollywood Women's 
Advisory Board, on the Board of Directors of the West Hollywood Chamber 
of Commerce, and is active with C.I.T.Y. x1 (Community Intervention 
Through Youth), an organization dedicated to organizing free social 
events for LGBT youth. A devoted animal lover, she co-founded PAWS LA 
(Pets Are Wonderful Support), an organization dedicated to helping 
people living with AIDS keep their beloved animal companions, where she 
is currently serving as a Board member, and is a volunteer with 
Catnippers, an association that helps spay and neuter feral cats and 
kittens. Nadia resides in West Hollywood with her cat, Barnaby.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring an exceptional woman of 
California's 28th Congressional District, Nadia Sutton.

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