FORT LAUDERDALE – On Sunday night, Broward got its first look at Florida’s first two openly-gay state legislators during the annual awards gala hosted by Equality Florida at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale.

State Representatives Joe Saunders (D-Orlando) and David Richardson (D-Miami Beach) were joined by gay-friendlyBroward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger (who was accompanied by her gay son and daughter, Ron and Jude), as she accepted the organization’s 2012 Voice for Equality Award, which was presented by Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith.

“Through her leadership, again and again, Broward County has raised the standard for equality in our state,” the LGBT rights group said about Gunzburger.