karen thompson received several awards for her work to achieve lgbt equality, including 2012, "100 women we love" from go magazine, the "liberty award" from lambda legal defense and education fund, and the 1989 "annual humanitarian award" from the american psychological association. together thompson and sharon kowalski received the 1990 "woman of courage award" from the national organization for women, the 1991 "feminist of the year award" from the feminist majority foundation, and a 1990 "creating change award" from the national gay and lesbian task force. , thompson was still making public appearances to discuss the case and the issues it raised.