News Release February 12, 2007
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LGBT Community Leaders Address the “State of the Movement” in Community Forum Sponsored by NLGJA-DC and Metro Weekly

WASHINGTON, DC - NLGJA's Washington, DC chapter and Metro Weekly will present “State of the Movement,” a panel discussion about the future of the LGBT community on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 PM at the Human Rights Campaign National Headquarters (1640 Rhode Island Avenue, NW).

Members of the LGBT community are invited to participate and bring their own questions.

The LGBT community is changing. Marriage and civil union laws are being debated as LGBT political power begins to be recognized. LGBT voices are being heard in the media and throughout corporate America, and the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy may be revisited in Congress.

The already-heated 2008 presidential race will thrust LGBT issues back into the national spotlight. What are the new hot topics? Where will the community be focused? What are the fights ahead?

The panel for the evening will be moderated by Sean Bugg, editor-in-chief of Metro Weekly, and in addition to more than a dozen invited local and national community leaders, will include:

• Joe Solmonese, Human Rights Campaign president
• Matt Foreman, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director
• Chris Barron, Log Cabin Republicans
• Mara Keisling, National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director
• Herndon Davis, National Black Justice Coalition Communications Director
• Pam Spaulding, “Pam’s House Blend” Weblog Editor

For more information about this event, please contact us NLGJA-DC Chapter President Matthew Berger.