The outcome of the Nov. 2 election has many people in the LGBT community asking, 'Where do we go from here?'
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are likely looking for answers in the aftermath of the Nov. 2 election. So, what exactly happened? How bad was it for the LGBT community? Constitutional bans on same-sex marriage passed in 11 states in the Nov. 2 election, and many speculate that the issue of gay marriage was strategically used to mobilize conservative and evangelical voters. How do we create a values-based message for equality and justice that can reach people in rural and suburban areas? How do we organize a viable progressive movement?
Come share your thoughts - and listen to the opinions of community leaders - at a post-Election 2004 Town Hall meeting on Monday, Nov. 8, from 6-8 p.m. We will asses the outcome of the election and discuss how best to move forward. It will also be an opportunity for community members to express their feelings about the election. This free event will be held at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, 208 West 13th Street in New York City.
Speakers include Michael Adams, director of education and public affairs for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund; Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force; Nan Hunter, professor at Brooklyn Law School; Alan Van Capelle, executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda; Trishala Deb from the Audre Lorde Project; and Richard Kim, Queers for Economic Justice. Miriam Yeung, director of public policy & government relations at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center will moderate.
LGBT rights advocates will be back at the Center on Thursday, Nov. 18, for a community summit, which will focus more on strategy, titled What Next? What's in Store Post-Election 2004?
The Nov. 8 Town Hall is sponsored by the Ali Forney Center, Audre Lorde Project, Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies, Empire State Pride Agenda, Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats, Gay Men's Health Crisis, Lambda Legal, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Out People of Color Political Action Committee, Queers for Economic Justice, Stonewall Democrats and the Transgender Law & Policy Institute.
Inquires about the event go to Miriam Yeung, the Center's public policy & government relations director, at 212.620.7310, ext. 296; <mailto:miriam at gaycenter.org>miriam at gaycenter.org.
Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (the Task Force) was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality. We work to build the grassroots political strength of our community by training state and local activists and leaders, working to strengthen the infrastructure of state and local allies, and organizing broad-based campaigns to build public support for complete equality for LGBT people. Our Policy Institute, the community's premiere think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a world that respects and makes visible the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we also have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Cambridge. The Task Force is a 501(c)(3) corporation incorporated in Washington, DC. Contributions to the Task Force are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
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