MEDIA AVAILABILITY

MEDIA CONTACT:
Roberta Sklar, Communications Director
646.358.1465 (office)
917.704.6358 (cell)
rsklar@theTaskForce.org

John Marble, Communications Director
National Stonewall Democrats
202-436-5966

Inclusive ENDA? Repeal DADT? DOMA? Equal Family Recognition?
Promises to keep: A conversation with LGBT delegates and community leaders

Who:
Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Jon Hoadley, Executive Director, Stonewall Democrats
Mara Keisling, Executive Director, National Center for Transgender Equality
Shannon Minter, Esq. Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
LGBT Delegates TBA 

When: Tuesday August 26, 2008

Time: 11:00 – 11: 45 am

Where:
Bar area adjacent to the Trattoria Restaurant
Lobby, Sheraton Hotel
Denver, Colo.

What:
Discussion of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community's reaction to the choice of Senator Joe Biden and his record on LGBT issues, the proposed language of the Democratic National Platform and how it addresses LGBT issues, and how convention delegates are using their time in Denver to lobby for passage a comprehensive, Employment Non-Discrimination Act that is inclusive of both sexual orientation and gender identity.

On site contacts: Becky Dansky: 202.288.5456; John Marble: 202-436-5966

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