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NEWS RELEASE Contact: Meredith Moise, Field Organizer
Contact: H. Alexander Robinson, President/CEO,
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY TOWN HALL MEETING TO ADDRESS HOMOPHOBIA IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY Former Delegate Rusher Baker to Moderate "Black Homophobia: A Real Dialogue on Gay Marriage, Religion, and the Closet" Bowie, MD - Equality Maryland, Maryland's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization, announced today that it will present a town hall meeting on homophobia in the Black community at the Christian Community Presbyterian Church, 3120 Belair Road, Bowie Maryland. The meeting is scheduled for June 14 at 7:00 p.m. and will feature pro and anti same-sex marriage panelists in a moderated forum. The presentations will be followed by an open dialogue with the purpose of discussing a taboo subject within the African-American community -- homophobia, same-sex marriage, and the role of gays and lesbians in the Black church. The town hall is sponsored in partnership with the National Black Justice Coalition and the Unity Fellowship Church of Washington, D.C. "African American gays and lesbians have a long history of contributions to the Black Church," said H. Alexander Robinson, National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director and CEO. "We are looking forward to having a healthy, honest and spirited discussion about the need for civil rights advancements for gay Americans and why we must end the denial of the right to marry." In addition to Mr. Robinson, featured speakers will include:
The forum will be moderated by former Delegate Rushern Baker, currently Executive Director of the Community Teachers Institute. |
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Equality Maryland is Maryland's largest LGBT civil rights organization, focused on making life better for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens of Maryland. Equality Maryland works to secure and protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Marylanders by promoting legislative initiatives on the state, county and municipal levels and educating the public about the issues faced by our diverse community.
Equality Maryland can be found online at www.equalitymaryland.org
The National Black Justice Coalition is an ad hoc coalition of black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered leaders who have come together to fight against discrimination in our communities. The goal of the organization in 2005 is to build black support for marriage equality and to educate the community on the dangers of amending the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions to discriminate against gays and lesbians.
NBJC can be found online at nbjcoalition.org
Unity Fellowship Church is a faith-based Congregation that nurtures-proclaims mutual respect and the SACREDNESS OF ALL LIFE. We confidently PROCLAIM, TEACH, and EMPOWER members of the GLBT and affirming communities through scriptures and other sacred writings. Through social action, we will empower, educate and stand for those that have been oppressed and rejected. Unity Fellowship Church can be found online at http://www.unityfellowshipchurch.com/
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