Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:19:38 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Subject: GLAAD AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, DC HOST "LIVING TIMELINE" PANEL AND RECEPTION HELD TO MARK LESBIAN & GAY HISTORY MONTH CALENDAR LISTING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 9, 1997 Media Contact: Cathy Renna (GLAAD) (202) 986-1360 pager: (301) 215-1354 e-mail: renna@glaad.org GLAAD AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, DC HOST "LIVING TIMELINE" PANEL AND RECEPTION HELD TO MARK LESBIAN & GAY HISTORY MONTH WHAT: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Historical Society of Washington, DC, in honor of Lesbian & Gay History Month, will host an evening featuring a "living timeline" of diverse members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, each speaking as an eyewitness to important events in our collective history. WHO: Moderators: John Howard (Duke University and editor of the first book of Southern lesbian and gay history, Carryin' On In the Lesbian and Gay South) and Brett Beemyn (University of Iowa and editor of Creating a Place for Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community Histories). Panelists: Joan E. Biren, Mandy Carter (BLGLF), Frank Kameny, Deacon Maccubbin, Donna Red Wing (HRC), Meg Riley (Unitarian Universalists), Martin Ornelas-Quintero (LLEGO), Kevin Snow (Vice-President of the Birmingham Pride Alliance and organizer of the historic "Come Out with Ellen" event in April 1997), members of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, GLSEN, PFLAG, and many more. WHEN: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29th from 7:00 to 9:00PM WHERE: The Historical Society of Washington, DC 1307 New Hampshire Ave., NW WHY: During Lesbian & Gay History Month, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community examines its political struggle, cultural achievements and collective creativity. In January 1994, Rodney Wilson, a high school teacher in Missouri, appalled by the exclusion of lesbian and gay history from textbooks, set out to make a change. Wilson organized teachers and community leaders to educate the public about lesbians and gay men past and present. They formed a national grassroots network to create a celebration and education campaign that continues today. MORE: GLAAD is a national organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals and events in the media as a means of combating homophobia and all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. -30- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. TO JOIN GLAAD AND RECEIVE GLAAD's DISPATCH AND QUARTERLY IMAGES MAGAZINE, call 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or join on the Web today at www.glaad.org/glaad/join/join-about.html TO SUBSCRIBE TO GLAAD-Net, GLAAD's electronic mailing list, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Subscribe GLAAD-Net" TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Unsubscribe GLAAD-Net" GLAAD is a national organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc.