From: RAKNGLTF@aol.com Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 18:11:34 -0400 Subject: NGLTF Press Conference 7/12 NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7/6/95 CONTACT: Robin Kane, Media Director 202.332.6483 x3311, rkane@ngltf.org Beth Barrett 202.332.6483 x3215, bbarrett@ngltf.org **PRESS CONFERENCE ** PRESS CONFERENCE ** BEYOND THE BELTWAY: STATE OF THE STATES 1995 A Look At Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Issues At The State and Local Levels WHAT: Press conference highlighting hot spots around the country. With 44 state legislative sessions completed for 1995, NGLTF will assess the impact of the 1994 elections on state legislative efforts regarding gay/lesbian/bisexual issues. Maps and videos will be featured. State-by-state summary document will be presented. WHO: MODERATOR:Melinda Paras, Washington, DC, NGLTF Executive Director PRESENTERS:Susan Hibbard, New York, NY, Campaign consultant with Election Victories firm Scot Nakagawa, Portland, Oregon, NGLTF Field Organizer, Expert on Right Wing organizing and militia movement Robert Bray, San Francisco, NGLTF Field Organizer and media trainer WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1995 1 P.M. WHERE: National Press Club 14th and F streets, NW Washington, DC --end-- The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is a leading national civil rights organization that has supported grassroots organizing since 1973. 2320 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-2702 VOICE 202.332.6483 FAX 202.332.0207 TTY 202.332.6219 ngltf@ngltf.org