Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:05:35 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Subject: GLAAD PRESENTS AN EVENING OF KISSING GROUP HOSTS COCKTAIL PARTY AT BACKFLIP TO CELBRATE RELEASE OF NEW CALENDAR CALENDAR LISTING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 21, 1997 Media Contact: Don Romesburg (415) 861-2244 e-mail: romesburg@glaad.org GLAAD PRESENTS AN EVENING OF KISSING GROUP HOSTS COCKTAIL PARTY AT BACKFLIP TO CELBRATE RELEASE OF NEW CALENDAR WHAT: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) will host a cocktail party to introduce San Francisco to GLAAD's new "Kissing Calendar," the advantages of membership and the role of individuals in GLAAD's fight for accurate protrayals of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the media. The $15.00 ticket includes complimentary Absolut cocktails and hor d'oeuvres, a 1998 GLAAD "Kissing Calendar," and a one year GLAAD membership ($35.00 value). WHEN: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1997 from 7:00pm-10:00pm WHERE: Backflip 601 Eddy Street San Francisco WHY: 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. TICKETS: For advanced tickets, please call 415.861.2244. Tickets are also available at the door. -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.