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Hate In The States:

Town Meetings on Hate Crimes


On November 10th, President Clinton is hosting a national hate crimes summit in Washington, D.C. In conjunction with this event, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is hosting a series of town forums on violence against the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community. In addition to local speakers, these forums will feature Task Force executive director Kerry Lobel who will address the state of anti-gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender motivated violence throughout the country and the status of related federal laws and legislation. At each town meeting, the Task Force will provide petitions for participants to record their own experiences of hate violence. The Task Force will later deliver these petitions to President Clinton.

Hate violence continues to be a scourge on our community. Thousands of incidents of anti-gay violence occur each year throughout the country. Only twenty states have legislated against these hate attacks, including attacks involving sexual orientation bias. Eight other states have hate crime laws that do not include crimes based on sexual orientation. Attacks against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people must be stopped.

WHERE & WHEN: *Mon, October 13 - Alameda, CA; Out on the Island, 510/337-1300

Tue, October 14 - Lawrence, KS; Freedom Coalition, 785/841-0992 Wed, October 15 - Wichita, KS; Liberty Press, 316/262-8289

Thu, October 16 - Nashville, TN; Bill Turner, Lesbian and Gay Coalition for Justice, 615/890-2831

Mon, October 20 - Oklahoma City, OK; Pat Reaves, Herland Sister Resources, 405/427-2939

Tue, October 21 - Tulsa, OK; Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, 918/743-4297

Wed, October 22 - Little Rock, AR; Judy Matsuoka, The Women's Project, 501/372-5113

Thu, October 30 - Detroit, MI; Julie Enszer, Affirmations, 248/398-7105

*Wed, November 5 - Houston, TX; Houston Political Caucus; Clarence Bagby, 713/861-8238

* - NGLTF executive director Kerry Lobel will not be in attendance. Contact Tracey Conaty at NGLTF for more information or for a copy of the President's radio address on hate crimes, 202/332-6483 x3303.


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