Framing Marriage Equality for Black Religious & LGBT Audiences in DC
| By Unknown user - Sep 29, 2009 5:03:33 PM PT |
| Also listed in: Courage Campaign Staff |
Rev. Eric Lee, author of "Marriage Equality: The California Proposition 8 Divide," moved the crowd with the passionate delivery of a lesson in how to frame the argument in support of marriage equality to faith leaders and the African-American community at large, tonight at the Washington, D.C. home of a prominent African-American LGBT opinion-leader.
The living room filled with almost three dozen LGBT activist and staff from leading nationally recognized organizations including: The International Federation of Black Prides, Courage Campaign, Gertrude Stine Democratic Club, The Victory Fund, National Black Justice Coalition, Human Rights Campaign, and Democracy for America (DC,) recieved the message and messenger with open arms.
"I am leaving this event tonight without any doubt that we have a strong ally that's willing to stand up for Black justice and LGBT justice all at once without hesitation, said Jasper Hendrick," a D.C. political insider.
Earlier in the day, the Human Rights Campaign hosted a luncheon in honor of Rev. Lee with local African-American church leaders and the Dean of Howard University Divinity School at their national headquarters to discuss the intersection of Black justice and LGBT justice issues.
Rev. Lee, who has been threatened with dismissal from his post as President of SCLC-Los Angeles by the National Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board due to his support for same-sex marriage in California, calls his book a blueprint designed to empower all people but especially Black straight and LGBT people with the tools to articulate a compelling argument for justice.
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The living room filled with almost three dozen LGBT activist and staff from leading nationally recognized organizations including: The International Federation of Black Prides, Courage Campaign, Gertrude Stine Democratic Club, The Victory Fund, National Black Justice Coalition, Human Rights Campaign, and Democracy for America (DC,) recieved the message and messenger with open arms.
"I am leaving this event tonight without any doubt that we have a strong ally that's willing to stand up for Black justice and LGBT justice all at once without hesitation, said Jasper Hendrick," a D.C. political insider.
Earlier in the day, the Human Rights Campaign hosted a luncheon in honor of Rev. Lee with local African-American church leaders and the Dean of Howard University Divinity School at their national headquarters to discuss the intersection of Black justice and LGBT justice issues.
Rev. Lee, who has been threatened with dismissal from his post as President of SCLC-Los Angeles by the National Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board due to his support for same-sex marriage in California, calls his book a blueprint designed to empower all people but especially Black straight and LGBT people with the tools to articulate a compelling argument for justice.
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