Marriage Equality: What's Next New York?
What Can We Learn from the Past Civil Rights Struggles?
Thursday, May 20, 2010 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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What are the similarities and differences between the fight for same-sex marriage and the civil rights struggles of the 20th Century? This topic will be addressed in an interactive setting where leading scholars, politicians, and practitioners will engage participants in discussion about the legal, psychological, and economic relationship between these movements.
Moderator:
ALPHONSO DAVID , Special Deputy Attorney General for Civil Rights , New York State Office of Attorney General; Member, City Bar LGBT Rights Committee
Speakers:
MATTHEW COLES , LGBT Project Director, American Civil Liberties Union; GARY W. HARPER, PHD, MPH, Professor, Department of Psychology; Director, Master of Public Health Program, DePaul University; former Chair, American Psychological Association, Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns; SONIA KATYAL, Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law; JEREMY PETERS, Reporter, The New York Times; HON. DIANE SAVINO, New York State Senator; ANDREW SCHERER, Former Executive Director and President, Legal Services NYC
Sponsored by:
Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights , Carmelyn Malalis, Chair