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Kerry Eleveld: LGBT Rights, and the Power of Advocacy
October 6, 2015 @ 7:30 pm
This summer’s historic Supreme Court ruling upheld same-sex marriage nationwide and, according to veteran journalist Kerry Eleveld, it wouldn’t have been possible without relentless pressure from LGBT advocates. In Don’t Tell Me to Wait, Eleveld (former White House correspondent for The Advocate) chronicles President Obama’s stance on gay rights–from his 2008 definition of marriage as a “sacred union between man and woman”–to his eventual takedown of the Defense of Marriage Act and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Eleveld will offer an overview of the ordinary citizens, activist groups, and politicians who put pressure on Obama to embrace equality. Not just a picture of the decades-long fight for LGBT rights, she’ll also demonstrate why political and social change isn’t possible without grassroots activism.
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