Have you heard of the HRC? According to their website the Human Rights Campaign is the “largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, the [HRC] represents a force of more than one million members and supporters nationwide – all committed to making HRC’s vision a reality. Founded in 1980, HRC advocates on behalf of LGBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates the public about LGBT issues.”
Well thanks to SAB, HRC is coming to Pocatello, Idaho to celebrate National Coming Out Day – a day early on October 10, 2011. Don’t know what National Coming Out Day is? Well, it all started with a march on Washington, DC of more than 250,000 individuals on October 11, 1987, all fighting for fair and equal treatment for lesbian and gay individuals and has only grown since then to include more minorities.
Tonight at 7:00 PM in the Idaho State University’s Ballroom join Mike Manning, a former HRC intern and star of “The Real World: Washington, DC” as he recounts his coming out experience and his internship with HRC. Students and the public will also get the chance to chat with Mike following his presentation. One topic that Mike will discuss is that no provision of Idaho law addresses sexual orientation-based violence in our schools. Let’s educate ourselves on the issues and “Come Out” for equality.
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