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June 07, 2006
Speaking Friday Night At Dyke March: Marquita Thomas
Posted at June 7, 2006 11:27 PM in Events .
The City of West Hollywood's Lesbian Visibility Committee and Christopher Street West (CSW) will host the annual Dyke March on Friday, June 9, 2006 from 7:30 p.m. starting at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard [West Hollywood, CA] at the CSW Festival grounds entrance. The Dyke March kicks off Los Angeles Pride Week and celebrates the strides the LGBT community has made while drawing inspiration for the future. This year's Christopher Street West festival theme is "Our Agenda: Love. Equality. Pride."
State Senator Sheila Kuehl is the keynote speaker addressing this year's Dyke March kick-off. Also scheduled to speak are Reverend Pat Langlois of Metropolitan Community Church, who will deliver the invocation; West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman and City Council members; Patti DiLuigi, CSW Board of Directors; Rita Gonzales, Producer and Director of IMRU, KPFK's weekly radio show highlighting LGBT issues; Jen Gomez, author and "Lesbian News" columnist; and Marquita Thomas, founder of "Out & About," a social, networking and activist organization for lesbians of color.
Immediately following the Dyke March, a free concert and dance will take place at the CSW Festival grounds main stage. For more information, please call (323) 848-6510 or for the hearing impaired, please call (323) 848-6496.
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