Tuesday, April 27
Pure: The Works of David Hilliard and Ryan McGinley
See page 6 for details.
5th Annual International Family Values Panel
7 to 8:15 p.m., Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street. & FREE
Evan Wolfson
Kevin Bourassa. Joe Varnell
Sandra Heath, Alisha Toby
This program focuses on gay and lesbian
marriage and family.
Moderator: Evan Wolfson, Director,
Freedom to
Marry Project. Panelists: Canadians
Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell, the first gay couple to marry in North America; Sandra Heath and Alisha Toby, parents and plaintiffs in the New Jersey challenge for marriage equality; and David Strah, father of two children and author of Gay Dads.
7th Annual International Religious Colloquy
8:30 to 9:45 p.m., Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street. & FREE
Reverend Barry Stopfel
Faisal Alam
Reverend Brent Hawkes
Jewish, Catholic,
Protestant and Islamic leaders discuss religion and the GLBT community, including the roots of religious homophobia, changing attitudes toward gay parishioners, ordaining gay clergy and officiating at gay marriages.
Moderator: Reverend
Barry Stopfel, the first
openly gay ordained Episcopalian priest.
Panelists: Rabbi Linda Holtzman, faculty,
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College;
Faisal Alam, Director,
Al-Fatiha Foundation, Reverend Brent Hawkes, Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, and Kevin Simpson, President, Dignity Canada.
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