Wednesday, April 28

Pure: The Works of David Hilliard

and Ryan McGinley

See page 6 for details.

7th Annual International

Media Panel

7 to 8:15 p.m., Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street. & FRE

This program, presented in collaboration with GLAAD and NLGJA, provides an alllesbian perspective on the ways in which the media perceives, covers and shapes

Renee Olbert

Gail Shister

Cathy Renna

attitudes about the GLBT

community.

Moderator: Professor

Katherine Sender, the

Annenberg School for Communication at the University of

Pennsylvania.

Panelists: Renée Olbert,

news director, anchor

and producer with Canadian PrideVision TV, Gail Shister,

television columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and former Vice President, NLGJA; and Cathy Renna, News Media Director, GLAAD.

Coalition Activism to

Legislative Victory

8:30 to 9:45 p.m., Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, & FREE

Matt Forman

Nadine Smith

Steve Mershon

With hate crimes

protection in 27 states and workplace

protection in 14 states, legislative action is

taking place at the state level. This panel explores the reasons why GLBT civil rights is a grassroots movement.

Moderator: Matt

Forman, Executive Director, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. Panelists: Nadine

Smith, Executive

Director, Equality

Florida; Steve

Mershon, Executive

Director, New Jersey

Lesbian and Gay

Coalition, and Geoffrey Kors, Executive Director, Equality California.