Saturday, April 30 (continued)

8th Annual Jim Wheeler

International Youth Panel

3 to 4:15 p.m., Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street. & FREE

Benjie Nycum

This program, held in

memory of Jim Wheeler

gay teen, poet and subject of the film JIM IN BOLD — examines current issues facing GLBTQ youth.

Moderator: Benjie Nycum, Founder, Young Gay America.

Panelists: David Reinbold, student, Harrisburg Area Community College; Ericka Stewart, The Attic Youth Center; and Aaron Arnold, President, Cedar Crest High School GSA; with special guest Susan Wheeler, Jim Wheeler's mother.

State Receptions

3 to 7 p.m., various locations. & FREE

See page 20 for details or visit www.equalityforum.com and click on State Receptions.

GLBT Tourism-Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street.

FREE

Learn about sightseeing, adventures and fun in Philadelphia one of the world's most welcoming destinations for GLBT travelers.

Andrew Stokes

Moderator: Andrew

Stokes, President,

IGLTA.

Panelists: Tami

Sortman, President,

Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus; Tom

Muldoon, President, PCVB; Stephanie Naidoff, Commerce Director, City of Philadelphia; and Richard Bonds, Executive Director, Tourism Operation and Marketing, Pennsylvania Tourism Office.

Surviving Suburbia

4:30 to 5:45 p.m., The Attic Youth Center, 255 South 16th Street. FREE Presented by The Bryson Institute of The Attic Youth Center, this forum is for adult professionals seeking support on LGBTQ youth issues in suburban greater Philadelphia.

For more information and tickets, visit www.equalityforum

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