Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 14:09:04 -0700
From: glaad@glaad.org (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Subject: COLUMBUS COMES OUT FOR GAY AND LESBIAN HISTORY	"LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM" EXHIBIT

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COLUMBUS COMES OUT FOR GAY AND LESBIAN HISTORY
"LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM" EXHIBIT CELEBRATES
THE GAY AND LESBIAN CIVIL RIGHTS  MOVEMENT


COLUMBUS, OH, AUGUST 9, 1996-The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD), Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., The Advocate and The Stonewall
Union will bring "The Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay
& Lesbian Movement" to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing and Cultural
Arts Complex at 867 Mt. Vernon Avenue.  The exhibit opens on Thursday,
September 5 at 1:00 PM.

The Long Road to Freedom colorfully chronicles the gay and lesbian movement
with provocative and poignant photographs, cartoons, articles, interviews,
advertisements and covers from The Advocate, the national gay and lesbian
magazine.  The exhibit takes visitors on a journey through time, from the
Stonewall rebellion (the start of the modern gay rights movement), to the
present.  The visual retrospective explores the civil rights struggle from
the inside, providing a stirring scrapbook of gay and lesbian history
featuring the personalities and events that have shaped a movement.

"The Long Road to Freedom is a profoundly important testament to how far
gay men and lesbians have come since the days of Stonewall," said Donna Red
Wing, GLAAD's director of community affairs.  "And this exciting exhibit
brings the human struggle for civil rights to life for everyone."

The Long Road to Freedom's 1996 nine-city tour began in Portland, OR and
will travel to five more American cities this year.  The exhibit will stop
in Columbus, OH and Ann Arbor, MI in September, Washington, DC in October,
Charlotte, NC in November and Atlanta, GA in December.  Last year's tour
started in New York City in June, 1994 for the 25th anniversary of the
Stonewall rebellion and attracted more than 60,000 visitors.

The Long Road to Freedom at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing and
Cultural Arts Complex runs from Thursday, September 5 through Thursday,
September 12.  The exhibit is open to the public on Tuesday through Sunday
from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and on Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 PM to 7:00
PM.

GLAAD is the nation's lesbian and gay news bureau and the only national
lesbian and gay media watchdog organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate,
and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based
on sexual orientation or identity.

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