Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 16:25:50 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Subject: GLAADLines - April 12, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 12, 1999 GLAADLINES Contact: Jerry Weinstein GLAAD Publications Manager (212) 807-1700 x18 weinstein@glaad.org http://www.glaad.org News and Breaking Stories about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Index to Stories: FORUM ON HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION STAR-STUDDED MEDIA AWARDS TO BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES TRANSGENDER FILM FESTIVAL IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST PRIDEFEST AMERICA '99 PLANNED FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 26-MAY 2 MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM'S THE HOURS WINS PULITZER PRIZE FORUM ON HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION: Congress recently began hearings on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, with support from the Clinton Administration, in large part due to the tragic murders of Matthew Shepard, Billy Jack Gaither, and James Byrd, Jr. On Wednesday, April 14, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York will host "Hate Crimes Legislation: Solving Problems or Creating New Ones?" A panel of experts will discuss the constitutionality, efficacy, and administration of hate crimes legislation from judicial, libertarian, political and civil perspectives. The event is co-sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York (LeGAL). Panelists include Kimberly Potter, Esq., co-author of Hate Crimes: Criminal Law and Identity Politics, the Hon. Bonnie Wittner, Acting Supreme Court Justice, Criminal Term, New York County. John Leland, Senior Editor, Newsweek, will moderate the discussion. The forum will be held at the Bar's offices at 42 West 44th Street. For further information, please contact program producer K. Jacob Ruppert at (718) 263-2367 or at RuppertLaw@aol.com . STAR-STUDDED MEDIA AWARDS TO BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) will hold its 10th Annual Media Awards on April 17, honoring individuals and organizations in the media and entertainment for their accurate and inclusive depictions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and the issues that affect their lives. Scheduled guests include: Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, David Hyde Pierce (Frasier), Rosanne, the cast of Will & Grace, Lynne Redgrave, k.d. lang, Garry Marshall, Anne Heche & Ellen Degeneres, Sharon Stone, Tracey Ullman, and Sir Ian McKellen. Whoopi Goldberg, Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher will receive special honors. For further information, please contact GLAAD's Entertainment Media Director, Scott Seomin at (323) 658-6775, e-mail: seomin@glaad.org, or Andy Gelb & Brooke Primero of Bragman Nyman Cafarelli at (310) 274-7800. TRANSGENDER FILM FESTIVAL IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST: On Saturday, May 22nd, the first-ever Northwest Transgender Film Festival will take place at the Evergreen State College, in Olympia, WA. The Festival will be an all-day affair, featuring films and speakers on transgender and intersexual issues, with discussion of race, class, and religion. Among the films to be screened are: the Japanese documentary, Shinjuku Boys; Scent Uva Butch; BoyGirl, BoyGirl--a program of film shorts; the features Trappings of Transhood, Two-Spirit People and Hermaphrodites Speak! and Adam-- claymation about gender identity. For further information on the film festival please contact Alec Hamilton, the Transgendered Film Festival Coordinating Committee c/o The Evergreen Queer Alliance, (360) 866-6000 ext. 6544 or (360) 753-0784. PRIDEFEST AMERICA '99 PLANNED FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 26-MAY 2: PrideFest America is the largest summit of gay rights organizations and advocates, including 17 national and 47 regional participating groups. This year, more than 40,000 people are expected to attend the 7th Annual PrideFest America, which will be held in Philadelphia. This week-long gathering involves panel discussions, awards, and presentations covering topics from business, workplace issues, the media, religion, literature and the arts. Highlights include: a panel on gays and the Holocaust; a National Gay & Lesbian Leadership Symposium; a religious colloquy; a gay youth symposium; and a national workplace symposium. In collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pridefest will bestow a lifetime achievement award to painter Paul Cadmus. For information on this upcoming event, please contact Bennett & Beard at (703) 518-5170 or e-mail at bbmedia@earthlink.net MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM'S THE HOURS WINS PULITZER PRIZE: This afternoon the 1999 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced. The award for fiction went to Michael Cunningham for The Hours, (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux) his third novel, an homage to Virginia Woolf's classic Mrs. Dalloway. "I hadn't expected to be celebrating,'' said Cunningham, who teaches creative writing at Columbia University. "My partner, Ken Korbett, is my mentor and muse and first and most important reader. He's a clinical psychologist, and he's with a patient right now, and when he's done, we'll have a good cry and figure out what to do next." GLAAD is the nation's lesbian & gay multimedia advocacy organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. 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A panel of experts will discuss the constitutionality, efficacy, and administration of hate crimes legislation from judicial, libertarian, political and civil perspectives. The event is co-sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York (LeGAL). Panelists include Kimberly Potter, Esq., co-author of Hate Crimes: Criminal Law and Identity Politics, the Hon. Bonnie Wittner, Acting Supreme Court Justice, Criminal Term, New York County. John Leland, Senior Editor, Newsweek, will moderate the discussion. The forum will be held at the Bar's offices at 42 West 44th Street. For further information, please contact program producer K. Jacob Ruppert at (718) 263-2367 or at RuppertLaw@aol.com . STAR-STUDDED MEDIA AWARDS TO BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) will hold its 10th Annual Media Awards on April 17, honoring individuals and organizations in the media and entertainment for their accurate and inclusive depictions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and the issues that affect their lives. Scheduled guests include: Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, David Hyde Pierce (Frasier), Rosanne, the cast of Will & Grace, Lynne Redgrave, k.d. lang, Garry Marshall, Anne Heche & Ellen Degeneres, Sharon Stone, Tracey Ullman, and Sir Ian McKellen. Whoopi Goldberg, Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher will receive special honors. For further information, please contact GLAAD's Entertainment Media Director, Scott Seomin at (323) 658-6775, e-mail: seomin@glaad.org, or Andy Gelb & Brooke Primero of Bragman Nyman Cafarelli at (310) 274-7800. TRANSGENDER FILM FESTIVAL IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST: On Saturday, May 22nd, the first-ever Northwest Transgender Film Festival will take place at the Evergreen State College, in Olympia, WA. The Festival will be an all-day affair, featuring films and speakers on transgender and intersexual issues, with discussion of race, class, and religion. Among the films to be screened are: the Japanese documentary, Shinjuku Boys; Scent Uva Butch; BoyGirl, BoyGirl--a program of film shorts; the features Trappings of Transhood, Two-Spirit People and Hermaphrodites Speak! and Adam-- claymation about gender identity. For further information on the film festival please contact Alec Hamilton, the Transgendered Film Festival Coordinating Committee c/o The Evergreen Queer Alliance, (360) 866-6000 ext. 6544 or (360) 753-0784. PRIDEFEST AMERICA '99 PLANNED FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 26-MAY 2: PrideFest America is the largest summit of gay rights organizations and advocates, including 17 national and 47 regional participating groups. This year, more than 40,000 people are expected to attend the 7th Annual PrideFest America, which will be held in Philadelphia. This week-long gathering involves panel discussions, awards, and presentations covering topics from business, workplace issues, the media, religion, literature and the arts. Highlights include: a panel on gays and the Holocaust; a National Gay & Lesbian Leadership Symposium; a religious colloquy; a gay youth symposium; and a national workplace symposium. In collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pridefest will bestow a lifetime achievement award to painter Paul Cadmus. For information on this upcoming event, please contact Bennett & Beard at (703) 518-5170 or e-mail at bbmedia@earthlink.net MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM'S THE HOURS WINS PULITZER PRIZE: This afternoon the 1999 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced. The award for fiction went to Michael Cunningham for The Hours, (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux) his third novel, an homage to Virginia Woolf's classic Mrs. Dalloway. "I hadn't expected to be celebrating,'' said Cunningham, who teaches creative writing at Columbia University. "My partner, Ken Korbett, is my mentor and muse and first and most important reader. He's a clinical psychologist, and he's with a patient right now, and when he's done, we'll have a good cry and figure out what to do next." GLAAD is the nation's lesbian & gay multimedia advocacy organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. To subscribe, contact Wonbo Woo at (212) 807-1700 or at woo@glaad.org. "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. TO JOIN GLAAD AND RECEIVE GLAAD's QUARTERLY IMAGES MAGAZINE, call 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or join on the Web today at www.glaad.org/glaad/join/join-about.html TO SUBSCRIBE TO GLAAD-Net, GLAAD's electronic mailing list, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Subscribe GLAAD-Net" (without the quotation marks). Make sure that you turn off all signatures and extraneous text. 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