NGLTF Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  Contact Ken Hill
                                       Robert Bray (202) 332-6483
                                       Ron.DeVrou@f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org

CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION HONORS GAY VETS AND SUPPORTERS

Washington, D.C., May 14, 1992...Hundreds of gay and lesbian activists and their
supporters will be on hand next month for a gala reception honoring leaders in
the struggle to overturn the military's ban on gay and lesbian servicemembers. 
Members of Congress as well as gay and lesbian veterans will be honored at the
June 24th event sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy
Institute.

	"Honoring Our Allies, Forging Our Future" is the third annual Congressional
reception for NGLTF members, friends and allies.  This year's gala is an
opportunity to honor members of Congress who have sought to overturn the current
military ban on gay and lesbian servicemembers and those who are leaders in the
struggle for gay and lesbian civil rights.

	The reception will honor Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), chairman of the Government
Operations Committee who requested a study by the Government Accounting Office
to investigate the cost of discharging gay and lesbian servicemembers; Rep.
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) who introduced H.Res. 271 which directs the President to
rescind the military's ban on gay servicemembers; and members of Gay, Lesbian
and Bisexual Veterans of America (GLBVA), an organization which has taken the
helm of the battle to secure civil rights for gay servicemembers and veterans. 
Special guests at the reception include Rep. Gerry Studds (D-MA), Joe Steffan,
who was dismissed from the Naval Academy because he is gay, and Sgt. Miriam
Ben-Shalom, chairperson of GLBVA.

	The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey
Avenue, N.W., from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 1992.  Tickets to
the event are $50 each. Other levels of giving include $125 for Advocates who
receive two tickets and have their name included in the invitation and program;
$250 for Sponsors who receive two tickets, VIP recognition at the event and are
named in all promotional materials; and $500 for Benefactors who receive two
tickets to the event as well as two tickets to a private post-reception dinner,
VIP recognition and are named in all promotional materials. All portions of the
donation above $20 are tax-deductible.  Tickets are available from NGLTF ahead
of time or at the door.  For information, contact Director of Special Projects
Ken Hill at (202) 332-6483.

1734 Fourteenth Street, NW-Washington, DC 20009-4309-(202) 332-6483
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