Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 22:43:16 -0700 From: summers@Rt66.com (Bob Summersgill) Subject: New Mexico Freedom to Marriage Forum Freedom to Marry: A forum on Gay and Lesbian Civil Marriage Monday, March 11 at 7 pm At the Lovelace Education Building Auditorium at 5400 Gibson SE, Albuquerque, NM (opposite Valencia, at the southern end of the Lovelace complex.) Speakers: Jennifer Pizer, Managing Attorney for the Western Region Office of Lamdba Legal Defense and Education Fund; Jean Genasci, National Vice President of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG), and a member of the National Freedom to Marry Coalition; Loretta Libby Atkins, President of the New Mexico Lesbian and Gay Bar Association (NMLGBA); Tony Escudero, NM AIDS Services, who recently married his partner. Moderated by Steven Homer, of the New Mexico Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance, and NMLGBA The Hawaii marriage case will be settled within 2 years, and already, the radical right has called for a Constitutional Amendment in New Mexico to prohibit same-gender marriage. Don't miss this opportunity to get the latest information on the campaign for the freedom to marry, and learn what you can do to secure your rights! The event is free and will be sponsored by: New Mexico Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance (NMLGPA), Lesbians For Change, Duke City Business and Professional Association (DCPBA), Gay and Lesbian and Straight Teachers Association (GLSTN), New Mexico Gay and Lesbian Bar Association (NMGLBA), Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of Albuquerque (P-FLAG), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), New Mexico Rainbow, Full Circle Books, and Sisters' and Brothers' Bookstore. Civil Marriage is a Civil Right! Bob Summersgill, publisher of the New Mexico Rainbow, The newspaper for the Lesbian and Gay communities of New Mexico. summers@rt66.com http://rt66.com/summers/rainbow.html