EQUALITY FORUM 2007 TO FEATURE UNITED NATIONS
GLBT Rights as Human Rights

PHILADELPHIA – Equality Forum 2007 will feature the United Nations. Equality Forum, a national and international GLBT civil rights organization, presents annually the nation’s largest annual GLBT civil rights forum.

Equality Forum 2007, from Monday, April 30 to Sunday, May 6, 2007, in Philadelphia, will include 60 programs, parties and special events in collaboration with approximately 65 regional, state, national and international organizations. There is no registration fee, and all substantive programs are free. In recent years the annual Equality Forum has featured Germany, Canada, and China.

“Equality Forum 2007 offers a global perspective by highlighting the United Nations, with participation of the GLBT workplace organizations at the United Nations, World Bank, and European institutions,” stated Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director of Equality Forum. A lead program will be “GLBT Rights as Human Rights,” moderated by Jim Hormel, the first openly gay US Ambassador, with panelists Congressman Barney Frank; Paula Ettelbrick, Executive Director, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission; and Scott Long, Director LGBT Rights, Human Rights Watch.

Equality Forum 2007 includes the International Equality Dinner at the National Constitution Center, the National Interfaith Service, ten parties, two film premieres, and SundayOUT! in Old City.

ABOUT EQUALITY FORUM

Equality Forum is a national and international nonprofit, 501(c)(3) GLBT civil rights organization with an educational focus. Equality Forum develops high-impact educational content through documentary films, history projects, innovative initiatives and the largest annual national and international GLBT civil rights forum. www.equalityforum.com

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