Community Events, LGBT

GLAAD executive director to speak at EqualityNC statewide conference

by Matt Comer, September 7, 2007, 11:00 am

Equality North Carolina has announced that Neil Giuliano of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation will be the keynote speaker at is state-wide EqualityNC Conference and Gala at Duke University School of Law in November.

According to a news post from EqualityNC:

Equality NC Foundation is pleased to announce that Neil Giuliano will deliver the afternoon keynote at its new statewide Equality Conference and Gala on November 3 in Durham. Giuliano is the president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and former mayor of Tempe, Arizona.

GLAAD is a national organization dedicated to ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of LGBT people and events in the media.

“Neil is a remarkable leader in our movement and we’re excited to have him join us for our first conference,” said Ian Palmquist, Equality NC’s executive director. “His perspective as a national leader, a media advocate, and a former elected official will be a great addition to the incredible schedule that’s developing for the conference and gala.”

How awesomely exciting. I love living in this state, lol :)

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    Matt Comer, 24, is an LGBT journalist, blogger and activist currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as editor of QNotes, the LGBT news, arts and entertainment publication of the Carolinas. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the owner & editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14. Learn more about Matt, read his extended bio and see press clippings at MattComer.net.

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