DC's July 19 Vigil for Gay Iran Organized by New Republic's Anderson
I am very pleased to announce that a sixth city, Washington, DC, has been added to the list of cities organizing events on July 19 to commemorate the two gay teenagers hanged by Iran last summer, and to support gays and lesbians and human rights advocates inside Iran.
Rob Anderson, a writer at the New Republic and a gay man, has stepped forward to pull together an action on July 19 in the nation's capitol, in Dupont Circle at 5 pm at the fountain in the park.
You may recall that Anderson last October wrote a profound article for the New Republic about Iran's gay population and how US gay groups are not doing all they can to assist gays and lesbians in Iran.
If you haven't read Anderson's excellent column, you should, if only to see how little has changed in the months since he wrote it. And if you did read it, check it out again because it is still very relevant. Click here to read it.
Here is the updated list of cities participating in the July 19 actions:
Amsterdam
Location: Homo-Monument
Time: To be announced
Contact: Mike Tidmus, tidmus@mac.com
London
Location: House of Commons, Committee Room 12
Guest Speakers: Chris Bryant MP, Jean Lambert MEP, Iranian gay activist, Simon Forbes and Peter Tatchell
Time: 6:30 pm
Contacts: Peter Tatchell, peter@tatchell.freeserve.co.uk
& Brett Lock, brettlock@gmail.com
Provincetown
Location: Town Hall Square
Time: To be announced
Contact: Andrew Sullivan, andsul@aol.com
San Diego
Location: U.S. Federal Building
Time: 4:00 pm
Contact: Michael Mussman, michaelmussman@yahoo.com
San Francisco
Location: Harvey Milk Plaza, Castro and Market Streets
Time: 5:00 pm
Contact: Michael Petrelis, mpetrelis@aol.com
Washington, DC
Location: Dupont Circle Fountain
Time: 5:00 pm
Contact: Rob Anderson, rcand@mac.com
There's still plenty of time for other cities and activists to join us on July 19. Why not organize an event in your city?
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