Congressional Black Associates & LGBT Congressional Staff Association

in conjunction with

FIRE Initiative of the Center for American Progress

Present

Invisible Lives:
Conversations on the experiences, struggles, and triumphs of Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Americans

Friday, June 22, 2012

Starting at 12:15p Cannon Caucus Room 345

Please join us to participate in one or more of the following discussions:

12:30p Marriage Equality
Why is marriage equality important to the Black community? Michael Crawford, Freedom to Marry Danielle Moodie-Mills, LGBT Policy & Racial Justice at the
Center for American Progress

1:15p Beyond Marriage

What current laws and policies hinder LGBT people and their families from receiving equal treatment? Heather Sawyer, House Judiciary Committee Stacey Long, National Gay & Lesbian Taskforce Hilary Shelton, NAACP Washington Bureau Director
and Senior Vice President for Advocacy

Scott Simpson, Gumbinner & Davies Communications Akosua Tyus, NAACP DC Branch President

Aisha Moodie-Mills, FIRE initiative at Center for

American Progress

Moderated by: Jonathan Capehart,

MSNBC Contributor/Washington Post Editorialist

Moderated by: Michael J. Brewer,

Congressional Black Associates

2:00p Expanding the Dialogue

How do we build an affirming community for LGBT people of color? Terra Moore, Center of Excellence for Transgender
Health's National Advisory Board Member

Sharon Lettman-Hicks, National Black Justice Coalition Pastor Delman Coates, Mt. Ennon Baptist Church Keli Goff, Author & Political Analyst

Moderated by: DorianWarren,

Columbia University Professor
For more information, contact Isaiah Wilson at Isaiah.Wilson@mail.house.gov.