Cleve Jones Invites President Obama to the National Equality March

Cleve Jones, who this spring issued the call for a national march on Washington, D.C., has sent a letter to President Barack Obama inviting him to speak at the October 11 event, although that's the same weekend that the president could be in San Francisco. Obama, as first reported by the Bay Area Reporter last month, has been invited to San Francisco for the PGA Presidents Cup golf tournament, which takes place at Harding Park Golf Course October 6-11. The event features 20 of the world's top golfers, including Tiger Woods. The National Equality March takes place October 11, which is National Coming Out Day. Speakers will include longtime gay activist David Mixner, who also called for a march; Judy Shepard, mother of slain college student Matthew Shepard; and Christine Quinn, the out lesbian speaker of the New York City Council. The cast of the Broadway musical Hair is also slated to attend. A number of national LGBT groups are also planning trainings for activists on Saturday, October 10. Full Story from the Bay Area Reporter: http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=4221

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