GLENS FALLS A rally by heterosexual people in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer community will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in Glens Falls City Park.
The event, titled, "Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights," will feature "straight" people speaking out in support of the LGBTQ community. The rally will take place in the park at the corner of Ridge and Maple streets.
The Glens Falls demonstration is a part of Seven Straight Nights, a nationwide event in support of the LGBTQ community. "Straight allies" (open-minded non-LGBTQ people) are encouraged to attend to show their support for their friends, family and neighbors.
"The presence of straight allies at the event will make a public statement to the Glens Falls community, a statement that says that there are in fact straight people in this area who welcome people of all sexualities and genders into the community," organizers said in a press release.
Guest speakers include Matt Funiciello, local business owner and activist; Diane Root, a priest from Vermont who performs civil unions; Kate E. Austin, who will read a poem by lesbian poet and activist Andrea Gibson; CE Skidmore, Post-Star writer and local musician, who will speak and perform songs; and Neal Herr, who will perform a song about non-nuclear families.
The event will be followed by a movie about LGBTQ issues entitled, "After Stonewall," showing at Rock Hill Bakehouse Cafe, 19 Exchange St., Glens Falls.
For more information, visit www.sevenstraightnights.org or http://tinyurl.com/2rnmbc
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You're awesome Matt. Keep up the good work!
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