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FROM: Lambda Bridges LGBTQA Program Office RE: LGBTQA History Month Speaker Series presents: LGBTQA Civil Rights Post Marriage Equality
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10/15/2015 8:45:46 AM
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Lambda Bridges LGBTQA Program Office Presents

Ted Martin

Executive Director of Equality Pennsylvania*

A conversation on LGBTQA Civil Rights:

 Post Marriage Equality

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Vulcan Theater, Natali Student Center

11:00 AM

For more information, contact lambdabridges@calu.edu

In landmark decisions in June of 2013 and 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (2013) and the ban on marriage equality by individual states (2015) unconstitutional, “affirming the dignity, liberty and equality of same-sex couples and LGBTQA individuals” across our country. So, what is the next BIG hurdle for same-sex advocates who drive litigation and legislation to ensure equal rights for all?

Ted Martin is the Executive Director of Equality Pennsylvania, the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) political advocacy organization.  He is also a native Pennsylvanian, a longtime LGBT activist and non-profit professional.   Martin has worked in several varied administrative and communications capacities over the past two decades.  Starting his career as a Legislative Assistant and the Deputy Chief of Staff of a subcommittee of the Education and Labor Committee of the US House of Representatives, Martin has subsequently worked in the field of architectural preservation, communications and marketing.  He is also a busy volunteer, and serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations.  In 2011, Martin was named a Person of the Year by the Philadelphia Gay News.  He and his husband, Dwayne, reside in Camp Hill outside of Harrisburg and were married on June 19, 2008 in La Jolla, California.

 

 *Equality Pennsylvania is the statewide voice for LGBT equality in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and works collaboratively to establish a comprehensive network of individuals and organizations united in securing equal rights for the LGBT community.