{"id":74680,"date":"2018-04-22T19:39:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T23:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=74680"},"modified":"2018-04-22T19:39:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T23:39:30","slug":"bradbury-sullivan-lgbt-community-center-announced-2018-lgbt-community-leadership-award-honorees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=74680","title":{"rendered":"Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center Announces Mara Keisling as Keynote Speaker for 2018 Fall Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Executive Director of National Center for Transgender Equality Will Speak About Transgender Rights<\/em><\/p>\n

ALLENTOWN, PA — Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center today announced that Mara Keisling, Executive Director of National Center for Transgender Equality, will deliver a keynote address at their 2018 Fall Gala & LGBT Community Leadership Awards on October 24th at the Centennial Event Center at Homewood Suites in Center Valley.<\/p>\n

Since founding National Center for Transgender Equality in 2003, Keisling has led national efforts to expand transgender rights through federal and state policy change. A proud Pennsylvanian, she attended Penn State University before completing graduate work at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.<\/p>\n

Keisling will be the final speaker at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center’s Fall Gala & LGBT Community Leadership Awards, which this year will honor Air Products, Aidan DeStefano, Mary Foltz, and Robert & Montana Jackson.<\/p>\n

Tickets to attend the 2018 Fall Gala & LGBT Community Leadership Awards are available at www.bradburysullivancenter.org\/fallgala18<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u200bAbout Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center: (www.bradburysullivancenter.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center provides arts, health, and youth programs to strengthen and support the LGBT community across the Greater Lehigh Valley. The Training Institute at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center improves the experiences of LGBT people throughout the Lehigh Valley by training educators, health professionals, law enforcement, and social service agencies on LGBT issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Information Provided By:
\nAdrian Shanker
\nExecutive Director
\nBradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
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