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October 25, 2005

EVENT: Panel discussion on the gay rights movement

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the Welles-Brown Room of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

The Pride Network of the University of Rochester will be sponsoring a panel discussion, "All Grown Up!", about the gay rights movement with comments from those who have lived through it. The panel will take place at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the Welles-Brown Room of Rush Rhees Library on the River Campus. It will be immediately followed by a reception.

The discussion will focus on how attitudes towards gays, lesbians, bisexual, and transgender students have changed over the past few decades. The featured panelists include gay members of the local medical and business community.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please see http://www.sa.rochester.edu/pn.


About the University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

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