City of West Hollywood to Sponsor the "Gay Men's Forum: The Body and Soul of the Community" on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Plummer Park

Business Wire, March 24, 2008

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The City of West Hollywood will host the "Gay Men's Forum: The Body and Soul of the Community" on Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Fiesta Hall at Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. This day-long event will focus on the theme: "Where We've Been. Where We Are. Where We're Heading" and will include contemporary experiences of gay men, panel discussions featuring a range of perspectives from the Gay community, special performances and interactive workshops.

"Where We've Been. Where We Are. Where We're Heading is the premise of the West Hollywood Gay Men's Forum," said West Hollywood Mayor John Duran. "The rationale for these three premises is simple. We cannot understand why we face the things we face as gay men if we don't understand our recent, contemporary history, and that's why we'll start the day with a conversation with two prominent gay men who know about our history: Dr. Don Kilhefner and Phill Wilson, founder of the Black AIDS Institute," he continued.

The Gay Men's Forum will also feature panels focusing on complexity and diversity in gay life, hot sex/real intimacy, the importance of creativity and culture in the gay community, and a discussion on gay affirmative psychology that will explore who we are as gay people.

The forum is being held in collaboration with the City of West Hollywood's Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board, community organizations and the City's Social Services Division.

To RSVP, please call (323) 848-6381 or visit www.weho.org/gmf. For more information, please contact Corey Roskin, Hernan Molina or Larissa Fooks at (323) 848-6460. For the deaf and hard of hearing, please call (323) 848-6496.