Out in the Silence Screening & Reception on Wednesday

Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday November 18th, for a screening and panel discussion of Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer's film, Out in the Silence.

Out in the Silence is an uplifting film about courageous local residents confronting homophobia and the limitations of religion, tradition, and the law in their conservative small town in the hills of northwestern Pennsylvania. The aim of the film and associated community engagement campaign is to expand public awareness about the struggles lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people continue to face in rural and small town America and to promote dialogue and action in communities around the country that will help people on all sides of the issues find common ground.

Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion on marriage equality that will focus on efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in D.C. Panelists will include:

• Jeffrey Richardson, President of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club
• Bob Summersgill, longtime gay rights activist
• Joe Wilson, Out in the Silence filmmaker

A reception sponsored by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP will follow the discussion beginning at 8:00 PM.

This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Katherine Incantalupo.

Film Screening and Reception
Wednesday, November 18th
6:30 PM

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Columbia Center
1152 15th St NW
Washington, DC 20005