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A Threat Level:
Lavender
Event
Deciphering the
Code:
'San Francisco Values' & the Media
Prominent LGBT
Activists speak out Saturday, February 2
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The San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street at Grove Street, San Francisco [MAP] When: Saturday, February 2, 2008 2:00pm
Cost: Free |
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Brought to
you by:
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The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee |
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The James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center of the San Francisco
Public Library |
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Moderated by Andy Marra of GLAAD & Featuring
Writer/Blogger Samiya Bashir with other analysts “San
Francisco Values” – it was a phrase utilized by pundits to attack House
Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) prior to her ascension to Speaker of
the House and before that as a means of attacking immigrant-supportive
communities.
But what does this phrase mean and which values is it meant to
reference? Is it a circuitous allusion to San Francisco’s queer-positive
attitude and history of embracing diversity? And to what end has this
phrase been used within major media outlets? This Threat Level: Lavender
event will explore the symbolic representations of San Francisco within
mainstream and alternative media and seek to tease out the subtle
nuances that underlie it.
The panel, moderated by trans media activist Andy Marra of GLAAD, will
feature nationally renowned LGBT media critics and writers like Samiya Bashir who will be discussing the complex relationship of LGBT
communities to the media and the way in which the concept of San
Francisco has been abstracted to serve anti-LGBT political interests.
The panel will also feature a unique audio-visual production developed
by the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee who itself has
been used to symbolize “San Francisco values.”
With the upcoming 2008 presidential elections and the unprecedented
visibility that LGBT issues now have within national political
campaigns, this Threat Level: Lavender panel will prove to be both
timely and critically important to LGBT people, straight allies,
community organizers, and concerned citizens who can use this crucial
information to make a difference within their own communities.
About the 'Threat
Level: Lavender' Event Series
Threat Level Lavender is a quarterly series that seeks to discuss
politically important topics that are of concern to queer communities,
especially those issues that may not generally be at the forefront of
the national LGBT movement. Threat Level: Lavender is the result of a
collaborative effort between the SFLGBTPCC and the James C. Hormel Gay &
Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.
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