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JULY 2, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: CATHY RENNA

917-757-6153 CATHY@TARGETCUE.COM

WREATH LAYING by JAMES OBERGEFELL AT GAY PIONEERS HISTORICAL MARKER

What: LAUNCH - NATIONAL LGBT 50^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

When: July 2^nd, 2015, 2:15 to 2:45 p.m.

Where: 6th and Chestnut Streets, NW corner, with Independence Hall in background

Who: JAMES OBERGEFELL, Supreme Court marriage equality plaintiff, Samantha Giusti, Executive Director, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, Gay Pioneers, Malcolm Lazin, Chair, National LGBT 50^th Anniversary Celebration, Regional LGBT & HIV Executive Directors and other Leaders

Why: Gay Pioneers Historical Marker denotes Independence Hall as where the organized LGBT civil rights movement was galvanized with gay picketing demonstrations (Annual Reminders) for equality each July 4^th from 1965 to 1969.

For more information visit lgbt50th.org

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