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Grady High to Host CNN Forum on LGBT Issues

Event set for Dec. 14.

will host the next installment of CNN Dialogues on Dec. 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The forum series -- a collaboration between Emory University, CNN and The National Center for Civil and Human Rights -- .

The event at Grady will be the third in the series. The topic is: Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender: Has More Openness Led to More Acceptance?

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CNN’s Soledad O’Brien will moderate the forum. Panelists include Donna Rose, LZ Granderson, Robin Brand and Johnny Weir. Tickets are $25.

Here is more about the upcoming discussion:

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The LGBT community has a long history of participation, activism, and contribution to the fabric of American culture. Its pioneers have paved the way for many policies enacted in corporate America, on Capitol Hill, and within state and local government- all with the aim to include and respect. 

Now, more than ever before, we find LGBT themes prominently integrated into pop culture and mainstream media. Is the hit television show “Modern Family” pointing us all in the direction of a new American reality? 

In this dialogue, we ask: has the increasing openness in the LGBT community led to increasing acceptance?  Or is it the other way around? 

An esteemed group of panelists and our audience will explore this question, along with some of the most pervasive issues impacting LGBTs in America today: workplace inclusion; community building; marriage equality, teen bullying; the role of religion in the community; and leading an “authentic” life.


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