Vice President Gore to be Featured Speaker at HRC National Dinner
By the Human Rights Campaign

WASHINGTON -- The Human Rights Campaign announced that Vice President Gore will attend HRC's Second Annual National Dinner as a featured speaker and to receive the HRC National Leadership Award.

"We are very excited and honored that Vice President Gore will attend our National Dinner.  The Vice President has a long record of advocating equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans.  The  Vice President's presence reaffirms his commitment to battling discrimination and demonstrates his willingness stand up for what is right," said HRC executive director Elizabeth Birch.

The Second Annual National Dinner will take place on September 19, at the Washington, DC Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.  In addition to Vice President Gore, the black-tie gala will feature world-renowned poet Dr. Maya Angelou. HRC will also present its first National Family Civil Rights Award to rocker Melissa Etheridge and her partner, producer Julie Cypher. Last year, President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker.
 

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