Earlier this year, the single most important change came out of the Obama White House that impacts the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, and it wasn’t the repeal of DADT. It was a policy change to allow individuals in the hospital to declare who may visit as their immediate family. This policy change recognizes LGBT spouses and partners as legitimate family. No more can a partner be refused access to their loved one’s hospital room. This leap forward in equality and justice wasn’t because of legislation, but based entirely in changing policy. Another policy change affected transgender persons here in Pennsylvania, by opening the door to allow for gender identification on Driver’s Licenses based n a person’s gender identity rather than biological sex.

Talking about the need to change policy may not seem as sexy and flashy as protests or pushing for pro-LGBT legislation, but policy change touches the very real parts of our every day life.

The Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board’s EEO/Diversity Committee presents:

“LGBT Pride in Government”

The Road to Equality Through Evolving Policies

Keynote Speaker:

John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management

Special Guest Speakers:

Honorable Lisa P. Lenihan, Chief Magistrate Judge, USDC Western District of PA and Elise Delong, Esq., Local Civil Rights Attorney

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Registration 11:45 to 12:00pm

Program 12:00pm to 1:00pm

David Lawrence Convention Center

Lecture Hall 407 on the 4th floor

Welcome federal, state, county and city employees

FREE and open to the public

RSVP to LGBTFA@gmail.com