Speakers include:

Anna Curren: As a gay rights advocate, Anna Curren was a vocal opponent of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the American military and a board member of OutServe-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. In 2010 President Barack Obama signed the bill to repeal the policy.  For more than 40 years, her company Wallcur has been the leading innovator and provider for educational training and simulation throughout the world.

Aubrey Sarvis: As Executive Director of the  Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Aubrey Sarvis led legal services activities resulting in the repeal of the US Military ban on service by gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals and successfully lobbied for equal benefits to spouses of married GLB service members.  He has been an executive vice president of Verizon Communications, and  staff director and chief counsel of a US Senate Committee. 

 

Lila G. Gracey: Lila G. Gracey served for four years as an aide to Governor Richard Lamm of Colorado and was the chief of staff to Ambassador Swanee Hunt in Austria. She was hired as a major-donor fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee where she served from 2003 to 2005.  She directs grassroots advocacy efforts and manages high-level social policy initiatives.

 

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