SILVER STATE EQUALITY HOSTS 2024 EQUALITY LUNCHEON, JUNE 20

WHAT:              Silver State Equality, Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, will

host its annual Equality Luncheon on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at the Culinary Academy Las Vegas.

WHO: The event will feature the history of LGBTQ+ political power-building from Nevada leaders who built it, including former Nevada State Senator David Parks, Denise Duarte, Latoya Holman – and the man who documented it all – historian and author Dennis McBride.  The event is sponsored by Amazon, Wynn Resorts, and Alisa Nave Consulting.

WHEN:             Thursday, June 20, 2024 - 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

WHERE:            Culinary Academy Las Vegas 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas, NV 89031

TICKETS:           Tickets are $20 each. To purchase and register, visit https://silverstateequality.org/events/2024prideluncheon/

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:

• André C. Wade, State Director, Silver State Equality
• Former Nevada State Senator David Parks
• Denise Duarte, multi-disciplinary and socially-engaged artist
• Latoya Holman, Board of Governors, Human Rights Campaign
• Historian Dennis McBride, author of "Life in the Neon Closet: A History of Gay Las Vegas," published in 2017 

: Melissa War

About Silver State Equality:

As Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, Silver State Equality brings the voices of LGBTQ people and allies to institutions of power in Nevada and throughout the U.S. Silver State Equality strives to create a world that is healthy, just and fully equal for all LGBTQ+ people. Silver State Equality is a Nevada-based program affiliated with and supported by Equality California and Equality California Institute, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization. Information at SilverStateEquality.org.