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Forum, the world's largest annual LGBT festival
& symposium, invites you to EF Youth, May 2-4!
 Equality
Forum has always featured amazing youth events,
but we're turning up the heat for 2003. "We're
offering as much as possible this year for LGBT
youth," says youth board member and MTV star
Matt Beierschmitt, "plus we're trying to
make it either FREE or as affordable as possible."
EF Youth has concentrated all youth events to
a 3-day schedule (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
to make the trip from places far away from Philly
as cost-effective as possible. Hotel rooms have
been set aside with special youth rates in downtown
Philadelphia! (see below)
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won't want to miss these highlights of EF
Youth: |
Exuberance!
Monday, April 29th through
Saturday, May 3rd
10:00am - 4:30pm
Sol Mednick Gallery
& Gallery 1401
The University of the Arts
211 S. Broad Street, 15th floor
FREE
Young Gay America's exhibit of 300 photographs
of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered
youth, featuring photographs and visual stories
by Rachelle Lee Smith, is a bold tribute to
the emerging queer generation. Never before
have these faces been displayed in such a
proud, exuberant way. Exuberance! is
a glimpse of our future. |
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Tom Stoddard National Role Model Award
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YGA's Road Trip Documentary JIM
IN BOLD
Friday, May 2nd
9:00pm - 10:30pm
Kimmel Center
260 S. Broad Street
$5 for youth under 21
Be the first to see the new documentary film
JIM IN BOLD, featuring interviews with gay
youth across America from Young Gay America's
Heartland Trip! Don't miss your chance to
see this film months before it comes to PBS
and MTV. And come celebrate our award with
YGA -- make some queer youth noise!! |
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Exuberance!
Youth VIP Party
Friday, May 2nd
11:00pm - 1:00am
Sol Mednick Gallery
& Gallery 1401
The University of the Arts
211 S. Broad Street, 15th floor
FREE!
Immediately following the premiere screening
of JIM IN BOLD, you are invited to attend
this special Youth VIP Party with YGA interviews
on the 15th Floor of The University of the
Arts. Meet YGA crew and Rachelle Lee Smith,
and get your picture taken for future showings
of Exuberance! and the upcoming YGA
Book! |
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Jim
Wheeler International Youth Panel
Saturday, May 3rd
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Prince Music Theater
1412 Chestnut Street
FREE for 25 and under
The 6th-annual youth symposium, in memory
of James Wheeler, a gifted gay poet. This
panel examines the current state of youth
issues from schools to networking; from media
to netmeeting! Moderated by Benjie Nycum,
founder, Young Gay America; with panelists
Elizabeth Wheeler, activist, high school junior
and sister of Jim Wheeler; Canadian Scott
MacPhee, Young Gay America organizer; and
Jim Verraros, American Idol 2002 finalist.
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Underage
Party at Chrome Night Club!!
10:00pm - 2:00am
Chrome Nightclub
939 N. Delaware Avenue
$10 Cover
Chrome is one of the hottest night clubs in
Philly, and for this special EF night, the
place is open to ages 16+. Special guests:
Jim Verraros, American Idol 2002 finalist;
Matt Beierschmitt, Advocate cover boy;
and Rachelle Lee Smith, Exuberance!
photographer. Have fun going wild with all
the friends you meet at EF Youth! |
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check out some of our other great events: |
WORKSHOP: Creating Effective Youth/Adult Partnerships
Saturday, May 3rd
10:00am - 11:15am
Temple University Center
City
1515 Market Street, Room 322
Presented by: National Youth Advocacy Coalition
(NYAC)
FREE for 25 and under
This interactive session is designed to highlight
successes and failures in ensuring a youth
voice is heard in organizational decision-making
and provides the tools for creating successful
partnerships within your own organizations. |
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WORKSHOP:
That's so Gay! Responding to anti-gay language
in schools
Saturday, May 3rd
10:00am - 11:15am
Temple University Center City
1515 Market Street, Room 314
Presented by: PCHA
FREE for 25 and under
This workshop for Students, teachers, school
staff or anybody who works with kids can show
how to effectively respond to anti-gay language
and make a difference. |
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WORKSHOP:
GLBTQ Families
Saturday, May 3rd
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Temple University Center City
1515 Market Street, Room 320
Presented by: Mountain
Meadow
FREE for 25 and under
This panel consists of youth who have GLBTQ
parents, their parents, and staff members
who will share their experiences ofbeing/working
with GLBTQ families in today’s society. |
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WORKSHOP:
Monsters Under the Bed: New Millennium Safer
Sex Technique
Saturday, May 3rd
2:30pm – 3:45pm
Temple University
Center City
1515 Market Street, Room 323
Presented by: Life-Zone
FREE for 25 and under
Jim Biddle has been touring high schools and
colleges around the country for more than
four years. His unique, light-hearted, often
humorous and always educational approach teaches
young audiences about safer sex and the realities
of AIDS and provides factual advice that can
help save lives. |
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WORKSHOP:
Tell me the (Whole) Truth: School supplies
to get real sex education
Saturday, May 3rd
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Temple University Center City
1515 Market Street, Room 322
Presented by: Lambda
Legal Defense & Education Fund
FREE for 25 and under
This program focuses on abstinence-only sex
education, the harmful psychological and physical
effects that GLBT students experience and
how to organize against these types of programs
in your schools. |
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Barbecue
Saturday, May 3rd
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Kahn Park, 11th &
Pine Streets
FREE
Head to the "gayborhood" for classic
barbecue and great music by Y100. Relax, meet
old friends and make new ones. Our 3rd annual
BBQ offers the perfect transition from substantive
daytime programs to the evening's parties
and events. With guest appearances by openly
gay Jim Verraros, American Idol finalist;
Munich's favorite dance troupe, Gay Schuhplattler;
and German cabaret stars Fraulein Piggy and
Gene Pascale.
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SundayOUT
Street Festival
Sunday, May 4th
11:00am - 6:00pm
The "Gayborhood,"
around 12th and Locust Streets
FREE
Philadelphia's favorite and Pennsylvania's
largest annual block party is bigger and better
than ever! Browse the booths of more than
100 artisans and vendors. Enjoy live music
from two stages, fashion shows, and street
performances. Enjoy good food, or just stroll
along and admire the multitudes.
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Special
Youth Hotel Rooms
We've
reserved a block of rooms at a great
rate, specifically for EF Youth visitors!
Hilton Garden Inn
11th & Arch Streets
King Rooms: $109 + tax per night
Call 215-923-0100 or 1-800-HILTONS
and ask for "Equality Forum"
rates, or Book
It Online using Group Code: EQU
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