Ten Reasons Why Gay Rights is a Religious Issue with author, scholar and activist Jay Michaelson
Tuesday, March 9 @ 7PM
University of Denver
Sturm Hall Room 286
(Corner of Asbury & Race)
2000 E. Asbury Street
Denver, CO 8020
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FREE - RSVP's appreciated as space is limited
Presented by Jewish Mosaic: The National Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity and co-sponsored by The Program in Jewish Studies at CU, DU's Center for Multicultural Excellence, Hillel at DU, Judaism Your Way and DU's Queer Straight Alliance.
The Christian Right has succeeded in characterizing opposition to rights as a religious issue-- but what about gay rights? Unlike African-American civil rights (but like feminism), few supporters of gay rights have made their case in religious terms: that is, why gay rights is a moral cause. Yet in the wake of several same-sex marriage defeats, characterizing gay rights as purely a secular issue of civil liberties is a tactical and philosophical mistake. In fact, there are several reasons why, if one is religious, one should be for equality for sexual minorities. Author, scholar and activist, Jay Michaelson will guide us through a discussion of at least ten of them.
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