LGBT Rural Summit set at Wayne State College

Wayne, Neb. (AP) — The nation's third LGBT Rural Summit is scheduled for Sept. 19 at Wayne State College in northeast Nebraska.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights will host the summit, in partnership with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, The True Colors Fund, and Wayne State College.

Discussion topics will include life in rural American for lesbian , gay, bisexual and transgender people; and the future of the LGBT movement.

The luncheon speaker will be Michael Barth, who will discuss gender stereotypes.

The event is scheduled to run from 9am to 4:30pm at the college's Gardner Auditorium in the Gardner Business Building.

Contact LGBTRuralSummit@ascr.usda.gov, (202) 720-3808 for additional information.

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