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The Accidental Activist: A Personal and Political Journey by Candace Gingrich-Jones
Date: September 13, 2012Subtitle: By Candace Gingrich
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Theatre in Brooks
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Contact: Shirley Michaels
Organization: Student Affairs
Contact Phone: 945-8252
Contact Email: shirley.michaels@keystone.edu
Description:
The Accidental Activist, the title of Candace Gingrich-Jones' 1996 autobiography, captures her path to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) advocacy. Her involvement in the movement for queer equality began in 1995 when her brother, Rep. Newt Gingrinch, R - GA., was elected House Speaker and she has an opportunity to make her voice heard. Since then she has not stopped advocating for the LGBT community. Gingrich has been profiled in national newspapers and magazines, guest-blogged at Huffington Post and appeared on Good Morning America, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and the Queen Latifah Show. She also memorably guest-starred on Friends as the minister in the groundbreaking episode "The One with the Lesbian Wedding."
