Pioneer in LGBTQ Equality to Speak on Campus

02/15/2018 12:00 AM

Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage, and a recently named “pioneer in LGBTQ equality” by the Human Rights Campaign, is set to speak on Bradley’s campus.

Obergefell will deliver a public speech in the Student Center Ballroom on February 22 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session and a signing of his recent book, Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality. Books will be available for purchase.

This event is free and open to the public and media is invited. Obergefell is also available for interviews in advance from 4 – 4:30 p.m. the day of the event. Please call the office of Public Relations at 309-677-3260 or 309-377-2242 in advance for interviews

This event is sponsored by the Bradley student organizations Sociology Club and Common Ground. It also has the following co-sponsors: Department of Sociology, Criminology & Social Work; Department of Political Science; Center for Legal Studies; Women’s & Gender Studies; and the Intellectual & Cultural Activities Committee.