Evan Wolfson addresses current questions surrounding marriage and its history for gays and non-gays in the U.S. and in western culture.  He also examines the current fight to end discrimination in legal marriage and how this fight is being used as a political baton to implement a backlash that is aimed not just at gays and lesbians but also at nontraditional families all across the country.

This lecture is held in conjunction with the University's month-long recognition of National Coming Out Day.

Hosted by: Office for Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Concerns, McKinley Memorial Presbyterian Church

In conjunction with: Counseling Center, Department of Human and Community Development, Department of Political Science, Division of Community and Clinical Psychology, Division of Counseling Psychology, Gender and Women's Studies Program, Office of Women's Programs, Office of the Dean of Students, School of Social Work, Student Affairs, Unit One, 85% Coalition, C-U at the Altar, Episcopal Church Foundation, LGBT Round Table, PRIDE, Unitarian Universalist Church Social Action/Interweave, United Church of Christ Campus Ministry, University YMCA at the University of Illinois