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Panel discussion on LGBTQ media representation

Panelists include Darryl Stephens, Nicole Maines

Published

3 years ago

February 24, 2021

Less Prejudice, gay news, Washington Blade — **Darryl Stephens** (Photo courtesy of Stephens)

Pride and Less Prejudice, an organization providing free, age-appropriate LGBTQ-inclusive books to pre-K to 3rd grade classrooms, hosts a “See Yourself, Be Yourself” panel discussion on the importance of LGBTQ media representation Saturday, Mar. 20 at 2 p.m. via Zoom.

“Seeing characters whose experiences reflect our own affirms that our feelings are valid,” said gay “Noah’s Arc” actor and panel participant Darryl Stephens. “And that we too, deserve to be loved.”

Tickets start at $20 and proceeds help provide free LGBTQ-inclusive books to classes in the U.S. and Canada. Pride and Less Prejudice has raised more than $20,000 and donated more than 1,200 affirming books to classrooms in the U.S. and Canada since their founding in 2019.

The diverse panelists for this virtual discussion, moderated by Tagg Magazine Editor-in-Chief Eboné Bell, also include transgender actress and activist Nicole Maines from “Supergirl” and bisexual actress and singer Lauren Patten from the Broadway musical “Jagged Little Pill.”

“Their work playing LGBTQ characters on television, in movies, and on Broadway has been revolutionary and speaks to the importance of LGBTQ representation,” said the group’s founder Lisa Forman in a press release. “Which helps foster acceptance and inclusivity worldwide.”

For tickets and details, visit prideandlessprejudice.org/event-registration.

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The event will celebrate Queer DMV talent and pop culture camp. With a mixture of audience-submitted nominations and blatantly undemocratically declared winners, “The Queeries!” mimics LGBTQ life itself: unfair, but far more fun than the alternative.

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Drag Underground returns

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Shi-Queeta Lee performs at Drag Underground. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Dupont Underground and the Washington Blade have teamed up to host “Drag Underground” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Dupont Underground.

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner set for Saturday

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The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee.

President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events.

The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).

“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff.