Ninety-one LGBT people have been murdered in Honduras since the U.S.-backed coup ousted elected president Manuel Zelaya in 2009. Lesbian immigrant activist, Karla Alegria, will report on a discussion with Pepe Palacios, a leader of the Movement for Sexual Diversity in Resistance (MDR) and an activist in the National Front of Popular Resistance, a broad coalition that opposes the current right-wing government. Suyapa Portillo, queer historian, will discuss her research and political work for LGBT rights in Honduras. Thursday, June 27, 7pm. Solidarity Hall, 2122 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles. Disabled accessible. Homemade summer supper, with vegetarian option, served at 6:30pm for an .00 donation. Hosted by Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party. For more information contact 323-732-6416, email radicalwomenla@earthlink.net or visit www.radicalwomen.org and www.socialism.com.
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