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On World AIDS DAY, Lambda Legal Hosts Special Event With Tony-Award Winning Broadway Musical: A Strange Loop Focusing on Communities of Color Living with HIV
(NEW YORK, NY- November 30, 2022 -) On World AIDS Day Thursday, Lambda Legal and Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical “A Strange Loop” will host a special talkback following that night’s performance focused on highlighting the impact of the HIV epidemic in communities of color and the work that remains ahead to eradicate HIV stigma.
The panel will feature some of the show’s cast members, Lambda Legal HIV Project Director, Jose Abrigo, and as moderator, HIV advocate, transgender organizer, and POSE actress Cecilia Gentili. The event will be co-hosted by staff from NY-based organizations Latino Commission on AIDS and Housing Works , both working for decades to address the HIV stigma issue.
WHO: Lambda Legal, A Strange Loop, Latino Commission on AIDS, and Housing Works.
WHAT: A special show edition of A Strange Loop and a panel to commemorate World AIDS Day
WHEN: Thursday, December 1 (Show: 7:00 p.m.; Talkback 8:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Lyceum Theater (149 W 45th St, New York, NY)
HOW: Members of the media interested in attending and/or writing about this event, please contact:: snemir@lambdalegal.org
QUOTES:
“HIV-negative people must step forward to help people who are HIV-positive in whatever ways that they can” -Pulitzer Prize-Winning playwright Michael R. Jackson.
“It’s important to recommit ourselves to eradicate HIV stigma. Currently, HIV is most devastatingly impacting queer black and Latinx communities, straight cisgender black women, transgender women of color, and sex workers. Yet, the resources, attention, and funding are not equally distributed and helping close this health and equity gap. We must unite now to end HIV stigma and ensure equal access to healthcare for all.”-Jose Abrigo, HIV Project Director at Lambda Legal.
“World AIDS Day is an important opportunity to remind ourselves of all the work done by activists and people affected by this epidemic and also an opportunity to double down on our commitment to do the work that is still necessary to end stigma and the epidemic,” - HIV advocate, transgender organizer and POSE actress, Cecilia Gentili.
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Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. www.lambdalegal.org
A Strange Loop: Winner of the Tony Award® for Best Musical, Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning, blisteringly funny masterwork exposes the heart and soul of a young artist grappling with desires, identity, and instincts he both loves and loathes. Hell-bent on breaking free of his own self-perception, Usher wrestles with the thoughts in his head, brought to life on stage by a hilarious, straight-shooting ensemble. Bold and heartfelt in its truth-telling, A Strange Loop is the big, Black, and queer-ass Great American Musical for all! https://strangeloopmusical.com/
Source: Lambda Legal https://www.lambdalegal.org/events/strangeloop
Contact
Samy Nemir
Lambda Legal
snemir@lambdalegal.org
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