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2004-05-19
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The 3rd Lesbian Health Conference, Working Together to Create Healthy Lives, is this week. U. of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Healthcare Innovation in conjunction with UIC's National Center of Excellence in Women's Health is sponsoring the May 20-22 event along with the 4th Women Who Love Women Health Fest Saturday, by the Chicago Dept. of Public Health Office of LGBT Health and other partners. See www.uic.edu/nursing/nursinginstitute/ or call (312) 307-9904.
Scouting for All is organizing protests outside the national Boy Scouts conference here this week. www.scoutingforall.org .
Rainbow Alliance of Northwestern U. and the Kellogg School of Management's GL group present New Paltz, NY, Mayor Jason West May 20, 7 p.m., 1845 W. Sheridan, Evanston. He will discuss his support of gay marriage.
DePaul U. hosts a roundtable on gay marriage May 27, 6 p.m., 2320 N. Kenmore. Speakers include Rev. Gregory Dell, Rev. James Halstead, Susan Mezey and Jaqueline Taylor, a DePaul processor.
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