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Equality Utah plans to launch an educational campaign in Washington County and surrounding communities to share information about discrimination and other issues faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Philanthropist Bruce Bastian and HikingSouthUtah.com are hosting a benefit dinner to fund the campaign. They hope to make it an annual event. Individual tickets to "Building Bridges in Southern Utah," May 21, already have sold out.
At the event, Claudia Bradshaw, founder of the St. George chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and Chris McArdle, former organizer of the Southern Utah Pride Festival, will be honored. So will students and teachers who fought for gay-straight alliances at their Washington County schools.