Central Ohio GLBT Community To Hold Political Candidate Forum

Members of the Central Ohio gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community will have the opportunity to meet the political candidates on the ballot in November and ask the questions that are important to our community.

“This forum will give the LGBT community an opportunity to see, hear and evaluate all of the candidates side by side.  It will also provide our community an opportunity to educate elected officials and candidates about our concerns and issues,” said Karla Rothan, Executive Director of Stonewall Columbus and host to the forum.

Every candidate in a contested race for Columbus City Council, Columbus School Board and Franklin County Municipal Court has been invited to attend.  Each candidate will be given one minute to introduce themselves, followed by written questions from the audience read by a moderator.  Each candidate will answer each question.  Finally, each candidate will be given one minute at the end of the forum to offer a final remark.  Questions for the candidates can be submitted on the night of the event or in advance by sending the question to thurber1961@aol.com.

The forum is set for October 6, 2009 at Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High Street in the Short North.  The evening will begin with a reception for the community to meet the candidates one-on-one from 6:30 to 7 p.m.  The formal candidate forum will begin promptly at 7 p.m.

This forum is sponsored for the benefit of the LGBT community by Stonewall Columbus, Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio, Columbus AIDS Task Force, Human Rights Campaign, Equality Ohio, TransOhio, OSU GLBT Alumni Society and Outlook.