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An Evening with GLAAD’s Chicago Leadership Council

A couple weeks ago, several All Terrainers gathered with 175 other people to celebrate the launch of the brand new GLAAD Chicago Leadership Council at a kick-off event at MillerCoors world headquarters in downtown Chicago. All Terrain’s very own, Kevin Boyer, our Director of PR & Marketing, is the new co-chair of the Chicago LC. Kevin has a long history working in the LGBT community, co-founding the Chicago LGBT Chamber of Commerce, serving as president of Chicago’s Gerber/Hart LGBT Library, and was the Chief Marketing Officer and head of PR for the 2006 Gay Games.

The event was free and open to the public and included a short program highlighting GLAAD’s work supporting LGBT equality. The event included a diverse crowd who came to enjoy plenty of free beer, donated food from Vivo Restaurant on Randolph Street, and complimentary Pop Chips (www.popchips). MillerCoors 16th floor facility has beautiful city views and a terrace overlooking the Chicago River. GLAAD announced that the Chicago event was their largest so far!

What is GLAAD, you ask? “The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality.” (www.glaad.org). The Chicago Leadership Council will represent GLAAD in the Chicago area, help monitor media here, help raise visibility for GLAAD, offer support to local community organizations trying to communicate their messages through the media and help GLAAD recruit volunteers and raise needed funds.