Legalize Gay Atlanta Screening

Order tickets via Eventbrite: http://legalizegayatlanta-efbevent.eventbrite.com LGBT ally Ben Cohen will return to Atlanta on June 11th for a special screening of the film Legalize Gay as part of the 2012 Stonewall Month activities. The screening ins being co-hosted by The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, The Atlanta Pride Committee, and Out On Film, 3 local organizations doing important and related work on behalf of the LGBT community. Ben Cohen is an England Rugby World Cup champion and among the worlds greatest athletes. He ranks second in all-time scoring for England and first among straight professional athletes to focus his philanthropic efforts for the benefit of the LGBT community. Among the subjects in director Christopher Hines award-winning film, Cohen will be present for an interactive Q and A after the screening. Tickets include access to the Atlanta screening of Legalize Gay and an interactive Q&A with Ben Cohen and other guests (TBA). Tickets to the screening and panel discussion are $15 (plus event ticket surcharges). A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales go to The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, The Atlanta Pride Committee, and Out On Film. The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, Inc. The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, Inc. is the worlds first foundation dedicated to raising awareness of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying, and funding those doing real-world work to stop it. We stand up against bullying regardless of to whom it happens. Because lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are often targeted by bullies, we give particular attention to this community. We include removing homophobia from sports as central to our mission. For more information, go to www.standupfoundation.com. The Atlanta Pride Committee Atlanta Pride Committee annually hosts the largest LGBT Pride event in the Southeast in addition to a month long slate of Stonewall events. For more information, go to www.atlantapride.org. Out On Film Out On Film is one of the countrys oldest LGBT film festivals, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. For more information, go to www.outonfilm.org.