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DENVER—Gay-rights activists in Denver are putting on what they call the nation’s first gay town hall meeting with Rep. Jared Polis.
The town hall-style meeting on Saturday is an open forum on issues relating to gays, lesbians and the transgendered. Polis, a Democrat from Boulder, is the first openly gay man elected to Congress as a non-incumbent.
Organizers say the meeting will touch on a recent defense spending bill approved by the House that would include sexual identity in the federal hate crimes law.
Also up for discussion are the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on gay service members and efforts to reduce employment discrimination.
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