July 24 fundraising event for LGBT Iraqis

Hear From Iraqi Refugees Personally...and Find Out How
You Can Help

Join the Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights Watch and
the National LGBT Bar Association for a unique event in Washington, D.C. to
support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Iraqis who have fled their home
country.

On Friday, July 24, spokesmen for a group of twenty
LGBT Iraqi refugees undergoing their resettlement process will be in
Washington, D.C. to bring attention to their struggle and raise money to
support LGBT Iraqi refugees still in the Middle East.

Since the U.S. invasion, sectarian violence and
fundamentalist religious leaders have filled a power vacuum left by the war
that has made life for LGBT Iraqis increasingly unbearable. In recent months,
international media have reported that LGBT Iraqis face kidnapping, torture,
horrific sexual violence, death threats and murder.

Start your weekend off with a reception that may save
lives.  All proceeds from the fundraiser go to support Helem, a Lebanese LGBT
organization that has provided food, shelter and clothing to LGBT Iraqi
refugees currently undergoing their resettlement process.

What:  Fundraiser to Support LGBT Iraqi Refugees

When: Friday, July 24, 2009

 6– 8 p.m.

Where: Human Rights Campaign Equality Center

           
1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036

Cost:    
Please bring your checkbook or credit card and donate as you can.

For questions or more
information, please contact Eric Wingerter at iraqrefugeelgbt@gmail.com

Any check made out to the Fund For Global Human Rights
marked "Helem" in the notes field will go directly to the
organization. Checks can be sent to HRC in care of  Anastasia Khoo if you
are not able to attend the event.

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