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“Faces Of Fairness” Tour Launching Thursday
By: Associated Press
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A group devoted to fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender West Virginians is screening a film that features 14 personal stories.
Fairness West Virginia Institute is launching the "Faces of Fairness" tour Thursday at Musical Grounds European Coffeehouse in Fayetteville.
The group will then take the show on the road, with stops in Hurricane, Buckhannon, Martinsburg, Fairmont, Lewisburg, Parkersburg, Wheeling, Huntington, Shepherdstown, Morgantown and Athens.
Executive Director Casey Willits says it's the first time so many LGBT residents have participated in a multimedia project on this scale. Willits calls the film and photo exhibit "groundbreaking."
The tour will also include guest speakers, educational information and group discussions on issues facing LGBT residents.
Those issues include second-parent adoption rights, medical benefits, hospital visitation rights, and employment and housing discrimination