Obama to speak at Human Rights Campaign Dinner Saturday

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Obama to speak at HRC Dinner
13th annual event to take place Saturday

By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Oct 5, 12:33 PM


President Obama will speak at the upcoming national dinner and fundraiser for the Human Rights Campaign, according to a report in the New York Times.

An HRC spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Obama’s appearance wouldn’t be the first time that a sitting president appeared at the national HRC dinner. Former President Bill Clinton addressed the dinner in 1997.

The HRC dinner is scheduled for Saturday at the Washington Convention Center in D.C. More than 3,000 guests are expected, according to an HRC statement.

Also slated to make appearances are Judy and Dennis Shepard, the parents of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who was killed near Laramie, Wyo., in 1998 because of his sexual orientation. Judy Shepard and Dennis Shepard are set to receive HRC’s first-ever Edward M. Kennedy National Leadership Award.

Other planned special guests include Lady Gaga; the cast of “Glee,” a new comedy on the Fox network; and Gavin Creel, a two-time Tony-nominated Broadway actor currently starring in “Hair.”