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The list of speakers for the March For Immigration tomorrow in Washington DC has been released. To our disappointment, not one of the numerous speakers at the event is LGBTQ.  And no one is scheduled to speak on the LGBTQ community’s behalf according to the Lez Get Real blog.

But there is a LGBTQ contingent who will be participating in the march. They’ll be seen. But not heard.

We find it very odd that with all the hoopla the last couple of years surrounding gay couples and immigration issues one would think that at least a speaker’s spot would’ve been reserved or created for someone to speak on the behalf of the immigration challenges within the LGBTQ community.

The event is expected to draw thousands—easily surpassing in attendance the National Equality March last year. We guess we should be consoled by the fact that Ben Jealous head of the NAACP is speaking…we think.

Here’s the list of speakers scheduled for March For Immigration

WHAT:  March for America: Change Takes Courage

WHEN: Sunday, March 21, 2010
Interfaith Service: 1 p.m. EST
Rally: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. EST
March to RFK Stadium: 5 p.m. EST

WHERE: National Mall, 7th St. NW, Washington, D.C.

SPEAKERS:
Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles
Andy Stern, president, SEIU International
Eddie “El Piolín” Sotelo, national radio personality
Marc Morial, executive director, National Urban League
Carlos Saavedra, national coordinator, United We Dream
Ben Jealous, executive director, NAACP
Lucia Mendez, Actress
Gustavo Torres, executive director, CASA de Maryland
Los Lonely Boys, Grammy Award winning musicians
Deepak Bhargava, executive director, Center for Community Change
Angelica Salas, executive director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
Wade Henderson, president, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Janet Murguía, executive director, National Council of La Raza
Pramila Jayapal, executive director, One America
Bishop Minerva Carcaño, Bishop of the Desert Southwest Conference of the United Methodist Church
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
Sen. Robert Menedez (D- N.J.)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Michael Honda (D-Calif.)
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Yvette Clark (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
Rev. Sam Rodriguez, Jr., president, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
Rev. Derrick Harkins, senior pastor, Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, president and general minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Rabbi Morris Allen, Beth Jacob Congregation
Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale, senior pastor, Reformed Church of Highland Park
Rev. John McCullough, executive director, Church World Service
Angela Sanbrano, executive committee president, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities
Esther Lopez, Director, UFCW Civil Rights and Community Action Department
Arturo Venegas Jr., retired Sacramento Chief of Police
Eliseo Medina, executive vice president, SEIU International
Emma Lozano, executive director, Centro Sin Fronteras
Billy Lawless, Celts for Immigration Reform
Ali Noorani, executive director, National Immigration Forum
Chung-Wha Hong, executive director, New York Immigration Coalition
Josh Hoyt, executive director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Eun Sook Lee, executive director, National Association of Korean American Service and Education Consortium
Maria Elena Durazo, Los Angeles County Federation, AFL- CIO
Maria Rodriguez, executive director, Florida Immigrant Coalition
Arturo Vargas, NALEO
Tuyet Le, executive director, Asian American Institute
Mary Rose Wilcox, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Justin Rubin, executive director, Move On
Arlene Holt-Baker, vice president, AFL- CIO
Joe Hansen, president, UFCW
John Willhelm, president, UNITE-HERE
Arturo Rodriguez, president, UFW
Juan Salgado, board president, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights
Kim Propeack, CASA de Maryland

For more info go to this link: March For Immigration Announces Speaker Line Up: No Speakers For LGBT-Bi Nationals

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