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# Is There a Place for Gay People in Conservatism and Conservative Politics? 

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Date and Time 

February 17, 2010 1 - 3 PM EST 

Location 

Auditorium/Wintergarden 

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##### Featuring 

Featuring **Nick Herbert, MP**, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Conservative Party, United Kingdom; **Andrew Sullivan**, The Daily Dish Blog, *The Atlantic*; and **Maggie Gallagher**, President, National Organization for Marriage. 

Under the leadership of David Cameron, Britain’s Conservative Party has jettisoned much of its former opposition to gay rights. Cameron supported civil unions for gays and appointed a number of openly gay men to his shadow cabinet. Nick Herbert will explain the reasons for those changes and elaborate on the new Conservative social agenda. Will the United States follow the British example? Our distinguished panel will consider the future of gay people’s participation in mainstream society and conservative politics on both sides of the Atlantic.

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