PFLAG / THE LA EVENT to Honor RYAN MURPHY and THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Director LISA CHOLODENKO

PFLAG / THE LA EVENT to Honor RYAN MURPHY and THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Director LISA CHOLODENKO

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The following is being released by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG):

PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
National will join with entertainment industry leaders to
honor and celebrate the work of Ryan Murphy (Creator/
Executive Producer, GLEE) and Lisa Cholodenko (Writer/
Director, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT). Evening will be emceed
by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet of MODERN
FAMILY, and will feature appearances by GLEE's Jane Lynch,
NCIS star Pauley Perrette, Academy Award winner Dustin
Lance Black (screenwriter, MILK) and a live performance
WHAT: from Grammy-winning musical artist Nelly Furtado.

Honoree Ryan Murphy (CREATOR, GLEE & NIP/TUCK; director of
EAT PRAY LOVE), Honoree Lisa Cholodenko (Director, THE
KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT), Jane Lynch (GLEE), Jesse Tyler
Ferguson (MODERN FAMILY), Eric Stonestreet (MODERN
FAMILY), Grammy-Winner Nelly Furtado, Pauley Perrette
(NCIS), Dustin Lance Black (Oscar(TM) winner, MILK), Bryan
Singer (X-MEN), Laurence Fishburne (CSI), Marlee Matlin
(CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD), Adam Shankman (SO YOU THINK
YOU CAN DANCE), Ed Harris and Amy Madigan, Erin Cummings
(DETROIT 187), Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan,
WHO: Levar Burton, more to come...

WHEN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010

6:00 pm Press Check-In

6:30 pm Red Carpet Arrivals/VIP Reception

7:30 pm Reception
8:00 pm Award Presentation

WHERE: London West Hollywood
1020 North San Vicente Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069-3802

Press Requests: Viae-mail to Liz Owen:lizowen@lo-pr.com

We invite you to submit talent via e-mail to Jean-Marie Navetta: jnavetta@pflag.org

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is the nation's foremost family-based organization committed to the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Founded in 1973 by mothers and fathers, PFLAG has 200,000 members and supporters in more than 250 chapters throughout the United States. To learn more, please visit www.pflag.org.

SOURCE Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

CONTACT: Liz Owen of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), +1- 323-404-3185

Web Site: http://www.pflag.org

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