Marriage-equality discussion planned by State College of Florida

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota will be holding a panel discussion on the topic of marriage equality.
According to a news release, the discussion, which is being sponsored by SCF's Multicultural and Diversity Awareness Committee, will start at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 8000 S. Tamiami Trail, Building 800 in Venice.
The scope of focus will be on marriage and equality relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons, as well as those who may identify with any of the aforementioned categories.
Five panelists will each be asked to contribute, both by giving accounts of their personal experiences with the topic and answering a number of questions. Each of the panelists will be from the LGBTQ community.
In addition to the information being shared and the predecided questions for the panelists, audience members will be invited to take part in the discussion by asking their own questions.
One panelist from Equality Florida will be speaking on the issues across Florida that are currently impacting the LGBTQ community.
Assistant professor Kristin Zaborski will be the moderator of the discussion.
Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Call 901-408-1483 or email to zaborsk@SCF.edu for more information.