beginning at 5:00 thursday, going until 7:00, i think, or maybe 7:30, will be a conversation with mary ella castro, daughter of raul castro, the president of cuba, and the niece of fidel. why is it relevant? she was instrumental in changing the attitudes and laws in cuba on lgbt folks. she is pro gay marriage, pro transgender health, hiv. she is going to be making a presentation. it is open to the public free of charge. come early. it is going to be slammed. >> when is it? vice chair joseph: tomorrow. i suggest you arrive between 5:15 and 5:30 in order to get in. she will probably not be there until 5:45. having said that, that is my comment. >> i would also like to invite everyone to the local production of "the vagina monologues." the cast includes supervisor malia cohen and others. it is women of color united against violence. i have been a volunteer in this production for about eight years. vice chair joseph: will everyone be there? >> it is this friday at 7:30. president newlin: anybody else? >> i just wanted to say that last night the harvey milk club had their soiree, which was fantastic. a

beginning at 5:00 thursday, going until 7:00, i think, or maybe 7:30, will be a conversation with mary ella castro, daughter of raul castro, the president of cuba, and the niece of fidel. why is it relevant? she was instrumental in changing the attitudes and laws in cuba on lgbt folks. she is pro gay marriage, pro transgender health, hiv. she is going to be making a presentation. it is open to the public free of charge. come early. it is going to be slammed. >> when is it? vice chair joseph: tomorrow. i suggest you arrive between 5:15 and 5:30 in order to get in. she will probably not be there until 5:45.

castro is an outspoken gay-rights at davis. >>> i was impressed. it was so rowdy at first, things settle down and we were able to give down to business. mary ellathe daughter of the cuban president was at the elegy bt's center last night. she has made gay-rights her life cause. she spoke openly and candidly about many topics. here's what she had say:. for members of the elegy bt communities today. >>> we have right now to do something that had presidents in the history of cuba. there was an objective that we will fight against any forms of discrimination against the elegy bt community. >>> a very lively and interesting conversation. she also think obama's of 4 the travel visa. she said that if she were a citizen of america she would vote for obama. she said it of heterosexuals had rights than homosexuals should too. she said that her father is of sound mind and he is writing his memoirs and he is telling the story of cuba the only he could tell. >>> did she talk at all about the cuba and u.s. relations. >>> she spoke in the most heated moments. in closing thoughts, ask what are your words says, >>> it she said coming to cuba and let's continue