Congressman and Flint native Dan Kildee to receive honors from LGBT community today

DETROIT – Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) will be presented with the Catalyst Award from Equality Michigan, a civil rights and advocacy organization, for his work to promote equality tomorrow, Friday, December 2, 2016, in Detroit. The reception starts at 6:30 p.m. ET, and Congressman Kildee is expected to accept the award and deliver remarks to attendees at the reception at approximately 7:45 p.m. ET.
Congressman Dan Kildee, a champion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Congress, is a Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. In Congress, he was in the forefront of pushing to strike down the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), extending civil rights protections to LGBT Americans and supporting marriage equality.
WHO: Congressman Dan Kildee
WHAT: Catalyst Award Presentation at Equality Michigan 2016 Fall Reception
WHEN: Today, Friday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. ET; Congressman Kildee remarks at approximately 7:45 p.m. ET
WHERE: DTE Energy, 1 Energy Plaza, Detroit, Mich. 48116
RSVP: Media interested in attending should RSVP to Mitchell Rivard by email at mitchell.rivard@mail.house.gov or by telephone at 989-450-2534.