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The symposium is taking place during National Coming Out Week and comes a day after the 13th anniversary of the killing of Matthew Shepard, whose murder in Wyoming because of his sexual orientation was a catalyst for the passage of federal hate crime legislation in 2009.
Tonight's symposium will feature prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office and San Francisco District Attorney's Office, as well as law enforcement officials from the FBI and San Francisco Police Department.
A question-and-answer period will follow talks by the various invited speakers.
The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Rainbow Room on the second floor of the LGBT Community Center at 1800 Market St.
© The Bay Citizen, 2012
