In support of the passage of strong gun safety legislation in Congress, Bay State U.S. Senator Edward Markey will hold a press conference on gun violence this Friday, June 17, at 2:30 p.m. at Fenway Health‘s Ansin Building location, at 1340 Boylston St., Boston.
Joining the senator at the podium will be Stephen Boswell, MD, president and CEO of Fenway, John Rosenthal, head of Stop Handgun Violence; Monalisa Smith, head of Mothers for Justice and Equality; and William Begg, MD, an emergency-room physician from Newtown, Connecticut.
States a June 16 Fenway email blast about the event:
The press conference comes in the wake of recent mass shootings, including the one at Orlando nightclub Pulse that killed 49 people and injured 52 others, most of whom were Latino gay men, as well as other members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. The shooting also sent more than 50 to the hospital, many with severe injuries, and came amidst LGBT Pride celebrations in many cities and states across the US. Fenway Health has long cared for the New England LGBT community and is home to national and international LGBT health research, education and advocacy programs.
