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Article: Governor Gray Davis to Speak at Remembrance Event For Gay Rights Leader Morris Kight Saturday, February 1; DATE: SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 2003.

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January 28, 2003
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--TIME: 1 P.M.LOCATION: Metropolitan Community Church, 8714 Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood, CA 90069

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- California Governor Gray Davis will attend and speak at the Saturday, February 1 "celebration" honoring the life of gay civil rights pioneer Morris Kight. The event will be held at 1 p.m. at the Metropolitan Community Church, 8714 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Kight died January 19, ending a prolific career that achieved many of the civil rights he sought. His death has been widely covered in local and national media outlets.

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