The role of the gay press in the struggle for equality will be the featured topic of a forum held by the Columbia and Howard County chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

Kevin Naff, executive editor of the Washington Blade, will be the speaker at the event, set to begin at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at the Owen Brown Center in Columbia.

For more information, call 410-290-8292.