Postponed: Screenwriter to discuss portrayal of LGBTQ+ community through media

A National Press Club Headliners Breakfast featuring screenwriter and director Ron Nyswaner speaking on provoking conversations through media and his portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community and their stories has been postponed.

The event was originally scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Follow The Wire for an announcement about a new date.

From his Academy Award-nominated screenplay for the seminal AIDS film “Philadelphia,” to the first mainstream transgender-focused film “Soldier’s Girl,” to Showtime’s upcoming “Fellow Travelers” focusing on the 1950s Washington, D.C., Lavender Scare and the men and women caught up in it, Ron Nyswaner has been the lens through which many Americans have viewed the stories of the LGBTQ+ community. 

Along with his other work on such acclaimed projects as “Homeland” and “The Painted Veil,” Nyswaner will discuss his body of work and his passion for intricately drawn characters and subjects that provoke discussion.