9 presidential candidates to appear at CNN's LGBTQ town hall

(CNN) Editor's note: This story, originally published on October 1, has been updated to reflect Bernie Sanders will not appear at the event. Sanders has canceled events related to his 2020 presidential campaign as he recovers from a heart attack.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won't appear at a CNN town hall Thursday focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues, after suffering a heart attack last week.

Sanders had accepted an invitation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to appear at the event, but has canceled events related to his 2020 presidential campaign last week after a heart attack in Nevada. His campaign told CNN that the senator will still participate at its primary debate on October 15 in Westerville, Ohio.

The October 10 event in Los Angeles will air from 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET and feature Democratic presidential candidates appearing back-to-back throughout the evening and taking questions from audience members and a CNN moderator.

The town hall, which HRC bills as the "Power of our Pride," will air exclusively on the CNN television and digital platforms and coincides with the 31st anniversary of National Coming Out Day on October 11.

All times below are in Eastern.

• New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker will be interviewed by CNN's Dana Bash at 7:30 p.m.
• Former Vice President Joe Biden will be interviewed by CNN's Anderson Cooper at 8 p.m.
• South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg will be interviewed by Cooper at 8:30 p.m.
• Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will be interviewed by CNN's Chris Cuomo at 9 p.m.
• California Sen. Kamala Harris will be interviewed by Cuomo at 9:30 p.m.
• Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke will be interviewed by CNN's Don Lemon at 10 p.m.
• Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar will be interviewed by Lemon at 10:30 p.m.
• Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro will be interviewed by CNN's Nia-Malika Henderson at 11 p.m.
• Businessman Tom Steyer will be interviewed by Henderson at 11:30 p.m.

Invitations to participate in the LGBTQ-focused town hall were extended to Democratic presidential hopefuls who met the DNC's qualifications for the October 2019 primary debate. Candidates must have reached 2% in at least four national polls identified by the DNC to determine eligibility. The polls for this town hall must have been released between June 28, 2019 and September 25, 2019. In addition, candidates also needed to meet the donor threshold outlined by the DNC for the October debate, in which the candidates had to receive the financial support of 130,000 unique donors, including 400 donors each from at least 20 states.

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and businessman Andrew Yang both declined HRCF's invitation, each citing scheduling conflicts.

A HRCF spokesperson said the audience will be comprised of invited guests, LGBTQ stakeholders and members of civic organizations. No public tickets will be available for the event, which will take place at The Novo.