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PFLAG JACKSON MARCH NEWSLETTER
MEETING: - March 8, 2007 PFLAG Jackson normally meets the second Thursday of the month at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1505 W. Michigan, Jackson, MI at 7:00 pm. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2007.
Remember ....Our meetings are for all of our friends - especially you, our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender ones. We reach out every month to every one of you, to provide a safe, secure place for you to go ... so join us!
PFLAG JACKSON IN THE NEWS -
Gender-bending prof to get boot at evangelical university
Pastor Tom Ramundo, Superintendent for the southern Michigan conference of the Free Methodist Church, believes homosexual activists are attempting to make a transgender professor teaching at a private Christian university near Jackson a poster child for their agenda.
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?article6361
PFLAG Joins with Triangle Foundation to Announce National Summer Camp for GLBT Youth http://www.pflag.org/1_25_07_-_Camping_OUT.1110.0.html
Michigan PFLAGer Colette Beighley to Head Triangle Foundation Western Michigan Field Office http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar01
PFLAG NATIONAL CONFERENCE _ Where Will You Be October 10-14, 2007? http://www.pflag.org/12-2007_Convention.956.0.html
SPECIAL EDITION
Evangelicals Supporting Gays and Lesbians - “BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING”
This the second of a four-part Audio presentation by Evangelical Dr. tony Campolo and his wife Peggy. This month’s Audio Presentation http://www.gaychristian.net/campolos2.mp3 given by Peggy discussions 1) Romans I on dealing with homosexuality and historical perspective of women within the church. 2) The Homosexual “Lifestyle” 3) Personal Perspective - finding god in those who are in need or being oppressed …. You do stand with God when you stand with those who suffer……
Part 1- a 25 minute presentation http://www.gaychristian.net/campolos1.mp3
QUOTABLE QUOTES
“Spiritually, living as Julie has made worship more precious and the fruits of the Spirit more manifest in my life. Whatever others may think, I know I am walking hand-in-hand with God through this. That is all I can do.” Julie Nemecek commenting after being fired from a Christian-based Spring Arbor University. The ordained Baptist minister is fighting the dismissal, starting with a discrimination claim she filed recently with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Detroit. On its Academic Affairs Web site, the university pledges: "We will seek ways to invite and welcome diversity into our community." "The university teaches tolerance for transgender individuals in the classroom.
"If you change one person around," he said, "we think it will make a difference. It will just take time to get people to open their minds." Bashar Makhay who organized a rally for marriage rights. http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=23641
“The American military is more scared of lesbians than terrorists“ Rep. Gary Ackerman, from New York while questioning Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a Congressional committee into 2008 State Department budget. The Congressman was questioning the current military policy of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3662.html
Brokeback kiss is voted number one kiss http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3710.html
"This is a baby. This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate by people on either side of an issue. It is my child." —Mary Cheney to an audience at Barnard College (AP)
To penalize someone because of their sexual orientation is like what used to happen to us—to be penalized for something which we could do nothing [about], our ethnicity, our race," said Tutu. "I would find it quite unacceptable to condemn, persecute a minority that has already been persecuted." Tutu - the Nobel Peace laureate and former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid41570.asp
SPEAK OUT - IT MATTERS - ACTION ITEM
FIFTEEN MOST EXPENSIVE REASONS WHY SAFE SCHOOLS LEGISLATION IS IN MICHIGAN’s BEST INTEREST http://www.nclrights.org/publications/15reasons.htm
Flores v. Morgan Hill Unified School District (N.D. Cal.) - Settlement MONETARY: over $1,100,000
Massey v. Banning Unified School District (C.D. Cal.) $45,000
Henkle v. Gregory, 150 F. Supp.2d 1067 (D. Nev. 2001) (settled 2002) $451,000
Loomis v. Visalia Unified School District (E.D. Cal.) (settled 2002) $130,000
Dahle v. Titusville (Pa.) (settled 2002) $312,000
Snelling v. Fall Mountain Regional Sch. Dist., 2001 WL 276975 (D.N.H. 2001) unresolved
Putman v. Bd. of Educ. of Somerset Ind. Sch. (E.D. Ky.) $135,000
Montgomery v. Indep. School Dist., 109 F. Supp.2d 1081 (D. Minn. 2000) Undisclosed financial settlement
Ray v. Antioch, 107 F. Supp. 2d 1165 (N.D. Cal. 2000) Undisclosed financial settlement
O.H. v. Oakland, 2000 WL 33376299 (N.D. Cal. 2000) Undisclosed, confidential monetary amount
Lovins v. Pleasant Hill (W.D. Mo.) (settled 2000) $72,000
Vance v. Spencer, 2000 WL 1651376 (6th Cir. 2000) $220,000
Iverson v. Kent (settled 1998) $40,000
Wagner v. Fayetteville (settled 1998) Policy enforcement and personnel training
Nabonzy v. Podlesny, 92 F.3d 446 (7th Cir. 1996) $962,000
SAFE SCHOOLS ADVOCACY DAYS
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006 - State Capitol Building Room 424 Lansing - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lobby effort will be to encourage legislators to pass all inclusive Anti-Bullying legislation (HB 5616)
Lobby training and lunch provided. PFLAG Jackson was present last year and we hope to have a car load to attend again this year. Call 750-3045 if you want to attend and make a difference for students.
In conjunction with Safe Schools Lobby Day on March 28, Triangle Foundation is offering anyone who has ever been bullied while in a Michigan school a chance to tell their story from the safety of their computer. http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar02
2nd Parent Adoption introduced - Send E-mails/Letters http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar03
CARE Speaker's Bureau Trainings - April 28th/29th http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar04
REPORTS/SURVEYS
Housing study finds statewide bias against gays and lesbians
http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=23268
50 Under 30 Public Education Campaign Gender-Based Violence: In Our Classrooms and Communities Michigan listed with 2 fatalities http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar05
Study: Gays Twice As Likely To Smoke - http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/01/012407smoke.htm
2006 Welcoming Church Survey http://www.gaychurch.org/The_Word/Welcoming_Church_Report/2006_welcoming_church_survey.htm
1990: 1000 Welcoming Churches
2006: 4,230 the yearly survey the growth rate looks like this
TV, RADIO, NEWSPAPER, ENTERTAINMENT
Lesbian Clicks Video Newsletter: PREMIER ISSUE - Being a Gay Christian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4gTEsLG4Gs
GLBTQ - http://www.glbtq.com/ An encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer culture.
Undecided about which movie to see and want to see a clip of a movie thats out? It just might be on here. http://movies.aol.com/trailer_clip_movie_preview_video/archive
IN THE LIFE: WKAR Channel 23 East Lansing - February 2006 The Principles of Youth
This Febuary,In the Life, America’s gay and lesbian newsmagazine, presents “THE PRINCIPLES OF YOUTH,”
http://www.itlmedia.org/podcasts/podmini.html an episode dedicated entirely to stories about LGBT youth. Hosted by Grammy® Award-winning songwriter and performer Ani DiFranco, this month’s In the Life, gives voice to an often unheard and overlooked population. http://www.inthelifetv.org
GSA
GSA Network Online Store http://www.cafepress.com/gsanetwork
JCC GSA Meetings GSA's MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jccgsa GSA Yahoo! Group: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/JCCGSA/
LCC GSA
ALBION COLLEGE GSA – “Break the Silence” http://www.albion.edu/breakthesilence/
SCHOLARSHIPS
LEAGUE Foundation Scholarship Program until April 27, 2007 http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonfeb01/index.html
QUEER FOUNDATION - DEADLINE March 31, 2007
Queer Foundation to Offer Three $1,000 College Scholarships for 2007–08 to Winners of 2007 High School English Essay Contest
HAPPENINGS
The 11th Annual - Michigan Lesbian & Gay ComedyFest is on Saturday, March 10, 2007 with two shows at 6:00 pm and 9:30 pm at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The 2007 line-up includes Four National Comedians to be announced in January. Advanced Tickets on sale now only at http://www.ComedyFest.org
Michigan Pride - March, Rally & Festival - Lansing, Michigan - ***JUNE 29 & 30 *** http://www.michiganpride.org/index1.htm
MICHIGAN EQUALITY EVENTS - http://www.michiganequality.org/Events.shtml Michigan Equality Website and News - http://www.michiganequality.org/index.shtml November Newsletter: http://www.michiganequality.org/ARTICLES/NovNewsletter06.shtml
AREA ACTIVITIES
Armory Artswalk Apartments/ Residential Informational Meetings http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar06
The Partnership Park Afterschool http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar07
AROUND TOWN http://www.scarab49201.com/
HIV/AIDS/HEPATITIS
Hepatitis A & B Vaccines - Jackson County Health Department gives discounts to ‘At Risk Groups” which include homosexuals. Information obtained from Jackson County Health Department
1) What is Hepatitis A? What you need to know. http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar08
2) What is Hepatitis B? - What you need to know. http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar09
FDA To Review New Class Of HIV/AIDS Drug
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/02/020807hiv.htm
Time for a New Generation of HIV Advocacy, Activist Says
http://www.thebody.com/tag/dec06/editorial.html?m186h
VISUAL AIDS GALLARY http://www.thebody.com/visualaids/web_gallery/2007/hackney/09.html?h85h
THE BODY http://www.thebody.com/ - The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
NEWS/STORIES
Because some risks are worth taking - By Dawn Wolfe http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmar10
Rally backs transgender prof - Church says university fulfills duties
http://www.mlive.com/news/jacitpat/index.ssf?/base/news-20/1171384646174100.xml&coll=3&thispage=1
Uproar over ban on gays' blood - TEEN TRIES TO DONATE, FUELS DEBATE OF POLICY
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/peninsula/16517012.htm
BLOOD DONATION ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES “are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977” http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html#hiv
2007 Soulforce Equality Ride - Faith Forward: Social Justice for LGBT People http://www.soulforce.org/equalityride
Protesters blast anti-gay coach at MSU http://www.pridesource.com/digestarticle.shtml?article=23369
New Jersey grants civil unions from today http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3738.html
Gay teens coming out earlier to peers and family
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-02-07-gay-teens-cover_x.htm
Nation should replicate Ruth Ellis Center's efforts with homeless gay teens
While approximately 3 to 5 percent of the total U.S. population identifies as gay or lesbian, our review of the available academic and professional literature found that an estimated 20 to 40 percent of the up to 1.6 million youth who run away or are homeless each year identify as LGBT. In other words, LGBT youth are grossly overrepresented in the homeless youth population. http://www.pridesource.com/digestarticle.shtml?article=23375
Website calling for gay executions hosted by Google The most effective way in which people can register their disapproval of killbattyman is to flag his blog as inappropriate. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3783.html
HISTORY
General Gayety: Our royally gay history http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=23206
HUMAN INTERST -
Crocodile Hunter Meets His Match http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa_7P5AbUww
“Take an Aspirin” http://www.cafeoflifepikespeak.com/Videos/Licensed%20To%20Pill.swf
Coming Out http://www.veoh.com/videos/e166367KrX4zHEd
WELCOMING FAITH COMMUNITIES
http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonii
Ann Arbor Area: Lord of Light Lutheran Church
Battle Creek Area: Sign of the Covenant MCC
Hillsdale Area: Church of the Crescent Moon
Jackson Area: Soka Gakkai International, Immanual Lutheran Church, St John’s United Church of Christ, Temple Beth Israel, Trinity United Methodist, Unity Church, Church of the Crescent Moon, Universalist Unitarian Church of East Liberty
Calling the Rainbow Nation Home http://www.gaychurch.org
Find a church anywhere USA - 115 in Michigan If a gay person or their extended family wants to find a supportive, gay affirming Christian church in their area http://www.gaychurch.org/Find_a_Church/united_states/united_states.htm
MISCELLANEOUS
Supportive Non-Profit Orgnizations http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonxii
Area Support Groups http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonglbt
Jackson Area HIV/AIDS Information Services http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonvi
MISCELLANEOUS http://www.webspawner.com/users/pflagjacksonmi
Send E-Mail to: pflag_jackson@yahoo.com
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