Greensboro PFLAG newsletter, February 2001

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Parents. Families and Friend! of Lesbians and Gays
GREEN8B0R8, W 6
Vol. 8   No. 2.
PFLAG Regional Conference, March 9-11
There Will be a PFLAG regional conference over
the weekend of March 9, 10 & 11 at Southern Methodist
University in Dallas, Texas. Greensboro PFLAG has fiinds
from the Guilford Green Foundation grant to enable
interested persons to attend - call Mac or Linda Stroupe if
interested in attending.
Conference organizers promise that the event will
be affordable, worthwhile, and fun.
WORKSHOPS:
True to our theme of "sharing ideas"-"taking action" our
workshops will focus on specific issues that are relevant to
chapters regardless of size. We are committed to providing
workshops that will give you concrete ideas that will help
you develop a viable plan of action for your local
community. Listed below are some of the workshops
scheduled for this conference:
"The Second Closet (AIDS & HIV)"
"Building Bridges"
"Support Groups"
"The Importance Of Telling Your Story"
"Genesis Women's Shelter"
"Trangendered Issues"
"Reconciling Congregations"
"Making A Difference In Your Local Schools"
"Working With The Media"
We have planned a TOWN HALL meeting on
Friday evening. Many well known figures from the GLBT
community will answer your questions on issues such as
politics, religion, and education as well as many other issues
important to PFLAG. Also speaking will be the pastor of
the Cathedral of Hope, the world's largest predominately
GLBT church.
Walt Whitman Community School, the only private
GLBT high school in the country is a also located in Dallas.
Faculty & students from this nationally known school will
be participating in workshops & panels during our regional
conference.
Greensboro PFLAG
February meeting
Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Friendship Friends Meeting House
1103 New Garden Road
FEBRUARY, 2001
welcome to pflag. We offer ;i snfe, confidential space in
which to explore our feelings mid understandings about the gay
experience, especially "coming out" and what this means to
families and other loved ones, listen and share as much or as
little as you feel comfortable with, knowing that others can
understand. Welcome especially to our returning members
whose love is so healing.
QCC Meeting
The Quarterly Co-ordinating Committee met on
January 22 at the home of Mac and Linda Stroupe. It was
agreed to use part of the remaining funds from the Guilford
Green Foundation to purchase additional videos for our
library. Funds will also be available to send representatives
to the PFLAG conference in March.
Advertisements have been placed in the High Point
Enterprise, Triad Style, and the Peacemaker. The
Rhinoceros Times has refused to accept advertising from
PFLAG.
Piedmont Friends for Lesbian and Gay
Concerns meets Feb. 11
The Piedmont Friends for Lesbian and Gay
Concerns (PFLGC) program for February 11, 2001, will
consist of a panel on the subject of Gay and Lesbian
Support Groups.
The panelists are Robin Lester, Rachel Roberts
and Houston Hall.
Robin Lester is a board member of ART
(Alternative Resources of the Triad) and active in PFLAG
(Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and other gay
related groups. She will talk about ART and the large
number of gay and lesbian groups in the community.
Rachel Roberts is a board member of ART
(Alternative Resources of the Triad) and active in PFLAG
(Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and other gay
related groups. She will talk mainly about Lesbian
Connections and Greensboro Gender Association, a support
group for transgendered persons.
Houston Hall is director of Christian Education
at Congregational United Church of Christ. He is active in
GLASS (Gay Lesbian Adolescent Support System), GLSEN
(Gay , Lesbian, Straight Education Network). He will talk
mainly about Common Ground and other gay men support
groups.
The program is at New Garden Friends Meeting at
7 PM.
- Robert Mers