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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
GREENSBORO, N.C.
Vol.9 No. 2
February, 2002
Newsletter contributions needed
The newsletter is a bit short this month in part
because I've run out of new things to write about. I am
urging our members to send in their contributions to help
improve the newsletter. Write about your personal
experiences, advice to new folks, or comments about issues
related to coming out. Anything you can send in will be
greatly appreciated. Bring it to the next meeting or e-mail it
to tomclarke@mindspring.com. - Tom Clarke
Jimmy Creech in Greensboro
Mac and Barbara and I had the good fortune to hear
Jimmy Creech preach at St. Mary's MCC last night. He is
such a good, authentic, effective man. He and his wife live
in Raleigh. An ordained Methodist minister, now that he has
been dumped by the Methodist church, he spends his time
speaking, writing, and working all over the country for gay
causes. (His wife helped set up the first AIDS support group
in NC in the eighties.) Mac and I also heard him speak at
Greensboro College last year, and we heard him in DC the
prior year at the National PFLAG convention. He is truly a
man of God, a man who has willingly been arrested in
Soulforce demonstrations held in support of GLBT causes.
In religious-speak, he is "a channel of blessing," as the old
hymn phrases it. Last night we were re-inspired by his
courage. We encourage anyone who has not met or heard
Jimmy speak to watch for the opportunity. - Linda Stroupe
Guilford Green Foundation fundraiser, Mar. 16
The Guilford Green Foundation, which has been a
generous supporter of Greensboro PFLAG, will have its
2002 Black Tie Gala on Saturday, March 16, at the City
Club. This is the major annual fund-raiser for the
foundation, which supports many community organizations
including GLSEN, GLASS, ART, as well as PFLAG. The
evening will include cocktails, dinner, entertainment, and the
silent auction. Additional information can be found at the
website: www.guilfordgreenfoundationorg.
Greensboro PFLAG
February meeting
February 19, 7:30 p.m.
Friendship Friends Meeting House
1103 New Garden Road
Welcome to PFLAG. We offer a safe,
confidential space in which to explore our feelings and
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.
NEWS BRIEFS
Norwegian minister marries his boyfriend
Norway's Finance Minister has married his boyfriend.
He is the country's first cabinet minister to formally wed his
homosexual partner. Per-Kristian Foss married advertising
executive Jan Erik Knarbakk in a civil ceremony at Norway's
embassy in Stockholm.
Aftenposten reports the 52-year-old, a long-serving
Conservative Party MP, confirmed the ceremony to Norway's
financial daily newspaper, Dagens Naaingsliv, saying it took place
on January 4. He said: "Yes, we entered a partnership at the
embassy in Stockholm on January 4 ... but beyond that it's a
private issue." Mr Foss and Mr Knarbakk have lived together for a
number of years in Oslo.
In 1993, Norway became the second country in the world
after Denmark to give homosexual partnerships formal recognition,
awarding those involved almost equal rights to married
heterosexual couples.
Many Christians and some bishops in the state Lutheran
church, which bars homosexuals from becoming priests, are still
opposed to the law.
Settlement Received by Pennsylvania Gay Teen
By Kevin Jennings, Executive Director GLSEN
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (January 17, 2002) - A U.S.
District Court in Pennsylvania this week delivered to one school
district a message that should be heard by administrators
nationwide: protect all your students equally, or pay the price.
The court's decision to award 19-year-old Timothy Dahle
with a settlement of $312,000 to compensate for the pervasive antigay abuse he faced in the Titusville Area School District is
breathtaking. And it may be the second largest cash settlement ever
imposed by the courts upon schools that have chosen to ignore,
rather than address, student-on-student abuse based on sexual
orientation.
For LGBT students nationwide, discrimination and
harassment are the rule, not the exception. GLSEN revisited its
National School Climate Survey for this academic year, and we
learned that verbal and physical abuse occurs at an alarming rate:
close to 85% hear homophobic remarks frequently or often, and
over 80% report that faculty and staff never intervened. And verbal
abuse is not where it ends: one in five will suffer physical abuse
due to their sexual orientation.
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| Transcript | Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays GREENSBORO, N.C. Vol.9 No. 2 February, 2002 Newsletter contributions needed The newsletter is a bit short this month in part because I've run out of new things to write about. I am urging our members to send in their contributions to help improve the newsletter. Write about your personal experiences, advice to new folks, or comments about issues related to coming out. Anything you can send in will be greatly appreciated. Bring it to the next meeting or e-mail it to tomclarke@mindspring.com. - Tom Clarke Jimmy Creech in Greensboro Mac and Barbara and I had the good fortune to hear Jimmy Creech preach at St. Mary's MCC last night. He is such a good, authentic, effective man. He and his wife live in Raleigh. An ordained Methodist minister, now that he has been dumped by the Methodist church, he spends his time speaking, writing, and working all over the country for gay causes. (His wife helped set up the first AIDS support group in NC in the eighties.) Mac and I also heard him speak at Greensboro College last year, and we heard him in DC the prior year at the National PFLAG convention. He is truly a man of God, a man who has willingly been arrested in Soulforce demonstrations held in support of GLBT causes. In religious-speak, he is "a channel of blessing," as the old hymn phrases it. Last night we were re-inspired by his courage. We encourage anyone who has not met or heard Jimmy speak to watch for the opportunity. - Linda Stroupe Guilford Green Foundation fundraiser, Mar. 16 The Guilford Green Foundation, which has been a generous supporter of Greensboro PFLAG, will have its 2002 Black Tie Gala on Saturday, March 16, at the City Club. This is the major annual fund-raiser for the foundation, which supports many community organizations including GLSEN, GLASS, ART, as well as PFLAG. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, entertainment, and the silent auction. Additional information can be found at the website: www.guilfordgreenfoundationorg. Greensboro PFLAG February meeting February 19, 7:30 p.m. Friendship Friends Meeting House 1103 New Garden Road Welcome to PFLAG. We offer a safe, confidential space in which to explore our feelings and 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. NEWS BRIEFS Norwegian minister marries his boyfriend Norway's Finance Minister has married his boyfriend. He is the country's first cabinet minister to formally wed his homosexual partner. Per-Kristian Foss married advertising executive Jan Erik Knarbakk in a civil ceremony at Norway's embassy in Stockholm. Aftenposten reports the 52-year-old, a long-serving Conservative Party MP, confirmed the ceremony to Norway's financial daily newspaper, Dagens Naaingsliv, saying it took place on January 4. He said: "Yes, we entered a partnership at the embassy in Stockholm on January 4 ... but beyond that it's a private issue." Mr Foss and Mr Knarbakk have lived together for a number of years in Oslo. In 1993, Norway became the second country in the world after Denmark to give homosexual partnerships formal recognition, awarding those involved almost equal rights to married heterosexual couples. Many Christians and some bishops in the state Lutheran church, which bars homosexuals from becoming priests, are still opposed to the law. Settlement Received by Pennsylvania Gay Teen By Kevin Jennings, Executive Director GLSEN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (January 17, 2002) - A U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania this week delivered to one school district a message that should be heard by administrators nationwide: protect all your students equally, or pay the price. The court's decision to award 19-year-old Timothy Dahle with a settlement of $312,000 to compensate for the pervasive antigay abuse he faced in the Titusville Area School District is breathtaking. And it may be the second largest cash settlement ever imposed by the courts upon schools that have chosen to ignore, rather than address, student-on-student abuse based on sexual orientation. For LGBT students nationwide, discrimination and harassment are the rule, not the exception. GLSEN revisited its National School Climate Survey for this academic year, and we learned that verbal and physical abuse occurs at an alarming rate: close to 85% hear homophobic remarks frequently or often, and over 80% report that faculty and staff never intervened. And verbal abuse is not where it ends: one in five will suffer physical abuse due to their sexual orientation. Continued on next page |
