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Parents, Families and Wimi$ of Lesbians and Gays
GREENSBORO, N.C.
Vol 10 No. 2
February, 2003
Report on last month's business meeting
On January 21, we had a Greensboro PFLAG business
meeting that was open to all current chapter members. Nine
people attended the meeting. We discussed the following
topics:
• 2002 financial report prepared by Mac Stroupe
• 2003 funding from Guilford Green Foundation and
how designated:
Amount Description
1,000
Training/conferences/leadership
development
600
Newsletter production & distribution
600
Purchase & distribute books for public
schools
S2,200
Total grant for 2003
Meeting space - endorsed RG suggestion to
increase annual gift from $200 to $250 - expect to
be able to fund - can pass hat if necessary
Chapter Newsletter - costs well under control - DP
distribution via email has had very favorable impact
— "snail mail" still an option for those who prefer it
— can do special mail outs for special events or
important announcements such as we did for the
holiday party
Ten Year Celebration - DP, LAS, MM agreed to
help plan - additional members also to be recruited,
including J, who literally had a "hot" Christmas,
and N, who hails from the "mountain mama" state
Suggestions -
■ Recognize a local gay friendly
business/organization/school
Q Seek News & Record article
about PFLAG - to be coordinated
so as to increase public awareness
of our presence and purpose in
the community while
safeguarding confidentiality of
membership
D Celebration to be open to PFLAG
members and members of other
local gay friendly groups such as
ART, GLSEN, GLASS, TPB
Guild, etc. but not to be
publicized to general public
Books to public schools - high priority - MS, RM,
& LAS agreed to pursue.
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.
WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign today
applauded the decision of the Justice Department to grant
compensation from a federal fund created for victims of the Sept.
11 attacks to Peggy Neff, who lost her partner, Sheila Hein, in the
attack on the Pentagon. Unlike victims in New York, who were
eligible for state-level survivor benefits, neither Virginia nor
federal law made any provision for non-married partners.
"This is the first time that we are aware of that the federal
government has specifically recognized that someone in a gay
relationship should receive compensation for the loss of a partner,"
said HRC Communications Director and Senior Strategist David
M. Smith. "This is a testament to fair-mindedness prevailing over
intolerance. This is also thanks in no small part to the tireless
efforts of Lambda Legal as they worked for months with Peg to
make this happen."
Neff and Hein had been partnered for more than 18 years
and owned a home together in Maryland. Both women wore gold
bands to signify their commitment to each other, and Hein was still
wearing the ring Neff had given her when rescue workers found her
remains in the rubble at the Pentagon.
When Neff applied for assistance after the attacks from
the state of Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, she
received a letter rejecting her claim and expressing condolences for
the loss of her "friend."
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, new light was
shed on the gross inequity that exists in America's family laws, as
gay families - who are not allowed to marry - were ineligible for
survivor benefits and protections that most Americans take for
granted. A 1996 study by the federal General Accounting Office
found that there are more than 1,000 rights and obligations
associated with marriage or spousal status under the U.S. code that
gay and lesbian couples and families are denied because no U.S.
state allows them to marry.
Greensboro PFLAG
February meeting
FBhnimy 1Sg 7:30 pMi,
Fraeocilsiraop Friemids ft/ise'Sing House
1 '■!•"'■' ii; - Garetem Road
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| Transcript | Parents, Families and Wimi$ of Lesbians and Gays GREENSBORO, N.C. Vol 10 No. 2 February, 2003 Report on last month's business meeting On January 21, we had a Greensboro PFLAG business meeting that was open to all current chapter members. Nine people attended the meeting. We discussed the following topics: • 2002 financial report prepared by Mac Stroupe • 2003 funding from Guilford Green Foundation and how designated: Amount Description 1,000 Training/conferences/leadership development 600 Newsletter production & distribution 600 Purchase & distribute books for public schools S2,200 Total grant for 2003 Meeting space - endorsed RG suggestion to increase annual gift from $200 to $250 - expect to be able to fund - can pass hat if necessary Chapter Newsletter - costs well under control - DP distribution via email has had very favorable impact — "snail mail" still an option for those who prefer it — can do special mail outs for special events or important announcements such as we did for the holiday party Ten Year Celebration - DP, LAS, MM agreed to help plan - additional members also to be recruited, including J, who literally had a "hot" Christmas, and N, who hails from the "mountain mama" state Suggestions - ■ Recognize a local gay friendly business/organization/school Q Seek News & Record article about PFLAG - to be coordinated so as to increase public awareness of our presence and purpose in the community while safeguarding confidentiality of membership D Celebration to be open to PFLAG members and members of other local gay friendly groups such as ART, GLSEN, GLASS, TPB Guild, etc. but not to be publicized to general public Books to public schools - high priority - MS, RM, & LAS agreed to pursue. 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. WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign today applauded the decision of the Justice Department to grant compensation from a federal fund created for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to Peggy Neff, who lost her partner, Sheila Hein, in the attack on the Pentagon. Unlike victims in New York, who were eligible for state-level survivor benefits, neither Virginia nor federal law made any provision for non-married partners. "This is the first time that we are aware of that the federal government has specifically recognized that someone in a gay relationship should receive compensation for the loss of a partner," said HRC Communications Director and Senior Strategist David M. Smith. "This is a testament to fair-mindedness prevailing over intolerance. This is also thanks in no small part to the tireless efforts of Lambda Legal as they worked for months with Peg to make this happen." Neff and Hein had been partnered for more than 18 years and owned a home together in Maryland. Both women wore gold bands to signify their commitment to each other, and Hein was still wearing the ring Neff had given her when rescue workers found her remains in the rubble at the Pentagon. When Neff applied for assistance after the attacks from the state of Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, she received a letter rejecting her claim and expressing condolences for the loss of her "friend." In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, new light was shed on the gross inequity that exists in America's family laws, as gay families - who are not allowed to marry - were ineligible for survivor benefits and protections that most Americans take for granted. A 1996 study by the federal General Accounting Office found that there are more than 1,000 rights and obligations associated with marriage or spousal status under the U.S. code that gay and lesbian couples and families are denied because no U.S. state allows them to marry. Greensboro PFLAG February meeting FBhnimy 1Sg 7:30 pMi, Fraeocilsiraop Friemids ft/ise'Sing House 1 '■!•"'■' ii; - Garetem Road |
