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Parents, Famife mi Friends of Lesbians and Gays
GREENSBORO, N.C.
Vol. 10
8
August, 2003
PFLAG Regional Conference, Sept. 20
The PFLAG Southeast Regional
Conference will be held on Saturday, September
20 on the campus of Duke University in Durham,
N.C. This will coincide with the annual North
Carolina Gay Pride celebration.
Keynote speaker will be David Tseng, the
Executive Director of PFLAG. Also speaking will
be Esera Tuaolo, former pro football player in the
NFL who recently came out.
There will be four workshops to choose
from - Building Diverse Coalitions, Court
Network Project, Homosexuality and the Bible,
and Youth Advocacy.
Schedule:
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Registration, continental
breakfast
9:00-12 noon Keynote speaker
morning workshop
catered lunch
12 noon - 3 p.m. North Carolina Pride March,
speakers, entertainment, vendor tables
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Afternoon workshop and closing
Sat. evening- Cocktails and dinner.
(Bmmmbm© PFLAG
Aygyst meeting
>t 18, 7:3® punni.
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.
Episcopal church approves gay bishop
A New Hampshire clergyman will become the first
openly gay elected bishop in the Episcopal Church. On
Sunday he won one of two final votes required to be
confirmed. The House of Deputies, a legislative body
composed of clergy and lay people, voted to approve the
Rev. V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire. The
House of Deputies voted by delegation, with 128 delegations
voting yes and 63 voting no. He also won the final vote of
the House of Bishops 62-43 after charges of "inappropriate
touching" and connections to pornography were found to be
groundless.
"This is a huge step for gay and lesbian folks in the
church," Robinson said "The only thing that makes this not
a completely joyous day today is the fact of my consent
causing pain and difficulty for a good number of people in
our community."
Church music director fired because he's gay
ROCKFORD, 111. - The music director at
Rockford's largest Catholic church had a choice: give up his
gay partner of 10 years or lose his job. When Bill Stein
refused to take a vow of chastity Tuesday, he was fired from
his position at Holy Family. "I was honest. I walked out of
the office without a job, but I had my dignity," Stein said
"This shouldn't happen to anybody. It's the year 2003, for
crying out loud."
Some of Stein's supporters expressed outrage at the
choir gathering, shouting out suggestions for protest, but
Stein told them to keep the faith and discouraged them from
responding with anger. "The saddest thing is not that I lost a
job. I'll get a job somewhere doing something," Stein said
"The saddest thing is the people who have told me that this
has shaken their faith."
The incident is shameful, said Mary Zuba, a
member of St. James Church on Second Street in Rockford
and half of the first same-sex couple to adopt a nonrelated
child in Illinois. "Bill and his partner want to share their
love with a child. They also want to have their church
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| Transcript | Parents, Famife mi Friends of Lesbians and Gays GREENSBORO, N.C. Vol. 10 8 August, 2003 PFLAG Regional Conference, Sept. 20 The PFLAG Southeast Regional Conference will be held on Saturday, September 20 on the campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C. This will coincide with the annual North Carolina Gay Pride celebration. Keynote speaker will be David Tseng, the Executive Director of PFLAG. Also speaking will be Esera Tuaolo, former pro football player in the NFL who recently came out. There will be four workshops to choose from - Building Diverse Coalitions, Court Network Project, Homosexuality and the Bible, and Youth Advocacy. Schedule: 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast 9:00-12 noon Keynote speaker morning workshop catered lunch 12 noon - 3 p.m. North Carolina Pride March, speakers, entertainment, vendor tables 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Afternoon workshop and closing Sat. evening- Cocktails and dinner. (Bmmmbm© PFLAG Aygyst meeting >t 18, 7:3® punni. 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. Episcopal church approves gay bishop A New Hampshire clergyman will become the first openly gay elected bishop in the Episcopal Church. On Sunday he won one of two final votes required to be confirmed. The House of Deputies, a legislative body composed of clergy and lay people, voted to approve the Rev. V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire. The House of Deputies voted by delegation, with 128 delegations voting yes and 63 voting no. He also won the final vote of the House of Bishops 62-43 after charges of "inappropriate touching" and connections to pornography were found to be groundless. "This is a huge step for gay and lesbian folks in the church," Robinson said "The only thing that makes this not a completely joyous day today is the fact of my consent causing pain and difficulty for a good number of people in our community." Church music director fired because he's gay ROCKFORD, 111. - The music director at Rockford's largest Catholic church had a choice: give up his gay partner of 10 years or lose his job. When Bill Stein refused to take a vow of chastity Tuesday, he was fired from his position at Holy Family. "I was honest. I walked out of the office without a job, but I had my dignity," Stein said "This shouldn't happen to anybody. It's the year 2003, for crying out loud." Some of Stein's supporters expressed outrage at the choir gathering, shouting out suggestions for protest, but Stein told them to keep the faith and discouraged them from responding with anger. "The saddest thing is not that I lost a job. I'll get a job somewhere doing something," Stein said "The saddest thing is the people who have told me that this has shaken their faith." The incident is shameful, said Mary Zuba, a member of St. James Church on Second Street in Rockford and half of the first same-sex couple to adopt a nonrelated child in Illinois. "Bill and his partner want to share their love with a child. They also want to have their church |
