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si^^y
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F^FfLAG
You Have a Home in PFLAG!
RJF/LM€a
GREENSBORO, N.C.
Vol. 12 No. 6
June, 2005
Regional PFLAG Conference June 24 - 25
There will be a regional PFLAG conference in
Charlotte, June 24 - 25. Our chapter has funds
available to support those desiring to attend; we hope
that as many as possible will be able to go.
Details about the conference and registration
form is included in this newsletter (see page 3).
This will be an excellent opportunity to
network with fellow PFLAG members in the
Carolinas, participate in the workshops, and get reenergized. I really hope Greensboro PFLAG will make
a strong showing.
Top Psychiatric Group Urges Making Gay
Marriage Legal
ATLANTA, May 22 - Representatives of the
nation's top psychiatric group approved a statement Sunday
urging legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
If approved by the association's directors in July,
the measure would make the American Psychiatric
Association the first major medical group to take such a
stance.
The statement supports same-sex marriage "in the
interest of maintaining and promoting mental health."
It follows a similar measure by the American
Psychological Association last year, little more than three
decades after that group removed homosexuality from its list
of mental disorders.
. The psychiatric association's statement was
approved by voice vote on the first day of its weeklong
annual meeting in Atlanta It cites the "positive influence of
a stable, adult partnership on the health of all family
members."
The resolution recognizes "that gay men and
lesbians are full human beings who should be afforded the
same human and civil rights," said Margery Sved a Raleigh,
N.C, psychiatrist and member of the assembly's committee
on gay and lesbian issues.
Greensboro PFLAG
June meeting
Tuesday, June 21
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.
The document states that the association is
addressing same-sex civil marriage, not religious marriages.
It takes no position on any religion's views on marriage.
Massachusetts is the only state that allows same-sex
marriage. Eighteen states have passed constitutional
amendments outlawing same-sex marriage.
Trans-inclusive hate crimes bill introduced
in U.S. House
A hate crimes bill with explicit provisions for
crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity was
scheduled to be introduced in the House on May 26. The bill
is sponsored by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), llleana Ros-
Lehtinen (R-Fla.) John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) Christopher
Shays (R-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis).
Bills to add sexual orientation to federal hate
crimes laws have been introduced each year since 1997. This
bill is the first to include protections for transgendered
people. It is also the first hate crimes bill endorsed by the
American Civil Liberties Union.
Chris Anders, legislative counsel for the ACLU,
said that the organization's perennial concern that hate
crimes laws could infringe on freedom of speech was
alleviated by language added by Rep. John Conyers CD-
Mich.)
According to the National Gay & Lesbian Task
Force, violence against transgendered people is widespread
and under-reported.
The Task Force said that a 1997 GenderPAC
survey found that 59 percent of transgendered people
reported being the victim of harassment or violence.
The Human Rights Campaign said that according to
a poll it sponsored two-thirds of voters favor having hate
crime laws that cover transgender people.
"The public support is there," said Joe Solmonese,
HRC's executive director. "Congress should act swiftly to
ensure local law enforcement agencies have the tools they
need from the federal government to combat hate crimes
against the entire gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
commumty."
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| Transcript | / si^^y ■, i F^FfLAG You Have a Home in PFLAG! RJF/LM€a GREENSBORO, N.C. Vol. 12 No. 6 June, 2005 Regional PFLAG Conference June 24 - 25 There will be a regional PFLAG conference in Charlotte, June 24 - 25. Our chapter has funds available to support those desiring to attend; we hope that as many as possible will be able to go. Details about the conference and registration form is included in this newsletter (see page 3). This will be an excellent opportunity to network with fellow PFLAG members in the Carolinas, participate in the workshops, and get reenergized. I really hope Greensboro PFLAG will make a strong showing. Top Psychiatric Group Urges Making Gay Marriage Legal ATLANTA, May 22 - Representatives of the nation's top psychiatric group approved a statement Sunday urging legal recognition of same-sex marriage. If approved by the association's directors in July, the measure would make the American Psychiatric Association the first major medical group to take such a stance. The statement supports same-sex marriage "in the interest of maintaining and promoting mental health." It follows a similar measure by the American Psychological Association last year, little more than three decades after that group removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. . The psychiatric association's statement was approved by voice vote on the first day of its weeklong annual meeting in Atlanta It cites the "positive influence of a stable, adult partnership on the health of all family members." The resolution recognizes "that gay men and lesbians are full human beings who should be afforded the same human and civil rights," said Margery Sved a Raleigh, N.C, psychiatrist and member of the assembly's committee on gay and lesbian issues. Greensboro PFLAG June meeting Tuesday, June 21 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. The document states that the association is addressing same-sex civil marriage, not religious marriages. It takes no position on any religion's views on marriage. Massachusetts is the only state that allows same-sex marriage. Eighteen states have passed constitutional amendments outlawing same-sex marriage. Trans-inclusive hate crimes bill introduced in U.S. House A hate crimes bill with explicit provisions for crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity was scheduled to be introduced in the House on May 26. The bill is sponsored by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), llleana Ros- Lehtinen (R-Fla.) John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis). Bills to add sexual orientation to federal hate crimes laws have been introduced each year since 1997. This bill is the first to include protections for transgendered people. It is also the first hate crimes bill endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Chris Anders, legislative counsel for the ACLU, said that the organization's perennial concern that hate crimes laws could infringe on freedom of speech was alleviated by language added by Rep. John Conyers CD- Mich.) According to the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, violence against transgendered people is widespread and under-reported. The Task Force said that a 1997 GenderPAC survey found that 59 percent of transgendered people reported being the victim of harassment or violence. The Human Rights Campaign said that according to a poll it sponsored two-thirds of voters favor having hate crime laws that cover transgender people. "The public support is there," said Joe Solmonese, HRC's executive director. "Congress should act swiftly to ensure local law enforcement agencies have the tools they need from the federal government to combat hate crimes against the entire gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender commumty." |
