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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
GREENSBORO, N.C.
Vol. 10 No, 4
April, 2003
Quarterly Business Meeting April 15 Prior
to Regular Meeting
We will have a short business meeting at 6:55 PM
on Tuesday, April 15, at our regular meeting site
immediately prior to our regular monthly meeting. All
PFLAG members are welcome.
Call or email Linda Stroupe with suggestions or
questions. You can reach her by phone at 373-8209
evenings, or by email at lastroupe@aol.com.
* * *
The spring covered dish dinner will be held in
connection with our May meeting on May 20. Bring a dish
to share and come at 6:15 p.m. for food and fellowship with
other PFLAG folks.
Hate crimes bill re-introduced in Senate
From the Human Rights Campaign
The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act
(LLEEA) will soon be re-introduced in the U.S. Senate, and
Senator Edwards of North Carolina is an original co-
sponsor.
The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act
offers a sensible approach to help combat discriminatory
violence in America by adding real or perceived sexual
orientation, gender and disability to current law. It allows the
FBI and federal prosecutors to work in partnership with local
law enforcement who may lack adequate resources to
effectively investigate and prosecute these crimes.
This legislation has strong bi-partisan support and
passed the Senate twice, most recently in 2000 by a vote of
57-42, with 13 Republicans. By the end of 107th Congress,
51 Senators and 208 House members had cosponsored the
bill. In addition to public opinion polling that consistently
Greensboro PFLAG
April meeting
April 15
Quarterly Business meeting, 6:55 p.m.,
prior to regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.
ship Friends Meeting House
103 Umi Garden Road
2(0) ■ ■ Spraig po'^imk
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.
finds the overwhelming majority of Americans in support of
such legislation, LLEEA also has the support of over 175
law enforcement, civil rights, civic and religious
organizations.
Day of Silence, April 9
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
(GLSEN) has announced its organizing plans for what will
be the largest-ever youth-led event dedicated to ending
discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) students in schools. The 8th annual Day of Silence
will be observed on April 9, 2003, and is expected to break
last year's record-setting participation of more than 100,000
students and teachers in nearly 2,000 schools across the
nation.
For the second straight year GLSEN is leading the
coordination of the Day of Silence Project, which was
started in 1996 by students at the University of Virginia and
in 2002 snowballed into a landmark national event. During
the Day, participating students and teachers take a vow of
silence to protest discrimination leveled at LGBT people in
our schools.
In Greensboro, Gay-Straight Alliances at Grimsley
High School and at Northwest High School are organizing
for the event. Students at Greensboro Day, Page, and Smith
are in the process of forming gay-straight alliances and are
also expecting to participate in the nationwide event.
Students will be silent all day and will pass out
cards that say:
April 9, 2003 - Day of Silence
Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am
participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth
movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My
deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by
harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. I believe that
ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these
injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today.
What are you going to do to end the silence?
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| Transcript | Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays GREENSBORO, N.C. Vol. 10 No, 4 April, 2003 Quarterly Business Meeting April 15 Prior to Regular Meeting We will have a short business meeting at 6:55 PM on Tuesday, April 15, at our regular meeting site immediately prior to our regular monthly meeting. All PFLAG members are welcome. Call or email Linda Stroupe with suggestions or questions. You can reach her by phone at 373-8209 evenings, or by email at lastroupe@aol.com. * * * The spring covered dish dinner will be held in connection with our May meeting on May 20. Bring a dish to share and come at 6:15 p.m. for food and fellowship with other PFLAG folks. Hate crimes bill re-introduced in Senate From the Human Rights Campaign The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act (LLEEA) will soon be re-introduced in the U.S. Senate, and Senator Edwards of North Carolina is an original co- sponsor. The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act offers a sensible approach to help combat discriminatory violence in America by adding real or perceived sexual orientation, gender and disability to current law. It allows the FBI and federal prosecutors to work in partnership with local law enforcement who may lack adequate resources to effectively investigate and prosecute these crimes. This legislation has strong bi-partisan support and passed the Senate twice, most recently in 2000 by a vote of 57-42, with 13 Republicans. By the end of 107th Congress, 51 Senators and 208 House members had cosponsored the bill. In addition to public opinion polling that consistently Greensboro PFLAG April meeting April 15 Quarterly Business meeting, 6:55 p.m., prior to regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. ship Friends Meeting House 103 Umi Garden Road 2(0) ■ ■ Spraig po'^imk 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. finds the overwhelming majority of Americans in support of such legislation, LLEEA also has the support of over 175 law enforcement, civil rights, civic and religious organizations. Day of Silence, April 9 The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) has announced its organizing plans for what will be the largest-ever youth-led event dedicated to ending discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in schools. The 8th annual Day of Silence will be observed on April 9, 2003, and is expected to break last year's record-setting participation of more than 100,000 students and teachers in nearly 2,000 schools across the nation. For the second straight year GLSEN is leading the coordination of the Day of Silence Project, which was started in 1996 by students at the University of Virginia and in 2002 snowballed into a landmark national event. During the Day, participating students and teachers take a vow of silence to protest discrimination leveled at LGBT people in our schools. In Greensboro, Gay-Straight Alliances at Grimsley High School and at Northwest High School are organizing for the event. Students at Greensboro Day, Page, and Smith are in the process of forming gay-straight alliances and are also expecting to participate in the nationwide event. Students will be silent all day and will pass out cards that say: April 9, 2003 - Day of Silence Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today. What are you going to do to end the silence? |
