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LGBT: a Dissection
CounterPunch “LGBT” is everywhere these days. But is it here to stay, or is it a passing fad? Where did it come from? Why was it promoted? By whom? And to what end? How did it acquire its seemingly endless variants? The acronym, in its many permutations, designates … Experts Talk Health and Religion at LGBT ForumGW Today all 5 news articles » |
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Recent News: LGBT history is coming to California classrooms, a first in the nation – The Guardian
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LGBT history is coming to California classrooms, a first in the nation
The Guardian The state board of education unanimously approved those changes in classroom instruction on Thursday to comply with the nation's first law requiring public schools to include prominent gay Americans and LGBT rights milestones in history classes. California's students will soon learn more LGBT history in schoolsLos Angeles Times California Approves LGBT History Lessons for ClassroomsWall Street Journal California public schools adopt pro-LGBT curriculumWashington Times Washington Post –SFGate all 78 news articles » |
Recent News: LGBT Republicans worried after 'gay-friendly' Trump picks Mike Pence as running mate – Raw Story
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LGBT Republicans worried after 'gay-friendly' Trump picks Mike Pence as running mate
Raw Story Donald Trump's choice of Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate has irked some Republican activists who see the Indiana governor's years of opposition to gay rights initiatives as a setback to efforts to broaden the party's appeal. The pick … Trump VP pick Mike Pence: Cut AIDS funding, use it to “cure” gays insteadAMERICAblog (blog) all 4,889 news articles » |
BLIND LGBT PRIDE INTERNATIONAL (BPI) PRESENTS TRANS 101
In observance of Transgender Day of Rememberence (TDOR), , BPI invites all to join it’s monthly Info-Share Session, at 3 PM PDT, 5 PM CDT and 6 PM EDT on Sunday, November 13, 2016.
RitaDunn will present an overview of issues and concerns facing the Transgender community and their families.
To participate in the teleconference call 218-895-3779 and enter code 2012#.
TDOR is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence., Additionally, during the week of November 14-20, individuals and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people and address the issues these communities face.
TDOR was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence that year and began an important memorial that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
“The Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people — sometimes in the most brutal ways possible — it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice.” – Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith
BPI Committee Chair Appointments
The Blind LGBT Pride International (BPI) president chooses the committee chairs to perform the work of the organization. The people that will carry out the committee duties are:
Advocacy & Legislative – Don Brown
Budget & Finance – Sarah Wilds
Constitution & Bylaws – Harlow Pease
Fundraising – Kevin Ratliff
Membership – Guillermo Robles
Elections – Harlow Pease and Don Brown
programs – Gabriel Lopez
Public Relations – Gabriel Lopez (Newsletter – Leah Gardner; Website – Will Burley; Social Media – Gabriel Lopez)
If you have an intrest in becoming a part of one or more of the standing committees, please visit the
to email the committee chairs.
Welcome new Board Members
At this year’s Blind LGBT Pride International conference and convention, three new board members were elected during the annual meeting. The members would like to welcome:
Sarah Wilds as the new Treasurer;
Dennis Sims as the new member at large 3; and
Rob Hill as the new member at large 4.
Will Burley was re-elected as president.
We look forward to working with the new board members for the next two years!