Community News Briefs
01 Feb 07 12:00 AM EST
Community News Briefs
NBJC congratulates Mitchell Gold, founder of Faith In America, for being named one of Advocate Magazine's ‘People of the Year’. Gold has been a valued past and current supporter of NBJC initiatives to end religion-based bigotry and discrimination within the LGBT community.
Mitchell Gold
In receiving this distinction for his pioneering work with Faith In America, a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating people about the history of religion-based bigotry and how it is being used today to justify discrimination, Gold joins the ranks of Senator Russ Feingold, Billie Jean King, Bill Maher and Bishop Gene Robinson who have also been honored by the national magazine.
Howard County, MD PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) in conjunction with the National Black Justice Coalition, will devote its February general meeting to a celebration of Black History Month.
The meeting will be held Sun., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia.
Rev. Anthony McCarthy, a political activist, radio talk show host, publisher and currently a spokesman in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's administration discusses his journey of being both being black and gay.
Then PFLAG mom, Patricia English will relate her experiences on being the mother of an African-American gay son in today's society. This event is co-sponsored by the National Black Justice Coalition.
Maryland AIDS Legislative Committee presents
HIV Testing, Reporting and You
A Community Discussion of Proposals to Change HIV Testing and Reporting Laws in Maryland
Learn About Proposed Changes for
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HIV testing, consent, counseling & reporting
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Express your interests & concerns
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Advocate for your rights & needs
Please join us on Tuesday, February 6, 2007
6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at
First & Franklin Presbyterian Church
210 W. Madison Street at Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Info: 410-576-5060, ext. 16 or [email protected]
Co-sponsored by:
-AIDS Action Baltimore
-Sisters Together and Reaching (STAR)
Light refreshments provided by Moveable Feast
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter for the Hearing-Impaired
ALL ARE WELCOME! ADMISSION IS FREE!
Join the campaign against Masculinity and the War on America’s Youth
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Since 1995, more than 50 youth and young adults, ages 30 and under, have died in an under-reported tide of violence in attacks that targeted them because they didn't fit stereotypes for masculinity or femininity -- because of their gender identity or gender expression.
Most were Black or Latina (92%), and most of them were gay or transgender.
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Most were Black or Latina (92%), and most of them were gay or transgender. Most were biologically male and killed by young males their own age, often in attacks of profound violence. One-third of the victims are teens.
This violence continues to claim another young life every 2-3 months. 50 Under 30, a new public education campaign launched by the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition, aims to spur decisive action by human rights and other advocacy organizations, legislators, police, educators, media, and youth.
We all have an important role to play in stopping gender-based harassment and discrimination and its escalation into fatal assaults through early intervention, education, advocacy, and prevention. To learn more about the 50 Under 30 public education campaign - and what we can do in our communities to help stem this tide of violence - visit http://www.50under30.org.
