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Join PFLAG Detroit for a special viewing party this January, 24, 2009!PFLAG Detroit and Pronto! restaurant are hosting a special screening of Prayers for Bobby (which was filmed in Royal Oak, Michigan).
Come watch the film with family and friends! There will be raffles and prizes awarded throughout the evening!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
4:00 â" 11:00 pm
Pronto! Restaurant
608 Washington St.
Royal Oak, MI 48067
PFLAG Detroit Co-president Larry Jack tells us, âSeveral people who were 'extras' in the film will be in attendance!â
For more information, contact PFLAG Detroit Co-president Larry Jack at jackL61@yahoo.com.
Change.gov, the official website of President-Elect Obama's transition team, has posted a video message regarding a recent meeting between transition team leaders and the country's leading LGBT advocacy groups, including PFLAG.
Brent Childers over at Faith in America (an organization dedicated to ending anti-gay bigotry in faith communities) shared this with us today:
Faith in America hand-delivered letters to Pastor Rick Warren at the Saddleback Church. Rick Warren has been the center of controversy after being invited deliver the invocation at President-Elect Obama's inauguration, due to anti-gay statements he has made. PFLAG responded in a letter to Obama, expressing our dismay at Warren's invitation. Earlier this week we reported that Obama has now also invited openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson to the inaugural event.
Watch these videos of the powerful and moving letters they delivered to Rick Warren for yourself...
If I Were Your Daughter?
An Open Letter to Pastor Rick Warren
Faith in America hand-delivered letters to Pastor Rick Warren at the Saddleback Church. Rick Warren has been the center of controversy after being invited deliver the invocation at President-Elect Obama's inauguration, due to anti-gay statements he has made. PFLAG responded in a letter to Obama, expressing our dismay at Warren's invitation. Earlier this week we reported that Obama has now also invited openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson to the inaugural event.
Watch these videos of the powerful and moving letters they delivered to Rick Warren for yourself...
If I Were Your Daughter?
An Open Letter to Pastor Rick Warren
A court in Uganda has ruled in favor of two women what is being cited as a landmark case against the Ugandan government. Justice Stella Arac stated that the Ugandan police violated the constitutional rights to privacy, property and fundamental rights of Yvonne Oyoo and Victor Juliet Mukasa. The women were awarded 13 million shillings [...]
Despite the fact Prop 8 could be overturned by the California Supreme Court, some gay rights advocates aren’t taking any chances and are already gearing up for 2010. Yes! on Equality, a new organization has already begun campaigning for the “2010 Marriage Equality Initiative.” According to the groups website, “organizers have learned their lesson [...]
I was at work the other day and someone came in to look around at the space for an event they were going to have. It was past 5:00 (5:00 = clock out time!) and the guy apologized for keeping me there late. I said âOh no, itâs fine. Take your time,â and he walked [...]
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