Day of Action in Raleigh: February 15th

January 21, 2011

EqualityNC has set Tuesday, February 15th, as the Day of Action (Lobby Day) for 2011.  We have many new people in the NC Senate and Assembly and it is important for them to know what we LGBT supporters think.   Richard Gunn is our new Senator.  Dan Ingles became the Assemblyman for some of us  a year ago; he is relatively new too. 

We will carpool to Raleigh, leaving here at 8:15 am and arriving back around 4.  EqualityNC organizes us and tells us where to find Senator Gunn and Assemblyman Ingles (and Assemblywoman Alice Bordsen).  EqualityNC will give us lunch.  We will meet other advocates from all over the state.  We will have fun!

But we will do some important things:  we will tell our representatives how upset we will be if they write discrimination into the constitution (Marriage Amendment) or if they try to water down the School Violence Act.  We will advocate for a bill to prevent employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.  EqualityNC provides written materials to guide us about these proposed laws.

We CAN make a difference.    Email info@pflagAlamance.org or call Ellie Ketcham at 584-7225 if you have questions, or to join the carpool.


The itgetsbetter project

January 21, 2011
In September 2010, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a YouTube video with his partner Terry to inspire hope for young people facing harassment.   In response to a number of students taking their own lives after being bullied in school, these two gay men wanted to create a personal way for supporters everywhere to tell LGBT youth that, yes, it does indeed get better.Now the It Gets Better Project (TM) has turned into a worldwide movement, inspiring over 5000 user-created videos and over 15 million views. To date, the project has received submissions from celebrities, organizations, activists, politicians and media personalities, including President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Adam Lambert, Anne Hathaway, Colin Farrell, Matthew Morrison of “Glee”, Joe Jonas, Joel Madden, Ke$ha, Sarah Silverman, Tim Gunn, Ellen DeGeneres, Suze Orman, the staffs of The Gap, Google and Facebook, the Broadway community, and many more.

The website www.itgetsbetterproject.com  is a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi, or trans can see how love and happiness can be a reality in their own future.  It’s a place where straight allies can visit and support their friends and family members.  It’s a place where people can share their stories and can take the It Gets Better Project pledge, 

On the website, there is a link to the Trevor Project, also called “MAKE it better”. and to GLSEN which offers guidance to young people.  

Copy and Paste www.itgetsbetterproject,com. and explore its thousands of videos


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