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Speak about current issues, share stories of growing up LGBT, express your poetic abilities. Part of the mission of Catawba Valley Pride is to to increase public awareness of the LGBT community so as to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination. Our voices help to achieve this mission.
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I just wanted you to know that what you doing is great. Keep doing it. I’m 19 and gay and did not know who to turn to to find other gay people. My mom is very strict and churchy and don’t like that I am gay. My older sister found this web site and told me about it. I was wanting to go to your pride thing this year but I had to work. Please keep up your good work. I haven’t done anything with you yet but it helps just knowing that there is alot more around here for people like me. I’ve always felt alone and different but just to know that you guys are here really helps me get through it all. J
I was just introduced to this site. I think its great to see more pride organizations in the western part of the state having grown up in Mt. Airy, NC myself. If its alright, I’d like to plug a few websites as long as I’m here.
Equality NC has been working on a statewide ENDA push, and now that the GOP has taken over the General Assembly their efforts opposing a marriage discrimination amendment are all the more important so I encourage anyone to join their listserv by going to their website and clicking Join Our Online Action Network: http://www.equalitync.org/
Here is another important link showing that pushing marriage discrimination is fiscally irresponsible for the public’s money, to the tune of $5,726,500. Share this far and wide because 2011 or 2012 could be when the marriage discrimination amendment is debated:
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/FiscalNotes/Senate/PDF/SFN0272v1.pdf
Some good news out of the last election:
http://www.gaypolitics.com/2010/11/02/african-american-gay-man-wins-election-to-n-c-house/
And one other upcoming battle. Chapel Hill is the largest town in NC to have an openly gay mayor (he was just elected for that post in 09) and since its a 2 year term the re-election fight is coming in 2011. So if anyone wants to keep an eye on that, here is the place:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=91222152476
http://twitter.com/MayorMarkK
if you feel let down there is people to talk to and also people to help to
Yeah, those poor kids felt so much misery that they thought suicide was the only way out of it. It breaks my heart. For all the stride in LGBT acceptance, there is still so much hatred and intolerance. With the teen suicide and bullying, the rash of violence, the increased political rhetoric… it shows we need to step it up. We are each personally responsible for doing our best to ease the negative atmosphere. I am elated to see Pride in Hickory. If the South can do it, it can be done, lol. =)
Sticks and Stone may break my bones but words will never hurt me….
Tell that to the families of: