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Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012
Website:
www.svgla.org
THE FAMILY
CONNECTSHEN
T HE FAMILY CONNECT SHEN
November Elections Result in Historic Victories:
•
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was elected the first openly
gay U.S. Senator (she was previously the first openly
lesbian member of the U.S. House of Representatives). Baldwin’s former House seat was won by an
openly gay man, Marc Pocan (D-WI)
•
President Obama, the first president to support marriage equality, was reelected.
•
For the first time, three states - Maine, Maryland,
and Washington - won ballot measures supporting
marriage equality.
•
For the first time, one state (Minnesota), rejected a
ballot initiative to ban marriage equality.
———————–
Upcoming Events (pg. 8)
• Miss Statuesque
Pageant Fundraiser
•Annual SVGLA Member-
ship meeting in January
• Equality Virginia Day of
Action in Richmond
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVGLA
(Membership Form pg. 7)
With your annual dues of
$15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to
SVGLA events.
Email:
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
EQUALITY WINS!!!
Mission Statement:
The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and
Lesbian Association is to
create a safe, affirming, and
fun environment where
members are empowered
to reach their full human
potential.
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Send form and payment to the
mailing address above.
Level Two membership is
FREE.
You will receive the newsletter
and announcements about
SVGLA events by email.
In Virginia, however…let’s get to work (see
page 4).
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
———————–
The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly
(in March, June, September, and December).
Miss Statuesque Pageant FUNDRAISER
December 1, 2012, 8:30pm at The Artful Dodger,
Court Square, Harrisonburg
Hosted by TARA WHEELER, Miss Virginia 2008 (who competed for Miss
America in 2009) and current TV News Personality for CBS19, ABC16, &
FOX27. Miss Wheeler has for many years helped to raise funds for children
with special needs, such as the time she shaved her head bald after raising
$500,000.00 for St. Baldrick's Foundation, which funds cancer research.
During the evening, the reigning Miss Statuesque, Jasmine Taylekia, will take
her final walk and we will celebrate her reign.
This year’s pageant is a benefit to help someone in our community, a 7 year old
girl, Haley, who is living with Cerebral Folate Deficiency, Global Developmental Delay, Epilepsy, and Cortical Visual Impairment. She is in need of a Rifton
Adaptive Tricycle to assist with day-to-day living. The Tricycle costs $2,000. We
hope to raise as much as we can to help to purchase this for her.
Whoever would like to be in the running for the Miss Statuesque Pageant title
will perform two numbers. The performer who raises the most money will win
the pageant and will receive a crown and sash.
100% of the funds raised will go to Haley’s family to help purchase this Tricycle for Haley. This is an amazing event for an amazing cause. Haley and her
mother will be traveling from West Virginia to attend the event.
If you are interested in competing for this title or making a donation to help
Haley get her tricycle, please contact KJ Branner at (540)435-3887 or email at
6229603@facebook.com
Vote for the 2013 SVGLA Board
Ballots for the 2013 SVGLA Board of Directors will
be sent to Level I members in December. Votes
must be received by 1/2/13. Results will be announced at the Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting (which coincides with January’s First Friday).
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is February15
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Deadline for next newsletter is Feb. 15
We’ve Adopted a Highway!
SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through
the Virginia Department of Transportation.
It’s
good
cise,
great for our planet.
fun, it’s
exerand it’s
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
Our next outing is Saturday, March 16
(March 23 is the makeup date).
Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway.
Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
Milestone victories in the November give us hope; here at home we
have work to do. In Virginia,
Governor McDonnell allows the State Board of Social Services to discriminate against LGBT youth in the foster care system.
• Longtime partners can find themselves homeless because Governor
McDonnell won’t extend Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections to
same-sex couples.
• It is still legal to fire and not hire someone based on sexual orientation and
gender identity in Virginia
• It is still legal to deny housing to people based on sexual orientation and
gender identity.
• The leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates won’t allow any proLGBT bills out of committee for a full and open vote.
•
Make Your Voice Heard on EV’s Day of Action
Join LGBT and allied folks from across the state in taking a stand on
EV’s Day of Action and speaking up fairness at the Library of Virginia on
800 East Broad St. in Richmond, Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Lobby for
important bills that will help improve the state of equality in Virginia, and
participate in a day filled with networking and workshops. For more information on EV’s Day of Action and the schedule of events, go to
www.equalityvirginia.org/evs-day-of-action/
Find EV on the web at www.equalityvirginia.org
Community Organizations
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education
Program
http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
www.virginialogcabin.org/
Madison Equality JMU
https://www.facebook.com/madisonequality
Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus
https://www.facebook.com/networkvirginia
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance
Soulforce
SVGLA
www.svyesalliance.org
www.soulforce.org
www.svgla.org and SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Valley AIDS Network
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
www.vapartisans.org/
Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012
Page 6
We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and
moral witness in the Shenandoah
Valley.
We invite all who search for truth
and meaning with open hearts and
open minds to join us in worship, in
mutual support, and in shared ministry to each other and to the world.
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
For more information, contact us at:
http://huuweb.org and (540) 8670073
One Journey, Many Paths
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
First Friday Community Potluck
Every month (usually the first Friday) we host a potluck in
a community member’s home on a rotating basis. Bring a
dish to share if you can and/or sign up to host the potluck.
See upcoming potlucks on page 8.
Would you like to host First Friday in 2013?
Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
❑ Saturday, December 1 Miss Statuesque Pageant Fundraiser, 8:30 PM At the Artful Dodger on Court Square in
Harrisonburg. Hosted by Tara Wheeler, Miss Virginia 2008 and current TV News Person
ality for CBS19, ABC16, & FOX27. All proceeds this year will go to an area youngster
coping with severe neurological issues (see page 2 for details). Contact KJ Branner at (540)
435-3887 or email at 6229603@facebook.com
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
❑ Saturday, December 1: World AIDS Day. Visit www.valleyaidsnetwork.org for local events.
❑ Friday, December 7:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member
at www.svgla.org)
❑ Saturday, December 8
The River Church’s Gospel Christmas Show, 6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm), at The
River Church (formerly River of Life Ministry), 1380 Blackberry Lane, Harrisonburg. Admission is FREE. Pastor Cindy Carr will host an evening of fellowship and entertainment,
featuring many favorite entertainers from the area. FREE FOOD after the show.
❑ Sunday, December 16 SVGLA Board Meeting, 4-6pm. For information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
❑ Friday, January 11:
Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting and First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and
directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org). The members of the
2013 SVGLA Board of Directors will be announced at the potluck.
❑ Tuesday, January 29:
Equality Virginia’s Day of Action (See page 5 for details and contact information.)
❑ Friday, February 1:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member)
❑ Thursday, February 14:
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
❑ Friday, Feb. 15:
DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the March issue.
❑ Friday, March 1:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org)
❑ Saturday, March 16:
SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of
highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. We gather at
the Little Grill for breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work.
(March 23 is the makeup date if inclement weather on the 16th)
Submit items for the monthly events schedule by the 25th of each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items for the March issue by
February 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012
Page 8
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are:
•
To gather and communicate important community information.
•
To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations.
•
To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational
networking with LGBT people.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the
year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
•
•
•
•
Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both.
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (membership renewals due by
December 1 to vote for the 2013 Board).
Advance information about SVGLA events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support—No Cost
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events.
Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below:
Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person)
Mailed hard copy of the newsletter
E-mailed version of the newsletter
Both
Level 2 Support (Free)
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Happy Holidays and Good Tidings for 2013!
Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012
Website:
www.svgla.org
THE FAMILY
CONNECTSHEN
T HE FAMILY CONNECT SHEN
November Elections Result in Historic Victories:
•
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was elected the first openly
gay U.S. Senator (she was previously the first openly
lesbian member of the U.S. House of Representatives). Baldwin’s former House seat was won by an
openly gay man, Marc Pocan (D-WI)
•
President Obama, the first president to support marriage equality, was reelected.
•
For the first time, three states - Maine, Maryland,
and Washington - won ballot measures supporting
marriage equality.
•
For the first time, one state (Minnesota), rejected a
ballot initiative to ban marriage equality.
———————–
Upcoming Events (pg. 8)
• Miss Statuesque
Pageant Fundraiser
•Annual SVGLA Member-
ship meeting in January
• Equality Virginia Day of
Action in Richmond
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVGLA
(Membership Form pg. 7)
With your annual dues of
$15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to
SVGLA events.
Email:
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
EQUALITY WINS!!!
Mission Statement:
The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and
Lesbian Association is to
create a safe, affirming, and
fun environment where
members are empowered
to reach their full human
potential.
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Send form and payment to the
mailing address above.
Level Two membership is
FREE.
You will receive the newsletter
and announcements about
SVGLA events by email.
In Virginia, however…let’s get to work (see
page 4).
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
———————–
The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly
(in March, June, September, and December).
Miss Statuesque Pageant FUNDRAISER
December 1, 2012, 8:30pm at The Artful Dodger,
Court Square, Harrisonburg
Hosted by TARA WHEELER, Miss Virginia 2008 (who competed for Miss
America in 2009) and current TV News Personality for CBS19, ABC16, &
FOX27. Miss Wheeler has for many years helped to raise funds for children
with special needs, such as the time she shaved her head bald after raising
$500,000.00 for St. Baldrick's Foundation, which funds cancer research.
During the evening, the reigning Miss Statuesque, Jasmine Taylekia, will take
her final walk and we will celebrate her reign.
This year’s pageant is a benefit to help someone in our community, a 7 year old
girl, Haley, who is living with Cerebral Folate Deficiency, Global Developmental Delay, Epilepsy, and Cortical Visual Impairment. She is in need of a Rifton
Adaptive Tricycle to assist with day-to-day living. The Tricycle costs $2,000. We
hope to raise as much as we can to help to purchase this for her.
Whoever would like to be in the running for the Miss Statuesque Pageant title
will perform two numbers. The performer who raises the most money will win
the pageant and will receive a crown and sash.
100% of the funds raised will go to Haley’s family to help purchase this Tricycle for Haley. This is an amazing event for an amazing cause. Haley and her
mother will be traveling from West Virginia to attend the event.
If you are interested in competing for this title or making a donation to help
Haley get her tricycle, please contact KJ Branner at (540)435-3887 or email at
6229603@facebook.com
Vote for the 2013 SVGLA Board
Ballots for the 2013 SVGLA Board of Directors will
be sent to Level I members in December. Votes
must be received by 1/2/13. Results will be announced at the Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting (which coincides with January’s First Friday).
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is February15
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Deadline for next newsletter is Feb. 15
We’ve Adopted a Highway!
SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through
the Virginia Department of Transportation.
It’s
good
cise,
great for our planet.
fun, it’s
exerand it’s
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
Our next outing is Saturday, March 16
(March 23 is the makeup date).
Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway.
Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
Milestone victories in the November give us hope; here at home we
have work to do. In Virginia,
Governor McDonnell allows the State Board of Social Services to discriminate against LGBT youth in the foster care system.
• Longtime partners can find themselves homeless because Governor
McDonnell won’t extend Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections to
same-sex couples.
• It is still legal to fire and not hire someone based on sexual orientation and
gender identity in Virginia
• It is still legal to deny housing to people based on sexual orientation and
gender identity.
• The leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates won’t allow any proLGBT bills out of committee for a full and open vote.
•
Make Your Voice Heard on EV’s Day of Action
Join LGBT and allied folks from across the state in taking a stand on
EV’s Day of Action and speaking up fairness at the Library of Virginia on
800 East Broad St. in Richmond, Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Lobby for
important bills that will help improve the state of equality in Virginia, and
participate in a day filled with networking and workshops. For more information on EV’s Day of Action and the schedule of events, go to
www.equalityvirginia.org/evs-day-of-action/
Find EV on the web at www.equalityvirginia.org
Community Organizations
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education
Program
http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
www.virginialogcabin.org/
Madison Equality JMU
https://www.facebook.com/madisonequality
Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus
https://www.facebook.com/networkvirginia
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance
Soulforce
SVGLA
www.svyesalliance.org
www.soulforce.org
www.svgla.org and SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Valley AIDS Network
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
www.vapartisans.org/
Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012
Page 6
We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and
moral witness in the Shenandoah
Valley.
We invite all who search for truth
and meaning with open hearts and
open minds to join us in worship, in
mutual support, and in shared ministry to each other and to the world.
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
For more information, contact us at:
http://huuweb.org and (540) 8670073
One Journey, Many Paths
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
First Friday Community Potluck
Every month (usually the first Friday) we host a potluck in
a community member’s home on a rotating basis. Bring a
dish to share if you can and/or sign up to host the potluck.
See upcoming potlucks on page 8.
Would you like to host First Friday in 2013?
Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
❑ Saturday, December 1 Miss Statuesque Pageant Fundraiser, 8:30 PM At the Artful Dodger on Court Square in
Harrisonburg. Hosted by Tara Wheeler, Miss Virginia 2008 and current TV News Person
ality for CBS19, ABC16, & FOX27. All proceeds this year will go to an area youngster
coping with severe neurological issues (see page 2 for details). Contact KJ Branner at (540)
435-3887 or email at 6229603@facebook.com
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
❑ Saturday, December 1: World AIDS Day. Visit www.valleyaidsnetwork.org for local events.
❑ Friday, December 7:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member
at www.svgla.org)
❑ Saturday, December 8
The River Church’s Gospel Christmas Show, 6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm), at The
River Church (formerly River of Life Ministry), 1380 Blackberry Lane, Harrisonburg. Admission is FREE. Pastor Cindy Carr will host an evening of fellowship and entertainment,
featuring many favorite entertainers from the area. FREE FOOD after the show.
❑ Sunday, December 16 SVGLA Board Meeting, 4-6pm. For information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
❑ Friday, January 11:
Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting and First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and
directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org). The members of the
2013 SVGLA Board of Directors will be announced at the potluck.
❑ Tuesday, January 29:
Equality Virginia’s Day of Action (See page 5 for details and contact information.)
❑ Friday, February 1:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member)
❑ Thursday, February 14:
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
❑ Friday, Feb. 15:
DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the March issue.
❑ Friday, March 1:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org)
❑ Saturday, March 16:
SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of
highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. We gather at
the Little Grill for breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work.
(March 23 is the makeup date if inclement weather on the 16th)
Submit items for the monthly events schedule by the 25th of each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items for the March issue by
February 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012
Page 8
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are:
•
To gather and communicate important community information.
•
To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations.
•
To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational
networking with LGBT people.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the
year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
•
•
•
•
Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both.
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (membership renewals due by
December 1 to vote for the 2013 Board).
Advance information about SVGLA events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support—No Cost
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events.
Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below:
Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person)
Mailed hard copy of the newsletter
E-mailed version of the newsletter
Both
Level 2 Support (Free)
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Happy Holidays and Good Tidings for 2013!