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Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2018
www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of
Shenandoah Valley
Equality is to build
inclusive community for
LGBTQ people in the
Shenandoah Valley.
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Community Events (inside)
Visiting Scholar Brynn
Tannehill
SVE Friday Potlucks
EV Day of Action
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EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 19)
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“Valley ConnectShen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December)
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Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
And find us on Facebook
Historic Victories for LGBTQ Candidates &
the 2019 General Assembly Session
November’s election resulted in a “rainbow wave” - historic
gains for LGBTQ representation in Congress and in state-wide
elections across the country. Arizona elected the first-ever
openly bisexual person to serve in the United States Senate—
Kyrsten Sinema and Colorado elected Jared Polis, the first
openly gay person to be elected governor in the US. Over 150
LGBTQ candidates were elected in November, doubling our
community’s representation in the US Senate.
Looking ahead: it is especially important to communicate with your representatives in Virginia (state Senator,
Delegate, and Governor) about bills during the Virginia
General Assembly session in 2019. Who are your representatives and how can you contact them?
virginiageneralassembly.gov/
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the General Assembly and advocates on behalf of
Virginia’s LGBTQ community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us
backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining
EV’s email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and
events. Sign up to receive information from EV here:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
�Visiting Scholar Brynn Tannehill, author of
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans
(But Were Afraid to Ask)
Monday, January 28, 7:00-8:00pm
Madison Union 256 (in the old Warren Hall building of Madison Union )*
James Madison University
8:15pm: Book signing and light refreshments
(The JMU Bookstore will have books for sale at the event.)
“How Research is (Mis)Used to Support the
Marginalization of Transgender People”
Brynn Tannehill graduated from the Naval Academy with a B.S. in computer science in 1997. She earned her
Naval Aviator wings in 1999 and flew SH-60B helicopters and P-3C maritime patrol aircraft during three deployments between 2000 and 2004. She served as a campaign analyst while deployed overseas to 5th Fleet
Headquarters in Bahrain from 2005 to 2006. In 2008 Brynn earned a M.S. in Operations Research from the Air
Force Institute of Technology and transferred from active duty to the Naval Reserves. In 2008 Tannehill began
working as a senior defense research scientist in private industry. She is the co-founder of SPART*A,
which advocates for and supports our actively-serving LGBT military members and veterans and their families,
while working to ensure the military provides equal opportunity for all service members regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sponsored by:
Shenandoah Valley Equality
Department of Justice Studies (JMU)
Cross Disciplinary Studies and Diversity Engagement (JMU)
University Health Center—The Well, SOGIE Programming (JMU)
Center for Multicultural Student Services (JMU)
Parking: Grace Street Parking Deck is closest—you do NOT need a JMU parking
permit to park there for this event. See map below for parking deck.)
*Campus Map: https://www.jmu.edu/map/ (click on “Madison Union” on
the map to see which building is “Warren Hall”)
Questions: Contact Dr. Christine Robinson at robin2cm@jmu.edu
�No one can erase your existence.
Take a deep breath.
Remember,
we have been around since the beginning of people.
And we will be around until the end of people.
The struggle is long, but we are strong. Resilient.
We do not take no for an answer.
Ever.
For goodness sake,
we challenged the very first pronouncement
ever made about us.
We even questioned the evidence our bodies presented to us
as we began to redefine the beauty of our selves
and our bodies…
We continuously confound our society and our culture,
and we ignore what we have been told is the norm.
We live on the edges
and we defy the definitions of others.
We are far more than the names we have been called.
We are Blessed by the breath of the Divine
and we are made in the image
of something much larger than ourselves.
We are Whole
and we are Holy.
And we are here.
By Reverend Emma Chattin
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is Feb. 15
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, a quarterly breakfast,
and an annual equality forum. We also share information about other local events.
st
nd
HOST our Friday Potluck (1 or 2 Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship,
park...You provide space, plates, utensils, and soft drinks — guests bring the rest.
ADVERTISE in our newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS with your business and referrals.
SHARE (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter FREE.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations due Dec. 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
READ our quarterly newsletter.
CHECK OUT our Facebook page.
COMMUNICATE with your representatives in the 2019 General Assembly session.
Connect with SVE
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 19 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.logcabinrepublicansva.org/index.html
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
Did you know that...
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 and public accommodations to people
based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Virginia?
every year, Virginia lawmakers introduce (but fail to pass) several bills
that could help our communities?
Make Your Voice Heard
on EV’s Day of Action and
throughout the 2019 General Assembly session.
Join folks from across Virginia for EV’s Day of Action at the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad St. in Richmond, on Tuesday,
January 29, 2019. Lobby your elected representatives for bills
that will help improve the state of equality in Virginia, and participate in a day filled with networking and workshops.
For the detailed event schedule and to register, go to
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/dayofaction/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�EV has launched a new Community Education Program (CEP) to gain nondiscrimination protections in housing and public employment – and here are two ways YOU can help.
Have you experienced discrimination in housing and/or public employment? Do you support non-discrimination protections for LGB and Trans* Virginians? Equality Virginia
wants to hear from you! Contact smeadows@equalityvirginia.org to find out how your
voice can make an impact on trans rights in VA.
Sharing your story in one 15 minute phone call with Equality Virginia is a small action with
a big impact. Many people don't know that, in Virginia, gay and trans folks are not protected in housing and public employment. With one call, you can share how this has affected
you or someone you love. Show your support by contacting smeadows@equalityvirginia.org
or go to https://www.equalityvirginia.org/transgenderequality/cep/ to learn more.
Many people (including legislators) especially need more education about transgender issues.
We also know that sharing stories has the power to change hearts and minds. So, EV is looking
for people who are willing to chat with them for 15 minutes about why you support nondiscrimination protections in housing and public employment.
EV is especially eager to connect with transgender folks, families, and allies who have experienced discrimination or who simply support bills that protect all people from discrimination
based on gender identity and sexual orientation. CEP is an impactful way to empower our
community and make changes in the General Assembly. Check out EV’s website for other
ways you can help. www.equalityvirginia.org/transgenderequality/cep/
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is February 15
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually the 1st or 2nd Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the Valley
for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the
event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we email location information to SVE members only and do not publicly share or post
it through social media. To receive emails about the potluck and other events, join
as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member (for $15). See pg. 19 to
join SVE.
Would you like to host the potluck in your home, workplace, house of worship,
or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, eating utensils, and soft dr inks.
Guests bring a dish to share.
We need a host for March. Please
email David if you are willing to volunteer:
lanedj@jmu.edu
�SAVE THE DATE:
Madison Equality’s annual Charity Ball
raises funds for local non-profits working to
support the LGBTQ local community.
WHEN:
Saturday February 9, 2019
WHERE:
Madison Union Ballroom (5th floor of Warren
Hall), on campus at James Madison University
ADMISSION:
To be Decided
DRESS:
Casual or Semiformal
2019 DESIGNATED CHARITY:
CONTACT:
To be Decided
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
or mcgeehs@dukes.jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, December 14
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 19 for details).
Thursday, Dec. 20
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Wood Grill Buffet
at 1174 Reservoir St. in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please RSVP to
David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Friday, Jan. (Date TBA) SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 19 for details).
Thursday, Jan. 17:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Traditions Family
Restaurant at 625 Mt. Clinton Pike in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space,
please RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, January 19
SVE Quarterly Breakfast, 8:00 AM At The Little Grill, 621 N. Main St. in
Harrisonburg. Meet up with Shenandoah Valley Equality members and friends for
breakfast. RSVP by noon on the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Monday, January 21:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 28:
Visiting Scholar Brynn Tannehill “How Research is (Mis)Used to Marginalize
Transgender People.” At 7:00-8:00pm (Book signing at 8:15pm following the event)
Madison Union 256 (in Warren Hall) at JMU in Harrisonburg. Sponsored by Shenandoah
Valley Equality, the Department of Justice Studies (JMU), the Office of Cross Disciplinary Studies and Diversity Engagement (JMU), University Health Center—The Well,
SOGIE Programming (JMU), and the Center for Multicultural Student Services (JMU).
(See page 2 for more information).
Tuesday, January 29:
Equality Virginia Day of Action, See page 8 for details and contact information.
Friday, Feb. 1:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 19).
Saturday, February 9
Annual Charity Ball, 7:00-11:00PM, Madison Union Ballroom at JMU. Sponsored by
Madison Equality at JMU. All proceeds go to a designated charity of the year. Food, fun,
music and dancing. Contact Hailey McGee for more information: mcgeehs@dukes.jmu.edu
February 14
Happy Valentine’s Day
Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2018
Page 13
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
February 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions. Empower your community. SVE invites
you to send us information for our quarterly (March-May) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen" about local LGBTQA community organizations, resources, and free events and
we'll include this information for free. This is a vital service; it helps to make our communi
ty stronger and improves the quality of life for individual members. Send information to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Thursday, Feb. 21:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Ruby Tuesday at
111 Burgess Road in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please RSVP to
David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Friday, March TBA
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
We need a HOST for March’s SVE Friday Potluck. Please email David at
lanedj@jmu.edu if you are willing to host the potluck.
Thursday, March 21
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Vito’s Italian Kitch
en at 1047 Port Republic Rd. in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please
RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, DATE TBA
16th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Event Date and Reservation infor
mation will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Send ads for the March issue (covering March, April, and May) by
Feb. 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2018
Page 14
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Impulse Gay Social Club
Primary Care
Behavioral Health
Dental
Women’s Health
Prenatal Care
Care Management (formerly The Valley
AIDS Network)
hburgchc.org
Coming to Waynesboro
in 2019
https://impulse-gsc.com/
��What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at a
local Valley restaurant to share a meal. Each
person pays for their own meal. Join SVE for
free or as a voting member (see page 19) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a
poor substitute for democracy, which
requires direct action by
citizens.”
—Howard Zinn, historian
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�Affirming Religious Communities in the Valley
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
4101 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
540-867-0073; office@huuweb.org; www.huuweb.org
RISE: a United Methodist Faith Community
60 W. Market St., Harrisonburg 22801
540-324-3241; riseharrisonburg@gmail.com; www.riseharrisonburg.com
Trinity Presbyterian Church
725 S. High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801; 540-434-9556
stephanie@trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org
www.trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org/
Stephens City
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley
6380 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA 22655
(540) 869-6965; minister@uushenandoah.org; www.ushenandoah.org
Waynesboro
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro
565 Pine Avenue, Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 942-5507; minister@uufw.org or mpnash1@gmail.com; www.uufw.org
Winchester
St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Episcopal Church
1527 Senseny Rd., Winchester, Virginia 22606
(540) 667-8110; stpaulswinchester@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/pg/StPaulsWinchester
Want to be listed here? Take Equality Virginia’s survey:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/faith-communities/
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
[Check Box]
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
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Volume 22, Issue 4 December 2019
www.svgla.org
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of
Shenandoah Valley
Equality is to build
inclusive community
for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
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Community Events
(inside)
EV Day of Action
Charity Ball
SVE Friday Potlucks
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EMPOWER
YOUR
COMMUNITY!
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook
Equipping Our Community:
2020 Equality Forum in Harrisonburg
SVE and Equality Virginia will co-host a forum to
equip our community to advocate for equality and to
educate about bills pertaining to sexual orientation
and gender identity in the 2020 Virginia legislative session. The event will be held on Sunday, January 12, 3:00
-4:30pm at Beth El Synagogue, 830 Old Furnace Road.
The panel includes:
William Martin, EV’s Trans* Advocacy Speakers Bureau
Join SVE
Grayson Sless, Board Member of SVE
(Membership pg. 15)
James Parrish, Executive Director, Equality Virginia
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“The Valley
ConnectShen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September, and December)
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Contact the editor
to advertise and/or
submit event
information:
ShenandoahValley
Equality@gmail.com
Questions? ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Event updates at SVE’s Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
�SAVE THE DATE:
Madison Equality’s annual Charity Ball
raises funds for charity.
WHEN:
Saturday February 8, 2020
WHERE:
Madison Union Ballroom (5th floor, Warren
Hall), on campus, James Madison University
ADMISSION: To be Decided
2020 DESIGNATED CHARITY: To be Decided
CONTACT:
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
or mcgeehs@dukes.jmu.edu
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
Did you know that, in Virginia...
it is LEGAL to fire someone based on sexual orientation
and gender identity?
it is LEGAL to evict or deny housing and service in public
places based on sexual orientation and gender identity?
THIS YEAR, we have an extraordinary opportunity to
move equality forward?
Make your voice heard at EV’s Day of Action and
throughout the 2020 legislative session.
Join folks across Virginia for EV’s Day of Action, Library of Virginia, 800
E. Broad St. in Richmond, on Tuesday, February 4. Lobby your elected
representatives for bills that will move equality forward in Virginia,
and participate in a day of networking and workshops.
For the detailed schedule and to register (FREE), go to
www.equalityvirginia.org/dayofaction/
MOVING EQUALITY FORWARD
�Vibrant Menders is an LGBTQIA+ action organization that developed around the
happenings at the 2019 Special Meeting of the General Conference of the United
Methodist Church. This group was started with the intention of bridging the gap between the LGBTQIA+ community and the Christian communities in the Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia. Vibrant Menders offers a variety of programs under its "roof,"
which is held up by 3 pillars:
1. Visibility: Working to help allies and LGBTQIA+ people know that LGBTQIA+
affirming Christians are in our local area.
2. Support: Offering a variety of support groups, both in person and online, for
LGBTQIA+ persons, their families and friends, and allies.
3. Education: Developing resources including lecture series, book discussions, panel
discussions, and websites to help to educate the community (both affirming and
non-affirming persons) about the LGBTQIA+ community and the struggles they face,
specifically regarding misinformation and religious-based harm.
Our "home base" is at RISE UMC's space, located at 60 West Market Street in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and we are considered a ministry of RISE UMC. However, all are
welcome, and we will be working with churches and LGBTQIA+ organizations and
groups throughout the Valley.
Contact us at vibrantmendersVA@gmail.com
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
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$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is Feb. 15
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, a quarterly breakfast, and an annual equality forum. We also share information about local events.
HOST our Friday Potluck at your home, workplace, local park, house of worship…
You provide space, plates, utensils, and soft drinks — guests bring the rest.
ADVERTISE in our quarterly newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS with your business and referrals.
SHARE (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our community; we will
include them in our monthly e-calendar and quarterly newsletter FREE.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations are due
December 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
READ our quarterly newsletter. Share it with a friend.
LIKE and FOLLOW Shenandoah Valley Equality on Facebook.
ORGANIZE, EDUCATE, LOBBY, and ADVOCATE for equality, justice, & liberation.
Connect with SVE
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See pg. 15 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU SOGIE Programming
beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/sogie
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Action Group
vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is February 15
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually the 1st or 2nd Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the
Valley for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
e-mail location information to SVE members only and do not publicly share
or post it through social media. To receive e-mails about the potluck and other
events, join as a non-voting member (FREE) or as a voting member (for $15).
See pg. 15 for information about how to join SVE.
Are you willing to host the potluck in your home, workplace, community center, park, house of worship, or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, utensils, and soft drinks. Guests bring a dish to share.
Please e-mail David if you are willing to host:
lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, January 3:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for YOUTH, 1st Friday of every month, starting at 4:15pm.
Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the Shenandoah
LGBTQ Center.Center:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Monday, January 6:
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Support Group in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casu
al group for LGBTQ+ persons (facilitated by coordinators and mental health professionals). Meets monthly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at RISE United Methodist
Church, 60 West Market St., H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Saturday, January 11:
Gender Non-Conforming and Adult LGBT Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings,
held monthly on the second Saturday, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Facilitated by
the ARROW Project. 4:15 pm - GNC and 5:30 pm - Adult LGBT. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Sunday, January 12:
2020 Equality Forum in Harrisonburg Shenandoah Valley Equality and Equality Virginia
will co-host a forum to equip our community to advocate for equality and to educate about
bills pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity in the 2020 Virginia legislative session. 3:00-4:30pm at Beth El Synagogue in Harrisonburg. See page 1 for additional details.
Monday, January 13:
Vibrant Menders Family and Friends Support Group in Harrisonburg. Family members and allies of LGBTQ+ people (of all ages) welcome. Facilitated by VM coordinators
and two mental health professionals. Meets monthly on the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:008:15pm at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 West Market St. H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each month
by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and future
potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 15).
Friday, January 17:
Friday, January 17:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for FAMILIES, 3rd Friday of every month, starting at
4:15pm. Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center.Center:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Thursday, Jan. 16 or 23: Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant (each person pays for their own
meal). Join SVE at Francesco’s in Bridgewater. So we can reserve enough space, please
RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Sunday, January 19:
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center’s Monthly Potluck, held from 5:00-7:00pm at 13 W.
Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Contact the Center at :(540) 466-3320
or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Sunday, January 19:
Vibrant Menders Action Group in Harrisonburg- open to anyone who wants to help us
create programming and events under our three pillars - support, visibility, and education.
These are planning meetings and meetings where we do debriefing. These occur on the 3rd
Sunday of every month at 1:00 PM at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 West Market St.
in Harrisonburg. For more information, email vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Monday, January 20:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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�COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE
Monday, January 20:
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Support Group in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casual
support group for LGBTQ+ persons (facilitated by coordinators and mental health
professionals). Meets on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at RISE United Methodist
Church, 60 West Market St., H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Saturday, January 25:
SVE Quarterly Breakfast, 8:00 AM At The Little Grill, 621 N. Main St. in
Harrisonburg. Meet up with Shenandoah Valley Equality members and friends for
breakfast. RSVP by noon on the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Saturday, January 25:
Support Group meeting for Families and Youth under 16 (at 4:15pm) and Support
Group meeting for youth ages 16-25 (at 5:30pm), sponsored by and held monthly on the
4th Saturday at the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton.
Support groups are facilitated by mental health professionals from The ARROW Project.
Questions: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Monday, January 27:
Vibrant Menders Family and Friends Support Group in Harrisonburg. Family members and allies of LGBTQ+ people (of all ages) welcome. Facilitated by VM coordinators
and two mental health professionals. Meets monthly on the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:008:15pm at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 West Market St. H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Monday, February 3:
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Support Group in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casual
group for LGBTQ+ persons (facilitated by coordinators and mental health professionals). Meets monthly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at RISE United Methodist
Church, 60 West Market St., H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Tuesday, February 4
Equality Virginia Day of Action, See page 3 for details.
Friday, February 7 :
Peer-to-peer Support Group for YOUTH, 1st Friday of every month, starting at 4:15pm.
Sponsored by the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center.Center Contact: (540) 466-3320 or
hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Friday, February 7 :
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 15).
Saturday, February 8:
Annual Charity Ball, Madison Union Ballroom at JMU. Sponsored by
Madison Equality at JMU. All proceeds go to a designated charity. See page 2. Contact
Hailey McGee for more information: mcgeehs@dukes.jmu.edu
Saturday, February 8:
Gender Non-Conforming and Adult LGBT Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings,
held monthly on the second Saturday, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Facilitated by
the ARROW Project. 4:15 pm - GNC and 5:30 pm - Adult LGBT. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Monday, February 10:
Vibrant Menders Family and Friends Support Group in Harrisonburg. Family members and allies of LGBTQ+ people (of all ages) welcome. Facilitated by VM coordinators
and two mental health professionals. Meets monthly on the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:008:15pm at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 West Market St. H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
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Page 10
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
February 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions. Empower your community! SVE invites
you to send information for our quarterly (March-May) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen"
about local LGBTQA organizations, resources, and free events.
Sunday, February 16:
Vibrant Menders Action Group in Harrisonburg- open to anyone who wants to help us
create programming and events under our three pillars - support, visibility, and education.
These are planning meetings and meetings where we do debriefing. These occur on the 3rd
Sunday of every month at 1:00 PM at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 West Market St.
in Harrisonburg. For more information, email vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Monday, February 17:
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Support Groups in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casual
groups for LGBTQ+ persons (facilitated by coordinators and mental health professionals). Meets monthly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at RISE United Methodist
Church, 60 West Market St., H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Thursday, February 20:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant (each person pays for their own
meal). Join SVE at Wood Grill Buffet in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space,
please RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Friday, February 21:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for FAMILIES, 3rd Friday of every month, starting at
4:15pm. Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center.Center:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Saturday, February 22:
Support Group meeting for Families and Youth under 16 (at 4:15pm) and Support
Group meeting for youth ages 16-25 (at 5:30pm), sponsored by and held monthly on the
4th Saturday at the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton.
Support groups are facilitated by mental health professionals from The ARROW Project.
Questions: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Monday, February 24:
Vibrant Menders Family and Friends Support Group in Harrisonburg. Family members and allies of LGBTQ+ people (of all ages) welcome. Facilitated by VM coordinators
and two mental health professionals. Meets monthly on the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:008:15pm at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 West Market St. H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Monday, March 2:
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Support Group in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casual group for LGBTQ+ persons (facilitated by coordinators and mental health professionals). Meets monthly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at RISE United Methodist
Church, 60 West Market St., H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Friday, March 6:
Peer-to-peer Support Group for YOUTH, 1st Friday of every month, starting at 4:15pm.
Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the Shenandoah
LGBTQ Center.Center:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Friday, March 6 or 13:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 15).
Volume 22, Issue 4 December 2019
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�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 14:
Gender Non-Conforming and Adult LGBT Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings,
held monthly on the second Saturday, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Facilitated by
the ARROW Project. 4:15 pm - GNC and 5:30 pm - Adult LGBT. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Sunday, March 15:
Vibrant Menders Action Group in Harrisonburg- open to anyone who wants to help us
create programming and events under our three pillars - support, visibility, and education.
These are planning meetings and meetings where we do debriefing. These occur on the 3rd
Sunday of every month at 1:00 PM at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 West Market St.
in Harrisonburg. For more information, email vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Monday, March 16:
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Support Group in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casual group for LGBTQ+ persons (facilitated by coordinators and mental health professionals). Meets monthly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at RISE United Methodist
Church, 60 West Market St., H’burg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Thursday, March 19:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant (each person pays for their own
meal). Join SVE at Ruby Tuesday in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please
RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Friday, March 20:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for FAMILIES, 3rd Friday of every month, starting at
4:15pm. Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center.Center:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Saturday, March 28:
17th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters. This is
our year! Mark your calendar for a celebration of equality. Held in Richmond.. Ticket sales
begin on January 1. Visit www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Saturday, March 28:
Support Group meeting for Families and Youth under 16 (at 4:15pm) and Support
Group meeting for youth ages 16-25 (at 5:30pm), sponsored by and held monthly on the
4th Saturday at the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton.
Support groups are facilitated by mental health professionals from The ARROW Project.
Questions: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Send ads and events for the March issue of our newsletter (covering Dec.-Feb.) by
February 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule and the Facebook calendar
by the 25th of each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu and
Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
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�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
��EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue
as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf.
The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
______
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
_____
E-mail #2:
_____
[Check Box] I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information
about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at a
local Valley restaurant to share a meal. Each
person pays for their own meal. Join SVE for
free or as a voting member (see page 19) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Civility is the
recognition that
all people have dignity
that’s inherent to
their person, no matter
their religion, race, gender,
sexuality, or ability.”
― Opal Tometi,
co-founder, Black Lives Matter
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�Peace, Love, and Equality
�
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This collection contains materials produced by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay & Lesbian Association). Among other items is the organization's newsletter.
Shenandoah Valley Equality is dedicated to building an inclusive community for LGBTQ people in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
The organization regularly held events designed to build strong community including potlucks, breakfasts, and forums. It also published a regular newsletter and maintained a website with resources for the Valley community.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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"The Valley ConnectShen," December 2019
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
Sexual minority community
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December 2019 newsletter "The Valley ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association).
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Digital Folder: 2019, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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December 2019
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SVE.Newsletter.December.2019.FINAL
Volume 22, Issue 4, December 2019
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 25, Issue 1 January 2022
www.svgla.org
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Join us on Facebook
Facebook.com/groups/6028241093
Mission Statement:
The mission of
Shenandoah Valley
Equality is to build
inclusive community
for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
EMPOWER
YOUR
COMMUNITY!
———————–
Join SVE
(Membership pg. 12)
———————–
Visit us on
Facebook
www.facebook.com/
groups/60282410939
———————–
Contact the editor
to advertise and/or
submit event
information:
ShenandoahValley
Equality@gmail.com
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The 2022 Virginia General Assembly Session:
Sustaining and furthering progress depends on us.
So much is at stake.
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors LGBTQ-related
legislation introduced to the Virginia General Assembly
and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ community. EV works to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backward. The
session goes from January 12-March 12.
Your voice matters.
EV amplifies the voices of LGBTQ communities by engaging thousands of Virginians in grassroots advocacy
and connecting constituents with their legislators.
Engage.
Join EV’s email list: Stay updated on our efforts to bring
equality to the Commonwealth. We will send information on
how to take action to make change.
Host a speaker: Connect with a transgender or non-binary
Virginian in your local community from our speaker’s bureau
to build understanding.
Give now: Help us build a stronger movement to make positive change for LGBTQ people in Virginia.
Get a ticket for EV’s Commonwealth Dinner: (See page 4
for information about the event scheduled for March 26.)
https://equalityvirginia.org/get-engaged/
�The Friendly City Safe Space
serves the LGBTQ+ Community in Harrisonburg and
Rockingham County. Located on the second floor of the Ice House
in Harrisonburg, VA (217 South Liberty Street, Suite 203).
Visit their Facebook page (address below) for drop-in hours.
FCSS seeks more volunteers. Whether you want to sign
up for a time slot, host events, or help with advertising
and media, FCSS has a space for you.
Find FCSS on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/FriendlyCitySafeSpace/
FCSS is a program of the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center.
�SVE is still looking forward to a time when we can once
again safely join together for regular social events. Even
though that time is not yet at hand, important events
(virtually, locally, and across the state) are still taking
place, including:
the 2022 Virginia General Assembly session, (which
runs from January 12-March 12);
the 2022 elections for the US House of Representatives,
local school boards, and city councils;
and events sponsored by local and state-wide community organizations (see pages 8 and 9 of this newsletter
for information).
Members of the SVE community who are on Facebook
have been and are receiving regular posts, including
about events by other local community organizations; information about local, state, and federal elections; new
laws passed during the 2021 General Assembly session;
ways you can impact legislation in Virginia; and opportunities to support our communities locally and sustain and
advance our movement in Virginia and nationally.
If you are not receiving that information, join Shenandoah
Valley Equality’s Facebook group at
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 19th annual Commonwealth Dinner
is the state’s largest black tie gathering for our community. Enjoy live
entertainment, a silent auction, a dance, and network with others. At
the dinner, EV also recognizes OUTstanding Virginians who have contributed to the equality movement and represented our community with
distinction. We hope you can join us for this special event.
�2022 Elections
Equality is always on the ballot.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
Key elections will be held for seats in:
The US House of Representatives
Local School Boards
City Councils
Primary election: June 21, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Register to vote
Check your registration status
Find your polling place
Apply to vote absentee by mail
For more information, go to
vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation
�Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression Programming
works toward promoting James Madison University's commitment to
diversity through education, support, advocacy and the fostering of
equity for all students, inclusive of all sexual orientation or gender
identity and expression.
sogie@jmu.edu
Like us on Facebook @JMU.SOGIE
Follow us on Instagram @jmu.sogie
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
FOLLOW Shenandoah Valley Equality on Facebook. We share information about local
events, opportunities to connect, and ways to sustain and advance equality.
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year.
CONNECT. Local events are happening. After the pandemic abates, SVE hopes to resume our monthly potlucks and dinners, quarterly breakfast, and annual equality forum.
ADVERTISE in our newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS with your business and referrals.
TELL US about local events and organizations of particular relevance to our communities; we will share information about them on our Facebook page and the newsletter.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations are due
December 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
READ and share our newsletter, The Valley ConnectShen at www.svgla.org
ORGANIZE, EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND ADVOCATE for equality, justice, & liberation.
Connect with SVE
Non-voting membership is FREE.
Voting membership is $15 a year.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See pg. 12 for membership information.
Follow Shenandoah Valley
Equality on Facebook
We share information about local events
and organizations, opportunities to connect, and ways to sustain and advance
our progress and well-being.
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Love Actually Won (community of conversion therapy survivors and allies in Virginia)
www.facebook.com/LoveActuallyWon/
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
Free Mom Hugs Virginia—Shenandoah Valley
facebook.com/groups/456758691888492
Friendly City Safe Space
facebook.com/FriendlyCitySafeSpace/
Friendly City Transgender Alliance
www.facebook.com/Friendly-CityTransgender-Alliance-100565454864352/
He She Ze and We (P eer-to-peer support group for adult caregivers of transgender and nonbinary family members) www.heshezewe.org
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU SOGIE Programming
beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/sogie
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
JMU Student Organizations
Madison Equality
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
Queers United for Educating STEM Together
beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/quest
Shades of Pride
beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/shadesofpride
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Parents and Allies of LGBTQ Students in Rockingham County Public Schools
www.facebook.com/groups/241142777675519
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should
be listed here? Tell us.
�Community Organizations
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Transgender Education Association of Northern Virginia
www.tgeagw.org
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Action Group
vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
[State-wide intersectional social justice advocacy organization]
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Additional Resources:
Education/support: Bisexual and Pansexual
biresource.org and robynochs.com
Education/support: Asexual
www.asexuality.org
The National Center for Lesbian Rights
www.nclrights.org
The National Center for Transgender Equality
transequality.org
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should
be listed here? Tell us.
�Friendly City Transgender Alliance
Friendly City Transgender Alliance is a
collective of individuals, who personally
identify as Transgender and/or any form of
self-expression that challenges
traditional binary gender roles.
As an alliance we do not define or
categorize individuals’ personal expressions.
www.facebook.com/Friendly-City-TransgenderAlliance-100565454864352/
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
______
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
_____
E-mail #2:
_____
[Check Box] I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information
about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ community living in the boondocks in or around the
Shenandoah Valley, come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get
together or in smaller groups for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and
other events.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
___________
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
_______________________________
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
_________________________________
_
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses &
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
�Hope House of the Shenandoah
The Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, in partnership with Valley Community Services
Board, has received a grant to address homelessness for young people ages
18-24 who are not living with their parents or guardians. Working together, we
will provide rapid rehousing, rent assistance, and optional wraparound services
to help these young people develop the skills they need to thrive. This program
provides housing options in Augusta County, Staunton, Waynesboro,
Rockbridge County, Lexington, Buena Vista, Bath County, Highland
County, Rockingham County, and Harrisonburg. For more information,
email hopeshenandoah@gmail.com or call/text the Hope Line at 540 -2453321. To apply for services, visit:
https://www.shenlgbtqcenter.org/hope-house
Additionally, we are looking for volunteers to participate in our Youth Advisory
Council. Ideally, we would like participants from across our service area which
we
are
broadly
calling
"North"
(Harrisonburg/Rockingham)
"Central"
(Augusta/Staunton/Waynesboro/Highland) and "South" (Rockbridge/ Lexington/Buena Vista/Bath). We especially need a representative of school districts
from each of the three areas as well as mental health & social services providers. Participants with lived experiences of youth homelessness are also encouraged. If you or someone you know would be interested in participating, please
fill out an application at this link:
https://forms.gle/cK8qYhsTD1gtM8669
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“If you are neutral in
situations of injustice,
then you have chosen
the side of
the oppressor.”
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
�
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Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection
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An account of the resource
This collection contains materials produced by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay & Lesbian Association). Among other items is the organization's newsletter.
Shenandoah Valley Equality is dedicated to building an inclusive community for LGBTQ people in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
The organization regularly held events designed to build strong community including potlucks, breakfasts, and forums. It also published a regular newsletter and maintained a website with resources for the Valley community.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
Publisher
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Shenandoah County Library
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Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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Copyright Not Evaluated
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Shenandoah County Library. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Text
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"The Valley ConnectShen," January 2022
Subject
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
Sexual minority community
Description
An account of the resource
January 2022 newsletter "The Valley ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association).
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Digital Folder: 2022, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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Shenandoah County Library
Date
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January 2022
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SVE.Newsletter.January 2022
Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2022
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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A+ Pet Siting
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
Website: www.svgla.org
THE VALLEY
CONNECTSHEN
T HE VALLEY CON NECTS HEN
Mission Statement:
The new mission statement
for Shenandoah Valley
Equality will appear in the
September newsletter.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Shenandoah Valley Pride
SVE Potlucks
“Trails for Tails” Benefit
for Valley AIDS Network
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 17)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
A new name for SVGLA:
Shenandoah Valley Equality
At the May 2016 SVGLA Board meeting, the Board
of Directors in attendance voted unanimously (with
two Board members absent) to change the name of
the Shenandoah Valley Gay & Lesbian Association to
Shenandoah Valley Equality (SVE).
The Board decided to create a name that would be
more inclusive of our diverse community in the Valley and that would reflect a slightly more expansive
mission for the organization, including community
advocacy. A revised mission statement and new logos
for SVE will appear in the September newsletter.
Please note our new email address (our former email
address will work during a transition period).
Shenandoah Valley Equality is an independent organization from both the Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance and the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
E-mail ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
This event is sponsored by
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and allies.
of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support, or if your loved one
has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process your own feelings as well as
looking for resources to help understand — we are here for you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and allies of the LGBT Community
When:
Where:
Contact:
Note:
Once a month, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (See website for meeting information.)
Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, 601 University Blvd, JMU campus, Harrisonburg
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meetings
The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group holds a meeting once a
month for LGBTQ+ and questioning folks between 14-20 years old from 6:30 to
8:00pm at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, 601 University Blvd. on the campus of
JMU. Check the website and/or Facebook page for meeting dates.
We aim to provide a safe and confidential space for youth to talk, listen, laugh,
share, and reflect on what it's like for us to live in the Shenandoah Valley.
PFLAG Blue Ridge (www.pflagblueridge.org/harrisonburg.html) also holds
meetings on the first Thursday of each month in the same building.
Visit our website at http://www.svyesalliance.org/index.html or Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/SVYesAlliance). Please like us and share with your
friends!
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is Aug. 15
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
SVE has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through VDOT.
It’s fun. It’s good exercise. It’s great for our planet.
Join us—our next outing is Saturday, June 11.
Meet us for breakfast at the Little Grill at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Volunteer on June 11 and get a FREE wine tasting (see next page).
Our vineyard and winery are located on 58 acres of
beautiful rolling pastoral land. The tasting room is a
converted modern horse barn. Relax in our winery
and enjoy wine, cider or sangria with friends.
3575 Conicville Rd, Mt. Jackson VA 22842
www.kindredpointe.com
�Help SVE with Adopt-a-Highway on June 11
and receive a gift card for a FREE wine-tasting
at The Winery at Kindred Pointe
The first 5 NEW volunteers who join us at the Little Grill in
Harrisonburg for breakfast and help with the highway cleanup
after will receive a gift card for a wine tasting at the Winery at
Kindred Pointe in Mount Jackson (donated by the owners).
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com if questions.
www.facebook.com/TheWineryAtKindredPointe
www.kindredpointe.com
Wine
Hard Cider Sangria Events Weddings
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
transgenderrightsva.org/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBT & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
www.virginialogcabin.org/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
www.pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly SVGLA) ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
& www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
www.svyesalliance.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Page 7
��SPONSORSHIP LEVELS FOR SHENANDOAH VALLEY PRIDE
(Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance)
Platinum Sponsor ($1000+)
Top billing on Banner at the event and multiple mentions throughout the day.
Booth at event
Listing on T-Shirt
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Gold Sponsor ($500-$999)
2nd from top billing on Banner at event and multiple mentions throughout the day.
Booth at event
Listing on T-Shirt
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Silver Sponsor ($250-$499)
3rd from top billing on Banner at event and mentions throughout the day.
Booth at event
Listing on T-Shirt
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Bronze Sponsor ($150-$249)
4th from top billing on Banner at event
Booth at event
Listing on T-Shirt
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Small Business Supporter/Vendor ($100)
Booth at event
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Non-Profit Sponsor ($50)
Religious organizations and various Non-profit groups
Booth at event
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
T-Shirt Only ($50)
Listing on T-Shirt Only
To donate and secure a spot at the festival go to ... http://www.shenandoahvalleypride.org/vendors.html
Fill out the online form which will register you and mail your payment (registration isn't complete until payment is received) to...
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance c/o Rob Johnson, 13598 Hupp Road, Timberville, VA 22853
Remember the following...
TAX DEDUCTIBLE CHECKS TO BE MADE OUT TO EQUALITY VIRGINIA
NON-TAX DEDUCTIBLE CHECKS TO BE MADE OUT TO SHENANDOAH VALLEY PRIDE ALLIANCE
I really want to thank you for your support in the past and sincerely hope you can continue this year and
help make this the biggest and best Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival ever. If anyone has questions or ideas,
please contact me directly. Thank you.
Rob Johnson, President, Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
540-578-0399
shenandoahvalleypride@gmail.com
�“Trails for Tails”
Dog Walk/Run
September 24 at 8am, JMU Festival Patio
Fundraiser for the
Valley AIDS Network
For more information, contact VAN
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Contact us
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit in person:
601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suites
322/323/324, Harrisonburg, VA
Mailing Address:
VAN, JMU/IIHHS MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 3rd annual Transgender Information
and Empowerment Summit
WHEN:
Saturday, October 22, 2016
WHERE:
VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond, VA 23284)
WHAT:
A full day full of workshops, resources, and
community building.
Registration is OPEN and FREE. For more information or
to register, go to http://www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
SHENANDOAH VALLEY EQUALITY
is proud to be listed as a “Community
Voice” in support of this event.
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is August 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck hosted by SVE in Harrisonburg/
Rockingham County/Staunton/Augusta County (occasionally Mount Jackson)
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month (usually, but not always, the
first Friday) the event rotates to a different location, thanks to generous volunteers who offer to host. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
send location information ONLY to our email list of SVE members and do not
post it through social media or public email lists. To receive emails about FF
and other local SVE events, you can join as a Level 2 member (for free) or as
a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 17 for details on how to join.
If you want to join for free, send an email with your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age (SVE’s membership requirement)
to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com – we will add you to our email list.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 14-15.
Volunteer to host the potluck.
Email us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Please Full
visit www.pflagblueridge.org
www.svyesalliance.org
information
page ad for Truthand
Wins
Out/UgandaforStory
about Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meetings and Shenandoah Valley YES!
Alliance Youth Group Meetings during the summer months.
Friday, June 3:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE as a Level I or II member
(See page 17 for details).
Monday, June 6:
TOMBOI (queer Indie electronic band), 9:00 PM, at the Golden Pony, 181 North Main
Street in Harrisonburg. Co-sponsored by the Old Furnace Artist Residency and the Gold
en Pony. For more information, go to the Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/
events/222838894768139/
Saturday, June 11:
SVE Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM We gather at the Little Grill for
breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. Join us! We provide
safety vests, gloves, and bags. In case of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled. See page
6 for how you can get a free wine-tasting from The Winery at Kindred Pointe.
Friday, July 8
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 17 for how to join ).
Saturday, July 23:
Shenandoah Valley Pride, 2:00-8:00PM at Court Square in Harrisonburg. Sponsored
by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance. See pages 8-9 of this newsletter or go to
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org and shenandoahvalleypride@gmail.com.
Friday, August 5:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 17 for how to join ).
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
Page 14
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Monday, August 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Friday, Sept. 2:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 17 for how to join ).
Wednesday, Sept. 14:
Lecture by Dr. Susan R. Rankin, “The State of Higher Education for LGBTQ People:
Implications for Campus Policies and Programs,” at 7:00pm in the Madison Union Ball
room (Warren Hall) at James Madison University. FREE event. Co-sponsored by the
Madison Caucus for Gender Equality, The Department of Justice Studies, the Office for
Access & Inclusion, the College of Arts and Letters Visiting Scholar Program, and the
LGBTQ & Ally Education Program.
Saturday, Sept. 24:
Trails for Tails Dog Walk/Run Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network. Beginning at 8:00am at JMU Festival Patio. For more information, visit VAN’s website
for contact information at www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Saturday, October 22
3rd Annual Equality Virginia Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit.
Held at VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond). For more information and
to register (FREE), go to www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit ads and events for the September issue of the Valley Connectshen
by August 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
Page 15
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the
LGBTQ community living in the
boondocks in or around the
Shenandoah Valley, come meet
up with us.
This is a casual group where
members get together or in smaller groups for meals, movies, live
performances and other events.
www.meetup.com/Out-in-the-Boondocks/
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE wishes to thank
local businesses and
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE 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 LGBTQ people.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
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 SVE 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 and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
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.
Level 2 Support - email your name and state that you are at least 18 years of age or
older to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
All SVE members must be at least 18 years of age to join.
�President Obama’s Statement on the International Day
against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
IDAHOT started in 2004 to draw national attention to the violence and discrimination
experienced by LGBTQ people internationally. President Obama’s May 2016 statement recognizing this annual event is below:
On May 17, Americans and people around the world mark the International
Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia by reaffirming the dignity and inherent worth of all people, regardless of who they love or their gender identity.
Our nation is committed to the principle that all people should be treated
fairly and with respect. Advancing this goal has long been a cornerstone of
American diplomacy, and I am proud that my Administration has made advancing the human rights of LGBT individuals a specific focus of our engagement around the world. I am also proud of the great strides that our nation
has made at home in recent years, including that we now have marriage
equality as a result of last year’s landmark Supreme Court decision.
At the same time, there is much work to be done to combat homophobia and
transphobia, both at home and abroad.In too many places, LGBT individuals
grow up forced to conceal or deny who they truly are for fear of persecution,
discrimination, and violence. All nations and all communities can, and must,
do better. Fortunately, human rights champions and good citizens around the
world continue to strive towards this goal every day by lifting up the simple
truth that LGBT rights are human rights. The United States honors their work
and will continue to support them in their struggle for human dignity.
2016 Shenandoah Valley Equality Board of Directors
JoAnn Benjamin
Rob Johnson
David Lane
Vickie Lynn
Christine Robinson
Grayson Sless
Jackie Walker
Teresa Whitesell
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members are invited to meet at a local restaurant in the Valley to share a meal together
and enjoy each other’s company. Join SVE
(see page 17 for details) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“All human beings
are born free and
equal in dignity
and rights.”
�
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SVGLA.Newsletter.June.2016
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2017
Website: www.svgla.org
THE VALLEY CO NNECTSHEN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
First Friday Potlucks
National Equality March
Shenandoah Valley Pride
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 12)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
7 Ways to Empower Your Community
1. JOIN SVE (or renew) as a Level I member (only $15/
year). We rely on your support to cover administrative
costs and sponsor events, such as our annual Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum.
2. CONNECT. SVE organizes the monthly First Friday
potluck and Conversation & Cuisine dinner in the Valley.
3. HOST the potluck. You provide the space, plates, utensils, soft drinks, ice, & cups — guests bring the rest.
4. ADVERTISE in our newsletter. SUPPORT our advertisers with your business.
5. SHARE information with us about events of particular
relevance to our community and we will include them in
our monthly e-calendar and newsletter free.
6. NOMINATE yourself for SVE’s Board of Directors
(nominations are due Dec. 1). All nominees must be
Level I members.
7. READ the newsletter and stay informed about local organizations and events that support our community.
�Join the National Equality March
June 11, 2017
On June 11, 2017, we will gather in Washington DC from all
across our country. We will march. We will leave empowered
to do the work that needs to be done in every community
across this nation.
Our single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed
by civil law in all 50 states.
www.facebook.com/National-Equality-March-88564194359/
�SAVE THE DATE!
Sponsors & Volunteers Needed
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival
2-8pm, Court Square, Harrisonburg, VA
Parking
Park in any of the downtown parking lots on Water St., Wolf
St., and the lot beside Turner Pavilion/Farmer’s Market.
Sponsored by
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
http://www.shenandoahvalleypride.org/
shenandoahvalleypride@gmail.com
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact:
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2017 ELECTIONS?
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
& all 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates
WILL YOU SUPPORT
EQUALITY on November 7?
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia
General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is Aug. 15
Local and Vocal in Staunton, Virginia
A new group that meets twice a month to write letters to
elected officials and other leaders. A starting point for political action, as well as a place for people to connect. At
least once a month, we visit with YOUR group in YOUR
location (house of worship, community center, school).
localandvocalstaunton@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/localandvocalstaunton
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is August 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck organized by SVE in
Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, and Augusta County
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month the event rotates to a
different location. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private
property, we send location information ONLY to our email list of
SVE members and do not post it through social media or public
email lists. To receive emails about FF and other local SVE events,
you can join as a Level 2 member (for FREE) or as a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 12 for details on how to join.
See upcoming potlucks on page 9.
We need more hosts!
Email David to host the potluck: lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Contact PFLAG directly to find out about monthly PFLAG meetings during the summer months (See page 4).
Friday, June 2:
Sunday, June 11
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE (See page 12 for details).
National Equality March in Washington, DC. For details, go to www.facebook.com/
National-Equality-March-88564194359/
Thursday, June 22
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Taj of India,
34 S. Main St. (downtown) in Harrisonburg. RSVP by 6/21 to lanedj@jmu.edu.
Friday, July 7:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 12).
Thursday, July 20:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Brothers Pizza,
Pasta, and Subs, 1059 S. High St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by 7/19 to lanedj@jmu.edu.
Saturday, July 22:
“When We Rise.” Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival, 2-8 PM, At Court Square in Harrisonburg sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance. Volunteers and sponsors
needed. For more information go to www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Friday, August 4
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 12).
August 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com.
Submit events for the September issue (events happening in Sept., Oct. and Nov.)
Thursday, August 24:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Olive Garden at
45 Burgess Rd. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by 8/23 to lanedj@jmu.edu.
Thursday, Sept. 14:
Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum, Location (in Harrisonburg) and Time TBA.
Tuesday, Nov. 7
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS FOR GOVEROR, LIEUT. GOV., ATTORNEY GENERAL, & ALL 100 SEATS OF THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community resources and events. Empower
your community. Submit ads for the September issue (covering September, October, and November) by
August 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of each month to
lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2017
Page 10
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit: 601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor,
Suites 322/323/324, Harrisonburg
Mailing Address: VAN, JMU/IIHHS
MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website: www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
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 SVE 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 and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
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.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
You must be at least 18 years of age to join SVE.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversa on & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 13 for details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“If you are neutral
in situations of
injustice, you have
chosen the side of
the oppressor.”
—Desmond Tutu—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline: www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Shenandoah Valley Pride, 2-8pm
Courthouse Square
Harrisonburg, VA
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
www.ShenandoahValleyPride.org
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�Thank you to our Level I Members
.
We rely on your annual dues to keep
SVE operating.
Renewal forms for current Level I members will
be mailed during the month of June. Renew by
December 1 to vote for the 2018 SVE Board of Directors. If you are a Level II member, please consider a Level I membership.
2017 Shenandoah Valley Equality Board of Directors
JoAnn Benjamin
Rob Johnson
David Lane
Vickie Lynn
Christine Robinson
Grayson Sless
Jackie Walker
Teresa Whitesell
�
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SVE.Newsletter.June.2017.pdf
Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2017
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
Transgender Students Win in Two Federal
Court Cases in Late May
In late May, a federal judge in Virginia denied a motion by
the Gloucester County (Virginia) School Board to dismiss
———————–
Gavin Grimm’s lawsuit against it. Grimm is an 18-year-old
Community Events (inside)
transgender man who, while in high school, sued his district
TIES Pop-Up in Winchester
for the right to use the boys’ bathroom. In 2014, in response
SVE Friday Potlucks
to a complaint from parents, school officials prohibited
Pride Events in the Valley
Grimm from using the boys’ bathroom and required him to
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use a unisex bathroom. The ruling means that Grimm’s lawEMPOWER YOUR suit may now proceed to a district court.
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 14)
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“Valley ConnectShen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December)
Also in May, a federal appeals court (the 3rd Circuit Court of
Appeals) ruled in favor of the right of transgender students to
use facilities that align with their gender identities. The court
rejected a lawsuit brought by a non-transgender student and
their parents in Boyertown, PA, who alleged that school policies allowing trans students to use bathrooms that correspond
with their gender identities infringe on their right to privacy
in bathrooms and locker rooms.
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Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Boyertown’s school district implemented a policy to comply
with the Obama administration’s legal guidance which directed schools to allow students to use bathrooms that align
with their gender identity. The Trump administration reversed that guidance in February 2017.
�Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit
Pop-Up in Winchester
Virginia is a big state, and we know it’s not always convenient for
folks to join Equality Virginia in Richmond for our annual TIES
conference. That’s why EV is taking TIES on the road this summer to Norfolk, Roanoke, and Winchester. TIES Pop-ups will provide the best of what TIES has to offer, including:
trans-affirming mental health and medical consultations
a name and gender marker change clinic
employment readiness resources
how-to-tell-your-story advocacy workshops
tabling and community-building opportunities
This event is FREE—REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/tiespopup/
Shenandoah University, 1460 University Drive, Winchester
Saturday, July 14 from 4:00-9:00pm
We hope to see you there!
�SAVE THE DATE!
Sponsors & Volunteers Needed
Saturday, July 21, 2017
Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival
2-8pm, Court Square, Harrisonburg, VA
Parking
Park in the downtown parking lots on Water St., Wolf St., or
the lot beside Turner Pavilion/Farmer’s Market.
Sponsored by
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
http://www.shenandoahvalleypride.org/
shenandoahvalleypride@gmail.com
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The first Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:00PM at the Campbell
Building (formerly Emergicare) in Room 1120, 755 Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway.
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is Aug. 15
EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY.
1. JOIN SVE (or renew) as a voting member (only $15/year). We rely on your support to
cover administrative/event costs, such as our annual Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum.
2. CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly Potluck and a “ Conversation & Cuisine” dinner at
a local restaurant in the Valley.
3. HOST SVE’s Friday Potluck (1st or 2nd Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship, park...You provide space, plates, utensils, soft drinks, ice, & cups — guests bring the
rest.
4. ADVERTISE in our newsletter. SUPPORT our advertisers with your business and referrals.
5. SHARE information with SVE about (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our
community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter FREE.
6. NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations due Dec. 1 every year). All nominees must be voting (Level I) members of SVE.
7. READ the newsletter and stay informed about organizations and events that support
and empower our community.
Connect with SVE
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 14 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.logcabinrepublicansva.org/index.html
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia NOW
http://vanow.org/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2018 ELECTIONS?
WILL YOU SUPPORT
EQUALITY on November 6?
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia
General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�How can you help EV’s work in Virginia?
Phone bank. Help us connect with more supporters of LGBT people. We’ll provide a quick and fun tutorial on phone banking before it happens – the best part
is that you can do this from the comfort of your home.
Donate to support our organizing efforts – even $5 goes a long way!
Pledge to make your neighborhood more LGBT-inclusive. Here are two ways:
Equality Means Business: EMB is an opportunity for locally-owned businesses to publicly state that they don’t discriminate against customers or employees who are gay or
transgender. EMB members make a promise that their business is a safe and welcoming
place for LGBT people to work and shop. Ask your favorite locally-owned business to join
EMB. Here’s a link to the online membership form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexJZhNlh5yWN4DcCioa0r-fZG-t58BORTW4niPUKkpE6gj2w/view
You can print and mail a PDF version of the form:
virginiafairness.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Updated-EMB-Form-8-24-17.pdf
To see who’s already a member, go to this link to view the directory:
virginiafairness.org/equality-means-business-2/emb-online-directory/
Reach out to Local Leaders: These elected officials have signed EV’s statement supporting legislation and policies that include adding sexual orientation and gender
identity in workplace, housing, and public accommodation policies:
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/connecting-with-elected-officials/resources-for-connecting-with-localleaders/local-leaders-for-fairness/
You can ask any locally-elected official in your area to sign the statement of support
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Local-Leaders-for-Fairness-Statement-of-Support.pdf
(Remember, this only applies to locally-elected leaders, not state-level representatives).
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is August 15
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually on the First or Second Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the
Valley (usually in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, or Augusta County) for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the
event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we email location information to SVE members ONLY and do not publicly share or
post this through social media. To receive emails about the potluck and other
events, join as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member (for $15.
See pg. 14 to join SVE and pgs. 11-12 for the schedule of events.
Would you like to host the potluck in your home, workplace, house of worship,
or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, eating utensils, soft dr inks, &
cups. Guests bring a dish to share (BYOB if you prefer wine or beer).
Email David to volunteer to host: lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thurs., June 7:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM. At the Campbell Building in
Room 1120 (formerly Emergicare), 755 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Harrisonburg. For
more information, visit www.pflagblueridge.org/ or contact pflagbr@gmail.com.
Friday, June 8:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 14).
Saturday, June 9:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Thursday, June 14:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. THIS DATE IS TENTATIVE; LOCATION TBA. Join SVE (see pg. 14) to receive updated event information.
Saturday June 23
Winchester Pride. Visit www.facebook.com/Winchester-Pride-882419518630234/
for details.
Saturday, June 23
Lost River Pride (West Virginia). Visit www.facebook.com/events/357845618022356/
for details.
Thurs., July 5:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM. At the Campbell Building in
Room 1120 (formerly Emergicare), 755 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Harrisonburg. For
more information, visit www.pflagblueridge.org/ or contact pflagbr@gmail.com
Friday, July 13:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 14).
Saturday, July 14 :
Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit Pop-Up in Winchester, 4:009:00pm at Shenandoah University in Winchester. (1460 University Drive) Join Equality
Virginia for workshops, including: trans-affirming mental health and medical consultations,
a name and gender marker change clinic, employment readiness resources, advocacy work
shops, community-building and networking. This event is FREE, registration required. For
more information, go to www.equalityvirginia.org/tiespopup/
Saturday, July 14:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM, At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact f
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Friday, July 20:
Miss Shenandoah Valley Pride Pageant., sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride
Alliance. Visit www.facebook.com/events/582152972159383/ for details.
Saturday, July 21:
Shenandoah Valley Pride. 2:00-8:00PM, Court Square in Harrisonburg. Volunteers and
Sponsors Needed. Contact ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com and visit
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
Page 11
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 26:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. THIS DATE IS TENTATIVE; LOCATION TBA. Join SVE (see pg. 14) to receive updated event information.
Thurs., Aug. 2:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM. At the Campbell Building in
Room 1120 (formerly Emergicare), 755 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Harrisonburg. For
more information, visit www.pflagblueridge.org/ or contact pflagbr@gmail.com
Friday, August 3:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 14).
Saturday, Aug. 11:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Wed., August 15:
SVE NEWSLETTER DEADLINE. We invite you to send information for our quarterly (September-November) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen" about local LGBTQA
community organizations and free events and we'll include this information free. This is a
vital service; it helps to make our community stronger and improves the quality of life for
individual members. Send information to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
August 17-19
Annual Twin Oaks Women´s Gathering (Louisa, VA). The Gathering is a celebration of
empowerment, healing and sisterhood. The weekend includes workshops, free time to net
work, drum, dance, meditate, strategize, walk in the forest, and generally live it up with new
and old friends. You can offer to lead morning yoga, set up a collaborative art project, host
a spiritual retreat space, share a zine on political organizing-whatever you can imagine, you
can create and share! Together, we refuel our collective spirit in preparation for the next
task: changing the world. Cooperative childcare is available, and registration fees are on a
sliding scale. Find out more, including how to register, at www.womensgathering.org
Thursday, August 23:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. THIS DATE IS TENTATIVE; LOCATION TBA. Join SVE (see pg. 14) to receive updated event information.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
ELECTION DAY
Send ads for the September issue (covering Sept., Oct., and Nov.) by
August 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
Page 12
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone: (540) 432-3308
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Español:
(540) 908-1889
LOCATION:
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�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
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E-mail #1:
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[Check Box]
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 15 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Human progress is neither
automatic nor inevitable...
Every step toward the goal
of justice requires sacrifice,
suffering, and struggle;
the tireless exertions and
passionate concern of
dedicated individuals.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�
Thank you for supporting SVE.
We rely on donations and dues-paying
memberships to keep SVE operating.
Renewal forms for current Level 1 (voting) SVE
members will be mailed in early July.
Renew by December 1 to vote for and/or nominate yourself to serve on the 2019 Shenandoah
Valley Equality Board of Directors.
If you are a non-voting member, we hope you will
consider a voting membership or donation if you
are able to contribute.
�
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Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 22, Issue 2
June 2019
www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of
Shenandoah Valley
Equality is to build
inclusive community for
LGBTQ people in the
Shenandoah Valley.
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Community Events (inside)
PRIDE Events
SVE Friday Potlucks
June 11 Primary Election
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EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 15)
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“Valley ConnectShen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December)
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Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook
SVE Partners with JMU to Create the
Shenandoah Valley LGBTQ Archive and
Oral History Project
Shenandoah Valley Equality is collaborating with James
Madison University to launch a community engagement
venture to document and preserve the Valley’s LGBTQ history. JMU Professor and SVE Board member (ex officio)
Christine Robinson is coordinating the Shenandoah Valley
LGBTQ Archive and Oral History Project, with support from the
Department of Justice Studies and the Office of Digital Projects
and Pedagogy in the JMU Libraries. The idea to create the archive began in a meeting of SVE’s Board of Directors in 2018.
Originally, the goal was to preserve SVE’s history. SVE was
founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995. In 2017, the Board voted to change the name,
and to revise the mission and goals, to better reflect the organization’s diverse membership and vision.
The digital archive will initially include historical documents,
such as SVE/SVGLA newsletters, that can be viewed online
once the website is opened for public viewing. Beginning in
2020, LGBTQ and allied organizations in the Valley will be invited to contribute materials for the archive. In addition, Robinson hopes to begin oral history interviews with community
members in the Valley, with the goal of making digital recordings and/or transcripts available through the archive’s website.
SVE will provide updates on the project’s progress, including
invitations to share materials for the digital archive and requests for volunteers to participate in oral history interviews.
�ShenanArts in Staunton presents:
For tickets and other information, visit:
http://shenanarts.org/angels-in-america.html
ShenanArts Wins "Best in Virginia" Award
from Virginia Living Magazine
ShenanArts has been voted as one of the Best Performing Arts
Companies in the Shenandoah Valley region by Virginia Living’s
readers in the Best of Virginia 2019 reader’s survey.
��YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
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Deadline for September newsletter is Aug. 15
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, a quarterly breakfast,
and an annual equality forum. We also share information about other local events.
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nd
HOST our Friday Potluck (1 or 2 Friday) at your home, workplace, local park, house
of worship...You provide space, plates, utensils, and soft drinks — guests bring the rest.
ADVERTISE in our quarterly newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
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include them in our monthly e-calendar and quarterly newsletter FREE.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations are due
Dec. 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
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EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, ORGANIZE, and VOTE for equality, justice, & liberation.
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Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 15 for membership information.
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2019 ELECTIONS?
WILL YOU SUPPORT EQUALITY
on June 11 and November 4?
June 11: Virginia Primary Elections. Visit
https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_elections,_2019 for information
about candidates running for office
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia General
Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ community,
helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose
bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and voice your
support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s email list for their
monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.logcabinrepublicansva.org/index.html
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is August 15
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually the 1st or 2nd Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the
Valley for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
e-mail location information to SVE members only and do not publicly share
or post it through social media. To receive e-mails about the potluck and other
events, join as a non-voting member (FREE) or as a voting member (for $15).
See pg. 15 for information about how to join SVE.
Are you willing to host the potluck in your home, workplace, community center, park, house of worship, or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, utensils, and soft drinks. Guests bring a dish to share.
Please e-mail David if you are willing to host:
lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, June 7:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 15 for details).
Saturday, June 8:
GNC and Adult LGBT Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings, sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Peer-to-peer discussion facilitated by Augusta Resources for Resilience, Opportunity, and Wellness- ARROW
Project. Come celebrate your joys and share your struggles. We are here to listen and sup
port each other. 4:15 pm - Gender Non-Conforming & 5:30 pm - Adult LGBT
Contact information: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Tuesday, June 11
Virginia Primary Elections. See https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_elections,_2019 for
information. (Polling hours 6:00 am until 7:00 pm)
June 14-16 & 21-23:
Angels in America. ShenanArts in Staunton, VA is performing Part One of Tony Kushner’s award-winning play. Go to http://shenanarts.org/angels-in-america.html for info.
Monday, June 17:
Roanoke LGBT Policy Town Hall with Equality Virginia. Policy affects LGBT people
in our daily lives - in healthcare, access to housing and employment, education, and many o
other areas. Come out to talk about what policies you're passionate about changing and
learn how to get plugged in to advocacy opportunities. Join us and make your voice heard!
See more at https://www.facebook.com/events/2352254954834424/
Saturday, June 22
Lost River Pride, 12-6 PM, At Lost River Retreat Center, 2015 Mill Gap Road, Lost
River, WV (venue provided by Lost River Guesthouse). A day of art, music, food, field
games, hiking, and fun. For more information, go to www.lostriverpride.com
Saturday June 29:
Winchester Pride. See www.facebook.com/Winchester-Pride-882419518630234/
Thursday, June 20:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Ruby Tuesday at
111 Burgess Rd. in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please RSVP to
David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Friday, July 12:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 18).
Saturday, July 13:
GNC and Adult LGBT Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings, sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Peer-to-peer discussion facilitated by Augusta Resources for Resilience, Opportunity, and Wellness Project.
4:15 pm - Gender Non-Conforming & 5:30 pm - Adult LGBT
Contact information: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Thursday, July 25:
SVE’s Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley
Equality members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Each person pays for
their own meal. Location TBA (Join our email list or Facebook group for updated information). So we can reserve space, RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before.
Volume 22, Issue 2
June 2019
Page 10
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, Aug. 2 or 9:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton,
and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each month by Shenandoah
Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and future potlucks, join SVE for free
or as a voting member (See page 15).
August 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions. Empower your community! SVE invites you to
send information for our quarterly (Sept.-Nov.) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen" about local
LGBTQA organizations, resources, and free events and we'll include this information free. This is a
helps to make our community stronger and improves the quality of life for individual members.
August 16-18
Annual Twin Oaks Women´s Gathering (Louisa, VA). The Gathering is a celebration of empow
erment, healing and sisterhood. The weekend includes workshops, drumming, dancing, meditating,
and more. Together, we refuel our collective spirit in preparation for the next task: changing the
world. Cooperative childcare available; registration fees are on a sliding scale. Find out more, includ
ing how to register, at www.womensgathering.org
Thurs., Aug. [TBA]:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality members
and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant (each person pays for their meal). Location TBA
(Join our email list or Facebook group for updated information). So we can reserve space, RSVP to
David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, Aug. 24:
GNC and Adult LGBT Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings, sponsored by the Shenandoah
LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Peer-to-peer discussion facilitated by the
ARROW Project. Come celebrate your joys and share your struggles. We are here to listen and sup
port each other. 4:15 pm - Gender Non-Conforming & 5:30 pm - Adult LGBT
Contact information: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Friday, Sept. 13:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton,
and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each month by Shenandoah
Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and future potlucks, join SVE for free
or as a voting member (See page 15).
Saturday, Sept. 14:
Charlottesville Pride Festival, See http://cvillepride.org/pride-events/cville-pridefestival-2019/ or more information.
Saturday, Sept. 21:
Shenandoah Valley Pride in Harrisonburg. Visit www.shenandoahvalleypride.org for information.
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
Saturday, October 19:
Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit (TIES), 9 AM- 5 PM. Sponsored
by Equality Virginia. Hosted at a new location this year by the University of Richmond (28
Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA). For more information and to register, visit
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Tuesday, Nov. 5:
ELECTION DAY See https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_elections,_2019 for information.
(Polling hours are 6:00 am until 7:00 pm)
Send ads and events for the Sept. issue (covering Sept.-Nov.) by August 15 to Christine at
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of each month to David at
lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 22, Issue 2
June 2019
Page 11
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Impulse Gay Social Club
Coming to Waynesboro
in 2019
https://impulse-gsc.com/
��How can you help EV’s work in Virginia?
Pledge to make your community more LGBT-inclusive in two ways:
Do you know a local business committed to non-discrimination? Contact the business owner and ask them to join Equality Means Business—it’s free and easy.
Equality Means Business: EMB is an opportunity for locally-owned businesses
to publicly state that they don’t discriminate against customers or employees who are gay
or transgender. EMB members make a promise that their business is a safe and welcoming
place for LGBT people to work and shop. Ask your favorite locally-owned business to
join EMB. Here’s a link to the online membership form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexJZhNlh5yWN4DcCioa0r-fZG-t58BORTW4niPUKkpE6gj2w/view
You can print and mail a PDF version of the form:
virginiafairness.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Updated-EMB-Form-8-24-17.pdf
To see who’s already a member, go to this link to view the directory:
virginiafairness.org/equality-means-business-2/emb-online-directory/
Do you know a local elected official (city or county) who supports equality under
the law? Ask them to sign EV’s statement saying so.
Reach out to Local Leaders: These elected officials have signed EV’s statement supporting legislation and policies that include adding sexual orientation and gender
identity in workplace, housing, and public accommodation policies:
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/connecting-with-elected-officials/resources-for-connecting-with-local-leaders/local-leaders-for-fairness/
You can ask any locally-elected official in your area to sign the statement of support
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Local-Leaders-for-Fairness-Statement-of-Support.pdf
(Remember, this only applies to locally-elected leaders (city or county)
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
[Check Box]
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�
Thank you for supporting SVE.
We rely on donations and dues-paying
memberships to keep SVE operating.
Renewal forms for current Level 1 (voting) SVE
members will be mailed in early July.
Renew by December 1 to vote for and/or nominate
yourself to serve on the 2020 Shenandoah Valley
Equality Board of Directors.
If you are a non-voting member, we hope you
will consider a voting membership or donation
if you are able to contribute.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at a
local Valley restaurant to share a meal. Each
person pays for their own meal. Join SVE for
free or as a voting member (see page 19) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“We didn’t stop.
We weren’t afraid.
We weren’t going to be
oppressed anymore.”
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
—Sylvia Rivera, reflecting on
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
the 1969 Stonewall Riots
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Shenandoah Valley Pride
Harrisonburg, VA
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
www.ShenandoahValleyPride.org
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�
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"The Valley ConnectShen," June 2019
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Sexual minorities
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Lesbians - Virginia
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SVE.Newsletter.June.2019.FINAL
Volume 22, Issue 2, June 2019
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2017
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
DC Gay Men’s Chorus
Chili’s Benefit for Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
INDIGO Women’s Dance
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 15)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Trump Admin. Rescinds Transgender Student Guidance:
Gavin Grimm of Virginia to Supreme Court in March
The Trump Administration withdrew the Obama Administration’s legal guidance protecting transgender students under Title IX. The
guidance provided clarity on obligations to students —schools:
may not prohibit transgender students from using bathrooms
that correspond with their gender identity;
may not exclude transgender students from school activities;
may not punish students for not conforming to stereotypical notions of masculinity or femininity;
must give current and former students an opportunity to update
their records with accurate name and gender information; and
may not violate a current or former students’s privacy by disclosing their transgender identity to others.
The Administration’s letter stated "...withdrawal of these guidance documents does not leave students without protections… All
schools must ensure that all students, including LGBT students, are
able to learn and thrive in a safe environment."
Gavin Grimm, the transgender teen from Virginia whose school
bathroom access case will be heard by the Supreme Court, said,
"Thinking about transgender students everywhere, hearing that
your presidential administration has gone out of its way just to further discriminate against you... is very upsetting..."
The letter did not and could not repeal Title IX.
The letter did not and could not require schools to discriminate
or stop complying with the guidance. Local school districts and
states can still follow it, and do more to support trans students.
The letter invited those who have questions or comments on this
letter to contact the Department of Education at ocr@ed.gov or 800
-421-3481 (TDD: 800-877-8339); or the Department of Justice at
education@usdoj.gov or 877-292-3804 (TTY: 800-514-0383)." We
urge our members to take the opportunity to share your views.
�Private party for women only. Must be 21 to enter.
All women 21 and older welcome.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact:
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
SVE has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through VDOT.
It’s fun. It’s good exercise. It’s great for our planet.
Join us—our next outing is Saturday, April 22.
Meet us for breakfast at the Little Grill at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway afterward. We’ll provide vests, bags, and gloves.
Local and Vocal in Staunton, Virginia
A new group that meets twice a month to write letters to
elected officials and other leaders. A starting point for political action, as well as a place for people to connect. At
least once a month, we visit with YOUR group in YOUR
location (house of worship, community center, school).
localandvocalstaunton@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/localandvocalstaunton
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 14th annual Commonwealth Dinner
is the state’s largest black tie gathering for our community. Enjoy live entertainment, a silent auction, a dance, and
meet/network with others. Every year at the dinner, EV also
recognizes OUTstanding Virginians who have represented our
community with distinction and have contributed to the equality movement. We hope you can join us for this special event.
For more information or to make reservations, go to
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/14th-annual-commonwealthdinner/commonwealth-dinner-2017/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
�Could Virginia become the next North Carolina for LGBT People?
Governor Terry McAuliffe warns that his successor could sign legislation
similar to North Carolina’s HB2. Read the article here: thinkprogress.org/
virginia-next-north-carolina-mcauliffe-hb2-73ceb2727384#.19u15eqil
HOW TO BE INFORMED AND ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING
FOR LGBTQ EQUALITY IN VIRGINIA
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the
Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s
LGBTQ community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and voice your
support or opposition to specific bills by joining Equality Virginia’s email
list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events. Provide your
email address to EV here: www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
RESOURCES FOR THE 2017 VIRGINIA ELECTIONS FOR
GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Equality Virginia
equalityvirginia.org
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
http://pofev.org
Virginia Organizing
virginia-organizing.org/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
www.vapartisans.org/
�“Trails 4 Tails”
Dog Walk/Run
APRIL 22, 2017 at 8am, JMU Festival Patio
Fundraiser for the
Valley AIDS Network
For more information, contact VAN
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Contact us
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit in person:
601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suites
322/323/324, Harrisonburg, VA
Mailing Address:
VAN, JMU/IIHHS MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck hosted by SVE in Harrisonburg/
Rockingham County/Staunton/Augusta County (occasionally Mount Jackson)
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month the event rotates to a different
location. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
send location information ONLY to our email list of SVE members and do not
post it through social media or public email lists. To receive emails about FF
and other local SVE events, you can join as a Level 2 member (for FREE) or
as a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 15 for details on how to join.
If you want to join for free, send an email with your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age (SVE’s membership requirement)
to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com – we will add you to our email list.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 12-13.
Volunteer to host.
Email us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�God Save the Queens: A Salute to Rock Royalty
GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 8:00pm, Forbes Center
TICKETS
Two vocal
ensembles
will sing
music by
American &
British rock
legends
Elvis,
Queen,
Prince,
Madonna,
Adele &
more!
Regular &
Subscribers
$25
Seniors &
JMU Fac./
Staff $24
JMU Students
$18 (Purchase
in person only.
One per ID.
Cash only, 90
minutes before
show)
Online: www.jmu.edu/forbescenter/tickets/tickets.shtml
Box Office: In person at 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg
Phone: 540.568.7000
A benefit performance
for the Valley AIDS
Network
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thurs., March 2:
Friday, March 3:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE as a Level I or II member
(See page 15 for details).
Thursday, March 16:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Chili’s on 1752 E.
Market Street in Harrisonburg. 10% of all of the proceeds from Chili’s sales on March
16 will go to the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance (see details on page 14).
March 26-29
Virginia Women’s Music Festival. Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for
women, located just off Interstate 64, in Kents Store, VA. Music, dancing, a 5k run, bon
fires and more. Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early. Go to campoutva.com for
details and ticket information. Note: The business office is not located at the campground.
Saturday, April 1
INDIGO Women’s Dance Party (Private party for women only). Upstairs at the Mill
Street Grill in Staunton, 8PM, $15 Cover, Cash Bar, MUST BE 21 TO ENTER. For ques
tions, contact indigoparty@hotmail.com
Saturday, April 1
14th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Reservation information will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Saturday, April 1
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC. “God Save the Queens!”: music by American
and British rock legends Elvis, Queen, Prince, Madonna, Adele, & more. 8:00 PM at the
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at JMU in Harrisonburg. Benefit Concert for the
Valley AIDS Network. Ticket information at www.jmu.edu/forbescenter/tickets.
Thurs., April 6:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, April 7:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For date and location of the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 15 for how to join).
Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2017
Page 12
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 20:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE for updated
information about C&C events (See pg.15 for how to join).
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Saturday, April 22 :
SVE Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM We gather at the Little Grill for
breakfast and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work afterward. Join us! We provide safety vests, gloves, and bags. In case of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled.
Saturday, April 22 :
Thurs., May 4:
Friday, May 5:
Monday, May 15:
“Trails 4 Tails” Dog Walk/Run Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network. See page
8 for details.
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For date and location of the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 15 for how to join).
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com.
Submit events for the June issue of the newsletter (events for June, July, & August)
Thursday, May 18:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE for updated
information about C&C events (See pg.15 for how to join).
Saturday, July 22:
Shenandoah Valley Pride. 2:00-8:00PM, Court Square in Harrisonburg. Volunteers and
Sponsors Needed. Contact ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com and visit
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community resources for the
newsletter and events that would be of interest to our community for the calendar. This is a vital
service; it helps to make our community stronger and improves the quality of life for individual
members. Send information to us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of each month to
lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit ads and events for the June issue (covering March, April, and May) of The Valley
ConnectShen by May 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2017
Page 13
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE wishes to thank
local businesses and
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
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 SVE 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 and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
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.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
You must be at least 18 years of age to join SVE.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 13 for details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Let each person do [their]
part. If one citizen is
unwilling to participate, all
of us are going to suffer. For
the American idea, though it
is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.”
—June Jordan—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline: www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�In the News...
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (JMU alum, class of 2004) supported
LGBTQ issues on the campaign trail, and now he hopes to see Richmond designated as a top tourist destination in the Nat West British
LGBT awards. The annual British LGBT awards ceremony supports
causes in the UK and around the world, honoring people, organizations and places in almost 90 categories with about 100,000 votes
submitted every year.
“In 2014 we did something no other city ever did, we came out of
the closet,” said Stoney. “OutRVA represents more than just a marketing campaign, it’s a welcoming way of life.” Stoney was invited to
be a part of the video in connection with the city’s LGBTQ tourism
campaign, OutRVA. Created by VCU students in 2014, the Richmond Region Tourism has used the campaign to help show RVA is a
great place to be no matter who you love. “Richmond, VA, is truly
for all lovers… now is the time to let the world know how welcoming Richmond is.” Cast your vote here:
http://britishlgbtawards.com/vote_now/
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Shenandoah Valley Pride, 2-8pm
Courthouse Square
Harrisonburg, VA
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
www.ShenandoahValleyPride.org
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�
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Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
Sexual minority community
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March 2017 newsletter "The Valley ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association).
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SVE.Newsletter.March.2017.pdf
Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2017
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2018
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Indigo Women’s Dance
SVE Friday Potlucks
Transgender Visibility Day
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Federal Court rules Sexual Orientation
Discrimination violates Civil Rights Act
The Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled in February that the
1964 Civil Rights Act bans workplace discrimination based on sexual
orientation. The decision contrasts with the Trump administration,
which argued against a gay employee. The Court ruled, “We now
hold that sexual orientation discrimination constitutes a form of discrimination ‘because of . . . sex,’ in violation of Title VII,” overturning a lower court ruling. The decision could have nation-wide impact.
The Supreme Court is the remaining appellate court.
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 13)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Meanwhile, in the 2018 General Assembly Session:
No Legislative Gains or Losses Thus Far…
For the first time in years, there were no anti-LGBT equality bills.
However, despite increasing bipartisan support for some pro-equality
bills in the Virginia Senate, most of these have been killed by committees in the House of Delegates. The session is winding down, but
not yet over.
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to
the Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s
LGBT community. EV works to introduce and support pro-equality
legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards. Stay informed about legislation affecting our community by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events.
You can find details of all bills EV is following in 2018 at this link:
www.equalityvirginia.org/equality-virginia-at-the-general-assembly/
�Canvas for the Cause: Transgender Visibility Day
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, 209 Monticello Rd., Charlottesville
Contact: info@thebridgepai.org or (434) 984-5669
Join Planned Parenthood, Bridge PAI, and local artist Golara Haghtalab as we
create a community canvas to raise awareness for Transgender Visibility Day.
TDOV is a day to show your support for the trans community. It brings attention to the accomplishments of trans people around the globe while
fighting cissexism and transphobia by spreading knowledge of the trans community. Trans activists Mia Mason and Donna Price will speak about why the
day is important to them and how allies can stand with the trans community.
We will then contribute to a community canvas, expressing through art why
we stand with #TransThriving.
All are welcome to contribute. Canvas and paint supplies will be provided.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact:
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�Private party for women only. Must be 21 to enter.
All women 21 and older welcome.
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
Shenandoah Valley Equality Needs YOU.
1. JOIN SVE (or renew) as a voting member (only $15/year). We rely on your support to
cover administrative/event costs, such as our annual Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum.
2. CONNECT. SVE organizes the monthly SVE Friday potluck and Conversation & Cuisine dinner in the Valley (and join us for our new “Breakfast & Conversation” event).
3. HOST SVE’s Friday Potluck (1st or 2nd Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship, park...You provide space, plates, utensils, soft drinks, ice, & cups — guests bring the
rest.
4. ADVERTISE in our newsletter. SUPPORT our advertisers with your business.
5. SHARE information with us about (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our
community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter free.
6. NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations are due Dec. 1
every year). All nominees must be voting (Level I) members of SVE.
7.
READ the newsletter and stay informed about local organizations and events that sup-
Connect with Our Community
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 13 for our membership form.
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 15th annual Commonwealth Dinner
is the state’s largest black tie gathering for our community. Enjoy live
entertainment, a silent auction, a dance, and network with others. At
the dinner, EV also recognizes OUTstanding Virginians who have
contributed to the equality movement and represented our community with distinction. We hope you can join us for this special event.
For more information or to make reservations, go to:
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner2018/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
Find EV on the web at www.equalityvirginia.org
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
�SVE’s Friday Potluck
Every month, usually on either the First or Second Friday, SVE organizes a
potluck in the Valley (usually in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, or Augusta County) for the LGBTQA+ community. The event rotates to
a different location each month and is scheduled to accommodate the volunteer host’s preference). Please bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
email location information to SVE members ONLY and do not publicly share
or post it through social media. To receive emails about the potluck and other
local events, join as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member
(for $15). See page 13 for membership information and pages 10-11 for
events schedule.
We need potluck hosts for September and October.
Please let us know if you can host on the
1st or 2nd Friday of either month.
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, March 9:
Saturday, March 10:
Thursday, March 22:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 13).
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Vito’s Italian
Kitchen, 1047 Port Republic Rd. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to
lanedj@jmu.edu
Thurs., April 5:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, April 6:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 13).
Saturday, April 14:
15th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Reservation information will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Saturday, April 14:
INDIGO Women’s Dance Party (Private party for women only). Upstairs at the Mill
Street Grill in Staunton, 8PM, $15 Cover, Cash Bar, MUST BE 21 TO ENTER. For ques
tions, contact indigoparty@hotmail.com
Saturday, April 14:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM, At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact f
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Thursday, April 19:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Wood Grill Bufffet, 1711 Reservoir St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Thurs., May 3:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2018
Page 10
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, May 4:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 13).
Saturday, May 12:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Tuesday, May 15:
Thursday, May 24:
May 25-28:
Saturday, July 21:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Chili’s Grill &Bar
at 1752 East Market St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Virginia Women’s Music Festival. Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for
women, located just off Interstate 64, in Kents Store, VA. Music, dancing, a 5k run, bon
fires and more. Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early. Go to campoutva.com for
details and ticket information. Note: The business office is not located at the campground.
Shenandoah Valley Pride. 2:00-8:00PM, Court Square in Harrisonburg. Volunteers and
Sponsors Needed. Contact ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com and visit
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community
resources and events for the calendar. This is a vital service; it helps to make
our community stronger and improves the quality of life for individual members. Empower your community. Send information to us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send ads for the June issue (covering June, July, and August) by May 15 to
Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
We’re on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2018
Page 11
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone: (540) 432-3308
Testing:
(540) 432-3308
Español:
(540) 908-1889
NEW LOCATION:
963 Reservoir Street, Second Floor,
Harrisonburg
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
[Check Box]
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 15 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“If you wish to heal your
sadness or anger, seek to heal
the sadness or anger of others. They are looking to you
for guidance, help, courage,
strength, understanding, and
for assurance. Most of all,
they are looking to you
for love.”
—Ana Castillo—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�May 25-28
Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for women,
located in Kents Store. Music, dancing, a 5k run, bonfires and
more. Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early.
2018 MUSIC LINEUP
Jamie Anderson • Crys Matthews • Mama's Black Sheep •
Christine Havrilla • Someone's Sister • Kristen Ford •
Sharon Katz & the Peace Train • Bele Bele Rhythm Collective •
Wicked Jezabel • Sister Funk • Alma Hesson
Indigie Femme • Christy Snow • One Third Wish • SONiA disappear fear
See website for information about tickets, map,
worker registration & vendor registration
Group campsites are available for groups of 8 or more. Contact us via email or
send in all tickets at the same time to reserve yours.
Tent Rentals: Set up and take down provided by CampOut Staff. Sleeps up to 4
for $100 and includes 2 chairs at the site. Request a tent on the ticket order
form at
http://www.campoutva.com/music-festival.html
Other items available for rent (applies to tent rental campers only):
Hammock - $15 • Ice Chest - $5
�
The 2018 SVE Board of Directors
Eleanor Baker
Aaron Hagmaier
David Lane
Grayson Sless
Jackie Walker
Thank you for supporting us!
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Shenandoah Valley Pride, 2-8pm
Courthouse Square
Harrisonburg, VA
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
www.ShenandoahValleyPride.org
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�
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This collection contains materials produced by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay & Lesbian Association). Among other items is the organization's newsletter.
Shenandoah Valley Equality is dedicated to building an inclusive community for LGBTQ people in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Shenandoah County Library
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Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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"The Valley ConnectShen," March 2018
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
Sexual minority community
Description
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March 2018 newsletter "The Valley ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association).
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2018
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2019
www.svgla.org
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of
Shenandoah Valley
Equality is to build
inclusive community for
LGBTQ people in the
Shenandoah Valley.
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Community Events (inside)
Indigo Women’s Dance
Party
SVE Friday Potlucks
EV Commonwealth Dinner
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COMMUNITY!
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and December)
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Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
ShenandoahValleyEquality
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Keep up with us on Facebook
The 2019 General Assembly Session
Wraps Up
The 2019 session yielded one legislative win, which extends
protections to same-sex couples so they can more easily grow
their families. Delegate Sullivan's assisted conception bill, HB
1979, is on the way to the Governor's desk and will become
law in July.
See the important letter from James Parrish, Executive
Director of Equality Virginia, on the next page.
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced
to the Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of
Virginia’s LGBT community. EV works to introduce and support
pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards. Support EV’s work to connect with elected officials,
strengthen our communities, create inclusive schools, increase
transgender visibility, and engage with businesses.
You can find details of all bills EV is followed in 2019 at:
www.equalityvirginia.org/equality-virginia-at-the-generalassembly/
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community and
join EV’s email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts,
and events throughout the year.
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
�Dear Shenandoah Valley Equality,
I want to thank you for showing up on day one and throughout session on a regular basis to support our efforts in the General Assembly. While we are not ending where we wanted to, we are
celebrating a key legislative win which extends protections to same-sex couples so they can more
easily grow their families! Delegate Sullivan's assisted conception bill, HB 1979, is on the way to
the Governor's desk and will become law in July!
Even though we did not achieve victories in housing and public employment nondiscrimination, we
were more visible than ever during this General Assembly session. From our Kick Off event on the
first day of session, to our annual Day of Action, and regular Crowd the Capitol rallies - you were
there with us every step of the way.
Thank you - your visibility and voice mattered!
We believe we put together a robust showing of support for these bills from top to bottom in Virginia's communities and a clear path to victory.
We launched Virginia Beach for Fairness to build diverse support among residents and business
owners for nondiscrimination protections in key districts.
We released polling showing that a majority of Republican voters in Virginia support nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender Virginians in housing and public employment.
We had a Republican sponsor our Fair Housing Act bill in the House and the necessary number
of Republican co-patrons to show the bill had majority support in committee and on the floor.
The Senate versions of our priority bills passed the Republican controlled Senate for the fourth
year in a row with a super majority - Housing (SB 1109) 31-9 and Public Employment (SB 998)
28-12.
We collected thousands of postcards for Speaker Cox from residents across the Commonwealth
who shared their own stories of discrimination and why they support nondiscrimination protections for LGBT Virginians.
Despite all of this, at the end of the day Speaker Kirk Cox, Majority Leader Todd Gilbert and
House General Laws Chairman Chris Peace refused to listen to their colleagues, their base, and
Virginians who support these commonsense nondiscrimination protections in housing and public
employment for gay and transgender Virginians. House Leadership knew we had the votes in the
committee and House floor to pass these bills - that is why they denied these bills a fair hearing. At the end of last session, we developed a strategy to show that Republicans cared about
these issues.
Seeing that key legislators in power continue to ignore commonsense legislation that the majority
of Virginians support, it is clear that new leadership is needed. Today we are starting to work towards that goal and hope you will join us in our efforts in the coming months.
Yours for equality,
James Parrish
Executive Director, Equality Virginia
�INDIGO: A Party for Women
Private party for women only
Must be 21 to enter
ALL Women (21 and older) welcome
Saturday, March 30, 8:00 pm
$15 cover (cash only at the door)
Music by DJ Jammin’ Jackie
Mill Street Grill (upstairs), Staunton
Private Bar (cash/credit cards accepted)
Questions? Indigoparty@hotmail.com
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, a quarterly breakfast,
and an annual equality forum. We also share information about other local events.
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nd
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park...You provide space, plates, utensils, and soft drinks — guests bring the rest.
ADVERTISE in our newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
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SHARE (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our community and we will
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NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations due Dec. 1
every year). All nominees must be voting members.
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EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, ORGANIZE, and VOTE for equality, justice, and liberation.
Connect with SVE
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 18 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.logcabinrepublicansva.org/index.html
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�International Transgender Day of Visibility,
created by trans advocate Rachel Crandall in
2009, is observed every year on March 31. ITDV
recognizes transgender people around the globe
and the courage it takes to live openly and authentically, brings attention to the discrimination
and violence trans people face, and, importantly,
also celebrates our successes and triumphs.
Find (or create) an event near you:
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/transvisibility/
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 16th annual Commonwealth Dinner
is the state’s largest black tie gathering for our community. Enjoy live
entertainment, a silent auction, a dance, and network with others. At
the dinner, EV also recognizes OUTstanding Virginians who have
contributed to the equality movement and represented our community with distinction. We are celebrating 30 years of advocacy in the
Commonwealth and hope you can join us for this special event.
For more information or to make reservations, go to:
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner2019/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually the 1st or 2nd Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the
Valley for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
e-mail location information to SVE members only and do not publicly share
or post it through social media. To receive e-mails about the potluck and other
events, join as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member (for
$15). See pg. 17 to join SVE.
Would you be willing to host the potluck in your home, workplace,
house of worship, or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, eating
utensils, and soft drinks. Guests bring a dish to share.
Please e-mail David if you are willing to host:
lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, March 8:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 18 for details).
Thursday, March 21:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Ruby Tuesday at
111 Burgess Rd. in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please RSVP to
David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, March 30:
INDIGO Women’s Dance Party (Private party for women only). Upstairs at the Mill
Street Grill in Staunton, 8:00PM, $15 Cover (cash only at the door). Must be 21 to enter.
ALL women 21 and older welcome. Contact Indigoparty@hotmail.com for more info.
April 8-12 :
JMU Dukes Pride Week, sponsored by Madison Equality, JMU’s student-led LGBTQ+
organization. Details of events TBA at https://www.facebook.com/madisonequalityjmu/
and http://www.jmu.edu/events/
Friday, April 12:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 18).
Saturday, April 13:
16th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Find details and purchase tickets at:
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner2019/
Thursday, April 18:
SVE’s Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley
Equality members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Vito’s
Italian Kitchen at 1047 Port Republic Rd. in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough
space, please RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, April 27:
SVE Quarterly Breakfast, 8:00 AM Location in Harrisonburg (TBA). Meet up with
Shenandoah Valley Equality members and friends for breakfast. So we may reserve
enough space, please RSVP to lanedj@jmu.edu by noon on the day before if you plan
to join us. For information about the location of this and other events, join SVE for FREE
or as a voting member (See page 18 for details).
Friday, May 10:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 18).
Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2019
Page 12
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
May 15:
Thursday, May 23:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions. Empower your community. SVE invites
you to send us information for our quarterly (June-August) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen" about local LGBTQA community organizations, resources, and free events and
we'll include this information for free. This is a vital service; it helps to make our communi
ty stronger and improves the quality of life for individual members. Send information to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Chili’s Bar & Grill,
1752 E. Market St. in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please
RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
May 24-27:
Virginia Women’s Music Festival. Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for
women, located just off Interstate 64, in Kents Store, VA. Music, dancing, a 5k run, bon
fires and more. Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early. Go to campoutva.com for
details and ticket information. Note: The business office is not located at the campground.
Saturday, Sept. 21:
Shenandoah Valley Pride in Harrisonburg (details forthcoming). Volunteers and Spon
sors needed. Contact ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com and visit
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
Send ads and events for the June issue (covering June, July, & August) by
May 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2019
Page 13
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Impulse Gay Social Club
Primary Care
Behavioral Health
Dental
Women’s Health
Prenatal Care
Care Management (formerly The Valley
AIDS Network)
hburgchc.org
Coming to Waynesboro
in 2019
https://impulse-gsc.com/
��What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at a
local Valley restaurant to share a meal. Each
person pays for their own meal. Join SVE for
free or as a voting member (see page 19) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“I believe that
telling our stories,
first to ourselves,
and then to one another
and the world, is a
revolutionary act.”
—Janet Mock
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�Affirming Religious Communities in the Valley
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
4101 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
540-867-0073; office@huuweb.org; www.huuweb.org
RISE: a United Methodist Faith Community
60 W. Market St., Harrisonburg 22801
540-324-3241; riseharrisonburg@gmail.com; www.riseharrisonburg.com
Trinity Presbyterian Church
725 S. High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801; 540-434-9556
stephanie@trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org
www.trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org/
Stephens City
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley
6380 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA 22655
(540) 869-6965; minister@uushenandoah.org; www.ushenandoah.org
Waynesboro
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro
565 Pine Avenue, Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 942-5507; minister@uufw.org or mpnash1@gmail.com; www.uufw.org
Winchester
St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Episcopal Church
1527 Senseny Rd., Winchester, Virginia 22606
(540) 667-8110; stpaulswinchester@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/pg/StPaulsWinchester
Want to be listed here? Take Equality Virginia’s survey:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/faith-communities/
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
[Check Box]
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�May 24-27
Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for women,
located in Kents Store. Music, dancing, bonfires and more.
Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early.
2019 MUSIC LINEUP
Jamie Anderson • Crys Matthews • Mama's Black Sheep
Bettenroo • The Storyweavers • Kristen Ford • Lisa Lim
Summer Osborne • Bele Bele Rhythm Collective •
Wicked Jezabel • Alma Hesson • Heather Mae
Indigie Femme • Christy Snow • SONiA & disappear fear
Gaye Adegbalola
See website for information about tickets, map,
worker registration & vendor registration
Group campsites are available for groups of 8 or more.
Tent Rentals: Set up and take down provided by CampOut Staff. Sleeps up to 4
for $100 and includes 2 chairs at the site.
http://www.campoutva.com/music-festival.html
Other items available for rent (applies to tent rental campers only):
Hammock - $15 • Ice Chest - $5
�
The 2019 SVE Board of Directors
Eleanor Baker
Deb Bixler
Aaron Hagmaier
David Lane
Grayson Sless
Jackie Walker
Thank you for supporting us!
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Shenandoah Valley Pride
Harrisonburg, VA
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
www.ShenandoahValleyPride.org
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�
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SVE.Newsletter.March.2019.FINAL
Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2019
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 23, Issue 1 March 2020
www.svgla.org
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of
Shenandoah Valley
Equality is to build
inclusive community
for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
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Community Events
(inside)
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook
MOVING EQUALITY FORWARD:
A Historic Virginia General Assembly Session
Several pro-equality bills have passed both houses of the
General Assembly and are expected to be signed by the
Governor. Some of these bills include:
INDIGO Dance Party
SVE Potlucks
Pi Day Party
Trans Day of Visibility
Dukes Pride Week
Staunton Pride
A bill prohibiting discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, and credit
A bill to ban “conversion therapy” on minors
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A bill to add gender identity, sexual orientation, gender,
and disability to Virginia’s hate crime law
A bill to make it easier to change the gender marker on
birth certificates
A bill to repeal Virginia’s statute banning same-sex marriage and other forms of relationship recognition
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YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership pg. 15)
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ConnectShen”
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(March, June, September, and December)
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Contact the editor
to advertise and/or
submit event
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See more at
www.equalityvirginia.org/equality-virginia-at-the-general-assembly/
��Self-Expression Closet Accepting Donations
Once each semester JMU’s SOGIE Programming accepts donations
to the clothing closet. Located in the Lavender Lounge (SSC Room
1310 on campus), this is a free closet for JMU students to use. We
accept gently-used binders, bras, shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, jackets, sweaters, shoes, purses/bags and other accessories (belts,
hats, gloves, scarves, jewelry, etc.). Donations will be accepted between March 13-March 18. Drop off items to the labeled box in
the Lavender Lounge (SSC 1310).
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 17th annual Commonwealth Dinner
is the state’s largest black tie gathering for our community. Enjoy live
entertainment, a silent auction, a dance, and network with others. At
the dinner, EV also recognizes OUTstanding Virginians who have contributed to the equality movement and represented our community with
distinction. We are celebrating a historic year of advocacy in the Commonwealth and hope you can join us for this special event.
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to:
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner2020/
�INDIGO: A Party for Women
Private Party for Women Only
Must be 21 to enter
ALL Women (21 and older) welcome
Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm—midnight
$15 cover to enter (cash only at the door)
Music by DJ Jammin’ Jackie
Mill Street Grill (upstairs), Staunton
Bar (cash/credit cards accepted)
Questions? Indigoparty@hotmail.com
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$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for JUNE newsletter is May 15
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, a quarterly breakfast, and an annual equality forum. We also share information about local events.
HOST our Friday Potluck at your home, workplace, local park, house of worship…
You provide space, plates, utensils, and soft drinks — guests bring the rest.
ADVERTISE in our quarterly newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS with your business and referrals.
TELL US about local events of particular relevance to our community; we will
include them in our monthly e-calendar and quarterly newsletter FREE.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations are due
December 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
READ our quarterly newsletter, The Valley ConnectShen. Share it with a friend.
LIKE and FOLLOW Shenandoah Valley Equality on Facebook.
ORGANIZE, EDUCATE, AND ADVOCATE for equality, justice, and liberation.
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Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See pg. 15 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
Friendly City Transgender Alliance
www.facebook.com/Friendly-CityTransgender-Alliance-100565454864352/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU SOGIE Programming
beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/sogie
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Action Group
vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Welcome, Friendly City Transgender Alliance!
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should
be listed here? Tell us.
�Friendly City Transgender Alliance
Friendly City Transgender Alliance is a
collective of individuals, who personally
identify as Transgender and/or any form of
self-expression that challenges
traditional binary gender roles.
As an alliance we do not define or
categorize individuals’ personal expressions.
www.facebook.com/Friendly-City-TransgenderAlliance-100565454864352/
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
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$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
�Trans Day of Visibility with ALOK:
A Political Workshop and Performance
Tuesday, March 31, 5:00-7:00pm
Festival Highlands Room at JMU
Trans Day of Visibility is an annual
celebration of trans and non-binary
individuals. This year's event will feature
Alok Vaid-Menon
https://www.alokvmenon.com/
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually the 1st or 2nd Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the
Valley for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the potluck is usually held in private homes or on private property,
we e-mail location information to SVE members only and do not publicly
share or post it through social media. To receive e-mails about the potluck and
other events, join as a non-voting member (FREE) or as a voting member (for
$15). See pg. 15 for information about how to join SVE.
Are you willing to host the potluck in your home, workplace, community center, park, house of worship, or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, utensils, and soft drinks. Guests bring a dish to share.
Please e-mail David if you are willing to host:
lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE
Monday, March 2 & 16: LGBTQ+ Support Group in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casual group for
LGBTQ+ persons (facilitated by coordinators and mental health professionals). Meets
monthly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at RISE United Methodist Church, 60
West Market St., H’burg. Sponsored by Vibrant Menders: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Friday, March 6:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for YOUTH, 1st Friday of every month, starting at 4:15pm.
Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the Shenandoah
LGBTQ Center Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Monday, March 9 & 23: Family and Friends Support Group in Harrisonburg. Family members and allies of
LGBTQ+ people (all ages) welcome. Sponsored and facilitated by Vibrant Menders’ coordinators and two mental health professionals. Meets the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00- 8:15pm
at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 W. Market St. vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Friday, March 13:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each month
by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and future
potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See www.svgla.org/membership).
Saturday, March 14
Gender Non-Conforming and Adult LGBTQ Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings,
held monthly on the second Saturday, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Facilitated by
the ARROW Project. 4:15 pm - GNC/Trans and 5:30 pm - Adult LGBTQ. Sponsored by
the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Saturday, March 14
Pi Day Party in Staunton, 6-10pm at Cana Barn, 339 Walnut Hills Road. A night of
fun, dancing, pies! Fundraiser for the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center. Take Out 250 is serv
ing a delicious dinner of savory and sweet pies. Tickets must be pre-purchased at
www.canabarn.com In addition to meal tickets, which include drinks, there will be a cash
bar. Wear your dancing boots. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/
events/653183508556812/ Hosted by Cana Barn and the Shenandoah LGBT Center.
Sunday, March 15:
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center’s Monthly Potluck, held from 5:00-7:00pm at 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Contact info:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Sunday, March 15:
Vibrant Menders Action Group in Harrisonburg. Open to anyone who wants to help us
create programming and events under our three pillars - support, visibility, and education.
Meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month, 1:00 PM at RISE United Methodist Church, 60
West Market St. in Harrisonburg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Thursday, March 19:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant (each person pays for their own
meal). Join SVE at Ruby Tuesday in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space,
please RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Friday, March 20:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for FAMILIES, 3rd Friday of every month, starting at
4:15pm. Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center.Center:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Saturday, March 21:
Indigo Women's Party. 8:00-11:59 pm. Private dance party for women only (ALL women, at least 21 to enter). Upstairs, Mill Street Grill in Staunton, VA. Music by D.J. Jammin'
Jackie. $15 cover at the door (cash only). Private bar (credit cards accepted).
https://www.facebook.com/events/121012419336953/
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�COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 28:
17th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters. This is
our year! Mark your calendar for a celebration of equality. Held in Richmond. For details
and to purchase tickets, visit www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Saturday, March 28:
Support Group meeting for Families (at 4:15pm) and Support Group meeting for
youth ages 16-25 (at 5:30pm), sponsored by and held monthly on the 4th Saturday at the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Support groups are
facilitated by mental health professionals from The ARROW Project. Questions: (540) 4663320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
JMU Dukes Pride Week, sponsored by Madison Equality, one of JMU’s student-led
LGBTQ+ organizations. Details of events TBA at www.jmu.edu/events/
March 30-April 2:
Tuesday, March 31
Trans Day of Visibility with ALOK: A Political Workshop and Performance, 5:00pm
in the Festival Highland Room at JMU. Trans Day of Visibility is an annual celebration of
trans and non-binary individuals. This year's event will feature Alok Vaid-Menon (https://
www.alokvmenon.com/). Sponsored by SOGIE Programming at JMU.
Friday, April 3:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for YOUTH, 1st Friday of every month, starting at 4:15pm.
Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the Shenandoah
LGBTQ Center Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Friday, April TBA:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored monthly by
Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the date and location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (www.svgla.org/membership).
Monday, April 6 & 20:
LGBTQ+ Support Group in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casual group for
LGBTQ+ persons. Sponsored and facilitated by the coordinators of Vibrant Menders and
mental health professionals. Meets monthly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at
RISE United Methodist Church, 60 W. Market St., H’burg. vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Saturday, April 11:
Gender Non-Conforming and Adult LGBTQ Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings,
held monthly on the second Saturday, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Facilitated by
the ARROW Project. 4:15 pm - GNC/Trans and 5:30 pm - Adult LGBTQ. Sponsored by
the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Monday, April 13 & 27:
Family and Friends Support Group in Harrisonburg. Family members and allies of
LGBTQ+ people (of all ages) welcome. Sponsored and facilitated by Vibrant Menders’ coordinators and two mental health professionals. Meets on the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:008:15pm at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 W. Market St. H’burg. For more information, contact vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Thursday, April TBA:
Shenandoah Valley Equality’s Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month
SVE members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant (each person pays for their
own meal). Join SVE for dinner (LOCATION and DATE TBA via email and SVE’s Face
book group). So we can reserve enough space, please RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
by the day before if you plan to attend.
Volume 23, Issue 1 March 2020
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�COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, April 17
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for FAMILIES, 3rd Friday of every month, starting at
4:15pm. Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center.Center:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Saturday, April 18:
State-wide S.T.A.R.S. (GSA) Summit, for LGBTQ+ youth and supportive teachers and
adults in Virginia. 9:00am-4:30pm in Richmond. For Details and to register, go to
http://www.sidebysideva.org/stars
Sunday, April 19:
Vibrant Menders Action Group in Harrisonburg. Open to anyone who wants to help us
create programming and events under our three pillars - support, visibility, and education.
Meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month, 1:00 PM at RISE United Methodist Church, 60
West Market St. in Harrisonburg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Sunday, April TBA:
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center’s Monthly Potluck, usually held from 5:00-7:00pm at 13
W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Contact:(540) 466-3320, hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org or
visit https://www.shenlgbtqcenter.org/calendar
April 24- April 26:
Staunton Pride Festival. Details will be updated at www.stauntonpride.com and https://
www.facebook.com/StauntonPride/
Saturday, April 25:
Support Group meeting for Families (at 4:15pm) and Support Group meeting for
youth ages 16-25 (at 5:30pm), sponsored by and held monthly on the 4th Saturday at the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Support groups are
facilitated by mental health professionals from The ARROW Project. Questions: (540) 4663320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Friday, May TBA:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each month
by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and future
potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See www.svgla.org/membership).
Friday, May 1:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for YOUTH, 1st Friday of every month, starting at 4:15pm.
Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the Shenandoah
LGBTQ Center Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Monday, May 4 & 18:
LGBTQ+ Support Group in Harrisonburg (ages 14 and older). Casual group for
LGBTQ+ persons (facilitated by Vibrant Menders’ coordinators and mental health profess
sionals). Meets monthly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00-8:15pm at RISE United Methodist
Church, 60 W. Market St., H’burg. Contact info: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Saturday, May 9:
Gender Non-Conforming and Adult LGBTQ Peer-to-Peer Support Group Meetings,
held monthly on the second Saturday, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Facilitated by
the ARROW Project. 4:15 pm - GNC/Trans and 5:30 pm - Adult LGBTQ. Sponsored by
the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center: (540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Monday, May 11 & 25: Family and Friends Support Group in Harrisonburg. Family members and allies of
LGBTQ+ people (of all ages) welcome. Sponsored and facilitated by Vibrant Menders’
coordinators and two mental health professionals. Meets the 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:008:15pm at RISE United Methodist Church, 60 West Market St. Contact information:
vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Volume 23, Issue 1 March 2020
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�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, May 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions. Empower your community! Shenandoah
Valley Equality invites you to send information for our quarterly (June-August) issue of
"The Valley ConnectShen" about local LGBTQA organizations, resources, and free events.
Friday, May 15:
Peer-to-Peer Support Group for FAMILIES, 3rd Friday of every month, starting at
4:15pm. Held at the Rosenwald Community Center in Waynesboro. Sponsored by the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center.Center:(540) 466-3320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Sunday, May 17:
Vibrant Menders Action Group in Harrisonburg. Open to anyone who wants to help us
create programming and events under our three pillars - support, visibility, and education.
Meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month, 1:00 PM at RISE United Methodist Church, 60
West Market St. in Harrisonburg. Contact information: vibrantmendersva@gmail.com.
Thursday, May TBA:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant (each person pays for their own
meal). Join SVE for dinner (DATE & LOCATION TBA via email and SVE’s Facebook
group). So we can reserve enough space, please RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the
day before if you plan to attend.
Sunday, May (date TBA): Shenandoah LGBTQ Center’s Monthly Potluck, held from 5:00-7:00pm at 13 W. Bev
erley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Check the Center’s calendar for updates at https://
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org/calendar or contact the Center at :(540) 466-3320
May 21-25:
Virginia Women’s Music Festival. Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for
women, located just off I-64, in Kents Store, VA. Music, dancing, games, bonfires, food,
and more. Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early. Go to campoutva.com for details
and ticket information. Note: The business office is not located at the campground.
Saturday, May 23:
Support Group meeting for Families (at 4:15pm) and Support Group meeting for
Youth ages 16-25 (at 5:30pm), sponsored by and held monthly on the 4th Saturday at the
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center, 13 W. Beverley St., 5th floor, Staunton. Support groups are
facilitated by mental health professionals from The ARROW Project. Questions: (540) 4663320 or hello@shenlgbtqcenter.org
Saturday, June 20:
Winchester Pride, noon-5:00pm. Details at
https://www.facebook.com/events/605682566880223/
Send ads and events for the March issue of our newsletter (covering June-August)
by May 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule and the Facebook calendar
by the 25th of each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu and
Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Volume 23, Issue 1 March 2020
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�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
______
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
_____
E-mail #2:
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[Check Box] I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information
about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ community living in the boondocks in or around the
Shenandoah Valley, come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get
together or in smaller groups for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and
other events.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses & organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
��Staunton Pride Festival
April 24-26
Volunteers needed:
www.stauntonpride.org/volunteer
Details will be updated at
www.facebook.com/StauntonPride/
& www.stauntonpride.org
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�May 21-25, 2020
Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for women,
located in Kents Store. Music, dancing, bonfires and more.
Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early.
2020 MUSIC LINEUP
Jamie Anderson • Crys Matthews • Mama's Black Sheep
The Storyweavers • Wicked Jezabel • Christina Havrilla
Bela Bela Rhythm Collective • Red Letter Day • Sister Funk Trio
Indigie Femme • Christy Snow • Heather Mae • SONiA & disappear fear
Gaye Adegbalola • Lana Puckett and Kim Person
See website for information about tickets, map,
worker registration & vendor registration
Group campsites are available for groups of 8 or more.
Tent Rentals: Set up and take down provided by CampOut Staff.
http://www.campoutva.com/music-festival.html
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at a
local Valley restaurant to share a meal. Each
person pays for their own meal. Join SVE for
free or as a voting member (see page 19) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Asking you to give me
equal rights implies that
they are yours to give.
Instead, I must demand
that you stop trying to
deny me rights that
all people deserve.”
― Elizabeth Peratrovich, 1911-1958,
Civil Rights Pioneer for Alaskan First Nations,
helped pass the first non-discrimination
law in the US
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
___________
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
_______________________________
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
__________________________________
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�
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"The Valley ConnectShen," March 2020
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
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SVE.Newsletter.March.2020.FINAL
Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2020
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 24, Issue 2 October 2021
www.svgla.org
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of
Shenandoah Valley
Equality is to build
inclusive community
for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
EMPOWER
YOUR
COMMUNITY!
On November 2nd, Virginia voters will elect the next
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, all
100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, and
some local school board members (varies by locality).
So much is at stake for our community.
Election Information and Deadlines
(Membership pg. 13)
———————–
Visit us on
Facebook
www.facebook.com/
groups/60282410939
ShenandoahValley
Equality@gmail.com
———————–
Register to vote or apply for a ballot online:
www.elections.virginia.gov/citizen-portal/
The deadline to register to vote is October 12.
The deadline to request a ballot to be mailed to you is
Oct. 22. Your request must be received by 5:00pm.
You may vote early in person NOW through October 30
at your local registration office, Mondays-Fridays (except
holidays), and on two Saturdays (Oct. 23 & 30).
See who is on your ballot - follow the link below.
———————–
Contact the editor
to advertise and/or
submit event
information:
Find us on Facebook
NOVEMBER ELECTIONS:
Equality is always on the ballot.
———————–
Join SVE
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
For details about the information above, go to:
www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/calendarsschedules/upcoming-elections.html
Your vote matters.
�LIVING QUEER HISTORY
LECTURE:
A Conversation Celebrating LGBTQ History Month
featuring author, activist, and public historian
Dr. Gregory Samantha Rosenthal
October 28, 4:00-6:00 PM EST
LIVE VIA ZOOM
Join us for Eastern Mennonite University’s inaugural LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture, including university- and community-based partnerships from across the Shenandoah Valley. Dr. Rosenthal will be speaking about their forthcoming book, Living Queer History:
Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City, where they discuss their own journey –
coming out and transitioning as a transgender woman – in the midst of working on a
community-based history project.
Queer history is a living practice. Talk to any group of LGBTQ
people today, and they will not agree on what story should be
told. Many people desire to celebrate the past by erecting
plaques and painting rainbow crosswalks, but queer and trans
people in the 21st century need more than symbols—they need
access to power, justice for marginalized people, spaces of belonging. Approaching the past through a lens of queer and trans
survival and world-building transforms history itself into a tool
for imagining and realizing a better future.
Living Queer History tells the story of an LGBTQ community in
Roanoke, Virginia, a small city on the edge of Appalachia. Interweaving historical analysis, theory, and memoir, Gregory Samantha Rosenthal tells the story of their own journey—coming
out and transitioning as a transgender woman—in the midst of
working on a community-based history project that documented
a multigenerational southern LGBTQ community. Based on over
forty interviews with LGBTQ elders, Living Queer History explores how queer people today think about the past and
how history lives on in the present.
Gregory Samantha Rosenthal is Associate Professor of History at
Roanoke College and co-founder of the Southwest Virginia
LGBTQ+ History Project.
Sponsored by the EMU Office of DEI
(CODI@emu.edu)
�The Friendly City Safe Space
serves the LGBTQ+ Community in the Harrisonburg and
Rockingham County area. Find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/FriendlyCitySafeSpace/
�And still we wait. For a return to a more or less
normal world of connection and community.
Please know that SVE is still looking forward to a
time when we can once again safely join together
for regular social events.
Even though that time is not yet at hand, important
events (virtually, locally, and across the state) are
still taking place.
Please see pages 9 and 10 of this newsletter for information about local and state-wide community
organizations.
Please know, too, that those in the SVE community
who are on Facebook have been and are receiving
regular posts, including information about new
laws passed during the 2021 General Assembly session, upcoming election information, and events
from other local community organizations.
If you are not currently receiving that information,
you can join the SVE Facebook group at
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939
�The 8th annual Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit
October 20-23, 2021
TIES is a free conference sponsored by Equality Virginia and the
Virginia Equality Bar Association and serves the needs and interests of transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming Virginians of all ages, as well as their friends, family members,
partners, and allies. Register today! The conference will be virtual. Last year’s virtual format allowed more people than ever
to make connections, get information, and access resources.
The event is FREE. Registration is required.
To register, volunteer, and see the schedule, visit
equalityvirginia.org/events/ties-2021
�2021 Elections in Virginia
ARE YOU REGISTERED &
READY TO VOTE?
Key elections will be held for 3 state-level offices:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General,
All 100 seats in the House of Delegates,
and some local school board offices
General election: November 2
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and
to oppose bills that move us backwards. Stay informed and voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s email list for their
monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
�Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression Programming
works toward promoting James Madison University's commitment to
diversity through education, support, advocacy and the fostering of
equity for all students, inclusive of all sexual orientation or gender
identity and expression.
sogie@jmu.edu
Like us on Facebook @JMU.SOGIE
Follow us on Instagram @jmu.sogie
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
LIKE and FOLLOW Shenandoah Valley Equality on Facebook. We share information
about local events.
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. After the pandemic, SVE hopes to resume our monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, quarterly breakfast, and annual equality forum.
ADVERTISE in our newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS with your business and referrals.
TELL US about local events of particular relevance to our community; we will share
them on our Facebook page.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations are due
December 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
READ our newsletter, The Valley ConnectShen. Share it with a friend.
ORGANIZE, EDUCATE, AND ADVOCATE for equality, justice, and liberation.
Connect with SVE
Non-voting membership is FREE.
Voting membership is $15 a year.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See pg. 13 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Love Actually Won (community of conversion therapy survivors and allies in Virginia)
www.facebook.com/LoveActuallyWon/
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
Free Mom Hugs Virginia—Shenandoah Valley
facebook.com/groups/456758691888492
Friendly City Safe Space
facebook.com/FriendlyCitySafeSpace/
Friendly City Transgender Alliance
www.facebook.com/Friendly-CityTransgender-Alliance-100565454864352/
He She Ze and We (P eer-to-peer support group for adult caregivers of transgender and nonbinary family members) www.heshezewe.org
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU SOGIE Programming
beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/sogie
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
JMU Student Organizations
Madison Equality
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
Queers United for Educating STEM Together
beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/quest
Shades of Pride
beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/shadesofpride
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Parents and Allies of LGBTQ Students in Rockingham County Public Schools
www.facebook.com/groups/241142777675519
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should
�Community Organizations
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Transgender Education Association of Northern Virginia
www.tgeagw.org
Vibrant Menders LGBTQ+ Action Group
vibrantmendersva@gmail.com
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
[State-wide intersectional social justice advocacy organization]
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Additional Resources:
Education/support: Bisexual and Pansexual
biresource.org and robynochs.com
Education/support: Asexual
www.asexuality.org
The National Center for Lesbian Rights
www.nclrights.org
The National Center for Transgender Equality
transequality.org
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should
be listed here? Tell us.
�Friendly City Transgender Alliance
Friendly City Transgender Alliance is a
collective of individuals, who personally
identify as Transgender and/or any form of
self-expression that challenges
traditional binary gender roles.
As an alliance we do not define or
categorize individuals’ personal expressions.
www.facebook.com/Friendly-City-TransgenderAlliance-100565454864352/
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
______
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
_____
E-mail #2:
_____
[Check Box] I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information
about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ community living in the boondocks in or around the
Shenandoah Valley, come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get
together or in smaller groups for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and
other events.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
___________
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
_______________________________
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
_________________________________
_
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses & organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
��PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Need Support?
Quotable:
“Change does not roll
in on wheels of
inevitability,
but comes through
continuous struggle.”
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
___________
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
_______________________________
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
__________________________________
—Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�
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Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Shenandoah County Library
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"The Valley ConnectShen," October 2021
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The topic of the resource
Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
Sexual minority community
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October 2021 newsletter "The Valley ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association).
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Shenandoah County Library
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October 2021
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SVE.Newsletter.October.2021
Volume 24, Issue 2, October 2021
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Town Hall Forum
SVE Potlucks
Dr. Sue Rankin Lecture at
JMU
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 13)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Empowering Our Community:
Town Forum in Harrisonburg
On Thursday, October 6, from 7:00-8:30pm, Shenandoah Valley Equality and Equality Virginia will co-host a
town forum called “Empowering our Community” at
the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center (620
Simms Ave.) in Harrisonburg for the LGBTQ community and our allies in the Valley.
This forum is designed to help our community prepare
for the November elections and the 2017 Virginia General Assembly session, and learn how members of our
community can best advocate for equality.
The primary focus of the forum is the 2017 General Assembly session and the main speaker is James Parrish,
Executive Director of Equality Virginia. Every year, EV
monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s
LGBTQ community, helping to introduce and support
pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us
backwards.
Please join us for this important event.
�“The State of Higher Education for LGBTQ People:
Implications for Campus Policies and Programs”
The Madison Caucus for Gender Equality’s annual Dominion Lecture
Dr. Sue Rankin
Wednesday, September 14, 7:00pm, JMU
Madison Union Ballroom (Warren Hall, 5th floor)
Dominion Lecture description: Dr. Rankin will review several of the challenges
facing LGBT faculty, staff, and students. The foundation of the discussion is based
on Dr. Rankin’s 30 years of LGBT research and over 170 campus climate assessments. She will suggest actions that can promote social justice interventions and
policies to critically transform higher education environments.
Dr. Sue Rankin is the Senior Research Associate of Rankin & Associates Consulting and recently retired as Associate Professor of Education in the College Student Affairs Program at
Penn State. She served as a faculty member and researcher at Penn State for nearly 30 years
and also served the administration overseeing Diversity efforts. She has published widely on
the impact of sexism, racism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression in the academy. Dr.
Rankin is a pioneer in campus climate research and is best known for her research assessing
institutional climate and providing program planners and policy makers with recommendations
and strategies for improving the campus climate for underserved communities. Her life’s work
has led to meaningful, measurable differences in the quality of campus life, especially for gender minority and sexual minority faculty, staff, and students in higher education in the U.S.
Contact: Kristi McDonnell, (540) 568-7998 or madisoncaucus@jmu.edu.
Parking will be available in the Grace Street Parking Deck (258 E. Grace St.)
Thank you to our sponsors at JMU:
Office of the Provost
Office of Access and Inclusion
Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Development
Office of Cross Disciplinary Studies and Diversity Engagement
Justice Studies Department
Madison Equality
Visiting Scholars Program
LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and allies.
of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support, or if your loved one
has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process your own feelings as well as
looking for resources to help understand — we are here for you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and allies of the LGBT Community
When:
Where:
Contact:
Note:
Once a month, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (See website for meeting information.)
Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, 601 University Blvd, JMU campus, Harrisonburg
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meetings
The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group holds a meeting once a
month for LGBTQ+ and questioning folks between 14-20 years old from 6:30 to
8:00pm at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, 601 University Blvd. on the campus of
JMU. Check the website and/or Facebook page for meeting dates.
We aim to provide a safe and confidential space for youth to talk, listen, laugh,
share, and reflect on what it's like for us to live in the Shenandoah Valley.
PFLAG Blue Ridge (www.pflagblueridge.org/harrisonburg.html) also holds
meetings on the first Thursday of each month in the same building.
Visit our website at http://www.svyesalliance.org/index.html or Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/SVYesAlliance). Please like us and share with your
friends!
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is Nov. 15
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
SVE has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through VDOT.
It’s fun. It’s good exercise. It’s great for our planet.
Join us—our next outing is Saturday, November 5.
Meet us for breakfast at the Little Grill at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway afterward. We’ll provide vests, bags, and gloves.
Membership renewals were sent to all Level I
members in July.
Please remember to renew (or join) prior to
December 1, 2016 to vote for (or serve on)
the 2017 Board of Directors.
See page 13 for our membership form.
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
transgenderrightsva.org/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBT & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
www.virginialogcabin.org/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
www.pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly SVGLA) ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
& www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
www.svyesalliance.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Page 6
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 3rd annual Transgender Information
and Empowerment Summit
WHEN:
Saturday, October 22, 2016
WHERE:
VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond, VA 23284)
WHAT:
A full day full of workshops, resources, and
community building.
Registration is OPEN and FREE. For more information or
to register, go to http://www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
SHENANDOAH VALLEY EQUALITY
is proud to be listed as a “Community
Voice” in support of this event.
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is November 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck hosted by SVE in Harrisonburg/
Rockingham County/Staunton/Augusta County (occasionally Mount Jackson)
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month (usually, but not always, the
first Friday) the event rotates to a different location, thanks to generous volunteers who offer to host. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
send location information ONLY to our email list of SVE members and do not
post it through social media or public email lists. To receive emails about FF
and other local SVE events, you can join as a Level 2 member (for free) or as
a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 13 for details on how to join.
If you want to join for free, send an email with your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age (SVE’s membership requirement)
to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com – we will add you to our email list.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 10-11.
Volunteer to host the potluck.
Email us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Please visit www.pflagblueridge.org and www.svyesalliance.org for information
about Harrisonburg
Support
Group
Meetings
and Shenandoah
Valley YES!
Full pagePFLAG
ad for
Truth
Wins
Out/Uganda
Story
Alliance Youth Group Meetings.
Friday, September 9:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE as a Level I or II member
(See page 13 for details).
Wednesday, Sept. 14:
Lecture by Dr. Susan R. Rankin, “The State of Higher Education for LGBTQ People:
Implications for Campus Policies and Programs,” at 7:00pm in the Madison Union Ball
room (Warren Hall, 5th floor) at James Madison University. FREE event. The Madison
Caucus for Gender Equality at JMU. Parking will be available in the Grace Street Parking
Deck (258 E. Grace Street). If questions, contact Kristi McDonnell at 540.568.7998 or
madisoncaucus@jmu.edu.
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Location TBA. Join SVE for
updated information about C&C events (See pg.13 for how to join).
Thursday, Sept. 22:
Thursday, October 6:
Empowering our Community: Town Hall Forum, 7 PM. At Lucy Simms School in
Harrisonburg. Sponsored by Shenandoah Valley Equality and Equality Virginia
(EV). Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia Gen
eral Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ community. EV works to in
troduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Join us for this forum to prepare for November elections and the 2017 General Assembly
session and learn how members of our community can best advocate for equality.
Friday, October 14:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 13 for how to join ).
Saturday, October 15:
Blue Toad Central Virginia Pride Day, 1-8:00 PM. At Blue Toad Cidery, 462 Winery
Lane, Roseland, VA. For more information, go to CiderFarm@BlueToadHARDCider.com
or 434-760-9200
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. This date is tentative. Location
TBA. Join SVE for updated information about C&C events (See pg.13 for how to join).
Thursday, Oct. 20:
Saturday, October 22
3rd Annual Equality Virginia Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit.
Held at VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond). For more information and
to register (FREE), go to www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
Page 10
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, November 4
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 13 for how to join ).
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Saturday, Nov. 5:
SVE Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM We gather at the Little Grill for
breakfast and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work afterward. Join us! We pro
vide safety vests, gloves, and bags. In case of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled.
Tuesday, Nov. 8: ELECTION DAY. Make your vote count.
Friday, Nov. 11:
Comic Emma Willman, 8:00 PM. At Court Square Theatre in downtown Harrisonburg.
$15 in advance/$18 at the door . For more information, go to
http://www.valleyarts.org/performances/unitednationsofcomedy/emmawillmann
Tuesday, Nov. 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Thursday, Nov. 17:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. This date is tentative. Location TBA. Join SVE for updated information about C&C events (See pg.13 to join).
Thursday, Dec. 1:
DEADLINE to renew your Level I membership with Shenandoah Valley Equality
in order to vote for or serve on the 2017 Board of Directors (See pg.13 to join).
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit ads and events for the December issue of the Valley Connectshen
by November 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
Page 11
�"Out in the Boondocks"
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
SVE wishes to thank
local businesses and
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Date me!
Book a Tupperware party today and earn
FREE TUPPERWARE! The higher your party’s sales,
the more you earn FREE!
Partying since 1948!
Shannon Huffman
Independent Tupperware Consultant
Bwaterguy05@gmail.com
shannonhuffman.my.tupperware.com
540-421-7017
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
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 SVE 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 and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
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.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
All SVE members must be at least 18 years of age to join.
�Blue Toad Central Virginia Pride Day
October 15, 2016, 1:00pm - 8:00pm
At the beautiful High View Farm
462 Winery Lane, Roseland, Virginia
(Just off Route 664)
Questions? Contact us at
CiderFarm@BlueToadHARDCider.com
or 434-760-9200
Www.BlueToadHARDCider.com
�People of Faith for Equality in Virginia is interested in finding
or forming a network of faith-based social justice advocates, congregational representatives and clergy in the Shenandoah Valley.
We need this group to be ready to provide supportive testimony,,
letters, and your presence during the 2017 Virginia General Assembly session in January. Please contact Paula Prettyman, Director,
POFEV at paula.prettyman@pofev.org or (703) 867-7560.
POFEV is an interfaith network of clergy and lay people who have been working together since 2006 for equality for LGBT Virginians. Our mission is to:
Achieve equality for all Virginians regardless of sexuality, gender, and gender
identity and expression
Insure all individuals and families are honored, and
Work together to create and sustain open and welcoming communities of faith
To fulfill our mission, we:
Build and maintain an interfaith network of laypersons and clergy working for
equality and inclusion of all LGBT Virginians in our social, political and religious
life;
Challenge religiously-based intolerance by offering an alternative vision of what
Virginia can be - “the beloved community” that includes and celebrates all and
heals injuries based on sexuality, gender, gender identity and expression, and
related forms of oppression;
Organize congregations, advocate for change, offer educational and devotional
resources, sponsor workshops and forums, host interfaith worship services and
other events, and maintain an active online presence to provide regular faithbased messaging for equality and justice.
http://www.pofev.org/
�
Call for 2017 SVE Board Member Nominations
SVE wants your ideas and energy.
Would you like to serve on the 2015 SVE Board of Directors?
Nominate yourself by December 1.*
Name: ________________________________________
Address ________________________________________
Phone: (____)___________________________________
Email: ________________________________________
E-mail self-nominations to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
*To serve on or vote for the 2017 SVGLA Board, make sure
you have renewed your Level I Membership by December 1
(see pg. 13 for membership form).
Date me!
Book a Tupperware party today and earn
FREE TUPPERWARE! The higher your party’s
sales, the more you earn FREE!
Partying since 1948!
Shannon Huffman
Independent Tupperware Consultant
Bwaterguy05@gmail.com
shannonhuffman.my.tupperware.com
540-421-7017
�Lesbian comic Emma Willmann in Harrisonburg in November
On November 11th you won't want to miss a United Nations
of Comedy Series and Tour production, featuring national
comic Emma Willmann at the Court Square Theater in Harriosonburg at 8pm. For more information about show, go to:
http://www.valleyarts.org/performances/unitednationsofcomedy/emmawillmann
$15 in advance/$18 at the door
One of the top comedians coming out of NYC, Emma Willmann has a variety of projects, including her own comedy show, The Check Spot, on
SiriusXM starting in March. Recently selected to perform at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, she’s also appeared at The
Glasgow International Comedy, the SiriusXM South Beach Comedy Festival, and the New York Comedy Festival. Willmann has been named one
of the “10 Funniest Comics in NYC” in the New York’s Funniest Competition by Caroline’s on Broadway and was named by Time Out NY as one
of the “10 Funniest Woman in NYC.” She was also listed as one of the
“100 Woman We Love,” by GO Magazine. Emma is a crowd favorite at
the Pride Festivals.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members are invited to meet at a local restaurant in the Valley to share a meal together
and enjoy each other’s company. Join SVE
(see page 17 for details) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“All human beings
are born free and
equal in dignity
and rights.”
�“Trails 4 Tails”
Dog Walk/Run
APRIL 22, 2017 at 8am, JMU Festival Patio
Fundraiser for the
Valley AIDS Network
For more information, contact VAN
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Contact us
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit in person:
601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suites
322/323/324, Harrisonburg, VA
Mailing Address:
VAN, JMU/IIHHS MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�
In Memory of Dr. Justin Ross Brown
We are sad to share the news that we have lost a beloved member of our community. Dr. Justin Brown passed away on August 11, 2016. Justin was a visiting assistant
professor of Geophysics in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science at James Madison University during the 2014-2015 academic year. More recently, he was employed at Kate's Natural Foods.
Justin was an active member of the JMU LGBTQ Employee Group and the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality), and
frequently attended social events and gatherings for both organizations. He was a
good friend to his friends, a witty conversationalist, a fantastic cook, and played a
mean game of tag.
For those who are able and would like to make a contribution in memory of Justin,
please consider making a donation to The Trevor Project (http://www.
thetrevorproject.org/). Click on “Donate,” then “Dedicate my donation in honor or
in memory of someone” and enter his name in the "In memory of . . ." box on the
website.) Shenandoah Valley Equality has donated $100 to The Trevor Project in
memory of Justin.
Justin's family would also like us to encourage those who knew him to become an
organ donor. In the state of Virginia, organ donation is linked to your driver's license. Go to Donate Life Virginia (https://www.donatelifevirginia.org/)
to register as an organ donor.
�
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Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2017
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Miss Gay Harrisonburg
Pageant
Free Film Screening of
“Training Rules”
Transgender Information &
Education Summit
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Equipping Our Community:
Town Hall Equality Forum in Harrisonburg
Thursday, September 28, 6:30-8pm, Shenandoah Valley Equality, Equality Virginia, and Shenandoah Valley
Pride will co-host a forum called “Equipping our Community” at the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education
Center (620 Simms Ave.) in Harrisonburg, for the
LGBTQ community and our allies in the Valley.
This forum is designed to better prepare our community
to advocate for equality in Virginia in anticipation of the
November 7 elections (for Governor, Lieut. Governor,
Attorney General, and members of the Virginia House
of Delegates) and proposed legislation affecting our
community in the 2018 Virginia General Assembly.
(Membership Form pg. 15)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
The primary focus of the forum is two-fold: candidates’
positions on LGBT equality and discussion of the bills
that are likely to be introduced to the Virginia General
Assembly in 2018. Learn how to support pro-equality
candidates and legislation and to oppose bills that move
us backwards.
Please join us for this important event.
��PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact: Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2017 ELECTIONS?
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
& all 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates
WILL YOU SUPPORT
EQUALITY on November 7?
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia
General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�Film Screening:
“Training Rules: No Drinking, No Drugging, No Lesbians”
Monday, October 9, 6:00pm, Grafton-Stovall Theatre, JMU
Free and Open to the Public
This film examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a
web of homophobic practices, collude in the destruction of the
lives and dreams of many of its most talented athletes. Jennifer
Harris, featured in the film, later transferred to JMU to play basketball. She will be present for a discussion after the film.
Sponsored by the Madison Caucus for Gender Equality at JMU
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality
�Sponsors of the 2017 Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival
Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA__________________________
Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
Sara Festivals, Inc
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
Trevor Project
Human Rights Campaign
H.C. LoveCrafts
PFLAG Blue Ridge
RISE United Methodist Faith Community
BB&T
Mama's Caboose
The annual
pride
festival is
organized
by
Shenandoah
Valley
Pride.
Shenandoah Valley Wine Growers Association
KB&T Services
Litt'l TLC Antiques
Rocktown Rollers
Walmart #1344
Rainbows & Stuff
LuLaRoe Martha Kent
Thank you
for
supporting
our
community.
Cricket Wireless
Prism Learning Community
NOVA Pride
Equality Virginia_______________________________________
Shenandoah Valley Equality
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Rainbows & Stuff
Anicira
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Renew Rocktown
Planet Fitness
Harrisonburg Democratic Party
Blue Toad Hard Cider
BoBoKo Indonesian Cafe
Nerdy Dogs Rescue
Dans Concessions
Orange Gerberas
Valley Subaru
MillerCoors
Sentara RMH Medical Center
St. Stephen's United Church of Christ
Rotary Club of Harrisonburg
Valley AIDS Network
LGBT Virginians for Vogel
Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing
Harrisonburg Indivisible
The Gay United States Pageantry System, LLC
Please
support
these
organizations.
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is Nov. 15
Call for 2018 SVE Board Member Nominations
Shenandoah Valley Equality Needs YOU.
Will you volunteer to serve on the 2018 SVE Board of Directors? Nominate
yourself by December 1.* Send your name, phone number, and email address to us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
*To serve on or vote for the 2018 SVE Board, make sure you have joined or renewed
SVE as a Level I Member by December 1 (see pg. 15 for membership form)
Membership renewals were sent to all Level I
members in July.
Please remember to renew (or join) prior to
December 1, 2017 to vote for (or serve on) the
2018 Board of Directors.
See page 15 for our membership form.
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
�Every October, transgender and gender nonconforming folks are joined
by friends, family, and allies for TIES. The most important aspect of the
Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit is community.
To us, community means trust, solidarity, and a shared respect for people
who are transgender and gender diverse. The summit is an opportunity to
build that community – to learn from and with each other in an intentional
and empowering space. TIES offers information that is designed to meet
the interests and needs of transgender individuals, partners, parents,
youth, and allies to strengthen the transgender community across Virginia!
EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 4th annual Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit
WHERE: VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond)
WHAT: A full day full of workshops, resources, and community building.
Registration is OPEN and FREE. For more information or to
register, go to http://www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
SHENANDOAH VALLEY EQUALITY is proud to be
listed as a “Community Voice” in support of this event.
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is November 15
�SVE’s “First Friday” Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck organized by SVE in
Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, and Augusta County
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month the event rotates to a
different location. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private
property, we send location information ONLY to our email list of
SVE members and do not post it through social media or public
email lists. To receive emails about FF and other local SVE events,
you can join as a Level 2 member (for FREE) or as a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 15 for details on how to join.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 12-13.
We need hosts!
Email David to host the potluck: lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thurs., Sept. 7:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. For parents, family, friends, and all
ies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, on the James
Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For more info. contact
facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, Sept. 8:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE (See page 15 for details).
Saturday, Sept. 16
Miss Gay Harrisonburg Pageant, 8-11 PM. At Court Square Theatre in downtown
Harrisonburg. Sponsored by Rhinestone Productions. $5.00 Admission. For more infor
mation and to purchase tickets, go to www.valleyarts.org/performances/2017/9/16/missgay-harrisonburg-pageant-2017-2018
Thursday, Sept 21
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Pano’s Restaurant
& Lounge, 3190 S. Main St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Thursday, Sept. 28
Equipping our Community: Equality Forum, 6:30-8:00 PM. At Lucy Simms Center,
620 Simms Ave., Harrisonburg. Sponsored by Shenandoah Valley Equality and Equality
Virginia, and Shenandoah Valley Pride. Forum is designed to equip our community to
advocate for equality in Virginia ahead of the November 7 elections (for Governor,
Lieut. Governor, Attorney General, and Virginia House of Delegates) and the 2018 Virginia
General Assembly. Help us support pro-equality candidates and legislation in Virginia.
Thurs., Oct. 5:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, Oct. 6:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 15).
Monday, Oct. 9:
Film Screening of Training Rules, 6:00-9:00 PM, at Grafton-Stovall Theatre at JMU;
Free and Open to the Public. Sponsored by the Madison Caucus for Gender Equality,
JMU. This film examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic
practices, collude in the destruction of the lives and dreams of many of its most talented
athletes. Jennifer Harris, featured in the film, later transferred to JMU to play basketball.
Ms. Harris will be present for a discussion after the film.
Mon., Oct. 16 DEADLINE to register to VOTE on November 7.
Are you registered?
Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2017
Page 12
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct. 19:
Saturday, October 21:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join us at Jimmy Madison’s
Southern Kitchen and Bourbon Bar, 121 S. Main St. in downtown Harrisonburg. RSVP by
10/18 to lanedj@jmu.edu
4th Annual Equality Virginia Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit.
Held at VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond). For more information and
to register (FREE), go to www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Thurs., November 2:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. For parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, on the
JMU campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For more info. contact facilitator Mark
at 540-405-1227, mitchmarke@aol.com, or go to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, November 3:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 15).
Tuesday, Nov. 7
ELECTION DAY—VIRGINIA ELECTIONS FOR GOVEROR,
LIEUT. GOV., ATTORNEY GENERAL, & ALL 100 SEATS OF
THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Nov. 15:
Thursday, Nov. 16 :
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Dec. 1:
DEADLINE to renew your Level I membership with Shenandoah Valley Equality
in order to vote for or serve on the 2018 Board of Directors (See pg.13 to join).
Dec. 1:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 15).
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Capital Ale
House at 41 Court Square in downtown Harrisonburg. RSVP by 11/15 to lanedj@jmu.edu
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community resources and events. Empower your community. Submit ads for the December issue
(covering December, January, and February) by November 15 to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2017
Page 13
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit: 601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor,
Suites 322/323/324, Harrisonburg
Mailing Address: VAN, JMU/IIHHS
MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website: www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
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 SVE 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 and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
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.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
You must be at least 18 years of age to join SVE.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 15 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline: www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�People of Faith for Equality in Virginia is interested in finding
or forming a network of faith-based social justice advocates, congregational representatives and clergy in the Shenandoah Valley.
We need this group to be ready to provide supportive testimony,,
letters, and your presence during the 2018 Virginia General Assembly session in January. Please contact Paula Prettyman, Director,
POFEV at paula.prettyman@pofev.org or (703) 867-7560.
POFEV is an interfaith network of clergy and lay people who have been working together since 2006 for equality for LGBT Virginians. Our mission is to:
Achieve equality for all Virginians regardless of sexuality, gender, and gender
identity and expression
Insure all individuals and families are honored, and
Work together to create and sustain open and welcoming communities of faith
To fulfill our mission, we:
Build and maintain an interfaith network of laypersons and clergy working for
equality and inclusion of all LGBT Virginians in our social, political and religious
life;
Challenge religiously-based intolerance by offering an alternative vision of what
Virginia can be - “the beloved community” that includes and celebrates all and
heals injuries based on sexuality, gender, gender identity and expression, and
related forms of oppression;
Organize congregations, advocate for change, offer educational and devotional
resources, sponsor workshops and forums, host interfaith worship services and
other events, and maintain an active online presence to provide regular faithbased messaging for equality and justice.
http://www.pofev.org/
�The Shenandoah Valley Equality Board of Directors sends our love and gratitude to Vickie Lynn,
who served on our Board last year and has moved
from the area.
Best wishes to you, Vickie Lynn!
Thank you to our Level I Members
.
We rely on your annual dues to keep
SVE operating.
Renewal forms for current Level I members were
mailed in July. Renew by December 1 to vote for
the 2018 SVE Board of Directors.
If you are a Level II member, please consider a
Level I membership. See page 15 for details.
�
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SVE.Newsletter.September.2017.pdf
Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2017
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
www.svgla.org
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Staunton Pride
SVE Friday Potlucks
Transgender Summit
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 16)
———————–
“Valley ConnectShen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December)
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Judy Shepard stumping for Valley
Congressional Candidate Jennifer Lewis
Judy Shepard & Jennifer Lewis: A Reception
Judy Shepard is visiting the Valley for a fundraising
reception in support of Jennifer Lewis, Congressional Candidate for the US House of Representatives.
Judy Shepard, advocate for LGBTQ rights and
mother of Matthew Shepard, has been an unrelenting champion in the fight against bigotry and inequality. This year marks the 20th year since Matthew
Shepard was fatally tortured near Laramie, Wyoming. Judy and her husband, Dennis, are devoting
even more of their time to their life’s mission - and
Judy is supporting Jennifer Lewis for Congress, a
candidate who shares their vision for a world without
hatred...
The event is September 13, 2018, from 6-8pm at
Mill Street Grill in Staunton: 1 Mill Street. Staunton,
VA (second floor). Hors d'oeuvres will be served,
and guests may enjoy the cash bar.
Tickets are available at
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sheplew
This event is open to the press.
�First Pride Festival in Staunton
Friday, October 5
Pride movie screening. Details and ticket information TBA
Saturday, October 6
Main stage events, vendors, beer garden, food trucks, drag show
Volunteers needed:
www.stauntonpride.org/volunteer
Hosted by:
Staunton Pride
LGBT Technology Partnership and Institute
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
SAW Citizen Action Network
Details will be updated at
www.facebook.com/events/1124439161065915/ &
www.stauntonpride.org
�Every October, transgender and gender-nonconforming folks are joined by
friends, family, and allies for a full day of workshops at the Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit. The most important aspect of TIES
is community. To us, community means trust, solidarity, and a shared respect for people who are transgender and gender diverse. The summit is an
opportunity to build that community – to learn from and with each other in
an intentional and empowering space. TIES offers information that is designed to meet the interests and needs of transgender individuals, partners,
parents, youth, and allies to strengthen our community across Virginia. This
event is FREE—registration required: Visit www.equalityvirginia.org/
ties/ to register and see the schedule.
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
1651 E. Parham Road in Richmond (Free/accessible parking)
Shenandoah Valley
Equality
is proud to be a
“Community Voice”
in support of TIES
every year.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�Affirming Religious Communities in the Valley
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
4101 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
540-867-0073; office@huuweb.org; www.huuweb.org
RISE: a United Methodist Faith Community
60 W. Market St., Harrisonburg 22801
540-324-3241; riseharrisonburg@gmail.com; www.riseharrisonburg.com
Trinity Presbyterian Church
725 S. High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801; 540-434-9556
stephanie@trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org
www.trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org/
Stephens City
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley
6380 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA 22655
(540) 869-6965; minister@uushenandoah.org; www.ushenandoah.org
Waynesboro
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro
565 Pine Avenue, Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 942-5507; minister@uufw.org or mpnash1@gmail.com; www.uufw.org
Winchester
St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Episcopal Church
1527 Senseny Rd., Winchester, Virginia 22606
(540) 667-8110; stpaulswinchester@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/pg/StPaulsWinchester
Want to be listed here? Take Equality Virginia’s survey:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/faith-communities/
�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
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is Nov. 15
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, a quarterly breakfast,
and an annual equality forum. We also share information about other local events.
st
nd
HOST our Friday Potluck (1 or 2 Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship,
park...You provide space, plates, utensils, and soft drinks — guests bring the rest.
ADVERTISE in our newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS with your business and referrals.
SHARE (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter FREE.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations due Dec. 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
READ our quarterly newsletter.
SIGN UP on our Facebook page
VOTE for candidates who support equality for our community on November 6
Connect with SVE
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 16 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.logcabinrepublicansva.org/index.html
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2018 ELECTIONS?
WILL YOU SUPPORT
EQUALITY on November 6?
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia
General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�How can you help EV’s work in Virginia?
Phone bank. Help us connect with more supporters of LGBT people. We’ll provide a quick and fun tutorial on phone banking before it happens – the best part
is that you can do this from the comfort of your home.
Donate to support our organizing efforts – even $5 goes a long way!
Pledge to make your neighborhood more LGBT-inclusive. Here are two ways:
Equality Means Business: EMB is an opportunity for locally-owned businesses to publicly state that they don’t discriminate against customers or employees who are gay or
transgender. EMB members make a promise that their business is a safe and welcoming
place for LGBT people to work and shop. Ask your favorite locally-owned business to join
EMB. Here’s a link to the online membership form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexJZhNlh5yWN4DcCioa0r-fZG-t58BORTW4niPUKkpE6gj2w/view
You can print and mail a PDF version of the form:
virginiafairness.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Updated-EMB-Form-8-24-17.pdf
To see who’s already a member, go to this link to view the directory:
virginiafairness.org/equality-means-business-2/emb-online-directory/
Reach out to Local Leaders: These elected officials have signed EV’s statement supporting legislation and policies that include adding sexual orientation and gender
identity in workplace, housing, and public accommodation policies:
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/connecting-with-elected-officials/resources-for-connecting-with-localleaders/local-leaders-for-fairness/
You can ask any locally-elected official in your area to sign the statement of support
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Local-Leaders-for-Fairness-Statement-of-Support.pdf
(Remember, this only applies to locally-elected leaders, not state-level representatives).
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
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.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
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.
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 ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is November 15
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually the 1st or 2nd Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the Valley
for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the
event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we email location information to SVE members only and do not publicly share or post
it through social media. To receive emails about the potluck and other events, join
as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member (for $15). See pg. 16 to
join SVE and pgs. 11-12 for the schedule of events.
Would you like to host the potluck in your home, workplace, house of worship,
or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, eating utensils, and soft dr inks.
Guests bring a dish to share (BYOB if you prefer wine or beer).
We need a host for November and December—
email David to volunteer: lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, September 7
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
Thursday, Sept. 13:
Judy Shepard & Jennifer Lewis: A Reception, 6:00-8:30pm at The Mill Street Grill in
Staunton. See page 1 for details. Tickets are availa ble at:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sheplew
Saturday, Sept. 15:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Thursday, Sept. 20:
October 5-7
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE (see pg. 16) to receive
updated event information about the location. So we can reserve enough space, please
email David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Staunton Pride Festival. See page 2 for information; visit www.stauntonpride.org for updated information.
October 11
National Coming Out Day
Friday, October 12
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
Saturday, Oct. 13:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM, At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact f
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Saturday, Oct. 20 :
5th Annual Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit, sponsored by
Equality Virginia. To be held J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond.
To register and for details, go to www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
October 21-23
Beyond Pink & Blue: Transitions & Transgender Care: A Regional Pastoral Care
Confer ence. Sponsored by Westminster Presbyterian Church (USA) in Charlottesville
REGISTRATION IS OPEN. The event website is being updated as the event is being
planned: https://innovation.sfts.edu/transgender-care/ The goal of the conference is to
increase awareness, support, and compassion for members of the trans community and
allies. Contact Winston Barham (barhawk@gmail.com) if you have questions.
October 26
Intersex Awareness Day
Tuesday, November 6: VIRGINIA ELECTION DAY, Virginia’s members of the US House of Representatives
and one of Virginia’s two US senators will be elected, as well as candidates for local (city
and county) governments
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
Page 13
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 2 or 9
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
We need a HOST for November's SVE Friday Potluck. Please email David at
lanedj@jmu.edu if you are willing to host the potluck.
Saturday, Nov. 10:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Tuesday, Nov. 13
November 15:
Thursday, Nov.15:
JMU Transgender Day of Remembrance Speaker; 7-9PM in the Madison Union Ball
room. Open to members of the JMU community and the general public.
SVE NEWSLETTER DEADLINE. We invite you to send information for our quarterly (December-February) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen" about local LGBTQA
community organizations and free events and we'll include this information free. This is a
vital service; it helps to make our community stronger and improves the quality of life for
individual members. Send information to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE (see pg. 16) to receive
updated event information about the location. So we can reserve enough space, please
email David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
December 1
Friday, Dec. 7 or 14
World AIDS Day
Saturday, Dec. 8:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
We need a HOST for December's SVE Friday Potluck. Please email David at
lanedj@jmu.edu if you are willing to host the potluck.
Send ads for the December issue (covering Dec, Jan. and Feb.) by
Nov. 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
Page 14
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Impulse Gay Social Club
Primary Care
Behavioral Health
Dental
Women’s Health
Prenatal Care
Care Management (formerly The Valley
AIDS Network)
hburgchc.org
Coming to Waynesboro
in 2019
https://impulse-gsc.com/
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
[Check Box]
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 14 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Fight for things that
you care about,
but do it in a way
that will lead others to
join you.”
—Ruth Bader Ginsburg—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�
Thank you for supporting SVE.
Renewal forms for current Level 1
(voting) SVE members were mailed
in July.
Renew by December 1 to vote for
and/or nominate yourself to serve on
the 2019 Shenandoah Valley Equality
Board of Directors.
�
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Shenandoah Valley Equality is dedicated to building an inclusive community for LGBTQ people in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
The organization regularly held events designed to build strong community including potlucks, breakfasts, and forums. It also published a regular newsletter and maintained a website with resources for the Valley community.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Shenandoah County Library
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Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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"The Valley ConnectShen," September 2018
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Sexual minorities
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Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
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September 2018 newsletter "The Valley ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association).
The newsletter is incorrectly titled "June 2018" on the header of the periodical. It is also incorrectly categorized as "Issue 2."
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Digital Folder: 2018, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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Shenandoah County Library
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September 2018
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SVE.Newsletter.September.2018.pdf
Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2018
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Herb Parker Postcard Collection
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Shenandoah County Library
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English
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The Valley Lodge (New Market VA)
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Postcard showing "The Valley Lodge" located in New Market Virginia. It was advertised as being a modern home for tourists located in the caverns section of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Marken & Bielfeld Inc., Fredrick MD
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Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
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In 1899 Hugh Morrison Jr. opened a photograph studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock after several years of working in the area as a travelling photographer.
Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
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Morrison Studios
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Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
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Shenandoah County Library
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1900-1980
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A special thanks to Tracy McMahon for her dedicated work entering metadata for this collection.
A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
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Digital images: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Copyright for these images is held by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Contact the Shenandoah County Historical Society (www.https://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/) for permission to utilize images commercially, for high resolution scans, or for prints.
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Morrison Studio
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Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Shenandoah County Library
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"The__ Waltin"
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Unidentified young woman is standing by a wicker chair and wearing a dark-colored sweater and skirt with contrasting white collar and cuffs.
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Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
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Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
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Morrison Studios
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Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
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Shenandoah County Library
Date
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1900-1980
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A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
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Morrison Studio
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Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Shenandoah County Library
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"Thelma Ritenour"
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An account of the resource
Unidentified woman with short hair is standing by a wicker chair.
The name, "Thelma Ritenour", is written on the glass plate.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Aug 1923".
Shenandoah County
Virginia
Women
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Morrison Studio Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
Description
An account of the resource
In 1899 Hugh Morrison Jr. opened a photograph studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock after several years of working in the area as a travelling photographer.
Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studios
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-1980
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
A special thanks to Tracy McMahon for her dedicated work entering metadata for this collection.
A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Digital images: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Copyright for these images is held by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Contact the Shenandoah County Historical Society (www.https://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/) for permission to utilize images commercially, for high resolution scans, or for prints.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Negative
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007256
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studio
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Title
A name given to the resource
"Theodore Funk"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Funk, Theodore Alston (1926-1996)
Description
An account of the resource
Unidentified young man wearing a suit and tie and standing with his hands behind his back.
Further research indicates it is a photograph of Theodore Alston Funk.
The name, "Theodore Funk" is written on the glass plate negative of this image.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Labelled "April 1945" on box of plates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Identified by library staff after researching the name written on the glass negative.
Funk
Men
Shenandoah County
Virginia
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Morrison Studio Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
Description
An account of the resource
In 1899 Hugh Morrison Jr. opened a photograph studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock after several years of working in the area as a travelling photographer.
Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studios
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-1980
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
A special thanks to Tracy McMahon for her dedicated work entering metadata for this collection.
A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Digital images: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Copyright for these images is held by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Contact the Shenandoah County Historical Society (www.https://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/) for permission to utilize images commercially, for high resolution scans, or for prints.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Negative
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
011712
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studio
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Title
A name given to the resource
"Thomas Ryan"
Description
An account of the resource
Four unidentified children of varying ages, posed together outdoors. The three boys are wearing caps while the girl is wearing a hat.
The name, "Thomas Ryan", is written on the glass plate.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Labelled "Sept 1946" on box of plates.
Relation
A related resource
The background of this photograph is the same one as in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011709, 011710, 011711, and 011712.
Children
Shenandoah County
Virginia
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Morrison Studio Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
Description
An account of the resource
In 1899 Hugh Morrison Jr. opened a photograph studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock after several years of working in the area as a travelling photographer.
Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studios
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-1980
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
A special thanks to Tracy McMahon for her dedicated work entering metadata for this collection.
A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Digital images: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Copyright for these images is held by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Contact the Shenandoah County Historical Society (www.https://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/) for permission to utilize images commercially, for high resolution scans, or for prints.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Negative
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
011539
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studio
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Title
A name given to the resource
"Thompson ____"
Description
An account of the resource
Two unidentified children, a girl and a younger toddler, posed together in the studio.
Probably, these were siblings.
The name, "Thompson ____", is written on the glass plate.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
Children
Shenandoah County
Virginia
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Morrison Studio Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
Description
An account of the resource
In 1899 Hugh Morrison Jr. opened a photograph studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock after several years of working in the area as a travelling photographer.
Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studios
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-1980
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
A special thanks to Tracy McMahon for her dedicated work entering metadata for this collection.
A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Digital images: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Copyright for these images is held by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Contact the Shenandoah County Historical Society (www.https://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/) for permission to utilize images commercially, for high resolution scans, or for prints.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Negative
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
015459
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studio
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Title
A name given to the resource
"Thompson (Miller Bob)"
Description
An account of the resource
Two unidentified little boys of different ages are posed together on a table.
The name "Thompson (Miller Bob)", is written on the glass plate.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Undated
Children
Shenandoah County
Virginia
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Morrison Studio Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
Description
An account of the resource
In 1899 Hugh Morrison Jr. opened a photograph studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock after several years of working in the area as a travelling photographer.
Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studios
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-1980
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
A special thanks to Tracy McMahon for her dedicated work entering metadata for this collection.
A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Digital images: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Copyright for these images is held by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Contact the Shenandoah County Historical Society (www.https://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/) for permission to utilize images commercially, for high resolution scans, or for prints.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Negative
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007612
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studio
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Title
A name given to the resource
"Thompson"
Description
An account of the resource
Unidentified young girl is standing beside a wicker chair.
The name, "Thompson", is written on the glass plate negative.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Labelled "July 1928" on box of plates.
Children
Shenandoah County
Virginia
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Morrison Studio Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
Description
An account of the resource
In 1899 Hugh Morrison Jr. opened a photograph studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock after several years of working in the area as a travelling photographer.
Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studios
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-1980
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
A special thanks to Tracy McMahon for her dedicated work entering metadata for this collection.
A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Digital images: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Copyright for these images is held by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Contact the Shenandoah County Historical Society (www.https://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/) for permission to utilize images commercially, for high resolution scans, or for prints.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Negative
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
012801
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studio
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Title
A name given to the resource
"Thompson"
Description
An account of the resource
Unidentified toddler with bare feet is seated on the edge of a wicker chair.
The name, "Thompson", is written on the glass plate.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
Children
Shenandoah County
Virginia
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Morrison Studio Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Morrison, Hugh Jr. (1871-1950)
Morrison, Louis
Morrison, James
Description
An account of the resource
In 1899 Hugh Morrison Jr. opened a photograph studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock after several years of working in the area as a travelling photographer.
Between that time, and the time his grandson James Morrison closed the studio in 1988, the Morrison family captured thousands of portraits, landscapes, and buildings on film and glass negatives.
In 1999 the Shenandoah County Historical Society acquired over 31,000 of these negatives from the estate of local collector Charles D. Bauserman. Volunteers from the historical society worked over the next several decades to house, number, and scan each image. This effort resulted in over two tons of Morrison plates and negatives being processed and digitized.
This collection contains those digitized versions of these photographs.
Through a partnership between the historical society and the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives access to a growing number of these images is available to the public. Current projections indicate the full collection will be available for viewing sometime in 2028.
This collection does contain some images of a sexual and/or graphic nature that some viewers may find inappropriate.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studios
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Hugh Morrison Collection, Shenandoah County Historical Society Inc.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-1980
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
A special thanks to Tracy McMahon for her dedicated work entering metadata for this collection.
A special thank you to the Shenandoah County Historical Society for their efforts to number and scan each image.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Digital images: Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Copyright for these images is held by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Contact the Shenandoah County Historical Society (www.https://www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/) for permission to utilize images commercially, for high resolution scans, or for prints.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Glass Negative
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
014843
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Morrison Studio
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Shenandoah County Library
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Title
A name given to the resource
"Thompson"
Description
An account of the resource
Two unidentified young girls, both with short hair and bangs, are posed together.
Probably, these were siblings.
The name, "Thompson", is written on the glass plate.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Labeled "June 1918" on box of plates.
Children
Shenandoah County
Virginia