1381 25 35718 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/ac9778afb49c29f16e6c8e1ea8bc175a.jpg 3e85a38a21160a4bb4c698338b62643e https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/34f35a12c3d8aaec1d9d95eb63ee96f9.jpg 9fe04c44e8e70a7d90592b15ab1b0678 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Program 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/. Title A name given to the resource "Northern Virginia Firemen's Association and Ladies Auxiliary Zone Meeting Program" Subject The topic of the resource Fire fighting - Virginia - Strasburg Description An account of the resource Program for the "Northern Virginia Firemen's Association & Ladies Auxiliary Zone Meeting" held on March 15 1969 at the Strasburg Fire House in Strasburg Virginia. The program includes a menu for the meal provided and schedule of activities. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 4.2: Northern Virginia Firefighters Association and Auxiliary, 1960-1969, Series III Northern Virginia Firefighters Association, Daniel S. Hottel Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 March 15 1969 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 23-1115-001 (Front) 23-1115-002 (Back) https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/30881ebe6e157cd2923f411935d825e1.jpg 071701d5ee2020be8661110dcfb2093b 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 Color photographs 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/. Title A name given to the resource Highway Post Office Bus Subject The topic of the resource Woodstock (Va) Highway post offices Description An account of the resource Color photograph of "Highway Post Office One" passing the Shenandoah County Courthouse in 1988. The Highway Post Office was inaugurated in 1941 with a Washington DC to Harrisonburg VA route. In 1988, the Smithsonian and US Postal Service recreated this event with the original bus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived US Post Office Highway Post Office Bus, May 1988, Box 9, Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 May 1988 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 23-1130-001 Buses Post Office Shenandoah County Vehicles Virginia Woodstock https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/cc68180dc821c27267dcfcfdf7502043.jpg 6da7b838735719a44031abf7748d5844 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/5afe240c62d107138650ecef8f74c748.jpg cd441a3f907991870e63130838304c08 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 Photographic Postcard 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/. Title A name given to the resource New Market High School Students Subject The topic of the resource Public schools - Virginia - New Market New Market (Va) Linhoss, Mary Alice Harner (1903-1983) Offman, Paul F. (1906-1939) Harner, Charles N. (1902-1993) Bushong, Gail Shanks, Jeannie Rice Description An account of the resource Photographic postcard showing a group of students at the New Market (Virginia) High School. The image is dated 1919. Identified in the picture are: Back Row, left to right: Paul Offman, unknown, unknown, Mary Harner (Linhoss), unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Charles Harner. Front row, left to right: Gail Bushong, unknown, ? Mae Weaver, Jeannie Rice (Shanks), unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Garber Shenandoah County Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 1919 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Date provided by contemporary notation, unknown source. Identities provided by later notations, unknown source. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24-0104-001 24-0104-002 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) New Market Schools Shenandoah County Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/ecb62d42d3f154b52b96b2210d7232d7.jpg a93dbb98115732850fe50d5a868dc5c4 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Contracts 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/. Title A name given to the resource Linhoss and Shirley Pharmacy Agreement Subject The topic of the resource Drugstores - Virginia - New Market Henkel, Martha E. (1863-1954) Shirley, William C. (1880-1967) Linhoss, Elon E. (1890-1951 Description An account of the resource Agreement between the "Linhoss & Shirley Pharmacy" and Martha Henkel regarding the rental of space for the pharmacy to operate in New Market Virginia. The agreement is dated October 1921. It is signed by Martha Henkel, Dr. William C. Shirley, and Elon E. Linhoss. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Garber Shenandoah County Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 October, 1921 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24-0104-003 Henkel Linhoss New Market Pharmacy Shirley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/9c4d12cf56d57b26e7ad3ede8f00d6fd.jpg 5628244fd7339521677ad79b6057a751 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 Photographic print 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/. Title A name given to the resource Judge Newman's Bible Class Subject The topic of the resource Newman, Edgar Douglas (1854-1927) Methodist churches - Virginia - Woodstock Description An account of the resource Photograph of "Judge Newman's Bible Class," part of what is now the Woodstock United Methodist Church. Judge Edgar Newman is seated center with rolled paper in his hand. The other subjects are unidentified. The building in the background is the Methodist Church, which still stands on Muhlenberg Street. The image is dated November 1916 on the reverse of the image. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Morrison Studios, Woodstock Virginia. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 13.2: “Judge Newman’s Bible Class,” Woodstock Methodist Church, November 1916, Sub-Series 2: Ludholtz/Crabill Photographs, Series IV: Images, Nick Racey Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 November 1916 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24-0125-0001 Churches Methodist Newman Shenandoah County Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/dfa1b850f1d4816559b1104bbee5b323.jpg 4cf666efb7479516edc4630c2ffaa9d1 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 Aerial photographs 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/. Title A name given to the resource Aerial Photograph 13-2 Subject The topic of the resource Mt. Jackson (Va) Description An account of the resource Aerial photograph showing the southern end of the town of Mt. Jackson Virginia and surrounding communities. It was produced on March 25, 1992 as part of an aerial mapping project funded by Shenandoah County and covering the geographic area of the county. This image is identified as "13-2." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MSAG Data Consultants, Orange Virginia Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 1.8: Mt. Jackson Prints, 1992, Shenandoah County Aerial Photograph Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 March 25, 1992 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24-0229-001 Mt. Jackson Shenandoah County Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/085919e3ea143ede3d48c60873effe28.jpg 13743d21ed9c6dd4d1f29fe075af0f00 Person An individual. Birthplace Alabama Occupation Treasurer, Little North Farm Contract Beef Inc. (1974) Biographical Text Shelley Rucker moved to Shenandoah County in 1974 with her husband Guy to establish the Little North Farm Contract Beef Inc. This company provided individuals the opportunity to purchase beef steers, graze them on the Little North Farm near Conicville, and then have them slaughtered and processed. This custom beef feeding plan was very popular with residents of the Washington DC area interested in sourcing their beef directly from the farm instead of buying it in a supermarket. Born in Alabama, Shelley spent much of her early life in the Philippines and other Far East countries while her father worked with the Lykes Steamship Company. She graduated from Jacksonville Teacher’s College in Jacksonville Alabama. After living in Wilmington NC and northern Virginia, she moved to Shenandoah County with her family to pursue their business dream for which Shelley served as treasurer. Outside of work, Shelley had three children Lynn, Brenda, and Cassandra. She was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and founding regent of Shenandoah County’s Narrow Passage Chapter, NSDAR. Bibliography https://www.zoominfo.com/c/narrow-passage-chapter/541967988 "Country Kitchen," Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley, September 25 1974, Page 3. 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shelley Rucker Subject The topic of the resource Rucker, Shelley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Country Kitchen," Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley, September 25 1974, Page 3. 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 September 25, 1974. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Description An account of the resource Photograph of Shelley Rucker as it appeared in the "Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley" newspaper, September 25, 1974. Rucker Shenandoah County Virginia Women https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/cead3b5f50d7acde5b65ccb018495337.jpg 15284d849f9e77510a3021e1bb0105a1 Person An individual. Birth Date February 29, 1896 Birthplace Maurertown Virginia Death Date May 19, 1992 Occupation Housekeeper Farmer Biographical Text Ruth Finks was born February 29, 1896 on her family farm near Maurertown Virginia. The mother of seven children, she did her share of hard work on their family farm observing in one interview “I have done everything but plow the land… I have helped to gather the corn, shucked it, ran the disc, harrowed the land, took care of the sheep, hogs, cattle, and the work horses.” After the death of her husband in 1944, Ruth managed the farm by herself for three years before going to work as a housekeeper for a Woodstock family. Over the next thirty years she also worked various other odd jobs as a baby sitter while living on Spring Street in Woodstock Virginia. Outside of work she was active in the Maurertown Brethren Church, teaching Sunday School and leading their missionary society. Bibliography "Country Kitchen," Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley, November 27, 1974, Page 3. 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/. Title A name given to the resource Ruth Finks Subject The topic of the resource Finks, Ruth Burner (1896-1992) Description An account of the resource Photograph of Ruth Finks as it appeared in the "Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley" newspaper, November 27 1974. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource "Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley" Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Country Kitchen," Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley, November 27, 1974, Page 3. 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 November 27, 1974 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Finks Maurertown Shenandoah County Virginia Women Woodstock https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/b271cc0eaa9df2f15b3c36541d91c881.jpg a8399a08e28994100e2ef5011cfa82b1 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/55e1cbf29f6961efbc832af896a6b162.jpg 2ecec9e591b4fa1b755430707e42dc6f 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 Cabinet Card Photograph 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/. Title A name given to the resource Russell Funkhouser Subject The topic of the resource Funkhouser, Russell Wilbur (1906-1960) Description An account of the resource Photograph of Russell Funkhouser as a child. Russell was born, and lived, near the Macanie/Hudson Crossroads communities west of Mt. Jackson Virginia. The photograph was produced by W.L. Mumaw of "Belgrade Virginia" located between Mt. Jackson Virginia and the Orkney/Basye community. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource "W.L. Mumaw Photographer Belgrade. - VA." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 1.26: Russell Funkhouser, Photograph by W.L. Mumaw, Belgrade, Virginia, Undated, Funkhouser/Jones Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24-0312-001 (Front) 24-0312-002 (Reverse) Funkhouser Shenandoah County Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/c510344a9894b3ba60bf479f83d5030d.jpg ca0d324d84120a1774fdb66670bcbf75 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/bdb5cdf3eefe34d7e7e60b9aa3367309.jpg fd062b273bbf93062be4e568aa612394 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 Photographic Print 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/. Title A name given to the resource "Susan Ludholtz" Subject The topic of the resource Lutholtz, Mary Susan Crabill (1837-1930) Description An account of the resource Photograph of Mary Susan Crabill Lutholtz of Toms Brook Virginia. The image is labeled on the reverse "Susan Ludholtz A Sister of Harrison Crabill." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The photograph was produced by Morrison Studios, Woodstock Virginia. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 5.13: Susan Ludholtz, Woodstock Virginia, Undated, Sub-Series 2: Ludholtz/Crabill Family Photographs, Series IV: Images, 1862-1942, Nick Racey Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24-0321-001 24-0321-002 Lutholtz Shenandoah County Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/4cdffbd0eeebc00f986b38ca8deccd97.jpg 949d34b7253967588231bc308efaa2ed Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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/. Title A name given to the resource Baltimore Wholesale Grocery Company Invoice Subject The topic of the resource Commerce - United States Description An account of the resource Invoice issued by the Baltimore Wholesale Grocery Company to the Snarr & Miley Store located in Toms Brook Virginia. The invoice is dated September 28, 1938. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baltimore Wholesale Grocery Company Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 7.4: "B" Invoices, 1938, 3 of 5, Sub Series 1: Invoices, July 1 1938-December 31 1938, Series VI: Snarr and Miley Store, 1926-1941, Nick Racey Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 September 28 1938 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24-0328-001 Business Toms Brook Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/7122ee0939acdee9b602288c57a7c24b.jpg 91b434c9c1ed95bf9cfcd7b93881d655 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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/. Title A name given to the resource "Stickley's Peaches" Canning Label Subject The topic of the resource Strasburg (Va) Agriculture-Virginia-Strasburg Description An account of the resource Partial can label produced by W.E. Stickley of Strasburg Virginia for "Stickley's Hand Packed Peaches." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource W.E. Stickley, Strasburg Virginia. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 6.76: Canning Labels, W.E. Stickley, Strasburg Virginia, Undated, Series V: Documents, 1766-1929, Nick Racey Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24-0328-002 Agriculture Shenandoah County Stickley Strasburg Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/3a4831f14395504066a9d4efaf9fd94f.pdf bb64ee21339448d9ce3d568cb9d55916 PDF Text Text Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2009 Website 1: www.svgla.org Website 2: www.myspace.com/svgla THE CONNECTSHEN Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Valley Happenings in 2009 Email: SVGLA@svgla.org T HE CON NECTS HEN TT THE HE HE CON CON CONNECTS NECTS NECTSHEN HEN HEN Valley H app enin gs in 2 00 9 March 2009 Board of Directors for 2009 2009 Virginia General Assembly Rob Johnson In 2009, Equality Virginia, Virginia’s LGBT Mission Statement: David Lane statewide legislative advocacy organization, is The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. Christine Robinson ———————– Upcoming Events: (Details on page 2) First Friday Potluck SVGLA Board Meeting Miss Harrisonburg Newcomer and At Large Contest Equality Virginia Annual Commonwealth Dinner Too Fabulous SemiSemi-Formal Celebration & Fundraiser ———————– Have You Renewed Yet? With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive voting privileges and discounts to SVGLA events. Send your contact information and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. Sign up at svgla@svgla.org ———————– Linda Royster Grayson Sless Interested in getting involved? focusing on two priority legislative initiatives, both having to do with ending discrimination at work. Change the Law to Protect Public Employees from Discrimination at Work SVGLA welcomes helping hands. If you would like to volunteer on a committee, please let us know. Every Virginian should have the right to a workplace Chinese Dinner Auction Committee, contact lanedj@jmu.edu or gender identity. EV has made it a priority this free from discrimination and committed to equality of opportunity without regard to sexual orientation year to protect state and local employees (including school teachers) from discrimination in the Pride in the Park Committee, contact SVGLA at symphonyfan@yahoo.com What would you like to see in our community? A book club? A support group? More social events? Political outlets? Why not create it and let us know about it? Community Resources Gay-Straight Alliance, Harrisonburg HS: http:/profile.myspace.com/30034758 Equality Virginia: www.equalityvirginia.org Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program, JMU: http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Madison Equality JMU: orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality workplace. At a time of budget constraints and layoffs, it is more important than ever that the Virginia legislature affirm in the Virginia Code that it is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia that no public employee will be subjected to discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Permit Private Virginia Employers to Offer Group Life Insurance to Domestic Partners In 2005, EV helped to change the law that prohibited private employers from offering health insurance to the domestic partners of their employees. However, Virginia employers are still barred from offering group life insurance coverage to the domestic partners of their employees (or any other adult living in the employee's household, like a mother-in-law or an adult child over a certain age). Safe Zone JMU: www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Soulforce: www.soulforce.org To follow legislation that EV is tracking, go to www. equalityvirginia.org. �Human Rights Campaign Scholarship Database California Supreme Court to Hear Prop 8 Challenge HRC released a comprehensive online database of more than 160 scholarships available to LGBTA students. The database was created by the Youth and Campus Outreach Program at HRC. To view, visit http://www.hrc.org/scholarships The California Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments in the legal challenges to Proposition 8 on Thursday, March 5, 2009. The Court must issue its decisions within 90 days of oral argument. Calendar of Events... � Friday, March 6 and April 3: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta and Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg and Staunton; for location and directions, contact lanedj@jmu.edu � Tuesday, March 10: SVGLA Board Meeting, 7:30-9:00 PM (for location go to lanedj@jmu.edu) � Saturday, March 14: Men’s “Second Saturday” Potluck, 7-9:30PM, Community Room of Charlottesville Friends Meeting House, 1104 Forest St., Charlottesville. Bring food or beverage for 6 people. Smoking and alcohol are not permitted on the premises. � Saturday, March 14: Miss Harrisonburg Newcomer and Miss Harrisonburg at Large Contest, 8:00PM (doors open at 7PM), Lucy Simms Auditorium, 6:20 Simms Avenue, Harrisonburg VA. Admission is $10.00. � Tuesday, March 24: Conversation & Cuisine, Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30 PM, at L’Italia Pizza & Pasta, 1039 Port Republic Road in Harrisonburg � Saturday, April 4: EV’s Sixth Annual Commonwealth Dinner, Greater Richmond Convention Center, 7pm; for more information and to make reservations, go to www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner � Monday, April 6: Too Fabulous III, A Semi-Formal Evening Celebration and Fundraiser for JMU’s LGBT & Ally Education Program, 6-9pm at the Joshua Wilton House on 412 S. Main Street in Harrisonburg; to purchase tickets go to http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/fabulous.htm Quotable: “I think [Harvey Milk] would want me to say to all the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight… that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value, and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you, and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights, federally, across this great nation of ours.” —Dustin Lance Black, winner of the Best Original Screenplay for “Milk” “Hope will never be silent.” —Harvey Milk "While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It's about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect." —Barack Obama, June 1, 2007 �“Milk” Receives Two Academy Awards “Milk,” which will be out on DVD in March, is based on the life and tragic death of Harvey Milk. When Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, he made history for being the first openly gay man elected to public office in California. Milk became widely respected for his accomplishments on behalf of all San Franciscans. He also helped defeat the 1978 Briggs Initiative (Proposition 6) which would have made firing openly gay teachers and any public school official in California who openly supported gay rights mandatory. Sean Penn won “Best Actor” for his portrayal of Harvey Milk. Dustin Lance Black won “Best Original Screenplay” for “Milk.” Legislator Attempts to Topple VA’s Anti-Gay Amendment Virginia legislator David Englin filed legislation for the 2009 Virginia General Assembly to begin the process of repealing the 2006 amendment to the Virginia Constitution that outlaws marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships, and any state recognition of legal status for same-sex relationships. "This is an uphill battle in a state like Virginia. However, in light of the setback to equal rights resulting from California's Proposition 8, now more than ever we need everyone in our country who supports equal rights -- no matter what state they live in -- to stand up and say that laws denying people equal freedom are wrong and un-American," said Englin. "What better place to take a stand for equal rights than Virginia, whose greatest leaders defined the very rights we hold dear as Americans? After all, it was a Virginian named George Washington who promised us a government that would give 'to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance,' and it was a Virginian named Thomas Jefferson who extolled the self-evident truth that all people are created equal." Englin authored the only two pro-equality bills to successfully pass the Virginia General Assembly and become law since he took office in January 2006. Englin's bill to protect equal rights in hospital visitation passed in 2007, and his bill to create a statewide registry of advanced medical directives for same-sex couples to designate partners to make medical decisions passed in 2008 and is due to be launched by April 2009. The repeal effort must take the form of a constitutional amendment, which means Englin's legislation must pass the General Assembly twice with an intervening election and then be approved by public referendum. The entire Virginia House of Delegates, including Englin, is up for re-election in November 2009. For more information, visit www.davidenglin.org. “After all, it was a Virginian named George Washington who promised us a government that would give ‘to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.’” David Englin President Obama’s Civil Rights Agenda Where does the President stand on civil rights for members of our community? In January, the White House website announced President Obama’s Civil Rights Agenda—and it is remarkable. The President’s plan includes: Expanding Employment Non-Discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression Full civil unions and federal benefits for same-sex couples and repealing the Defense of Marriage Act The Matthew Shepard Act, expanding hate-crime statutes to include sexual orientation and gender identity Repealing the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy There’s much more—read for yourself directly at the address below. http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/civil_rights/ Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2009 Page 1 � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The ConnectShen," March 2009 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbian - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource March 2009 newsletter "The ConnectShen" published by the Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2009, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 March 2009 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.March.2009.Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2009 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/49755b30b7229dddbbd920641d24e1f2.pdf 01247bdd7b2cc69d5d8844e4a51716df PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2010 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. ———————– Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com A Message of Hope: “It Gets Better” Partners with The Trevor Project Moved by the recent tragic suicides of gay youths, Dan Savage (and his spouse, Terry) recorded a video for LGBT teens letting them know that they are not alone, that life gets better, and that suicide is not a solution. (That’s an important message for all members of our community, regardless of age.) Thus began the “It Gets Better” video project, which now includes thousands of messages of hope in videos posted online from people all over the world. To view the videos, go to: www.itgetsbetter.org/ Upcoming Events: (page 6) • Wendy Repass Concert • SVGLA Board Meeting • Conversation & Cuisine in the Burg • Annual Member Meeting • Lobby Day in Richmond ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA THE TREVOR PROJECT If you are considering suicide or need help, call The Trevor Project now: 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) Growing up is never easy. But many of us have made it through difficult times, and we have seen our lives get better and better every year. The Trevor Project is a national, 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide hotline for LGBT and questioning youth. www.thetrevor.project.org is a great place for LGBT people going through difficult times to find help. The Trevor Project has a website full of helpful resources, and a staff that is ready to help you find the support you need. (Membership Form page 7) Check out TheTrevorProject.org. Our website has many great resources that allow you to learn from the experiences of others and connect with others like you. With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Know that your feelings matter. There is a place for us in the world, even though some of us haven’t found it yet. No matter what the bullies say, you don't have to be ashamed of who you are or what you feel. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– Don’t be alone. Even though you may have some time left before you can move on from school, and even if you feel like you're the only one going through a difficult time, you can connect with us. We want to hear from you, and we want to help. The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �SVGLA recently received the following e-mail from a former member. We are printing it with permission from the author. I go to Haverford College now but I was put on the [SVGLA] email list back in the days when I was co-president of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Harrisonburg High School about 4 years ago. I can't really attend any of these things since I'm at school up in PA, but it makes me happy to see the great work that is happening back home. The heartbreaking suicides of late -- as well as one particularly heartbreaking, extremely bigoted Daily News-Record letter to the editor I read when I was home last week for fall break -are reminders of how much still needs to be done. Tonight I got to see Cory Booker, the super dynamic Mayor of Newark, NJ speak at my college and he got one of his biggest rounds of applause from a full auditorium of students when he said that he does not marry anyone as mayor because he doesn't feel comfortable marrying heterosexual couples if he can't marry [same-sex] couples. It was one of many inspirational moments. I guess the point of this email is just to say —— thanks for the email! Thanks, Katie Monroe Open every day 11am to midnight www.clementinecafe.com Clementine is located in the historic district of downtown Harrisonburg, VA in the building which formerly housed the Strand Theater. We are proud to be independently and locally owned and to be part of an emerging downtown community. Our mission is to provide quality food, music, drinks, art, films and community events in an atmosphere that is both sophisticated and accessible to everyone. We invite you to join us in reclaiming our cultural integrity... �Equality Virginia visits the Valley EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. In September, SVGLA hosted James Parrish, EV Deputy Director, at Clementine in Harrisonburg. EV’s Priority Legislative Efforts (www.equalityvirginia.org to see EV’s other efforts): • Stop Bullying in our Schools: EV is working to create an anti-bullying policy for Virginia schools that includes sexual orientation and gender identity. • End Workplace Discrimination: EV is working to pass legislation so that every Virginian has the right to a workplace free from discrimination, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Sign our online petition! How to Report Bullying, Discrimination, and Violence: • Every year, EV is contacted by people from across the state to report discrimination and violence. Your story is important, and if you are willing to share it with us, it can help educate everyday Virginians about the obstacles faced by our community. If you have been the victim of, or witness to, discrimination or violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity, please tell us your story. Contact us at 804-643-4816 or email tellit@equalityvirginia.org. You may remain anonymous. Upcoming Event: Lobby Day 2011 Wednesday, January 19, 9:00am-5:30pm, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA EV invites you to join more than 200 members and activists from across the state to lobby legislators on bills important to our community. A reception will follow. If you are unable to be with us in Richmond, please participate in EV’s Virtual Lobby. Write to lobbyday@equalityvirginia.org Your voice matters. �YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is February 15 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=211303515073&notes_tab=app_2347471856 Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Soulforce www.soulforce.org SVGLA SVGLAssociation@gmail.com The Trevor Project 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2010 Page 5 �SVGLA COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE � Wednesday, December 1 WORLD AIDS DAY This World Aids Day take action to tackle HIV prejudice and to protect every one from HIV transmission. For more information go to http://www.worldaidsday.org � Friday, December 3 � Saturday, December 4 Wendy Repass Music Concert, 7 PM at the Mudhouse, 5793 Crozet Avenue, Crozet, VA. Singer/songwriter Wendy Repass will perform original progressive folk-rock music. Her influences include Sarah McLachlan, Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, Seal and U2. Suggested donation $5. � Friday, December 10 Gay & Lesbian Happy Hour, 5:00-7:00 PM at the da Luca Café and Wine Bar (a gayfriendly restaurant/bar serving Italian-style tapas and great wines/beer) in the Old Trail Village Center in Crozet. For more information about the restaurant go to http://dalucacafe.com. � Tuesday, December 14 SVGLA Board Meeting, 7:30-9:00PM; (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com). � Friday, December 17 GayCville Happy Hour, 5:30 PM at the X Lounge, 313 Second Street in Charlottesville (for more information call 434-244-8439) � Tuesday, December 21 Conversation & Cuisine in the Burg, 6:30-9 PM at At L’Italia Pizza & Pasta (Vito’s Kitchen), 1039 Port Republic Road in Harrisonburg. � Friday, January 14 First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu) � Wednesday, January 19 Lobby Day 2011. Join Equality Virginia in Richmond, VA to lift your voice for equality and justice for all. Contact lobbyday@equalityvirginia.org for more info (also see page 2 of newsletter). � Monday, January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day � Friday, February 4 Annual Membership Meeting & First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu) � Monday, February 14 Happy Valentine’s Day! � Tuesday, February 15 Deadline, SVGLA newsletter/ad submissions. Send items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Friday, March 4 First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu) First Friday 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Full pageStaunton ad forPotluck, Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story and (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �������������������� Ballots for the 2011 SVGLA Board of Directors will be sent to Level I members in December. Votes must be received by 1/7/11. Results will be announced at the Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting (which coincides with January’s First Friday) on 1/14/11). �������������������� Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2010 Page 6 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors Advance information about SVGLA events Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below: � Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter � E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: � E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �IN THE NEWS… “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Ruled Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of Lesbian Service Member In two separate September rulings, the US’s anti-gay military policy was ruled unconstitutional and a federal judge ordered that a decorated flight nurse discharged under DADT by the Air Force should be given her job back “as soon as possible.” The New York Times reported in November that Senate Democrats will seek to pass a repeal of DADT before the end of 2010. ���������������������� NAACP Seeks Common Ground with LGBT Community NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and former NAACP President, Julian Bond, are leading an effort to reach out to the LGBT community. "We recognize that many of our members are also members of the LGBT community, and just as the LGBT community counts on us to stand with it for basic civil rights protections, so we count on the LGBT community to stand with us in our unified struggle for the broader civil rights agenda," Jealous said. ���������������������� Majority Now Supports Marriage Equality For the first time in US history, a majority of the public now supports same-sex marriage, according to a 2010 Gallup poll. Quotable: “Every gay or lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges.” —Bob Paris, gay rights activist and former bodybuilder �Happy Holidays and Good Tidings for 2011! �������������������� Milestones The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the March 2011 issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered. � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," December 2010 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource December 2010 newsletter "The FamilyConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2010, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg Virginia. 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 December 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.Newsletter.December.2010 Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2010 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/a89ae8849299ef1ceb77cf974f1e66b2.pdf 1e61a028d5138c85e31cd50676d840f9 PDF Text Text Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2010 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. ———————– Upcoming Events: (page 6) • Conversation & Cuisine in Staunton & H’burg Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Equality Virginia & SVGLA to co-host Town Hall Meeting in September LGBT civil rights organization, Equality Virginia, and SVGLA are co-hosting a town hall meeting for the LGBTA community in the Valley. EV will share information about upcoming legislative initiatives affecting our community in Virginia’s General Assembly, and invites LGBTA community members to participate in a town-hall style discussion. Clementine Café, a local favorite in the historic district of Harrisonburg, has generously donated space for the event. • SVGLA Board Meeting • EV Town Hall Meeting • Adopt-a-Highway Clean- up in November ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA (Membership Form page 7) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. WHEN: Tuesday, September 21, 5:30-7pm WHERE: Clementine Café (downstairs lounge), 153 South Main St. WHO: LGBTQA community in the Valley Questions? Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com *This is not a public event open to the media. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �Pride in the Park a Huge Success Harrisonburg Mayor Joins Festivities This summer’s 4th annual Valley Pride in the Park drew over 200 people again, and included live musical performances by blue stone sky, Heart Gets Monkey, Teresa Whitesell, The Judy Chops and a visit from Harrisonburg mayor Kai Degner. SVGLA thanks these musicians, who generously donated their time and talents, as well as our co-sponsors: MillerCoors Lesbian and Gay Employee Resource Group (LAGER), the Merck Rainbow Alliance, Best Buy, the Rocktown Rollers, Equality Virginia, the Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro, and the Valley AIDS Network. MillerCoors Lesbian and Gay Employee Resource Group �YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page ad $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page ad $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. The next SVGLA adopt-a-highway day is Saturday, Nov. 13. Meet for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Invitation to LGBTQA Episcopalians in the Virginia Diocese A task force has been commissioned by The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia to prepare recommendations in the event the Episcopal Church approves the blessing of same-sex unions. Town Hall “Listening Process Meetings” have been set up around the Diocese to receive input from LGBTQA Episcopalians in the Virginia Diocese. The announced dates are as follows (all on Wednesdays): Sept. 29, Calvary, Front Royal, 7-9 pm Nov. 3, St. John's, Tappahannock, 4-6 pm Oct. 13, St. Paul's, Ivy, 7-9 pm Nov. 17, Richmond (Location TBA), 7-9 pm Oct. 27, St. Alban's, Annandale, 7:30-9:30 pm These meetings are immensely important to the Bishop and will be the most important single step in "the Way Forward" towards a change in policy to authorize rites of blessing for same-sex couples and an end to clergy discrimination. For more information, contact alishamking@gmail.com ���������������������� Open every day 11am to midnight www.clementinecafe.com Clementine is located in the historic district of downtown Harrisonburg, VA in the building which formerly housed the Strand Theater. We are proud to be independently and locally owned and to be part of an emerging downtown community. Our mission is to provide quality food, music, drinks, art, films and community events in an atmosphere that is both sophisticated and accessible to everyone. We invite you to join us in reclaiming our cultural integrity... ��������������������� Call for 2011 SVGLA Board Member Nominations SVGLA needs your ideas and energy. Would you like to serve on the 2011 SVGLA Board of Directors? Nominate yourself ! Name: ________________________________________ Address ________________________________________ Phone: (____)___________________________________ Email: ________________________________________ Mail nominations to P.O. Box on Page 1 or email to lanedj@jmu.edu To vote for the 2011 SVGLA Board, make sure you have renewed your Level I Membership by December 1 (see pg. 7 for membership form). �������������������� SVGLA NEEDS YOU! �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program, JMU http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQ Coalitions on Campus www.virginia.edu/deanofstudents/lgbt/networkVA/ Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Soulforce www.soulforce.org SVGLA SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2010 Page 6 �SVGLA COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE � Friday, September 3 First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and � Sunday, September 5 AIDS Support Group Benefit Show and Silent Auction, 6:30 PM, Club 216 (609 E. Market St. in Charlottesville). Showtime is at 7:30 PM. Auction will be open until 9:30 PM. � Friday, September 10: Gay & Lesbian Happy Hour, 5:00-7:00 PM at the da Luca Café and Wine Bar (a new, gayfriendly restaurant/bar serving Italian-style tapas and great wines/beer) in the Old Trail Village Center in Crozet. For more information about the restaurant go to http://dalucacafe.com. � Friday, September 10: Women’s Dance, 8:30 PM at Club 216 (609 E. Market St. in Charlottesville). Women only until midnight. No membership required, $5.00 cover. Beer and wine available for purchase. � Saturday, September 11 Gay and Lesbian Night at Kings Dominion, 8:00PM –1:00AM. This is a benefit for Brother, Help Thyself. Tickets cost $32 in advance online and $35 at the gate. To purchase tickets online go to, http://www.kingsdominion.com/shop/shopping_corporate_partners.cfm and enter "gaynight" as the company ID to get the special BHT price. � Tuesday, September 14 SVGLA Board Meeting, 7:30-9:00PM; (for location and directions contact lanedj@jmu.edu). � Friday, September 17: GayCville Happy Hour, 5:30 PM at the X Lounge, 313 Second Street in Charlottesville (for more information call 434-244-8439) � Tuesday, September 21 LGBTQ Town Hall Meeting, co-sponsored by Equality Virginia and SVGLA, 5:30-7pm at Clementine Café, downstairs lounge, 153 South Main St.., in the historic district of Harrisonburg (see page 1 of the newsletter for details) � Tuesday, September 21 Conversation & Cuisine, 7-9 PM At Clementine Café, 153 South Main St., Harrisonburg. Immediately following the LGBTA Town Hall � Friday, October 1 First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu) � Sunday, October 3: Charlottesville’s Second Annual Pride in the Park Potluck Picnic, 4-7 PM at Pen Park pic nic shelters. Bring food, music, kids, dogs, games, or just show up to socialize with your local GLBTQ community in the Charlottesville and surrounding areas. � Saturday, October 23 Miss Gay Harrisonburg 2010 "The Glamorous 80's” at the Ramada Inn Conference Center, 1 Pleasant Valley Road, Harrisonburg, VA. Doors open at 7PM with Showtime at 8PM. and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu Full pageStaunton ad (for forlocation Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story � Friday, November 5 First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu) � Saturday, November 13 SVGLA Adopt-a-Highway Service Project, 8:00AM. SVGLA has adopted a highway near H’burg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. We gather for breakfast at 8AM; at 9 AM we head out for an hour’s work. To sign up, contact us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Monday, November 15 Deadline, SVGLA newsletter/ad submissions. Send items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Friday, December 3 First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu) Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2010 Page 7 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors Advance information about SVGLA events Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below: � Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter � E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: � E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �Equality is Good Business The Human Rights Campaign (the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization) reported perfect scores for 305 businesses in its Corporate Equality Index: http://www.hrc. org/documents/HRC_Corporate_Equality_Index_2010.pdf HRC’s Index rated over 500 businesses based on their LGBT employment and benefits policies. Many Harrisonburg area enterprises were among those achieving perfect scores. These include: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Bank of America Corp. Barnes & Noble, Inc. Best Buy Cracker Barrel Home Depot, Inc. J.C. Penney, Co., Inc. Marriott Int’l Inc Merck & Co. Inc. MetLife, Inc. Miller Coors Brewing Co. Nationwide Insurance Rosetta Stone Sears Holding Corp. Sprint Nextel Starbucks Target Corp. TJX Companies, Inc. (TJMaxx) Wachovia Wells Fargo & Co. In addition, three other important area institutions have adopted exemplary employment policies that align closely with those recommended by the HRC: James Madison University Rockingham Memorial Hospital Shenandoah Valley Electric Coop. �������������������� HRC Drops Target and Best Buy from “Buying for Equality” Guide The Human Rights Campaign will drop both Target Corp. and Best Buy, two companies that aided an anti-gay politician's campaign, from its annual “Buying for Equality” Guide. HRC’s VP of communications Fred Sainz said that HRC "will not encourage people to shop at either store and believes that consumers should make their own decisions after careful consideration of all of the information available to them.” The decision comes after criticism of the HRC Corporate Equality Index (from which the Buyer's Guide is derived) and whether it accurately reflects a company's record on LGBT equality. The HRC Corporate Equality Index has primarily focused on how a company treats its employees — using criteria such as partner benefits, diversity training, and anti-discrimination policies inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity — but the latest report evaluates whether an employer "exhibits responsible behavior towards the LGBT community" and "does not engage in action that would undermine LGBT equality." Both Target and Best Buy received 100% ratings on HRC's 2010 index, completed before the controversial donations were made. HRC has delayed the release of its 2011 Corporate Equality Index as it considers the methodology used to compile the report. �IN THE NEWS… California’s Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional, Proponents’ Legal Arguments based on “Junk Science” U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker issued a ruling striking down the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California. Attorney David Boies, calling evidence submitted by proponents of Prop 8 “junk science,” commented: “Well, it's easy to… throw around opinions – appeal to people's fear and prejudice, cite studies that either don't exist or don't say what you say they do. But when they come into court and they have to support those opinions…under oath and crossexamination, those opinions just melt away. And that's what happened here. There simply wasn't any evidence.... [The] witness stand is a lonely place to lie…and that's what we proved. We put fear and prejudice on trial, and fear and prejudice lost.” ���������������������� Countries that recognize same-sex marriage nation-wide (and counting…) 2001 Netherlands 2005 Spain 2006 South Africa 2009 Sweden 2010 Iceland 2003 Belgium 2005 Canada 2008 Norway 2010 Portugal 2010 Argentina ���������������������� Quotable “The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was before you came in." —James Baldwin �Milestones �������������������� The following excerpt is from an obituary that appeared in the June 16 issue of The Daily News Record. Chuck Howard was an early member of SVGLA and served the organization as its treasurer for many years. His contribution to our community was on-going, substantial, and heartfelt. He will be remembered with love and admiration by all who had the opportunity to know him and to work with him. Charles "Chuck" M. Howard, Jr. (August 21, 1939 - June 15, 2010) Charles M. "Chuck" Howard, Jr, 70, of Penn Laird, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA. Chuck was born in Norfolk, VA, on August 21, 1939, and was a son of the late Charles M. and Myrtle Rebecca (Besheans) Howard Sr. He was a 1957 graduate of Norfolk Catholic High School, served 5-years in the U.S. Airforce, and after 27-years of service he retired from Sears and Roebuck in Harrisonburg. He was the former co-owner of Gap View Ranch and Kennel in Broadway, VA. Charles is survived by two sons, Daniel M. Howard and wife Debra of Virginia Beach, and Patrick M. Howard and wife Kathleen of Chesapeake, VA; two sisters, Gayle Zolbert of Bluffton, SC, and Joanne Battaglia and husband Robert of Virginia Beach. He is also survived by his partner, Gastavo Alvez of Penn Laird, and five grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Chuck is preceded in death by a daughter, Denise Lynn Howard Bogucki. Memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Wildlife Center, PO Box 1557, Waynesboro. VA 22980. �������������������� Submit a Milestone The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the December issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered. � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," September 2010 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource September 2010 newsletter " The Family ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2010, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 September 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.newsletter.Sept.2010 Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2010 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/c986204e2585b8977b381a039cc02da8.pdf 344c40378a157366e8f96754ce7c405f PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2011 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Hundreds Enjoy Elkton Pride Day Event Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. ———————– Upcoming Events: (pg. 6) •Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting • Equality Virginia Lobby Day •Mardi Gras Night Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Beautiful weather, live entertainment, good food and family fun made the first ever Elkton Pride Day a rousing success. The Stonewall Chapter of the Merck Rainbow Alliance recently held the inaugural event at the J.M. Cooley Conference Center on the grounds of Merck Stonewall. 407 people from across the area attended the event on Sunday to enjoy a friendly, family-oriented atmosphere. The main purpose of the Elkton Pride event was to promote diversity, unity, visibility and self-esteem among lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender persons and to promote a positive image in the Elkton area through community activities and services. "We could not be more pleased with the success of today's event!" says Vice President and Stonewall Plant Manager Craig Kennedy. "Merck is proud and honored to have sponsored the inaugural Elkton Pride event. It has served, as intended, as a fantastic celebration of basic human rights and the fair and equal treatment of all people, regardless of sexual orientation. We are absolutely thrilled to have organized such an inclusive, successful community event!" The event was created, planned and orchestrated by the Elkton, Va., chapter of the Merck Rainbow Alliance ERG in honor of its mission to "inspire and grow an inclusive corporate environment that supports a vibrant Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender employee network where the professional development of members will ensure that our global network is a value added business partner to Merck." The successful gathering is a huge tribute to the planning team's hard work, passion, organization and dedication to making the inaugural Elkton Pride Event a triumphant celebration of diversity and inclusion that will inspire and foster growth in the community. Join SVGLA (Membership Form pg. 7) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– Photo: Some Members of the Elkton Pride Planning Team & Volunteers The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. Virginia Elects First Openly Gay State Senator November’s Virginia General Assembly election yielded an historic result when Delegate Adam Ebbin was elected Virginia’s first out gay Senator with nearly 70% of the vote in his district. Other good election night news was a win by EV Board member Michael Sutphin in his bid for a seat on the Blacksburg Town Council. Make Your Voice Heard on Lobby Day 2012 Lobby Day 2012! Join LGBT and allied folks from across the state in taking a stand and speaking up fairness at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, Tuesday, January 24th. Lobby for important bills that will help improve the state of equality in Virginia, and participate in a day filled with networking and workshops. For more information on Lobby Day, please write to lobbyday@equalityvirginia.org Find EV on the web at 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 Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is Feb. 15 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. Our next outing is Saturday, Jan. 28 (Feb. 4 is the makeup date). Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=211303515073&notes_tab=app_2347471856 Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Soulforce www.soulforce.org SVGLA www.svgla.org or SVGLAssociation@gmail.com The Trevor Project 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2011 Page 4 �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 V a l l e y A I D S 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 N e t w o r k F u n d r a i s e r VAN is holding “Mardi Gras Night”, a silent auction and fundraising event on Saturday, February 18, 2012, 7-9 pm at the Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine Restaurant. Tickets for this event are $40 and include appetizers, two drinks, entertainment, and the opportunity to bid on terrific items like gift baskets, gift cards from local restaurants, an authentic Greek Dinner, gift certificates for services, and much more. These funds help support the work of VAN. The Valley AIDS Network was established in 1989 and it strives to compassionately meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. VAN’s goals are to move its clients toward better health and self-sufficiency, to raise awareness and prevent the spread of the virus through education, and to serve as an advocate for those affected by the AIDS epidemic. As housing and medical costs increase, VAN relies on donations from the local community and fundraisers like “Mardi Gras Night” are crucial to the on-going effectiveness of VAN. For a closer look at the Valley AIDS Network and ticket information, visit our web site at http://www.valleyaidsnetwork.org. �COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE � Sunday, Dec. 18: � Friday, January 13: SVGLA Board Meeting, 4-6pm. For location and directions, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Full pageAnnual ad SVGLA for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Membership Meeting & First Friday Potluck, Story 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Monday, January 16 : Martin Luther King, Jr. Day � Tuesday, January 24: Equality Virginia Lobby Day in Richmond (see details page 2) � Saturday, Jan. 28: SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. Help us be good neighbors in the community. We will gather at the Little Grill for breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. Make-up date in case of inclement weather is Sat.urday, February 4. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Friday, February 3: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Tuesday, Feb. 14: Happy Valentine’s Day! � Saturday, Feb. 18: Valley AIDS Network Fundraiser “Mardi Gras Night” (See details on page 5). � Saturday, Feb. 18: Mr. Gay Harrisonburg & Mr. Harrisonburg M.I. Competition Celebrate with SVGLA Board member & Mr. Gay Harrisonburg Tim Fitzgerald and his Male Impersonator counterpart Brysan Haze as they pass their titles on to the next representatives for 2012! Doors open at 7pm; Showtime at 8pm, Downtown Music, 34 S. Main St, Harrisonburg � Wednesday, Feb. 15 DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the March issue. Send advertisements and milestones to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Friday, March 3: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Saturday, March 24: Miss Harrisonburg Newcomer & Miss Harrisonburg at Large Competition Join us as we select our new title holders to represent the community for 2012! Doors Open at 7pm & Showtime at 8pm. Downtown Music, 34 S. Main Street. � Friday, April 6: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com). � Saturday, April 14: Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC. Concert at JMU’s Forbes Center benefiting the Valley AIDS Network. To order tickets, go to http://www.jmu.edu/ jmuarts/forbescenter/ � Saturday, April 14: Equality Virginia’s 9th Annual Commonwealth Dinner, 4pm at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. For more information, go to www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner Submit items for the community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2011 Page 6 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (membership renewals due by December 1 to vote for the 2012 Board). Advance information about SVGLA events Level I membership is from July 1, 2011-July 1, 2012. Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below: � Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter � E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: � E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �IN THE NEWS… Massachusetts Bans Gender Identity or Expression Discrimination The Massachusetts Legislature voted to pass the Transgender Equal Rights Bill. The bill adds protections to the state’s civil rights laws against discrimination in employment, housing, education, and credit based on gender identity or expression and adds gender identity and expression to the state’s hate crimes law. The bill will go into effect 90 days after it is signed by Governor Patrick. Massachusetts will become the 16th state along with the District of Columbia in prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression. Lesbian Activist Honored with Presidential Citizens Medal Janice Langbehn, who helped secure hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples across the country received the nation’s second-highest civilian honor from President Barack Obama -- the Presidential Citizens Medal. In 2007 Langbehn was kept from the bedside of her partner, who lay dying in a Florida hospital. A story about the ordeal prompted the president to instruct his administration to issue new rules requiring hospitals to abide by the wishes of patients who designate their same-sex partners for visitation rights. Walmart Adds “Gender Identity” to Nondiscrimination Policy Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has quietly added language to its employee nondiscrimination policy that forbids employment bias based on gender identity and expression. A spokesman said the change was part of a routine review of employment policies and was not related to a complaint. Quotable: "I do not think We know our own Strength until we have seen how strong Love makes us.” —Curly Girl �HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR LEVEL I LGBTA Education Program SVGLA MEMBERSHIP? The LGBT & Ally Education Program at Renewal forms were mailed to all Level I JMU is moving to North Campus in the East members in July. Tower of the Old Hospital. We will be moving over Thanksgiving break along with the Level I membership supports the publi- Clinic Services, Student Wellness & Outreach cation of this newsletter and many imand Substance Abuse Prevention. We will be portant events in our community (see located on the 5th floor and will resume ofpage 11 for details). fice hours after Thanksgiving Break. Come visit us in our new space in room E506. THANK YOU for your support of SVGLA. YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for March newsletter is February 15 �������������������� Ballots for the 2012 SVGLA Board of Directors will be sent to Level I members in December. Votes must be received by 1/10/12. Results will be announced at the Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting (which coincides with January’s First Friday). �������������������� �Milestone �������������������� Civil Rights Pioneer for Modern LGBT Rights Movement Dies Dr. Frank Kameny (May 21, 1925-October 11, 2011) Dr. Frank Kennedy was one of the most significant figures in the modern LGBT rights movement in the United States. In 1957, he was terminated from his position in the federal government because of his sexual orientation, which led him to a lifetime of activism for LGBT rights. In 1961, he argued his case before the US Supreme Court, and founded the Mattachine Society of Washington, one of the earliest LGBT organizations in the U.S. Kameny and Barbara Gittings co-organized demonstrations for gay and lesbian rights at Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia each July 4th from 1965 to 1969, where an Historic Marker recognizes the site. They also protested the annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association in the early 1970s. The APA voted in 1973 to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. In 2006, the Library of Congress acquired Kameny’s papers, documenting his biography and lifetime of civil rights work. In 2007, the Smithsonian Museum of American History included an exhibit of the original picket signs Kameny carried in demonstrations in front of the White House. In 2009, his home was designated a DC Historic Landmark. Also in 2009, John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, formally apologized to Kameny on behalf of the US government and presented Kameny with the Theodore Roosevelt Award, the department’s most prestigious award. In 2010, Kameny was seated at the front row of the gathering where President Barack Obama signed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act.” Also in 2010, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty unveiled street signs designating a section of 17th Street as “Frank Kameny Way” in his honor. On November 2, 2011, Kameny’s house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kameny’s early activism is featured in the documentary Gay Pioneers (www.gaypioneers.com), about the beginnings of the modern LGBT civil rights movement in the US. �������������������� Milestones The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the January 2012 issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered. �������������������� �THANK YOU, Level I Members! Renew your Level I Membership Now (see page 7). Thanks to Level 1 members, SVGLA has been able to support a quarterly newsletter for all SVGLA members, and to provide free advertising or other support to many great organizations, events, and causes in our community in 2011, including: And Justice for All: A Symposium on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Programs and Policies at Virginia Colleges and Universities Elkton Pride Equality Virginia Gay Men’s Chorus of D.C. JMU Visiting Scholar Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center Mardi Gras Night Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network Peterson Toscano’s “Transfigurations” at EMU and “Doing Time” at JMU P-FLAG National President, Rabbi David Horowitz presentation Shenandoah Valley Pride Soulforce/Madison Equality Symposium at JMU “Too Fabulous” fundraiser for JMU’s LGBTA Education Program Valley AIDS Network �Happy Holidays and Good Tidings for 2012! �������������������� Join us at the annual SVGLA membership meeting (also the monthly potluck) on January 13, where we will announce the 2012 SVGLA Board of Directors. �������������������� � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," December 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource December 2011 newsletter " The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2011, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg Virginia. 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 December 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context December.2011.SVGLA.newsletter Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2011 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/d2ba4cb68a659b4d3abbdd6d695502d1.pdf 812f6acdff1e2eb655f512269985b1b9 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2011 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com 2011 Shenandoah Valley Pride ———————– Upcoming Events: (page 8) • Equality HRC Meeting in Harrisonburg in June • SVGLA Board Meeting • Conversation & Cuisine in McGaheysville • Valley Pride Show at the Ramada in Harrisonburg Celebrate with family and friends in SVGLA! • AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Symposium ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA (Membership Form page 9) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com “Pride in the Park” is scheduled for Sunday, July 24 from 4:00-8:00 PM at Shelters #11 and #12 in Hillandale Park in Harrisonburg. Burgers (vegetarian and meat), snacks, and soft drinks will be provided (alcoholic beverages are not permitted n the park). Volleyball and live music will be featured. Pets and family members are welcome. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (See page 7) See Page 2 for a list of our Valley Pride Co-Sponsors. In addition to our fifth annual “Pride in the Park,” this year there will also be a Shenandoah Valley Pride Show. See page 3 for details. The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �Thank You to our Valley Pride Sponsors! The Artful Dodger, Club 216, Equality Virginia, GayRVA, Miller-Coors LGBT Employee Group Resources (LAGER), Merck Rainbow Alliance, Rhinestone Mafia Productions, St. John’s Episcopal Church of Waynesboro, RAW Learning, ROSMY—Charlottesville, Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro, and the Valley AIDS Network H arrisonburg Unitarian Universalists One Journey , Many Paths �SHENANDOAH VALLEY PRIDE SHOW featuring special guest ERICA ANDREWS from Dallas, TX on Saturday, July 16, 8pm in the Conference Center at the Ramada Inn (1 Pleasant Valley Road, Harrisonburg, VA. The Pride Show is sponsored by Rhinestone Mafia Productions �EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. Richmond Mayor Bans Discrimination At EV’s April 16 Commonwealth Dinner, Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones brought the crowd to its feet when he announced a new antidiscrimination policy for the capital city. Describing an executive directive he issued the day before, Mayor Jones promised “zero tolerance” for discrimination by city employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. He described his action as making good on an overdue campaign promise. Jones, an ordained minister, also supports same-sex marriage. Richmond is now one of seven Virginia localities with inclusive policies. Read the full text of the Mayor’s proclamation or watch the video of his announcement. Find EV on the web at 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 Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is August 15 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. Meet for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality HRC (Harrisonburg & Rockingham County) www.equalityhrc.org Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=211303515073&notes_tab=app_2347471856 Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Soulforce www.soulforce.org SVGLA SVGLAssociation@gmail.com The Trevor Project 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2011 Page 6 �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 PRIDE-IN-THE-PARK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Set up Squad Grill Team Decorations Troupe Clean up Crew Security Please help us this year. Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com to sign up �SVGLA COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE � Friday, June 3: � Sunday, June 12 First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) Full pageSVGLA ad Board for Truth Wins Story Meeting, 4:00 PM (forOut/Uganda location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com). � Saturday, June 18: And Justice For All: A Symposium on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policies and Programs at Virginia’s Colleges and Universities. To be held at VCU in Richmond. For info go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/NetworkVirginia/ 211303515073?v=wall � Tuesday, June 21 Conversation & Cuisine in McGaheysville, 6:30-8:30 PM, At Hank’s Smokehouse, 49 Bloomer Spring Rd, McGaheysville, VA. � Thursday, June 23: Equality HRC Meeting, 6:30pm, Massanutten Regional Library in downtown Harrisonburg. Contact equalityhrc@gmail.com for more information. � Saturday, June 25 The Love Equality Style Festival: Remembering Stonewall will be held at the Gay Community Center of Richmond from 10 am to 6 pm, featuring art, food, music and more! The festival is co-sponsored by GCCR and MCC Richmond. [Local favorite Teresa Whitesell will be performing!] Contact www.gayrichmond.com for more information. � Friday, July 8: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Saturday, July 16: Shenandoah Valley Pride Show, 8:00 PM, featuring special guest ERICA ANDREWS, in the Conference Center at the Ramada Inn (1 Pleasant Valley Road; Harrisonburg, VA. Sponsored by Rhinestone Mafia Productions (rhinestonemafia@aol.com). � Sunday, July 24: Fifth Annual Valley Pride in the Park, 4:00-8:00 PM, Hillandale Park, Shelters 11 and 12. Celebrate who you are with friends, “family,” and allies right here in the Valley! � Friday, August 5: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Monday, August 15 Deadline, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the September issue. Send to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Friday, Sept. 2: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com). � Sunday, Oct. 2 Fall Pride in Elkton, 12:00-5:00 PM, Merck Plant South of Elkton (details forthcoming in the September newsletter) � Friday, Oct. 7: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2011 Page 8 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors Advance information about SVGLA events Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below: � Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter � E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: � E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �IN THE NEWS… Federal Judge Rules U.S. Constitution Bars Sexual Orientation Discrimination An Ohio federal district judge ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation is impermissible under the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. Read the legal opinion and order at HutchinsonOrderOpinion.pdf ���������������������� Delaware Governor Signs Civil Unions Bill In May, Governor Jack Markell (D-Delaware) signed a civil unions bill granting legal recognition of same-sex couples across the state. Governor Markell declared: "Tonight, we say to loving and committed couples across the state who want the law to endorse the promise that they made long ago in their hearts, 'Your love is equally valid and deserving. Your family is now equal under the law.’” The law goes into effect on January 1, 2012. ���������������������� Presbyterian Church USA Votes to Allow Ordination The Presbyterian Church USA voted to ratify a measure allowing the ordination of gay, lesbian, and bisexual ministers and lay leaders in same-sex unions, while also permitting regional church bodies the ability to decide their own policies. Quotable: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And when I am for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?” —Hillel, Jewish theologian "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?" —U.S. Representative John Lewis, former Freedom Rider �RENEW YOUR SVGLA YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! MEMBERSHIP IN JULY $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card 2011 renewal forms will be mailed to Level I members. $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Thank you for supporting SVGLA. Deadline for next newsletter is August 15 See you at Valley Pride. LGBT Political Advocacy Group Forms in Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Equality HRC Equality Harrisonburg & Rockingham County is committed to being the leading advocacy group for the LGBT population in the Harrisonburg & Rockingham County community. We lobby political leaders in Harrisonburg & Rockingham County, as well as Richmond, VA and Washington, DC. Together, we are determined to educate and advocate to achieve equality for the LGBT community. Next Meeting: June 24, 6:30pm, Massanutten Regional Library in Harrisonburg Facebook: www.facebook.com/equalityhrc Web: www.equalityhrc.org ���������������������� Milestones ���������������������� The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the September 2011 issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered. �AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: A Symposium on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Programs and Policies at Virginia Colleges and Universities Saturday, June 18, 2011; Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA About the Symposium: The well publicized deaths of so many young people in recent months – and countless others -- remind us that our work to end anti-LGBTQ bullying, bias, and other forms of violence and discrimination in academia is vital to our well-being on campus. Eliminating discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity requires not only creating inclusive policies, but also ensuring that institutional practices comply with those policies. The work of bringing about change within institutions of higher education demands our unyielding vigilance, ever-present strategizing, and relentless organizing. Join Network Virginia for a one-day faculty-staff symposium. We hope you will be revitalized by what we will share and that the phrase "...and justice for all" will, someday, truly include all of us. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Susan R. Rankin, Pennsylvania State University, lead author of The 2010 State of Higher Education for Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People Sessions Include: Integrating LGBTQ Advocacy into Broader Diversity-Related Efforts on Your College Campus Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Campus Equal Opportunity Policies and Virginia Law The Making of Old Dominion University's Gay Cultural Studies Endowment (PANEL) Effective Grassroots Organizing on College Campuses Creating a Curriculum in LGBTQ Studies (PANEL DISCUSSION) Legislative Advocacy and Action Musical performance, GINGER MOLOKO: THE LOOKING GLASS GETS BETTER…WHEN Sponsored by: Network Virginia: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions for Change on Campus Check out Network VA’s Facebook page for Symposium Updates and to Register: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Network-Virginia/211303515073?v=wall � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," June 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource June 2011 newsletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2011, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 June 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context June.2011.SCGLA.newsletter Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2011 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/c3c4e5651aa52e6e21efa6f003263cec.pdf 03a1915fe265413c8d64de4b450b0708 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2011 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. ———————– Upcoming Events: (page 7) • National PFLAG Presi- dent to visit the Valley • SVGLA Board Meeting Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com A NAME CHANGE FOR SVGLA? The Board of Directors of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is considering a name change for SVGLA, and we want suggestions for a new name from our members. Why consider changing the organization’s name? Several of us have thought for a while that our organization’s name could better reflect the spectrum of our diverse community. Do you have a suggestion for a new name for the organization? Send it by May 1 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com. • Conversation & Cuisine in Staunton • Peterson Toscano in Harrisonburg in April 2011 SVGLA Board of Directors • Too Fabulous at Cally’s ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA (Membership Form page 8) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Mike Drumheller Tim Fitzgerald Anthony Johnson Rob Johnson David Lane Christine Robinson Steven Sisson Grayson Sless Teresa Whitesell Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �Rabbi Horowitz serves as the national president of PFLAG, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Rabbi David M. Horowitz is the Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Israel in Akron, Ohio. He also served in congregations in Indianapolis and Hammond, Indiana and Queensland, Australia. He was the topic of a chapter entitled “Every Day the Rabbi Helps Gays,” in Dan Woog’s Friends and Family/ True Stories of Gay America’s Straight Allies, and authored the chapter, “David” in A Family and Friends Guide to Sexual Orientation, edited by Bob Powers and Alan Ellis, and has contributed an article entitled, “Praise God all the Earth,” in Alive Now magazine. “COMING OUT FOREVER” Rabbi David Horowitz Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley Sunday, March 20, 6-8pm Rabbi Horowitz is married to Toby and has two children, Wendy (married to her life partner, a transgender man, Julian) and Daniel and three grandchildren. He lectures widely on issues dealing with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender concerns, the challenge of the radical right, as well as a variety of Judaic subjects, to academic institutions, religious institutions, and corporations throughout the United States and abroad. The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley is located two miles south of Stephens City on Route 11. For additional information, please call (540) 678-0963. Open every day 11am to midnight www.clementinecafe.com Clementine is located in the historic district of downtown Harrisonburg, VA in the building which formerly housed the Strand Theater. We are proud to be independently and locally owned and to be part of an emerging downtown community. Our mission is to provide quality food, music, drinks, art, films and community events in an atmosphere that is both sophisticated and accessible to everyone. We invite you to join us in reclaiming our cultural integrity... �EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. Upcoming Event: 8th Annual Commonwealth Dinner Saturday, April 16, Richmond, Marriott-Downtown EV invites you to join The Annual Commonwealth Dinner, which is EV’s signature annual event and Virginia’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the Commonwealth’s LGBT community and our supporters. Each year, the dinner attracts over 1,000 guests. For more info, dinner@equalityvirginia.org or call 804.643.4816 Find us on the web at 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 Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is May 16 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. The next SVGLA adopt-a-highway day is Saturday, March 19. Meet for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality HRC (Harrisonburg & Rockingham County) www.equalityhrc.org Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=211303515073&notes_tab=app_2347471856 Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Soulforce www.soulforce.org SVGLA SVGLAssociation@gmail.com The Trevor Project 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2011 Page 5 �We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the Shenandoah Valley. We invite all who search for truth and meaning with open hearts and open minds to join us in worship, in mutual support, and in shared HARRISONBURG ministry to each other and to the world. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS For more information, contact us at: http:// One Journey, Many Paths huuweb.org and (540) 8670073. �SVGLA COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE � Tuesday, March 15 � Friday, March 18 � Saturday, March 19: SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of high way near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. Help us be good neighbors in the community. We will gather at the Little Grill for breakfast at 8 AM and then at 9 AM head out for an hour’s clean up work. Make-up date in case of snow: Sat., April 2. � Saturday, March 19: Miss Harrisonburg Newcomer & Miss Harrisonburg at Large Pageant At Downtown Music 34 (34 South Main Street) in downtown Harrisonburg. For more information contact fierce1@svgla.org. � Sunday, March 20: Coming Out Forever, 6:00-8:00 PM A presentation by Rabbi David M. Horowitz, current na tional president of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). At the Unitar ian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley located two miles south of Stephens City on Route 11. For more information call 540- 678-0963). See also page 2 of this newsletter. � Tuesday, March 22 Conversation & Cuisine in Staunton, 6:30-8:30 PM, At the Byers Street Bistro at 18 Byers Street. Reconnect with friends and family in Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County. For more information, contact Mike Drumheller at bbymis@yahoo.com. � Saturday, March 26: Bystander Intervention Training Workshop, 1-5 PM. On the JMU campus in Keezell Hall, Room 107. Conducted by Marty Langelan, former president of the D.C. Rape Crisis Center and author of Back Off! How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harassers. For more info or to sign up, contact Dr. Mary Thompson at thompsmx@jmu.edu or call 540-568-3758. . � Friday, April 1 First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Friday, April 8: Too Fabulous, 6:00-9:00 PM Fundraiser for JMU’s LGBT & Ally Education Program. At Cally’s (41 Court Square) in downtown Harrisonburg. See page 9 of newsletter for details. � Tuesday, April 12: Peterson Toscano performance in Harrisonburg! (See page 11 for details.) � Saturday, April 16: EV’s Eighth Annual Commonwealth Dinner, 4:00 PM At the Richmond Marriott. For more information or to make reservations, go to www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner � Friday, May 6: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu) � Monday, May 16 Deadline, SVGLA newsletter/ad submissions. Send items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Friday, June 3: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu) � Saturday, June 18: And Justice For All: A Symposium on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policies and Programs at Virginia’s Colleges and Universities. To be held at VCU in Richmond. For info go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Network-Virginia/211303515073?v=wall � Sunday, July 24: Fifth Annual Valley Pride, 4:00-8:00 PM, Hillandale Park, Shelters 11 and 12, Celebrate who you are with friends, “family,” and allies right here in the Valley! SVGLA Board Meeting, 7:30-9:00PM; (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com). GayCville Happy Hour, 5:30 Wins PM at the XOut/Uganda Lounge, 313 Second Street inStory Charlottesville Full page(for ad for Truth more information call 434-244-8439) Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2011 Page 7 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors Advance information about SVGLA events Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below: � Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter � E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: � E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �Dear JMU/Harrisonburg Community Member, We are writing to invite you to Too Fabulous, a bi-annual fundraiser that supports the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) & Ally Education Program at James Madison University. Funding for the LGBT and Ally Education Program allows it to continue in its mission of promoting JMU’s commitment to diversity through education, support, advocacy and the fostering of equity for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. For more information on the LGBT & Ally Education Program, please visit us on the Web at www.jmu.edu/lgbta. The 2011 Too Fabulous fundraiser will be held on Friday, April 8th from 6-9pm at Cally’s in downtown Harrisonburg. The event features food and drinks, live jazz music, a silent auction, brief remarks by special guest Tim Miller (internationally acclaimed performing artist), and the presentation of two awards to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the local LGBT community. Please support this event in any of the following ways: Attend the event! Tickets are $45 per person and include heavy hors d’oeuvres and two complimentary drinks (beer, wine, or non-alcoholic beverages). A limited number of tickets will also be available to JMU students for $30*. Tickets will be for sale starting March 14th. Please contact the JMU Student Wellness and Outreach Office (540-568-2831 or dooleybp@jmu.edu) for more info. *Current JMU student ID must be presented at time of purchase Student tickets do not include complimentary alcoholic beverages. Make a donation to the silent auction! In the past, individuals and businesses have donated goods, services, gift certificates, and more. For more information on how to contribute, contact Carrie Martin at marti2cl@jmu.edu or 540-568-7892. Nominate someone for an award! We are actively seeking nominations for the following: The LGBT & Ally Education Award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to the LGBTA community during the past year. The Chris L. Gatesman Service Award is given in recognition of outstanding dedication and support of the LGBTA community at James Madison University. This individual’s actions contributed to the creation or improvement of an inclusive, respectful, and safe climate on JMU’s campus. To nominate someone for either of these awards, please submit an online nomination form at www.jmu.edu/healthctr/swo or contact Heather Driver at driverhf@jmu.edu or 540-568-2831. Too Fabulous is crucial to the ongoing success of JMU’s LGBT & Ally Education Program. On behalf of the 2011 Too Fabulous Planning Committee, we hope that you will consider supporting our efforts by being a part of this event! LGBT & Ally Education Program . James Madison University Warren Hall Room 404, MSC 3535, 170 Bluestone Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 540.568-5428 (phone) . 540-568-8013 (fax) . www.jmu.edu/lgbta �IN THE NEWS… Obama Administration: DOMA is Unconstitutional The Obama Administration announced that it would no longer defend the “Defense of Marriage Act,” which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriage. President Obama said in a December press conference that his views on same-sex marriage are “constantly evolving.” Hawaii Governor Signs Civil Unions Bill Governor Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) signed a civil unions bill into law that his Republican predecessor, Linda Lingle, vetoed the previous year. “This bill represents equal rights for everyone in Hawaii…. This, to me, is the essence of the Aloha spirit,” said Abercrombie at the signing ceremony. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2012. Massachusetts Governor Bans Discrimination based on Gender Identity and Expression Governor Patrick Duval (D-Massachusetts) signed an executive order in February protecting state workers from discrimination based on gender identity and expression. ���������������������� Milestones Huntley Robinson turned 9 years old on December 1. Brinkley Spivey will be 12 years old on March 31. ���������������������� The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the March 2011 issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered. Quotable: “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” —Audrey Hepburn �PETERSON TOSCANO RETURNS TO HARRISONBURG!! “Doin’ Time with Peterson Toscano” Tuesday, April 12, 8:00PM Grafton-Stovall Theatre, James Madison University Co-sponsored by Madison Equality & Soulforce As a gay man, Peterson Toscano's Toscano journey out of the closet has been long and complicated. After years of submitting to “reparative” therapy through counseling and even three exorcisms, in January of 1999 he finally came OUT and fully accepted himself as a gay man. Peterson began writing and performing one-person comedies shortly after, includHouse---How Ex--Gay Movement. In ing Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House -How I Survived the Ex 2007 he and Christine Bakke launched Beyond Ex-Gay (www.BeyondExgay.com) for ex-gay survivors. Through a partnership with the social justice organization, Soulforce, and the University of California at Irvine, bXg organized and ran the Ex-Gay Survivor Conference June 29-July 1, 2007. Peterson has broadened his focus to include gender and transgender issues (in his play, Transfigrations---Transgressing Transfigrations -Transgressing Gender in the Bible) as well as racism, privilege, the environment, and sexism (in his newest play, I Can See Sarah Palin from my Window! Lessons Before the Second Coming.) A member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Peterson lives in Sunbury, PA with his partner, writer, Glen Retief. For more information see www.petersontoscano.com Co-sponsored by Madison Equality and Soulforce �AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: A Symposium on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Programs and Policies at Virginia Colleges and Universities Saturday, June 18, 2011; Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA About the Symposium: The well publicized deaths of so many young people in recent months – and countless others -- remind us that our work to end anti-LGBTQ bullying, bias, and other forms of violence and discrimination in academia is vital to our well-being on campus. Eliminating discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity requires not only creating inclusive policies, but also ensuring that institutional practices comply with those policies. The work of bringing about change within institutions of higher education demands our unyielding vigilance, ever-present strategizing, and relentless organizing. Join Network Virginia for a one-day faculty-staff symposium. We hope you will be revitalized by what we will share and that the phrase "...and justice for all" will, someday, truly include all of us. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Susan R. Rankin, Pennsylvania State University, author of The 2010 State of Higher Education for Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People Sessions Include: Enlisting Allies Establishing a Queer/LGBTQ Studies Curriculum Establishing a LGBTQ Resource Center Inclusive Campus Diversity Initiatives Empowering Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Organizing against Bullying, Bias, Harassment on Campus Legislative Advocacy and Action Including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Non-Discrimination Policies Sponsored by: Network Virginia: Building LGBTQ Coalitions for Change on Campus Check out Network VA’s Facebook page for updates and registration information: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Network-Virginia/211303515073?v=wall � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," March 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource March 2011 newletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2011, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 March 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.newsletter.March.2011 Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2011 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/b3ca3a79c9ec7be73f2b00d540e71028.pdf 5f380bb7e73972d0b1b2f11d2b892e85 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 14, Issue 3, September 2011 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. ———————– Upcoming Events: (pg. 10) •Mark Potok at JMU •Elkton Pride in October Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com SVGLA Website Refurbished Our website is fully operational again, and with a fresh new look. Check us out: www.svgla.org •SVGLA Board Meeting •Conversation & Cuisine in McGaheysville ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA (Membership Form pg. 11) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– At the website, you can always find our current newsletter, membership form, complete contact information, and general information about regular SVGLA events, including First Friday, Pride-in-the-Park, and our Adopt-a-Highway service project. The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �Thank You to our Valley Pride Sponsors! The Artful Dodger, Club 216, Equality Virginia, GayRVA, Miller-Coors LGBT Employee Group Resources (LAGER), Merck Rainbow Alliance, Rhinestone Mafia Productions, St. John’s Episcopal Church of Waynesboro, RAW Learning, the Rocktown Rollers, ROSMY— Charlottesville, Sanctuary United Church of Christ, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harrisonburg, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro, and the Valley AIDS Network Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists One Journey, Many Paths �Pride-in-the-Park Draws a Crowd Musical Performances Highlight the Event This summer’s 5th annual Valley Pride-in-thePark drew over 200 people again, and included live musical performances by blue stone sky, Teresa Whitesell, and The Judy Chops. SVGLA thanks these musicians, who generously donated their time and talents to entertain the crowd. Want MORE EVENTS for the SVGLA community? ORGANIZE them and send us the details (deadline for next newsletter is December 15). We’ll help spread the word. Send events to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �First Annual Elkton Pride Sunday, October 9, 2011 12pm – 5pm Free Food, Children’s Activities, and Music (No Pets or Alcohol) Held on site at Merck & Co Route 340 - 3 miles South of Elkton Park in the main parking lot at Merck Shuttles will run to the Pride Event Visit www.ElktonPride.com or Sponsored by: Merck Rainbow Alliance (MRA) MillerCoors �EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. Virginia's Social Services Board Reopens Comment Period on Adoption Rules On August 17th, Virginia's Board of Social Services decided in an unanimous vote to reopen the public comment period on rule changes that would prohibit state licensed child placement agencies from discriminating against prospective foster or adoptive parents because of their sexual orientation. The regulations were amended and approved for final publication back in April, after striking sexual orientation from the new rules. The decision to reopen the public comment period comes after a petition was brought to the Board of Social Services. The comment period will be open for 30 days, and will start in September. Please check back with EV for details regarding the rule change. EV Celebrates the END of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL officially ends on Tuesday, September 20th! Join the Equality Virginia celebration in Norfolk. Details at www.equalityvirginia.org. Find EV on the web at 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 Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is Dec. 15 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. Our next outing is Saturday, October 8. Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=211303515073&notes_tab=app_2347471856 Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Soulforce www.soulforce.org SVGLA www.svgla.org or SVGLAssociation@gmail.com The Trevor Project 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 14, Issue 3, September 2011 Page 7 �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 Mark Potok, Director, Southern Poverty Law Center “The State of Hate in America: The Radical Right Since 9/11” This presentation examines the development of the radical right in the US over the last decade, focusing on the reasons for its surprisingly rapid growth, especially since 2008. Mark Potok will address major transformations in the US, including changing attitudes towards Muslims since the 2001 attacks. Key areas of discussion include hate crimes, immigration, extreme-right terrorism, and the remarkable recent growth of political vitriol and even violence in the political mainstream. FREE, 7pm, Tues., Sept. 27, Miller Hall 1101, JMU Sponsored by the CAL Visiting Scholars Program and the Department of Justice Studies at JMU Contact web.jmu.edu/parking/ for questions about parking ��������������������� Call for 2012 SVGLA Board Member Nominations SVGLA needs your ideas and energy. Would you like to serve on the 2012 SVGLA Board of Directors? Nominate yourself here. Name: ________________________________________ Address ________________________________________ Phone: (____)___________________________________ Email: ________________________________________ Mail nominations to P.O. Box address on Page 1 or email to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com To vote for the 2012 SVGLA Board, make sure you have renewed your Level I Membership by December 1 (see pg. 11 for membership form). SVGLA NEEDS YOU! �������������������� �SVGLA COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE � Friday, September 2: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Saturday, Sept. 10 andfor Lesbian Night at Wins King’s Dominion from 8pm to 1am. Story For more details, visit Full pageGayad Truth Out/Uganda http://brotherhelpthyself.org/kd.html � Tuesday, Sept. 13: Conversation & Cuisine in McGaheysville, 6:30-8:30 PM, At Hank’s Smokehouse, 49 Bloomer Spring Rd, McGaheysville, VA. � Sunday, Sept. 18: SVGLA Board Meeting, 4-5:30 PM (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com). � Tuesday, Sept. 20 DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL officially ends. Join the Equality Virginia celebration in Norfolk. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212142515502576 � Tuesday, Sept. 27: Mark Potok, “The State of Hate in America: The Radical Right since 9/11” at 7PM at JMU, Miller Hall 1101, FREE. See details on page 8. � Friday, October 7: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Saturday, Oct. 8: SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. Help us be good neighbors in the community. We will gather at the Little Grill for breakfast at 8 AM and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. Make-up date in case of inclement weather is Sat.urday, October 15. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Sunday, October 9: Fall Pride in Elkton, 12:00-5:00 PM, at the Merck Plant south of Elkton. See page 4 and visit www.ElktonPride.com for details. � Tuesday, October 11: NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY � Saturday, October 22 Miss Gay Shenandoah Valley Contest. For details, visit www.myspace.com/440840257 � Friday, November 4: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Sunday, Nov. 20: TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE Visit www.transgenderdor.org. � Thursday, Dec. 1 WORLD AIDS DAY Visit www.vailleyaidsnetwork.org for local events. � Friday, Dec. 2: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com). � Thursday, Dec. 15 DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the January issue. Send advertisements and milestones to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Friday, Jan. 6: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) � Saturday, April 14: Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, 8:00 PM, Concert at JMU’s Forbes Center benefiting the Valley AIDS Network. To order tickets, go to http://www.jmu.edu/ jmuarts/forbescenter/ Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 14, Issue 3, September 2011 Page 10 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (membership renewals due by December 1 to vote for the 2012 Board). Advance information about SVGLA events Level I membership is from July 1, 2011-July 1, 2012. Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below: � Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter � E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: � E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �IN THE NEWS… US States with Marriage Equality and Civil Unions have Lowest Divorce Rates Read the full article here: http://www.edgeonthenet.com/news/family/news//123078/ so_much_for_undermining_marriage:_fewest_divorces_in_marriage-equality_states 2010 Census Shows Significant Increase of Same-Sex Couples in Virginia In Virginia, the 2010 Census counted 20,500 same-sex couples, representing 1.2 % of all couples in the state, a 49% increase from the 2000 Census. Demographers attribute the increase to more same-sex couples being honest about their relationships. Suquamish Tribal Council Votes Unanimously for Marriage Equality The Suquamish Tribal Council in the state of Washington voted unanimously to extend marriage equality to samesex couples, the second American Indian tribe (after Oregon’s Coquille) to do so. The new law allows the tribal court to issue a marriage license to two unmarried people, “regardless of their sex,” if they at least 18 years old and at least one of them is an enrolled member of the Suquamish Tribe. APA Governing Council Unanimously Supports Marriage Equality A policymaking body of the American Psychological Association has voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting marriage equality for same-sex couples, which could significantly impact the political debate . Heroic Lesbian Couple Saves Dozens in Norway As Norway continues to grapple with the attacks by a home-grown extremist that killed 77 people in July, a married lesbian couple rescued dozens of young people fleeing from gunman Anders Breivik. Hege Dalen and her spouse, Toril Hansen, were eating dinner on July 22nd on the other shore from Utoya Island when they heard screaming. The couple took off in their boat, picked up victims swimming away from the island and transported them to the mainland. They made four runs in all, helping rescue some 40 of Breivik's victims, despite seeing bullets hit the right side of their boat. Read the full story at http://tinyurl.com/3kfarxa Quotable: "Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.” —Susan B. Anthony From: To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America — A History by Lillian Faderman �HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR LEVEL I GIVEAWAY SVGLA MEMBERSHIP? A large collection of books and DVDs for/about/by gay men. Renewal forms were mailed to all Level I members in July. Please renew by December 1 to vote for the 2012 SVGLA Board of Directors. Would like to get rid of them all at once. THANK YOU for your support of SVGLA. Contact Fred Pfisterer at 540-885-0061. YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for January newsletter is December 15 ���������������������� Milestones The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the January 2012 issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered. ���������������������� �Milestones �������������������� The following is adapted from an obituary that appeared in the August 19 issue of The News Leader. Cynthia Gilliatt was a founding member of SVGLA and a fierce advocate for social justice for our community for many years. She will be remembered with love and admiration for her tireless devotion to our community and her glorious sense of humor. Reverend Dr. Cynthia A. Gilliatt (December 2, 1943 - August 16, 2011) The Reverend Dr. Cynthia Ann Gilliatt helped to found Integrity/Virginia during its 1998-2004 exis- tence. Integrity/Virginia was a worship-based organization that provided safe spiritual space for LGBT people in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Cynthia also served as secretary on the national Board of Directors of Integrity/USA. She was instrumental in the founding of Safe Zones at James Madison University and served as a co-coordinator for many years. Safe Zones is a voluntary network of faculty, staff and students who promote an atmosphere of acceptance of and assistance to the LGBT community. Cynthia was an associate professor of English at JMU, Priest Associate at Emmanuel Episcopal Church and Priest-in-Charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Blue Grass. She was a fervent golfer, a lover of 17th century English poetry and a passionate priest whose ministry was marked by a lived commitment to give voice to the voiceless and to respect the dignity of every human being. Cynthia was ordained deacon in 1988 and priest in 1989 in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, and also served as chaplain to the Canterbury Club at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Harrisonburg. �������������������� � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," September 2011 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorites Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource September 2011 newsletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2011, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 September 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.Newsletter.September.2011.FINAL.publish Volume 14, Issue 3, September 2011 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/a3e2ec3f6d688c35e886acbe341d2771.pdf 3051e9f70166b17b6be04381c00d58a5 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN T HE FAMILY CONNECT SHEN November Elections Result in Historic Victories: • Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was elected the first openly gay U.S. Senator (she was previously the first openly lesbian member of the U.S. House of Representatives). Baldwin’s former House seat was won by an openly gay man, Marc Pocan (D-WI) • President Obama, the first president to support marriage equality, was reelected. • For the first time, three states - Maine, Maryland, and Washington - won ballot measures supporting marriage equality. • For the first time, one state (Minnesota), rejected a ballot initiative to ban marriage equality. ———————– Upcoming Events (pg. 8) • Miss Statuesque Pageant Fundraiser •Annual SVGLA Member- ship meeting in January • Equality Virginia Day of Action in Richmond ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA (Membership Form pg. 7) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com EQUALITY WINS!!! Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. In Virginia, however…let’s get to work (see page 4). SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �Miss Statuesque Pageant FUNDRAISER December 1, 2012, 8:30pm at The Artful Dodger, Court Square, Harrisonburg Hosted by TARA WHEELER, Miss Virginia 2008 (who competed for Miss America in 2009) and current TV News Personality for CBS19, ABC16, & FOX27. Miss Wheeler has for many years helped to raise funds for children with special needs, such as the time she shaved her head bald after raising $500,000.00 for St. Baldrick's Foundation, which funds cancer research. During the evening, the reigning Miss Statuesque, Jasmine Taylekia, will take her final walk and we will celebrate her reign. This year’s pageant is a benefit to help someone in our community, a 7 year old girl, Haley, who is living with Cerebral Folate Deficiency, Global Developmental Delay, Epilepsy, and Cortical Visual Impairment. She is in need of a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle to assist with day-to-day living. The Tricycle costs $2,000. We hope to raise as much as we can to help to purchase this for her. Whoever would like to be in the running for the Miss Statuesque Pageant title will perform two numbers. The performer who raises the most money will win the pageant and will receive a crown and sash. 100% of the funds raised will go to Haley’s family to help purchase this Tricycle for Haley. This is an amazing event for an amazing cause. Haley and her mother will be traveling from West Virginia to attend the event. If you are interested in competing for this title or making a donation to help Haley get her tricycle, please contact KJ Branner at (540)435-3887 or email at 6229603@facebook.com �Vote for the 2013 SVGLA Board  Ballots for the 2013 SVGLA Board of Directors will be sent to Level I members in December. Votes must be received by 1/2/13. Results will be announced at the Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting (which coincides with January’s First Friday).  YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for March newsletter is February15 �YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is Feb. 15 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s good cise, great for our planet. fun, it’s exerand it’s Help us be good neighbors in our community. Our next outing is Saturday, March 16 (March 23 is the makeup date). Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. Milestone victories in the November give us hope; here at home we have work to do. In Virginia, Governor McDonnell allows the State Board of Social Services to discriminate against LGBT youth in the foster care system. • Longtime partners can find themselves homeless because Governor McDonnell won’t extend Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections to same-sex couples. • It is still legal to fire and not hire someone based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Virginia • It is still legal to deny housing to people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. • The leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates won’t allow any proLGBT bills out of committee for a full and open vote. • Make Your Voice Heard on EV’s Day of Action Join LGBT and allied folks from across the state in taking a stand on EV’s Day of Action and speaking up fairness at the Library of Virginia on 800 East Broad St. in Richmond, Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Lobby for important bills that will help improve the state of equality in Virginia, and participate in a day filled with networking and workshops. For more information on EV’s Day of Action and the schedule of events, go to www.equalityvirginia.org/evs-day-of-action/ Find EV on the web at www.equalityvirginia.org �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU https://www.facebook.com/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus https://www.facebook.com/networkvirginia Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Soulforce SVGLA www.svyesalliance.org www.soulforce.org www.svgla.org and SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012 Page 6 �We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the Shenandoah Valley. We invite all who search for truth and meaning with open hearts and open minds to join us in worship, in mutual support, and in shared ministry to each other and to the world. HARRISONBURG UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS For more information, contact us at: http://huuweb.org and (540) 8670073 One Journey, Many Paths HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people. First Friday Community Potluck Every month (usually the first Friday) we host a potluck in a community member’s home on a rotating basis. Bring a dish to share if you can and/or sign up to host the potluck. See upcoming potlucks on page 8. Would you like to host First Friday in 2013? Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE ❑ Saturday, December 1 Miss Statuesque Pageant Fundraiser, 8:30 PM At the Artful Dodger on Court Square in Harrisonburg. Hosted by Tara Wheeler, Miss Virginia 2008 and current TV News Person ality for CBS19, ABC16, & FOX27. All proceeds this year will go to an area youngster coping with severe neurological issues (see page 2 for details). Contact KJ Branner at (540) 435-3887 or email at 6229603@facebook.com Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story ❑ Saturday, December 1: World AIDS Day. Visit www.valleyaidsnetwork.org for local events. ❑ Friday, December 7: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org) ❑ Saturday, December 8 The River Church’s Gospel Christmas Show, 6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm), at The River Church (formerly River of Life Ministry), 1380 Blackberry Lane, Harrisonburg. Admission is FREE. Pastor Cindy Carr will host an evening of fellowship and entertainment, featuring many favorite entertainers from the area. FREE FOOD after the show. ❑ Sunday, December 16 SVGLA Board Meeting, 4-6pm. For information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ❑ Friday, January 11: Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting and First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org). The members of the 2013 SVGLA Board of Directors will be announced at the potluck. ❑ Tuesday, January 29: Equality Virginia’s Day of Action (See page 5 for details and contact information.) ❑ Friday, February 1: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member) ❑ Thursday, February 14: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! ❑ Friday, Feb. 15: DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the March issue. ❑ Friday, March 1: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org) ❑ Saturday, March 16: SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. We gather at the Little Grill for breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. (March 23 is the makeup date if inclement weather on the 16th) Submit items for the monthly events schedule by the 25th of each month to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items for the March issue by February 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 15, Issue 4 December 2012 Page 8 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (membership renewals due by December 1 to vote for the 2013 Board). Advance information about SVGLA events Level I membership is from July—July Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below:  Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter  E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1:  E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �Happy Holidays and Good Tidings for 2013! � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," December 2012 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource December 2012 newsletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2012, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 December 2012 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.Newsletter.December.2012.FINAL.publish Volume 15, Issue 4, December 2012 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/c71784f29fa16db10fa8e46257491d24.pdf 9d5a60e1b53b4974d946b5508937b341 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2012 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 T HE FAMILY CONNECT SHEN Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Ray Boltz in Concert Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. Tim Fitzgerald to open the event Country music star Ray Boltz Local musician Tim Fitzgerald ———————– Upcoming Events: (pg. 6) •Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting • Equality Virginia Lobby Day Photo: •Mardi Gras Night Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network 2012 SVGLA Board of Directors ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA (Membership Form pg. 7) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. The “Family Mike Drumheller Tim Fitzgerald Rob Johnson David Lane Michele O’Connor Grayson Sless Jacki Walker Teresa Whitesell SVGLA Con- Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– nectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. Upcoming Event: 9th Annual Commonwealth Dinner Saturday, April 14, Richmond, Marriott-Downtown EV invites you to join The Annual Commonwealth Dinner, which is EV’s signature annual event and Virginia’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the Commonwealth’s LGBT community and our supporters. Each year, the dinner attracts over 1,000 guests. For more info, dinner@equalityvirginia.org or call 804.643.4816 Find EV on the web at 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 Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is Dec. 15 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s good cise, fun, it’s exerand it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. Our next outing is Saturday, April/May ( is the makeup date). Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=211303515073&notes_tab=app_2347471856 Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Soulforce www.soulforce.org SVGLA www.svgla.org or SVGLAssociation@gmail.com The Trevor Project 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2012 Page 4 �We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the Shenandoah Valley. We invite all who search for truth and meaning with open hearts and open minds to join us in worship, in mutual support, and in shared ministry to each other and to the world. HARRISONBURG UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS One Journey, Many Paths V a l l e y A I D S For more information, contact us at: http://huuweb.org and (540) 867-0073 N e t w o r k F u n d r a i s e r VAN is holding “Mardi Gras Night”, a silent auction and fundraising event on Saturday, February 18, 2012, 7-9 pm at the Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine Restaurant. Tickets for this event are $40 and include appetizers, two drinks, entertainment, and the opportunity to bid on terrific items like gift baskets, gift cards from local restaurants, an authentic Greek Dinner, gift certificates for services, and much more. These funds help support the work of VAN. The Valley AIDS Network was established in 1989 and it strives to compassionately meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. VAN’s goals are to move its clients toward better health and self sufficiency, to raise awareness and prevent the spread of the virus through education, and to serve as an advocate for those affected by the AIDS epidemic. As housing and medical costs increase, VAN relies on donations from the local community and fundraisers like “Mardi Gras Night” are crucial to the on-going effectiveness of VAN. For a closer look at the Valley AIDS Network and ticket information, visit our web site at http://www.valleyaidsnetwork.org. �COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE ❑ Friday, January 13: Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting & First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story ❑ Monday, January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ❑ Tuesday, January 24 Equality Virginia Lobby Day (see details page 2) ❑ Saturday, Jan. 28: SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. Help us be good neighbors in the community. We will gather at the Little Grill for breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. Make-up date in case of inclement weather is Sat.urday, February 4. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ❑ Friday, February 3: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) ❑ Tuesday, February 14: Happy Valentine’s Day! ❑ Saturday, Feb. 18: Valley AIDS Network Fundraiser “Mardi Gras Night” (See details on page 5). ❑ Saturday, Feb. 18: Mr. Gay Harrisonburg & Mr. Harrisonburg M.I. Competition Celebrate with SVGLA Board member & Mr. Gay Harrisonburg Tim Fitzgerald and his Male Impersonator counterpart Brysan Haze as they pass their titles on to the next representatives for 2012! Doors open at 7pm; Showtime at 8pm, Downtown Music, 34 S. Main St, Harrisonburg ❑ Wednesday, Feb. 15 DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the March issue. Send advertisements and milestones to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ❑ Friday, March 3: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com) ❑ Saturday, March 24: Miss Harrisonburg Newcomer & Miss Harrisonburg at Large Competition Join us as we select our new title holders to represent the community for 2012! Doors Open at 7pm & Showtime at 8pm. Downtown Music, 34 S. Main Street. ❑ Friday, April 6: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com). ❑ Saturday, April 14: Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC. Concert at JMU’s Forbes Center benefiting the Valley AIDS Network. To order tickets, go to http://www.jmu.edu/ jmuarts/forbescenter/ Submit items for the community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2012 Page 6 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (membership renewals due by December 1 to vote for the 2012 Board). Advance information about SVGLA events Level I membership is from July 1, 2011-July 1, 2012. Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below:  Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter  E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1:  E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �IN THE NEWS… Massachusetts Bans Gender Identity or Expression Discrimination The Massachusetts Legislature voted to pass the Transgender Equal Rights Bill. The bill adds protections to the state’s civil rights laws against discrimination in employment, housing, education, and credit based on gender identity or expression and adds gender identity and expression to the state’s hate crimes law. The bill will go into effect 90 days after it is signed by Governor Patrick. Massachusetts will become the 16th state along with the District of Columbia in prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression. Lesbian Activist Honored with Presidential Citizens Medal Janice Langbehn, who helped secure hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples across the country received the nation’s second-highest civilian honor from President Barack Obama -- the Presidential Citizens Medal. In 2007 Langbehn was kept from the bedside of her partner, who lay dying in a Florida hospital. A story about the ordeal prompted the president to instruct his administration to issue new rules requiring hospitals to abide by the wishes of patients who designate their same-sex partners for visitation rights. Walmart Adds “Gender Identity” to Nondiscrimination Policy Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has quietly added language to its employee nondiscrimination policy that forbids employment bias based on gender identity and expression. A spokesman said the change was part of a routine review of employment policies and was not related to a complaint. Quotable: "I do not think We know our own Strength until we have seen how strong Love makes us.” —Curly Girl �HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR LEVEL I SVGLA MEMBERSHIP? Renewal forms were mailed to all Level I members in July. THANK YOU for your continued support of SVGLA. LGBTA Education Program The LGBT & Ally Education Program at JMU is moving to North Campus in the East Tower of the Old Hospital. We will be moving over Thanksgiving break along with the Clinic Services, Student Wellness & Outreach and Substance Abuse Prevention. We will be located on the 5th floor and will resume office hours after Thanksgiving Break. Come visit us in our new space in room E506. YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for March newsletter is February 15  Ballots for the 2012 SVGLA Board of Directors will be sent to Level I members in December. Votes must be received by 1/10/12. Results will be announced at the Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting (which coincides with January’s First Friday).  �Milestone  Civil Rights Pioneer for Modern LGBT Rights Movement Dies Dr. Frank Kameny (May 21, 1925-October 11, 2011) Dr. Frank Kennedy was one of the most significant figures in the modern LGBT rights movement in the United States. In 1957, he was terminated from his position in the federal government because of his sexual orientation, which led him to a lifetime of activism for LGBT rights. In 1961, he argued his case before the US Supreme Court, and founded the Mattachine Society of Washington, one of the earliest LGBT organizations in the U.S. Kameny and Barbara Gittings co-organized demonstrations for gay and lesbian rights at Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia each July 4th from 1965 to 1969, where an Historic Marker recognizes the site. They also protested the annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association in the early 1970s. The APA voted in 1973 to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. In 2006, the Library of Congress acquired Kameny’s papers, documenting his biography and lifetime of civil rights work. In 2007, the Smithsonian Museum of American History included an exhibit of the original picket signs Kameny carried in demonstrations in front of the White House. In 2009, his home was designated a DC Historic Landmark. Also in 2009, John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, formally apologized to Kameny on behalf of the US government and presented Kameny with the Theodore Roosevelt Award, the department’s most prestigious award. In 2010, Kameny was seated at the front row of the gathering where President Barack Obama signed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act.” Also in 2010, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty unveiled street signs designating a section of 17th Street as “Frank Kameny Way” in his honor. On November 2, 2011, Kameny’s house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kameny’s early activism is featured in the documentary Gay Pioneers (www.gaypioneers.com), about the beginnings of the modern LGBT civil rights movement in the US.  Milestones The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the January 2012 issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered.  ��Happy Holidays and Good Tidings for 2012!  Join us at the annual SVGLA membership meeting (also the monthly potluck) on January 13, where we will announce the 2012 SVGLA Board of Directors.  � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," March 2012 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource March 2012 newsletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2012, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. 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 March 2012 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.Newsletter.March.2012 Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2012 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/b98316e9b64fcfa7692f9c778f3ec5e8.pdf 661c92f23246c14925c0252bc0c11cf9 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 15, Issue 3 September 2012 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN T HE FAMILY CONNECT SHEN Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com New Organization for Youth Forms Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. ———————– Upcoming Events (pg. 10)  Elkton Pride  LGBTQ Town Hall Meeting in Harrisonburg  2nd Annual Bike Ride and Wine Tasting ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance aims to support LGBTQ and questioning youth. This summer, a new organization was formed in the Valley. The mission of the Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance reads: “We are a proudly diverse organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and questioning youth, allies, and families who aim to serve, educate, empower, and celebrate our community by providing a safe, youth-centered, confidential space with access to support, resources, and social opportunities within the Harrisonburg and Shenandoah Valley communities.” (Membership Form pg. 7) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. For more information, contact the organization directly: Website: www.svyesalliance.org Level Two membership is FREE. Facebook: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. Email: svyesalliance@gmail.com SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �Thank You, Valley Pride Sponsors! The Artful Dodger, Best Buy, Equality Virginia, Miller-Coors LGBT Employee Group Resources (LAGER), Merck Rainbow Alliance, Rhinestone Mafia Productions, RAW Learning, River of Life Ministries, Rhinestone Mafia Productions, Rocktown Rollers, ROSMY, Sanctuary United Church of Christ, Trinity Presbyterian Church, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harrisonburg, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro, and the Valley AIDS Network. Trinity Presbyterian Church Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists River of Life Ministries One Journey, Many Paths �Pride-in-the-Park Largest Yet Harrisonburg Mayor and City Council Member Speak This summer’s 6th annual Valley Pride-in-the-Park drew 260 people (our best attended to date) and included eloquent speeches from Harrisonburg Mayor Richard Baugh and City Council member Charles Chenault, as well as live musical performances by Scott Murray, T(im)-N-T(eresa), Courting Harlots, and The Strawmen. SVGLA wishes to thank these elected officials and musicians for generously donating their time and talents to make this year’s Valley Pride our best yet. YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for December newsletter is November 15 �YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is Nov. 15 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s good cise, fun, it’s exerand it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. Our next outing is Saturday, October 20 (Oct. 27 is the makeup date). Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Second Annual Elkton Pride Sunday, October 7, 2012 1pm – 4pm Free Food, Children’s Activities, and Music Special music performance by Gaye Adegbalola, Blues Music Award winner and a founding member of Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, plays guitar, harmonica and is a composer. She has recorded 10 CDs on Alligator Records and has toured widely throughout the U.S. and internationally. (No Pets or Alcohol) Held on property of Merck & Co Route 340 - 3 miles South of Elkton Park in the main parking lot at Merck Shuttles will run to the Pride Event Visit http://www.facebook.com/ElktonPride If you are interested in volunteering, contact Pam at pghelsley@gmail.com Sponsored by: Merck Rainbow Alliance (MRA) ��Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU https://www.facebook.com/madisonequality Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus https://www.facebook.com/networkvirginia Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Soulforce SVGLA www.svyesalliance.org www.soulforce.org www.svgla.org and SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 15, Issue 3 September 2012 Page 7 �We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the Shenandoah Valley. We invite all who search for truth and meaning with open hearts and open minds to join us in worship, in mutual support, and in shared ministry to each other and to the world. HARRISONBURG UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS For more information, contact us at: http://huuweb.org and (540) 8670073 One Journey, Many Paths HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people. First Friday Community Potluck Every month (usually the first Friday) we host a potluck in a community member’s home on a rotating basis. Bring a dish to share if you can and/or sign up to host the potluck. See upcoming potlucks on page 9. Would you like to host First Friday? Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �“D.J. Jammin’ Jackie” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My motto is I do all the work and YOU do all the dancing! My name is Jackie Gay and I run my own mobile D.J. business called “D.J. Jammin’ Jackie”. I have been DJ’ing since 2001 and have worked many different types of events. I will DJ anything from weddings with big crowds to private parties with smaller crowds. I have a talent to be able to read the crowd and keep people happy and dancing. I DJ with my laptop computer and I used the PCDJ RED software program that lets me easily organize my music files and be ready for your event! I purchased a new BOSE L1 System that sounds phenomenal! Not only does it sound so good, it allows you to talk over the music to be able to speak to someone beside you without screaming. I have had many compliments in that aspect. My music collection is over 6,000 songs ranging from the 1940’s to today’s top 40. I will also personalize your event by getting special music you will want to hear at your event by contacting me before the event. I charge $100.00 an hour for wedding receptions and other types of events are $80.00 an hour. Please check out my website http://djjamminjackie.wordpress.com or find me on Facebook by typing in DJ Jammin Jackie in the search bar. Feel free to email me today at DJJamminJackie@yahoo.com �COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 7: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member. Full pageCharlottesville ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story Pride, Lee Park in downtown Charlottesville, 2-7pm. Go to  Saturday, Sept. 15 http://cvillepride.org/ for more information. Sunday, Sept. 16: 23rd Annual Roanoke Pride In The Park, Roanoke, VA. Sunday, Sept. 16: 2nd Annual Bike Ride and Wine Tasting, 8:00 AM, Harrisonburg. Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network (See page 5 for details). Sunday, Sept. 16 SVGLA Board Meeting, 4-6pm. For information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Monday, Sept. 24: Bisexuality Day, 10-2pm, Outside Warren Hall, JMU. Contact jmulgbta@gmail.com   Friday, October 5: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member. Sunday, October 7: Elkton Pride, 1-4 pm, See details on page 5.  October 11: National Coming Out Day, 10-2pm on the Commons, JMU. Contact jmulgbta@gmail.com for more information Saturday Oct. 20: SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. We gather at the Little Grill for breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. October 26: Intersex Awareness Day, 10-2pm on the Commons, JMU. Contact jmulgbta@gmail.com for more information Monday, Oct. 29 LGBTQ Town Hall Meeting in Harrisonburg with Equality Virginia. Clementine, 153 S. Main Street (Time TBA). Light hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. (See pg. 14)  Friday, November 2: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member Tuesday, Nov. 6 ELECTION DAY. Vote. Make your voice heard. Tuesday, Nov. 13: Tim Miller and JMU Theatre Students performing at the Forbes Theatre at JMU in Harrisonburg. Contact jmulgbta@gmail.com for more information. Thursday, Nov. 15: DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the December issue.  Thursday, Nov. 15: Transgender Day of Remembrance, 11am-1pm on the Commons, JMU. Contact jmulgbta@gmail.com for more information. Saturday, December 1: World AIDS Day. Visit www.valleyaidsnetwork.org for local events.   Friday, Dec. 7: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org) Submit items for the monthly events schedule by the 25th of each month to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items for the December issue by November 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 15, Issue 3 September 2012 Page 10 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are:  To gather and communicate important community information.  To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations.  To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:     Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (membership renewals due by December 1 to vote for the 2013 Board). Advance information about SVGLA events Level I membership is from July—July Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below:  Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter  E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: E-mail #2:  I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803  � Call for 2013 SVGLA Board Member Nominations SVGLA needs your ideas and energy. Would you like to serve on the 2012 SVGLA Board of Directors? Nominate yourself here.* Name: ________________________________________ Address ________________________________________ Phone: (____)___________________________________ Email: ________________________________________ Mail nominations to P.O. Box address on Page 1 or email to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com *To serve on or vote for the 2013 SVGLA Board, make sure you have renewed your Level I Membership by December 1 (see pg. 11 for membership form). SVGLA NEEDS YOU!  �IN THE NEWS… Democratic Party Platform includes Marriage Equality The Huffington Post confirmed a report that the 2012 Democratic Party Platform will officially endorse marriage between couples of the same sex at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC . Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/30/gay-marriage-democraticconvention_n_1720030.html Federal Health Care Law Bans Gender Identity Discrimination "Federal health-care programs and those funded with federal dollars are barred from discriminating against transgender people, a senior official with the Department of Health and Human Services told LGBT advocacy groups in July — a sweeping decision that will impact most health-care services across the country." From buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/memo-obamacare-will-bar-discrimination-against-tr  Milestones The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the Sep- tember 2012 issue of the newsletter, send the following by August 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered.  Quotable: "Life has got to be lived— that’s all there is to it.” Eleanor Roosevelt �LGBTQ TOWN HALL MEETING IN HARRISONBURG WITH EQUALITY VIRGINIA EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. Executive Director James Parrish is visiting Harrisonburg to talk about EV’s upcoming efforts and to ask for help from our community in the Valley. Monday, October 29 (Time TBA) Clementine, 153 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg Light hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. The town hall meeting is co-sponsored by Equality Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2012, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 2012 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.Newsletter.September.2012 Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2012 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/888f5fc3c030bc8c93eb935448eb6945.pdf 6a59ed1706945066f899f6a4116bebc3 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2013 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN THE FA MILY CONNECTSHE N Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. ———————– Valley Events (pgs. 9-10)  First Friday Potlucks  Statuesque Pageant  EV Day of Action ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com JMU Senior Receives National LGBT Award Shelby Wiltz, a senior at James Madison University, was awarded the Richard L. Schlegel National Legion of Honor Award for Emerging Activist, which is given to a young individual who is living in the United States and has made outstanding contributions to LGBT communities. Among Shelby’s many accomplishments, she worked as a Congressional intern during the summer of 2013 in Washington, DC with House of Representatives member Gwen Moore (D-Wisconsin) on a variety of policy issues, most notably the reauthorization of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Shelby’s work on this bill pertained to new provisions of the bill specifically ensuring that LGBT youth are not discriminated against and that grant recipients have the cultural competency to effectively serve these youth. In addition, this bill would provide support services for those struggling with the sexual orientation or gender identity of youth in their families. These protections are important for youth and families, given that some studies show that LGBT youth account for up to 40% of all homeless youth. Join SVGLA (Membership Form pg. 11) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– Congratulations, Shelby!! The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �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 community groups for anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning, as well as parents, family, friends, and allies. If you are a parent, family member, or friend 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 When: First Thursday of each month, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Where: Blue Ridge Hall, Room 309, 601 University Blvd, JMU (note our new location) Contact: Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227 Note: Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group Charlottesville When: 3rd Monday of each month, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson) Contact: Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453 Note: Meetings coincide with ROSMY Youth Group No Monday meetings for December 2013 �Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meetings The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance holds weekly meetings every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, 601 University Blvd. on the campus of JMU (note our new location). Young people aged 14-20 from the Harrisonburg and surrounding communities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning are welcome to attend. We aim to provide a safe and confidential space for youth to talk, listen, laugh, share, and reflect on what it's like to be an LGBTQ teen in the Shenandoah Valley. PFLAG Blue Ridge (www.pflagblueridge.org/harrisonburg.html) will be holding 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! Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance e-mail address: svyesalliance@gmail.com YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for March newsletter is February 15 �  We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. Our next outing is Sat., March 22 (March 29 is the makeup date). Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway afterward. YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is Feb. 15 �Community Organizations American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/ Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia Equality Virginia transgenderrightsva.org/ www.equalityvirginia.org EMU Safe Space www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/ JMU LGBTQ Faculty & Staff Group www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff (NEW!) JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & 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 Network Virginia: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus www.facebook.com/networkvirginia Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance www.svyesalliance.org Southerners on New Ground of Virginia southernersonnewground.org/ SVGLA www.svgla.org and SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org/issues Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2013 Page 5 ��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 to people based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Virginia? Make Your Voice Heard on EV’s Day of Action Join LGBT and allied folks from across the state in taking a stand on EV’s Day of Action at the Library of Virginia on 800 East Broad St. in Richmond, on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Lobby for important bills that will help improve the state of equality in Virginia, and participate in a day filled with networking and workshops. For the detailed schedule of events and to register for EV’s Day of Action, go to http://www.equalityvirginia.org/dayofaction/ 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. We invite all who search for truth and meaning with open hearts and open minds to join us in worship, in mutual support, and in shared ministry to each other and to the world. HARRISONBURG UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS One Journey, Many Paths For more information, contact us at: http://huuweb.org and (540) 8670073 HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people. First Friday Community Potluck Every month (usually the first Friday) we host a potluck in a community member’s home on a rotating basis. Bring a dish to share if you can and/or sign up to host the potluck. See upcoming potlucks on pages 9 and 10. Would you like to host First Friday in 2014? Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 5: PFLAG Harrisonburg Support Group Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM At the Blue Ridge Hall, Room 309, 601 University Blvd at James Madison University (note our new location). Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting . For more information, contact fa cilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or by email at mitchmarke@aol.com Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story  Thursday, Dec. 5: Friday, Dec. 6:  Friday, Dec. 6: Saturday, Dec. 6: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, 601 University Blvd at JMU (note our new location). See page 3 for details (this meeting coincides with the monthly PFLAG Harrisonburg Support Group). First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member) LGBTQ Faculty-Staff Group (JMU) Happy Hour, 6pm, Clementine, 153 S. Main St., Harrisonburg. See page 6 for contact information. The Statuesque Pageant 2014, 8pm, The Artful Dodger, 47 Court Square, Harrisonburg. Rhino Mafia Productions (See pg. 14 for details)  Thursday, Dec. 12: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details. Saturday, Dec. 14: Men’s “Second Saturday” Potluck, 7:00-9:30 PM Potluck for gay/bi/trans-friendly men Bring food or beverage for 5 people. At Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church (717 Rugby Road). For more details and directions contact cville_gmsc@yahoogroups.com. Thursday, Dec. 19: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details. Thursday, Jan. 2: PFLAG Harrisonburg Support Group Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM At the Blue Ridge Hall, Room 309, 601 University Blvd at JMU (note our new location). For more info, contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or by email at mitchmarke@aol.com   Friday, January 3: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org  Thursday, Jan. 9: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details.  Saturday, January 11: Men’s “Second Saturday” Potluck, 7:00-9:30 PM Potluck for gay/bi/trans-friendly men to socialize and sign up for interest groups. Bring a food or beverage for 5 people. Meet at 7:00, dinner will be at 7:30. Plates, silverware, napkins, and glasses provided. We meet at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church (717 Rugby Road). For details and directions contact cville_gmsc@yahoogroups.com. Submit items for the monthly events schedule by the 25th of each month to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items for the March issue by February 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2013 Page 9 �COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Jan. 16: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details.  Thursday, Jan. 23: YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details. Full pageShenandoah ad forValley Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story Tuesday, Jan. 28: Equality Virginia Day of Action, See page 7 for details and contact information. Thursday, Jan. 30 Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details.  Thursday, Feb. 6: PFLAG Harrisonburg Support Group Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM At the Blue Ridge Hall, Room 309, 601 University Blvd at James Madison University (note our new location). Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting . For more information, contact fa cilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or by email at mitchmarke@aol.com   Thursday, Feb. 6: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details.  Friday, February 7: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org   Saturday, Feb. 8: Men’s “Second Saturday” Potluck, 7:00-9:30 PM Potluck for gay/bi/trans-friendly men. Bring a food or beverage for 5 people. Meet at 7:00 and dinner will be at 7:30. We meet in either the Summit House (or sometimes the basement kitchen) at the Thomas Jef ferson Memorial Church (717 Rugby Road). For more details and directions contact cville_gmsc@yahoogroups.com  Thursday, Feb. 13: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details. February 14: Happy Valentine’s Day!! Thursday, Feb. 15: DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions and ads for March issue. Send items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com   Thursday, Feb. 20:  Thursday, Feb. 27:  Thursday, March 6:  Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details. Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details. PFLAG Harrisonburg Support Group Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM At the Blue Ridge Hall, Room 309, 601 University Blvd at James Madison University (note our new location). Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting. For more information, contact fa cilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or by email at mitchmarke@aol.com Thursday, March 6: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See pg. 3 for details.  Friday, March 7: Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting and First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org). The members of the 2014 SVGLA Board of Directors will be announced at the potluck.  Saturday, March 22: SVGLA 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. Make-up date in case of inclement weather is Sat.urday, March 29. Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2013 Page 10 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are:  To gather and communicate important community information.  To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations.  To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both.  A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).  Advance information about SVGLA events  Level I membership is from July—July  Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. CHECK ONE of the following levels of support and complete the form below:  Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person)   Mailed hard copy of the newsletter  E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: E-mail #2:  I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �IN THE NEWS… US Department of Treasury and IRS will Treat All Married Couples Equally for Federal Tax Purposes The United States Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service will now recognize legally married same-sex couples who wish to file their 2013 federal tax return as “married filing jointly” for federal tax purposes. Same-sex married couples who choose to jointly file will be treated as married for all federal tax purposes, including income, gift, and estate taxes. This ruling applies regardless of whether or not the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage. That means that legally married couples who reside in Virginia can file a joint federal tax return if they wish. Legally married same-sex couples MUST file their 2013 federal income tax return using either the “married filing jointly” or “married filing separately” filing status. The ruling does not apply to couples in registered domestic partnerships or civil unions. For taxes in the state of Virginia, individuals in same-sex marriages must still file a non-married single tax return. Consult IRS.gov or the National Association of Tax Professionals for more information. Quotable: “Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument. Not being founded in reason, they cannot be destroyed by logic.” —Tryon Edwards, American Theologian �Vote for the 2014 SVGLA Board of Directors   Ballots for the 2014 SVGLA Board of Directors will be sent in January to Level I members who renewed their membership by December 1, 2013. Votes must be received by February 15, 2014. Results will be announced at the Annual SVGLA Membership Meeting (which will coincide with March 7 First Friday potluck).  Thank you for supporting the Shenandoah Valley Gay & Lesbian Association! ��Happy Holidays and Good Tidings for 2014! � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," December 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource December 2013 newsletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2013, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2013 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.newsletter.December.2013 Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2013 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/b0a95d6de69762998f19fc967eb4b1c3.pdf d5625c0b397afa49fd5381cab4c282c7 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 16, Issue 2 June 2013 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN • ———————– Valley Events (pgs. 9-10) • PFLAG Meetings Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Supreme Court Marriage Decisions Anticipated in June: Virginia November Elections Present Stark Contrast Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 • • Pride Events in Virginia • Conversation & Cuisine ———————– In March, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on two separate marriage equality cases. These decisions are expected in late June. At Equality Virginia’s annual Commonwealth Dinner in Richmond in April, Democratic candidate for Governor Terry McAuliffe and United States Senator Mark Warner endorsed marriage equality. EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA • (Membership Form pg. 11) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. • A new Washington Post poll shows that a majority of Virginia voters now support marriage equality for same-sex couples. (See poll questions and responses on page 2.) Equality Virginia and People of Faith for Equality in Virginia filed an amicus brief to strike down DOMA and Proposition 8 (read more at www.equalityvirginia.org/ blog/virginia-joins-supreme-court-brief-supportingmarriage-equality/). SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). �WHAT A DIFFERENCE, VIRGINIA. A recent Washington Post Poll shows that voters in Virginia today clearly support legal marriage between same-sex couples. ��Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meetings The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance will hold weekly meetings every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the JMU Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence (550 Cardinal Drive, Harrisonburg). Young people aged 14-20 from the Harrisonburg and surrounding communities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning are welcome to attend. We aim to provide a safe and confidential space for youth to talk, listen, laugh, share, and reflect on what it's like to be an LGBTQ teen in the Shenandoah Valley. We'r e teaming up with PFLAG Blue Ridge (www.pflagblueridge.org/harrisonburg.html) to offer our YES! meeting on the same night and in the same building as the monthly Harrisonburg PFLAG meeting. Visit our website at http://www.svyesalliance.org/index.html. Have you seen the Shenandoah Va l l e y YES! Alliance's Facebook page? (www.facebook.com/SVYesAlliance) Please like us and share with your friends! Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance e-mail address: svyesalliance@gmail.com YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for September newsletter is August 15 �We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it’s great for our planet. Help us be good neighbors in our community. Our next outing is Saturday, August 17 (Aug. 24 is the makeup date). Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway afterward. �Community Organizations The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/ Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia Equality Virginia transgenderrightsva.org/ www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia Madison Equality JMU PFLAG Blue Ridge www.virginialogcabin.org/ www.facebook.com/madisonequality www.pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com Network Virginia: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus www.facebook.com/networkvirginia Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance www.svyesalliance.org Southerners on New Ground of Virginia SVGLA southernersonnewground.org/ www.svgla.org and SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org/issues Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ People of Faith for Equality in Virginia Volume 16, Issue 2 June 2013 www.faith4equality.org/ Page 6 �We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the Shenandoah Valley. We invite all who search for truth and meaning with open hearts and open minds to join us in worship, in mutual support, and in shared ministry to each other and to the world. HARRISONBURG UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS One Journey, Many Paths For more information, contact us at: http://huuweb.org and (540) 8670073 HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people. First Friday Community Potluck Every month (usually the first Friday) we host a potluck in a community member’s home on a rotating basis. Bring a dish to share if you can and/or sign up to host the potluck. See upcoming potlucks on pages 8 and 9. Would you like to host First Friday in 2013 or 2014? Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �CALL FOR PRIDE PARTNERS After six successful Valley Prides, the SVGLA Board has decided that starting this year the opportunity to coordinate future Pride events should be offered to other area groups and individuals interested in continuing this important community event. The Board is convinced that relying more broadly on the efforts of the whole LGBT and Ally community will in the long run expand support for future Pride events in the valley, permit more focused and effective event planning, and develop a wider sense of event ownership by stakeholders and community leaders alike. Possible partners in developing future pride events might well include individual SVGLA members, business and faith community allies, past Valley Pride sponsoring organizations, as well as organizers of other area Pride events. Please know that SVGLA will continue to work with these individuals and groups as they devise new ways to plan and organize for Pride events, but in doing so SVGLA will take a supporting role only, not an organizing or coordinating role. Individuals and groups interested in joining forces to share ideas and to explore possible action steps (both for the near term and for later on) should c o n t act S VGLA B o ard M em be r Mi ke D r u mh e l l e r (bbymis58@gmail.com). YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is August 15 Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE � Sunday, June 2 Charlottesville Women's Choir - 29th annual Spring Concert. 4:00pm, at The Haven, 112 W Market St., Charlottesville. Refreshments afterward. Admission is by donation, sug gested $15 for adults & $5-10 for children. CWC is a Social Justice choir open to any woman who likes to sing. We perform songs that reflect our values that support equality for all, the environment, peace from wars & violence. We sing at local events, political ral lies, the Vegetarian Festival, the AIDS walk, the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, Contact Joan Barnett if you would like to join us next season at 434-977-0963 Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story � Thursday, June 6: PFLAG Harrisonburg Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 3 for location and contact info. � Thursday, June 6: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Friday, June 7: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member) � Thursday, June 13: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Thursday, June 13: Conversation & Cuisine in Harrisonburg, 6:30-8:30 PM, at Union Station, 128 W. Market Street in Harrisonburg, VA. Meet us for dinner and reconnect with friends and family in the Valley. � Thursday, June 20: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Thursday, June 27: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Thursday, July 4: PFLAG Harrisonburg Meeting is CANCELED. Contact Mark Mitchell (mitchmark2@aol.com) to find out if the group will meet instead on July 11. � Thursday, July 4: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting is CANCELED for this week. � Thursday, July 11: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Friday, July 12: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org Submit items for the monthly events schedule by the 25th of each month to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items for the September issue by August 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 16, Issue 2 June 2013 Page 9 �COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE � Thursday, July 18: � Thursday, July 18 Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. Full pageConversation ad for &Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story Cuisine near Harrisonburg, 6:30-8:30 PM, At Hank’s Smokehouse Southern Grillery, 49 Bloomer Springs Road, McGaheysville, VA. Reconnect with friends and family in the Valley. For more information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com. � Thursday, July 25: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Thursday, August 1: PFLAG Harrisonburg Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 3 for location and contact info. � Thursday, August 1: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Friday, August 2: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org � Thursday, August 9: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Thursday, August 15: DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for September issue. Send items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Thursday, August 16: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Saturday, August 17: SVGLA 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. Make-up date in case of inclement weather is Sat.urday, August 24 � Saturday, August 18: SVGLA Board Meeting, 2-4pm. For information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com � Thursday, August 22 Conversation & Cuisine near Harrisonburg, 6:30-8:30 PM, At Black Forest German Restaurant at 787 E. Market Street. Join us for dinner and reconnect with friends and family in the Valley. For more information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com. � Thursday, August 23: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Thursday, August 30: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 4 for location and contact information. � Thursday, Sept. 5: PFLAG Harrisonburg Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 3 for location and contact info. � Friday, September 13: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org) � SVGLA 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. Make-up date in Saturday, October 19: Volume 16, Issue 2 June 2013 Page 10 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE 2014 BOARD). Advance information about SVGLA events Level I membership is from July—July Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. CHECK ONE of the following levels of support and complete the form below: � Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter � E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1: � E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach, and advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians. Check out EV at these Pride events or volunteer! Upcoming 2013 Pride Events (from EV’s website): June is National LGBT Pride Month. Equality Virginia will spread the word at Pride events about building safer communities, ending discrimination, and protecting families. Volunteer to help EV staff these events in your community. E-mail Jo Gehlbach at jgehlbach@equalityvirginia.org DC Black Pride dcblackpride.org/ May 24 Capital Pride www.capitalpride.org/festival June 9 Norfolk hamptonroadspride.shuttlepod.org/ August 10 Charlottesville www.facebook.com/cvillepride/events Sept. 13 Roanoke www.roanokepride.org/ Sept. 21 Richmond www.vapride.org/ Sept. 28 �IN THE NEWS… APA Now Headed by Gay Psychiatrist Forty years ago, the American Psychiatric Association voted to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. At that time, sexual orientation could be used to remove psychiatrists from their profession. On May 15, 2013, Dr. Saul Levin was named as the new APA chief executive officer and medical director. �������������������� Milestones The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the January 2012 issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered. �������������������� Quotable: “I believe everyone should be treated fairly…. I personally favor civil marriage for committed couples of the same sex.” —Terry McAuliffe, Democratic Candidate for Governor �2013 SVGLA Board of Directors Mike Drumheller Tim Fitzgerald Rob Johnson David Lane Michele O’Connor Jackie Walker Teresa Whitesell Level I members voted to adopt the revised organizational bylaws for the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association. EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Renew your SVGLA Membership in July. 2013 renewal forms will be mailed to Level I members in June. � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," June 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource June 2013 newsletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2013, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 2013 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.Newsletter. June.2013.FINAL Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2013 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/a96c5362a055cb319b210e706abe73ac.pdf 9be809b2d7b7e4017991d240d5716605 PDF Text Text A+ Pet Siting Volume 16, Issue 1 March 2013 Website: www.svgla.org THE FAMILY CONNECTSHEN T HE FAMILY CONNECT SHEN Mail: P.O. Box 1023 Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Email: SVGLAssociation@gmail.com CALL FOR PRIDE PARTNERS Mission Statement: The purpose of the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association is to create a safe, affirming, and fun environment where members are empowered to reach their full human potential. ———————– Valley Events (pgs. 8-9) • PFLAG Meetings • SOMETHING • Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner ———————– EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! Join SVGLA (Membership Form pg. 7) With your annual dues of $15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive and di to SVGLA events. Send form and payment to the mailing address above. Level Two membership is FREE. You will receive the newsletter and announcements about SVGLA events by email. SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ———————– After six successful Valley Prides, the SVGLA Board has decided that starting this year the opportunity to coordinate future Pride events should be offered to other area groups and individuals interested in continuing this important community event. The Board is convinced that relying more broadly on the efforts of the whole LGBT and Ally community will in the long run expand support for future Pride events in the valley, permit more focused and effective event planning, and develop a wider sense of event ownership by stakeholders and community leaders alike. Possible partners in developing future pride events might well include individual SVGLA members, business and faith community allies, past Valley Pride sponsoring organizations, as well as organizers of other area Pride events. Please know that SVGLA will continue to work with these individuals and groups as they devise new ways to plan and organize for Pride events, but in doing so SVGLA will take a supporting role only, not an organizing or coordinating role. Individuals and groups interested in joining forces to share ideas and to explore possible action steps (both for the near term and for later on) should contact SVGLA Board Member Mike Drumheller (bbymis58@gmail.com). The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). ��Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance is proud to announce that we will be holding our first ever youth meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 6:30-8:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence (www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter/) on the campus of James Madison University. Young people aged 14-20 from the Harrisonburg and surrounding communities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning are welcome to attend. We aim to provide a safe and confidential space for youth to talk, listen, laugh, share, and reflect on what it's like to be an LGBTQ teen in the Shenandoah Valley. We're teaming up with PFLAG Blue Ridge (www.pflagblueridge.org/harrisonburg.html) to offer our YES! meeting on the same night and in the same building as the monthly Harrisonburg PFLAG meeting. Have you seen the Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance's Facebook page yet? (www.facebook.com/SVYesAlliance) Please like us and share with your friends! Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance e-mail address: svyesalliance@gmail.com YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for March newsletter is February15 �YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE! $15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card $25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page $50/issue or $175/year: Half Page $100 for a Full Page ad per issue Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Deadline for next newsletter is May 15 We’ve Adopted a Highway! SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the Virginia Department of Transportation. It’s good cise, great for our planet. fun, it’s exerand it’s Help us be good neighbors in our community. Our next outing is Saturday, March 23 (March 30 is the makeup date). Meet us for breakfast at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Sign up at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �Community Organizations Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/ Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org JMU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Education Program http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta/ Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia www.virginialogcabin.org/ Madison Equality JMU PFLAG Blue Ridge https://www.facebook.com/madisonequality www.pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com Network Virginia: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus https://www.facebook.com/networkvirginia Safe Zone JMU www.jmu.edu/safezone/ Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Soulforce SVGLA www.svyesalliance.org www.soulforce.org www.svgla.org and SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Valley AIDS Network www.valleyaidsnetwork.org Virginia Organizing www.virginia-organizing.org Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club www.vapartisans.org/ Volume 16, Issue 1 March 2013 Page 5 �We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the Shenandoah Valley. We invite all who search for truth and meaning with open hearts and open minds to join us in worship, in mutual support, and in shared ministry to each other and to the world. HARRISONBURG UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS For more information, contact us at: http://huuweb.org and (540) 8670073 One Journey, Many Paths HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people. First Friday Community Potluck Every month (usually the first Friday) we host a potluck in a community member’s home on a rotating basis. Bring a dish to share if you can and/or sign up to host the potluck. See upcoming potlucks on pages 8 and 9. Would you like to host First Friday in 2013? Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com �The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Education Program works toward promoting James Madison University's commitment to diversity through education, support, advocacy and the fostering of equity for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Lavender Graduation is a commencement ceremony honoring JMU graduates who identify as LGBT and also recognizes individuals and groups who have helped the LGBT & Ally Education Program during the year. To be held on May 3rd, 2013 at the Festival Highlands Room at JMU from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The reception will start at 10:00 am, followed by the formal program at 10:30. Nominate someone for an award There are two awards given during Lavender Graduation. Awards recipients can be faculty, staff, students, or community members. • The Chris L. Gatesman Service Award is given in recognition of outstanding dedication and support of James Madison University's LGBT & Ally Education Program. • The LGBT & Ally Education Program Award is presented to an individual in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the LGBT community during the past year. Their actions contributed to the creation or improvement of an inclusive, respectful and safe climate for the LGBT community. Nomination Forms: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wiQr3mL6vfTIHkLcM_3-IwE9BF1i24NqJGD_St69ci0/viewform Award Nominations are due by: April 10th, 2013 at 5:00 PM Contact the LGBTA Program Office for more information at jmulgbta@gmail.com �COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE ❑ Thursday, March 7: PFLAG Harrisonburg Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 2 for location and contact info. ❑ Thursday, March 7: Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM. See page 3 for location and Full pagecontact adinformation. for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story ❑ Wednesday, March 13: PFLAG Staunton Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 2 for location and contact info. ❑ Thursday, March 21 Conversation & Cuisine near Harrisonburg, 6:30-8:30 PM, At Hank’s Smokehouse Southern Grillery, 49 Bloomer Springs Road, McGaheysville, VA. Reconnect with friends and family in the Valley. For more information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com. ❑ Saturday, March 23: SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-A-Highway program. We gather at the Little Grill for breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. (March 30 is the makeup date if there is inclement weather on the 23rd) ❑ Saturday, March 23: Miss Harrisonburg Newcomer & Miss Harrisonburg at Large Pageant. 8:00PM. Admission $3. The Artful Dodger at 47 Court Square, Harrisonburg. Contact Rob at rjfierce1@gmail.com for more information. ❑ Friday, March 29: Miss Gay United States Femme Fatale Pageant (Lesbian-only Beauty Pageant), 7:00PM. Admission: $12. The Holiday Inn Presidential Ballroom at 1400 East Market Street, Harrisonburg. Go to www.gayuspsystem.com for more information. ❑ Saturday, March 30: Mister Gay United States Male Illusionist Contest (Male Impersonators), 7:00PM. Admission $12. The Holiday Inn Presidential Ballroom at 1400 East Market Street, Harrisonburg. Go to www.gayuspsystem.com for more information. ❑ Thursday, April 4: PFLAG Harrisonburg Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 2 for location and contact info. ❑ Friday, April 5: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II member) ❑ Saturday, April 6 Equality Virginia’s Commonwealth Dinner (See equalityvirginia.org/dinner for details ) ❑ Wednesday, April 10: PFLAG Staunton Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 2 for location and contact info. ❑ Saturday, April 13: Miss Rhinestone Pride Pageant, 8:00PM. Admission $10. The Holiday Inn Presidential Ballroom at1400 East Market Street, Harrisonburg. For more information, go to www.rhinestonemafiaproductions.com Submit items for the monthly events schedule by the 25th of each month to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items for the June issue by May 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 16, Issue 1 March 2013 Page 8 �COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE ❑ Saturday, April 13: INDIGO: A Dance Party for Women. 8pm. Upstairs, Mill Street Grill in Staunton, VA DJ Jackie Gay will play the hottest dance tunes. $15.00 cover, cash bar. Must be at least 18 years old. 3rd annual event hosted by Shenandoah Valley women who want to dance and have a great time. Contact Teri Beasley at alaskabeas@yahoo.com or 540-908-1708 Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story ❑ Thursday, April 18: Conversation & Cuisine in Harrisonburg, 6:30-8:30 PM, TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED at Corgan’s Publick House, 865 Port Republic Road in Harrisonburg, VA.. Reconnect with friends and family in the Valley. See the April SVGLA email announcements list for an update on location for the April 18 C &C or contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com. ❑ Thursday, May 2: PFLAG Harrisonburg Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 2 for location and contact info. ❑ Friday, May 3: Lavender Graduation at JMU. See page 7 for details. Contact the LGBTA Education Program office at jmulgbta@gmail.com for more information. ❑ Friday, May 3: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org) ❑ Wednesday, May 8: PFLAG Staunton Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 2 for location and contact info. ❑ Wednesday, May 15: DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for June issue. Send items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ❑ Saturday May 18: SVGLA 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. Make-up date in case of inclement weather is Sat.urday, May 25 ❑ Saturday, May 18: SVGLA Board Meeting, 2pm. For information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com ❑ Thursday, May 23: Conversation & Cuisine near Harrisonburg, 6:30-8:30 PM, At Hank’s Smokehouse Southern Grillery, 49 Bloomer Springs Road, McGaheysville, VA. Reconnect with friends and family in the Valley. For more information, contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com. ❑ Thursday, June 6: PFLAG Harrisonburg Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 2 for location and contact info. ❑ Friday, June 7: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro (for info, join SVGLA as a Level II member at www.svgla.org) ❑ Wednesday, June 12: PFLAG Staunton Meeting, 6:30-8pm. See page 2 for location and contact info. ❑ Thursday, June 20 Conversation & Cuisine in Harrisonburg, 6:30-8:30 PM, TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED at Black Forest German Restaurant, 787 East Market St. in Harrisonburg, VA.. Re connect with friends and family in the Valley. See the April SVGLA email for an update or confirmation on this location for June 20 or contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com. Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu Submit advertisements, milestones, and newsletter items to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com Volume 16, Issue 1 March 2013 Page 9 �EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY! We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVGLA are: • To gather and communicate important community information. • To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations. • To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBT people. Level 1 Support—$15 per person Level 1 support helps SVGLA with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year. A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following: • • • • Your choice—a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address, an e-mailed version of the newsletter, or both. A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (membership renewals due by December 1 to vote for the 2013 Board). Advance information about SVGLA events Level I membership is from July—July Level 2 Support—No Cost Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVGLA events. Check one of the following levels of support and complete the form below:  Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person) Mailed hard copy of the newsletter  E-mailed version of the newsletter Both Level 2 Support (Free) Name #1 Name #2 Address #1: Address #2: E-mail #1:  E-mail #2: I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age. Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 �Local Leaders Supporting Non-Discrimination These elected officials have signed Equality Virginia’s statement supporting legislation to protect LGBT public employees from employment discrimination: “I support legislation codifying the basic human right of all public employees to be free from discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.” Albemarle Stephen Koleszar, School Board Member Diantha McKeel, School Board Member Alexandria Ronnie Campbell, School Board Member Kerry Donley, Vice Mayor William D. Euille, Mayor Dana Lawhorne, Sheriff Helen Morris, School Board Vice Chair Arlington Sally M. Baird, School Board Vice Chair Jay Fisette, County Board Member Mary Hughes Hynes, County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman, County Board Member Ashland Dr. George Spagna, Vice Mayor Blacksburg Susan Anderson, Town Council Member John Bush, Town Council Member Leslie Hager-Smith, Town Council Vice Chair Cecile Newcomb, Town Council Member Ron Rordam, Mayor Michael Sutphin, Blacksburg Town Council Charlottesville Colette Blount, School Board Member James E. Brown, III, Sheriff Edmund Michie, School Board Chair Dave Norris, City Council Member Kristin Szakos, Vice Mayor Fairfax City Daniel Drummond, City Council Member David L. Meyer, City Council Member Fairfax County Sharon Bulova, County Board of Supervisors Chair John Foust, County Board of Supervisors Penelope Gross, County Board of Supervisors Jeff McKay, County Board of Supervisors Linda Smyth, County Board of Supervisors Daniel Storck, School Board Member Ilryong Moon, School Board Member Falls Church Lois Berlin, School Board Superintendent Patrick Riccards, School Board Chair Harrisonburg Richard Baugh, City Council Member Ted Byrd, Mayor Charles Chenault, Vice Mayor Kai Degner, City Council Member Abe Shearer, City Council Member Herndon Lisa Merkel, Mayor Lexington Mimi Elrod, Mayor Montgomery County Phyllis Albritton, School Board Member Mary W. Biggs, County Board of Supervisors William H. Brown, County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Matthew Gabriele, County Board of Supervisors Norfolk Thomas Smigiel, City Council Member Theresa Whibley, City Council Member Portsmouth Dr. Elizabeth Daniels, School Board Vice Chair Richmond Kimberly Gray, School Board Member Chris Hilbert, City Council Member Charles Samuels, City Council Member Parker C. Agelasto, City Council Member C.T. Woody, Sheriff Is YOUR local representative on this list? Contact tdavis@equalityvirginia.org if you want to help by adding your local leader. ��IN THE NEWS… Virginia Senate Passes Non-Discrimination Bill A bill banning employment discrimination against state employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity was passed in the Senate of Virginia with a bipartisan vote of 24-16. A House of Delegates Subcommittee tabled the bill (effectively killing it for the 2013 legislative session. This is the third year in a row that this bill has passed in the Virginia Senate and tabled in the House Subcommittee. Lesbian Activist Honored with Presidential Citizens Medal Janice Langbehn, who helped secure hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples across the country received the nation’s second-highest civilian honor from President Barack Obama -the Presidential Walmart Adds “Gender Identity” to Nondiscrimination Policy Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has quietly added language to its employee nondiscrimination policy Quotable: "I GREAT Quote in here .” —Curly Girl �Milestone  PFLAG Founder Dies, Receives Posthumous Recognition from President Obama Dr. Frank Kameny (May 21, 1925-October 11, 2011) Dr. Frank Kennedy was one of the most significant figures in the modern LGBT rights movement in the United States. In 1957, he was terminated from his position in the federal government because of his sexual orientation, which led him to a lifetime of activism for LGBT rights. In 1961, he argued his case before the US Supreme Court, and founded the Mattachine Society of Washington, one of the earliest LGBT organizations in the U.S. Kameny and Barbara Gittings co-organized demonstrations for gay and lesbian rights at Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia each July 4th from 1965 to 1969, where an Historic Marker recognizes the site. They also protested the annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association in the early 1970s. The APA voted in 1973 to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. In 2006, the Library of Congress acquired Kameny’s papers, documenting his biography and lifetime of civil rights work.  Milestones The “Family ConnectShen” is pleased to publish notices of significant events and other milestones (free of charge) for SVGLA members. The newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December). To submit a milestone (anniversary, birthday, engagement, birth, death, other) for the January 2012 issue of the newsletter, send the following to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com: Full name and phone number (including area code, for verification purposes), type of milestone, and a brief description in 75 words or less. SVGLA reserves the right to publish or deny submissions. Incomplete or unverifiable submissions will not be considered.  � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection Description 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Equality Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital File, PDF Periodical 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/. Title A name given to the resource "The Family ConnectShen," March 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Gays - Virginia Lesbians - Virginia Transgender people - Virginia Bisexuals - Virginia Sexual minority community Description An account of the resource March 2013 newsletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital Folder: 2013, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 2013 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SVGLA.Newsletter.March.2013.FINAL Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2013 LGBTQ Shenandoah Valley Virginia