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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
Lantz Mill School Photograph
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lantz Mill (Va)
Public schools - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Wilkins, Mamie May Santmiers (1883-1981)
Description
An account of the resource
Photographic postcard showing students and teachers at the Lantz Mill School.
The only identified person is Mamie May Santmiers Wilkins on the second row, sixth from left.
While the image is undated, based on Mamie's 1883 birthdate, it was most likely taken ca. 1900.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Folder 1.6: Mamie Wilkins, Lantz Mill School Photographic Postcards, Undated, Brenda Kline 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
ca. 1900
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
23-0815-002
23-0815-003
Lantz Mill
School
Shenandoah County
Virginia
Wilkins
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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
Southern Railway Bridge, Edinburg VA
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroad bridges - Virginia - Edinburg
Edinburg (Va)
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph of the covered Southern Railway Bridge crossing Stoney Creek in Edinburg Virginia.
The image is labeled "Sou RR Bridge Edinburg VA" and is undated.
This bridge was destroyed by a fire in 1915.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Unknown
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
"Edinburg Photographs, Historic and Old Time Festival, ca. 1900-1995," Series I: Edinburg, Mary Ann Williamson 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
23-0815-001
Edinburg
Railroad
Shenandoah County
Virginia
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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
Stock certificates
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
Library Stockholder's Certificate
Subject
The topic of the resource
Libraries - Virginia - Mt. Jackson
Tisinger, Joseph Homer (1853-1938)
Description
An account of the resource
Certificate for two shares in the "Mt. Jackson Circulating Library" issued to Joseph Homer Tisinger of Mt. Jackson Virginia.
The certificate appears to be issued by "The Collins Library Company, Thomas J. Collins, Manager." It is dated February 6 1891.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Collins Library Company, Thomas J. Collins, Manager
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Folder 1.12: Mt. Jackson Circulating Library," Stock Certificate, J.H. Tisinger, February 6 1891, J.H. Tisinger 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
February 6, 1891.
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
23-0803-001
Libraries
Mt. Jackson
Shenandoah County
Virginia
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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
Broadsides
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
Woodstock Academy Semi-Annual Exhibition Broadside
Subject
The topic of the resource
Private schools - Virginia - Woodstock
Theatrical productions - Virginia - Woodstock
Exhibitions - Virginia - Woodstock
Description
An account of the resource
Broadside advertising the Woodstock Academy's "
Semi-Annual Exhibition," dated February 15-16 1827.
The exhibition appears to have included a variety of theatrical productions such as monologues and numerous lectures.
The Woodstock Academy was a private school for men in Woodstock Virginia during the first part of the 19th century. It was located on East Court Street near what was the Woodstock Presbyterian Church in 2023.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Woodstock Academy
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
"Woodstock Academy Program and Letter," General 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
February 15 and 16, 1827
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
23-0720-001
Schools
Virginia
Woodstock
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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
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image
8 inches x 10 inches
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 County Library Construction Photograph
Subject
The topic of the resource
Shenandoah County (Va)
Public libraries - Virginia - Edinburg
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph of the Shenandoah County Library in Edinburg Virginia under construction.
The building was completed in 2000.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Shenandoah County Library System
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Folder 3.3: Shenandoah County Library Construction and Opening Day, 2000, Series III: 2000-2010, Shenandoah County Library System Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County, 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
ca. 2000
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
23-0630-001
Libraries
Shenandoah County
Virginia
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Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2018
www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of
Shenandoah Valley
Equality is to build
inclusive community for
LGBTQ people in the
Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Visiting Scholar Brynn
Tannehill
SVE Friday Potlucks
EV Day of Action
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 19)
———————–
“Valley ConnectShen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December)
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
And find us on Facebook
Historic Victories for LGBTQ Candidates &
the 2019 General Assembly Session
November’s election resulted in a “rainbow wave” - historic
gains for LGBTQ representation in Congress and in state-wide
elections across the country. Arizona elected the first-ever
openly bisexual person to serve in the United States Senate—
Kyrsten Sinema and Colorado elected Jared Polis, the first
openly gay person to be elected governor in the US. Over 150
LGBTQ candidates were elected in November, doubling our
community’s representation in the US Senate.
Looking ahead: it is especially important to communicate with your representatives in Virginia (state Senator,
Delegate, and Governor) about bills during the Virginia
General Assembly session in 2019. Who are your representatives and how can you contact them?
virginiageneralassembly.gov/
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the General Assembly and advocates on behalf of
Virginia’s LGBTQ community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us
backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining
EV’s email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and
events. Sign up to receive information from EV here:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
�Visiting Scholar Brynn Tannehill, author of
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans
(But Were Afraid to Ask)
Monday, January 28, 7:00-8:00pm
Madison Union 256 (in the old Warren Hall building of Madison Union )*
James Madison University
8:15pm: Book signing and light refreshments
(The JMU Bookstore will have books for sale at the event.)
“How Research is (Mis)Used to Support the
Marginalization of Transgender People”
Brynn Tannehill graduated from the Naval Academy with a B.S. in computer science in 1997. She earned her
Naval Aviator wings in 1999 and flew SH-60B helicopters and P-3C maritime patrol aircraft during three deployments between 2000 and 2004. She served as a campaign analyst while deployed overseas to 5th Fleet
Headquarters in Bahrain from 2005 to 2006. In 2008 Brynn earned a M.S. in Operations Research from the Air
Force Institute of Technology and transferred from active duty to the Naval Reserves. In 2008 Tannehill began
working as a senior defense research scientist in private industry. She is the co-founder of SPART*A,
which advocates for and supports our actively-serving LGBT military members and veterans and their families,
while working to ensure the military provides equal opportunity for all service members regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sponsored by:
Shenandoah Valley Equality
Department of Justice Studies (JMU)
Cross Disciplinary Studies and Diversity Engagement (JMU)
University Health Center—The Well, SOGIE Programming (JMU)
Center for Multicultural Student Services (JMU)
Parking: Grace Street Parking Deck is closest—you do NOT need a JMU parking
permit to park there for this event. See map below for parking deck.)
*Campus Map: https://www.jmu.edu/map/ (click on “Madison Union” on
the map to see which building is “Warren Hall”)
Questions: Contact Dr. Christine Robinson at robin2cm@jmu.edu
�No one can erase your existence.
Take a deep breath.
Remember,
we have been around since the beginning of people.
And we will be around until the end of people.
The struggle is long, but we are strong. Resilient.
We do not take no for an answer.
Ever.
For goodness sake,
we challenged the very first pronouncement
ever made about us.
We even questioned the evidence our bodies presented to us
as we began to redefine the beauty of our selves
and our bodies…
We continuously confound our society and our culture,
and we ignore what we have been told is the norm.
We live on the edges
and we defy the definitions of others.
We are far more than the names we have been called.
We are Blessed by the breath of the Divine
and we are made in the image
of something much larger than ourselves.
We are Whole
and we are Holy.
And we are here.
By Reverend Emma Chattin
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is Feb. 15
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, a quarterly breakfast,
and an annual equality forum. We also share information about other local events.
st
nd
HOST our Friday Potluck (1 or 2 Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship,
park...You provide space, plates, utensils, and soft drinks — guests bring the rest.
ADVERTISE in our newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS with your business and referrals.
SHARE (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter FREE.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations due Dec. 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
READ our quarterly newsletter.
CHECK OUT our Facebook page.
COMMUNICATE with your representatives in the 2019 General Assembly session.
Connect with SVE
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 19 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.logcabinrepublicansva.org/index.html
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
Did you know that...
it is still legal to fire and not hire someone based on sexual orientation
and gender identity in Virginia?
it is still legal to deny housing and public accommodations to people
based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Virginia?
every year, Virginia lawmakers introduce (but fail to pass) several bills
that could help our communities?
Make Your Voice Heard
on EV’s Day of Action and
throughout the 2019 General Assembly session.
Join folks from across Virginia for EV’s Day of Action at the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad St. in Richmond, on Tuesday,
January 29, 2019. Lobby your elected representatives for bills
that will help improve the state of equality in Virginia, and participate in a day filled with networking and workshops.
For the detailed event schedule and to register, go to
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/dayofaction/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�EV has launched a new Community Education Program (CEP) to gain nondiscrimination protections in housing and public employment – and here are two ways YOU can help.
Have you experienced discrimination in housing and/or public employment? Do you support non-discrimination protections for LGB and Trans* Virginians? Equality Virginia
wants to hear from you! Contact smeadows@equalityvirginia.org to find out how your
voice can make an impact on trans rights in VA.
Sharing your story in one 15 minute phone call with Equality Virginia is a small action with
a big impact. Many people don't know that, in Virginia, gay and trans folks are not protected in housing and public employment. With one call, you can share how this has affected
you or someone you love. Show your support by contacting smeadows@equalityvirginia.org
or go to https://www.equalityvirginia.org/transgenderequality/cep/ to learn more.
Many people (including legislators) especially need more education about transgender issues.
We also know that sharing stories has the power to change hearts and minds. So, EV is looking
for people who are willing to chat with them for 15 minutes about why you support nondiscrimination protections in housing and public employment.
EV is especially eager to connect with transgender folks, families, and allies who have experienced discrimination or who simply support bills that protect all people from discrimination
based on gender identity and sexual orientation. CEP is an impactful way to empower our
community and make changes in the General Assembly. Check out EV’s website for other
ways you can help. www.equalityvirginia.org/transgenderequality/cep/
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is February 15
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually the 1st or 2nd Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the Valley
for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the
event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we email location information to SVE members only and do not publicly share or post
it through social media. To receive emails about the potluck and other events, join
as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member (for $15). See pg. 19 to
join SVE.
Would you like to host the potluck in your home, workplace, house of worship,
or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, eating utensils, and soft dr inks.
Guests bring a dish to share.
We need a host for March. Please
email David if you are willing to volunteer:
lanedj@jmu.edu
�SAVE THE DATE:
Madison Equality’s annual Charity Ball
raises funds for local non-profits working to
support the LGBTQ local community.
WHEN:
Saturday February 9, 2019
WHERE:
Madison Union Ballroom (5th floor of Warren
Hall), on campus at James Madison University
ADMISSION:
To be Decided
DRESS:
Casual or Semiformal
2019 DESIGNATED CHARITY:
CONTACT:
To be Decided
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
or mcgeehs@dukes.jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, December 14
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 19 for details).
Thursday, Dec. 20
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Wood Grill Buffet
at 1174 Reservoir St. in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please RSVP to
David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Friday, Jan. (Date TBA) SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 19 for details).
Thursday, Jan. 17:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Traditions Family
Restaurant at 625 Mt. Clinton Pike in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space,
please RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, January 19
SVE Quarterly Breakfast, 8:00 AM At The Little Grill, 621 N. Main St. in
Harrisonburg. Meet up with Shenandoah Valley Equality members and friends for
breakfast. RSVP by noon on the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Monday, January 21:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 28:
Visiting Scholar Brynn Tannehill “How Research is (Mis)Used to Marginalize
Transgender People.” At 7:00-8:00pm (Book signing at 8:15pm following the event)
Madison Union 256 (in Warren Hall) at JMU in Harrisonburg. Sponsored by Shenandoah
Valley Equality, the Department of Justice Studies (JMU), the Office of Cross Disciplinary Studies and Diversity Engagement (JMU), University Health Center—The Well,
SOGIE Programming (JMU), and the Center for Multicultural Student Services (JMU).
(See page 2 for more information).
Tuesday, January 29:
Equality Virginia Day of Action, See page 8 for details and contact information.
Friday, Feb. 1:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-8:30 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the location of this and
future potlucks, join SVE for free or as a voting member (See page 19).
Saturday, February 9
Annual Charity Ball, 7:00-11:00PM, Madison Union Ballroom at JMU. Sponsored by
Madison Equality at JMU. All proceeds go to a designated charity of the year. Food, fun,
music and dancing. Contact Hailey McGee for more information: mcgeehs@dukes.jmu.edu
February 14
Happy Valentine’s Day
Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2018
Page 13
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
February 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions. Empower your community. SVE invites
you to send us information for our quarterly (March-May) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen" about local LGBTQA community organizations, resources, and free events and
we'll include this information for free. This is a vital service; it helps to make our communi
ty stronger and improves the quality of life for individual members. Send information to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Thursday, Feb. 21:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Ruby Tuesday at
111 Burgess Road in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please RSVP to
David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Friday, March TBA
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
We need a HOST for March’s SVE Friday Potluck. Please email David at
lanedj@jmu.edu if you are willing to host the potluck.
Thursday, March 21
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Vito’s Italian Kitch
en at 1047 Port Republic Rd. in Harrisonburg. So we can reserve enough space, please
RSVP to David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, DATE TBA
16th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Event Date and Reservation infor
mation will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Send ads for the March issue (covering March, April, and May) by
Feb. 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2018
Page 14
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Impulse Gay Social Club
Primary Care
Behavioral Health
Dental
Women’s Health
Prenatal Care
Care Management (formerly The Valley
AIDS Network)
hburgchc.org
Coming to Waynesboro
in 2019
https://impulse-gsc.com/
��What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at a
local Valley restaurant to share a meal. Each
person pays for their own meal. Join SVE for
free or as a voting member (see page 19) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a
poor substitute for democracy, which
requires direct action by
citizens.”
—Howard Zinn, historian
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�Affirming Religious Communities in the Valley
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
4101 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
540-867-0073; office@huuweb.org; www.huuweb.org
RISE: a United Methodist Faith Community
60 W. Market St., Harrisonburg 22801
540-324-3241; riseharrisonburg@gmail.com; www.riseharrisonburg.com
Trinity Presbyterian Church
725 S. High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801; 540-434-9556
stephanie@trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org
www.trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org/
Stephens City
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley
6380 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA 22655
(540) 869-6965; minister@uushenandoah.org; www.ushenandoah.org
Waynesboro
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro
565 Pine Avenue, Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 942-5507; minister@uufw.org or mpnash1@gmail.com; www.uufw.org
Winchester
St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Episcopal Church
1527 Senseny Rd., Winchester, Virginia 22606
(540) 667-8110; stpaulswinchester@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/pg/StPaulsWinchester
Want to be listed here? Take Equality Virginia’s survey:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/faith-communities/
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
[Check Box]
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
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Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2018
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
www.svgla.org
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Staunton Pride
SVE Friday Potlucks
Transgender Summit
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 16)
———————–
“Valley ConnectShen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December)
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Judy Shepard stumping for Valley
Congressional Candidate Jennifer Lewis
Judy Shepard & Jennifer Lewis: A Reception
Judy Shepard is visiting the Valley for a fundraising
reception in support of Jennifer Lewis, Congressional Candidate for the US House of Representatives.
Judy Shepard, advocate for LGBTQ rights and
mother of Matthew Shepard, has been an unrelenting champion in the fight against bigotry and inequality. This year marks the 20th year since Matthew
Shepard was fatally tortured near Laramie, Wyoming. Judy and her husband, Dennis, are devoting
even more of their time to their life’s mission - and
Judy is supporting Jennifer Lewis for Congress, a
candidate who shares their vision for a world without
hatred...
The event is September 13, 2018, from 6-8pm at
Mill Street Grill in Staunton: 1 Mill Street. Staunton,
VA (second floor). Hors d'oeuvres will be served,
and guests may enjoy the cash bar.
Tickets are available at
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sheplew
This event is open to the press.
�First Pride Festival in Staunton
Friday, October 5
Pride movie screening. Details and ticket information TBA
Saturday, October 6
Main stage events, vendors, beer garden, food trucks, drag show
Volunteers needed:
www.stauntonpride.org/volunteer
Hosted by:
Staunton Pride
LGBT Technology Partnership and Institute
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
SAW Citizen Action Network
Details will be updated at
www.facebook.com/events/1124439161065915/ &
www.stauntonpride.org
�Every October, transgender and gender-nonconforming folks are joined by
friends, family, and allies for a full day of workshops at the Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit. The most important aspect of TIES
is community. To us, community means trust, solidarity, and a shared respect for people who are transgender and gender diverse. The summit is an
opportunity to build that community – to learn from and with each other in
an intentional and empowering space. TIES offers information that is designed to meet the interests and needs of transgender individuals, partners,
parents, youth, and allies to strengthen our community across Virginia. This
event is FREE—registration required: Visit www.equalityvirginia.org/
ties/ to register and see the schedule.
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
1651 E. Parham Road in Richmond (Free/accessible parking)
Shenandoah Valley
Equality
is proud to be a
“Community Voice”
in support of TIES
every year.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When: 3r d Satur day of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Char lottesville, VA
22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Contact: Facilitator Kar en at 434-882-3453 or
karenmeandering@gmail.com
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
SIDE BY SIDE is dedicated to
creating supportive communities
where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth
can define themselves, belong,
and flourish.
See our website for C’ville
youth group meetings
http://www.sidebysideva.org/
Youth Support Line:
888-644-4390
�Affirming Religious Communities in the Valley
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
4101 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
540-867-0073; office@huuweb.org; www.huuweb.org
RISE: a United Methodist Faith Community
60 W. Market St., Harrisonburg 22801
540-324-3241; riseharrisonburg@gmail.com; www.riseharrisonburg.com
Trinity Presbyterian Church
725 S. High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801; 540-434-9556
stephanie@trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org
www.trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org/
Stephens City
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley
6380 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA 22655
(540) 869-6965; minister@uushenandoah.org; www.ushenandoah.org
Waynesboro
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro
565 Pine Avenue, Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 942-5507; minister@uufw.org or mpnash1@gmail.com; www.uufw.org
Winchester
St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Episcopal Church
1527 Senseny Rd., Winchester, Virginia 22606
(540) 667-8110; stpaulswinchester@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/pg/StPaulsWinchester
Want to be listed here? Take Equality Virginia’s survey:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/faith-communities/
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is Nov. 15
WAYS TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY
JOIN SVE. Non-voting membership is FREE; voting membership is only $15/year
CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly potluck and dinner meet-up, a quarterly breakfast,
and an annual equality forum. We also share information about other local events.
st
nd
HOST our Friday Potluck (1 or 2 Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship,
park...You provide space, plates, utensils, and soft drinks — guests bring the rest.
ADVERTISE in our newsletter (see this newsletter for ad prices and sizes)
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS with your business and referrals.
SHARE (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter FREE.
NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations due Dec. 1 every year). All nominees must be voting members.
READ our quarterly newsletter.
SIGN UP on our Facebook page
VOTE for candidates who support equality for our community on November 6
Connect with SVE
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 16 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.logcabinrepublicansva.org/index.html
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
www.shenlgbtqcenter.org
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Staunton Pride
www.stauntonpride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
w w w .vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2018 ELECTIONS?
WILL YOU SUPPORT
EQUALITY on November 6?
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia
General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�How can you help EV’s work in Virginia?
Phone bank. Help us connect with more supporters of LGBT people. We’ll provide a quick and fun tutorial on phone banking before it happens – the best part
is that you can do this from the comfort of your home.
Donate to support our organizing efforts – even $5 goes a long way!
Pledge to make your neighborhood more LGBT-inclusive. Here are two ways:
Equality Means Business: EMB is an opportunity for locally-owned businesses to publicly state that they don’t discriminate against customers or employees who are gay or
transgender. EMB members make a promise that their business is a safe and welcoming
place for LGBT people to work and shop. Ask your favorite locally-owned business to join
EMB. Here’s a link to the online membership form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexJZhNlh5yWN4DcCioa0r-fZG-t58BORTW4niPUKkpE6gj2w/view
You can print and mail a PDF version of the form:
virginiafairness.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Updated-EMB-Form-8-24-17.pdf
To see who’s already a member, go to this link to view the directory:
virginiafairness.org/equality-means-business-2/emb-online-directory/
Reach out to Local Leaders: These elected officials have signed EV’s statement supporting legislation and policies that include adding sexual orientation and gender
identity in workplace, housing, and public accommodation policies:
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/connecting-with-elected-officials/resources-for-connecting-with-localleaders/local-leaders-for-fairness/
You can ask any locally-elected official in your area to sign the statement of support
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Local-Leaders-for-Fairness-Statement-of-Support.pdf
(Remember, this only applies to locally-elected leaders, not state-level representatives).
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is November 15
�HCHC offers a wide variety of services, including dental care, behavioral health, care
management (formerly the Valley AIDS Network), women’s health, and primary care
(pediatrics through adult). Interpretation services are available for patients in all areas of
health and dental services.
Visit hburgchc.org or contact by phone:
SCHEDULING
Main Site: 540-433-4913
Dental: 540-236-3688
AFTER HOURS MEDICAL
540-433-4913
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually the 1st or 2nd Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the Valley
for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the
event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we email location information to SVE members only and do not publicly share or post
it through social media. To receive emails about the potluck and other events, join
as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member (for $15). See pg. 16 to
join SVE and pgs. 11-12 for the schedule of events.
Would you like to host the potluck in your home, workplace, house of worship,
or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, eating utensils, and soft dr inks.
Guests bring a dish to share (BYOB if you prefer wine or beer).
We need a host for November and December—
email David to volunteer: lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, September 7
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
Thursday, Sept. 13:
Judy Shepard & Jennifer Lewis: A Reception, 6:00-8:30pm at The Mill Street Grill in
Staunton. See page 1 for details. Tickets are availa ble at:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sheplew
Saturday, Sept. 15:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Thursday, Sept. 20:
October 5-7
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE (see pg. 16) to receive
updated event information about the location. So we can reserve enough space, please
email David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
Staunton Pride Festival. See page 2 for information; visit www.stauntonpride.org for updated information.
October 11
National Coming Out Day
Friday, October 12
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
Saturday, Oct. 13:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM, At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact f
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Saturday, Oct. 20 :
5th Annual Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit, sponsored by
Equality Virginia. To be held J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond.
To register and for details, go to www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
October 21-23
Beyond Pink & Blue: Transitions & Transgender Care: A Regional Pastoral Care
Confer ence. Sponsored by Westminster Presbyterian Church (USA) in Charlottesville
REGISTRATION IS OPEN. The event website is being updated as the event is being
planned: https://innovation.sfts.edu/transgender-care/ The goal of the conference is to
increase awareness, support, and compassion for members of the trans community and
allies. Contact Winston Barham (barhawk@gmail.com) if you have questions.
October 26
Intersex Awareness Day
Tuesday, November 6: VIRGINIA ELECTION DAY, Virginia’s members of the US House of Representatives
and one of Virginia’s two US senators will be elected, as well as candidates for local (city
and county) governments
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
Page 13
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 2 or 9
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
We need a HOST for November's SVE Friday Potluck. Please email David at
lanedj@jmu.edu if you are willing to host the potluck.
Saturday, Nov. 10:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Tuesday, Nov. 13
November 15:
Thursday, Nov.15:
JMU Transgender Day of Remembrance Speaker; 7-9PM in the Madison Union Ball
room. Open to members of the JMU community and the general public.
SVE NEWSLETTER DEADLINE. We invite you to send information for our quarterly (December-February) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen" about local LGBTQA
community organizations and free events and we'll include this information free. This is a
vital service; it helps to make our community stronger and improves the quality of life for
individual members. Send information to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE (see pg. 16) to receive
updated event information about the location. So we can reserve enough space, please
email David at lanedj@jmu.edu by the day before if you plan to attend.
December 1
Friday, Dec. 7 or 14
World AIDS Day
Saturday, Dec. 8:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 16).
We need a HOST for December's SVE Friday Potluck. Please email David at
lanedj@jmu.edu if you are willing to host the potluck.
Send ads for the December issue (covering Dec, Jan. and Feb.) by
Nov. 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
Page 14
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Impulse Gay Social Club
Primary Care
Behavioral Health
Dental
Women’s Health
Prenatal Care
Care Management (formerly The Valley
AIDS Network)
hburgchc.org
Coming to Waynesboro
in 2019
https://impulse-gsc.com/
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
[Check Box]
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 14 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse
and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Fight for things that
you care about,
but do it in a way
that will lead others to
join you.”
—Ruth Bader Ginsburg—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�
Thank you for supporting SVE.
Renewal forms for current Level 1
(voting) SVE members were mailed
in July.
Renew by December 1 to vote for
and/or nominate yourself to serve on
the 2019 Shenandoah Valley Equality
Board of Directors.
�
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Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2018
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
Transgender Students Win in Two Federal
Court Cases in Late May
In late May, a federal judge in Virginia denied a motion by
the Gloucester County (Virginia) School Board to dismiss
———————–
Gavin Grimm’s lawsuit against it. Grimm is an 18-year-old
Community Events (inside)
transgender man who, while in high school, sued his district
TIES Pop-Up in Winchester
for the right to use the boys’ bathroom. In 2014, in response
SVE Friday Potlucks
to a complaint from parents, school officials prohibited
Pride Events in the Valley
Grimm from using the boys’ bathroom and required him to
———————–
use a unisex bathroom. The ruling means that Grimm’s lawEMPOWER YOUR suit may now proceed to a district court.
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 14)
———————–
“Valley ConnectShen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December)
Also in May, a federal appeals court (the 3rd Circuit Court of
Appeals) ruled in favor of the right of transgender students to
use facilities that align with their gender identities. The court
rejected a lawsuit brought by a non-transgender student and
their parents in Boyertown, PA, who alleged that school policies allowing trans students to use bathrooms that correspond
with their gender identities infringe on their right to privacy
in bathrooms and locker rooms.
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Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Boyertown’s school district implemented a policy to comply
with the Obama administration’s legal guidance which directed schools to allow students to use bathrooms that align
with their gender identity. The Trump administration reversed that guidance in February 2017.
�Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit
Pop-Up in Winchester
Virginia is a big state, and we know it’s not always convenient for
folks to join Equality Virginia in Richmond for our annual TIES
conference. That’s why EV is taking TIES on the road this summer to Norfolk, Roanoke, and Winchester. TIES Pop-ups will provide the best of what TIES has to offer, including:
trans-affirming mental health and medical consultations
a name and gender marker change clinic
employment readiness resources
how-to-tell-your-story advocacy workshops
tabling and community-building opportunities
This event is FREE—REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/tiespopup/
Shenandoah University, 1460 University Drive, Winchester
Saturday, July 14 from 4:00-9:00pm
We hope to see you there!
�SAVE THE DATE!
Sponsors & Volunteers Needed
Saturday, July 21, 2017
Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival
2-8pm, Court Square, Harrisonburg, VA
Parking
Park in the downtown parking lots on Water St., Wolf St., or
the lot beside Turner Pavilion/Farmer’s Market.
Sponsored by
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
http://www.shenandoahvalleypride.org/
shenandoahvalleypride@gmail.com
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The first Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:00PM at the Campbell
Building (formerly Emergicare) in Room 1120, 755 Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway.
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is Aug. 15
EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY.
1. JOIN SVE (or renew) as a voting member (only $15/year). We rely on your support to
cover administrative/event costs, such as our annual Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum.
2. CONNECT. SVE organizes a monthly Potluck and a “ Conversation & Cuisine” dinner at
a local restaurant in the Valley.
3. HOST SVE’s Friday Potluck (1st or 2nd Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship, park...You provide space, plates, utensils, soft drinks, ice, & cups — guests bring the
rest.
4. ADVERTISE in our newsletter. SUPPORT our advertisers with your business and referrals.
5. SHARE information with SVE about (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our
community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter FREE.
6. NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations due Dec. 1 every year). All nominees must be voting (Level I) members of SVE.
7. READ the newsletter and stay informed about organizations and events that support
and empower our community.
Connect with SVE
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 14 for membership information.
�Community Organizations
Alliance for A Progressive Virginia
apvonline.org
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.logcabinrepublicansva.org/index.html
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Department of Health—Transgender Health Services and Support
www.vdh.virginia.gov/disease-prevention/diseaseprevention/transgender-health-services-support/
Virginia NOW
http://vanow.org/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local or state-wide organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2018 ELECTIONS?
WILL YOU SUPPORT
EQUALITY on November 6?
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia
General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�How can you help EV’s work in Virginia?
Phone bank. Help us connect with more supporters of LGBT people. We’ll provide a quick and fun tutorial on phone banking before it happens – the best part
is that you can do this from the comfort of your home.
Donate to support our organizing efforts – even $5 goes a long way!
Pledge to make your neighborhood more LGBT-inclusive. Here are two ways:
Equality Means Business: EMB is an opportunity for locally-owned businesses to publicly state that they don’t discriminate against customers or employees who are gay or
transgender. EMB members make a promise that their business is a safe and welcoming
place for LGBT people to work and shop. Ask your favorite locally-owned business to join
EMB. Here’s a link to the online membership form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexJZhNlh5yWN4DcCioa0r-fZG-t58BORTW4niPUKkpE6gj2w/view
You can print and mail a PDF version of the form:
virginiafairness.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Updated-EMB-Form-8-24-17.pdf
To see who’s already a member, go to this link to view the directory:
virginiafairness.org/equality-means-business-2/emb-online-directory/
Reach out to Local Leaders: These elected officials have signed EV’s statement supporting legislation and policies that include adding sexual orientation and gender
identity in workplace, housing, and public accommodation policies:
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/connecting-with-elected-officials/resources-for-connecting-with-localleaders/local-leaders-for-fairness/
You can ask any locally-elected official in your area to sign the statement of support
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Local-Leaders-for-Fairness-Statement-of-Support.pdf
(Remember, this only applies to locally-elected leaders, not state-level representatives).
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is August 15
�SVE’s monthly Friday Potluck
Every month, usually on the First or Second Friday, SVE organizes a potluck in the
Valley (usually in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, or Augusta County) for the LGBTQA+ community. Volunteer members of SVE rotate hosting the
event. Guests bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we email location information to SVE members ONLY and do not publicly share or
post this through social media. To receive emails about the potluck and other
events, join as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member (for $15.
See pg. 14 to join SVE and pgs. 11-12 for the schedule of events.
Would you like to host the potluck in your home, workplace, house of worship,
or other setting? Hosts provide paper plates, eating utensils, soft dr inks, &
cups. Guests bring a dish to share (BYOB if you prefer wine or beer).
Email David to volunteer to host: lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thurs., June 7:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM. At the Campbell Building in
Room 1120 (formerly Emergicare), 755 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Harrisonburg. For
more information, visit www.pflagblueridge.org/ or contact pflagbr@gmail.com.
Friday, June 8:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 14).
Saturday, June 9:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Thursday, June 14:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. THIS DATE IS TENTATIVE; LOCATION TBA. Join SVE (see pg. 14) to receive updated event information.
Saturday June 23
Winchester Pride. Visit www.facebook.com/Winchester-Pride-882419518630234/
for details.
Saturday, June 23
Lost River Pride (West Virginia). Visit www.facebook.com/events/357845618022356/
for details.
Thurs., July 5:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM. At the Campbell Building in
Room 1120 (formerly Emergicare), 755 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Harrisonburg. For
more information, visit www.pflagblueridge.org/ or contact pflagbr@gmail.com
Friday, July 13:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 14).
Saturday, July 14 :
Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit Pop-Up in Winchester, 4:009:00pm at Shenandoah University in Winchester. (1460 University Drive) Join Equality
Virginia for workshops, including: trans-affirming mental health and medical consultations,
a name and gender marker change clinic, employment readiness resources, advocacy work
shops, community-building and networking. This event is FREE, registration required. For
more information, go to www.equalityvirginia.org/tiespopup/
Saturday, July 14:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM, At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact f
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Friday, July 20:
Miss Shenandoah Valley Pride Pageant., sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride
Alliance. Visit www.facebook.com/events/582152972159383/ for details.
Saturday, July 21:
Shenandoah Valley Pride. 2:00-8:00PM, Court Square in Harrisonburg. Volunteers and
Sponsors Needed. Contact ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com and visit
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
Page 11
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 26:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. THIS DATE IS TENTATIVE; LOCATION TBA. Join SVE (see pg. 14) to receive updated event information.
Thurs., Aug. 2:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM. At the Campbell Building in
Room 1120 (formerly Emergicare), 755 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Harrisonburg. For
more information, visit www.pflagblueridge.org/ or contact pflagbr@gmail.com
Friday, August 3:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 14).
Saturday, Aug. 11:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Wed., August 15:
SVE NEWSLETTER DEADLINE. We invite you to send information for our quarterly (September-November) issue of "The Valley ConnectShen" about local LGBTQA
community organizations and free events and we'll include this information free. This is a
vital service; it helps to make our community stronger and improves the quality of life for
individual members. Send information to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
August 17-19
Annual Twin Oaks Women´s Gathering (Louisa, VA). The Gathering is a celebration of
empowerment, healing and sisterhood. The weekend includes workshops, free time to net
work, drum, dance, meditate, strategize, walk in the forest, and generally live it up with new
and old friends. You can offer to lead morning yoga, set up a collaborative art project, host
a spiritual retreat space, share a zine on political organizing-whatever you can imagine, you
can create and share! Together, we refuel our collective spirit in preparation for the next
task: changing the world. Cooperative childcare is available, and registration fees are on a
sliding scale. Find out more, including how to register, at www.womensgathering.org
Thursday, August 23:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. THIS DATE IS TENTATIVE; LOCATION TBA. Join SVE (see pg. 14) to receive updated event information.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
ELECTION DAY
Send ads for the September issue (covering Sept., Oct., and Nov.) by
August 15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
Page 12
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone: (540) 432-3308
Testing:
(540) 432-3308
Español:
(540) 908-1889
LOCATION:
963 Reservoir Street, Second Floor,
Harrisonburg
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 (voting) Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
[Check Box]
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 (non-voting) Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 15 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Human progress is neither
automatic nor inevitable...
Every step toward the goal
of justice requires sacrifice,
suffering, and struggle;
the tireless exertions and
passionate concern of
dedicated individuals.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�
Thank you for supporting SVE.
We rely on donations and dues-paying
memberships to keep SVE operating.
Renewal forms for current Level 1 (voting) SVE
members will be mailed in early July.
Renew by December 1 to vote for and/or nominate yourself to serve on the 2019 Shenandoah
Valley Equality Board of Directors.
If you are a non-voting member, we hope you will
consider a voting membership or donation if you
are able to contribute.
�
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"The Valley ConnectShen," June 2018
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
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SVE.Newsletter.June.2018.pdf
Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2018
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2018
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Indigo Women’s Dance
SVE Friday Potlucks
Transgender Visibility Day
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Federal Court rules Sexual Orientation
Discrimination violates Civil Rights Act
The Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled in February that the
1964 Civil Rights Act bans workplace discrimination based on sexual
orientation. The decision contrasts with the Trump administration,
which argued against a gay employee. The Court ruled, “We now
hold that sexual orientation discrimination constitutes a form of discrimination ‘because of . . . sex,’ in violation of Title VII,” overturning a lower court ruling. The decision could have nation-wide impact.
The Supreme Court is the remaining appellate court.
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 13)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Meanwhile, in the 2018 General Assembly Session:
No Legislative Gains or Losses Thus Far…
For the first time in years, there were no anti-LGBT equality bills.
However, despite increasing bipartisan support for some pro-equality
bills in the Virginia Senate, most of these have been killed by committees in the House of Delegates. The session is winding down, but
not yet over.
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to
the Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s
LGBT community. EV works to introduce and support pro-equality
legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards. Stay informed about legislation affecting our community by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events.
You can find details of all bills EV is following in 2018 at this link:
www.equalityvirginia.org/equality-virginia-at-the-general-assembly/
�Canvas for the Cause: Transgender Visibility Day
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, 209 Monticello Rd., Charlottesville
Contact: info@thebridgepai.org or (434) 984-5669
Join Planned Parenthood, Bridge PAI, and local artist Golara Haghtalab as we
create a community canvas to raise awareness for Transgender Visibility Day.
TDOV is a day to show your support for the trans community. It brings attention to the accomplishments of trans people around the globe while
fighting cissexism and transphobia by spreading knowledge of the trans community. Trans activists Mia Mason and Donna Price will speak about why the
day is important to them and how allies can stand with the trans community.
We will then contribute to a community canvas, expressing through art why
we stand with #TransThriving.
All are welcome to contribute. Canvas and paint supplies will be provided.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact:
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�Private party for women only. Must be 21 to enter.
All women 21 and older welcome.
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
Shenandoah Valley Equality Needs YOU.
1. JOIN SVE (or renew) as a voting member (only $15/year). We rely on your support to
cover administrative/event costs, such as our annual Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum.
2. CONNECT. SVE organizes the monthly SVE Friday potluck and Conversation & Cuisine dinner in the Valley (and join us for our new “Breakfast & Conversation” event).
3. HOST SVE’s Friday Potluck (1st or 2nd Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship, park...You provide space, plates, utensils, soft drinks, ice, & cups — guests bring the
rest.
4. ADVERTISE in our newsletter. SUPPORT our advertisers with your business.
5. SHARE information with us about (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our
community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter free.
6. NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations are due Dec. 1
every year). All nominees must be voting (Level I) members of SVE.
7.
READ the newsletter and stay informed about local organizations and events that sup-
Connect with Our Community
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 13 for our membership form.
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 15th annual Commonwealth Dinner
is the state’s largest black tie gathering for our community. Enjoy live
entertainment, a silent auction, a dance, and network with others. At
the dinner, EV also recognizes OUTstanding Virginians who have
contributed to the equality movement and represented our community with distinction. We hope you can join us for this special event.
For more information or to make reservations, go to:
https://www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner2018/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
Find EV on the web at www.equalityvirginia.org
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
�SVE’s Friday Potluck
Every month, usually on either the First or Second Friday, SVE organizes a
potluck in the Valley (usually in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, or Augusta County) for the LGBTQA+ community. The event rotates to
a different location each month and is scheduled to accommodate the volunteer host’s preference). Please bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
email location information to SVE members ONLY and do not publicly share
or post it through social media. To receive emails about the potluck and other
local events, join as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member
(for $15). See page 13 for membership information and pages 10-11 for
events schedule.
We need potluck hosts for September and October.
Please let us know if you can host on the
1st or 2nd Friday of either month.
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, March 9:
Saturday, March 10:
Thursday, March 22:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 13).
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Vito’s Italian
Kitchen, 1047 Port Republic Rd. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to
lanedj@jmu.edu
Thurs., April 5:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, April 6:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 13).
Saturday, April 14:
15th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Reservation information will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Saturday, April 14:
INDIGO Women’s Dance Party (Private party for women only). Upstairs at the Mill
Street Grill in Staunton, 8PM, $15 Cover, Cash Bar, MUST BE 21 TO ENTER. For ques
tions, contact indigoparty@hotmail.com
Saturday, April 14:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM, At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact f
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Thursday, April 19:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Wood Grill Bufffet, 1711 Reservoir St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Thurs., May 3:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2018
Page 10
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, May 4:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 13).
Saturday, May 12:
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Tuesday, May 15:
Thursday, May 24:
May 25-28:
Saturday, July 21:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Chili’s Grill &Bar
at 1752 East Market St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Virginia Women’s Music Festival. Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for
women, located just off Interstate 64, in Kents Store, VA. Music, dancing, a 5k run, bon
fires and more. Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early. Go to campoutva.com for
details and ticket information. Note: The business office is not located at the campground.
Shenandoah Valley Pride. 2:00-8:00PM, Court Square in Harrisonburg. Volunteers and
Sponsors Needed. Contact ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com and visit
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community
resources and events for the calendar. This is a vital service; it helps to make
our community stronger and improves the quality of life for individual members. Empower your community. Send information to us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send ads for the June issue (covering June, July, and August) by May 15 to
Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Send items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
We’re on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/60282410939/
Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2018
Page 11
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone: (540) 432-3308
Testing:
(540) 432-3308
Español:
(540) 908-1889
NEW LOCATION:
963 Reservoir Street, Second Floor,
Harrisonburg
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
[Check Box]
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 15 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“If you wish to heal your
sadness or anger, seek to heal
the sadness or anger of others. They are looking to you
for guidance, help, courage,
strength, understanding, and
for assurance. Most of all,
they are looking to you
for love.”
—Ana Castillo—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�May 25-28
Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for women,
located in Kents Store. Music, dancing, a 5k run, bonfires and
more. Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early.
2018 MUSIC LINEUP
Jamie Anderson • Crys Matthews • Mama's Black Sheep •
Christine Havrilla • Someone's Sister • Kristen Ford •
Sharon Katz & the Peace Train • Bele Bele Rhythm Collective •
Wicked Jezabel • Sister Funk • Alma Hesson
Indigie Femme • Christy Snow • One Third Wish • SONiA disappear fear
See website for information about tickets, map,
worker registration & vendor registration
Group campsites are available for groups of 8 or more. Contact us via email or
send in all tickets at the same time to reserve yours.
Tent Rentals: Set up and take down provided by CampOut Staff. Sleeps up to 4
for $100 and includes 2 chairs at the site. Request a tent on the ticket order
form at
http://www.campoutva.com/music-festival.html
Other items available for rent (applies to tent rental campers only):
Hammock - $15 • Ice Chest - $5
�
The 2018 SVE Board of Directors
Eleanor Baker
Aaron Hagmaier
David Lane
Grayson Sless
Jackie Walker
Thank you for supporting us!
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Shenandoah Valley Pride, 2-8pm
Courthouse Square
Harrisonburg, VA
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
www.ShenandoahValleyPride.org
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�
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Title
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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
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
Publisher
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Shenandoah County Library
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Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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Text
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"The Valley ConnectShen," March 2018
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
Sexual minority community
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March 2018 newsletter "The Valley ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association).
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Digital Folder: 2018, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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Shenandoah County Library
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March 2018
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SVE.Newsletter.March.2018.pdf
Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2018
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2017
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Equality in the Valley
SVE Friday Potlucks
Madison Equality’s Annual
Charity Ball
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 13)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine, to advertise
and/or submit event
information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Historic Victories in Virginia’s Elections,
“Equality in the Valley,” &
the 2018 General Assembly Session
The November 2017 elections yielded historic electoral victories
for Virginia’s General Assembly, including the first openly
transgender person, Danica Roem, and the first openly lesbian
person, Dawn Adams, in the House of Delegates. Equality Virginia’s Executive Director, James Parrish, has been appointed to
Governor-elect Ralph Northam’s transition team.
Looking ahead: it is important to communicate with your elected representatives in Virginia (the Senate, House of Delegates,
and Governor) about bills/proposed legislation during the Virginia General Assembly in 2018. Who are your representatives
and how can you contact them? virginiageneralassembly.gov/
Join EV for “Equality in the Valley” on
Dec. 12 in Staunton and Dec. 13 in Waynesboro.
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the
Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s
LGBTQ community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality
legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and voice
your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s email list
for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events.
You can sign up to receive information from EV here:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
�“EQUALITY IN THE VALLEY”
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 6pm at Staunton Public Library (1 Churchville
Road, Staunton, VA) and
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 6pm at the Waynesboro Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship (565 Pine Ave., Waynesboro, VA)
hosted by Equality Virginia
Join EV, your neighbors and friends who support equality for our communities to
take action to pass nondiscrimination protections in Virginia’s General Assembly.
The November elections provide an opportunity like we have never had to move
equality forward.
However, Delegate Dickie Bell, who represents Staunton and
Waynesboro, stands in our way.
Last year, only 8 of Delegate Bell’s constituents used EV’s action platform to let
him know they support equality for LGBT Virginians. We need to change that, and
with you, we can. The majority of Virginians support equality for our community.
Staunton’s daily newspaper’s Editorial Board at The News Leader wrote “Virginia
needs to catch up in guaranteeing LGBT rights” and called on local legislators to
sign EV's nondiscrimination statement.
www.newsleader.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/09/29/virginia-needs-catch-upguaranteeing-lgbt-rights/714246001/
Join us Dec. 12 in Staunton and Dec. 13 in Waynesboro
Together we will call on Delegate Bell to sign the legislative office nondiscrimination statement and strategize on ways to bring more voices together. You know
Staunton and Waynesboro better than we do and we need your help expanding our
outreach and meeting folks in the community.
Remember, when we are visible — we win!
Together, we will seize this moment and win in 2018.
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
��PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact:
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is Feb. 15
Shenandoah Valley Equality Needs YOU.
1. JOIN SVE (or renew) as a voting member (only $15/year). We rely on your support to
cover administrative and event costs, such as our annual Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum.
2. CONNECT. SVE organizes the monthly SVE Friday potluck and Conversation & Cuisine dinner in the Valley (and join us for our new “Breakfast & Cuisine” event).
3. HOST SVE’s Friday Potluck (1st or 2nd Friday) at your home, workplace, house of worship, park... You provide space, plates, utensils, soft drinks, ice, & cups — guests bring the
rest.
4. ADVERTISE in our newsletter. SUPPORT our advertisers with your business.
5. SHARE information with us about (non-commercial) events of particular relevance to our
community and we will include them in our monthly e-calendar and newsletter free.
6. NOMINATE yourself to serve on SVE’s Board of Directors (nominations are due Dec. 1
every year). All nominees must be voting (Level I) members of SVE.
7. READ the newsletter and stay informed about local organizations and events that sup-
Connect with Our Community
Voting membership is $15 a year.
Non-voting membership is FREE.
You must be at least 18 to join.
See page 13 for our membership form.
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Do you know of a local organization that should be listed here? Tell us.
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
Did you know that...
it is still legal to fire and not hire someone based on sexual orientation
and gender identity in Virginia?
it is still legal to deny housing and public accommodations to people
based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Virginia?
every year, Virginia lawmakers introduce several bills that could harm
our communities?
every year, Virginia lawmakers introduce several bills that could help our
communities?
Make Your Voice Heard
on EV’s Day of Action and
throughout the 2018 General Assembly session.
Join folks from across Virginia for EV’s Day of Action at the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad St. in Richmond, on Monday,
February 5, 2018. Lobby your elected representatives for bills
that will help improve the state of equality in Virginia, and participate in a day filled with networking and workshops.
For the detailed event schedule and to register, go to
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/dayofaction/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is February 15
�SVE’s Friday Potluck
Every month, usually on either the First or the Second Friday, SVE
organizes a potluck in the Valley (usually in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, or Augusta County) for the LGBTQA+ community. The event rotates to a different location each month and is
scheduled to accommodate the volunteer host’s preference). Please
bring a dish to share. No RSVP needed.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private
property, we send location information ONLY to our email list of
SVE members and do not post it through social media or public
email lists. To receive emails about the potluck and other local SVE
events, you can join as a non-voting member (for FREE) or as a voting member (for $15). See page 13 for details on how to join.
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thurs., Dec. 7:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. For parents, family, friends, and all
allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, on the
JMU campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For more info. contact facilitator Mark
at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go to www.pflagblueridge.org
Tuesday, Dec. 12:
Fundraiser supporting the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance (see pg. 3 for details)
Dec. 12 & Dec. 13
“Equality in the Valley,” 6:00 PM at the Staunton Public Library, 1 Churchville Ave.
on Dec. 12 in Staunton and Wednesday, Dec. 13, 6pm at the Waynesboro Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship (565 Pine Ave, Waynesboro). Sponsored by Equality Virginia.
Join EV, your neighbors and friends who support equality for our communities to take ac
tion to pass nondiscrimination protections in Virginia’s General Assembly. The November
elections provide an opportunity like we have never had to move equality forward. Togeth
er, we will seize this moment and win in 2018. Light refreshments will be provided.
Thursday, Dec. 14:
Saturday, Dec. 16:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at El Charro, 1580 S.
Main St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Thurs., January 4
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, January 12:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 12).
Monday, January 15:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Thursday, Jan. 18:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Dragon Palace,
129 South Carlton Street in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Saturday, Jan. 20
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM, At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact f
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Thurs., February 1:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2017
Page 10
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, February 2:
SVE Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 12).
Friday, February 2:
Annual Charity Ball, sponsored by Madison Equality at JMU; see details on pg. 14
Monday, February 5:
Equality Virginia Day of Action, See page 7 for details and contact information.
February 14
February 15:
Thursday, Feb. 15:
Happy Valentine’s Day
Saturday, Feb. 17
Charlottesville Trans Families Meeting, 5:30-7:00 PM At ASG, 315 Tenth St., NE,
Charlottesville (at the corner of 10th and Jefferson). For more information, contact
facilitator Karen by email at karenmeandering@gmail.com or by phone at 434-882-3453
Saturday, Feb. 24
SVE’s Breakfast & Conversation, 8:00 AM At The Little Grill, 621 N. Main St. in
Harrisonburg. Meet up with Shenandoah Valley Equality members and friends for
breakfast. RSVP by noon on the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu.
Saturday, April
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Ruby Tuesday at
111 Burgess Rd. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
15th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Reservation information will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community resources
and events for the calendar. This is a vital service; it helps to make our community
stronger and improves the quality of life for individual members. Empower your community. Send information to us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit ads for the March issue (covering March, April, and May) by February
15 to Christine at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to David at lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2017
Page 11
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone: (540) 432-3308
Testing:
(540) 432-3308
Español:
(540) 908-1889
NEW LOCATION:
963 Reservoir Street, Second Floor,
Harrisonburg
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information;
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations;
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with LGBTQ people; and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and
national communities.
Level 1 Membership $15 per person (from July-July)
Your support helps with administrative costs through the year. Members receive:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about SVE events
A vote for members of the SVE Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Level 1 Membership: Please include a check for $15 for each person and send this
form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
[Check Box]
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Membership— FREE
Level 2 members receive an e-mailed version of the newsletter and advance information about all SVE events. To join as a non-voting member, email your first and
last name and state that you are at least 18 years of age to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�SAVE THE DATE:
Madison Equality’s annual Charity Ball
raises funds for local non-profits working to
support the LGBTQ local community.
WHEN:
Friday, February 2, 2018
WHERE:
Madison Union Ballroom (5th floor of Warren
Hall), on campus at James Madison University
ADMISSION:
To be Decided
DRESS:
Casual or Semiformal
2018 DESIGNATED CHARITY:
CONTACT:
To be Decided
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
or madisonequality@gmail.org
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 15 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998 Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“To every person who’s
ever been singled out,
who’s ever been stigmatized,
who’s ever been the misfit,
who’s ever been the kid in the
corner, who’s ever needed
someone to stand up for them
when they didn’t have
a voice of their own,
this one is for you.”
—Danica Roem—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline:
www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�People of Faith for Equality in Virginia is interested in finding
or forming a network of faith-based social justice advocates, congregational representatives and clergy in the Shenandoah Valley.
We need this group to be ready to provide supportive testimony,,
letters, and your presence during the 2018 Virginia General Assembly session in January. Please contact Paula Prettyman, Director,
POFEV at paula.prettyman@pofev.org or (703) 867-7560.
POFEV is an interfaith network of clergy and lay people who have been working together since 2006 for equality for LGBT Virginians. Our mission is to:
Achieve equality for all Virginians regardless of sexuality, gender, and gender
identity and expression
Insure all individuals and families are honored, and
Work together to create and sustain open and welcoming communities of faith
To fulfill our mission, we:
Build and maintain an interfaith network of laypersons and clergy working for
equality and inclusion of all LGBT Virginians in our social, political and religious
life;
Challenge religiously-based intolerance by offering an alternative vision of what
Virginia can be - “the beloved community” that includes and celebrates all and
heals injuries based on sexuality, gender, gender identity and expression, and
related forms of oppression;
Organize congregations, advocate for change, offer educational and devotional
resources, sponsor workshops and forums, host interfaith worship services and
other events, and maintain an active online presence to provide regular faithbased messaging for equality and justice.
http://www.pofev.org/
�Vote for the 2018 SVE
Board of Directors
Ballots for the 2018 SVE Board of Directors will be
sent in the new year to Level I (voting) members
who renewed their membership by December 1,
2017. Results will be announced at the Annual SVE
Membership Meeting (which will coincide with
February’s SVE Friday Potluck).
Thank you for supporting us!
��
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Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection
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This collection contains materials produced by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay & Lesbian Association). Among other items is the organization's newsletter.
Shenandoah Valley Equality is dedicated to building an inclusive community for LGBTQ people in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
The organization regularly held events designed to build strong community including potlucks, breakfasts, and forums. It also published a regular newsletter and maintained a website with resources for the Valley community.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Shenandoah County Library
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Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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"The Valley ConnectShen," December 2017
Subject
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
Sexual minority community
Description
An account of the resource
December 2017 newsletter "The Valley ConnectShen" published by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association).
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Digital Folder: 2017, Newsletter Series, Shenandoah Valley Equality Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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Shenandoah County Library
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December 2017
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SVE.Newsletter.September.2017.pdf
Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2017
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/b1a6d400a69fc4afd025bf41f9d80894.pdf
ef061a2f80965f986291ad9564ca8702
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Text
Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2017
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Miss Gay Harrisonburg
Pageant
Free Film Screening of
“Training Rules”
Transgender Information &
Education Summit
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Equipping Our Community:
Town Hall Equality Forum in Harrisonburg
Thursday, September 28, 6:30-8pm, Shenandoah Valley Equality, Equality Virginia, and Shenandoah Valley
Pride will co-host a forum called “Equipping our Community” at the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education
Center (620 Simms Ave.) in Harrisonburg, for the
LGBTQ community and our allies in the Valley.
This forum is designed to better prepare our community
to advocate for equality in Virginia in anticipation of the
November 7 elections (for Governor, Lieut. Governor,
Attorney General, and members of the Virginia House
of Delegates) and proposed legislation affecting our
community in the 2018 Virginia General Assembly.
(Membership Form pg. 15)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
The primary focus of the forum is two-fold: candidates’
positions on LGBT equality and discussion of the bills
that are likely to be introduced to the Virginia General
Assembly in 2018. Learn how to support pro-equality
candidates and legislation and to oppose bills that move
us backwards.
Please join us for this important event.
��PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact: Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2017 ELECTIONS?
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
& all 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates
WILL YOU SUPPORT
EQUALITY on November 7?
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia
General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�Film Screening:
“Training Rules: No Drinking, No Drugging, No Lesbians”
Monday, October 9, 6:00pm, Grafton-Stovall Theatre, JMU
Free and Open to the Public
This film examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a
web of homophobic practices, collude in the destruction of the
lives and dreams of many of its most talented athletes. Jennifer
Harris, featured in the film, later transferred to JMU to play basketball. She will be present for a discussion after the film.
Sponsored by the Madison Caucus for Gender Equality at JMU
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality
�Sponsors of the 2017 Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival
Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA__________________________
Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
Sara Festivals, Inc
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
Trevor Project
Human Rights Campaign
H.C. LoveCrafts
PFLAG Blue Ridge
RISE United Methodist Faith Community
BB&T
Mama's Caboose
The annual
pride
festival is
organized
by
Shenandoah
Valley
Pride.
Shenandoah Valley Wine Growers Association
KB&T Services
Litt'l TLC Antiques
Rocktown Rollers
Walmart #1344
Rainbows & Stuff
LuLaRoe Martha Kent
Thank you
for
supporting
our
community.
Cricket Wireless
Prism Learning Community
NOVA Pride
Equality Virginia_______________________________________
Shenandoah Valley Equality
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Rainbows & Stuff
Anicira
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Renew Rocktown
Planet Fitness
Harrisonburg Democratic Party
Blue Toad Hard Cider
BoBoKo Indonesian Cafe
Nerdy Dogs Rescue
Dans Concessions
Orange Gerberas
Valley Subaru
MillerCoors
Sentara RMH Medical Center
St. Stephen's United Church of Christ
Rotary Club of Harrisonburg
Valley AIDS Network
LGBT Virginians for Vogel
Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing
Harrisonburg Indivisible
The Gay United States Pageantry System, LLC
Please
support
these
organizations.
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is Nov. 15
Call for 2018 SVE Board Member Nominations
Shenandoah Valley Equality Needs YOU.
Will you volunteer to serve on the 2018 SVE Board of Directors? Nominate
yourself by December 1.* Send your name, phone number, and email address to us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
*To serve on or vote for the 2018 SVE Board, make sure you have joined or renewed
SVE as a Level I Member by December 1 (see pg. 15 for membership form)
Membership renewals were sent to all Level I
members in July.
Please remember to renew (or join) prior to
December 1, 2017 to vote for (or serve on) the
2018 Board of Directors.
See page 15 for our membership form.
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
�Every October, transgender and gender nonconforming folks are joined
by friends, family, and allies for TIES. The most important aspect of the
Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit is community.
To us, community means trust, solidarity, and a shared respect for people
who are transgender and gender diverse. The summit is an opportunity to
build that community – to learn from and with each other in an intentional
and empowering space. TIES offers information that is designed to meet
the interests and needs of transgender individuals, partners, parents,
youth, and allies to strengthen the transgender community across Virginia!
EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 4th annual Transgender Information & Empowerment Summit
WHERE: VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond)
WHAT: A full day full of workshops, resources, and community building.
Registration is OPEN and FREE. For more information or to
register, go to http://www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
SHENANDOAH VALLEY EQUALITY is proud to be
listed as a “Community Voice” in support of this event.
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is November 15
�SVE’s “First Friday” Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck organized by SVE in
Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, and Augusta County
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month the event rotates to a
different location. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private
property, we send location information ONLY to our email list of
SVE members and do not post it through social media or public
email lists. To receive emails about FF and other local SVE events,
you can join as a Level 2 member (for FREE) or as a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 15 for details on how to join.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 12-13.
We need hosts!
Email David to host the potluck: lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thurs., Sept. 7:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. For parents, family, friends, and all
ies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, on the James
Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For more info. contact
facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, Sept. 8:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE (See page 15 for details).
Saturday, Sept. 16
Miss Gay Harrisonburg Pageant, 8-11 PM. At Court Square Theatre in downtown
Harrisonburg. Sponsored by Rhinestone Productions. $5.00 Admission. For more infor
mation and to purchase tickets, go to www.valleyarts.org/performances/2017/9/16/missgay-harrisonburg-pageant-2017-2018
Thursday, Sept 21
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Pano’s Restaurant
& Lounge, 3190 S. Main St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by the day before to lanedj@jmu.edu
Thursday, Sept. 28
Equipping our Community: Equality Forum, 6:30-8:00 PM. At Lucy Simms Center,
620 Simms Ave., Harrisonburg. Sponsored by Shenandoah Valley Equality and Equality
Virginia, and Shenandoah Valley Pride. Forum is designed to equip our community to
advocate for equality in Virginia ahead of the November 7 elections (for Governor,
Lieut. Governor, Attorney General, and Virginia House of Delegates) and the 2018 Virginia
General Assembly. Help us support pro-equality candidates and legislation in Virginia.
Thurs., Oct. 5:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, Oct. 6:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 15).
Monday, Oct. 9:
Film Screening of Training Rules, 6:00-9:00 PM, at Grafton-Stovall Theatre at JMU;
Free and Open to the Public. Sponsored by the Madison Caucus for Gender Equality,
JMU. This film examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic
practices, collude in the destruction of the lives and dreams of many of its most talented
athletes. Jennifer Harris, featured in the film, later transferred to JMU to play basketball.
Ms. Harris will be present for a discussion after the film.
Mon., Oct. 16 DEADLINE to register to VOTE on November 7.
Are you registered?
Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2017
Page 12
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct. 19:
Saturday, October 21:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join us at Jimmy Madison’s
Southern Kitchen and Bourbon Bar, 121 S. Main St. in downtown Harrisonburg. RSVP by
10/18 to lanedj@jmu.edu
4th Annual Equality Virginia Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit.
Held at VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond). For more information and
to register (FREE), go to www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Thurs., November 2:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. For parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, on the
JMU campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For more info. contact facilitator Mark
at 540-405-1227, mitchmarke@aol.com, or go to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, November 3:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 15).
Tuesday, Nov. 7
ELECTION DAY—VIRGINIA ELECTIONS FOR GOVEROR,
LIEUT. GOV., ATTORNEY GENERAL, & ALL 100 SEATS OF
THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Nov. 15:
Thursday, Nov. 16 :
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Dec. 1:
DEADLINE to renew your Level I membership with Shenandoah Valley Equality
in order to vote for or serve on the 2018 Board of Directors (See pg.13 to join).
Dec. 1:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 15).
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Capital Ale
House at 41 Court Square in downtown Harrisonburg. RSVP by 11/15 to lanedj@jmu.edu
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community resources and events. Empower your community. Submit ads for the December issue
(covering December, January, and February) by November 15 to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2017
Page 13
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit: 601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor,
Suites 322/323/324, Harrisonburg
Mailing Address: VAN, JMU/IIHHS
MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website: www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVE events.
CHECK ONE of the following levels of support and complete the form below:
Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
You must be at least 18 years of age to join SVE.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 15 for
details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline: www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�People of Faith for Equality in Virginia is interested in finding
or forming a network of faith-based social justice advocates, congregational representatives and clergy in the Shenandoah Valley.
We need this group to be ready to provide supportive testimony,,
letters, and your presence during the 2018 Virginia General Assembly session in January. Please contact Paula Prettyman, Director,
POFEV at paula.prettyman@pofev.org or (703) 867-7560.
POFEV is an interfaith network of clergy and lay people who have been working together since 2006 for equality for LGBT Virginians. Our mission is to:
Achieve equality for all Virginians regardless of sexuality, gender, and gender
identity and expression
Insure all individuals and families are honored, and
Work together to create and sustain open and welcoming communities of faith
To fulfill our mission, we:
Build and maintain an interfaith network of laypersons and clergy working for
equality and inclusion of all LGBT Virginians in our social, political and religious
life;
Challenge religiously-based intolerance by offering an alternative vision of what
Virginia can be - “the beloved community” that includes and celebrates all and
heals injuries based on sexuality, gender, gender identity and expression, and
related forms of oppression;
Organize congregations, advocate for change, offer educational and devotional
resources, sponsor workshops and forums, host interfaith worship services and
other events, and maintain an active online presence to provide regular faithbased messaging for equality and justice.
http://www.pofev.org/
�The Shenandoah Valley Equality Board of Directors sends our love and gratitude to Vickie Lynn,
who served on our Board last year and has moved
from the area.
Best wishes to you, Vickie Lynn!
Thank you to our Level I Members
.
We rely on your annual dues to keep
SVE operating.
Renewal forms for current Level I members were
mailed in July. Renew by December 1 to vote for
the 2018 SVE Board of Directors.
If you are a Level II member, please consider a
Level I membership. See page 15 for details.
�
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Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2017
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2017
Website: www.svgla.org
THE VALLEY CO NNECTSHEN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
First Friday Potlucks
National Equality March
Shenandoah Valley Pride
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 12)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
7 Ways to Empower Your Community
1. JOIN SVE (or renew) as a Level I member (only $15/
year). We rely on your support to cover administrative
costs and sponsor events, such as our annual Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum.
2. CONNECT. SVE organizes the monthly First Friday
potluck and Conversation & Cuisine dinner in the Valley.
3. HOST the potluck. You provide the space, plates, utensils, soft drinks, ice, & cups — guests bring the rest.
4. ADVERTISE in our newsletter. SUPPORT our advertisers with your business.
5. SHARE information with us about events of particular
relevance to our community and we will include them in
our monthly e-calendar and newsletter free.
6. NOMINATE yourself for SVE’s Board of Directors
(nominations are due Dec. 1). All nominees must be
Level I members.
7. READ the newsletter and stay informed about local organizations and events that support our community.
�Join the National Equality March
June 11, 2017
On June 11, 2017, we will gather in Washington DC from all
across our country. We will march. We will leave empowered
to do the work that needs to be done in every community
across this nation.
Our single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed
by civil law in all 50 states.
www.facebook.com/National-Equality-March-88564194359/
�SAVE THE DATE!
Sponsors & Volunteers Needed
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival
2-8pm, Court Square, Harrisonburg, VA
Parking
Park in any of the downtown parking lots on Water St., Wolf
St., and the lot beside Turner Pavilion/Farmer’s Market.
Sponsored by
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
http://www.shenandoahvalleypride.org/
shenandoahvalleypride@gmail.com
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact:
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN
THE 2017 ELECTIONS?
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
& all 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates
WILL YOU SUPPORT
EQUALITY on November 7?
Every year, EV monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia
General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ
community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and
voice your support or opposition to specific bills by joining EV’s
email list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events:
www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
www.equalityvirginia.org
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is Aug. 15
Local and Vocal in Staunton, Virginia
A new group that meets twice a month to write letters to
elected officials and other leaders. A starting point for political action, as well as a place for people to connect. At
least once a month, we visit with YOUR group in YOUR
location (house of worship, community center, school).
localandvocalstaunton@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/localandvocalstaunton
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is August 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck organized by SVE in
Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Staunton, and Augusta County
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month the event rotates to a
different location. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private
property, we send location information ONLY to our email list of
SVE members and do not post it through social media or public
email lists. To receive emails about FF and other local SVE events,
you can join as a Level 2 member (for FREE) or as a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 12 for details on how to join.
See upcoming potlucks on page 9.
We need more hosts!
Email David to host the potluck: lanedj@jmu.edu
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Contact PFLAG directly to find out about monthly PFLAG meetings during the summer months (See page 4).
Friday, June 2:
Sunday, June 11
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE (See page 12 for details).
National Equality March in Washington, DC. For details, go to www.facebook.com/
National-Equality-March-88564194359/
Thursday, June 22
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Taj of India,
34 S. Main St. (downtown) in Harrisonburg. RSVP by 6/21 to lanedj@jmu.edu.
Friday, July 7:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 12).
Thursday, July 20:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Brothers Pizza,
Pasta, and Subs, 1059 S. High St. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by 7/19 to lanedj@jmu.edu.
Saturday, July 22:
“When We Rise.” Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival, 2-8 PM, At Court Square in Harrisonburg sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance. Volunteers and sponsors
needed. For more information go to www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Friday, August 4
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information, join SVE (See page 12).
August 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com.
Submit events for the September issue (events happening in Sept., Oct. and Nov.)
Thursday, August 24:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Olive Garden at
45 Burgess Rd. in Harrisonburg. RSVP by 8/23 to lanedj@jmu.edu.
Thursday, Sept. 14:
Shenandoah Valley Equality Forum, Location (in Harrisonburg) and Time TBA.
Tuesday, Nov. 7
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS FOR GOVEROR, LIEUT. GOV., ATTORNEY GENERAL, & ALL 100 SEATS OF THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community resources and events. Empower
your community. Submit ads for the September issue (covering September, October, and November) by
August 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of each month to
lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2017
Page 10
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE thanks businesses
& organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Contact VAN
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit: 601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor,
Suites 322/323/324, Harrisonburg
Mailing Address: VAN, JMU/IIHHS
MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website: www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVE events.
CHECK ONE of the following levels of support and complete the form below:
Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
You must be at least 18 years of age to join SVE.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversa on & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 13 for details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“If you are neutral
in situations of
injustice, you have
chosen the side of
the oppressor.”
—Desmond Tutu—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline: www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Shenandoah Valley Pride, 2-8pm
Courthouse Square
Harrisonburg, VA
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
www.ShenandoahValleyPride.org
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�Thank you to our Level I Members
.
We rely on your annual dues to keep
SVE operating.
Renewal forms for current Level I members will
be mailed during the month of June. Renew by
December 1 to vote for the 2018 SVE Board of Directors. If you are a Level II member, please consider a Level I membership.
2017 Shenandoah Valley Equality Board of Directors
JoAnn Benjamin
Rob Johnson
David Lane
Vickie Lynn
Christine Robinson
Grayson Sless
Jackie Walker
Teresa Whitesell
�
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SVE.Newsletter.June.2017.pdf
Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2017
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2017
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
DC Gay Men’s Chorus
Chili’s Benefit for Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
INDIGO Women’s Dance
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 15)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Trump Admin. Rescinds Transgender Student Guidance:
Gavin Grimm of Virginia to Supreme Court in March
The Trump Administration withdrew the Obama Administration’s legal guidance protecting transgender students under Title IX. The
guidance provided clarity on obligations to students —schools:
may not prohibit transgender students from using bathrooms
that correspond with their gender identity;
may not exclude transgender students from school activities;
may not punish students for not conforming to stereotypical notions of masculinity or femininity;
must give current and former students an opportunity to update
their records with accurate name and gender information; and
may not violate a current or former students’s privacy by disclosing their transgender identity to others.
The Administration’s letter stated "...withdrawal of these guidance documents does not leave students without protections… All
schools must ensure that all students, including LGBT students, are
able to learn and thrive in a safe environment."
Gavin Grimm, the transgender teen from Virginia whose school
bathroom access case will be heard by the Supreme Court, said,
"Thinking about transgender students everywhere, hearing that
your presidential administration has gone out of its way just to further discriminate against you... is very upsetting..."
The letter did not and could not repeal Title IX.
The letter did not and could not require schools to discriminate
or stop complying with the guidance. Local school districts and
states can still follow it, and do more to support trans students.
The letter invited those who have questions or comments on this
letter to contact the Department of Education at ocr@ed.gov or 800
-421-3481 (TDD: 800-877-8339); or the Department of Justice at
education@usdoj.gov or 877-292-3804 (TTY: 800-514-0383)." We
urge our members to take the opportunity to share your views.
�Private party for women only. Must be 21 to enter.
All women 21 and older welcome.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact:
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
SVE has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through VDOT.
It’s fun. It’s good exercise. It’s great for our planet.
Join us—our next outing is Saturday, April 22.
Meet us for breakfast at the Little Grill at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway afterward. We’ll provide vests, bags, and gloves.
Local and Vocal in Staunton, Virginia
A new group that meets twice a month to write letters to
elected officials and other leaders. A starting point for political action, as well as a place for people to connect. At
least once a month, we visit with YOUR group in YOUR
location (house of worship, community center, school).
localandvocalstaunton@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/localandvocalstaunton
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 14th annual Commonwealth Dinner
is the state’s largest black tie gathering for our community. Enjoy live entertainment, a silent auction, a dance, and
meet/network with others. Every year at the dinner, EV also
recognizes OUTstanding Virginians who have represented our
community with distinction and have contributed to the equality movement. We hope you can join us for this special event.
For more information or to make reservations, go to
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/14th-annual-commonwealthdinner/commonwealth-dinner-2017/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
JMU Madison Caucus for Gender Equality
www.jmu.edu/caucusgenderequality/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com & www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
�Could Virginia become the next North Carolina for LGBT People?
Governor Terry McAuliffe warns that his successor could sign legislation
similar to North Carolina’s HB2. Read the article here: thinkprogress.org/
virginia-next-north-carolina-mcauliffe-hb2-73ceb2727384#.19u15eqil
HOW TO BE INFORMED AND ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING
FOR LGBTQ EQUALITY IN VIRGINIA
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the
Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s
LGBTQ community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and voice your
support or opposition to specific bills by joining Equality Virginia’s email
list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events. Provide your
email address to EV here: www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
RESOURCES FOR THE 2017 VIRGINIA ELECTIONS FOR
GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Equality Virginia
equalityvirginia.org
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
http://pofev.org
Virginia Organizing
virginia-organizing.org/
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
www.vapartisans.org/
�“Trails 4 Tails”
Dog Walk/Run
APRIL 22, 2017 at 8am, JMU Festival Patio
Fundraiser for the
Valley AIDS Network
For more information, contact VAN
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Contact us
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit in person:
601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suites
322/323/324, Harrisonburg, VA
Mailing Address:
VAN, JMU/IIHHS MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
“Standing on the Side of Love”
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck hosted by SVE in Harrisonburg/
Rockingham County/Staunton/Augusta County (occasionally Mount Jackson)
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month the event rotates to a different
location. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
send location information ONLY to our email list of SVE members and do not
post it through social media or public email lists. To receive emails about FF
and other local SVE events, you can join as a Level 2 member (for FREE) or
as a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 15 for details on how to join.
If you want to join for free, send an email with your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age (SVE’s membership requirement)
to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com – we will add you to our email list.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 12-13.
Volunteer to host.
Email us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�God Save the Queens: A Salute to Rock Royalty
GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 8:00pm, Forbes Center
TICKETS
Two vocal
ensembles
will sing
music by
American &
British rock
legends
Elvis,
Queen,
Prince,
Madonna,
Adele &
more!
Regular &
Subscribers
$25
Seniors &
JMU Fac./
Staff $24
JMU Students
$18 (Purchase
in person only.
One per ID.
Cash only, 90
minutes before
show)
Online: www.jmu.edu/forbescenter/tickets/tickets.shtml
Box Office: In person at 147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg
Phone: 540.568.7000
A benefit performance
for the Valley AIDS
Network
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thurs., March 2:
Friday, March 3:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE as a Level I or II member
(See page 15 for details).
Thursday, March 16:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE at Chili’s on 1752 E.
Market Street in Harrisonburg. 10% of all of the proceeds from Chili’s sales on March
16 will go to the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance (see details on page 14).
March 26-29
Virginia Women’s Music Festival. Held at Camp Out, a secluded natural getaway for
women, located just off Interstate 64, in Kents Store, VA. Music, dancing, a 5k run, bon
fires and more. Camping, cabin and RV spaces sell out early. Go to campoutva.com for
details and ticket information. Note: The business office is not located at the campground.
Saturday, April 1
INDIGO Women’s Dance Party (Private party for women only). Upstairs at the Mill
Street Grill in Staunton, 8PM, $15 Cover, Cash Bar, MUST BE 21 TO ENTER. For ques
tions, contact indigoparty@hotmail.com
Saturday, April 1
14th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Reservation information will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Saturday, April 1
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC. “God Save the Queens!”: music by American
and British rock legends Elvis, Queen, Prince, Madonna, Adele, & more. 8:00 PM at the
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at JMU in Harrisonburg. Benefit Concert for the
Valley AIDS Network. Ticket information at www.jmu.edu/forbescenter/tickets.
Thurs., April 6:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, April 7:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For date and location of the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 15 for how to join).
Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2017
Page 12
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 20:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE for updated
information about C&C events (See pg.15 for how to join).
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Saturday, April 22 :
SVE Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM We gather at the Little Grill for
breakfast and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work afterward. Join us! We provide safety vests, gloves, and bags. In case of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled.
Saturday, April 22 :
Thurs., May 4:
Friday, May 5:
Monday, May 15:
“Trails 4 Tails” Dog Walk/Run Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network. See page
8 for details.
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For date and location of the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 15 for how to join).
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com.
Submit events for the June issue of the newsletter (events for June, July, & August)
Thursday, May 18:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Join SVE for updated
information about C&C events (See pg.15 for how to join).
Saturday, July 22:
Shenandoah Valley Pride. 2:00-8:00PM, Court Square in Harrisonburg. Volunteers and
Sponsors Needed. Contact ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com and visit
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community resources for the
newsletter and events that would be of interest to our community for the calendar. This is a vital
service; it helps to make our community stronger and improves the quality of life for individual
members. Send information to us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of each month to
lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit ads and events for the June issue (covering March, April, and May) of The Valley
ConnectShen by May 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2017
Page 13
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE wishes to thank
local businesses and
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVE events.
CHECK ONE of the following levels of support and complete the form below:
Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
You must be at least 18 years of age to join SVE.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 13 for details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“Let each person do [their]
part. If one citizen is
unwilling to participate, all
of us are going to suffer. For
the American idea, though it
is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.”
—June Jordan—
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline: www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�In the News...
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (JMU alum, class of 2004) supported
LGBTQ issues on the campaign trail, and now he hopes to see Richmond designated as a top tourist destination in the Nat West British
LGBT awards. The annual British LGBT awards ceremony supports
causes in the UK and around the world, honoring people, organizations and places in almost 90 categories with about 100,000 votes
submitted every year.
“In 2014 we did something no other city ever did, we came out of
the closet,” said Stoney. “OutRVA represents more than just a marketing campaign, it’s a welcoming way of life.” Stoney was invited to
be a part of the video in connection with the city’s LGBTQ tourism
campaign, OutRVA. Created by VCU students in 2014, the Richmond Region Tourism has used the campaign to help show RVA is a
great place to be no matter who you love. “Richmond, VA, is truly
for all lovers… now is the time to let the world know how welcoming Richmond is.” Cast your vote here:
http://britishlgbtawards.com/vote_now/
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Shenandoah Valley Pride, 2-8pm
Courthouse Square
Harrisonburg, VA
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
www.ShenandoahValleyPride.org
Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�
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Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2017
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2012
Website:
www.svgla.org
THE FAMILY
CONNECTSHEN
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Email:
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
2012 Shenandoah Valley Pride
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. 9)
• Charlottesville
Women’s Choir
• Conversation & Cuisine
in McGaheysville
• 2nd Annual Bike Ride
and Wine Tasting
———————–
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
———————–
Celebrate with family and friends in SVGLA!
“Pride in the Park”
is scheduled for Sunday, July 22 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)
There is still time to be a Pride Co-Sponsor (see page 8 for details)
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.
Check out EV at your local pride, or better yet, volunteer!
Upcoming Pride Events (as listed on Equality Virginia’s website):
Capital Pride: Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 10, 2012 from 11am - 6pm, Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW. For more information about the festival and other Capital Pride festivities,
visit www.capitalpride.org.
Sixth Annual Valley Pride in the Park: Harrisonburg (See page 1 for details)
Out in the Park: Hampton Roads Pride, Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 11am, Town Point
Park in Norfolk, VA. This year the festival will take place at Town Point Park in Norfolk
Virginia. For more information on Out in the Park, visit the Hampton Roads Pride website
at www.hamptonroadspride.net.
Pride in the Park: Roanoke, Sunday, September 16, 2012, Suntrust Plaza/Franklin Rd, in
between Elmwood Park and Market Street. For more information visit
http://www.roanokepride.org/.
Virginia Pride: Richmond. Saturday, September 29, 2012, Kanawha Plaza, Richmond
Virginia. For more information about Virginia Pride, please visit
http://www.vapride.org/.
Pride in the Burg: Fredericksburg Pride, TBA, More information
coming soon from http://www.fredpride.us/
Pride in the Park: Charlottesville, TBA, More information coming
soon from cvillepride.wordpress.com.
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.
Our next outing is Saturday, August 18
(Aug. 25 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
https://www.facebook.com/madisonequality
Network VA: Building LGBTQQ Coalitions on Campus
https://www.facebook.com/networkvirginia
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Soulforce
www.soulforce.org
SVGLA
www.svgla.org and 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 2, June 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
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 page 9.
Would you like to host First Friday?
Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
�PRIDE-IN-THE-PARK
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Set Up
Grill Team
Decorations
Clean up Crew
Security
Show your pride, lend us a hand.
Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com to sign up
Would your organization like to sponsor Valley Pride this year? We do not require financial support but we certainly welcome any
contribution that sponsors can provide.
Also, to encourage attendance, we ask our
sponsors to consider publicizing the event
via personal and organizational communication networks.
INFORMATION FOR POTENTIAL SPONSORS
Sponsor Requirements:
Allow use of name/logo for Valley Pride publicity
Publicize event (optional)
Provide financial support (optional)
Sponsor Benefits:
Information table space (bring your own table)
Program recognition at the event (and the September 2012 SVGLA newsletter)
Open mike for diversity statements by your organizational representative
Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com to sponsor Valley Pride.
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
�
Friday, June 1:
Full
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II
pagemember
ad for
Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
at www.svgla.org)
�
Sunday, June 3:
Charlottesville Women’s Choir, 4:30pm (see page 4 for details)
�
Tuesday, June 12
Conversation & Cuisine in McGaheysville, 6:30-8:30pm. At Hank’s
Smokehouse, 49 Bloomer Spring Rd.
�
Sun., June 17:
SVGLA Board Meeting, 4:00-6:00 PM. For location and directions, contact
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
� Friday, July 6:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harri
sonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II
member at www.svgla.org)
�
Sixth Annual Valley Pride, 4:00-8:00 PM, Hillandale Park, Shelters 11 and
12. Celebrate who you are with friends, “family,” and allies here in the Valley!
Sunday, July 22:
� Friday, Aug. 3:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harri
sonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II
member at www.svgla.org)
�
August 15
DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions for the September issue.
Send advertisements and milestones to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
�
Saturday Aug. 18:
SVGLA Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM SVGLA has adopted
a section of highway near Harrisonburg through the VDOT Adopt-AHighway program. We gather at the Little Grill for breakfast at 8am and then
head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. Sign up SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
� Friday, Sept. 7:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harri
sonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions, join SVGLA as a Level II
member at www.svgla.org)
�
Sunday, Sept. 16
2nd Annual Bike Ride and Wine Tasting, 8:00 AM, Harrisonburg. Fund
raiser for the Valley AIDS Network (See page 5 for details).
�
Sunday, Sept. 16
23rd Annual Roanoke Pride In The Park, Roanoke, VA.
Submit items for the monthly community 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 15, Issue 2, June 2012
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 2012 Board).
Advance information about SVGLA events
Level I membership is from July 1, 2012-July 1, 2013.
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 Law Bans Gender Identity Discrimination
In April, the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a ruling that employers who discriminate against employees or job applicants based on gender identity can now be found in
violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This means that employment discrimination
against transgender people is illegal under current federal law. The EEOC stated that Title VII does
more than protect against discrimination based on biological sex. According to the EEOC, “protections
sweep far broader than that, in part because the term 'gender' encompasses not only a person’s biological
sex but also the cultural and social aspects associated with masculinity and femininity.”
Support for Marriage Equality Increases Among African-Americans
On the heels of President Obama’s and the NAACP’s (the country’s most prominent civil rights organization) public endorsements of marriage equality, three recent polls found a significant increase in support for marriage equality among African-Americans. These include a national poll that found 59% of
African-Americans say they support marriage for same-sex couples, up from 41% in earlier polls; a poll in
Maryland which found that support for the state’s recently passed marriage equality law has increased by
20 percent among African Americans; and a third poll that found an 11 point increase in support among
black North Carolinians. All of the polls were conducted after President Barack Obama announced his
support for marriage equality.
Interfaith Voices Survey on Religion, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Interfaith Voices, the nation’s leading religion news magazine on public radio is launching a multi-part
series focusing on the ways that different religions address sexual orientation and gender identity issues.
Take the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/interfaithvoicessurvey
Quotable:
"Imagine how our own families, let alone
the world, would change if we vowed to
keep faith with one another, strengthen
one another, look for and accentuate the
virtues in one another, and speak
graciously concerning one another.”
—Gordon B. Hinckley
�Do you want to co-sponsor
RENEW YOUR SVGLA
SVGLA’s 6th Annual
MEMBERSHIP IN JULY
Valley Pride?
2012 renewal forms will be
mailed to Level I members in
June.
Contact us ASAP at
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com to have your
organization’s logo and name listed free in
the Valley Pride program at the event and the
September newsletter.
Thank you for supporting SVGLA.
THANK YOU for supporting Valley Pride!
See you at Valley Pride.
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
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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 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.
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Sexual minorities
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Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
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SVGLA.Newsletter.June.2012
Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2012
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2010
Website 1: www.svgla.org
T HE CON NECTS HEN
THE CONNECTSHEN
Website 2:
www.myspace.com/svgla
Mail: P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Email: SVGLA@svgla.org
Good Tidings from the White House
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.
To our delight and great surprise, SVGLA received a holiday/
new year greeting card in our mailbox in December signed by
the President and First Lady with this message to all of us:
Season’s Greetings 2009
May your family have
A joyous holiday season
And a new year blessed
With hope and happiness.
———————–
Upcoming Events: (page 7)
Mardi Gras Night re-
scheduled
SVGLA Board Meeting
First Friday Potluck
EV Commonwealth
Dinner
Shenandoah Valley Pride
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVGLA
(Membership Form page 6)
With your annual dues of
$15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive voting
privileges and discounts 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. Sign
up at svgla@svgla.org
———————–
Since President Obama took office a little over a year ago,
the Obama administration has extended some benefits to same-sex partners of federal
employees;
signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which
includes actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or disability;
lifted the HIV entry ban;
extended the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act;
signed the U.N. Statement on “Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity:”
spoken out forcefully on Uganda’s proposed legislation allowing the death penalty for adult,
consensual same-sex sexual activity;
endorsed the Baldwin-Lieberman bill to extend full domestic partner benefits and obligations
to federal employees;
appointed a record number of qualified LGBT Americans, including more than 10 Senateconfirmed appointments;
and issued the first Presidential Pride proclamation since the Clinton administration in 2000.
2010 SVGLA Board Members
Mike Drumheller
Linda Royster
Rob Johnson
Steven Sisson
David Lane
Grayson Sless
Christine Robinson
The SVGLA “Family Connectshen” is published quarterly
(in March, June, September, and December).
�Mardi Gras Night Rescheduled for April 2010
The second annual “Mardi Gras Night”, postponed from February due to snow,
is rescheduled for Saturday, April 10th, at 6:30 pm at the Blue Nile
Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant located at 181 N. Main Street in downtown
Harrisonburg. “Mardi Gras Night” is a silent auction fundraiser for Valley
AIDS Network.
The tickets are $40 and include hors d’oeuvres, two
complimentary drinks, and music. Tickets may be purchased at the door or
reserved by calling the Valley AIDS Network office at 540-568-8838 or by
calling Violet Allain at 540-434-3254. There are some wonderful items for the
auction at this event including a $250 gift certificate from Bluestone Optical,
two hours of harp music, many fine art and collectible pieces, and a wonderful
array of gift certificates and baskets.
The Valley AIDS Network is dedicated to compassionately meet the needs of
individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, promote education, and encourage
prevention in the Central Shenandoah Valley. As housing and medical costs
increase VAN relies on donations from the local community and fundraisers,
like “Mardi Gras Night,” are crucial. One out of every 370 Virginians is known
to be living with HIV/AIDS. It is estimated that about 50% or less of
Virginians living with HIV/AIDS are not in care. In addition, estimates suggest
that about 5,500 Virginians do not know that they are infected with HIV. The
services Valley AIDS Network provides are essential to assisting our neighbors
receiving and sustaining care.
Come join us for “Mardi Gras Night” and have fun while doing
something good for the Valley!
For more Info:
�To our members and advertisers,
thank you for your support of SVGLA.
We wish you all the best in 2010.
The 2010SVGLA Board of Directors
We’ve Adopted a Highway!
SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through
the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Help
good
bors in
community.
First we meet for breakfast, then we clean up the highway.
Email symphonyfan@yahoo.com to join us.
us be
neighthe
�Spotlight on Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
EV is a statewide, non-partisan education, outreach and advocacy organization
seeking equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Virginians.
Equality Virginia has your back. Some of EV’s successes:
Led passage of the Small Business Insurance Parity Act, allowing all Virginia businesses to offer domestic partner health care insurance benefits.
Helped pass legislation guaranteeing every person’s right to decide who they want to visit them in the hospital.
Helped pass legislation setting up a state-wide registry for Advanced Health Care Directives making it easier
for doctors to know who is authorized to make medical decisions for loved ones in a time of need. (More details about the Registry on page 9 of this newsletter.)
Helped pass anti-bullying legislation.
Defeated legislation to ban adoption based on sexual orientation and then helped defeat the anti-gay legislator
who sponsored the bill.
Repeatedly defeated legislation to ban gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in elementary and high schools.
Led the fight against the "Family Rule" that would have kept our families from qualifying for low-income loans
from the Virginia Housing Development Authority and defeated legislation that would have reinstated the rule.
Succeeded in overturning a law that threatened to revoke liquor licenses for establishments that employed or
catered to “homosexuals.”
Worked successfully to elect fair-minded legislators through EVPAC. 80% of supported candidates have won.
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/
Virginia’s Republican Governor Eliminates Non-Discrimination Protections
based on Sexual Orientation for State Employees
On February 5, 2010 Virginia Republican Governor McDonnell signed an executive order that
prohibits employment discrimination for state employees who are veterans or “on the basis of
race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, political affiliation, or against otherwise qualified
persons with disabilities.” This order rescinds executive orders that included “sexual orientation” from Virginia’s two previous governors, both of whom are Democrats, United States Senator Mark Warner and Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine.
�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
Valley AIDS Network
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
www.vapartisans.org/
Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2010
Page 5
�The LGBT & Ally Education Program at James Madison University...
...presents two awards each year to deserving JMU community members whose services
have a resounding im pact on the LGBT & Ally community. It is with these awards do we
give our appreciation by honoring those exemplary individuals who strive for the education,
advocacy, and support of the LGBTIQA community.
LGBT & ALLY EDUCATION AWARD - 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.
CHRIS L. GATESMAN SERVICE AWARD - Given in recognition of outstanding dedication and support of James Madison University's LGBT & Ally Education Program.
If you know of a person who deserves recognition for their achievements, please fill out our
nomination form found at this link: 2010 LGBT & Ally Education Awards.
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS:
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010
Nomination for awards will be reviewed by a committee of JMU staff, faculty, and students.
All awards will be presented at this year’s Lavender Graduation. For more information on
the awards or Lavender Graduation, please check our website at http://www.jmu.edu/lgbta.
Questions? Contact The LGBT & Ally Education Program at jmulgbta@gmail.com.
Subscription to the Lesbian Connection
Lesbian Connection is the free worldwide forum of news, ideas, and information for, by, and
about lesbians. We’ve been publishing since 1974, and we mail issues out every other month in
plain brown envelopes (the word “lesbian” doesn’t appear anywhere on the outside).
So, if you’re a lesbian and you’d like to start receiving LC, all you need to do is email us
(elsiepub@aol.com) your full name and complete (snail mail) mailing address and we’ll be happy
to add you to our list. (By the way, our mailing list is totally confidential; we never sell, loan or
share it with anyone else.) We’d also like to know where you heard about us. In case you’re wondering LC survives on the donations we receive from our readers.
However, contributions are voluntary and subscriptions really are free to all lesbians. Our goal is,
quite simply, to connect the lesbian community worldwide. (F.Y.I. our official name and address
is Elsie Publishing Institute (EPI), PO Box 811, East Lansing, MI 48826, ph 517-371-5257, fax
51 7-371- 5200 . EP I is a tax -ded uctible 5 01(c )3 nonp rofi t chari ty.)
�SVGLA COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE
“Equal” (LGBT Nights), 9pm – 2am, Bourbon Street Restaurant & NightFull page ad for
Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
club, 1588 South Main Street in Harrisonburg (no cover before 10pm, $4.00 after).
All Tuesdays & Fridays:
Wednesday, March 3:
Madison Equality Brown Bag Lunch Discussion: “Who’s Straight?” cosponsored by the SAUP Diversity Council, held at JMU in Taylor Hall, Room 404,
12:00 – 1:30 PM. Bring your lunch and discuss the topic in a relaxed setting. For
more information on Madison Equality, visit orgs.jmu.edu/madisonequality/
Friday, March 5:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact lanedj@jmu.edu)
Tuesday, March 16:
SVGLA Board Meeting, 7:30-9:00 PM (for location and directions contact
lanedj@jmu.edu)
Saturday, March 20:
Miss Harrisonburg Newcomer and Miss Harrisonburg at Large Contest,
8:00 PM, Lucy Simms Auditorium, 620 Simms Avenue, Harrisonburg VA.
Admission is $10.00. Proceeds will benefit Valley AIDS Network (VAN) and the
Miss Gay Harrisonburg Pageant.
Fri.-Sun, March 19-21:
2010 Generation Equality Conference, University of Richmond. GE is a
college/university LGBTQ political advocacy, education, and networking organization in which any student, faculty, or staff member may participate. For GE con
ference schedule and registration info, go to www.equalityvirginia.org and click on
“Generation Equality”
Friday, April 2:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions contact lanedj@jmu.edu)
Saturday, April 10:
“Mardi Gras Night,” 6:30pm at the Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine, 181 N. Main
Street, downtown Harrisonburg. (See pg. 2 for details.)
Saturday, May 1:
Equality Virginia’s Seventh Annual Commonwealth Dinner, Richmond
Marriott, 4:00 PM (for more information or to make reservations, go to
www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner).
Sunday, May 2:
Lavender Graduation, JMU, Taylor Hall 404. The Lavender Graduation ceremony celebrates the many achievements of graduating LGBTA students and their
accomplishments to the LGBT community. Congratulations to the graduating
Class of 2010! For more information, contact jmulgbta@gmail.com
Friday, May 7:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu)
Friday, May 14:
Deadline for article and ad submissions for the June issue of the SVGLA
newsletter. Send items & inquiries to symphonyfan@yahoo.com
Friday, June 4:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu)
Sunday, July 25:
Fourth Annual Valley Pride, 4:00-8:00 PM, Hillandale Park, Shelters 11 &
12. Celebrate who you are with friends, “family,” and allies right here in the Valley!
Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu
Volume 13, Issue 1, March 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 of a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address or an e-mailed
version of the newsletter.
A chance to vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors.
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
Level 2 Support
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I verify that I am at least 18 years of age.
Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
�Virginia's FREE Statewide Advance Health Care Directive Registry
to be fully operational on April 16, 2010
Virginia's statewide Advance Health Care Directive Registry will be fully operational by this
year’s National Health Care Decisions Day on April 16, 2010. Virginia will be the 10th state in
the US that offers its residents an Advance Directive Registry. The Registry will provide a means
whereby health care providers can access health care directives anywhere in the state, regardless
of an individual or couple's sexual orientation. Best of all, this service is FREE to Virginians.
Del. Dave Englin and Sen. George Barker introduced legislation to create the statewide Advance Health Care Directive Registry in 2008. With Equality Virginia’s strong support, this
bill passed the General Assembly almost unanimously before being signed by Governor Kaine.
The bill mandated creation of a state database where all Virginians can upload their Advance
Health Care Directives in order to make them accessible to hospital administrators if the patient
is incapacitated or does not have the paper copies readily available.
The Registry will help ensure that health care providers will have easy access to the documents
that make a patient’s health care wishes known, avoiding conflicts that can arise among and between loved ones when such documents are not in the hands of those providing treatment. The
Registry law was effective on July 1, 2008, and the process for defining regulations and procedures for implementing this new online database has been moving along since then.
At a recent meeting, the companies engaged to create the Registry made a presentation outlining
how the Registry will work and announced that the Registry went “live” for individuals on February 17, 2010, will be live for institutions on March 17, 2010 and will be fully operational by
this year’s National Health Care Decisions Day on April 16, 2010.
Quotable:
“Critical thinking [is] the most important skill
for the pursuit of freedom, equality and justice,
and the greatest enemy of authoritarianism.”
—Suzanne Pharr
�
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Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
The organization regularly held events designed to build strong community including potlucks, breakfasts, and forums. It also published a regular newsletter and maintained a website with resources for the Valley community.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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"The ConnectShen," March 2010
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Sexual minorities
Gays - Virginia
Lesbians - Virginia
Transgender people - Virginia
Bisexuals - Virginia
Sexual minority community
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March 2010 newsletter "The ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality).
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SVGLA.Newsletter.March.2010
Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2010
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2009
Website 1: www.svgla.org
T HE CON NECTS HEN
THE CONNECTSHEN
Website 2:
www.myspace.com/svgla
Mail: P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Email: SVGLA@svgla.org
Inclusive Hate Crime Bill becomes Law
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 5)
World AIDS Day
SVGLA Board Meeting
First Friday Potluck
EV Lobby Day
Gay Comedian Jason
Stuart at JMU
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVGLA
(Membership Form page 6)
With your annual dues of
$15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive voting
privileges and discounts 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. Sign
up at svgla@svgla.org
———————–
On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime
Prevention Act.
The HCPA gives the Department of Justice (DOJ)
the power to investigate and prosecute biasmotivated violence by providing the DOJ with jurisdiction over crimes of violence where a perpetrator has selected a victim because of the person's
actual or perceived race, color, religion, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity
or disability.
In addition, it provides the DOJ with the ability to
aid state and local jurisdictions with investigations
and prosecutions of bias-motivated crimes of violence. The HCPA authorizes the DOJ to provide
grants to state and local communities to cover expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes. It also authorizes the provision of grants for local programs to combat hate
crimes committed by juveniles, including programs
that train local law enforcement officers in identifying, investigating, prosecuting and preventing
hate crimes.
Furthermore, the HCPA requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track statistics on hate
crimes based on gender and gender identity
(statistics for the other categories are already
tracked).
�Right to Health,
Right to Live
Date:
Commemorating
Time:
WORLD AIDS DAY
JMU’s Blue Ridge Hall
3rd floor
Seminar by persons living with HIV
(next to Tuesday Mornings)
Educational / Volunteer opportunities
Meet the VAN Board of Directors
Candlelight Remembrance Vigil
I am...
accepted,
safe,
getting treatment,
living my rights
to health and to live
For more Info:
�To our members and advertisers,
thank you for your support of SVGLA.
We wish you all the best in 2010.
The 2009 SVGLA Board of Directors
We’ve Adopted a Highway!
SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through
the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Help
good
bors in
community.
First we meet for breakfast, then we clean up the highway.
Email symphonyfan@yahoo.com to join us.
us be
neighthe
�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
Valley AIDS Network
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
www.vapartisans.org/
Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2009
Page 4
�SVGLA COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE
Tuesday, December 1
WORLD AIDS DAY (See VAN events on Page 2)
Friday, December 4:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham
Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions
contact lanedj@jmu.edu
Tuesday, December 8:
SVGLA Board Meeting, 7:30-9:00 PM (for location and directions
contact lanedj@jmu.edu)
Friday, January 8:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham
Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions
go to lanedj@jmu.edu). 2010 SVGLA Board will be announced.
Friday, January 15
Gay comedian/actor Jason Stuart at James Madison University,
8-9pm, Taylor Down Under (Taylor Hall basement).
Tuesday, January 19
Social Justice/Diversity Trainer Jessica Pettit, “Be the Change
You Want to Be” at James Madison University, Grafton Stovall
Theatre, 7pm. Go to www.jmu.edu/lgbt for more information.
Tuesday, February 2
Equality Virginia Lobby Day. EV invites all members of the
LGBTA community to the Library of Virginia in Richmond for training and lobbying of Virginia’s legislators on issues important to our
community. Let’s protect all Virginians from employment discrimination, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Friday, February 5
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham
Counties, Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions
go to lanedj@jmu.edu)
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Sunday, February 14
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Friday, February 19
Deadline for article and ad submissions for the March issue of
the SVGLA newsletter. Send items & inquiries to symphony
fan@yahoo.com
Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu
***********************
Ballots for the 2010 SVGLA Board of Directors
will be sent to Level I members in December.
Votes must be received by 1/2/08.
Results announced at the January 8th First Friday.
Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2009
Page 5
�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 of a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address or an e-mailed
version of the newsletter.
A chance to vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors.
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)
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Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
�Spotlight on Conversation & Cuisine—what is it?
Conversation & Cuisine has long been a staple of SVGLA. Every month, we
meet for dinner at a (reasonably priced) Valley restaurant. Contact
lanedj@jmu.edu if you’d like to suggest a venue.
In the News… House of Representatives Committee Approves
Domestic Partner Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act would allow federal
workers with a same sex partner health and pension benefits. The bill will be
considered by the House of Representatives in December.
Remembering Our History:
On December 10, 1924, the state of Illinois issued a charter to a
non-profit corporation named The Society for Human Rights, based
in Chicago. This society is the earliest documented homosexual
emancipation organization in the United States.
Quotable:
“If I believe in anything… it’s that I’m part of
something that goes back to Antigone, and that
whatever speaks the truth of our hearts
can only make us stronger.
We must be the last generation
to live in silence.”
—Paul Monette, author of Borrowed Time
�
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Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2009
Website 1: www.svgla.org
T HE CON NECTS HEN
J oin U s for t he 3 rd Valley Prid e!
THE CONNECTSHEN
Join Us for the 3rd Valley Pride!
Website 2:
www.myspace.com/svgla
Mail: P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Email: SVGLA@svgla.org
DC Gay Men’s Chorus in Harrisonburg
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 5)
SVGLA Board Meeting
March for Equality
First Friday Potluck
D.C. Gay Men’s Chorus
in Harrisonburg (pg. 4)
November Elections
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVGLA
(Membership Form page 6)
With your annual dues of
$15.00 (Level One membership), you will receive voting
privileges and discounts 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. Sign
up at svgla@svgla.org
———————–
�NATIONAL EQUALITY MARCH October 10-11
On October 10 and 11 of this year, people from all over the United
States will converge in Washington D.C. for the National Equality
March. Organized by Equality Across America, this event will focus
specifically on the 425 Congressional Districts that make up the United States. The goal is to galvanize LGBTQ communities into showing
our government that they have support from their constituents when
it comes to equality in the eyes of the law.
For an events calendar and more information, go to
http://equalityacrossamerica.org
*****************
SVGLA Pride in the Park a Huge Success:
Harrisonburg Mayor Kai Degner Joins Festivities
This summer’s 3rd annual Valley Pride in the Park event drew over 200 people, and included a visit and
impromptu heart-warming speech from Harrisonburg Mayor Kai Degner, who promised to join our
event again next year. Thank you, Mayor Degner, for your presence and kind words.
We want to thank those who generously donated their time and talents —blue stone sky for performing
live music and our drag performers for providing rousing entertainment. We’d also like to thank our
organizational cosponsors: the MillerCoors Lesbian and Gay Employee Resource Group (LAGER),
Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro,
and Equality Virginia.
MillerCoors Lesbian and Gay Employee Resource Group
�VIRGINIA ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 3!!*
Three state-wide offices will be up for election in November:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.
Candidates for Governor:
R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
Robert McDonnell (Republican)
For more info: www.deedsforvirginia.com
For more info: www.bobmcdonnell.com
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor:
Jody Wagner (Democratic)
William Bolling (Republican)
Candidates for Attorney General:
Steve Shannon (Democratic)
Ken Cuccinelli (Republican)
Consult the Virginia State Board of Elections for answers to your questions:
http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Index.html
*SVGLA is not permitted to endorse candidates for office.
For more information on the issues that most impact LGBT
communities in Virginia, check out these organizations:
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
http://www.vapartisans.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
http://www.virginialogcabin.org/
Equality Virginia
http://www.equalityvirginia.org
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TransRightsVA/
�Interested in getting involved?
SVGLA welcomes helping hands. If you would like
to volunteer, please let us know.
Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup, contact symphonyfan@yahoo.com
Pride in the Park Committee, contact SVGLA at
SVGLA@svgla.org
We’ve Adopted a Highway!
SVGLA has adopted a section of highway on Route 33 through the
Virginia Department of Transportation.
Help
good
bors in
com-
us be
neighthe
munity.
Email symphonyfan@yahoo.com to join our clean-up efforts.
�Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (continued…)
Support the Valley AIDS Network
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC will be performing the concert,
“everything from gAy to Z” on Saturday, September 26th, at 7 pm in Memorial
Hall (the former Harrisonburg High School) on the campus of James Madison
University. This performance is a benefit for the Valley AIDS Network (VAN), a
local non-profit agency dedicated to compassionately meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. As housing and medical costs increase, VAN
relies on donations from the local community and fundraisers like the Gay
Men’s Chorus concert are crucial to the on-going effectiveness of VAN.
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW) performed a very successful concert for VAN in 2007 and we are delighted that the Chorus is returning to
our area once again. The GMCW is one of the most highly respected arts and
community service organizations in the Washington area and its mission is to
“entertain through excellent musical performance, to affirm the place of Gay
people in society, and to educate about the Gay experience.” The Washington
Post has called the GMCW “one of the world’s best male choruses.” (March
2001) Now in its 28th season, the GMCW is at the forefront of the gay and lesbian choral movement. It sets a standard of excellence in the arts and community
service as it achieves artistic excellence while simultaneously touching lives and
changing hearts – both on stage and in the community. The GMCW has performed at a variety of venues throughout the Washington area including the
Kennedy Center, the National Theatre, the Warner Theatre, Constitution Hall,
and the Lincoln Theatre. The GMCW performed to a national audience in the
live broadcast of Barack Obama’s inauguration concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
The GMCW concert on September 26th will be an entertaining and educational
event for the Harrisonburg community and it promises to be a “must-see” performance.
Tickets can be purchased online at VAN’s website at
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org , at the Warren Hall box office at JMU, or on the
night of the concert. Tickets are $20 for the general public and $10 for students.
For more information, contact Violet Allain, President of the VAN Board of Directors, at allainvl@jmu.edu.
Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2009
Page 5
�SVGLA COMMUNITY EVENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, September 6
Labor Day Weekend Pool Party, 4-6pm, The Guest House at Lost River
288 Settlers Way, Lost River, WV. For more info and RSVP: 304-897-5707
Friday, September 11:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties,
Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu
Saturday, September 12
Gay and Lesbian Night at Kings Dominion, 8pm-1am. This annual event
benefits Brother, Help Thyself. While other guests are leaving the Park, you'll be en
tering to enjoy a night of fun-filled festivities. In addition to the rides and attractions
from 8-11 p.m., there will be a party on International Street featuring DJ DREW G f
rom NYC from 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Get tickets at Lambda Rising (Washington, D.C.) or
online at www.kingsdominion.com/shop/shopping_corporate_partners.cfm - then enter
the code gaynight. Tickets are $30 in advance and $34 at the gate.
Tuesday, September 15:
SVGLA Board Meeting, 7:30-9:00 PM (for location and directions go to
lanedj@jmu.edu)
Friday, September 18:
GayCville Happy Hour, 5:30 PM. At the X Lounge, 313 Second Street in
Charlottesville (for more information call 434-244-8439)
Saturday, September 19:
Club 216 Open House Event, 10:00 PM. Legendary gay icon and megastar DJ
Chi Chi LaRue comes to Club 216. (609 E. Market St. in Charlottesville)
Tuesday, September 22:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30 PM
At L’Italia Pizza & Pasta, 1039 Port Republic Road in Harrisonburg
Saturday, September 26:
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, 7:00-9:00 PM, Concert at JMU’s
Memorial Hall Auditorium benefiting the Valley AIDS Network
Friday, October 2:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties,
Harrisonburg, and Staunton (for location and directions go to lanedj@jmu.edu)
October 10 and 11
March for Equality (see more info on page 7)
Friday, November 13
Deadline for article and ad submissions for the December issue of the
SVGLA newsletter. Send items & inquiries to symphonyfan@yahoo.com
Submit items for the SVGLA community events schedule to lanedj@jmu.edu
***********************
Call for 2010 SVGLA Board Member Nominations
Would you like to serve on the 2010 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 2010 SVGLA Board, make sure you have renewed your Level I
Membership by December 1 (see pg. 6 for membership form and information).
Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2009
Page 6
�EMPOWER YOUR COMMUNITY!
Membership runs from July 1, 2009 through July 1, 2010. Renewals must be postmarked by
12/1/09 to vote for the 2010 Board of Directors.
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 of a hard copy of the newsletter mailed to your address or an e-mailed
version of the newsletter.
A chance to vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors.
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
Level 2 Support
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I verify that I am at least 18 years of age.
Please send this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
�Spotlight on SVGLA’s First Friday—what is it?
First Friday began in 2006 and is a monthly SVGLA dinner event, usually
held on the first Friday of every month, for members of the LGBTA community in Rockingham and Augusta counties. Each month, members of the
community gather together to share a meal - a potluck dinner (rotating the
location to a different home). Bring a dish to share (if you can) and join us
for dinner. Contact lanedj@jmu.edu to host First Friday or for more information about location and times.
In the News...
Billie Jean King, Harvey Milk given Presidential Medal of Freedom
In August, President Obama honored tennis legend Billie Jean King and, posthumously, civil rights pioneer Harvey Milk, among others, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. King, one of the first openly lesbian major
sports figures, was recognized for her gender equity work. Milk, the first openly gay
elected official from a major US city, was honored for inspiring LGBT people to live
openly and to give others hope for a better world. Senator Edward Kennedy, a longtime friend of the LGBT community, was also honored with a medal of freedom.
Evangelical Lutheran Church Votes for Love and Justice
Leaders of the largest Lutheran denomination in the US voted in August to allow individuals in same-sex committed relationships to serve as members of the clergy.
Quotable:
“For all those whose cares have been our concern,
the work goes on... the cause endures…
the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”
—Senator Edward Kennedy,
1932-2009
�
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Volume 19, Issue 4, December 2016
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
EV Day of Action
SVE Potlucks
Madison Equality’s Annual
Charity Ball
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 13)
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
What Next? Shifting our Gaze to State-Level
Legislation & 2017 State Elections
Presidential elections generate intense citizen engagement;
however, it is VITAL that we focus our attention also on
state-level politics, so that we are informed and engaged in
two specific areas:
1. Proposed legislation affecting our community will be
considered in the 2017 General Assembly session
(starting in January)
2. There are extremely important state-wide and state-level
elections in 2017. In November, Virginia will elect a
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.
In addition, all 100 seats of the House of Delegates are
up for election. Delegates serve 2-year terms. Virginia
will not hold any state Senate elections in 2017.
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
In 2016, legislators in the Virginia General Assembly considered 17 bills and resolutions that were favorable to our
community and an unprecedented 9 anti-LGBT bills. None
of the proposed legislation (pro or con) passed into law.
How can you be informed and engaged in 2017? See
pages 6-7 about how to stay informed about legislation
affecting our community and ways you can advocate
for equality and support fair-minded candidates.
�SAVE THE DATE:
Madison Equality’s annual Charity Ball
WHAT:
Charity Ball dance/concert/fundraiser
WHEN:
February 3, 2017 from 7:00-10:00PM
WHERE:
Madison Union Ballroom (5th floor of Warren
Hall), on campus at James Madison University
ADMISSION:
$10
DRESS:
Casual or Semiformal
2017 DESIGNATED CHARITY:
CONTACT:
To be Decided
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
or madisonequality@gmail.org
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and
allies of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support,
or if your loved one has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process
your own feelings as well as looking for resources to help understand — we are here for
you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential
and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and
allies of the LGBT Community
Meeting Information : The location of Harrisonburg PFLAG meetings will be changing in
the future; please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for current information
Contact:
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is Feb. 15
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
SVE has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through VDOT.
It’s fun. It’s good exercise. It’s great for our planet.
Join us—our next outing is Saturday, April 22.
Meet us for breakfast at the Little Grill at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway afterward. We’ll provide vests, bags, and gloves.
Renew Your Level I Membership
SVE Level I Membership renewals were sent
to all of Level I members in July.
Please renew (or join) as a Level I member by
December 1, 2016 to vote for (or serve on)
the 2017 SVE Board of Directors.
See page 13 for our membership form.
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
https://www.facebook.com/michellemarie51/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBT & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
www.logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
Madison Equality JMU
PFLAG Blue Ridge
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
www.pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly SVGLA) ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
& www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Volume 19, Issue 4, December 2016
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
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 ion EV’s Day
of Action at the Library of Virginia on 800 East Broad St. in
Richmond, on Tuesday, February 7, 2016. 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
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
�Could Virginia become the next North Carolina for LGBT People?
Governor Terry McAuliffe warns that his successor could sign legislation
similar to North Carolina’s HB2. Read the article here: thinkprogress.org/
virginia-next-north-carolina-mcauliffe-hb2-73ceb2727384#.19u15eqil
HOW TO BE INFORMED AND ENGAGED IN ADVOCATING
FOR LGBTQ EQUALITY IN VIRGINIA
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the
Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s
LGBTQ community, helping to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Stay informed about legislation affecting our community, and voice your
support or opposition to specific bills by joining Equality Virginia’s email
list for their monthly newsletter, action alerts, and events. Provide your
email address to EV here: www.equalityvirginia.org/resources/
RESOURCES FOR THE 2017 VIRGINIA ELECTIONS FOR
GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Equality Virginia
equalityvirginia.org
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
logcabin.org/chapter/virginia-northern-virginia/
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
http://pofev.org
Virginia Organizing
virginia-organizing.org/
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for March newsletter is February 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck hosted by SVE in Harrisonburg/
Rockingham County/Staunton/Augusta County (occasionally Mount Jackson)
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month the event rotates to a different
location. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
send location information ONLY to our email list of SVE members and do not
post it through social media or public email lists. To receive emails about FF
and other local SVE events, you can join as a Level 2 member (for free) or as
a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 13 for details on how to join.
If you want to join for free, send an email with your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age (SVE’s membership requirement)
to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com – we will add you to our email list.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 10-11.
Volunteer to host in 2017.
Email us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Please visit www.pflagblueridge.org for information about Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meetings.
Thurs., December 1:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. For
more information contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or mitchmarke@aol.com or go
to www.pflagblueridge.org
Friday, December 2:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE as a Level I or II member
(See page 13 for details).
Saturday, Dec. 3:
Benefit Drag Show, Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network. 7:00pm at The Artful
Dodger Coffeehouse & Cocktail Lounge, 47 Court Square, Harrisonburg.
Tuesday, Dec. 6
World AIDS Day Speaker Andrew Frasier, “HIV/AIDS Trends and Treatment.”
8:00-9:00 PM at the Student Success Center, Room 4044 at James Madison University.
Sponsored by the LGTBQ and Ally Education Program. Andrew Frasier is an HIV Testing counselor and phlebotomist and has extensive experience working in the areas of
HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy.
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Please join us at Capital Ale
House at 41 Court Square in downtown Harrisonburg. RSVP to David Lane at
lanedj@jmu.edu if you plan to join us so he can make a reservation. Join SVE for updated
information about C&C events (See pg.13 for how to join).
Thursday, Dec. 15:
Friday, January 6 or 13: First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For date and location of the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 13 for how to join).
Monday, Jan. 18:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Please join us at Cracker Barrel
on 121 Pleasant Valley Road. RSVP to lanedj@jmu.edu if you plan to join us so we can
make a reservation. Join SVE for updated information about C&C events by email (See
page 13 for how to join).
Thursday, Jan. 19:
Volume 19, Issue 4, December 2016
Page 10
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, February 3:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro. Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 13 for how to join ).
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Friday, February 3:
Annual Charity Ball, sponsored by Madison Equality at JMU; see details on page 2
Tuesday, February 7:
Equality Virginia Day of Action, See page 6 for details and contact information.
February 14
Happy Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, Feb. 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com.
Submit events for the March issue of the newsletter (events for March, April, and May)
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Please join us at Pano’s, 3190
South Main Street in Harrisonburg. RSVP to lanedj@jmu.edu if you plan to join us so we
can make a reservation. Join SVE for updated information about C&C events by email
(See page 13 for how to join).
Thursday, Feb 16:
Saturday, April 1
14th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and our supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Reservation information will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Saturday, April 22 :
SVE Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM We gather at the Little Grill for
breakfast and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work afterward. Join us! We provide safety vests, gloves, and bags. In case of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled.
Saturday, April 22 :
“Trails 4 Tails” Dog Walk/Run Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network. See page
15 for details.
The Valley ConnectShen invites you to submit information about community resources for
the newsletter and events that would be of interest to our community for the calendar. This
is a vital service; it helps to make our community stronger and improves the quality of life for
individual members. Send information to us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of each
month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit ads and events for the March issue (covering March, April, and May) of The
Valley ConnectShen by February 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Volume 19, Issue 4, December 2016
Page 11
�"Out in the Boondocks"
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
SVE wishes to thank
local businesses and
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Date me!
Book a Tupperware party today and earn
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the more you earn FREE!
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shannonhuffman.my.tupperware.com
540-421-7017
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVE events.
CHECK ONE of the following levels of support and complete the form below:
Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
You must be at least 18 years of age to join SVE.
�People of Faith for Equality in Virginia is interested in finding
or forming a network of faith-based social justice advocates, congregational representatives and clergy in the Shenandoah Valley.
We need this group to be ready to provide supportive testimony,,
letters, and your presence during the 2017 Virginia General Assembly session in January. Please contact Paula Prettyman, Director,
POFEV at paula.prettyman@pofev.org or (703) 867-7560.
POFEV is an interfaith network of clergy and lay people who have been working together since 2006 for equality for LGBT Virginians. Our mission is to:
Achieve equality for all Virginians regardless of sexuality, gender, and gender
identity and expression
Insure all individuals and families are honored, and
Work together to create and sustain open and welcoming communities of faith
To fulfill our mission, we:
Build and maintain an interfaith network of laypersons and clergy working for
equality and inclusion of all LGBT Virginians in our social, political and religious
life;
Challenge religiously-based intolerance by offering an alternative vision of what
Virginia can be - “the beloved community” that includes and celebrates all and
heals injuries based on sexuality, gender, gender identity and expression, and
related forms of oppression;
Organize congregations, advocate for change, offer educational and devotional
resources, sponsor workshops and forums, host interfaith worship services and
other events, and maintain an active online presence to provide regular faithbased messaging for equality and justice.
http://www.pofev.org/
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members (and friends) are invited to meet at
a local restaurant in the Valley to share a
meal together. Join SVE (see page 13 for details) to receive information about C&C
events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“If you want to
change the world,
start with your own
neighborhood.”
Need Support?
Trevor Crisis Intervention Line
(LGBT+): www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386 (available 24/7)
Trans Lifeline: www.translifeline.org
1-877-565-8860 (staffed by trans*
people for trans* people in crisis)
I'm alive support chat:
www.imalive.org
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
—Harvey Milk—
National Suicide Hotline:
1-800-273-8255
�“Trails 4 Tails”
Dog Walk/Run
APRIL 22, 2017 at 8am, JMU Festival Patio
Fundraiser for the
Valley AIDS Network
For more information, contact VAN
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Contact us
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit in person:
601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suites
322/323/324, Harrisonburg, VA
Mailing Address:
VAN, JMU/IIHHS MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�Vote for the 2017 SVE
Board of Directors
Ballots for the 2017 SVE Board of Directors will be
sent in the new year to Level I members who renewed their membership by December 1, 2016.
Results will be announced at the Annual SVE
Membership Meeting (which will coincide with
the February First Friday potluck).
Thank you for supporting us!
�Peace, Love, and Equality
�
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Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Sexual minorities
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Lesbians - Virginia
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Volume 19, Issue 4, December 2016
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
Website: www.svgla.org
TH E VALL EY C O N N EC TSH EN
THE VALLEY CONNECTSHEN
Mission Statement:
The mission of Shenandoah Valley Equality is to
build inclusive community for LGBTQ people in
the Shenandoah Valley.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Town Hall Forum
SVE Potlucks
Dr. Sue Rankin Lecture at
JMU
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 13)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
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Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Empowering Our Community:
Town Forum in Harrisonburg
On Thursday, October 6, from 7:00-8:30pm, Shenandoah Valley Equality and Equality Virginia will co-host a
town forum called “Empowering our Community” at
the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center (620
Simms Ave.) in Harrisonburg for the LGBTQ community and our allies in the Valley.
This forum is designed to help our community prepare
for the November elections and the 2017 Virginia General Assembly session, and learn how members of our
community can best advocate for equality.
The primary focus of the forum is the 2017 General Assembly session and the main speaker is James Parrish,
Executive Director of Equality Virginia. Every year, EV
monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s
LGBTQ community, helping to introduce and support
pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us
backwards.
Please join us for this important event.
�“The State of Higher Education for LGBTQ People:
Implications for Campus Policies and Programs”
The Madison Caucus for Gender Equality’s annual Dominion Lecture
Dr. Sue Rankin
Wednesday, September 14, 7:00pm, JMU
Madison Union Ballroom (Warren Hall, 5th floor)
Dominion Lecture description: Dr. Rankin will review several of the challenges
facing LGBT faculty, staff, and students. The foundation of the discussion is based
on Dr. Rankin’s 30 years of LGBT research and over 170 campus climate assessments. She will suggest actions that can promote social justice interventions and
policies to critically transform higher education environments.
Dr. Sue Rankin is the Senior Research Associate of Rankin & Associates Consulting and recently retired as Associate Professor of Education in the College Student Affairs Program at
Penn State. She served as a faculty member and researcher at Penn State for nearly 30 years
and also served the administration overseeing Diversity efforts. She has published widely on
the impact of sexism, racism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression in the academy. Dr.
Rankin is a pioneer in campus climate research and is best known for her research assessing
institutional climate and providing program planners and policy makers with recommendations
and strategies for improving the campus climate for underserved communities. Her life’s work
has led to meaningful, measurable differences in the quality of campus life, especially for gender minority and sexual minority faculty, staff, and students in higher education in the U.S.
Contact: Kristi McDonnell, (540) 568-7998 or madisoncaucus@jmu.edu.
Parking will be available in the Grace Street Parking Deck (258 E. Grace St.)
Thank you to our sponsors at JMU:
Office of the Provost
Office of Access and Inclusion
Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Development
Office of Cross Disciplinary Studies and Diversity Engagement
Justice Studies Department
Madison Equality
Visiting Scholars Program
LGBTQ & Ally Education Program
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and allies.
of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support, or if your loved one
has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process your own feelings as well as
looking for resources to help understand — we are here for you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and allies of the LGBT Community
When:
Where:
Contact:
Note:
Once a month, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (See website for meeting information.)
Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, 601 University Blvd, JMU campus, Harrisonburg
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meetings
The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group holds a meeting once a
month for LGBTQ+ and questioning folks between 14-20 years old from 6:30 to
8:00pm at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, 601 University Blvd. on the campus of
JMU. Check the website and/or Facebook page for meeting dates.
We aim to provide a safe and confidential space for youth to talk, listen, laugh,
share, and reflect on what it's like for us to live in the Shenandoah Valley.
PFLAG Blue Ridge (www.pflagblueridge.org/harrisonburg.html) also holds
meetings on the first Thursday of each month in the same building.
Visit our website at http://www.svyesalliance.org/index.html or Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/SVYesAlliance). Please like us and share with your
friends!
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is Nov. 15
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
SVE has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through VDOT.
It’s fun. It’s good exercise. It’s great for our planet.
Join us—our next outing is Saturday, November 5.
Meet us for breakfast at the Little Grill at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway afterward. We’ll provide vests, bags, and gloves.
Membership renewals were sent to all Level I
members in July.
Please remember to renew (or join) prior to
December 1, 2016 to vote for (or serve on)
the 2017 Board of Directors.
See page 13 for our membership form.
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
transgenderrightsva.org/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBT & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
www.virginialogcabin.org/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
www.pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly SVGLA) ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
& www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
www.svyesalliance.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Page 6
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 3rd annual Transgender Information
and Empowerment Summit
WHEN:
Saturday, October 22, 2016
WHERE:
VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond, VA 23284)
WHAT:
A full day full of workshops, resources, and
community building.
Registration is OPEN and FREE. For more information or
to register, go to http://www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
SHENANDOAH VALLEY EQUALITY
is proud to be listed as a “Community
Voice” in support of this event.
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for December newsletter is November 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck hosted by SVE in Harrisonburg/
Rockingham County/Staunton/Augusta County (occasionally Mount Jackson)
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month (usually, but not always, the
first Friday) the event rotates to a different location, thanks to generous volunteers who offer to host. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
send location information ONLY to our email list of SVE members and do not
post it through social media or public email lists. To receive emails about FF
and other local SVE events, you can join as a Level 2 member (for free) or as
a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 13 for details on how to join.
If you want to join for free, send an email with your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age (SVE’s membership requirement)
to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com – we will add you to our email list.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 10-11.
Volunteer to host the potluck.
Email us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Please visit www.pflagblueridge.org and www.svyesalliance.org for information
about Harrisonburg
Support
Group
Meetings
and Shenandoah
Valley YES!
Full pagePFLAG
ad for
Truth
Wins
Out/Uganda
Story
Alliance Youth Group Meetings.
Friday, September 9:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE as a Level I or II member
(See page 13 for details).
Wednesday, Sept. 14:
Lecture by Dr. Susan R. Rankin, “The State of Higher Education for LGBTQ People:
Implications for Campus Policies and Programs,” at 7:00pm in the Madison Union Ball
room (Warren Hall, 5th floor) at James Madison University. FREE event. The Madison
Caucus for Gender Equality at JMU. Parking will be available in the Grace Street Parking
Deck (258 E. Grace Street). If questions, contact Kristi McDonnell at 540.568.7998 or
madisoncaucus@jmu.edu.
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. Location TBA. Join SVE for
updated information about C&C events (See pg.13 for how to join).
Thursday, Sept. 22:
Thursday, October 6:
Empowering our Community: Town Hall Forum, 7 PM. At Lucy Simms School in
Harrisonburg. Sponsored by Shenandoah Valley Equality and Equality Virginia
(EV). Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced to the Virginia Gen
eral Assembly and advocates on behalf of Virginia’s LGBTQ community. EV works to in
troduce and support pro-equality legislation and to oppose bills that move us backwards.
Join us for this forum to prepare for November elections and the 2017 General Assembly
session and learn how members of our community can best advocate for equality.
Friday, October 14:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 13 for how to join ).
Saturday, October 15:
Blue Toad Central Virginia Pride Day, 1-8:00 PM. At Blue Toad Cidery, 462 Winery
Lane, Roseland, VA. For more information, go to CiderFarm@BlueToadHARDCider.com
or 434-760-9200
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. This date is tentative. Location
TBA. Join SVE for updated information about C&C events (See pg.13 for how to join).
Thursday, Oct. 20:
Saturday, October 22
3rd Annual Equality Virginia Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit.
Held at VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond). For more information and
to register (FREE), go to www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
Page 10
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Friday, November 4
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 13 for how to join ).
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Saturday, Nov. 5:
SVE Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM We gather at the Little Grill for
breakfast and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work afterward. Join us! We pro
vide safety vests, gloves, and bags. In case of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled.
Tuesday, Nov. 8: ELECTION DAY. Make your vote count.
Friday, Nov. 11:
Comic Emma Willman, 8:00 PM. At Court Square Theatre in downtown Harrisonburg.
$15 in advance/$18 at the door . For more information, go to
http://www.valleyarts.org/performances/unitednationsofcomedy/emmawillmann
Tuesday, Nov. 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Thursday, Nov. 17:
Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month Shenandoah Valley Equality
members and friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant. This date is tentative. Location TBA. Join SVE for updated information about C&C events (See pg.13 to join).
Thursday, Dec. 1:
DEADLINE to renew your Level I membership with Shenandoah Valley Equality
in order to vote for or serve on the 2017 Board of Directors (See pg.13 to join).
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit ads and events for the December issue of the Valley Connectshen
by November 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
Page 11
�"Out in the Boondocks"
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the LGBTQ
community living in the boondocks
in or around the Shenandoah Valley,
come meet up with us.
This is a informal group where members get together or in smaller groups
for meals, hiking movies, live performances, kayaking, and other events.
SVE wishes to thank
local businesses and
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list
for events, send your name and e-mail
address to Claire Hollady at
clhollady@gmail.com
Date me!
Book a Tupperware party today and earn
FREE TUPPERWARE! The higher your party’s sales,
the more you earn FREE!
Partying since 1948!
Shannon Huffman
Independent Tupperware Consultant
Bwaterguy05@gmail.com
shannonhuffman.my.tupperware.com
540-421-7017
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
to gather and communicate important community information
to collaborate with allies and LGBTQ-friendly organizations
to organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational networking with
LGBTQ people, and
to advocate for full LGBTQ equality, dignity, and inclusion in the Valley, state, and national
communities.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVE events.
CHECK ONE of the following levels of support and complete the form below:
Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Support - email your first and last name and state that you are at least 18
years of age to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
All SVE members must be at least 18 years of age to join.
�Blue Toad Central Virginia Pride Day
October 15, 2016, 1:00pm - 8:00pm
At the beautiful High View Farm
462 Winery Lane, Roseland, Virginia
(Just off Route 664)
Questions? Contact us at
CiderFarm@BlueToadHARDCider.com
or 434-760-9200
Www.BlueToadHARDCider.com
�People of Faith for Equality in Virginia is interested in finding
or forming a network of faith-based social justice advocates, congregational representatives and clergy in the Shenandoah Valley.
We need this group to be ready to provide supportive testimony,,
letters, and your presence during the 2017 Virginia General Assembly session in January. Please contact Paula Prettyman, Director,
POFEV at paula.prettyman@pofev.org or (703) 867-7560.
POFEV is an interfaith network of clergy and lay people who have been working together since 2006 for equality for LGBT Virginians. Our mission is to:
Achieve equality for all Virginians regardless of sexuality, gender, and gender
identity and expression
Insure all individuals and families are honored, and
Work together to create and sustain open and welcoming communities of faith
To fulfill our mission, we:
Build and maintain an interfaith network of laypersons and clergy working for
equality and inclusion of all LGBT Virginians in our social, political and religious
life;
Challenge religiously-based intolerance by offering an alternative vision of what
Virginia can be - “the beloved community” that includes and celebrates all and
heals injuries based on sexuality, gender, gender identity and expression, and
related forms of oppression;
Organize congregations, advocate for change, offer educational and devotional
resources, sponsor workshops and forums, host interfaith worship services and
other events, and maintain an active online presence to provide regular faithbased messaging for equality and justice.
http://www.pofev.org/
�
Call for 2017 SVE Board Member Nominations
SVE wants your ideas and energy.
Would you like to serve on the 2015 SVE Board of Directors?
Nominate yourself by December 1.*
Name: ________________________________________
Address ________________________________________
Phone: (____)___________________________________
Email: ________________________________________
E-mail self-nominations to
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
*To serve on or vote for the 2017 SVGLA Board, make sure
you have renewed your Level I Membership by December 1
(see pg. 13 for membership form).
Date me!
Book a Tupperware party today and earn
FREE TUPPERWARE! The higher your party’s
sales, the more you earn FREE!
Partying since 1948!
Shannon Huffman
Independent Tupperware Consultant
Bwaterguy05@gmail.com
shannonhuffman.my.tupperware.com
540-421-7017
�Lesbian comic Emma Willmann in Harrisonburg in November
On November 11th you won't want to miss a United Nations
of Comedy Series and Tour production, featuring national
comic Emma Willmann at the Court Square Theater in Harriosonburg at 8pm. For more information about show, go to:
http://www.valleyarts.org/performances/unitednationsofcomedy/emmawillmann
$15 in advance/$18 at the door
One of the top comedians coming out of NYC, Emma Willmann has a variety of projects, including her own comedy show, The Check Spot, on
SiriusXM starting in March. Recently selected to perform at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, she’s also appeared at The
Glasgow International Comedy, the SiriusXM South Beach Comedy Festival, and the New York Comedy Festival. Willmann has been named one
of the “10 Funniest Comics in NYC” in the New York’s Funniest Competition by Caroline’s on Broadway and was named by Time Out NY as one
of the “10 Funniest Woman in NYC.” She was also listed as one of the
“100 Woman We Love,” by GO Magazine. Emma is a crowd favorite at
the Pride Festivals.
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members are invited to meet at a local restaurant in the Valley to share a meal together
and enjoy each other’s company. Join SVE
(see page 17 for details) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“All human beings
are born free and
equal in dignity
and rights.”
�“Trails 4 Tails”
Dog Walk/Run
APRIL 22, 2017 at 8am, JMU Festival Patio
Fundraiser for the
Valley AIDS Network
For more information, contact VAN
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Contact us
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit in person:
601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suites
322/323/324, Harrisonburg, VA
Mailing Address:
VAN, JMU/IIHHS MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�
In Memory of Dr. Justin Ross Brown
We are sad to share the news that we have lost a beloved member of our community. Dr. Justin Brown passed away on August 11, 2016. Justin was a visiting assistant
professor of Geophysics in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science at James Madison University during the 2014-2015 academic year. More recently, he was employed at Kate's Natural Foods.
Justin was an active member of the JMU LGBTQ Employee Group and the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality), and
frequently attended social events and gatherings for both organizations. He was a
good friend to his friends, a witty conversationalist, a fantastic cook, and played a
mean game of tag.
For those who are able and would like to make a contribution in memory of Justin,
please consider making a donation to The Trevor Project (http://www.
thetrevorproject.org/). Click on “Donate,” then “Dedicate my donation in honor or
in memory of someone” and enter his name in the "In memory of . . ." box on the
website.) Shenandoah Valley Equality has donated $100 to The Trevor Project in
memory of Justin.
Justin's family would also like us to encourage those who knew him to become an
organ donor. In the state of Virginia, organ donation is linked to your driver's license. Go to Donate Life Virginia (https://www.donatelifevirginia.org/)
to register as an organ donor.
�
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Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2016
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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A+ Pet Siting
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
Website: www.svgla.org
THE VALLEY
CONNECTSHEN
T HE VALLEY CON NECTS HEN
Mission Statement:
The new mission statement
for Shenandoah Valley
Equality will appear in the
September newsletter.
———————–
Community Events (inside)
Shenandoah Valley Pride
SVE Potlucks
“Trails for Tails” Benefit
for Valley AIDS Network
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVE
(Membership Form pg. 17)
———————–
“Valley Connectshen”
is published quarterly
(March, June, September,
and December).
———————–
Contact the editor,
Christine Robinson, to
advertise and/or submit event information:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
NEW e-mail address:
ShenandoahValleyEquality
@gmail.com
A new name for SVGLA:
Shenandoah Valley Equality
At the May 2016 SVGLA Board meeting, the Board
of Directors in attendance voted unanimously (with
two Board members absent) to change the name of
the Shenandoah Valley Gay & Lesbian Association to
Shenandoah Valley Equality (SVE).
The Board decided to create a name that would be
more inclusive of our diverse community in the Valley and that would reflect a slightly more expansive
mission for the organization, including community
advocacy. A revised mission statement and new logos
for SVE will appear in the September newsletter.
Please note our new email address (our former email
address will work during a transition period).
Shenandoah Valley Equality is an independent organization from both the Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance and the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance.
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
E-mail ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com
This event is sponsored by
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and allies.
of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support, or if your loved one
has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process your own feelings as well as
looking for resources to help understand — we are here for you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and allies of the LGBT Community
When:
Where:
Contact:
Note:
Once a month, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (See website for meeting information.)
Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, 601 University Blvd, JMU campus, Harrisonburg
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meetings
The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group holds a meeting once a
month for LGBTQ+ and questioning folks between 14-20 years old from 6:30 to
8:00pm at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, 601 University Blvd. on the campus of
JMU. Check the website and/or Facebook page for meeting dates.
We aim to provide a safe and confidential space for youth to talk, listen, laugh,
share, and reflect on what it's like for us to live in the Shenandoah Valley.
PFLAG Blue Ridge (www.pflagblueridge.org/harrisonburg.html) also holds
meetings on the first Thursday of each month in the same building.
Visit our website at http://www.svyesalliance.org/index.html or Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/SVYesAlliance). Please like us and share with your
friends!
�YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is Aug. 15
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
SVE has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg through VDOT.
It’s fun. It’s good exercise. It’s great for our planet.
Join us—our next outing is Saturday, June 11.
Meet us for breakfast at the Little Grill at 8am, then we’ll tidy up the highway. Volunteer on June 11 and get a FREE wine tasting (see next page).
Our vineyard and winery are located on 58 acres of
beautiful rolling pastoral land. The tasting room is a
converted modern horse barn. Relax in our winery
and enjoy wine, cider or sangria with friends.
3575 Conicville Rd, Mt. Jackson VA 22842
www.kindredpointe.com
�Help SVE with Adopt-a-Highway on June 11
and receive a gift card for a FREE wine-tasting
at The Winery at Kindred Pointe
The first 5 NEW volunteers who join us at the Little Grill in
Harrisonburg for breakfast and help with the highway cleanup
after will receive a gift card for a wine tasting at the Winery at
Kindred Pointe in Mount Jackson (donated by the owners).
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com if questions.
www.facebook.com/TheWineryAtKindredPointe
www.kindredpointe.com
Wine
Hard Cider Sangria Events Weddings
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
transgenderrightsva.org/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBT & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
www.virginialogcabin.org/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
www.pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly SVGLA) ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
& www.svgla.org
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
www.svyesalliance.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Page 7
��SPONSORSHIP LEVELS FOR SHENANDOAH VALLEY PRIDE
(Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance)
Platinum Sponsor ($1000+)
Top billing on Banner at the event and multiple mentions throughout the day.
Booth at event
Listing on T-Shirt
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Gold Sponsor ($500-$999)
2nd from top billing on Banner at event and multiple mentions throughout the day.
Booth at event
Listing on T-Shirt
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Silver Sponsor ($250-$499)
3rd from top billing on Banner at event and mentions throughout the day.
Booth at event
Listing on T-Shirt
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Bronze Sponsor ($150-$249)
4th from top billing on Banner at event
Booth at event
Listing on T-Shirt
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Small Business Supporter/Vendor ($100)
Booth at event
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
Non-Profit Sponsor ($50)
Religious organizations and various Non-profit groups
Booth at event
Online promotion as well as active link from our website to yours.
T-Shirt Only ($50)
Listing on T-Shirt Only
To donate and secure a spot at the festival go to ... http://www.shenandoahvalleypride.org/vendors.html
Fill out the online form which will register you and mail your payment (registration isn't complete until payment is received) to...
Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance c/o Rob Johnson, 13598 Hupp Road, Timberville, VA 22853
Remember the following...
TAX DEDUCTIBLE CHECKS TO BE MADE OUT TO EQUALITY VIRGINIA
NON-TAX DEDUCTIBLE CHECKS TO BE MADE OUT TO SHENANDOAH VALLEY PRIDE ALLIANCE
I really want to thank you for your support in the past and sincerely hope you can continue this year and
help make this the biggest and best Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival ever. If anyone has questions or ideas,
please contact me directly. Thank you.
Rob Johnson, President, Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance
540-578-0399
shenandoahvalleypride@gmail.com
�“Trails for Tails”
Dog Walk/Run
September 24 at 8am, JMU Festival Patio
Fundraiser for the
Valley AIDS Network
For more information, contact VAN
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Contact us
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit in person:
601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suites
322/323/324, Harrisonburg, VA
Mailing Address:
VAN, JMU/IIHHS MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 3rd annual Transgender Information
and Empowerment Summit
WHEN:
Saturday, October 22, 2016
WHERE:
VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond, VA 23284)
WHAT:
A full day full of workshops, resources, and
community building.
Registration is OPEN and FREE. For more information or
to register, go to http://www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
SHENANDOAH VALLEY EQUALITY
is proud to be listed as a “Community
Voice” in support of this event.
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Deadline for September newsletter is August 15
�SVE’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck hosted by SVE in Harrisonburg/
Rockingham County/Staunton/Augusta County (occasionally Mount Jackson)
for the LGBTQA+ community. Every month (usually, but not always, the
first Friday) the event rotates to a different location, thanks to generous volunteers who offer to host. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
send location information ONLY to our email list of SVE members and do not
post it through social media or public email lists. To receive emails about FF
and other local SVE events, you can join as a Level 2 member (for free) or as
a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 17 for details on how to join.
If you want to join for free, send an email with your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age (SVE’s membership requirement)
to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com – we will add you to our email list.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 14-15.
Volunteer to host the potluck.
Email us at ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Please Full
visit www.pflagblueridge.org
www.svyesalliance.org
information
page ad for Truthand
Wins
Out/UgandaforStory
about Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meetings and Shenandoah Valley YES!
Alliance Youth Group Meetings during the summer months.
Friday, June 3:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For info, join SVE as a Level I or II member
(See page 17 for details).
Monday, June 6:
TOMBOI (queer Indie electronic band), 9:00 PM, at the Golden Pony, 181 North Main
Street in Harrisonburg. Co-sponsored by the Old Furnace Artist Residency and the Gold
en Pony. For more information, go to the Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/
events/222838894768139/
Saturday, June 11:
SVE Adopt-A-Highway Service Project, 8:00 AM We gather at the Little Grill for
breakfast at 8am and then head out for 45 minutes of clean-up work. Join us! We provide
safety vests, gloves, and bags. In case of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled. See page
6 for how you can get a free wine-tasting from The Winery at Kindred Pointe.
Friday, July 8
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 17 for how to join ).
Saturday, July 23:
Shenandoah Valley Pride, 2:00-8:00PM at Court Square in Harrisonburg. Sponsored
by the Shenandoah Valley Pride Alliance. See pages 8-9 of this newsletter or go to
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org and shenandoahvalleypride@gmail.com.
Friday, August 5:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 17 for how to join ).
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
Page 14
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Monday, August 15:
DEADLINE, SVE newsletter submissions to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Friday, Sept. 2:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the LGBTQA community sponsored each
month by Shenandoah Valley Equality. For information about the potluck, join SVE as
a Level I or II member (See page 17 for how to join ).
Wednesday, Sept. 14:
Lecture by Dr. Susan R. Rankin, “The State of Higher Education for LGBTQ People:
Implications for Campus Policies and Programs,” at 7:00pm in the Madison Union Ball
room (Warren Hall) at James Madison University. FREE event. Co-sponsored by the
Madison Caucus for Gender Equality, The Department of Justice Studies, the Office for
Access & Inclusion, the College of Arts and Letters Visiting Scholar Program, and the
LGBTQ & Ally Education Program.
Saturday, Sept. 24:
Trails for Tails Dog Walk/Run Fundraiser for the Valley AIDS Network. Beginning at 8:00am at JMU Festival Patio. For more information, visit VAN’s website
for contact information at www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
Saturday, October 22
3rd Annual Equality Virginia Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit.
Held at VCU Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave., Richmond). For more information and
to register (FREE), go to www.equalityvirginia.org/ties/
Submit items for the monthly SVE e-mail events schedule by the 25th of
each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit ads and events for the September issue of the Valley Connectshen
by August 15 to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
Page 15
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the
LGBTQ community living in the
boondocks in or around the
Shenandoah Valley, come meet
up with us.
This is a casual group where
members get together or in smaller groups for meals, movies, live
performances and other events.
www.meetup.com/Out-in-the-Boondocks/
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVE wishes to thank
local businesses and
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community presence working on your behalf. The goals of SVE are:
To gather and communicate important community information.
To collaborate with allies and inclusive community organizations.
To organize events within the greater Valley area for social and educational
networking with LGBTQ people.
Level 1 Support—$15 per person
Level 1 support helps SVE with mailing and administrative costs throughout the year.
A level 1 commitment of support gets you the following:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVE events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all SVE events.
CHECK ONE of the following levels of support and complete the form below:
Level 1 Support (please include a check for $15 for each person and please send
this form to: Shenandoah Valley Equality, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Support - email your name and state that you are at least 18 years of age or
older to ShenandoahValleyEquality@gmail.com
All SVE members must be at least 18 years of age to join.
�President Obama’s Statement on the International Day
against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
IDAHOT started in 2004 to draw national attention to the violence and discrimination
experienced by LGBTQ people internationally. President Obama’s May 2016 statement recognizing this annual event is below:
On May 17, Americans and people around the world mark the International
Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia by reaffirming the dignity and inherent worth of all people, regardless of who they love or their gender identity.
Our nation is committed to the principle that all people should be treated
fairly and with respect. Advancing this goal has long been a cornerstone of
American diplomacy, and I am proud that my Administration has made advancing the human rights of LGBT individuals a specific focus of our engagement around the world. I am also proud of the great strides that our nation
has made at home in recent years, including that we now have marriage
equality as a result of last year’s landmark Supreme Court decision.
At the same time, there is much work to be done to combat homophobia and
transphobia, both at home and abroad.In too many places, LGBT individuals
grow up forced to conceal or deny who they truly are for fear of persecution,
discrimination, and violence. All nations and all communities can, and must,
do better. Fortunately, human rights champions and good citizens around the
world continue to strive towards this goal every day by lifting up the simple
truth that LGBT rights are human rights. The United States honors their work
and will continue to support them in their struggle for human dignity.
2016 Shenandoah Valley Equality Board of Directors
JoAnn Benjamin
Rob Johnson
David Lane
Vickie Lynn
Christine Robinson
Grayson Sless
Jackie Walker
Teresa Whitesell
�What is SVE’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, Shenandoah Valley Equality
members are invited to meet at a local restaurant in the Valley to share a meal together
and enjoy each other’s company. Join SVE
(see page 17 for details) to receive information about C&C events by e-mail.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“All human beings
are born free and
equal in dignity
and rights.”
�
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Sexual minorities
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SVGLA.Newsletter.June.2016
Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2016
LGBTQ
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
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Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2016
Website:
www.svgla.org
THE FAMILY
CONNECTSHEN
T HE FAMILY CONNECT SHEN
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.
———————–
Community Events
(see details inside)
INDIGO Women’s Party
SVGLA Potlucks
Tour & Taste Benefit
———————–
EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
Join SVGLA
(Membership Form pg. 14)
———————–
The SVGLA “Family
Connectshen” is published quarterly (in
March, June, September, and December).
Contact the editor
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Mail:
P.O. Box 1023
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Email:
SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
2016 General Assembly Session Wrapping Up:
No Legislative Gains or Losses Thus Far…
Every year, Equality Virginia monitors all legislation introduced
to the Virginia General Assembly and advocates on behalf of
Virginia’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. EV
works to introduce and support pro-equality legislation and to
oppose bills that move us backwards.
Equality Virginia reports the following from the 2016 Virginia
General Assembly session: “...It’s hard to believe that we began
the General Assembly session supporting 17 bills and resolutions,
and opposing an unprecedented 9 anti-LGBT bills. We have seen
major success in defeating a majority of the discriminatory legislation put forth this session, but there is still work to be done
[take action below].
Follow the link below to e-mail your legislators and take action on the remaining bills that affect our community.
http://equalityfederation.salsalabs.com/o/35035/p/dia/action3/comm
on/public/?action_KEY=1697
Follow the link below to receive e-mails from EV and stay
updated during General Assembly session and beyond.
http://equalityfederation.salsalabs.com/o/35035/p/salsa/web/commo
n/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=6052
Details of all bills EV followed during the 2016 session are here:
www.equalityvirginia.org/equality-virginia-at-the-general-assembly
�Private party for women only. Must be 21 to enter.
�PFLAG Blue Ridge
Serving Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and
Surrounding Central Virginia Areas
We are parents, families, friends, and allies uniting with
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender loved ones to
promote support, education, and advocacy.
www.pflagblueridge.org
PFLAGBR@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pflagblueridge
https://twitter.com/PFLAGBR
PFLAG Blue Ridge offers free monthly support groups for parents, family, friends, and allies.
of the LGBT community. If you are a parent, family member, friend, or ally of a gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and/or transgender individual looking to increase your support, or if your loved one
has recently come out to you and you are struggling to process your own feelings as well as
looking for resources to help understand — we are here for you. Join us as we share our experiences, joys, concerns, and resources in a confidential and non-judgmental environment.
Meeting Information
Harrisonburg PFLAG support group for parents, families, friends, and allies of the LGBT Community
When:
Where:
Contact:
Note:
Once a month, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (See meeting dates on pages 11-12)
Blue Ridge Hall, Room 325, 601 University Blvd, JMU campus, Harrisonburg
Facilitator Mark at mitchmarke@aol.com or 540-405-1227
Meetings coincide with Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group
Charlottesville Trans* Families Group Meetings
When:
Where:
Contact:
3rd Saturday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
ASG, 315 Tenth St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (corner of 10th & Jefferson)
Facilitator Karen at karenmeandering@gmail.com or 434-882-3453
�Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Meetings
The Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group holds a meeting once a
month for LGBTQ+ and questioning folks between 14-20 years old from 6:30 to
8:00pm at Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, 601 University Blvd. on the campus of
JMU. See meeting dates on pages 11-12.
We aim to provide a safe and confidential space for youth to talk, listen, laugh,
share, and reflect on what it's like for us to live in the Shenandoah Valley.
PFLAG Blue Ridge (www.pflagblueridge.org/harrisonburg.html) also holds
meetings on the first Thursday of each month in the same building.
Visit our website at http://www.svyesalliance.org/index.html or Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/SVYesAlliance). Please like us and share with your
friends!
�6th Annual Tour and Taste
Annual bike ride and beer-tasting fundraiser
May 21, 2016
Register online or become a sponsor
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org/events
Contact us
Main Phone:
Testing:
Español:
(540) 568-8838
(540) 568-8832
(540) 568-8834
Visit in person:
601 University Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suites
322/323/324, Harrisonburg, VA
Mailing Address:
VAN, JMU/IIHHS MCS 9108, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Website:
www.valleyaidsnetwork.org
�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 June newsletter is May 15
Help us be good neighbors in our community.
SVGLA has adopted a section of highway near Harrisonburg
through the Virginia Department of Transportation.
It’s fun. It’s good exercise. It’s great for our planet.
Join us—our next outing is Saturday, March 26.
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 June newsletter is May 15
�Community Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
acluva.org/tag/equal-rights/
Bi Gay Lesbian & Allies Against Discrimination (Blue Ridge Community College)
catalog.blueridgectc.edu/
BC Allies (Bridgewater College)
www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/activitiesand-organizations/clubs-organizations-and-honor-societies
Coalition for Transgender Rights in Virginia
transgenderrightsva.org/
Equality Virginia
www.equalityvirginia.org
EMU Safe Space
www.emu.edu/studentlife/clubs/safe-space/
JMU LGBTQ Employee Group
www.jmu.edu/lgbtfacultystaff
JMU LGBT & Ally Education Program
www.jmu.edu/lgbta/
LGBT Democrats of Virginia
lgbtvadem.org/
Log Cabin Republican Club of Virginia
www.virginialogcabin.org/
Madison Equality JMU
www.facebook.com/madisonequality
PFLAG Blue Ridge
www.pflagblueridge.org and pflagbr@gmail.com
Safe Zone JMU
www.jmu.edu/safezone/
Shenandoah Valley Pride
www.shenandoahvalleypride.org
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance
www.svyesalliance.org
Students Out Understanding & Loving Sisters (SOULS) at Mary Baldwin College
www.mbc.edu/student_activities/clubsandorgs/#cultural
Southerners on New Ground—Harrisonburg
SVGLA
southernersonnewground.org/harrisonburg/
www.svgla.org and SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Virginia Anti-Violence Project
1.866.356.6998 (helpline) & virginiaavp.org/
Virginia Organizing
www.virginia-organizing.org/issues
Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2016
www.vapartisans.org/
www.faith4equality.org/
Page 7
�EV is Virginia’s state-wide, non-partisan education, outreach,
& advocacy organization seeking equality for LGBT Virginians.
EV’s 13th annual Commonwealth Dinner...
is the state’s largest black tie gathering for our community. Enjoy live entertainment, a silent auction, a dance, and
meet/network with others. Every year at the dinner, EV also
recognizes OUTstanding Virginians who have represented our
community with distinction and have contributed to the equality movement. We hope you can join us for this special event.
For more information or to make reservations, go to
http://www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Equality Virginia: Changing Laws, Changing Lives
�We are a lay-led, religious community offering a unique spiritual and moral witness in the
Shenandoah Valley.
HARRISONBURG
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
One Journey, Many Paths
We invite all who search for
truth and meaning with open
hearts and open minds to join us
in worship, in mutual support,
and in shared ministry to each
other and to the world.
For more information, contact
us at: http://huuweb.org and
(540) 867-0073
HUU is a UUA-Certified Welcoming Congregation. We declare our intention to be inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay,
lesbian, and transgender persons at every level of congregational life and
to support the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE!
$15/issue or $50/year (4 issues): Business Card
$25 per issue or $80/year: Quarter Page
$50/issue or $175/year: Half Page
$100 for a Full Page ad per issue
Contact SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Deadline for June newsletter is May 15
�SVGLA’s First Friday Community Potluck
First Friday is a monthly community potluck hosted by SVGLA in Harrisonburg/Rockingham County/Staunton/Augusta County (occasionally Mount
Jackson) for the LGBTQ+ and Ally community. Every month (usually, but
not always, the first Friday) the event rotates to a different location, thanks to
generous volunteers who offer to host. Bring a dish to share.
Because the event is usually held in private homes or on private property, we
send location information ONLY to our email list of SVGLA members and do
not post it through social media or public email lists. To receive emails about
FF and other local SVGLA events, you can join SVGLA as a Level 2 member
(for free) or as a Level 1 member (for $15). See page 13 for details.
If you want to join for free, send an email with your first and last name and
state that you are at least 18 years of age (SVGLA’s membership requirement) to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com – we will add you to our mailing list.
See upcoming potlucks on pages 11-12.
Volunteer to host in 2016.
Email us at SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 3:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM at Blue Ridge Hall, Room
325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. Meet
ings coincide with the YES! Alliance Shenandoah Valley Youth Group. For more information about PFLAG, contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or go to
www.pflagblueridge.org, or contact Mark by email at mitchmarke@aol.com
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Thursday, March 3:
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group Meeting, Youth group for LGBTQ+
or questioning youth between 14-20 years old. 6:30-8:00 PM in Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326,
on the JMU campus, 601 University Blvd in Harrisonburg. Meetings coincide with
PFLAG. For more information about the Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance, go to
www.svyesalliance.org, or email Jo at svyesalliance@gmail.com
Friday, March 4:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the GLBT and Ally community sponsored each
month by SVGLA. For info, join SVGLA as a Level I or II member (See page 14).
Tuesday, March 8:
Shenandoah Valley Pride Planning Coffee & Cocktail Hour, 6 - 7 PM, Artful Dodger,
47 Court Sq, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. Sponsored by Shenandoah Valley Pride. Help plan
Shenandoah Valley Pride, which is scheduled for Saturday, July 23. RSVP via
https://www.facebook.com/events/1677041559233974/
Thursday, March 24:
SVGLA’s Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month SVGLA members and
friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant . This date is tentative. Location TBA. Join
SVGLA for updated information about C&C events (See pg.14 for how to join).
Saturday, March 26:
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. In case of inclement weather, the clean-up will be rescheduled.
Friday, April 1:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the GLBT and Ally community sponsored each
month by SVGLA. For information about the potluck, join SVGLA as a Level I or II
member (See page 14 for how to join ).
Saturday, April 2:
INDIGO Women’s Dance Party (Private party for women only). Upstairs at the Mill
Street Grill in Staunton, 8PM, $15 Cover, Cash Bar, MUST BE 21 TO ENTER. For questions, contact indigoparty@hotmail.com
Thursday, April 7:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM At the Blue Ridge Hall,
Room 325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd. Meetings coin
cide with the YES! Alliance Shenandoah Valley Youth Group. For more info about
PFLAG, contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or go to www.pflagblueridge.org,
or contact Mark by email at mitchmarke@aol.com
Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2016
Page 11
�COMMUNITY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 7:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM At the Blue Ridge Hall,
Room 325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd. Meetings coin
cide with the YES! Alliance Shenandoah Valley Youth Group. For more information
about PFLAG, contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or go to www.pflagblueridge.org,
or contact Mark by email at mitchmarke@aol.com
Full page ad for Truth Wins Out/Uganda Story
Thursday, April 7:
Saturday, April 16
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group Meeting for LGBTQ+ or questioning
youth between 14-20 years old. 6:30-8:00 PM in Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, on the JMU
campus, 601 University Blvd in H’burg. For more info about the YES! Alliance, go to
www.svyesalliance.org, or email Jo at svyesalliance@gmail.com
13th Annual Equality Virginia Commonwealth Dinner is EV’s signature event and the
state’s largest black-tie gala gathering for the LGBT community and their supporters.
Held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Reservation information will be available in January at www.equalityvirginia.org/dinner/
Thursday, April 21:
SVGLA’s Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month SVGLA members and
friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant . This date is tentative. Location TBA. Join
SVGLA for updated information about C&C events (See pg.14 for how to join).
Thursday, May 5:
Harrisonburg PFLAG Support Group Meeting. Support Group for parents, family,
friends, and allies of the LGBT community. 6:30-8:00 PM At the Blue Ridge Hall,
Room 325, on the James Madison University campus, 601 University Blvd. Meetings coin
cide with the YES! Alliance Shenandoah Valley Youth Group. For more information
about PFLAG, contact facilitator Mark at 540-405-1227 or go to www.pflagblueridge.org,
or contact Mark by email at mitchmarke@aol.com
Thursday, May 5:
Shenandoah Valley YES! Alliance Youth Group Meeting for LGBTQ+ or questioning
youth between 14-20 years old. 6:30-8:00 PM in Blue Ridge Hall, Room 326, on the JMU
campus, 601 University Blvd in H’burg. For more info about the YES! Alliance, go to
www.svyesalliance.org, or email Jo at svyesalliance@gmail.com
Friday, May 6:
First Friday Potluck, 6:30-9:00 PM, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and Waynesboro . Potluck for the GLBT and Ally community sponsored each
month by SVGLA. For info, join SVGLA as a Level I or II member (See page 14).
Monday, May 15:
DEADLINE, SVGLA newsletter submissions. Send to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Thursday, May 19:
SVGLA’s Conversation & Cuisine, 6:30-8:30pm. Once a month SVGLA members and
friends meet for dinner at a local restaurant . This date is tentative. Location TBA. Join
SVGLA for updated information about C&C events (See pg.14 for how to join).
Submit items for the monthly SVGLA e-mail events schedule by the 25th of each month to lanedj@jmu.edu
Submit events, ads and other items for the June issue of the newsletter by May 15 to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2016
Page 12
�"Out in the Boondocks"
LGBTQ Valley Meet-up Group
If you're a member of the
LGBTQ community living in the
boondocks in or around the
Shenandoah Valley, come meet
up with us.
This is a casual group where
members get together or in smaller groups for meals, movies, live
performances and other events.
www.meetup.com/Out-in-the-Boondocks/
Support our Advertisers,
Empower your Community.
SVGLA wishes to thank
local businesses and
organizations that
advertise in our
newsletter.
�EMPOWER YOUR
COMMUNITY!
We need your support to continue as a viable and evolving community
presence working on your behalf. The goals of 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:
An e-mailed version of the newsletter
A vote for members of the SVLGA Board of Directors (MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
BY DECEMBER 1 TO VOTE FOR AND/OR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Advance information about SVGLA events
Level I membership is from July—July
Level 2 Support — FREE
Level 2 support keeps you in the loop. A level 2 commitment of support gets you an emailed version of the newsletter and advanced information about all 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 and please send
this form to: SVGLA, P.O. Box 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Name #1
Name #2
Address #1:
Address #2:
E-mail #1:
E-mail #2:
I/we verify that I am/we are at least 18 years of age.
Level 2 Support - email your name and state that you are at least 18 years of age or
older to SVGLAssociation@gmail.com
All SVGLA members must be at least 18 years of age to join.
�Nice Apartment in “Old Town”
Harrisonburg for Rent
Where: 328 Franklin Street (3 blocks from downtown).
There are 6 total apartments in the house (2 in the basement, 2 on the main floor, and 2 on the second floor).
This is a QUIET neighborhood of mostly
home owners.
Apartment Specifications: Approximately 750 square
feet. One bedroom, one bathroom, living room, &
kitchen. Hard wood floors, off-street parking behind the
house, on-site laundry (washer and dryer). Heat & water
included in the rent. The apartment is in the basement,
has a foyer, and has been renovated in the last 2 years,
ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING
anywhere in the house.
$760 per month
Contact Andy Powell at (540) 421-6462 or
at reneewalterproperties@gmail.com
�What is SVGLA’s
“Conversation & Cuisine”?
Once a month, SVGLA members are invited
to meet at a local restaurant in the Shenandoah Valley to share a meal together and enjoy each other’s company. Join SVGLA (see
page 14 for details) to receive information
about Conversation & Cuisine events.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project
works to address and end violence,
with a specific focus on LGBTQ
communities across Virginia.
Call our LGBTQ Partner Abuse and Sexual Assault Helpline:
1.866.356.6998
Monday-Friday 8am-8pm
Quotable:
“The most sacred of
the duties of a government is to do equal
and impartial justice
to all its citizens.”
Thomas Jefferson
�SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Volunteers & Sponsors Needed
E-mail ShenandoahValleyPride@gmail.com to be involved.
This event is sponsored by
Shenandoah Valley Pride
�
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This collection contains materials produced by Shenandoah Valley Equality (formerly the Shenandoah Valley Gay & Lesbian Association). Among other items is the organization's newsletter.
Shenandoah Valley Equality is dedicated to building an inclusive community for LGBTQ people in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Founded as the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association in 1995, it changed its name to Shenandoah Valley Equality in 2016.
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Shenandoah Valley Equality
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Shenandoah County Library
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Sexual minorities
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March 2016 newsletter "The Family ConnectShen" published by the Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association (now Shenandoah Valley Equality).
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Shenandoah County Library
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March 2016
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Political campaigns - Virginia - Shenandoah County
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Campaign card for Loy J. Coffman for County Clerk of Shenandoah County Virginia. The election was to be held on November 8, 1927.
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Loy J. Coffman
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Shenandoah County Library
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1927
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James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
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Letter sent from "Betty Saufard" of Orange Virginia to Margaret Revere Hoffman Hoffman of Woodstock concerning their upcoming semester at Madison College (now James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia) and the "A. A. sports carnival" to be held at that school in the fall semester of 1941.
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Shenandoah County Library
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