tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18064262295645047342024-02-21T22:13:39.533-08:00PFLAG serving Chestertown and the Mid-Shore of MarylandWelcome to PFLAG Mid-Shore, also known as the Chestertown Chapter. PFLAG is working to make sure that all people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer are not only valued by society, but take pride in and value themselves. We do this through providing peer-to-peer support, educating people on the issues that are important to the community, and advocating for inclusive policies and laws.PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-37532210842438684672018-10-04T04:45:00.001-07:002018-10-04T04:45:53.243-07:00PFLAG serving Chestertown and the Mid-Shore of Maryland: House Meeting with FreeState Justice & PFLAG Mid-S...<a href="http://pflagchestertown.blogspot.com/2018/10/httpswww.html?spref=bl">PFLAG serving Chestertown and the Mid-Shore of Maryland: House Meeting with FreeState Justice & PFLAG Mid-S...</a>: https://www.facebook.com/events/474189386400749/PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-26289592642832303822018-10-03T23:42:00.001-07:002018-10-04T04:38:41.445-07:00House Meeting with FreeState Justice & PFLAG Mid-Shore, MD<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/474189386400749/">https://www.facebook.com/events/474189386400749/</a><br />
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PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-24281272368299116322018-05-30T11:54:00.000-07:002018-05-30T11:54:55.231-07:00PFLAG PRIDE PICNIC Sat June 9th 4 pm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Next Saturday March 24th! Join us for all or part of this important day of 3 events...See POSTERS around town!</h2>
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Join a March to End Gun Violence in Chestertown, MD</h2>
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Beginning at 12 Noon at the Kent County Office Building at 400 High Street, Chestertown, MD</div>
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Ending with a Rally in Wilmer Park<br />
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Poster making workshop Wed 3/21 5 pm at the Kent County Public Library.<br />
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At 3 pm in Easton, MD join us for a Family Bowling Party! Totally FREE to our Families</h2>
Easton Bowl 101 Marlboro Ave #39 Please RSVP but walk-ins also welcome!<br />
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Congratulations to the Brennan Family on their recent legal victories for our MD trans students!<br />
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VOTE for our PFLAG MID-SHORE ENTRY in.....VOTE even is you cannot attend!<br />
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RiverArts' Reclaimed Runway fashion extravaganza</h2>
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What is a Reclaimed Runway event? A fashion show featuring one-of-a-kind creations designed by artists of all ages using recycled or re-purposed materials assembled in fabulously creative ways.</div>
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Peoples’ Choice Award: Vote online <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">anytime</em> for your favorite design team – or teams! The <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">People’s Choice</span> award winner receives $250. You can also vote at the event. Click <a href="http://chestertownriverarts.net/vote-here/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: royalblue; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to VOTE</div>
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Judge’s Award: Best in Show $250</div>
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Specialty welcome drink, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and cash bar.</div>
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$100 Runway Ticket – Guarantees a seat right on the runway, or at a table in full view of the runway action, a welcome drink, plus 1 free drink ticket, luscious hors d’oeuvres, and plenty of fashionista fun!</div>
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EASTON — The Talbot County Board of Education introduced a nondiscrimination policy revision on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to satisfy a recommendation from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR).</div>
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However, the proposed revision didn’t sit well with members of the LGBT community, and that revision is now getting a do-over.</div>
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The revision of Policy 1.2 grew out of a Methods of Compliance Review of the school district’s 2016-2017 school year and a visit on Dec. 11, 2017. While the review was mostly favorable, OCR recommended consistent nondiscrimination policy statements on all documents and communication platforms.</div>
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Before the policy revision came up for the first of three readings, three people spoke to the school board during the public comment section of the agenda.</div>
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“PFLAG Mid-Shore has significant concerns regarding the deletion of gender and sexual orientation as groups that are identified as protected from discrimination in Talbot County Public Schools,” Claire Hansen said.</div>
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Hansen is president of PFLAG Mid-Shore chapter which “advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer LGBTQ students on federal, state and local legislation, regulations and school district policies,” she told the school board. PFLAG stands for Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.</div>
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The school board’s original Policy 1.2 has been revised once since it was adopted in 1993. The 2012 revision states, “The Board will not tolerate nor condone any act of bias, discrimination, insensitivity, or disrespect toward any person on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religion, socio-economic status or disabling condition.”</div>
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At issue is the elimination of certain language in the 2012 revision. The proposed revision states, “The Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or religion in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designed (sic) youth groups.”</div>
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Hansen said, “The language that you are electing to adopt ... is not a step forward; it is a step backwards.”</div>
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“It appears that the sexual orientation and gender language are in the existing policy, and that those words are being replaced with sex; that’s what it seems like,” Alan Girard of Easton said. “They do not mean the same thing, and it’s important that people who do have different sexual orientations or genders are a part of the policy.”</div>
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Girard offered to work with the board “on language that is going to work.”</div>
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“At a minimum, we urge TCPS to reinstate gender and sexual orientation into the nondiscrimination policy so that everyone can learn, grow and succeed in a community that is safe and free of discrimination,” Hansen said.</div>
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Lynne Duncan, assistant superintendent for administrative and support services, read the proposed policy during new business.</div>
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Duncan recommended sending the policy to second reader “taking into consideration the comments and concerns that were expressed this evening and also in consultation with our attorney.”</div>
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Michael Garman, president of the school board, asked, “Was this language that was recommended by the state?”</div>
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“It’s directly from Office of Civil Rights,” Duncan said.</div>
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During the public comment segment, Lauren Hartman, whose children attend Easton Elementary School, said she “loved (the school) dearly, but my wife and I are really worried about this nondiscrimination policy because you’re taking our family out this school district by eliminating gender and sexual orientation out of your nondiscrimination policy.”</div>
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“My family is a two-mom family, and ... it’s really breaking my heart,” Hartman said. “I really need you to consider the language that you’re using on this nondiscrimination policy to include gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status — to really broaden your ideas of who we want in our community and who we want in our schools, to accept everybody and all of their kids and my family into this community.”</div>
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“The (OCR) told us we should be using this language, so we’ll go back and do some research, but that was one of the things we were cited for,” Superintendent Kelly Griffith said.</div>
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“So we’ll leave it on first reader,” Garman said.</div>
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“We would like to see TCPS create a healthy, safe and welcoming learning environment for all students,” Hansen said. “By eliminating gender and sexual orientation from Policy 1.2, you are creating a more dangerous environment for LGBTQ students, teachers and staff in TCPS.”</div>
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Hansen expanded her advice beyond revising Policy 1.2’s wording.</div>
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“PFLAG Mid-Shore strongly advises school administrators and the board of education to create and implement comprehensive, inclusive policies and practices to end bullying, harassment and discrimination of LGBTQ students,” she said.</div>
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“We ... encourage you to review other regional nondiscrimination policies which include more specific and inclusive language to reinforce and clarify intentions to not discriminate,” Hansen said.</div>
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PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-48209669630778753222018-02-28T03:14:00.001-08:002018-02-28T03:14:04.197-08:00Responding to Talbot County Public Schools Non-Discrimination Policy Changes<br />
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<span lang="EN">Dear TCPS Board of Education,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">It has come to our attention that Talbot
County Public Schools are in the process of revising and presenting the First
Reader revision of the Non-Discrimination Policy 1.2 at the upcoming Board of
Education meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Upon our review of the
proposed changes PFLAG Mid-Shore has significant concerns regarding the
deletion of “gender” and “sexual orientation” as groups that are identified as
protected from discrimination in Talbot County Public Schools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">PFLAG advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students on federal, state and local
legislation, regulations and school district policies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We advise that policies and practices protect
everyone from bullying, including cyber bullying, harassment, and
discrimination. PFLAG Mid-shore strongly advises school administrators and the
Board of Education to create and implement comprehensive, inclusive policies
and practices to end bullying, harassment, and discrimination of LGBTQ
students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would like to see TCPS
create a healthy, safe and welcoming learning environment for all students. By
eliminating “gender” and “sexual orientation” from your Non-Discrimination
Policy 1.2 you are creating a more dangerous environment for our LGBTQ
students, teachers, and staff in Talbot County Public Schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">At a minimum, we urge Talbot County Public
Schools to reinstate “gender” and “sexual orientation” into the Non-Discrimination
Policy 1.2 so that everyone can learn, grow, and succeed in a community that is
safe and free of discrimination.<span style="color: yellow;"> </span>We also
encourage you to review other regional non-discrimination policies which include
a more specific and inclusive language to reinforce and clarify intentions to
not discriminate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-53575008146417833122018-01-17T14:24:00.002-08:002018-01-17T14:24:15.542-08:002018...watch for more to come for PFLAG Mid-Shore!Hi Mid-Shore friends,<br />
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We are in a time of transition. There are good things going on, but not in a predictable calendar way just yet! Thanks for checking on us and feel free to offer your time and leadership....a strong team is needed!<br />
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More soon.....PFLAG Mid-Shore!PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-82100264903143296932017-10-28T07:52:00.003-07:002017-10-28T07:52:59.538-07:00November PFLAG Activities<b>PFLAG has scheduled two events for the Mid-Shore in November.</b><br />
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On <b>Thursday November 2</b>, the Easton area group will meet at 7 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Easton at 7 pm. A discussion of recent activity at Easton High School will be part of the discussion.<br />
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On <b>Monday November 20</b>, everyone is welcome to attend our 5th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil. This year it will be held on the campus of Washington College in Chestertown, MD. Please come to the Norman James Theater on campus at 7 pm for this important event.<br />
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There will NOT be a monthly PFLAG meeting the next day in Chestertown (Nov 21) because of the event the day before.<br />
<br />PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-67398264764415347042017-10-13T11:33:00.000-07:002017-10-13T11:33:54.040-07:00Meeting on October 17th at 7 pm at the Lit House on the Washington College CampusHi friends,<br />
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The October PFLAG meeting in Chestertown will take place on Tuesday Oct 17th at 7 pm at the Lit House on the Washington College campus. Hope to see you there.PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-65992975685933176442017-10-02T08:09:00.001-07:002017-10-02T08:09:12.141-07:00PFLAG fun in Easton this Thursday Oct 5, 7 pm<div class="gmail_quote" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
PFLAG fun next <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2036730927" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Thursday, October 5 at 7 p.m.</span></span> There will be pizza, drinks and LGBTQ trivia! Come hang out and have fun. This is a good chance to invite friends and family. Let me know if you are planning to attend so I can get a general count for the pizza order.</div>
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PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-65666347087021578892017-09-17T17:18:00.001-07:002017-09-17T17:18:14.162-07:00First Fall Chestertown meeting! Tues, Sept 19th 7 PM at the Lit House, Washington College<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-57253261151762904892017-07-27T16:10:00.002-07:002017-07-27T16:10:26.874-07:00An open letter to the Eastern Shore LGBTQ Community...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2017<br />
Contact: L. Claire Hansen, President, PFLAG MID-SHORE MD<br />
pflagchestertown@gmail.com, 301-938-0868<br />
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Earlier today, PFLAG’s MID-SHORE MD chapter sent the open letter below to those most directly impacted by President Trump’s declaration that transgender individuals are to be excluded from the military. PFLAG MID-SHORE MD’s recently elected President, Claire Hansen shared, “Such changes in direction are ungrounded in fact, are hurtful to the effectiveness of our military, and frankly are cruel. PFLAG stands ready to support transgender individual’s full inclusion. As an organization, we can partner with local organizations to do training on issues affecting the trans (and broader LGBTQ+) community.”<br />
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PFLAG is an organization whose mission is, “Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy.”<br />
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<b>July 28, 2017 </b><br />
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An open letter to the Eastern Shore LGBTQ Community,<br />
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It's a day after President Trump's tweet storm declaratively excluding transgender individuals from military service and we remain stunned and appalled. For all who identify as 'trans' and for your families, friends and loved ones, we are deeply sorry for the pain this is causing. It is wrong.<br />
The message sent out yesterday hurts well beyond those in the military, or who have served in the military, or who are considering the military. The message attempts to blatantly authorize discrimination and expresses an abhorrent view on who is welcome to full participation in community. It is wrong.<br />
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Ill-considered messages, which are not vetted through any rational process, are a part of our times. We don't have answers, but we can say if you identify as trans, gender non-conforming, or queer, and all the other ways you may self-identify, you are loved as you are. You are a blessing. Please know there is support for you in our community - a community with readiness to include and to care - a community that needs and welcomes your energy, your skills and your creativity.<br />
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If you need support, there are many ready to help and resources available. It is never easy to be singled out for who you are. It's even harder when elected officials, who should be serving you, do just the opposite.<br />
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Please know you are not alone.<br />
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In love and support,<br />
PFLAG MID-SHORE MD<br />
President: L. Claire Hansen<br />
Treasurer: Amanda Kramer<br />
Secretary: Barbi Bedell<br />
https://pflagchestertown.blogspot.com/ pflagchestertown@gmail.com<br />
301-938-0868PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-27176650426989542452017-07-03T12:19:00.000-07:002017-07-11T10:52:47.022-07:00July meetings and activities to consider<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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Please join us for our monthly Easton PFLAG and Talbot Rainbow Youth meeting on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1260944135" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">July 6 at 7 p.m.</span></span>as usual, we will be meeting at the UU fellowship of Easton located at 7401 Ocean Gateway (Hwy 50) in Easton.<br />
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Thanks to all who attended the combined picnic we hosted on June 24th. It turned out to be a great event. Michelle Drostin, Easton area Coordinator<br />
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The monthly meeting usually held in<b> Chestertown</b> will <b><u>not</u></b> take place in July or August. Regular monthly programming will begin in September. The September meetings will also include annual chapter officer elections by ballot for those who are current PFLAG Chapter members.Your current area chapter leaders are using the next few weeks ahead to plan for the fall and winter season.</div>
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<b><i>Please let us know your thoughts about area chapter programming and future events. We are also welcoming future chapter members and leaders. If you are interested in becoming more involved please email pflagchestertown@gmail.com with your ideas or to arrange for an in person meeting or phone conversation! Also remember that much more information about PFLAG is available at PFLAG.org as well as this site.</i></b></div>
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The first meeting will be held at 914 Gateway Drive, Chestertown, MD, 21620 on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1366228614" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Thursday, July 13</span></span>, from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1366228615" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7-8:30</span></span>. There will be a rainbow "sock" flying outside the door so you can't miss it. Light refreshments, coffee and tea will be provided.</div>
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For this first getting to know you gathering, I'm planning on brief introductions, followed by a discussion of things that are of interest to you, such as indoor activities, like watching movies, cards and games, or just socializing, and/or outdoor excursions, places of interest to go, walking, biking, dining, concerts, festivals, etc.</div>
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I have no other agenda than sharing interests and having a place to network with other womyn who are Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Queer or Questioning. I am hoping to get input from you about how you would like to see this social group go forward.</div>
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YOU are invited to a screening and discussion of <span style="font-size: 12pt;">National Geographic's </span><em style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender Revolution</b></em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, a journey with Katie Couric</span></div>
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<b>Please join us for our next PFLAG meeting this coming Tuesday, March 21st. We'll be meeting at the Rose O'Neill Literary House on the campus of Washington College. We'll be discussing upcoming events and issues related to advocacy for our Trans community.</b></div>
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<b>Please enter from either the house's front door (it's the large white house across from campus on Washington Avenue) or the deck side door onto the enclosed porch.</b></div>
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PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620, USA39.218727 -76.06668079999997239.218535 -76.066995799999972 39.218919 -76.066365799999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-12482564560382586892017-03-16T06:58:00.000-07:002017-03-16T06:58:03.999-07:00Open Community Gathering Announcement - Centreville<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
This is a a reminder that the next Open Community gathering will be <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_419205309" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, March 18</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_419205310" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2-4 pm</span></span> at the Kramer Center in Centreville.</div>
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<br />We will have Kara Miller from Eastern Shore Yoga in Easton to lead us through some gentle yoga, guided meditation and a talk about healthy living and stress reduction. </div>
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<br />We are accepting RSVPs now as we need to limit this to 25 people. </div>
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<br />Thank you,<br />Mary Yancey (call: 443-262-4457)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Mary M Yancey RN, MSN </span>Queen Anne's County Department of Health<br />206 N Commerce Street<br />Centreville, Md. 21617 </div>
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PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-76761806952058705672016-12-21T18:13:00.000-08:002017-03-18T08:18:59.090-07:00PFLAG HOLIDAY BOARD GAMES PARTY INVITE THURSDAY DEC 29, 2016<div class="MsoNormal">
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ADD THIS EASY RELAXED EVENT TO YOUR 'IN BETWEEN THE HOLIDAYS' WEEK AND HANG WITH US, YOUR PFLAG FRIENDS.
(BRING ANYONE ALONG.) IF WE FEEL LIKE IT MAYBE WE WILL ORDER FOOD FROM
LUISA’S TO SHARE FOR DINNER AND STAY A WHILE LATER. IF YOU NEED TO ARRIVE CLOSER TO 6 AFTER WORK,
JUST TEXT US (443 480 3138) AND WE WILL STAY AND PARTY ON. CHECK IN AS NEEDED IF THE WEATHER, DISTANCES
OR TIMING IS TRICKY FOR YOU. TEXT/CALL 443 480 3138<o:p></o:p></div>
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PFLAG Chestertown Chapter Leadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491276911626208067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806426229564504734.post-11744581591076426042016-12-09T07:42:00.000-08:002016-12-09T07:42:55.179-08:00December Happenings...HANG onto your version of sanity! Do something for others too...<div>
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Please work to maintain your wonderful or “sassy” attitudes
in our turbulent times with not only the stress of holidays, the big changes in
our country, but with sad stories we cannot avoid in the news. WE try to be there for one another and simply
getting out with a friend can help a lot. Calls to supportive folks also help. Use our website to find some of
those resources and to reserve the dates you see on our calendar for activities
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the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River (UUCR), at 10 AM, our speaker,
Linda Lucero,</b> will be with us to share her sermon entitled <b><u>Empower Women Empower Humanity</u></b>.
(UUCR is at 914 Gateway Dr. Chestertown and supports and houses our PFLAG
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well as what it's like to be a young woman today living in a global
world. It is a timely message of hope and inspiration for
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LATER this month, we also plan to gather to play some board games, socialize
and strategize with you and friends during the last week of the year. <b><u>SAVE
the DATE of Thursday December 29<sup>th</sup> for a 3-6 pm “Holiday Board Games
Party.”</u></b> In addition to Chestertown, we are trying to firm up a simultaneous
Easton Party spot! Another announcement
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We already have a full spring regular meetings calendar along
with most interesting opportunities and ways to continue to work to support our
youth and young adults. Thanks to those
who have stepped up and will help those activities be announced soon. While we
rely on PFLAG.org for most of our work, the school work is beautifully
partnered with GLSEN.org. PLEASE visit GLSEN.org and see the riches of info
there for all ages and kinds of involvement including the SCOTUS case and new
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GROUP! We have formed a broader base of
leaders who are already working with us to find their best fit as we expand our
powers and reach with the help of these fine folks.
It’s not too late for YOU to reach out and say, WHAT can I do for PFLAG
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Thanks to the 60 or so folks who participated in our TDOR event last Saturday night...it was a meaningful and moving evening. Many thanks to our wonderful performers and our special producer, Barbi Bedell. <b>We will be posting photos, video and program information soon. </b> Give us a bit of time to get it together please. Send any photos you may want to share to pflagchestertown@gmail.com.<br />
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Here is another event that is coming up next Monday November 28th at Sumner Hall at 6 pm in Chestertown, MD. See for more info: <a href="http://garpost25.org/">http://garpost25.org/</a> This talk is not LGBT specific, but important enough that I think we all could benefit from considering our own assumptions about how we and others view "our world."<br />
We ALL carry prejudices in many ways...perhaps the LGBT community might relate to some of these topics related to race and assumptions made.<br />
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Please join us when <strong>David Billings</strong> presents and signs <strong>DEEP DENIAL: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life</strong>.</div>
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<strong>DEEP DENIAL</strong> - part popular history, part personal memoir - documents the 400-year racialization of the United States and how people of European descent came to be called “white.” Author David Billings focuses primarily on the deeply embedded notion of white supremacy, and tells us why, despite the Civil Rights movement and an AfricanAmerican president, we remain, in the author’s words, “a nation hard-wired by race.” A master storyteller, Billings starts each chapter with a disarming and intimate vignette from his personal life, beginning with his white, working-class boyhood in Mississippi and Arkansas. He then situates these telling moments in a broader historical context that will be new and disturbing to many readers.</div>
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<strong style="color: #1d2326; font-family: "Lucida Sans", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">David Billings</strong><span style="background-color: #faf5f5; color: #1d2326; font-family: "lucida sans" , "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #faf5f5; color: #1d2326; font-family: "lucida sans" , "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">is an anti-racist historian, educator, minister and community organizer. Raised in small towns of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas, Billings became a racial justice activist while at the University of Mississippi in the mid-1960’s. His experiences led him to enroll in New York Theological Seminary and to becoming an ordained United Methodist Minister. While he served churches in New Orleans and the Bronx, much of Rev. Billings’ ministry has been in community work, plus a few years with the National Office of the United Methodist Church.</span><br />
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In the early 1980’s, Billings became a trainer/organizer with The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, a national, multiracial, antiracist training institute headquartered in New Orleans. Through his experience with The People’s Institute, Billings developed a special interest in the role of race and racism in U.S. history and culture. While much of his work has been rooted in the South, particularly in New Orleans, he and his wife moved to New York City in 2004 to support the growing antiracist work of the People’s Institute there.</div>
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Billings returned in the fall of 2010 to live in his birth home of McComb, MS. He continues to teach and consult with organizations and institutions around the nation, including New York University School of Social Work, the City of Ithaca, NY, Insight Meditation Society of Barre, MA, Citizens United for Economic Equity in New Orleans as well as The People’s Institute.</div>
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