TSA News September 2020 Volume 38 Issue 9

Stop by the Tri-State Alliance Table in Newburgh this Friday, Sept. 25

Jasper Pride Movie Postponed

TSA Vice President Julie Robinson EVSC School Board Candidate Amy Speaks to EVSC School Board Word Attacked on Social Media for Supporting the LGBTQIA Communities “1st- I am pleased that EVSC by law can no longer discriminate against its employees because of their gender identity. This is not because of an update by the EVSC Board of their employment policy, but instead because of a US Supreme Court decision. Which, from your boards' prior publicly video docu- mented comments, you expected to lose. I encourage you to take needed actions to protect transgender students at EVSC. This will help prevent MORE lawsuits…lawsuits that EVSC will continue to lose & cost the schools money that SHOULD be spent on teacher salaries & teaching kids. I would like to also talk about the practice of the EVSC School Board paying school employees to publicly attack critics of the EVSC School Board. We have seen the EVSC attorney publicly attack EVSC school board critics more than once, & the EVSC attorney was even paid to do research, to which he did very poorly, pulling out a legal pad to find in his notes a bizarre false statement of "transgender individuals take exactly 7 years to transition" in some ridiculous attempt to devalue protecting LGBTQIA+ students. We have witnessed the EVSC spokesperson be paid to criticize & make false statements against a lo- cal attorney who is a critic of this school board. Your attorney attempted to 100% gaslight public comments about a preventable horrific student tragedy. If you doubt these statements, please note we have put these statements on YouTube. Taxpayers want the EVSC School Board to be good stewards of the public money. Currently you are not protecting ALL of your students which makes you prone to lawsuits, you are doing your very best to find any legal loophole to silence public comments on paid public officials, & you are instructing paid EVSC employees to make political attacks against your critics. We need the EVSC school board to be better stewards of our public funds. Currently that is not what we are getting. We the taxpayers deserve better. We need you to do the right thing." -speech from Tri-State Alliance's Julie Robinson on the EVSC board & board admin practices during last Monday's budget meeting public comment time. #goodtrouble #evsc #protecttranskids #evv #evansilleindiana At EVSC (Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

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TSA Thanks Everyone Who Shares Our Social Media Posts! Help Please the Tri-State Alliance has both our weekly LGBTQIA Youth Group & Trans Support Group at our TSA Offices. Our youth group has not missed a meeting since it was created in 1998. One key to our success is our LGBTQIA inclusive space… the TSA Offices. We need YOUR help to pay the rent in our offices. Our rent does include utilities. Donations can be made at: TSAGL.org/donate.html OR paypal.me/TriState Alliance OR Send a check to the TSA Youth Group, PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728. PLEASE donate enough to cover even 1 day so we can CONTINUE to make a difference. Buy or Gift Dump Trump TP (Toilet Paper)

Cost: $8.75 per roll plus $5 postage plus $1 credit card fee equals $14.75 online per roll Pay at: TSAGL.org/donate.html OR send a check for $13.75 per roll to TSA TP Project, PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728 INCLUDE IN PAYMENT NOTE: Name and mailing address to send the roll to: IF A GIFT, include name to say who it is from, OR say it is from TSA TP Gift Program Proceeds benefits a rural LGBTQ Teen group and a Transgender Support Group. Visit TSAGL.org and click on newsletters to read the complete expanded version of the TSA Newsletter online. Support TSA & the Post

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SUPPORT THE US POST OFFICE and the Tri-State Alliance!!! Purchase stamps online to support the US post- al service, and have them delivered to the Tri-State Alliance, PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728. Make a difference AND support the post office The TSA Youth Group has meet EVERY Saturday since 1998, includ- AND the LGBTQIA+ communities! ing all holidays. We continue to meet during this crisis with the help of Zoom by having ONLINE meetings. For information on how YOU Purchase stamps at this can join the meeting as an LGBTQIA teen or ally, please message website: https://store.usps.com/ the Tri-State Alliance on Facebook, or call or text 812-480-0204. store/results/stamps/ TSA Wish List For the TSA LGBTQ Youth Group

• 12/24 packs of Soft Drinks for TSA Youth Group

• Bottled Water

• Potato chips and desserts in re-sealable containers (i.e. Pringles)

• Copy paper Unity Fellowship 625 Allen Street, Owensboro, KY 42303 • A copier / printer (if new an HP Officejet 8702) www.unityfellowshipowb.org 270-315-9028 • Gift cards for pizza delivery or fast food restaurants ONLINE Services are on Sunday at 10:15am

• Tickets for Laramie Project play at the Civic Theatre.

• Pride Flags, large and small, LGBTQ, lesbian, trans, asexual, bisexual, pansexual, gender queer, polysexual, aromantic, greyromantic, demiromantic, polyamorous. Donations can be mailed or shipped to the Tri- State Alliance, 501 John Street Suite 5, Evans- ville, IN 47713. Questions? Contact 3statealli- [email protected] or 812-480-0204. Online donations can be sent to TSAGL.org/donate.html or paypal.me/TriStateAlliance

The Tri-State Alliance Support Groups Continue to meet every weekend!

During this crisis we are using Zoom videoconferencing.

To participate, message the Tri-State Alliance on social media, email [email protected] OR call or text 812-480-0204. Newburgh & Warrick County Need Non-Discrimination Ordinances Please contact our elected officials asking for an

LGBTQ non-discrimination ordinance!

Write or contact:

Newburgh Town Council Warrick Co. Commissioners 23 West Jennings Street Old Courthouse Newburgh, IN 47630 107 West Locust Suite 301 Fax 812-853-1727 Boonville, Indiana 47601

Fax 812-897-6189

If you know a member of the town council or county commissioners, please contact them personally!

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Gay Pride MAGA Cap Trans Pride Flag Pride Flag Bisexual Pride Flag ACE Pride Flag Pride Merchandise for Sale! Support the TSA Youth Group and TSA Transgender Support Groups. Pride Flags and Gay MAGA Caps are on sale for $9.97 each plus $5 shipping. Please send a check to the Tri-State Alliance, PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728. Shipping and handling costs are an extra $5 for the first item to be mailed, and $4 for each additional item to be mailed. You can also purchase these items on our secure website with a credit card and/or PayPal account at TSAGL.org/merchandise.html. Please note there is an extra $1 fee for paying with a credit card. QUESTIONS? Contact 812-480-0204 or [email protected].