PFLAG IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 250,000 MEMBERS AND JUST OVER 250 CHAPTERS IN THE U.S. ISSUE VOLUME 01 20 JANUARY 2013 www.pflag.com [email protected] Wanted: An accountant, CPA or tax preparer who is knowledgeable in preparing tax returns for non-profits. San Diego PFLAG needs someone to prepare their annual tax returns and who will work for the love of doing something wonderful for PFLAG. Email [email protected] BEING GAY IN THE ISRAELI ARMY Please join us for our General Meeting on an Anti- Defamation League event 60 days HAPPY Monday, January 28 at 7:00 pm at the First before the U.S. repealed “don’t ask, don’t United Methodist Church, 2231 Camino del tell” and shared his experience about serv- NEW YEAR Rio South in Mission Valley. The building ing openly gay in the Israeli Defense Force. where we meet is The United Methodist One of his best stories is when he asked Starting with this issue, Center, in The Cover Room. Doors open at his commanding officer for permission to we will be publish- 6:45 pm. march in the Gay Pride parade in Tel Aviv. ing the newsletter bi- monthly. In the “off” We welcome our speaker, Yossi Herzog Please join us for our support groups, then months, there will be a from Israel. He is touring the U.S. on be- our cookie social, followed by the program. short bulletin with our half of the Israel educational organization, program information StandWithUs. He spoke in San Diego at and upcoming events. A LOSS FOR PFLAG This message is from PFLAG National Internet. No cellphones. Just a Executive Director, Jody Huckaby: deep love for her son and a sign “The world has lost a pioneer: Jeanne reading 'Parents of Gays: Unite in Manford, the founder of PFLAG (Parents, Support for Our Children.' change, of hope stronger than hate, of Families and Friends of Lesbians and love more powerful than any insult or This simple and powerful message of Gays) and the Mother of the Straight injury,' in a speech by President Barack love and acceptance from one person Ally movement. Obama in 2009. resonated so strongly it was heard by — Jeanne was one of the fiercest fighters in millions of people worldwide and led to All of us people who are lesbian, gay, the battle for acceptance and equality for the founding of PFLAG, an organization bisexual, transgender, and straight — lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender with more than 350 chapters across allies alike owe Jeanne our gratitude. (LGBT) people. It is truly humbling to the U.S. and 200,000 members and We are all beneficiaries of her courage. imagine in 1972 — just 40 years ago supporters, and the creation of similar Jeanne Manford proved the power of — a simple schoolteacher started this organizations across the globe. a single person to transform the world. movement of family and ally support, She paved the way for us to speak Jeanne’s work was called 'the story without benefit of any of the technology out for what is right, uniting the unique of America…of ordinary citizens that today makes a grassroots parent, family, and ally voice with the organizing, agitating, educating for movement so easy to organize. No voice of LGBT people everywhere.” OFFICERS, COMMITTEES & VOLUNTEERS Membership Application Current Positions Co-Presidents Newsletter New Renewal Change of Address Patti Boman Sherry Cohen-Richards, Please contact me for volunteer opportunities 619-227-6092 Editor [email protected] Linda Bessemer, Laura Confi dentiality is respected. 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Current Events SUPPORT GROUPS January 28 February 11 Monday Monday SD COUNTY GENERAL MEETING & SUPPORT GROUP San Diego PFLAG Mi Familia Support Group General Meeting & Meets every fourth Monday at 7:00 pm, at the First United Support Groups February 14 Methodist Church, 2231 Camino del Rio South in Mission Thursday Valley. January 28 PFLAG Support Group Monday North County Inland For further information, contact the Info Line: 888-398-0006 Mi Familia Support Group February 23 or www.pfl ag.com February 4 Saturday Monday HRC San Diego NORTH COUNTY COASTAL PFLAG Support Group Bowling for Equality North County Coastal (details in February bulletin) Meets the fi rst Monday, at 7:00 pm, North County LGBTQ Resource Center, 510 North Coast Highway, Suite C, February 4 March 16 Monday Saturday Oceanside. Mi Familia Support Group PFLAG Regional Contact ncpfl [email protected] or Meeting-LA February 11 (details in February bulletin) Larry Gerling, (760) 224-2178. Monday PFLAG Support Group East County NORTH COUNTY INLAND Meets every second Thursday, at 7:00 pm, Temple Adat Shalom, 15905 Pomerado Road, Room #9, Poway (Ran- MISSION STATEMENT cho Bernardo). The entrance to parking is directly across the street from the entrance to Sprouts’ Market Center. PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, Drive to the end of the building and bear right around it, to lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families the fi rst doors on your right (double doors). and friends through Support, to cope with an adverse society; Education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; Contact Sue Fine, (858) 673-4560 or and Advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal pfl [email protected]. civil rights. PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual EAST COUNTY orientation and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. Meets every second Monday, at 7:00 pm, Summit Unitarian Universalist Church, 8778 Cottonwood Avenue, Santee. Contact Ron Goetz, (619) 588-2342 or [email protected]. Equality is the soul of liberty, there is, in fact, no liberty without it. MI FAMILIA (Spanish) Frances Wright Meetings are every Monday from 6:00pm - 8:00 pm at The Center. Contact Carolina, (619) 692-2077 Ext. 116. TRANSGENDER SUPPORT For more information on the Transgender Support Group Contact Kathe Dunn, [email protected]. National PFLAG, Washington, DC (202) 647-8180, www.pfl ag.org 3 “GAYMAZING!” The title was borrowed from blogger Phillip B. York working during Crook – because the finale of The Amazing the week and Race was just that good. For anyone not spending the familiar with The Amazing Race, “Google it weekends on the up” and come back and read the rest of the farm. They had their article. Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge own reality show BRAGGING RIGHTS always seemed like "The Little Engines that entitled “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” Could", even when they felt they couldn’t. which chronicled their lives on the farm. The LGBT community Anyone betting for them to win would have Reruns of the show, which ended in 2011, was honored to have taken 100-1 odds. And win, they did; in fact, are now appearing on the Cooking Channel the play “8” performed in it was the only leg of the race they won. cable network. San Diego in November. Although there were To get to “know” Josh and Brent, as best While tending to the goat farm, they also ran stars Richard Dreyfuss, anyone can in an article, they have been Beekman 1802 Mercantile – hand-crafted Lance Bass, and Bruce together for 15 years. Both worked in New items made of “natural ingredients and Vilanch among the ac- York City, Josh as a creative director for quality materials.” For a peek, go to shop. tors, San Diego LGBT an advertising agency (and a successful beekman1802.com. activist Lisa Sanders author) and Brent at Martha Stewart Living Now that they won $1 million, Josh quit his was also part of the cast. Omnimedia (he is also a physician). They job and they are both tending to the farm and purchased a goat farm five years ago in a their business. That’s a pretty good “happily Huge bragging rights village not far from Albany, New York. Brent ever after” story. go to PFLAG mem- tended to the farm while Josh stayed in New ber, Mary Thomas.