THE NEWSLETTER September ISSUE 09 VOLUME 20 THREE CHEERS FOR THE HYC SAN DIEGO REMEMBERS Please join us for our We welcome Sophia Arredondo, San Diego General Meeting on coordinator of the Hillcrest Youth Center Remembers was Monday, September (HYC). The Center serves as a drop-in created in 2008 to 23 at 7:00 pm at the center for LGBTQIA youth ages 14 to honor the memory First United Methodist 18. They are provided a safe, affirming, of Matthew Church, 2231 Camino and fun space. Sophia will fill us in on Shepard, who was del Rio South in the discussion groups/presentations murdered in 1998 Mission Valley. The and other activities and events that take simply because he building where we meet place at the HYC. was gay. This year’s event is Tuesday, is The United Methodist October 8. The memorial serves to Center, in The Cove Room. Doors open Please join us for our support groups, then our cookie social, followed by the honor the memory of Matthew Shepard at 6:45 pm. PLEASE NOTE, WE MEET and all victims of hate violence. ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF THE program. MONTH, NOT SEPTEMBER 30. This year's event is being designed to empower community DON’T BE LEFT OUT members to stand up against all forms Does this article look familiar?? Of Even if of hate, by providing course, it does. We’ve been urging you can’t tools and resources to everyone to sign up to walk with PFLAG walk with get involved. Please on Sunday, September 29 for the 24th us, please register so we can meet our join this community Annual AIDS Walk San Diego. This 10 person and financial goals ($1000). event at 7:00 pm event is San Diego's largest one-day at the Hillcrest Pride Flag (corner of HIV/AIDS fundraiser and the biggest The 5K Walk is held in Balboa Park at Quince and 6th Ave starting at 8:30AM University and Normal) for a short vigil, non-governmental financial provider for followed by a gathering at The LGBT HIV/AIDS in San Diego County. Dozens (not 8:00 as in previously years). Please get there early enough to receive your Center for a documentary screening and of agencies - serving thousands of discussion. clients - rely on funds raised at the AIDS Walk t-shirt. There are water and annual Walk to help provide light snacks available before the walk. essential prevention and Miscellaneous information: the STILL LOOKING care programs to thousands Walk takes place rain or shine. It is FOR A NEW HOME of men, women and children recommended that you dress in layers living with HIV/AIDS. since it can be cool in the morning, wear We are still trying to find a location for We want your support; please register. sturdy walking shoes (the Walk takes our North County Inland satellite group Go to www.AIDSwalksd.org and about 1.5 hours to complete), wear lots meetings (the Rancho Bernardo area). of sunscreen, keep hydrated - there select Register at the top of the page, The meetings are once a month in the are water stations along the way. There then Join an Existing Team. Either evening (usually a Thursday), and are free shuttle buses available at the enter PFLAG San Diego or Search for attendance varies between 4-15 people. a Team and find PFLAG San Diego. Naval Hospital and Balboa Park lots off Ideally, we would like a location that Click on the Join button and follow the President's Way and Park Blvd. from instructions. The registration fee is $35 4:30am-1:00pm. Allow extra time if you does not charge rent or minimal rent. ($25 for 17 and under). If we have 10 or are using the shuttles. Possible locations would be a church, library, private office, school, etc. Please more walkers registered by September If you don’t have internet, call 619- 20, we will qualify as Team PFLAG and, 692-2077 ext. 247 (Ian Johnson) to pass this along to anyone in the RB area once again, we will be able to hold up participate. For questions, please to help widen the search. If a place is high the prestigious sneaker sign with contact Sherry Cohen-Richards, 858- found, please contact Patti at pboman@ our PFLAG name on it. 349-6269 | [email protected]. pflag.com or call 888-398-0006. PFLAG.COM OFFICERS, COMMITTEES & VOLUNTEERS Membership Application 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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[email protected] Board Members or go online www.pfl ag.com Info Line Patti Boman, Sherry Support/Outreach Cohen-Richards, Nikki Membership forms available at www.pfl ag.com 888-398-0006 Eddy, Beverly Lavallee, Kim Martinez, JoyLynn Murray, Arlene Prater, Ina Price, Karen Thompson, Mark Thompson, Sandi Timberlake, Terrie Vorono, Wayne Walker, Courtney Ware PFLAG San Diego | Tax ID #33-0512868 PO Box 82762 | San Diego, CA 92138 National PFLAG, Washington, DC (202) 647-8180, www.pfl ag.org 2 Current Events SUPPORT GROUPS September 9 | Monday October 7 | Monday PFLAG Support Group Mi Familia Support Group SD COUNTY GENERAL MEETING & SUPPORT GROUP North County Coastal October 8 | Tuesday Meets every fourth Monday at 7:00 pm, at the First United September 9 | Monday San Diego Remembers Methodist Church, 2231 Camino del Rio South in Mission PFLAG Support Group (see article) Valley. East County October 10 | Thursday For further information, contact the Info Line: 888-398-0006 September 9 | Monday PFLAG Support Group Mi Familia Support Group North County Inland or www.pfl ag.com (Check web site if meeting September 12 | Thursday or not) PFLAG Support Group NORTH COUNTY COASTAL North County Inland October 11 | Friday National Coming Out Day Meets the fi rst Monday, at 7:00 pm, North County LGBTQ September 16 | Monday Resource Center, 510 North Coast Highway, Suite C, Mi Familia Support Group October 14 | Monday Oceanside. PFLAG Support Group September 23 | Monday East County Contact ncpfl [email protected] or San Diego PFLAG Larry Gerling, (760) 224-2178. General Meeting and October 14 | Monday Support Groups Mi Familia Support Group September 23 | Monday October 17 | Thursday NORTH COUNTY INLAND Mi Familia Support Group Spirit Day (see article) Meets every second Thursday, at 7:00 pm, Temple Adat September 30 | Monday Shalom, 15905 Pomerado Road, Room #9, Poway (Ran- Mi Familia Support Group cho Bernardo). The entrance to parking is directly across October 7 | Monday the street from the entrance to Sprouts’ Market Center. PFLAG Support Group Drive to the end of the building and bear right around it, to North County Coastal the fi rst doors on your right (double doors). Contact Karen Thompson, (858) 842-7005 or MISSION STATEMENT pfl [email protected]. PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families EAST COUNTY and friends through Support, to cope with an adverse society; Education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; Meets every second Monday, at 7:00 pm, Summit Unitarian and Advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal Universalist Church, 8778 Cottonwood Avenue, Santee. civil rights. Contact Ron Goetz, (619) 588-2342 or PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual [email protected]. orientation and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. MI FAMILIA (Spanish) Meetings are every Monday from 6:00pm - 8:00 pm at The Center. BE A MEMBER Contact Carolina, (619) 692-2077 Ext. 116. If you haven’t renewed your TRANSGENDER SUPPORT membership for 2013, For more information on the Transgender Support Group it’s not too late! Contact Kathe Dunn, [email protected]. 3 TWO MORE SCHOLARS: RACHEL Rachel Kelly is the recipient of confronting the LGBT community acceptance the John Bessemer Memorial today is acceptance. There are so to those who Scholarship. Linda Bessemer will many people who are afraid to come would not be proud to know how active Rachel out as LGBT because they believe otherwise has become in the LGBT community they will not be accepted by their peers, find it. LGBT since receiving her scholarship. This their parents, or their friends. I believe people are is not to say she wasn’t active before, the LGBT community needs to show finding stigma but this is what we know now! Rachel that anyone may be LGBT. There is and the lack and her mom, Deborah, marched no restriction on who is LGBT – no of acceptance with PFLAG in the Gay Pride Parade.