A hearing was held on Monday, October 24. Read about it from the San Francisco Chronicle here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/24/BALB1LLPU6.DTL
News about the FAIR act
This is a new article about implementing the new FAIR act in LA. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gay-schools-20111016,0,6753592.story?page=1
CWC sponsorship of Spirit Day Mentioned on National Website!
Actors are coming out in support of Spirit Day (October 20). Read this article and don’t forget to wear purple on October 20th. http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Kristin-Chenoweth-Mario-Lopez-Naya-Rivera-et-al-Speak-Out-Against-LGBT-Bullying-20111013
New Resource from Lutherans Concerned/North America
This is worth reading and could be used in other settings http://www.lcna.org/images/stories/downloads/resources/050_where-hands-will-reach-resource-edition.pdf
CWC board member Mitch Mayne on the cover of the Advocate
Read this article about the courageous effort Mitch Mayne is making within the Mormon church. http://www.advocate.com/News/News_Features/Is_This_the_Mormon_Ambassador_to_LGBT_People/
CWC Pastors Develop New Sermon Resources for Spirit Day 2011
The pastors of the CWC; Reverend Roland Stringfellow and Reverend Dawn Roginski have developed sermon notes for pastors to use as they prepare their sermons to celebrate Spirit Day Sunday, October 23, 2011. Here is the link to the resources: https://cwcbay.org/resources/sermon-resources-for-spirit-day-2011/
Obama HRC Speech 2011: President Talks Gay Rights At Human Rights Campaign Dinner
new article in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/01/obama-hrc-speech-gay-rights_n_990574.html
In Support of Faith, Fairness and California’s FAIR Education Act
This is an blog post in the Huffington Post written by the CWC’s own Rev Roland Stringfellow. It is worth reading! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-roland-stringfellow/california-fair-act_b_993449.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false Here is the text: In Support of Faith, Fairness and California’s FAIR Education Act By Roland Stringfellow Our families and communities will be stronger when we begin to recognize the value of every […]
An action alert from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Anti-LGBT extremists are coming after the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community again! And we have to stop them – again. The FAIR Education Act requires California schools to teach the history of LGBT people and people with disabilities in age-appropriate ways. We know […]
Same-sex marriage cases wind their way to Supreme Court as political climate changes
here is the link to the Washington Post blog:http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/same-sex-marriage-cases-wind-their-way-to-supreme-court-as-political-climate-changes/2011/09/25/gIQABW03wK_story.html