Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area

Here is the link to an article related to GLBTQI aging: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/us/gay-retirement-communities-struggling-in-the-recession.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

This article from the Huffington Post is a pretty good overview of where the candidates stand: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/24/republican-candidates-gay-rights-gop-hopefuls-_n_1028680.html?ref=gay-marriage

Pew research released a new poll showing the trends in gay marriage acceptance. More people are in favor of gay marriage then 10 years ago. See the graphic here: http://features.pewforum.org/gay-marriage-attitudes/index.php?src=prc-twitter

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

new article in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/01/obama-hrc-speech-gay-rights_n_990574.html