PFLAG Denver is one of nearly 500 chapters or contacts in the U.S. that belong to the Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays national organization headquartered in Washington, DC.
Annual Board Elections and Dr Vivian Schaefer from DU
On February 2 the annual membership meeting with election of nominees to the Board of Directors will precede the program.
Our speaker will be Dr. Vivian Schaefer, a clinical psychologist in private practice in Denver who specializes in the treatment of LGBTQ individuals and their families. Dr. Schaefer also supervises doctoral students working with LGBTQ clients at the University of Denver’s Professional Psychology Center and co-facilitates a multicultural seminar for pre-doctoral interns. She is committed to facilitating competent and sensitive treatment for her community.
As usual, from 6:30 to 7:30 the New Families Group will meet in the library area, and the Open-to-All Group will meet in the Green Room upstairs. All will gather at 7:30 for the annual meeting/program.
Facing History and Ourselves has announced a new set of resources for teachers to address hatred and anti-bullying. You can find out more at THIS LINK
In our October newsletter, we ran an article about a showing of a DVD titled “Gay Revolt at DenverCity Council, Oct. 23, 1973 And How it Changed Our World”. Several of us were present at that event, and much enjoyed it. Now Jerry Gerash, the Producer and Narrator of the DVD, has made an offer for PFLAGers. He is selling the DVD’s at a cost of $25, and he will donate 20% of each sale ($5.00) made through our PFLAG Channels back to PFLAG. To Purchase this DVD with a credit card or Paypal, please go to www.denvergayrevolt.com and be sure and list PFLAG as your referral source. Check out the website and watch the trailer, and read comments from others about the DVD. This is very early gay history here inDenver, predating the establishment of TheCenter, and of course, PFLAG.
The theme for today’s commemoration is “The Beginning of the End of AIDS”. The event sponsored by the One Campaign notes that we have the means today to end AIDS if only we will have the resolution to do it. The finding this year that using anti-retroviral treatments early in the course of infection will not only save lives but also prevent further communication. Be aware of the efforts and support US funding to achieve this goal.
And it is clear that treatments alone will not get us there. Awareness, especially for youth, to avoid infection is important too, and reducing discrimination.
