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Bring a dish to share at the September PFLAG meeting

Posted at 9:22 am September 11, 2017
By Maureen Hoyt Leave a Comment

PFLAG will hold its September on Monday, September 11, in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge. Members, friends, and newcomers will have a chance to meet and greet and catch up beginning with a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m., followed by the program at 7 p.m., a press release said. The church is located at 1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

During the meeting, there will be time to brainstorm on current and upcoming activities. Also planned is a discussion of transgendered service members and recent tweets and events.

The PFLAG mission is to provide opportunities for dialogue about sexual orientation, gender identities, and to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Anne Backus, diversity, First Presbyterian Church, first united methodist, gender identities, Grace Covenant, Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, PFLAG, sexual orientation, transgendered service members

Professor to discuss gay civil rights movements on Monday

Posted at 3:09 pm April 2, 2017
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Roane State Community College professor Don Windham will be the guest speaker at the Monday, April 3, PFLAG meeting. In his presentation, Windham will explore the rise of early gay civil rights movements beginning with the Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis to today, a press release said. The public is invited.

The meeting will be held at the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge located at 101 West Madison Lane. Social time will start at 6:45 pm. The meeting will be from 7-8 p.m.

Windham has been professor of psychology at Roane State Community College in Oak Ridge since 1990, the press release said. He has a doctorate in psychology from the University of Tennessee. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News Tagged With: Anne Backus, community, Don Windham, gay civil rights movement, gender identities, Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, news, PFLAG, sexual orientation

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