Hope Lutheran Church

39200 W. Twelve Mile Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Marriage Equality Forum: Tuesday, May 14, 7-9 pm.

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...the clearest practical consequences that same-sex couples who are legally married will now be treated like other married couples in their state...

No, That's Not “So Gay”

Ash Beckham gives a kick-ass presentation how to deal with derogatory phrases like “That's so gay.” She even has flowcharts! Everybody loves flowcharts.

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Golden Rule about speaking and using your kids as a prop.

There’s one undeniable truth about parenting that transcends sexual orientation: If you try to get something serious accomplished, you children will step in and make their presence known. On Wednesday, partners Dr. Paul Melchert and James Zimmerman joined other Minnesota families to speak in support of a bill reversing the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. But their 3-year-old son, Emmett, just wanted to play. Actually he wanted to use Melchert’s face as a NASCAR track. (The good part starts at about 15:00)

LGBTQ youth, allies and their families want to break some stereotypes and share what The P.L.A.C.E. means to them

"Nobody can ever tell me I can't have two mothers, because I really do,"

It is with great sorrow that we share with all of you the passing of PFLAG's founder, Jeanne Manford.

 From PFLAG National Executive Director, Jody Huckaby:

Today the world has lost a pioneer: Jeanne Manford, the founder of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and the Mother of the Straight Ally movement.

 Jeanne was one of the fiercest fighters in the battle for acceptance and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. It is truly humbling to imagine in 1972 - just 40 years ago - a simple schoolteacher started this movement of family and ally support, without benefit of any of the technology that today makes a grassroots movement so easy to organize. No Internet. No cellphones. Just a deep love for her son and a sign reading “Parents of Gays: Unite in Support for Our Children.”

 This simple and powerful message of love and acceptance from one person resonated so strongly it was heard by millions of people worldwide and led to the founding of PFLAG, an organization with more than 350 chapters across the U.S. and 200,000 members and supporters, and the creation of similar organizations across the globe.

 Jeanne’s work was called “the story of America…of ordinary citizens organizing, agitating, educating for change, of hope stronger than hate, of love more powerful than any insult or injury,” in a speech by President Barack Obama in 2009.

 All of us - people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight allies alike - owe Jeanne our gratitude. We are all beneficiaries of her courage. Jeanne Manford proved the power of a single person to transform the world. She paved the way for us to speak out for what is right, uniting the unique parent, family, and ally voice with the voice of LGBT people everywhere.

It's Gets Better

Parents of Transgender Children

 The Colbert Report: Ex-Gay Therapy Debate

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