[nagdu] A little off topic--Community Service division organizingmeeting at convention

Katherine Lawson kate.a.lawson at gmail.com
Tue Jun 7 23:12:45 UTC 2011


Lyn-I totally agree that there should be an LGBT group within the NFB!
I can't believe that they would refuse the creation of one. I'm sure
that there are plenty of Federationists who would be interested in
joining.

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Lyn Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
> Interesting aboout the new division for people doing community service. Very
> nice.
>
> I am still pissed at NFB for their homophobia in refusing the creation of an
> LGBT division for LGBT blind folks to talk about the special circumstances
> around being blind AND LGBT.  I feel invisible as a person as my LGBT
> identity is just as strong as my blind identity and there should be no place
> in NFB for antigay bigotry.
>
> I do community service in the LGBT community as well as in the straight
> community with my pet therapy work.
>
> Lyn and Landon
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> organizingmeeting at convention
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>> Come Join a group of federationests at the community service
>>
>> division organizing meeting at national convention!
>>
>>
>> Come learn about  the goals of this new exciting division, and how we
>>
>> can utilize  community service to  further the goals of the national
>>
>> federation of the blind.  We will meet on Sunday, July 3 at
>> 4p.m.(check convention ajenda for location)  and
>>
>> the meeting will last until 6p.m.
>>
>> Should you have any questions, please contact  Coordinator Darian
>>
>> Smith at dsmithnfb at gmail.comm.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Julie McG
>> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
>> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
>> Eyes for the Blind
>>
>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
>> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
>> life."
>> John 3:16
>>
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