Wed., January 27th, 2010

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- Jake mentioned an interesting piece of news: a 70-year-old man from New York had gotten a sex-change :P
- We need to come up with some kind of fundraising event, just in case we ever need money. And fast.
- Last year, there was an idea for a “Breaking Stereotypes” week. We could maybe do that in June with MCC [Multi Cultural Council] ??
- Guys, please remember we’ll have Sue coming in next meeting [Wed., February 3rd]. Again, she’s the woman whose daughter came out to her 10 years ago and wants to get involved with the GLBTQO Community
- We thought up some questions to ask her. Those are attached.
- Ms. Vorkink said she would try to approve the Movie Night Event this Friday :)
- Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been law for a while. In Obama’s speech on Wednesday, he proposed to repeal this!! :D
- We did an activity: GLBT History Quiz :)
- Also, Jake brought up a few interesting articles on Change.org: The articles are the postings of an openly gay man who, in an interest to understand the opposition, attended an ex-gay event. It is split into 3 parts, 2 of which have already been released. [Thank you, Jake, for the links!! ^__^ <3]
•Part 1: http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/the_view_from_inside_love_won_out
•Part 2: http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/ex-gay_ministries_finding_the_root_of_your_homosexual_condition

Evan: 2/10/10
Jake: 2/24/10 [mention 2 people?]

Questions [I’ll print these out]:
• What was your initial reaction when your daughter came out to you?
• Did you ever suspect that your daughter might be lesbian? Was there moments when you saw it coming?
• How much has living in a liberal state sped up the acceptance process?
• If your son had come out as gay, instead of your daughter, how would your reaction been different?
• You might have incorrectly heard before that the child’s upbringing is often blamed for their being gay. Essentially, bad parenting is the source of the child’s gayness. Did you ever feel guilty that your daughter was lesbian? Have you ever blamed yourself?
• Does your daughter have a girlfriend or partner at the moment? Is it ever awkward at family gatherings? Does she fit in, and is she accepted by the other family members?
• Questions about the support group you started up: What kind of support do you provide? Have you tried reaching out to other parents? How?
• In perspective, has your daughter been happier ever since she came out, or was she happier before?
• After your daughter came out to you, how did your views on homosexuality change?

Upcoming Events:
* 2/3/10 [Wed.] – Sue comes in to talk [NEXT WEEK!!]
- 3/19/10 [Fri.] – tentative date for the Movie Night – “Straightlaced”
- 4/16/10 [Fri.] – Day of Silence
- 5/8/10 [Sat.] – Boston YouthPride [possible event?]
- June – Breaking Stereotypes Week [possible event? With MCC?]
- June-ish – GLSEN Conference [possible event?]
- A “Bake Sale” ^__^ [possible event?]