PFLAG Meetings
disAbility Resource Center,
409 Progress Street, Fredericksburg
The second Monday of each month at 7:30 pm

Directions from Route 1:
Turn onto Princess Anne at light (Left from North, Right from South)
Turn Right onto Progress Street (just a couple blocks in) the street is
the one before the 2400 Diner if you are coming from Route 1
See the building on the right

Directions from Fredericksburg:
Take Princess Anne Street toward Route 1
Turn Left on Progress Street (the street after the 2400 Diner)
See the building on the right

The next meeting will be on Columbus Day
and we will be facilitating a book review
in which all those present are invited to tell about a glbt issue book
they have read and why they would, or would not, recommend it.

Program by Marc Adams
Author of "The Preacher's Son" 
Great Hall of Woodard Campus Center, MWC Campus
Wednesday, September 18 at 7:30 pm

We are co-sponsoring a program by Marc Adams, author of the autobiography, The Preachers Son, and co-founder of the non-profit HeartStrong, Inc. Please make an announcement at your local faith community gatherings Sunday, and be there if you can. We need to raise $50 to pay the college for Marc to be able to sell his books. He is on a book tour and this is the fee the college charges to see on campus. If you can help with this effort, please let me know. We need help with this.



Communion Worship Service
St. Georges Episcopal Church
Princess Anne Street
Friday, September 20 @ 7:30

Integrity will be hosting a communion worship service. Integrity is the Episcopal ministry for welcoming glbt people and those who care about them. One of the rectors of St. George will be officiating the service. This is the first of what is planned to be a third Friday, monthly service.



PFLAG CONFERENCE
September 27-29, 2002
Columbus, OH - Hyatt Regency Hotel

PFLAG: Family Voices for Equality
CHARTING A NEW COURSE IN THE GREAT LAKES
in conjunction with Family Pride & COLAGE

PFLAG will colaborate with Family Pride and COLAGE
(Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) to bring you our best conference yet.
As two of our closest allies, their participation brings new opportunities
for increased attendance of youth and dialogue across generations.

With dozens of workshops to choose from, fabulous speakers, entertainment, networking
and family events, Family Voices for Equality 2002 is not to be missed! Columbus, OH, one of the most gay-friendly cities in the Midwest, will play host to hundreds of PFLAGers. With a thriving art scene and an exciting cultural heritage, Columbus is less than one day's drive for many U.S. residents!

National Coming Out Day
October 11

National Coming Out Day is an international event which gives gay, lesbian and bisexual people the opportunity to "come out" to others about their sexuality. It also provides a means of increasing the visibility of gay people. In the United States, the day is facilitated by the
Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project (NCOP).

The first National Coming Out Day was held on October 11, 1988. This date was chosen for the annual event in commemoration of the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It also marks the anniversary of the first visit of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Washington, D. C.

Many communities and college campuses sponsor activitities such as dances,
film festivals, workshops, literature booths, and rallies on National Coming Out Day.