Inaugural post with a mission - Exposing a PFOX Conference Coming to Our Community May 22nd

Hello World!

This is the first post from us here at the University of Kentucky's LGBTQQIA resource center, the OUTsource. We are located in the bottom floor of the Student Center across from Student Government and our office hours are 10 -4pm. We always have a helpful volunteer on staff to answer your questions and help you navigate and check-out our collection of LGBTQQIA resources. Come on by!

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I write this first post in direct response to an email I received from a fellow activist out of Johnson City, Tennessee.

Greetings LGBT friends,

I am not sure if your organization is aware of an event which is scheduled to take place on May 22nd, 2010 at Church of the Savior in Nicholasville, KY.

The event entitled "Hope Gathering 2010" is being promoted as an event to help people "gain a deeper understanding of Gender Identity Disorder in a Christ centered gathering."

*source: http://pfox.org/hope_gathering_2010.html
*source: http://www.help4families.com/

This event is being promoted by PFOX, a group which identifies themselves as "a national non-profit organization that supports families, advocates for the ex-gay community, and educates the public on sexual orientation."

I am sending this information to you in the hope that members of groups such as yours might be able to effectively organize a counter event or protest so that the truth may be heard, and not just the propaganda of organizations such as PFOX.

I can't say enough how much I appreciate this tip-off. It inspires me to know that people ARE still watching what is going on in the world and want to have a hand in the way things unfold.


And this is where you come in.
We need to blow the lid off of this event and let PFOX know that we don't want them in our community! Please link your friends back to this blog and send this around as a message. No one should ever be told that they are wrong because of who they are or that they need to change.

Because I care about all people I will be organizing myself and others to write as many letters as possible to every paper in and around Kentucky. Intolerance is not a Kentucky value. What will you do?