UM Affirmation Requests Life or Death Accounts
UM Affirmation Requests Life or Death Accounts!

Hello there -- Theo, CR's administrative assistant, here! UM Affirmation is now soliciting names of "victims" -- persons who have been murdered or have committed suicide due to their "sexual orientation." This is yet another part of the strategy to be employed at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church meeting in Pittsburgh PA from April 27th through May 7th, 2004! This maneuver will be quite effective, playing on the sympathies of all who attend the conference -- visitors and delegates alike! And who would dare say anything remotely negative -- immediately you are branded to be homophobic. That word is quickly wearing down resistance wherever such resistance is found.

An Urgent Call for Names, from Affirmation: United Methodists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns.

The LGBT issue is still a physical life and death issue for many of our brothers and sisters, not just an issue of what the church is going to do with us or allow us to do. Yes, it impacts us if we can't have holy unions or be ordained--but if we're not alive, these issues are irrelevant.

We are looking for names of LGBT United Methodists (people who were somehow connected to the UMC however loosely -- family, attendance, friends, partners, etc.) who were murdered or who committed suicide. Even if the name can't be published, we'd like to know of the instance. One suggestion is to create a web page of remembrance. Our intent is to focus on this message in our presence at General Conference 2004.

Please send names and/or stories to Peggy Gaylord, co-spokeperson of Affirmation at aMiracleToday@pronetisp.net or P.O. Box 2988, Binghamton, NY 13902-2988.

Affirmation web: UM Affirmation


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