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Tell Pepsi THANK YOU For Supporting Our Families!
Last week, the American Family Association launched a boycott of PepsiCo. The AFA boycott is based, in part, on the PepsiCo Foundation's support of PFLAG’s Straight for Equality in the Workplace project.
Please let Pepsi know that you appreciate their support for our families and will support the company when you are shopping.
Please call PepsiCo's customer relations line at 1-800-433-2652 today.
When you call, please be brief in your comments. Politely tell the operator that:
* You are a PFLAG member and want to thank Pepsi for its support of your family;
* You plan to purchase Pepsi products whenever possible to show your support for the company’s welcoming policies; and
* You support Pepsi and your area bottlers and will refuse to participate in the boycott.
For more information on Pepsi’s generous gift to Straight for Equality, click here.
Thank you for your support of PFLAG, Straight for Equality and PepsiCo. Then, forward this alert to all of your friends . . . ask them to support PepsiCo . . . and remember when you shop to buy Pepsi products, like Tropicana, Frito Lay, Quaker and Gatorade.
Last week, the American Family Association launched a boycott of PepsiCo. The AFA boycott is based, in part, on the PepsiCo Foundation's support of PFLAG’s Straight for Equality in the Workplace project.
Please let Pepsi know that you appreciate their support for our families and will support the company when you are shopping.
Please call PepsiCo's customer relations line at 1-800-433-2652 today.
When you call, please be brief in your comments. Politely tell the operator that:
* You are a PFLAG member and want to thank Pepsi for its support of your family;
* You plan to purchase Pepsi products whenever possible to show your support for the company’s welcoming policies; and
* You support Pepsi and your area bottlers and will refuse to participate in the boycott.
For more information on Pepsi’s generous gift to Straight for Equality, click here.
Thank you for your support of PFLAG, Straight for Equality and PepsiCo. Then, forward this alert to all of your friends . . . ask them to support PepsiCo . . . and remember when you shop to buy Pepsi products, like Tropicana, Frito Lay, Quaker and Gatorade.
President-Elect Obama's upcoming inauguration has been tainted by controversy for many in the LGBT and ally community by the invitation to have Rick Warren present. PFLAG responded to President-Elect Obama last month in our open letter.
Photo courtesy: Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press
In a turn of events, Obama has also invited openly-gay Bishop Gene Robinson (who was a keynote speaker at our National Convention last year) to give a prayer at the inaugural invocation.
In keeping with openness and all-inclusiveness, Robinson is striving to be non-denominational and appeal to all Americans. Robinson told The New York Times today that “I am very clear.. that this will not be a Christian prayer, and I won’t be quoting Scripture or anything like that. The texts that I hold as sacred are not sacred texts for all Americans, and I want all people to feel that this is their prayer...[to] the God of our many understandings.â€
How do you feel about this latest addition to the inaugural ceremonies? Do you think this is an olive branch to the LGBT and ally communities? Leave your comments in the comment section, below.
Photo courtesy: Bebeto Matthews/Associated PressIn a turn of events, Obama has also invited openly-gay Bishop Gene Robinson (who was a keynote speaker at our National Convention last year) to give a prayer at the inaugural invocation.
In keeping with openness and all-inclusiveness, Robinson is striving to be non-denominational and appeal to all Americans. Robinson told The New York Times today that “I am very clear.. that this will not be a Christian prayer, and I won’t be quoting Scripture or anything like that. The texts that I hold as sacred are not sacred texts for all Americans, and I want all people to feel that this is their prayer...[to] the God of our many understandings.â€
How do you feel about this latest addition to the inaugural ceremonies? Do you think this is an olive branch to the LGBT and ally communities? Leave your comments in the comment section, below.
On May 16, 2007, Sean Kennedy, a 20-year old gay man, was attacked on the streets of Greenville, South Carolina. He died of his injuries later that night. Yet, because of the lack of hate crimes legislation, his attacker may be eligible for parole in February!Sean was a brave young man with a bright, infectious smile. But his life was cut short and justice left unserved. Now, PFLAG is joining with Sean’s mother, Elke Kennedy, and asking all of our members to write to the parole board and urge them to rule that Moller must serve his complete sentence for this heinous, anti-gay crime.
Because South Carolina â€" and many other states- lack protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, Moller was able to plea-bargain to involuntary manslaughter charges (considered a “non-violent crimeâ€) and received a suspended five to three years sentence for his crime. Because of the credit he received for time served before sentencing, his full sentence means that he will be free in September 2009. And he is also eligible for parole in February, which means that he will have served only 8 months of his full sentence for Sean’s death.
The parole board is currently conducting a review on whether to grant Moller parole. It is critically important that they hear from our community, and that we each send a strong message that it is unacceptable to grant such early parole following a brutal anti-gay murder!
Please join us in writing a letter to the parole board, and ask them to deny Stephen Moller’s parole. If you have the time, please write a personal letter by hand or by computer, as those will be the most effective, and if you knew Sean or his family personally, please include that information.
Also, please let Elke Kennedy, Sean’s mother, know if you send a letter. Elke has asked that you also send her a copy of the letter, so she can have copies to take with her to the parole hearing. This will help her in building her case â€" and send a clear message that PFLAG families won’t tolerate anti-gay violence.
Be sure to include Moller's full name and ID number: Stephen Andrew Moller - SCDC ID # 00328891.
Send your letters to:
Department of Probation Pardon and Parole Services
2221 Devine Street, Suite 600,
PO Box 50666
Columbia, SC 29250
Also, please be sure to send a copy to Elke Kennedy, Sean’s mother. You can send materials to her at:
Elke@seanslastwish.org
Or via mail: Elke Kennedy
PO Box 5697
Greenville, SC 29606
Be sure to read about PFLAG’s policy position in advocating for federal hate crimes legislation, too â€" to ensure that all people in all states have protections, and that future anti-gay violence will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!
Make sure you tune into Gay Agenda on BlogTalkRadio, every Wednesday night from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST, where your host James Hipps takes an in-depth look into the world of LGBT news and issues. This weeks special guest is Damon L. Humes of the MOCHA project and House of Blahnik. Have something you would like [...]
GayAgenda’s James Hipps is hosted a special segment on BlogTalkRadio to speak with Craig Washington of the Atlanta Black LGBT Coalition. Ir you didn’t get to listen live to what Craig had to say about the state of LGBT affairs, equal rights, Rick Warren, and much more…no worries, you can listen to the entire show by [...]
Last Friday, a group of labor unions and even churches announced they plan to file friend-of-the-court briefs in support of invalidating Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban in California. The California Council of Churches, the Progressive Jewish Alliance and other religious groups, who have millions of members stated they will file this Thursday. The California coalition of [...]
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