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Our PFLAG chapter in Jacksonville, FL participates in an annual billboard campaign to help educate people in the area about PFLAG's message of love and support for the GLBT community.Twelve billboards are set up on a rotating basis in the area, and they generate a lot of positive support in the community. This year the billboards were on display around Jacksonville from July 24 - August 4.
The chapter also has one of the largest scholarship programs in the country for any PFLAG chapter. This coming Saturday the chapter will host its annual Scholarship Awards Dinner where they will be giving out $24,000 in college scholarships to people from the local GLBT community. Through the incredible generosity of donors, the chapter has given out $154,000 in college scholarships since 1996!
We applaud you, PFLAG Jacksonville, and thank you for your continued efforts to reach out to the community. We are so proud of your success!
We love it when we get to start the day off with good news!
According to today's New York Times, the American Psychological Association declared yesterday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. The Times goes on to say that:
In a resolution adopted by the association’s governing council, and in an accompanying report, the association issued its most comprehensive repudiation of so-called reparative therapy, a concept espoused by a small but persistent group of therapists, often allied with religious conservatives, who maintain that gay men and lesbians can change.
No solid evidence exists that such change is likely, says the resolution, adopted by a 125-to-4 vote. The association said some research suggested that efforts to produce change could be harmful, inducing depression and suicidal tendencies.
Instead of seeking such change, the association urged therapists to consider multiple options, which could include celibacy and switching churches, for helping clients live spiritually rewarding lives in instances where their sexual orientation and religious faith conflict.
The association has criticized reparative therapy in the past, but a six-member panel added weight to that position by examining 83 studies on sexual orientation change conducted since 1960. Its report was endorsed by the association’s governing council in Toronto, where the association’s annual meeting is being held this weekend.
The report breaks ground in its detailed and nuanced assessment of how therapists should deal with gay clients struggling to remain loyal to a religious faith that disapproves of homosexuality.
Judith Glassgold, a psychologist in Highland Park, N.J., who led the panel, said she hoped the document could help calm the polarized debate between religious conservatives who believe in the possibility of changing sexual orientation and the many mental health professionals who reject that option.
“Both sides have to educate themselves better," Ms. Glassgold said. “The religious psychotherapists have to open up their eyes to the potential positive aspects of being gay or lesbian. Secular therapists have to recognize that some people will choose their faith over their sexuality.â€
According to today's New York Times, the American Psychological Association declared yesterday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. The Times goes on to say that:
In a resolution adopted by the association’s governing council, and in an accompanying report, the association issued its most comprehensive repudiation of so-called reparative therapy, a concept espoused by a small but persistent group of therapists, often allied with religious conservatives, who maintain that gay men and lesbians can change.
No solid evidence exists that such change is likely, says the resolution, adopted by a 125-to-4 vote. The association said some research suggested that efforts to produce change could be harmful, inducing depression and suicidal tendencies.
Instead of seeking such change, the association urged therapists to consider multiple options, which could include celibacy and switching churches, for helping clients live spiritually rewarding lives in instances where their sexual orientation and religious faith conflict.
The association has criticized reparative therapy in the past, but a six-member panel added weight to that position by examining 83 studies on sexual orientation change conducted since 1960. Its report was endorsed by the association’s governing council in Toronto, where the association’s annual meeting is being held this weekend.
The report breaks ground in its detailed and nuanced assessment of how therapists should deal with gay clients struggling to remain loyal to a religious faith that disapproves of homosexuality.
Judith Glassgold, a psychologist in Highland Park, N.J., who led the panel, said she hoped the document could help calm the polarized debate between religious conservatives who believe in the possibility of changing sexual orientation and the many mental health professionals who reject that option.
“Both sides have to educate themselves better," Ms. Glassgold said. “The religious psychotherapists have to open up their eyes to the potential positive aspects of being gay or lesbian. Secular therapists have to recognize that some people will choose their faith over their sexuality.â€
We recently blogged about the policy change at AAA South where they now allow gay and lesbian couples to have family memberships.
Some anti-equality groups out there are not happy about this and are sending negative letters to AAA. Below is the letter that our opposition is sending out:
My family and I are deeply shocked and saddened that AAA would alter its Family Membership policy to include recognizing homosexual couples as being “married.â€
Thirty states have overwhelmingly voted to define marriage as being between one man and one woman. Yet AAA is treating homosexual couples as if they are married.
My family and I ask you to immediately reverse this policy of recognizing homosexual couples as if they were “married.â€
I will share your response with my family and friends.
We think it's important to let AAA know that we support them. Please take a moment to call, email, or write AAA and say "thank you."
Robert L. Darbelnet, CEO
AAA
1000 AAA Dr.
Heathrow, FL 32746
MemberRelations@national.aaa.com
407-444-8402
Some anti-equality groups out there are not happy about this and are sending negative letters to AAA. Below is the letter that our opposition is sending out:
My family and I are deeply shocked and saddened that AAA would alter its Family Membership policy to include recognizing homosexual couples as being “married.â€
Thirty states have overwhelmingly voted to define marriage as being between one man and one woman. Yet AAA is treating homosexual couples as if they are married.
My family and I ask you to immediately reverse this policy of recognizing homosexual couples as if they were “married.â€
I will share your response with my family and friends.
We think it's important to let AAA know that we support them. Please take a moment to call, email, or write AAA and say "thank you."
Robert L. Darbelnet, CEO
AAA
1000 AAA Dr.
Heathrow, FL 32746
MemberRelations@national.aaa.com
407-444-8402
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