We Have a Stamp!
Harvey Milk is on a US postage stamp! That's right,
Harvey Milk is on a US postage stamp. And today, I'm very proud that the Task
Force's Executive Director Rea Carey will be at the White House for the stamp's
dedication ceremony.
With the help of the International Imperial Court
System, many other LGBT organizations and you, we got Harvey the recognition he
deserves. But we're not done -- and we need your help to recognize another hero.
In 2013, when President Obama posthumously awarded Bayard Rustin the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, he said, "For decades, this great leader, often
at Dr. King's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was
openly gay. No medal can change that, but today, we honor Bayard Rustin's memory
by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or
who we love."
Having Rustin's legacy as both a civil rights leader and
an openly gay man acknowledged with our nation's highest civilian honor is
amazing, but he deserves more. Bayard Rustin deserves a commemorative stamp just
as much as Harvey Milk does.
Let the post office know that the Harvey
Milk stamp was just the first step. Sign on to and share our letter urging the
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend a stamp in honor of Bayard
Rustin. (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ejIRK5MSKiKLI7O1E&s=imL0JiO2KnIWL8MSJsH&m=fdJIJKPmGcKEIUK)
Imagine: just like the new Harvey Milk stamp, Rustin's stamp will be
sent around the world and become a collector's item. It will demonstrate our
pride in Rustin's accomplishments and highlight the rights that he fought for.
And we know this stamp will inspire more people in the quest for freedom,
justice and equality.
Thank you,
Russell Roybal, Deputy Executive
Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
PS: We've done this
before! Our heroes deserve to be honored. Sign up to honor Rustin right here.
(http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=9eLHIQOyEdKCKKPyB&s=imL0JiO2KnIWL8MSJsH&m=fdJIJKPmGcKEIUK)
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
We Non't Need fixed-Cast Your Vote Against "Reparative Therapy"
Electroshock therapy. Aversive conditioning using maggots. Induced vomiting.
These "treatments" may sound like a throwback to the dark ages. But according to a Task Force report, "Youth in the Crosshairs," these are just some of methods still used by hateful groups who believe these types of "reparative therapy" can "fix" homosexuality. The worst part? It's not uncommon for kids and teenagers to be forced into "reparative therapy" against their will, despite mountains of research showing that not only will it never work, it's harmful. Learn more about the history of this so-called therapy with our interactive timeline.
These groups need to hear the truth — LGBT people aren't broken, and we don't need to be fixed.
There are plenty of other things in the country that do need to be fixed — like, let's see, Washington? If you haven't voted yet for the things you think really need to be fixed do it today! We'll include your message in a letter to these frightening "reparative therapy" types, telling them to take their repair kits elsewhere.
It's been many years since the Task Force fought to change the American Psychiatric Association's classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder. We won that fight, but groups like Focus on the Family and Exodus International continue to use "reparative therapy" to "prevent" homosexuality in young children and "convert" LGBT people into heterosexuals.
In fact, in just a few weeks, the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality will hold its convention in Arizona, with workshops covering topics like "treatment of unwanted same-sex attraction and behaviors" and "psychoanalytic theories of heterosexual and homosexual development" in an attempt to make their efforts to "fix" LGBT people sound like real science. Of course, it's not. It's all sheer nonsense. Sheer, harmful nonsense.
Research conducted by the Task Force and countless other independent studies prove that "reparative therapy" leads to depression, isolation, low self-esteem and even attempted suicide. But these groups are more concerned with their anti-LGBT agenda (and making money selling their snake oil) than the facts.
They need to hear it loud and clear: We don't need to be fixed.
Haven't cast your vote for what really needs fixing? Do it today and we'll include your votes and messages in hand-delivered letters to groups like Exodus International, Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America and Americans for the Truth about Homosexuality.
Vote by Halloween — that's when the Task Force will be tallying the totals and sending a strong message to these groups. Why Halloween?
Because "reparative therapy" isn't just ineffective; it's downright scary.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Rea Carey, Executive Director, posted by National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Reposted at http://keystothecloset.blogspot.com,
These "treatments" may sound like a throwback to the dark ages. But according to a Task Force report, "Youth in the Crosshairs," these are just some of methods still used by hateful groups who believe these types of "reparative therapy" can "fix" homosexuality. The worst part? It's not uncommon for kids and teenagers to be forced into "reparative therapy" against their will, despite mountains of research showing that not only will it never work, it's harmful. Learn more about the history of this so-called therapy with our interactive timeline.
These groups need to hear the truth — LGBT people aren't broken, and we don't need to be fixed.
There are plenty of other things in the country that do need to be fixed — like, let's see, Washington? If you haven't voted yet for the things you think really need to be fixed do it today! We'll include your message in a letter to these frightening "reparative therapy" types, telling them to take their repair kits elsewhere.
It's been many years since the Task Force fought to change the American Psychiatric Association's classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder. We won that fight, but groups like Focus on the Family and Exodus International continue to use "reparative therapy" to "prevent" homosexuality in young children and "convert" LGBT people into heterosexuals.
In fact, in just a few weeks, the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality will hold its convention in Arizona, with workshops covering topics like "treatment of unwanted same-sex attraction and behaviors" and "psychoanalytic theories of heterosexual and homosexual development" in an attempt to make their efforts to "fix" LGBT people sound like real science. Of course, it's not. It's all sheer nonsense. Sheer, harmful nonsense.
Research conducted by the Task Force and countless other independent studies prove that "reparative therapy" leads to depression, isolation, low self-esteem and even attempted suicide. But these groups are more concerned with their anti-LGBT agenda (and making money selling their snake oil) than the facts.
They need to hear it loud and clear: We don't need to be fixed.
Haven't cast your vote for what really needs fixing? Do it today and we'll include your votes and messages in hand-delivered letters to groups like Exodus International, Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America and Americans for the Truth about Homosexuality.
Vote by Halloween — that's when the Task Force will be tallying the totals and sending a strong message to these groups. Why Halloween?
Because "reparative therapy" isn't just ineffective; it's downright scary.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Rea Carey, Executive Director, posted by National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Reposted at http://keystothecloset.blogspot.com,
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