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Registry Created For Gay Families

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Month
January
Year
1990
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The Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF), the largest U.S. group fighting for the rights of lesbians and gay men, is organizing a nation wide family registry program to build grassroots support for the concept of lesbian and gay male families. According to HRCF Exec. Director Tim McFeeley, "We can no longer wait for lesbians and gay men in long-term loving relationships to be validated and acknowledged by this country's legislative and political bodies. The lesbian and gay community is going to have to lay the groundwork first." Kathleen Stoll, Director of HRCF's Lesbian Issues and Outreach Project, noted that, "These family units are not limited to traditional domestic partnerships or two-person couples. We want to encompass a broader definition of family." The Registry will serve as an educational tool to increase the visibility of lesbian and gay male families and will provide an alternative "institution" to conventional families, creating recognition and support in the lesbian/gay men's community for the relationships that are forged within it. Lesbians and gay men who would like to participate in the Registry are invited to call Stoll at HRCF, 1012 14th St., NW, Washington D.C. 20005, (202) 628-41 60. HRCF hopes to launch the National Family Registry on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1990.

More than 400 lesbian and gay male activists from 34 states gathered in Washington D.C. in November at the 2nd annual Creating Change Conference, organized and sponsored by the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. The conference offered many innovative programs, balancing theory with skill-building shops. The 3rd annual conference will be held n Minneapolis, MN Nov. 9-12, 1990. For audio tapes of all the workshops conducted at the 1989 conference, cali Recorded Resources Corporation at (301) 621-7120.

All good wishes to all people for 1990! Please continue your work promoting causes of justice and peace.

Gay Liberation, co 4117 Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, Ml 48109, info: 7634186; hotline: 662-1977.

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