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For Release:April 12, 2000
Contact:Jay Heavner, 202.467.8180 x213, jheavner@pflag.org

List of Events:
PFLAG's Family Events During the
Millennium March on Washington

With 441 chapters and affiliates around the country, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is the family for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. More than any other group, PFLAG mobilizes straight allies-moms, dads, grandparents, siblings, family and friends-to support the rights, health and wellbeing of our GLBT loved ones.

PFLAG has a number of events scheduled the week of the Millennium March on Washington.

Highlights include an Apple Pie lobby day; a workshop by the Catholic Church's most outspoken supporter of gay rights, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton; and an appearance by actress Stockard Channing, who will star as the mother of a young lesbian in "Jane's Coming Out Story," to air on Lifetime in August.

What: Apple Pie Baking, Sponsored by HERO Magazine
When: Wednesday, April 26, 7:00 p.m.
Where: New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Who: Mary Lee Macintosh and more than 35 other PFLAG cooks from around the country.
Why: The next day members of PFLAG will deliver apple pies to members of Congress. Many of PFLAG's leaders are parents, family members and friends of GLBT people. "We know our GLBT loved ones are just as wholesome as Mom, Dad, and apple pie."
Photo op: PFLAG moms, dads, families and friends baking pies.

What: Apple Pie Lobby Day
When: Thursday, April 27, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Meet us with our pies outside the Rayburn Building at Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street SW
Who: The orginial apple pie lobbyist, Susan Stanskas, and more than 80 PFLAG activists from more than 25 states
Why: Frustrated by her state legislator's refusal to meet with her, Susan Stanskas of Fredericksburg, VA baked an apple pie to deliver to him. When, presented with the pie, he finally met with her. Today, PFLAG continues the tradition.
Photo op: PFLAG moms, dads, families and friends standing with pies in front of the Capitol.

What: Youth and Education Institute
When: Friday, April 28, 2:00p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Where: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA
Who: Susan Carmel, co-founder of the first GLBT Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) in the country, based in Seattle, WA
Joann Elder, member of the Madison WI Metropolitan School District, Board of Education
Carolyn Laub, member, San Francisco Unified School District LGBTQ Youth Monitoring Committee and the Founder and Director of the Bay Area GSA Network.
Luis Torres, middle school teacher and Co-chair of GLSEN-Orange County
More than 125 youth leaders and adult leaders from around the country.
Why: 97 percent of all youth in high schools regularly hear homophobic remarks. 53% of all kids hear homophobic remarks from high school personnel. Studies consistently find that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) youth are two to six times more likely to attempt suicide than other youth. PFLAG's Safe Schools program, implemented by more than 80 locations last year, with more than 800 presentation nationwide, brings parents of GLBT youth and their kids together with school personnel.

What: Plenary featuring Tipper Gore
When: Friday, April 28, 7:00p.m.-11:00 p.m.
Where: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA
Who: Tipper Gore, Keynote Speaker

What: Conference, PFLAG:Family Voices for Equality
When: Friday, April 29, 7:30p.m.-11:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 8:45a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Where: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA
Who: More than 650 PFLAG activists from around the country.
Why: PFLAG's 17th Conference comes at a critical time in the GLBT movement. Same-gender marriage, adoption by openly gay people and other family-oriented issues are the cutting edge issues of the day. As the family voice for GLBT rights, PFLAG will be at key voice in the debate over these and other issues.

What: Pro-Gay Catholic Bishop Speaks Out
When: Saturday, April 29, 8:45a.m. - 10 a.m.
Where: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA
Who: Bishop Thomas G. Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Why: Bishop Gumbleton has been the Catholic Church's most outspoken supporter of the inclusion and embracing of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) Catholics.

What: Awards Banquet with Stockard Channing
When: Saturday, April 29, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Where: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA
Who: Actress Stockard Channing
Judy Shepard and Dennis Shepard

What: PFLAG Contingent at the Millennium March on Washington
When: Sunday, April 30, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Where: On the Ellipse and on the parade route
Who: Hundreds-perhaps thousands-of PFLAG members
Photo op: Look for the PFLAG folks wearing red PFLAG T-shirts

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