August, 2014 News (4 Articles with 14,456 total views)
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Local and Regional News
5th Annual PFLAG Butler Rainbow Picnic
On Sunday, July 20, PFLAG Butler had their 5th Annual Rainbow Picnic at Alameda Park. Attendees enjoyed a delicious potluck, fun games, and great friends! Photos are by Michael Mahler, Erie Gay News co-editor.
NW PA Pride Alliance float in Millcreek 4th of July Parade
About 17 people rode on NW PA Pride Alliance's float in Millcreek's 4th of July parade. There were about 110 units in the parade and about 20,000 people saw the parade.
Political, Activism and Legal
Kathy Dahlkemper letter of apology
On Tuesday July 1, a letter written and circulated by Michael Wehr, head of faith outreach in President Obama's re-election campain, was sent to President Obama asking him to provide an exemption for religious organizations in a planned executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Among the 14 signatures on the letter was Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper.
Dahlkemper's signature was puzzling to many in the LGBT community as she has been supportive of LGBT rights. When she was a US Congressmember, she voted to overturn the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell " policy and also supported the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA). Her first meeting as a congressmember was with a group of LGBT activists. When running for Erie County Executive in 2013, she talked publicly about being the proud mother of a gay son. More recently, she attended the Decision Day Rally on May 20 when marriage equality became the law of the land in Pennsylvania. She happily informed the crowd that one couple had already registered that afternoon.
On July 10, Dahlkemper publicly apologized for an error in judgment and asked that her name be removed from the letter. Wehr agreed.
Bob Howden appointed to Erie County HRC by Kathy Dahlkemper
Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper has appointed Bob Howden to a 4-year team on the Erie County Human Relations Commission. His term will expire on June 30, 2018. Bob is a past president and Board member of the Greater Erie Alliance for Equality (GEAE).
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