Thursday, February 08, 2007
Join Glita
Dear Friends,
As some of you know, I've been working on creating and working on a LGBT rights campaign group to help promote and maintain LGBT rights in here and around the world.
On Monday I launched my main website www.GLITA.org.uk, which is one of the main tools of my campaign group, and is also the link to my charity The Glita Foundation, which works in line with this.
While I know many of you support gay rights, even if you're not gay yourself, I also know that most of you have busy lives where you can't demostrate the fact or just disinclined to do so publicly, apart from attending Pride of course.
I was the same, always busy to go to the protests I wanted to, but I always managed to find time to forward on an email or a petition that was sent around portraying my gay rights ethos.
This is why I set up GLITA, it's a web based organisation, that takes actions and help promotes gay rights online, be it from sending emails to Ruth Kelly or your MP pushing for the Sexual Orientations Regulations, or signing petitions on gay rights abuses here and abroad, like Iran or Zimbabwe.
It's a easy way to show your support, and make the differences that many of us have been affected by, like being bullied in school, work or in the street, just for being who we are, we stand up for those rights and appeal for legislation, training, knowledge and understanding, so that we and others no longer have to suffer in silence or be ashamed. Even if you are not gay personnaly, you know someone who is, either myself or friends of mine, otherwise I wouldn't have your email address, and you can join us too, you don't have to gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender to join GLITA, you just want to have a better life for those who you know are, and those who you don't know also.
I've made membership of GLITA free to join, just go to the website: http://www.glita.org.uk/ and sign up, all I do ask is that if you wish to, you can donate funds via PayPal or by cheque.
All the money raised through this, goes to the charitable side, The Glita Foundation, which raises money, and donates it to other LGBT groups in countries where being gay is illegal and even a death sentence.
I've been working on agreements with groups in Iran, Zimbabwe, India and Jamaica, and have agreed with these groups to help provide support, funds and more importantly showcase their outstanding work to those in the UK, so others can help them achieve the freedom to live as we've managed so far. We'll be working with them jointly on some of their own campaigns this year.
There is so much more to be done, both here and in the World at large to help achieve and protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. We don't want more than equality, we're entitled to it, it's our human right to be be who we should be.
Some people say that individuals can't make a difference unless you have money or power and that you can only make small steps in life.
I don't.
Individuals do have power, if a lot of people take a small step at the same time, they can leave a giant footprint.
If you want to feel like you're making a difference, if you want to feel that you're part of something that's helped change something in the world, then feel free to join GLITA.
As some of you know, I've been working on creating and working on a LGBT rights campaign group to help promote and maintain LGBT rights in here and around the world.
On Monday I launched my main website www.GLITA.org.uk, which is one of the main tools of my campaign group, and is also the link to my charity The Glita Foundation, which works in line with this.
While I know many of you support gay rights, even if you're not gay yourself, I also know that most of you have busy lives where you can't demostrate the fact or just disinclined to do so publicly, apart from attending Pride of course.
I was the same, always busy to go to the protests I wanted to, but I always managed to find time to forward on an email or a petition that was sent around portraying my gay rights ethos.
This is why I set up GLITA, it's a web based organisation, that takes actions and help promotes gay rights online, be it from sending emails to Ruth Kelly or your MP pushing for the Sexual Orientations Regulations, or signing petitions on gay rights abuses here and abroad, like Iran or Zimbabwe.
It's a easy way to show your support, and make the differences that many of us have been affected by, like being bullied in school, work or in the street, just for being who we are, we stand up for those rights and appeal for legislation, training, knowledge and understanding, so that we and others no longer have to suffer in silence or be ashamed. Even if you are not gay personnaly, you know someone who is, either myself or friends of mine, otherwise I wouldn't have your email address, and you can join us too, you don't have to gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender to join GLITA, you just want to have a better life for those who you know are, and those who you don't know also.
I've made membership of GLITA free to join, just go to the website: http://www.glita.org.uk/ and sign up, all I do ask is that if you wish to, you can donate funds via PayPal or by cheque.
All the money raised through this, goes to the charitable side, The Glita Foundation, which raises money, and donates it to other LGBT groups in countries where being gay is illegal and even a death sentence.
I've been working on agreements with groups in Iran, Zimbabwe, India and Jamaica, and have agreed with these groups to help provide support, funds and more importantly showcase their outstanding work to those in the UK, so others can help them achieve the freedom to live as we've managed so far. We'll be working with them jointly on some of their own campaigns this year.
There is so much more to be done, both here and in the World at large to help achieve and protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. We don't want more than equality, we're entitled to it, it's our human right to be be who we should be.
Some people say that individuals can't make a difference unless you have money or power and that you can only make small steps in life.
I don't.
Individuals do have power, if a lot of people take a small step at the same time, they can leave a giant footprint.
If you want to feel like you're making a difference, if you want to feel that you're part of something that's helped change something in the world, then feel free to join GLITA.
Labels: GLITA
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Launch of Gay History Month
Today sees the start of LGBT History Month.
LGBT History Month is an opportunity for all of us to learn more about the histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender people in Britain and Northern Ireland.
Until recently, most LGBT people preferred to avoid attention. Many still do. Even today, the penalties for those who refuse to conceal themselves, or fail to do so, can be severe. They can range from ostracism and victimisation to assault and even murder.
In the past, the silencing of LGBT people was often reinforced by legislation. The most recent example was Section 28, passed in 1988 and repealed in 2003, which was intended to restrict debate on homosexuality, particularly in schools.
There are a number of events to help celebrate LGBT culture and history, and these can be found at:
LGBT History Month Events
Labels: Gay Rights UK, GLITA
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