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KyGivesDay
The Gay and Lesbian Services Organization (GLSO) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Lexington, KY that strives to improve the quality of GLBTQQIA individuals’ lives in Central and Eastern Kentucky.
The GLSO operates the only Pride Center in Kentucky, which is often utilized as a free meeting space for GLBTQQIA organizations in the community. For more than 30 years, a monthly newsletter has been published and distributed all over Kentucky. And for the past few years, the GLSO has planned and executed the Lexington Pride Festival with help from many wonderful volunteers from the community.
On Wednesday, April 9, Kentucky Gives Day will bring charities and Kentuckians together for a powerful day of action. From 12:00 am to 11:59 pm EST, supporters of participating Kentucky nonprofits can go online to connect with causes they care about and make tax-deductible donations. The top five organizations in each leaderboard category that raise the most money will receive bonus prizes of $2,500, $1,500, $1,000, $500 and $250 respectively. In addition, 10 “Golden Tickets” – mini prizes of $100 or $250 will be given to organizations throughout the day.
April 9 is your chance! Donate to GLSO on KY Gives Day and join other GLSO supporters in a statewide “flashmob of giving.” Everyone can be a philanthropist – a $25 donation will make an incredible difference!
What: KY Gives Day
When: Wednesday, April 9
Where: http://www.razoo.com/story/Lexington-Gay-Services-Organization?referral_code=share
Tell your friends! Share this post! Help us get the word out about GLSO’s KY Gives Day campaign! Unite Kentuckians and nonprofits for a powerful day of action on April 9. Learn more by “liking” @KYGives & following the movement! 24 hours of online giving ! We wish all nonprofits across the Commonwealth much success on Wed., April 9!
The GLSO is proud to participate in KY Gives Day. Every dollar donated to The GLSO gets us one step closer to our mission of a community that accepts and celebrates each individual and our vision to better the community by educating, enhancing, and empowering the community about GLBTQQIA+ issues .
KY Gives Day is just 14 days away! Help us by sharing this status and pledging your support for The GLSO on April 9! http://www.razoo.com/story/Lexington-Gay-Services-Organization?referral_code=share
it’s Official, DOMA is struck down 5-4 & Prop 8, Lets Gay Marriage Resume In California
We at the GLSO are thrilled with today’s rulings on DOMA and Prop 8. SCOTUS is coming down on the right side of history. Californians can enjoy same-sex marriage, and all married citizens, gay or straight, will be recognized by our federal government.
These rulings are an amazing step forward.
Paul Brown
President GLSO
Lexington Pride Festival Chair 2013
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HB279 is extremely bad for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Branded as the “Religious Freedom Bill,” it has the potential to gut and to void current Fairness Ordinances in Kentucky. The fact is that the bill is very vaguely written and states that people may opt out of certain laws or regulations based on personal religious belief. In a city like Lexington, which has had a Fairness Ordinance for more than ten years, people could try to fire people or evict them from rental housing based on sexual orientation because the boss or the landlord has religious beliefs in opposition to gay people.
In the interest of honesty, we must inform you that HB279 has already passed out of the House. It goes for a vote in the Senate Thursday. It is expected to pass. If it passes, it goes to the governor. He could veto the bill, but this does not seem likely either. We need people to call their legislators in the Senate and ask them to amend the bill to exempt already given civil rights on both a state and local level.
You can read further at the Fairness Campaign’s site here: http://www.fairness.org/
You can also go to the ACLU’s website and click the Take Action icon. Clicking that button and taking 30 seconds to fill out the pre-written letter is a simple and effective way to get a message to your legislators. Go here: https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu/
This issue is too important to our community. Please contact your legislators today.