Thursday, September 27, 2007
AMEN in Washington Today
Sorry for going silent everyone! I've been extremely busy. Last weekend, the KFA Board of Directors met in Ashland, KY for our 3rd quarter meeting. It was a great meeting and I thank everyone involved in that. Today, I proudly held my breathe as the U.S. Senate vote on the Hate Crimes Amendment. It received the required 60 votes to tack it onto the defense spending bill. I must say how let down I continue to be of Kentucky's senators. While President Bush has threatened to veto this measure, I'd encourage him to listen to the International Association of Chiefs of Police when they say it is needed! Continue to stay tuned and take part in any of KFA's e-advocacy alerts regarding this in the near future... we continue to push forward. ~Jody
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Former UK Mascot and National LGBT Leader Emceeing Out and About 2007!
Jeff Lutes has agreed to emcee Out and About 2007 in November.
~Jody
Jeff is the Executive Director of Soulforce, a national civil rights and social justice organization with a vision of freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance. He is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the organization and creates, guides, and empowers the “take it to the streets” style of activism which has become the hallmark of Soulforce, and it’s new young adults division, Soulforce Q.
Jeff is also a licensed professional counselor in private practice, and has directed treatment programs in both hospital and community mental health settings.. His clinical expertise is in helping both same-sex and opposite-sex couples to improve the quality of their relationships and, for those with children, the effectiveness of their parenting skills. He is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC), and the Council on Contemporary Families (CCF). He has written numerous newspaper columns on issues facing same-gender couples and families, and presents relationship workshops based on the current social-science research.
Jeff grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and was the University of Kentucky Wildcat Mascot during the mid 80’s. For the past 20 years he has resided in Austin, Texas. He and his partner of 10 years, Gary Stein, are the proud fathers of a 10 year old son whom they adopted from China seven years ago. They are also fostering a 4 year old boy and a three year old girl whom they hope to adopt in the near future. Jeff’s partner and two of the children are deaf, so American Sign Language is the primary mode of communication in their home.
~Jody
Jeff is the Executive Director of Soulforce, a national civil rights and social justice organization with a vision of freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance. He is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the organization and creates, guides, and empowers the “take it to the streets” style of activism which has become the hallmark of Soulforce, and it’s new young adults division, Soulforce Q.
Jeff is also a licensed professional counselor in private practice, and has directed treatment programs in both hospital and community mental health settings.. His clinical expertise is in helping both same-sex and opposite-sex couples to improve the quality of their relationships and, for those with children, the effectiveness of their parenting skills. He is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC), and the Council on Contemporary Families (CCF). He has written numerous newspaper columns on issues facing same-gender couples and families, and presents relationship workshops based on the current social-science research.
Jeff grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and was the University of Kentucky Wildcat Mascot during the mid 80’s. For the past 20 years he has resided in Austin, Texas. He and his partner of 10 years, Gary Stein, are the proud fathers of a 10 year old son whom they adopted from China seven years ago. They are also fostering a 4 year old boy and a three year old girl whom they hope to adopt in the near future. Jeff’s partner and two of the children are deaf, so American Sign Language is the primary mode of communication in their home.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
HR 2015 Hearing
Today, the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representative held a hearing on H.R. 2015 "the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007."
Below are are some links to prepared remarks given at the hearing. Post comments or ideas to ponder if you have them!
~Jody
Chairman Andrews - http://edlabor.house.gov/statements/090507RAHearingStatement.pdf
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin - http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/090507TammyBaldwinTestimony.pdf
Police Officer Michael Carney (MA) - http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/090507MichaelCarneyTestimony.pdf
Researcher Lee Badgett - http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/090507LeeBadgettTestimony.pdf
General Mills Vice-President Kelly Baker - http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/090507KellyBakerTestimony.pdf
Below are are some links to prepared remarks given at the hearing. Post comments or ideas to ponder if you have them!
~Jody
Chairman Andrews - http://edlabor.house.gov/statements/090507RAHearingStatement.pdf
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin - http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/090507TammyBaldwinTestimony.pdf
Police Officer Michael Carney (MA) - http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/090507MichaelCarneyTestimony.pdf
Researcher Lee Badgett - http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/090507LeeBadgettTestimony.pdf
General Mills Vice-President Kelly Baker - http://edlabor.house.gov/testimony/090507KellyBakerTestimony.pdf
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