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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums23 LGBT groups issue statement on FRC shooting
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/08/23-lgbt-groups-issue-statement-on-family-research-council-shooting.htmlWe were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers.
The motivation and circumstances behind todays tragedy are still unknown, but regardless of what emerges as the reason for this shooting, we utterly reject and condemn such violence. We wish for a swift and complete recovery for the victim of this terrible incident.
Signatories, AFTER THE JUMP...
Wayne Besen
Founding Executive Director, Truth Wins Out
Carly Burton
Deputy Director, MassEquality
Dr. Eliza Byard
Executive Director, Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Jennifer Chrisler
Executive Director, Family Equality Council
Brad Clark
Executive Director, One Colorado
Emily Dievendorf
Director of Policy, Equality Michigan
James Esseks
Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project
Lynn A. Faria
Interim Executive Director, Empire State Pride Agenda
Jenna Frazzini
Executive Director, Basic Rights Oregon
Herndon Graddick
President, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Chad Griffin
President, Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Jody M. Huckaby
Executive Director, PFLAG National (Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
Mara Keisling
Executive Director, National Center of Transgender Equality
Kate Kendall
Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Abbe Land
Executive Director & CEO of The Trevor Project
Ineke Mushovic
Executive Director, Movement Advancement Project
Darlene Nipper
Deputy Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Donna Red Wing
Executive Director, One Iowa
Aubrey Sarvis
Executive Director, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Josh Seefried
Co-Director, OutServe
Lee Swislow
Executive Director, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
Rachel B. Tiven, Esq.
Executive Director, Immigration Equality
Chuck Wolfe
President and CEO, Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute
Evan Wolfson
President, Freedom to Marry
Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2012/08/23-lgbt-groups-issue-statement-on-family-research-council-shooting.html#ixzz23f2fht7r
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23 LGBT groups issue statement on FRC shooting (Original Post)
Enrique
Aug 2012
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kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)1. Do we know that the shooting had anything to do with LGBTs??
baldguy
(36,649 posts)2. The carpenter from Nazareth would approve.
Supply-Side Jesus®, maybe not so much.
appal_jack
(3,813 posts)3. Well-stated
Last edited Wed Aug 15, 2012, 11:14 PM - Edit history (1)
I disagree with just about everything for which FRC advocates, but I am confident that they can be defeated with words, logic, and the concerted civic action of engaged citizens. Violence has no place in policy debates. k&r
-app
RZM
(8,556 posts)4. A very good move on their part
Well done.