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Gay Pride Month Celebration on HelpStartsHere.org
Jun 5th, 2009 |
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To honor Gay Pride Month we asked Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) social workers to tell us why they chose social work as their profession and to describe the unique challenges facing their community.
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Annmarie K. Agosta, MSW, LCSW, LMSW, East Brunswick, New Jersey |
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Patti Aldredge, MSSW, PhD, New York New York |
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Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW, Boston, Massachusetts |
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Bruce M. Beckwith, MSW, LCSW, New York, New York |
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Paul C. Briggs, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, LMT, Miami, Florida |
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Jerry Buie, MSW, LCSW, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Osvaldo Caballero, MSW, LCSW, Chicago, Illinois |
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Steven G. Chen, MSW, LSW, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Patricia J. Corbin, MSW, LSW, ACSW, Columbus, Indiana |
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Catherine Crisp, PhD, MSW, Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Darren L. Debo, MSW, LCSW, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Michele Eichorn, MSW, ACSW, Jersey City, New Jersey |
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Lourdes D. Follins, MSW, PhD, Brooklyn, New York |
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Patti Geier, MSW, CSW, Brooklyn, New York |
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Michael A. Giordano, MSW, LICSW, Washington, DC |
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Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW, Washington, DC |
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Wendy Rae Hill, BSW, Sacramento, California |
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James J. Kelly, PhD, MSSW, Atherton, California |
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Jane Kornbluth, MSW, LCSW, New York, New York |
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Jonathan Lebolt, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Richmond, Virginia |
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Sandra Stacey Lucas, MSW, LMSW, CASAC, New York, New York |
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James I. Martin, PhD, MSW, New York, New York |
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Jean K. Quam, PhD, MSW, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Joe Vanny Perez, MSW, LMSW, New York, New York |
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Annemarie Redelmeier, MBA, MSW, LCSW, Doctoral Student, Austin, Texas |
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Jack Register, MSW, LCSW, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Janice L. Ricks, MSW, LISW, ACSW, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW, San Francisco, California |
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Jodi Silverman, MSW, LCSW, Branford, Connecticut |
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Kyrsten Sinema, MSW, JD, Phoenix, Arizona |
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J P Tittsworth, MSW, LMSW, BSW, AA, Houston, Texas |
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James Toy, MSW, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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George W. Turner, MSW, LSCSW, LCSW, Kansas City, Missouri |
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June 16th, 2009 at 10:24 am
The challenges in the GLBT community are vast, but change is possible.
Just as there were marches in Selma, sit -ins in Greensboro, and speeches in Washington in the 1960′s – it is time for the GLBT rights movement to follow in their footsteps in the name of equality.
Our task, as members and supporters of the GLBT community is to keep coming out, and organize visible political gatherings. Harvey Milk said “If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door”.
The more quickly middle America understands that gay is their daughters, mothers, next door neighbors, teachers, caregivers, SOCIAL WORKERS, and coworkers – the more quickly justice, change, and equality will come for the GLBT community.
I became a Social Worker because I believe in equality, civil rights, the dignity and worth of each individual, and hope that people can help themselves. This year I hope you all join with the GLBT community and that we will see national equality for GLBT peoples in this decade.