From: UfmccHq@aol.com Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:54:26 EST Subject: Feminist Majority Endorses Millennium March On Washington From The News Service of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Monday, February 22, 1999 Feminist Majority Endorses Millennium March On Washington Statement by the Rev. Troy D. Perry to the Friends and Members of UFMCC: A second major national endorsement within the past week has significantly increased momentum around the Millennium March on Washington for Equality. We are excited that the Feminist Majority, under the able direction of Eleanor Smeal, has joined the growing list of organizations and leaders endorsing the Millennium March. For the past 12 years, the Feminist Majority and the Feminist Majority Foundation have been leaders in the fight for equality through the Global Feminism Project, the Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women, the National Clinic Defense Project, and an extensive array of campus, leadership and equality programs. We are honored to work hand in hand with the Feminist Majority to promote equality under the law through the Millennium March on Washington. I especially salute the dedicated work of Eleanor Smeal, President; Peg Yorkin, Chair of the Board; and Katherine Spillar, National Coordinator. In making the announcement, the Board of Directors of the Feminist Majority noted: "The Feminist Majority endorses the Millennium March on Washington for Equality which will be held on April 30, 2000. The March for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders and their Allies is an important opportunity for all movements working for human rights and equality to come together to show our strength, to empower ourselves and to mobilize for the Year 2000 elections." The Feminist Majority joins a growing roster of organizational endorsers, including but not limited to the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, American Baptists Concerned, American Psychological Association (Div. 44), Apple Lambda, Camp Sister Spirit, Chi Rho Press, Chrysalis Transgendered Organizations, Companion Press, Dignity USA, Evangelical Anglican Church, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition, Gay Wired, GenderPAC, Human Rights Campaign, IBM Employee Diversity Network, International Transgender Law Conference, Lambda Aloha, LLEGO, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, National Organization for Women, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, Out Front Minnesota, PFLAG, PlanetOut, Prodigy's Rainbow Universe, Q Spirit, San Francisco Pride, Serra Project, Triangle Survival Network, UFMCC, Women In The Moon Publishers. (END) For Additional Information, Contact: Alice Cohan, Director of National Programs The Feminist Majority Tel. 703-522-2214 E-Mail: acohan@feminist.org James Birkitt, Director of Communications UFMCC Communications Department 8704 Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd Floor West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tel. (310) 360-8640, Ext. 226 Fax: (310) 360-8680 E-mail: UFMCCHQ@aol.com website: http://www.ufmcc.com