South Carolina
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Metropolitan Community
Church of the
Upstate
Church (worship) address:
4 Woodland Lane x'l
Greenville, SC 29615
(We are temporarily sharing space with United
Church of Greenville)
Worship Services:
Sunday Evenings at 6:00 pm
Church telephone number
864.322.5355 or 1.866.322.5355
Church (office) address:
4 Woodland Lane, Suite 101, Box 10
Greenville, SC 29615
E-Mail Rev. Donna Stroud, M.Div.:
mccgreenville@bellsouth.net
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from the palmetto state
by Ed Madden
Marriage Equality Week a success
COLUMBIA — SCGLPM’s
activities during Marriage
Equality Week were a success,
and received important press
coverage. In an attempt to put
a S.C. face on the issue of gay
marriage, for the second year in a row
SCGLPM hosted a week of events to raise
awareness about marriage equality. On
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Feb. 9, four couples, accom
panied by almost 30 friends
and supporters, attempted
to register for marriage
licenses at the Richland
County Judicial Center.
The couples then went to
the capitol to talk to legisla
tors. The event was covered live at noon on
WIS-TV in Columbia, as well as on evening
news on WIS and other
local stations.
Postcards on mar
riage equality were dis
tributed to legislators
with four messages —
good for business, good for taxpayers, reli
gious questions, and demographic infor
mation. (If you would like copies of the
postcards, email SCPrideCenter@aol.com.)
On Feb. 12, Freedom to Marry Day,
GLPM and the Community Center hosted a
“lunch and learn” on marriage, which
included the screening of a video of a
national debate on gay marriage between
representatives of Focus on the Family and
Freedom to Marry. The forum pulled
together both supporters and opponents.
GLPM’s work on marriage was the
cover story in The Free Times, which fea
tured an interview with national director
of Freedom to Marry, Evan Wolfson, who
will be the keynote speaker at GLPM’s
banquet on Apr. 15. Also included were
pictures of last year’s events, along with a
point/counterpoint of columns from Ed
Madden, president of SCGLPM, and Oran
Smith, director of the Palmetto Family
Council, the S.C. affiliate of Focus on the
Family. The articles are available on the
Free Times website (www.free-times.com).
For an electronic copy of any of the arti
cles, email SCPrideCenter@aol.com.
Equality car raffle to support
legislative work
STATEWIDE — The S.C. Gay and
Lesbian Pride Movement is sponsoring the
2005 Equality Car Raffle to win a new 2005
vehicle of your choice (Mazda 3, Toyota
Corolla or Honda Civic).
Entry is $50 per chance to GLPM. All
proceeds will be used to support the work
of the S.C. Equality Coalition state lobby
ist, Laddie Howard. Projected date for the
drawing is May 21 at S.C. Pride. Contact
GLPM at SCPrideCenter@aol.com, or call
803-771 -7713 to get your tickets. Odds of
winning are I in 1000 for each ticket pur
chased.
GLPM still seeking historical material
STATEWIDE — Mark your calendars
for SCGLPM’s 15th anniversary awards
banquet on Apr. 15. Special guest for the
event will be Evan Wolfson, director of the
national coalition Freedom to Marry. The
event will also include a special tribute to
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