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GAY BIRRS' CLUB MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Sopoulos-Lloyd’s experience is echoed by many people who intify as LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer), and who have lived much of their liv feelg “othered” by a society that centers people who are whe, straight, and cisgenr (their assigned sex at birth match their genr inty).
“Birdg trips wh straight men have been very difficult, ” says Chase Mennhall, a cisgenr gay man and curator of birds at the Carnegie Mm of Natural History. In 1994, the Gay Birrs’ Club was found the UK, and a year later, a siar group, lled GAGGLE, was tablished Atlanta, Geia. Around that time, Jennifer Rycenga, who’s now a profsor of relig studi at San Jose State Universy, was searchg for a gay-leang birdg group San Francis.
Today, some two s after the first gay-birdg groups formed, outdoor spac are signifintly more diverse, acceptg, and safe. “I’m black, gay, and non-Christian, ” says Chris Cooper, a board member for NYC Audubon. The Gay Birrs’ Club (GBC) is markg s 25-year anniversary by raisg funds to help buy 25 acr of fort Mexi.
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Found 1995 by a group of 10 gay men, gay women soon joed and the club grew rapidly.
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Support BirdNoteImage: June 1, 2022 Image: BirdNote is happy to jo a global muny celebratg June as Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer Pri Month, a month dited to upliftg LGBTQ+ voic, celebratg LGBTQ+ culture, and supportg LGBTQ+ rights.
The Gay Birrs Club is based the UK. This week we received an amazg early Christmas prent om the Gay Birrs’s Club (GBC) – a donatn of an credible £500.
The Gay Birrs’ Club has been a club sponsor of War Qut, and a great supporter for four … Contued.