PFlag Meeting to be held

Meeting: PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 29. For information, call 443-0345 or e-mail pflagrm@aol.com.

Mitchell Gold to Talk About his Book Crisis in Nashville NC

Mitchell Gold, Author/Editor, CRISIS

speaks on “Growing Up Gay in America”

Monday, October 12 – 7 p.m.

Reception to follow

Nash Arts Center, 100 East Washington Street, Nashville, NC

About the Speaker

Mitchell Gold is a successful businessman and editor of the book CRISIS: 40 Stories Revealing The Personal, Social and ReligiousTrauma of Growing Up Gay in America.This discussion is especially meaningful for educators, social workers, church leaders, elected officials and parents.

In l989, Mitchell Gold and his business partner, Bob Williams, founded a furniture company in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Today, Gold and Williams head a nationally recognized business with over 750 employees and a 700,000 sq. ft. factory with a family-friendly work environment that includes an onsite not-for-profit daycare center. Gold plays a major role in the national dialogue on gay rights. In December 2005, he established Faith In America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people about the harm caused by the religion-based bigotry and prejudice used to justify discrimination against gay people. Gold, who served on the Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign for seven years, has received numerous awards. His book, CRISIS, published in 2008, is transforming minds and hearts across America.

This public event is hosted by PFLAG Rocky Mount

For more information: pflagrm@aol.com or visit www.pflag.org,

www.Crisisbook.org, www.FaithInAmerica.com

Let’s embrace acceptance, tolerance, inclusion, and understanding!