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The Michigan Democratic Party LGBT & Allies Caucus is now known as the Michigan Democratic Party Queer Caucus. The change went into effect Sept. 1.
"We need to think of ourselves as part of the international queer movement," said Caucus Chair Phil Volk. "The new generation is leaving the old 'LGBT' term behind and fast moving to embrace the all-inclusive label 'queer.'"
"We have brothers and sisters fighting for queer rights in every nation in the world," Volk continued. "They are looking to support us as we must support them. Here in Michigan, the queer people all over the state are coming out and demanding that their local governments recognize their rights. They want their houses of worship to welcome them and their schools to protect them from bullying.
"They demand that the heterosexual community be allies and fight just as hard to give them all the rights and respect that the constitution gives them. We Democrats must be there supporting these efforts and we must embrace this new frame of mind. Above all else we must serve these grassroots efforts in any way we can."
Learn more about the caucus online at http://www.mdplgbt.org.
Name change for Mich. LGBT Democratic Caucus
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