Here's a lovely project in Maryland that just hit my in-box.
Pride Build Montgomery County aims to bring together the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and friends together to help build homes in partnership with families in need. Our hope is to provide an opportunity to better understand diversity by working to provide simple, decent, energy efficient and affordable housing to low-income families in Montgomery County. The Steering Committee for Pride Build includes prominent leaders in the LGBT community including: Bob Bernstein, Elizabeth Birch, Bill Briggs, Colleen Dermody, Randy Griffin, Tim McFeeley, Michael Meller, Jeffery Slavin, Pamela Strother and Bob Witeck.
Last month I called attention to Vicki Barnes, the Tennessee housing official who wrote a letter to HUD denouncing their proposed federal plan to end housing discrimination against LGBT people. In the letter, Barnes compared gay people to murderers and drug dealers. Yesterday local NBC television reported that Barnes has been reprimanded and censured for her letter, but still has her job. All future correspondence out of Barnes' office must now be reviewed by her superiors. Not a complete win for us, but probably the best we could hope for.
Here's a lovely project in Maryland that just hit my in-box. 