Hosted by Bill M. & Troy M.
LOCATION: Noblesville
July 30, 2022 6:30 to 10:00 P.M.
Our Hosts are Bill Morton & Troy Markley
15255 Fallen Leaves Ln, Noblesville IN 46060
Directions:
At the intersection of I-465 and I-69 go north about 10 miles to Exit 210 towards Campus Parkway. Keep left onto Campus Pkwy. Go 1.0 miles to right turn on Boden Rd. Go 1.0 miles to make a left turn into subdivision onto Cold Stream Rd. Go .4 miles to make a left onto Fallen Leaves Ln.
Their house is immediately on the right.
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What to bring: Something to share to drink and birthdays in:
Jan, Feb, Mar –Side Dish
Apr, May, Jun – Main Dish
Jul, Aug, Sep – Dessert
Oct, Nov, Dec – Appetizer
Political Struggle
Among the sections of the old Fellowship Indy Mission Statement is the section “Politics: We are not politically oriented, though it would be naive not to realize that ours is a civil rights struggle. Many of our members are leaders in the gay community.”
The very fact that the LGBT+ community has made great progress since Stonewall, has motivated much of the political “right” to counter-attack. Recently, it is by removing gay-oriented books from school and public libraries, banning elementary teachers from mentioning queer families & lifestyles, and banning trans kids from sports. As we learned from the 2018 catastrophe of Mike Pence’s RFRA law, Indiana politicians are disproportionately more conservative than the electorate.
Frighteningly, the conservatives have played a better game of national politics by filling 6 Supreme Court seats with conservative justices. The leaked draft of the Roe v. Wade abortion decision shows their willingness to do a 180-degree turn. Although as a gay man’s organization we are slightly impacted by this likely imminent change, nevertheless, several other pro-gay Supreme Court rulings are subject to similar reversal. A number of our members were able to get married due to the 5-4 Obergfell decision. The Romer v Evans decision stopped Colorado from passing laws that discriminated against gays. Lawrence v. Texas eliminated sodomy laws. US v. Windsor struck down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as only between one man and one woman. Masterpiece Cakeshop dealt with a business’ ability to not serve gay people based on religious motivations.
We have a lot at stake. Each of us is called to do something. Our’s is a civil right struggle!