Re: [UUPoly-L] UUPA membership reminder

[JasmineGld@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/19/2007 3:08:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ArthurFreeheart@aol.com writes:

> Is there a way to become a member and/or remain on 
> the mail list if  you can't afford $20 for membership  fee?




Dues waivers for UUPA membership will be considered for cases of  financial 
hardship; waivers are granted for one year at a time. Note that UUPA  dues and 
donations pay for the UU World ad, the General Assembly booth,  printing of 
brochures and literature, manufacture of membership buttons, and  other UUPA 
expenses. 
 
More membership info here: 
_http://www.uupa.org/join.htm_ (http://www.uupa.org/join.htm) 
 
> and/or remain on the mail list 
 
 
The UUPoly-L mailing list has no dues. The list is separate from  UUPA and 
open to anyone who wants to subscribe. 


> How were the Gender question answer choices  [Male/Female/Trans]  arrived 
at? 
> The majority of trans people  consider themselves male or female, 
> just  not the gender designation assigned them at   birth.  
 
 
There was/is a strong sense that UUPA has to provide more that just  
"Male/Female" choices for gender, but there is no clear precedent on what the  
additional choice(s) ought to be. Note that the UUA Office of BGLT Concerns  
publishes their Transgender info sheet as a "draft" because this field of  information 
is still taking shape: 
_http://www25.uua.org/obgltc/resource/tg102.html_ 
(http://www25.uua.org/obgltc/resource/tg102.html) 

 
Some transgender individuals consider themselves male or female, and they  
are welcome to say so on the membership form. But some transgender individuals  
want or need to tell us they are transgender, and we need to make it easy for  
them to do so. 
 
The UUPA board would be happy to hear feedback about the wording of this  
question, especially from people for whom male or female does not provide an  
adequate choice. Send email to _uupa@uupa.org_ (mailto:uupa@uupa.org) 
 
Jasmine Walston
UUPA Secretary 
 
 



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