Gay activist conference in Minn. has faith focus

[Shana A]

Gay activist conference in Minn. has faith focus

By PATRICK CONDON
The Associated Press
Tuesday, February 1, 2011; 3:29 AM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/01/AR2011020100332.html

MINNEAPOLIS -- Whenever Nicole Garcia visited gay-friendly churches with large numbers of Hispanic people in the congregation, she would check the brochures and other materials geared toward gay churchgoers and their families and usually find a common theme.

"Typically what I'd see are materials written for white families and translated into Spanish," said Garcia, a Denver-based transgender activist who works with several gay-friendly faith groups. "That's appreciated, but you have to understand that you're talking about a totally different set of issues in many cases."