6/8/14 - On a perfect day for an outdoor event, supporters of the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender community held a rally Saturday afternoon in downtown Brighton. The rally featured speakers, childrenâs activities, information booths by local organizations and live music. Spokeswoman Tabitha Metreger is on the board of the Livingston County chapter of P-FLAG, the main sponsor of the event. She says that P-FLAG is a group consisting of family, friends and other supporters of the LGBT community in Livingston County. About 100 people attended the rally, which was held at the Mill Pond on Main Street in Brighton. Metreger says P-FLAG wants to get the message out that gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders are just like everybody else, with the exception that they have adopted an alternative lifestyle. Metreger says LGBT students are often bullied and harassed at school, and stresses that they have the same rights as everybody else, including the right to live their lives without harassment or bullying. The event was sponsored by the Livingston Diversity Council, Community Unitarian Universalists in Brighton, St. Paulâs Episcopal Church on the Millpond, New Hope Church of South Lyon and P-FLAG. Metreger says P-FLAG will have other events later in the year in Livingston County to draw attention to their cause. (TT)
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