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Ed Mullen executive director of Equality Ohio speaks at The Gathering UCC Church
Ed Mullen, the new execu- him. Unlike his earlier experi- cates for Gays and Les- people of faith and people who
tive director of Equality Ohio, ence in an Episcopal Church, bians.....a lot of times the op- believe in God. I can talk to
told members of The Gathering the Chicago Church, was wel- position to these pieces of leg- them with the language they
United Church of Christ about coming and had a Lesbian rec- islation and policies comes speak about why they need to
growing up in the Episcopal tor. (Things do change.) from the conservative religious support and why they need to
Church and being very happy He said, “I learned from the community, particularly the be welcoming of Gay and Les-
there until they started preach- people there that you can be an Roman Catholic Church in bian people....”
ing about sin and homosexuality. Episcopalian, you can be a part Chicago—one of the biggest He said that places like The
Church then became a scary expe- of that church and you can be forces against some of the pro Gathering are important be-
rience for him. open, and affirmative and wel- equality legislation there. cause they are the bridge be-
He left while in college and for coming. It has been the end of “So it is very important for tween the progressive commu-
a time was “anti-religious”, then my spiritual journey in many me to have a place where I can nity and the conservative reli-
worshipped with a Jewish congre- respects because I have come go and know that religious gious community.
gation and other churches until he back to where I started but I communities support equality Mullen said, “It is people like
was a candidate for a state post have come back whole.” and are welcomig of Gay and us here who learn the language
campaigning in Chicago. He said that has been impor- Lesbian people so I can take of faith and can go out and talk
That was when he visited another tant to him as a person but also that message and not only talk about things that we believe in
Ed Mullen Episcopal Church and knew right because of what he does. As a to folks in the GLBT Commu- to people of faith.”
Speaking at The Gathering United Church of Christ away that that was the church for person who goes out and advo- nity but talk to folks who are See Mullen, Page 3, Col. 1
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of responsibilities with it. I was “Rats, guys, I’m the new Fire loved the flashing lights and ev-
Another of my miscellaneous responsible to go to each and Marshal and have to stay in erybody had to try the siren.
duties was given to me by my every fire we had on any of our touch with the Fire Department Thankfully there were few
new boss, Captain Case. The bases. I had never heard of any all night.” Then I thought about houses on that stretch of road
position of the taking place in that nice roomy Army Ford se- because we would have awo-
Post Fire Marshal dan dedicated to my use! ken the dead along the way. I
became less and
Georgia on the year or so I
had been there “But….we could go over there calmed this crazy bunch down
less of a responsi- My Mind but we did have in the Fire Marshal’s car. I just enough to get through the Etain
bility as we turned a base fire de- need to call in where I am on Base’s gates and on to the
By Georgia W movie theater. They all broke
over more and partment. The the radio!” Away we went over
Dahlberg up again when Drondockette
more of our facili- Fire Department to my office and all hopped in
Greater Cincinnati’s the big old olive drab sedan Niner Five called back in. Af-
ties back to the was known as
ONLY GLBT Public Affairs Radio Program French. This was the 1960s and Drondockette one. I was re- with my fireman’s hat in the ter the movie, I decided not to
Saturdays, 3 to 5 p.m. on WVQC.org a time when the French were sponsible to let them know my back. call back in and went straight
or 95.7 FM considering getting out of whereabouts at all times from I have no idea where the to my office before calling in
Programmers: Cheryl Eagleson, Producer; NATO and Charles DeGaulle then on. What fun! Boo Hoo! I Drondockette came from and for the night. The Drondockette
Ron Clemons, Emily Joy, was on a bit of a rampage. I was could, however, call them up no idea what it meant. It cer- humor apparently hadn’t gotten
Bruce Preston, Jamie Royce, a bit surprised when he handed and tell them where I was and tainly left all these lieutenants old for them as they all hung
me the keys to the Fire where they could reach me. in stitches when I called in over around to hear my final radio
Marshal’s Sedan and a brand Young Lieutenants get the radio, “Drondockette One, call for the night. It was a relief
new Fireman’s helmet. “Guess bored and the same movies al- this is Drondockette Niner when enough of the base closed
what you are now?” he said ways seemed to be playing for Five; going to Etain base and to relieve me of the need to be
with glee in his voice. “You are a week or two at our base movie I’ll call you when I get there”. Fire Marshal and Drondockette
now Drondockette Niner Five”. theater. One night, five or so of I became known as “Dron- Niner Five signed off for the last
I said, “Drondockette! my friends pounded on my door dockette Niner Five” to all my time
What’s that?” That turned out urging me to come with them friends from then on. The ques-
to be the radio call sign for the to a new movie playing at a tion that night seemed to be GLSEN—from Page 1
Fire Marshall. It seemed my neighboring base, Etain, a mere who were all the other little couldn’t be ignored.”
Drondockettes? Ahhh, one of Public Allies Cincinnati is
life’s more difficult questions developing the project from the
to ponder. After everybody ground up. With the ‘Stories
tried on my Fireman’s hat, I as Project’, GLSEN Greater Cin-
the driver had it placed back- cinnati hopes to shed light on
wards on my head for the trip the climate in the area’s schools
to Etain. What a distinguished then and now.
bunch! Josh explained “Overall, it’s
It was a dark summer night more about us listening than
as we drove over the hills, out talking. So that when we are
of Verdun proper, towards doing the talking we can better
Etain. Whoever was in the front represent what’s really going
seat with me noticed the siren on.”
and flashing light controls. “Do Interview filming days are
these work?” I’d never tried scheduled for Saturday, March
19 and Monday, March 21. If
you would like to share your
experience, please contact Josh
Wagoner, ‘Stories Project’ di-
rector at pr@glsencin-
cinnati.org or 513-484-5656.
For more information about
GLSEN Greater Cincinnati,
please visit www.glsencin-
cinnati.org.
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