IDAHO - Saturday 17th May

International Day Against Homophobia

The project has sent the following press release to get some momvement on IDAHO

Fife Men Project Welcome Rainbow Flag at Holyrood - On 17th May every year, the LGBT Community celebrates IDAHO Day (International Day Against Homophobia). This day marks the anniversary of when the World Health Organisation no longer classified Homosexuality as a Mental Illness. To mark IDAHO Day, Patrick Harvie MSP has presented a motion in the Scottish Parliament asking for the Rainbow Flag to be raised at Holyrood on 17th May every year.

Fife Men Project welcomes this motion and wishes Patrick Harvie every success with his motion. Arthur Jack, Chairperson said "we look to the Scottish parliament to represent the diversity of the Scottish People. It is only right that the Scottish parliament should lead the way in changing attitudes towards homophobia and discrimination. Raising the Rainbow Flag one day a year is an important and visible symbol to champion the ongoing struggle for Equality."

The Fife Men Project also works in Partnership with Fife Constabulary to promote the Homophobic Hate Crime Help Line. If you have any incidents to report, the number to contact in confidence is freephone 0800 3891 425.
The purpose of the Help line is to encourage victims or witnesses of hate crime to report incidents. This will help the police take appropriate action to deal with hate crime.

Hope you can do you bit to enure the rainbow rules!

Full Bloom

In full bloom the plant sent from Walter and Marco for Doreen's 77th celebration. Although viewed as great food but too much here is the luncheon menu from Saturday:
Doreen’s Very Special Happy Birthday Celebration
11th May 1931

The Fife Luncheon Party – Saturday 10th May

Welcome with afternoon drinks & nibbles

Italian Tomato & Blue Basil Soup with Garlic & Herb Baguette

Liver Pate & Brown Wholemeal Slices

Lobster & Langoustines wrapped in Smoked Rainbow Trout & Salmon
with a lime and lemon dressing

Gammon Shank in Mustard & Honey Sauce Pease Pudding Slice
Asparagus Spears Small Baby Carrots New Potatoes

Light Crumble Cheesecake with Exotic Fruits & Vanilla Ice Cream

Birthday Cake with a hint of Benedictine

Coffee & Chocolate Gingers

Served with a selection of spirits and wines to compliment the menu Pink lemonade & Orange Juice for the drivers!

It was fun!

Happy Day

Yes, ages since I updated but lots of happenings but all routine domestic matters. So a quick resume! Frank is still taking the tablets (Champix) and the only very noticeable side effect is the passing of amazing amounts of gas! I've treated to connect him to the national supply in case Grangemouth strikes again. However the is looking, feeling and smelling much better. I really do think this is it and he will be off them. Goes back to the GP in a couple of weeks so we will find out about the next steps in quitting. He's saving money too and I'm spending it. New lovely toy as the steam oven - thanks bid TV for £45!
The project trundles along with Alan doing the consultancy work and questionnaire which can be viewed and filled in on http://www.jacobian.org.uk/questionnaire.htm.

The evening at the monthly karaoke - now at the newly named Scots Corner (formerly the Royal Scot) went well although for me you can keep the "modern" singing or ranting! But it served it's purpose and Rodger & Isobel put on a good buffet well worth the £150 the project paid.

So talking of food I did the Fife lunch on Saturday for Arthur's aunt Doreen on her 77th birthday. She really is a nice lady and Arthur should be proud to have her as a relative - sometimes you would know that the way he can speak to her! Rod and Doogie were our surprise guests with a phone call from Arthur and expected one from Walter except I must have told him the wrong date and he phoned on Friday!