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Friday, January 4, 2002
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First ever Gay lieutenant governor?
Massachusetts governor chooses Gay running mate
NY Times: Massachusetts Governor Enlists Aide for Election
Log Cabin Republicans issue statement
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Court rejects civil unions challenge
National

Crowe defends A Beautiful Mind
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Florida plans gay senior center
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Web critics love Mulholland Drive
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Britney and Justin party at Gay club
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Designer Saint Laurent triggers retirement rumors
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Julia Phillips dies at 57
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Soulforce In Oklahoma training session
Sat, Jan 5, 2PM, Gushers Restaurant, located in the Habana Inn, 2200 NW 39th Expressway.

Soulforce In Oklahoma Vigil
Sun, Jan 6, 8AM, Village Baptist Church, 10600 N. May. www.soulforceinoklahoma.org Soulforce In Oklahoma invites participants to join in OKC 'direct actions'

Queer As Folk Second Season Premiere
Jan 6, Showtime. queer.sho.com Second Season Sneek Peek

Central Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats
MEETING > Wed, Jan 9, 7PM, Keith Smith's house, 6312 N Villa.

2002 Sundance Film Festival
Jan 10-20, Park City, UT. website

TeamOK-USA - OKC
MEETING > Sat, Jan 12, 3PM, The Center, 2135 NW 39th Street.

25th Anniversary Aspen Gay & Lesbian Ski Week
Jan 20-27, Aspen, CO. www.gayskiweek.com

Martin Luther King Jr Day Parade
Mon, Jan 21, downtown OKC. Many GLBT groups participate in this annual event, both to show support for the African-American community and to recognize the support that community has given us.

Congress convenes
Wed, Jan 23, Washington, DC. 107th Congress, 2nd Session.

Progressive Alliance Summit
Jan

Superbowl XXXVI
Jan 28, Tampa, FL. www.superbowl.com

Cimarron Alliance Foundation High School Essay Contest deadline
Feb 1. www.cimarronok.com/essaycontest.htm

Oklahoma Legislature returns
Feb 4

Mardi Gras
Tues, Feb 12 MardiGras.com

Homosexuality And Scripture
CONFERENCE > Mar 1 & 2, Church of the Open Arms, 3131 N Pennsylvania. Seven welcoming congregations will be contributing to a HOMOSEXUALITY AND SCRIPTURE conference to be held over the weekend of March 1-2, 2002. Topics ranging from general issues around interpretation to a more specific focus on certain Biblical passages will be available for participants to explore. Open Arms UCC has generously donated the use of their wonderful new worship facility for this conference. Beginning on Friday evening at 7 PM on March 1, and continuing until mid-afternoon on Saturday, March 2, the conference will also blend times of worship and reflection with the offered workshops. Registration information will be forthcoming.

National Stonewall Democrats Convention
April 25-28, Cleveland, OH www.stonewalldemocrats.org/html/convention.html

2002 US Conference On AIDS
Sept 19-22, Anaheim, CA www.nmac.org/usca2002

Gay Games VI
Nov 2-9, Sydney, AU. www.sydney2002.org.au

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Oklahoma City
Gays And Lesbians Refuse To Be Silenced By Oklahoma Minister
Soulforce mediation fails - Village Baptist vigils to proceed as planned
OKC schools censor GLBT websites
Joe Quigley & the Nativity banner
RAIN announces new director
TeamOK-USA OKC chapter up and running

Tulsa
TOHR:  Community News - January 2002
The first GLBT Aging Task Force meeting
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Oklahoma Statewide
TeamOK-USA: Going to Sydney with a real purpose
ORU-OUT seeks information on alumni lost to HIV/AIDS
Soulforce In Oklahoma invites participants to join in OKC 'direct actions'

National & World News
Thursday, January 3, 2002
Saudis executed for sodomy
New year brings new laws, rights for Gays
Study: Gays and straights equally happy with life
Arrest made in Miami slaying
Phelps Protestors Target NH High School
Faith-based social services: revival time
Judge Who Fought 'Don't Ask' Dead
UPS Threatens Billy Doll Retailer
Massachusetts Supporters Press DP Reform
Court favors lesbian's co-parent role
Scholarship For Gay Journalists
Sharon to Meet With Gay Leaders
UK Partnership Legislation
Bold 'Queer as Folk' back for more
McKellen is Lord at the box office
HBO Family doc explores middle-school life, including same-sex love
Swinton pays off big in Vegas
Reba Prefers Gay Men
Revolutionary AIDS Treatment Shows Promise
Vancouver Group Demands Gay Blood Ban Be Continued
Family of woman infected with HIV-tainted blood receives $4.36 million
Drug use blamed for high HIV rates in Maryland
New York HIV/AIDS group gets $170,000 grant
Founder of North Carolina AIDS agency indicted for mishandling funds

Tuesday, January 1, 2002
California Partnership Registry Becomes Law
Gays Condemn Blair's Visit To Egypt
Lawsuit filed to block Florida referendum
Court rules for Lesbian co-parent
Police find similarities in Miami murders
Death Threats After Dean Comes Out
Neighbors want Web porn house moved
2001: The Year In Review
Ireland Grows More GLBT Tolerant
The Weakest Drag
Ottawa Hospital Seeks "HIV Salvage Therapy"

Saturday, December 29, 2001
Gay population count, cultural influence rise
Variety: Lance held Louds together
Sundance rolls out GLBT film roster
Gay lives and movement, before and after 9-11
Antigay cleric may be defrocked
Remembering 2001: Hollywood Reporter's gay and gay-friendly obits
Lawsuit: Bad prescription hurt HIV+ man
Pitt receives grant to study HIV-alcohol link
HIV research: the year in review
2002 U.S. Conference on AIDS registration now open
Global AIDS fund officials to meet in January
Montana, Dakotas receive $1.3 million in HIV housing grants
AIDS Activists Protest El Salvador Employment Screening

Friday, December 28, 2001
Larry Kramer out of ICU
Female pro footballer gets flak for coming out
Support For Partnership Union Remains Strong In Quebec
Kids Raised by Gay Parents Put Under Microscope
Going Online To Fight Hate
Book Closes On Satellite Debacle
New online advertising strategies
Popeye Outed
Rocky Horror Show and The Women closing on Broadway
HIV-positive Boston man sues pharmacy
Florida Medicaid program for AIDS patients faces funding cuts
Libyan court again delays verdict in HIV case

Editorials
TeamOK-USA: Going to Sydney with a real purpose
Deb Price - We must learn to savor our days
Deb Price - A gift that keeps giving for gay couples
Egypt: Torture and Imprisonment for Actual or Perceived Sexual Orientation
Varnell - Bombing for Justice
Carson under attack for pro-Gay vote
NSD denounces unequal treatment by Bush administration
Congress Sends HIV/AIDS Funding Increases To President Bush
Varnell - Exploring the Gay Market
Innocence Discovered
Varnell - What Gay Entrepreneurs Contribute
Clinton to attend Walters fundraiser
Sullivan running anti-Gay campaign?
Gay Republicans look to make sexual orientation a nonissue
Wyman - Capital Letters
Vanasco - No winners
Varnell - The CDC talks the talk
Virginia’s victims
Lawyers with - and without - principles
You have the right to live without violence
Out to win
HRC announces 2002 endorsements
Richard Goldstein's Heresy Hunt
The Wockner Wire

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Pro-gay federal judge dies
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Russell Crowe defends A Beautiful Mind
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Britney and Justin party at gay club
Julia Phillips dies at 57
Modifying T cells may lead to long-term responses to HIV
AIDS ranks as number 5 killer
Study: African-Americans, Latinos delay start of AIDS drugs
Chicago AIDS agency receives $500,000 grant
Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick to host amfAR fund-raiser
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Saudi Arabia Executes Three for Sodomy
Revolutionary AIDS Treatment Shows Promise
UPS Threatens Billy Doll Retailer
Massachusetts Supporters Press DP Reform
Police Arrest Suspect in Miami Slayings
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Court rejects civil unions challenge
Governor picks gay running mate
Arrest made in killing of gay man
Judge who fought military gay ban dies
Yahoo! News - Gay and Lesbian
Mass Gov. May Choose Gay Running Mate
Three Saudi Men Beheaded for Sodomy
Egyptian Teen's Sentence Reduced
Gay radio's future is in the pink
Gays persecuted by Franco lose criminal status at last
Dutch Gay Marriage Stats Released
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Capitol Gains for Gay Pols
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Gays furious over lawmaker award
Salvation Army Is Picketed
Gay Woman Sues Va. to Allow Adoption
H.S. Yearbook Will Feature Lesbians
Gay Site Halts Death 'Advice'
Sheriff Approves Handout of Condoms to Gay Inmates
Beijing's 'Secret' Gay Web Confab
Opponents of gay rights law appear ready to halt efforts
The Alaska judge- Gay partners don't have to get benefits
Egypt jails 'debauched' gays
Salvation Army changes its mind- No benefits available for domestic partners
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