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Thursday, January 18, 2001
TONIGHT: Young Gay/Lesbian Alliance at the Center!
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Vermont Republicans open hearings on civil unions
Committee explores civil-unions options
Religious leaders affirm their support for Gay people's freedom to marry
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Bush Cabinet nominees in confirmation hearings
Norton hired Paul Cameron in spirited defense of Colorado's Amendment 2
Mixed Record on AIDS Calls for Pointed Questioning of HHS Nominee
Powell, Whitman sail through confirmation hearings
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StopDrLaura.com closing site
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Canadian Row Over Gay Marriage Worsens
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May Speaks Out on Army Reversal
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May's Case Won't Change Army Policy
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Suspect released on bail in death of Texas gay man
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Breakfast celebration to honor George W. Bush inauguration & the 1 million Gay and Lesbian voters who supported the Republican ticket
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Amnesiac minister to hold press conference
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MEETING > Thur, Jan 18, 6PM, The Center, 2135 NW 39th Street. Support group for persons 20 and under. For info call Brian Wilson at 525-7867 or e-mail bcwilson@ionet.net. Website: ygla.homestead.com

Northern Lights Alternatives AIDS Mastery Workshop
Fri, Jan 19 - Sun, Jan 21. Call 784-9833 for info or to register.

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LIVE MUSIC > Fri, Jan 19, 8PM, Barnes and Noble, 540 Ed Noble Parkway, Norman, 579-8800. Peggy Johnson announces performance schedule

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Sat, Jan 20, 9PM, the Copa, located in the Habana Inn, 2200 NW 39th Expressway.

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Sat, Jan 20, 9PM, Levi's, 2807 NW 36th Street.

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MEETING > POLITICAL GROUP > Mon, Jan 22, 5:30PM, Episcopal Diocese, 924 N Robinson.

Pride Network, Inc (OKC Pride Parade organizing meeting)
MEETING > EVENT ORGANIZING > Mon, Jan 22, 7:30PM, The Center, 2135 NW 39th Street. Get involved! Help us plan YOUR Pride Parade! The public is invited and welcome! www.okcpride.com

Mary C. Reynolds and Louise Goldberg
LIVE MUSIC > Mon, Jan 22, 9PM, Dooley's Tower Club, Citizens Tower Building, NW 23rd & Classen.

OKC City Council
MEETING > GOVERNMENT AGENCY > Tues, Jan 23, 8:30AM, OKC City Hall, 200 N Walker. Agenda. www.okc-cityhall.org

Louise Goldberg and others
LIVE MUSIC > Tues, Jan 23, 9PM, Dooley's Tower Club, Citizens Tower Building, NW 23rd & Classen.

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OKC Pride Parade committee accepting entries for 2001 logo contest
Cimarron Alliance looks back on 2000
Few protests at parade
Keating takes part in ceremony
Peggy Johnson announces performance schedule
Council to consider filling river authority slot
Keating warned of cool reception at King ceremony
Keating's King role denounced
GLBT groups join criticism of Keating
King’s life to be glorified
Applications due for council seat
KTOK quotes KKK leader on Jackson protest of Allen execution
Wanda Jean Allen is dead
Allen loses federal appeal; Jesse Jackson, 28 others arrested; Keating considers stay
Lambda urges stay of execution for African-American Lesbian
Emergency hearing set for Allen, Jackson to return to OKC
Oklahoma City Gay Community supports Martin Luther King, Jr Parade and Festival - Gay Pride Parade planned for June 24
Corigliano tries again
Joe Quigley, teacher - Three and a half years of homophobia in Oklahoma City's public schools
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Oklahoma Statewide
Redistricting sessions open to citizens
Coburn joins public affairs group's board
OSU grad to be recognized by Lesbian health group
Redistricting meetings scheduled
Allen attorney alleges Edmondson, Clemency Board members lied to ensure execution
Soulforce in Oklahoma Norman/Oklahoma City group to begin Feb 1
Adair elected House Speaker, promises inclusion
Democrats hold thin edge in vote for House speaker
Allen clemency denied
OU GLBTF issues statement on Wanda Jean Allen
More info on Oklahoma GLBT scholarship
Miss Amateur Oklahoma 2001
Oklahoma group creates scholarship for LGBT students

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Senate opens Ashcroft confirmation hearings
Gay Republicans split on Ashcroft's nomination
Walter Schubert: John Ashcroft – Perception vs. Reality
National Stonewall Democrats Join Coalition to Stop Ashcroft Confirmation
GLMA urges Senate committee to ask the right questions
'Christian nation' speech should disqualify nominee, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Bush says he could “conceivably” hire gays
GLAAD announces nominees for 12th annual Media Awards
K.D. Lang To Battle Sleater-Kinney And Janis Ian For GLAAD Award
GLAAD Likes 'QAF,' 'Survivor'
Clinton Urges Congress to Pass Hate-Crimes Bill on King Holiday
A fifth gay man stabbed in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park
Protest marks 1998 Gay suicide in Vatican
Eight days of demonstration start in Hawaii
Dell’s church decides to remain tied to Methodists
Transgender Advocate Receives Mayor's Human Rights Award
Anglicans may discipline U.S. church for Gay stance
Helms proposes eliminating USAID
Cobb County school system bars students from Elton John photo exhibit
Move over Conde Nast Traveler!
Jodie Foster to chair Cannes jury 
Gay cable network to launch
Dallas Theater Center revives Tennessee Williams classic
Nonoxynol-9 increases HIV risk during anal sex
Army drops case against May
Gay couples marry in Canada
Gay couples wed in Canadian first
Gay and lesbian couples wed in double ceremony
Alliance blasts Clarkson message to gay couples
Soulforce launches Stage II
Australians smooch to protest gay couple's punishment for public affection
Australian government attacked for funding lesbian cancer group
Islamic group condemns gay 'Jesus' play
For China's Gay Community, a Quiet Liberation is Afoot
Tomlin Comes Right Out With It
Mauresmo's Back Back's Out
Gay Athletes: Dave Kopay
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Democrats scrutinize Ashcroft's remarks
Preparations underway for Gay marriages
Texas governor downplays opposition to hate-crimes bill
Phelps to Burn Gay Pride Flag
Gay Republicans start GOP gay-straight alliance
Gay father wins custody battle with surrogate mother
NGLTF Launches "W Watch" Web Site
Federal lawsuit filed against Chicago police in alleged antigay attack
Girl Scouts Attacked by Far Right Group
Pastor Challenges Billie Jean King's Contribution to Memorial
UK advertising board rejects complaints against Lesbian ad
Transgender Lobby Days announced
Birch to stay on at HRC
Gill Foundation head resigns
New synthetic protein prevents HIV replication
Summer Institute on Sexuality, Society and Health to convene in San Francisco
First Gay wedding in Toronto this Sunday
Synagogue severs ties with Boy Scouts
NGLTF mobilizes members to defeat John Ashcroft nomination for attorney general
People For the American Way and Triangle Foundation oppose Ashcroft confirmation
Stonewall Democrats national board develops strategic plan for organization's growth
Marines investigate pornography allegations
Miami-Dade count put on hold
Global protest staged against Roman Catholic Church
Lily Tomlin sort of comes out
Pet Shop Boys prepare stage musical
Lord of the Rings to relaunch Web site
Market Mentality – Fri., Jan. 12, 2001
Reform Judaism leaders call for severing ties to Boy Scouts
Bush braces for Ashcroft nomination battle
Boxer announces opposition to Ashcroft nomination
Bush meets with defense leaders, set to interview Labor candidate
Concern Raised About Interior Nominee's 1996 Speech
Most Gays Wary of Cabinet Picks But Not Those in Log Cabin Club
Gay Republican quietly joins Bush's transition team
Texas governor opposes hate-crimes bill
Gay man in Georgia in critical condition after beating
N.H. officials allow poster for gay youth group to remain in school
Ammiano reelected president of S.F. board of supervisors
Gay police officers in London may have been targeted by colleagues
Inauguration eve event to honor and reflect on gains made under Clinton-Gore administration
DADT unravels further
Gay and lesbian Wash. state employees claim partner benefits less than expected
Victory Fund gathers national Gay and Lesbian leaders for Human Rights summit at Aspen Ski Week
An economic agenda for gay couples
U.S. expected to revise HIV treatment guidelines
Market Mentality – Thurs. Jan. 11, 2001
MTV’s Shepard movie implies he was HIV+
"Queer as Folk"
Dr. Laura makes Mr. Blackwell’s “Worst-Dressed” list
GLBT community apathy, reliance on AOL derails boycott
PFLAG submits questions for Bush’s education pick
Damages in 'Boys Don't Cry' murder argued before Nebraska Supreme Court
Will & Grace inspires anti-Gay move by GE shareholders
Redefining family: Ads show same-sex couples
Gay director John Schlesinger suffers stroke
Basic Instinct 2 may be on the comeback trail
Animal attraction
AIDS researcher, activists receive Presidential Citizens Medals
Scientists discover link between IL-7 and T-cell count
Adverse side effects of PEP are widespread
Market Mentality – Wed. Jan. 10, 2001

Editorials
Giving thanks for those who are themselves
LCR lauds Army dismissal of case against Steve May
Learning from Queer as Folk
Scout Action: Applaud & Support Los Angeles Sheriff Baca
Oklahoma Kills Black Lesbian
Statement of Joann Bell, Oklahoma ACLU executive director on the execution of Wanda Jean Allen
Lambda Legal on Ashcroft
GenderPAC on Ashcroft
Sex and the Death Penalty
Paul Bashline: In my opinion
Burning Bush: A DataLounge Editorial
Deb Price - Cabinet choices betray nation's ideals
Signorile - Locking up the Cabinet
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Focus on the Family sues Florida transit authority
Suspect released on bail in death of Texas gay man
Canadian politician criticized for sending message to gay couple about to marry
Amnesiac minister to hold press conference
Japanese firm settles gay sex-harassment case against its president
Liberace director in no rush to finish biopic
Lush Life production up in the air
Will & Grace writers nominated for Guild awards
"Steps" to explore HIV/AIDS in southern Africa
Government issues guidelines for substance abuse treatment for gays
Newly identified HIV strains may target other immune system cells
Gene sequence test can improve HIV drug regimens
The Data Lounge
Canadian Row Over Gay Marriage Worsens
Vermont Republicans Open Hearings on Civil Union
May Speaks Out on Army Reversal
Overseas Anglicans Angered by Episcopal Liberals
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First Legal Gay Marriages?
U.S. Army Drops Steve May Case
Clinton On Hate Crimes, Job Laws
HI Gays Launch Major Demo
St. Peter's Protest for Ormando
Yahoo! News - Gay and Lesbian
GLAAD pays tribute to Survivor and West Wing
South Korea: Gay confession ignites debate
GLAAD Likes 'QAF,' 'Survivor'
Gay Arizona lawmaker makes deal with Army
Gay Group Honors 'Survivor' And 'West Wing'
Gay Legislator in Deal to Leave U.S. Army Reserve
Army Drops Gay Reservist Case
Temple severs ties with Scouts
Jewish Group Splits With Scouts Over Gay Ban
Synagogue Breaks Off 49-Year-Old Tie With Boy Scouts
Gay and lesbian Wash. state employees claim partner benefits less than expected
Most Gays Wary of Cabinet Picks But Not Those in Log Cabin Club
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