Thursday, February 1, 2001
TONIGHT:
Young Gay/Lesbian Alliance at the Center!
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Northwest
Classen High School administration shows anti-Gay animus
No tolerance for positive
information about homosexuality:
Refuses to allow teacher to display poster about GLBT
African-Americans during Black History Month - GLBT
students at risk
Oklahoma City
Full
Senate debates Ashcroft nomination
Debate
Over Ashcroft Shows Deep Rifts Between Parties
National
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Soulforce Oklahoma Norman/OKC area organizing meeting
Thur, Feb 1, 7PM, United Ministries
Center, 1017 Elm Ave., Norman. Karen Weldin, Soulforce,
Inc. Trustee and Advisory Board Co-Chair will facilitate
a two hour introductory workshop and discussion. She will
cover the basic philosophy, goals, strategies, and
methods of Soulforce. All interested persons are invited
to attend. Info: Moira Waterbury - mwaterbury@ou.edu, Ken Jennison - KRJENNISON@msn.com, Kent Doss - kdog@ionet.net. Soulforce in
Oklahoma Norman/Oklahoma City group to begin Feb 1
Young
Gay/Lesbian Alliance
MEETING > Thur, Feb
1, 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
Oklahoma
Legislature convenes
Mon, Feb 5, State Capitol
Progressive
Alliance briefing
Mon, Feb 5, NOON, State
Capitol. For info e-mail Keith Smith at oksmith@aol.com.
Mary
C. Reynolds
LIVE MUSIC > Mon, Feb 5, 9PM, Dooley's
Tower Club, Citizens Tower Building, NW 23rd &
Classen.
OKC
City Council
MEETING > GOVERNMENT
AGENCY > Tues, Feb 6, 8:30AM, OKC
City Hall, 200 N Walker. Agenda. www.okc-cityhall.org
Jellyroll
Goldberg and Friends
LIVE MUSIC > Tues, Feb 6, 9PM, Dooley's
Tower Club, Citizens Tower Building, NW 23rd &
Classen.
Evolution
LIVE MUSIC > Tues, Feb
6, 10:30PM, HiLo Club, 1221 NW 50th.
843-1722
Sydney
Gay+Lesbian Mardi Gras
Feb 9-Mar 3, Sydney, AU, www.mardigras.com.au.
OKlahoma
County Democratic Party Celebratory Dinner - 2001: A
Democrat Odyssey
Sat, Feb 10, 6PM -
Reception, 6:30PM - Dinner, Homebuilders, 645 W I-44
Service Road. Keynote Speaker: state treasurer Robert
Butkin. Tickets must be reserved by Feb 5. For tickets or
info call 424-3777, 732-6416 or 525-9885.
Red,
Hot & Wild
Sat, Feb 10, doors open at 9PM, Angles, 2117 NW 39th
Street, 524-3431.
National
Freedom To Marry Day
Feb 12
OLIC
Scholarship deadline
Feb 15. Apply for
Oklahoma's first GLBT scholarship! Oklahoma group
creates scholarship for LGBT students - More info on
Oklahoma GLBT scholarship
Mardi
Gras
Feb 16-27, New Orleans
Leather
& Lace 2001
Sat, Feb 17 www.opep.com/leatherlace/index.htm
Miss Tramps
Pageant
Feb 19, 20, Tramps,
2201 NW 39th, 521-9888.
Filing period for
OKC City Council election
Feb 21-23. Calling all
Gay-friendly candidates!
Miss Copa At Large
Wed,
Feb 21, The Copa, located in the Habana Inn, 2200
NW 39th Expressway
The Art By Thomas
ART SHOW > Sat, Feb
24, Art Spice Gallery, www.theartbythomas.com
Fat
Tuesday
Tues, Feb 27
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Oklahoma
City
City
losing 450 jobs at Lucent
Lucent
plans to cut 16,000 nationally
Council
picks member for vacant Ward 3 seat
City
council decides not to cross that bridge
Progressive
Alliance announces 2001 Summit
Museum
lifts hope from ruin
Paseo
Arts Festival solicits entries
OKC Pride
Parade committee accepting entries for 2001 logo contest
Corigliano
tries again
Joe
Quigley, teacher - Three and a half years of homophobia
in Oklahoma City's public schools
GayOKC.com
to create on-line AIDS memorial
Tulsa
Urban
Tulsa accused of anti-GLBT
practices
Oklahoma
Statewide
Soulforce
in Oklahoma Norman/Oklahoma City group to begin Feb 1
More info
on Oklahoma GLBT scholarship
Miss
Amateur Oklahoma 2001
Oklahoma
group creates scholarship for LGBT students
National
& World News
Wednesday, January 31, 2001
Committee
votes to send Ashcroft nomination to full Senate
Miami
anti-Gay petitions show 'signs of fraud'
Hawaii
bill would create civil unions
GLAAD
plans rally at Grammys
Teen Says
He is Blameless in Warren Death
Lambda to
Brief Media on Key Issues in Gay Civil Rights for 2001
New
Strategy on AIDS Treatment Announced
Clinic:
Methods of removing HIV from sperm inadequate
New
device may ease breast cancer checks
Market
Mentality – Wed. Jan. 31, 2001
Tuesday,
January 30, 2001
Committee
to vote on Ashcroft today
Clinton,
Leahy to Vote Against Ashcroft
Democrats:
Ashcroft's Written Answers Evasive
Bush's
faith-based initiatives alarm civil rights activists
ACLU
Lesbian & Gay Rights Project Director issues
statement on Bush Administration's 'Faith-based
Initiative'
Sundance
honors gender-bending movies
Grand
jury convened in Gallaudet slaying
Calgary
Lesbians Adopt -- Easily
Gay flag
burned during Aspen Ski Week
Arkansas
panel rejects adoption ban
Antigay
preacher finds unreceptive audience in Michigan
Mississippi
Gay Lobby rolls out its new online youth center
U.K. ex-gay
leader claims conversion therapy futile
Drag
queen vies for Australian office
Gill
Foundation adds "gender identity" to mission
Cool For
You
Pen to
Profit: Gay Writers Find Outlets for Writing
Lesbians,
bisexual women report risky sex practices
Bill
Gates pledges $100 million for AIDS vaccine
Protease
inhibitors may increase risk of hepatitis-related liver
damage
HHS
creates new department to oversee foreign clinical trials
Kenya
Allows Clinical Tests of First AIDS Vaccine
The AIDS
Questions That Linger
Monday,
January, 29, 2001
Ashcroft
Gives Judiciary Panel His Written Replies to Hundreds of
Questions
What
Ashcroft Did
Scouts
expel troops whose leaders oppose Gay ban
Bush
reviewing fate of Office of National AIDS Policy
Bush to
Attend Democratic Caucuses
Minnesota
United Way sees donations drop over Scouts controversy
Rep.
Frank Goes for Round 2 in Fight for Allowing Gay Marriage
Michigan
Republican called too gay-friendly by fellow
conservatives
Lesbian
kiss poster for sale
London
mayor joins Holocaust ceremony at site of pub bombing
Gay
Television Network accuses Dish Satellite of homophobia
Friday,
January 26, 2001
Ashcroft
Faces New Criticism Over Stand on Ambassador
Ashcroft
opponents stall for time and hope for the worst
Stonewall
calls on the new Republican Unity Coalition to join fight
against John Ashcroft confirmation
NGLTF
issues statement on Ashcroft
Wisconsin
United Way cuts off Scout funding
New Bills
on Relationships
Wariness
and Optimism Vie as Gays View New President
The
apocalypse of Mr Gay
The fight
for survival: Gay press fights mainstream assimilation
Will
& Grace hops the pond
Market
Mentality – Fri. Jan. 26, 2001
Thursday,
January 25, 2001
Senate
introduces Gay-inclusive civil rights package
Barney
Frank follows Dick Cheney’s lead
Frank
issues statement
Human
Rights Campaign calls package 'historic'
Job
applicant says Ashcroft queried him on sexuality
Three
senators announce opposition to Ashcroft
Hormel to
join Ashcroft opposition
Gay
Visibility Suffers in Fight Over Ashcroft
Gay
groups speak out against Focus on the Family offensive
Ralph
Reed to seek GOP spot
Rise in
San Francisco HIV rates may signal “rebound epidemic”
Missing
experimental AIDS drug turns up in N.C.
Los
Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center issues report on gay
health care
Market
mentality – Thurs. Jan. 25, 2001
Editorials
Major
Defection of Exodus Chapter Broadsides "Ex-gay"
Ministries, Says HRC
Deb Price
- Gay conservatives open new options
More
Respect, but Too Few Rights
NGLTF
opposes Bush voucher plan
What the
News Stories Leave Out
Choosing
to Remember
A letter
from GLAAD executive director Joan M. Garry regarding
Eminem and the Grammys
Giving
thanks for those who are themselves
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