MASSACHUSETTS
SUPREME COURT OK'S GAY MARRIAGE
Massachusetts' state Supreme Court ruled
today "that gays are entitled to nothing less
than marriage and that Vermont-style civil unions
will not suffice". Writing that "The
history of our nation has demonstrated that separate
is seldom, if ever, equal," Wednesday's opinion
by the Supreme Judicial Court left no doubt: Only
marriage would pass constitutional muster.
Mass. Court
Clears Way for Gay Marriages
OKLAHOMA
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
With all of the precincts reporting
in, Clark and Edwards tied for the lead among
Democrats with Kerry not far behind. No other
candidates received 15% of the vote and will not pick
up any of Oklahoma's delegates to the Democratic
National Convention. Lieberman came in fourth and
Dean fifth. Lieberman has dropped out of the race.
Interestingly, the heretofore unknown Bill Wyatt took
a full 10% of the vote away from George Bush among
Republicans in Oklahoma.
Unofficial results for Oklahoma:
Oklahoma
State Election Board
Results for other primaries from Yahoo!
News:
Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, South
Carolina
NUUF
MARRIAGE AD
Speaking of marriage rights, Susan Cogan at
the Norman
Unitarian Church has put together an ad which they
would like to place in the Norman Transcript.
The half-page ad will cost $825. According to Susan:
"This is beyond the means of our tiny church and
we are asking for donations to help pay for it."
If you would like to donate to the cost of running
the ad, Mail Checks to:
NUUF
1309 W. Boyd
Norman, OK 73069
Please make out checks to "NUUF" with
"marriage ad" on the memo line. Include a
note indicating whether or not you want your name to
appear on the ad. These donations are tax deductible.
Here is a pdf of the ad: http://www.nuuf.org/ad_for_transcript.pdf
You can reach Susan at susan-brassfield@ou.edu.
MEANWHILE,
BACK IN MALLORCA
Norman-based out athlete Andrea
Ratkovic is currently spending three weeks at a
training camp in Spain with her new cycling team,
where she says she's been pedaling her you-know-what
off for a shot at a berth on the Olympic Cycling Team.
Andrea is promising to send updates on her training,
written just for GayOKC.com! In the meantime, she has
a new website at www.andrearatkovic.com and currently has some recent
journal entries at www.dailypeloton.com. Watch for Andrea's news
from Spain, coming soon to GayOKC.com!
TOLBERT
FUNDRAISER
Several people in the community are putting
together a fundraiser for Jim Tolbert for Mayor of
Oklahoma City. The fundraiser will be held Friday
night, February 13th. We are seeking sponsors for
this event so that we can show our Community's
support for this extraordinary candidate. This
Mayoral election is so critically important to the
continued progress of Oklahoma City and of our
Community.
Sponsorships are:
Underwriter: $500.00
Host: $250.00
Sponsor: $100.00
If you would like to be a sponsor let us know at what
level you would like to contribute and how your name(s)
should appear on the invitation. Invitations are
going out this Saturday so please let us know by
Thursday night. You may email your reply to tgatewood@cox.net or call Terry Gatewood at
405-842-1824.
Thank You!
Terry Gatewood
BAT
BOY
Preview of Bat Boy: The Musical
To Benefit RAIN Oklahoma
Tulsa—Following last summer’s highly
successful run of Bat Boy: The Musical,
American Theatre Company is bringing the show back
for a second run at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center
February 6-14.
ATC is graciously allowing RAIN Oklahoma to sell
tickets to their dress rehearsal of Bat Boy
on Wednesday, February 4 at 8:00 pm. Tickets for this
preview are only $5.00. All proceeds from the
February 4 performance will go to RAIN (Regional AIDS
Interfaith Network), which provides non-medical
assistance to people living with AIDS throughout
Oklahoma.
Rescued from a cave, a half-boy, half-bat is taken to
a veterinarian's home to be "put down." The
empathetic wife of the vet has other ideas, and with
loving guidance teaches "Edgar" to speak
and act in civilized ways. When he falls in love with
his mentor's daughter, problems erupt that go beyond
typical dating issues. Fast-paced and hilarious, this
off-kilter satire offers clever musical numbers, a
hilarious plot, surprising twists, and a lesson in
the agony of being different and accepting your inner
beast. The show contains some adult situations and
may not be suitable for young children.
Michael Smith of the Tulsa World called last
summer’s production of Bat Boy “A
smash, the hippest, most hilarious show on a PAC
stage in a long time.”
Tickets for the RAIN benefit performance are general
admission and can be reserved by calling Justice at
the Tulsa RAIN office at (918) 834-4195, or emailing
Justice at raintulsa@sbcglobal.net.
Tickets for the regular run of Bat Boy: The Musical
are $20-$24. They can be purchased at the Tulsa
Performing Arts center ticket office or reserved by
phone at (918) 596-7111 Monday thru Friday from 10:00
am to 5:30 pm. Tickets may also be purchased at www.tulsapac.com.
SONJA
& FRIENDS
My guests for Friday, February 6, are
Lynnette Stroebele and Roxy Hart. Show Time 8:00 PM
To 9:00 PM At Partners. Thank You,
Sonja
HERLAND
VOICE
The February edition of the Herland Voice is
now online. www.herlandsisters.org
MARRIAGE
RALLY?
I want to apologize to whoever it was who
sent me an email not too long ago about the
possibility of organizing some kind of rally for
Valentine's Day or Freedom To Marry Week. I meant to
get back to you, but in the last minute details of
putting together the State of Our Community, it fell
through the cracks and now I can't seem to find your
email. If you could send me another email, I'd like
to help you find out if this idea has any chance of
getting off the ground. Please email me at rabiera@gayokc.com.
THE
OTHER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
Note for those GLBT Republicans looking for
someone else besides George Bush to vote for on
Tuesday: Bill Wyatt, who is running for the
Republican presidential nomination against George
Bush, was in town over the weekend. You can read all
about his visit on his website at www.billwyatt.org.
THANKS
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