Directory x Calendar x Personal Homepages of GLBT Oklahomans x AIDS & Health Info x Search x Chat x Gaywire Network News

News and Information for Oklahoma City's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons Community!


Quick Links!

CLICK HERE
TO APPLY FOR OKLAHOMA'S FIRST
Gay
Scholarship!
DEADLINE: FEB 15

Fight For Your Rights: Take A Stand Against Discrimination

Oklahoma Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus

National Stonewall Democratic Federation

Log Cabin Republicans

Church of the
Open Arms

Cathedral of Hope OKC

Mayflower
Congregational
Church

OKC Pride Parade

OUTART

Oklahoma City links at About.com

GayOKC.com Directory

Folklahoma

FILMHEADS

StopDrLaura.com

Herland Sister Resources

Cimarron Alliance

PFLAG OKC Metro

Oklahoma Lambda Intercollegiate Coalition

Habana Inn

Angles

Gayly Oklahoman

GayTulsa.org

Jason's Oklahoma Drag Page

CarePoint

RAIN

OKC City Hall

State of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Gazette

Daily Oklahoman

Journal Record

KFOR

KWTV

KOCO

Tulsa World

Dallas Voice

Dallas Gay/Lesbian
Guide

Dallas Morning News

Oklahoma Press Association
Links to all Oklahoma online newspapers!

Human Rights Campaign

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Report defamation!
1-800-GAY-MEDIA

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
www.glnh.org

Are you being discriminated against?
ACLU Oklahoma
524-8511
Central Oklahoma Human Rights Alliance
232-0217

Best viewed at 800x600
using Internet
Explorer 5

*

This page has been visited

times since
October 15, 1998

*

*

*

Tuesday, February 6, 2001
TONIGHT: Jellyroll Goldberg at Dooley's - Evolution at the HiLo!
Scroll down to
Events and announcements for info!

Another murder at Gallaudet
Student fought attacker
National

Citing anti-Gay bias, ACLU asks Missouri governor to spare Stanley Lingar, set for execution this week
National

Illinois judicial panel files complaint against judge for blocking Gay adoptions
National

United Methodists on edge of schism over homosexuality
National

Revised HIV treatment guidelines released today
National

Editor of Ebony Tribune dies after surgery at 39
Oklahoma City

Attack galvanizes Taiwan Gay Community
World

Study in 6 Cities Finds H.I.V. in 30% of Young Black Gays
Health

Minnesotans protest governor’s plan to cut HIV funding
Health

Billy Elliot dances off with acclaim from Evening Standard Film Awards
Entertainment

Lawmakers return for tough session
Oklahoma City

Texas judge who opposed state sodomy law is retiring
National

Cruise and Kidman announce separation
Entertainment

No Cannes do: Jodie chooses Panic over jury duty
Entertainment

U.K. gay activists rap Eminem
Entertainment

Deb Price - Rise above pain of gay disclosure
Editorial


What's your opinion? Join The Discussion on GayOKC.com's Message Board!
Scroll to bottom for Recent Stories and Editorials

GayOKC.com Database
Your Online Directory Of All Things GLBT In OKC!

RAIN's Central
Oklahoma HIV/AIDS Resource Guide

Got News?
Send it to rabiera@gayokc.com!

OKC GLBT Calendar

Personal Home Pages of GLBT Oklahomans

Message Boards & Chat Rooms

Search

Advertise on GayOKC.com!

Events and Announcements
To see EVERYTHING that's happening this month visit GayOKC.com's
OKC GLBT Calendar!
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

MORE Local Events:
Folklahoma
Local Concert listings
FILMHEADS
Local Movie Times
ConnectOK Calendar

Health News
GayHealth.com News
Gay Men's Health Summit
CNN>Health>Men
CNN>Health>Women
CBS HealthWatch
JAMA Newsline
WebMD.com
Today's HIV News at AEGIS

Business and Financial News
gfn.com
CNNfn
Wall Street Journal
Daily Oklahoman Business section
Oklahoma Journal-Record
Tulsa World Business section
Dallas Morning News Business section
Bloomberg
Quicken
Investor's Business Daily
Forbes
Business Week

Sports
OUTSPORTS.com
Oklahoma Sooners Online
DALLASCOWBOYS.com
NFL.com
ESPN.com
FOXSports.com

Travel
QT magazine
Travelocity

R e c e n t x s t o r i e s

Oklahoma City
Northwest Classen High School administration shows anti-Gay animus
City losing 450 jobs at Lucent
Lucent plans to cut 16,000 nationally
Council picks member for vacant Ward 3 seat
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
Saturday, February 3, 2001
Pessimism, caution mark GLBT reaction to Ashcroft
Ashcroft is 'against the law'
Faith Rewarded
Finding Our Voice
Gay panic defense could get boost from KY bill
Students in rural school districts fighting back against anti-gay tormentors and complacent adults
Out of the maelstrom, back into normalcy
Web sites break new ground in galvanizing disparate groups against common foes
States seen as fertile ground for gay rights advancements
Human Rights campaign issues statement on Ashcroft confirmation
Ashcroft to Log Cabin: Orientation not a factor
Anti-Gay bias prevalent in California court system
Log Cabin Republicans Legislative Watch
PFLAG reaches milestone: 450 affiliates
Bush Education Plan Leaves Some Behind, Says GLSEN
Russ Feingold's 'olive branch'
Think outside the box
Dem Asks Bush To Renominate White
Democrats to vote on chairperson
Bush and AIDS
Justice under Ashcroft
The Bush Credenza – A Private Matter?
Eminem and Ashcroft: Hail -- and Farewell
Gay rights bill clears Arizona committee
Hate-crimes bill advances in Arkansas
Proposed bill would ban gay marriage in Massachusetts
Atlanta Baptists’ gay-friendly vote could provoke dissidents
Gay Federal Employees Feel Chill in Washington
New Hampshire Considers Broader Gay Adoption
Canadian court backs custody for transsexual parent
Gays sentenced to die
US Activists Fear Gay Monopoly Online
Dr Laura cancelled?
Conflicting stories emerge in gay TV station deal
CBS announces debut date of new gay sitcom, Some of My Best Friends
Atlanta, L.A., Chicago, Montreal bid for Gay Games
Indiana senate committee approves HIV testing for pregnant women
DPAHC? CHA? HCDL? AHCD? Gazoontite
CDC Report Provides National STD Snapshot
Newly identified molecule inhibits HIV replication
Lipodystrophy linked to cardiovascular disease
Early tests show promise for zinc finger inhibitor drug

Friday, February 2, 2001
Ashcroft approved
Bush Gains Points and Loses Some During Battle Over Ashcroft
Ousted Scout troops consider joining Camp Fire club
Swastikas painted on gay-friendly Massachusetts church
Vatican states opposition to gay marriage—again
Parisians Prepare to Elect Gay Mayor
Upcoming Presbyterian vote on same-sex unions looks close
Gay-Friendly Vote May Split Atlanta Baptists Association
Atlanta Competes for Gay Games
Eminem at Grammys- Protest, definitely; duet with Elton John, maybe
AIDS expert: HIV vaccine goal set too high
Bush discusses AIDS in Africa with Congressional Black Caucus
Market Mentality – Fri. Feb. 2, 2001

Thursday, February 1, 2001
Full Senate debates Ashcroft nomination
Debate Over Ashcroft Shows Deep Rifts Between Parties
Gay student's memory ridiculed
Judge hears case against Arkansas sodomy law
Lesbian to Run for Massachusetts lieutenant governor
United Way of Tucson keeps public money from groups that discriminate
Same-Sex Marriage Debate Begins in Connecticut
Sexual orientation hate crimes amendment and same gender marriage amendment die in committees in Mississippi
Pro-Gay Baptists' Rights Affirmed
Sweden May Legalize Adoption by Same-Sex Couples
Fusion inhibitor studies show promising results
Microbicides could provide alternative to condoms for HIV prevention
Billy Elliot leads British film award nominations
Lincoln Center series to honor gay author James Baldwin
Boy George says cosmetics campaign is next calling
Lesbian telefilm pushes Lifetime to the top in January
Market Mentality – Thurs. Feb. 1, 2001

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

Editorials
Christian soldiers march to the White House
Civil union bill just, but must not be distraction
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
The Wockner Wire

Today's Headlines
at the
National GLBT Websites

Advocate.com
A second student killed at Gallaudet University
Civil union legislation introduced in Washington State
Lingar attorney to use Bush v. Gore court ruling in appeal
Basketball player fined for antigay slur
Homeless lesbian sentenced for murder
Activists protest suicide ruling in death of gay man
Texas judge who opposed state sodomy law is retiring
Report finds antigay bias in California courts
Cayman Islands churches push for antigay laws
Conviction in case of woman charged with killing husband, lover
Boston liaison leaves for campaign
Transgendered woman joins S.F. commission
Cruise and Kidman announce separation
Billy Elliot dances off with acclaim from Evening Standard Film Awards
NBC pushes back Kevin Williamson pilot
Dr. Laura at death’s door?
Sigourney Weaver brings Ripley back to life in Alien 5
U.K. gay activists rap Eminem
No Cannes do: Jodie chooses Panic over jury duty
Revised HIV treatment guidelines released today
Minnesotans protest governor’s plan to cut HIV funding
CDC reports 15 million new cases of STDs each year
The Data Lounge
Second Student Murdered at Gallaudet University
Civil Unions Bill Introduced in Washington
Gay Issue Slams Bush Appointee in Michigan
Cayman Islands Still Furious Over Sodomy Repeal
Attack Galvanizes Taiwan Gay Community
PlanetOut
Barak Woos Gay Votes
Queer Families' Ups and Downs
Four States Consider Hate Laws
Suspect for Brazil Letter Bomb
Satellite Ex-CEO Charged
Yahoo! News - Gay and Lesbian
Gay activists target Eminem
United Methodists on edge of schism over homosexuality
Eminem banned by students’ union in England
Rogers' bill would rule out gay marriage
Pope Reaffirms Catholic 'No' to Gay Marriages
Church signs are defaced by swastikas
Petitions show 'signs of fraud'
Scouts Expel Troops Whose Leaders Oppose Gay Ban
Lesbian, Bisexual Women May Engage in Risky Sex
Ashcroft Faces New Criticism Over Stand on Ambassador
Wariness and Optimism Vie as Gays View New President
Job Applicant Says Ashcroft Queried Him on Sexuality
A tale of two very different Steel Cities
B-4, and After
Should companion get deceased's estate?
GOP Group Calls for Tolerance Toward Gays
Washington Blade
WEEK OF Feb 2
Critics 'cautious'
Ashcroft to Log Cabin: Orientation not a factor

Most in Va. oppose law
Gays sentenced to die

Nation
Religion
AIDS Digest
Lesbian Health
World briefs
MORE NATIONAL &
WORLD NEWS:

Dallas Voice
Houston Voice
Southern Voice
Frontiers
Bay Windows
Bay Area Reporter
Gay Financial Network
Gaywire Network News
Gay.com
Gay Wired
Independent Gay Forum
National Gay Lobby
Yahoo! News - Full Coverage
AP Wire
MSNBC
CNN
ABC
BBC
NPR
Fox
Time Daily
New York Times
Washington Post
Wired News
Salon
Slate
NewspaperLinks.com
All The World's Newspapers
JournalistExpress

Owned and operated by Rob Abiera - rabiera@gayokc.com
COPYRIGHT ©1998-2001 ROBERT D. ABIERA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.