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Now online at GayOKC.com Fri, Feb 21, 2003

THE LARAMIE PROJECT DEBUTS AT UCO
Michael Coffman's report on last night's opening performance of The Laramie Project is now online at
www.gayokc.com/laramie022103.htm.


GayOKC.com is proud to support
The Laramie Project!
Feb 20-23, Mitchell Hall Theatre
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond
(Promotional artwork for The Laramie Project created by ClockTower Studio at UCO: Katy Phillips, Matt McKim, and Anthony Nguyen.)

LANGSTON UNIVERSITY TO HOST HIV+ AFRICAN AMERICANS
Langston University's HIV Counseling Testing and Referral Center invites HIV+ African Americans to an evening of dinner, entertainment and fellowship. The event, "The Power of Pozitive Thinking" takes place Feb 27 at 6PM. Please make reservations with Gary Duane Hooker at 826-2721. The event is free and you must be positive to attend.

COUNCIL CANDIDATES TO ADDRESS STONEWALL, OGLPC
Central Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats welcomes candidates Sam Bowman and Jim Sellers who are running for city council in Ward 2 of Oklahoma City, as their guest at the Wednesday, March 12, meeting starting at 7:00 pm, NE 41 & Lincoln, Demo Party HQ.
Bowman and Sellers will also be addressing the Monday, March 10 meeting of the Oklahoma Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, which starts at 7PM at The Center, 2135 NW 39th Street.
Mr. Bowman, a program officer for the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, was formerly eight years on the Oklahoma City Planning Commission.
A well known caterer, Mr Sellers is making his first run for local office. Mr. Sellers has been a board member of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association. Previously, he served as a board member of the Oklahoma City and Edmond chambers of commerce.

PFLAG NORMAN GETS NEW WEBSITE
OKC webmaster Tim Turner, well known for his
OKDiversity.com website, as well as his work on sites for OGRA, PNI, AIDS Walk OKC and The HiLo Club, is now doing the honors for PFLAG's Norman chapter. Though some sections are still under construction, the site is now live at www.pflagnorman.org.

HOMOSEXUALITY AND SCRIPTURE CONFERENCE RETURNS
First Unitarian Church will be the site of Oklahoma City's second Homosexuality and Scripture Conference on February 28 and March 1. The conference - entitled "Homosexuality and Scripture: Relating Faithfully" - is again being organized by six of OKC's "welcoming" congregations: Cathedral of Hope OKC, Church of the Open Arms, Epworth United Methodist Church, First Unitarian Church, Mayflower Congregational Church and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Info is online at the
First Unitarian website.

BASHLINE TO STEP DOWN AS CIMARRON ALLIANCE GROUP PRESIDENT
Paul Bashline recently announced that he will not seek another term as president of the Cimarron Alliance Group. His current term ends April 1. Anthea Maton will be acting president until new electoins are held. Paul's letter of resignation is online at the
CAG website.

LOCAL STONEWALLERS VIE FOR NATIONAL POST
Elections are being held next month for posts on the board of the National Stonewall Democrats Federation. Three members of the Central Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats - Rachel Morse, Karen Parsons and Keith Smith - are on the ballot.

ROTH CAMPAIGN WORKER TO HEAD NATIONAL GROUP
The National Stonewall Democrats Federation announced yesterday that Dave Noble has been named executive director of the organization. Noble managed get-out-the-vote-operations for Jim Roth's county commissioner campaign last year. The announcement is now online at the
NSD website.

PRIDE PARADE UPDATE
Pride Network, Inc
- organizers of Oklahoma City's Pride Parade - held their monthly meeting Monday night and a complete report is now online at
www.gayokc.com/pni011803.htm. PNI will be marching in the Norman Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday (yes, they could use your help). They are also taking nominations from the community for Grand Marshalls. PNI's website is located at www.okcpride.com.

STATE OF OUR COMMUNITY
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www.gayokc.com/state2003comments.htm.

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