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Sydney Gay+Lesbian Mardi Gras
Feb 9-Mar 3, Sydney, AU, www.mardigras.com.au.

Mardi Gras
Feb 16-27, New Orleans

Filing period for OKC City Council election
Feb 21-23. Calling all Gay-friendly candidates!

John Corigliano in residence at OCU
Feb 22-24. Internationally renowned openly-Gay composer, winner of a 1999 Oscar for best score for The Red Violin, will give workshops and lead performances at OCU's School of Music. Schedule Corigliano tries again

Norman Mardi Gras Parade
Sat, Feb 24

OKC Metro Men's Chorus
Sat, Feb 24, The Copa. "My Tardy Valentine - the music of love gone wrong" Special guest: Ginger Lamarr. Tickets $5 at the door or in advance at Jungle Red.

The Art By Thomas
ART SHOW > Sat, Feb 24, Art Spice Gallery, 3022 Paseo. http://hometown.aol.com/theartbythomas/myhomepage/profile.html

Mardi Gras Madness
COSTUME CONTEST > Sat, Mar 24, The Copa & the Finishline.

Fat Tuesday
Tues, Feb 27

2001 OKC Pride Parade Logo Contest deadline
Thur, Mar 1. www.okcpride.com

2001 Region 3 Interpride Conference
Mar 9-11, Radisson Hotel Dallas, Mockingbird Lane at Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas. InterPride is the International Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Coordinators. The purpose of InterPride is to build and develop Pride organizations around the world. In addition to organizations that produce annual Pride events, we are also inviting other groups within the lesbian and gay community that focus on one or more annual events. On Sunday afternoon, there will be a media workshop for all GLBT organizations. The workshop will cover topics including working with broadcast and print media, how to make sure that your message is clearly expressed, and how to get that message to your target audience. www.razzledazzledallas.org/IP3RegInfo.htm

Oklahoma City GLSEN Coming Out Party
Sat, Mar 24, The Center.

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Oklahoma City
Bombing museum opens
Diversity Coffee Shoppe neighborhood rebuilding
Composer optimistic about future of orchestra
Joe Quigley's News From NW Classen HS: Fri, Feb 16
Joe Quigley's News From NW Classen HS: Thur, Feb 15
OKC Lesbian couple 'married' in live 'mass wedding' broadcast
Sponsors threaten KISS-FM over same-sex wedding
Same-sex 'wedding' to be broadcast live on KISS-FM
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
ORU alumni plan event
Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights & Gill Foundation Developing Fundraisers, Leaders

Oklahoma Statewide
Miss Amateur Oklahoma 2001

National & World News
Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Election case a test and a trauma for Supreme Court Justices
Grammy preview: An Eminem controversy and more
Gay Influence Felt at Polls
Oakland Police Ex-Recruit Wins Harassment Suit
In and Out in Roanoke
2nd International Conference on Gay & Lesbian Tourism
Commercial Closet: Wrigley Chews on the Gay Market
In Search of the 'Gay Gene'
BBC to Launch Gay TV Program

Saturday, February 10, 2001
AIDS Office to move to White House
Kolbe considers running for Arizona governor
U.S. Court nixes Safe School Rule
Utah bill would ban responses to student questions about homosexuality
Voting population more familiar with gay issues
San Francisco expected to confer benefits for sex-change procedures
Gay Marrige Bill Pushed in Canada
Integrity Responds to Ugandan Bishops
Gay Australia goes online
Remodeling: Hot Market for Handymen
Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes to host Saturday Night Live
HAART still useful for those with drug-resistant HIV
University of Colorado to test new HIV vaccine
National AIDS Conference in San Francisco adds global dimension

Friday, February 16, 2001
Montana GOP Kills Two Gay Rights Bills
Conservatives want to ban DP benefits in Houston permanently
California Couples Protest Marriage License Rejection
Former E*TRADE chief in bitter breakup
Scouts hit with more funding cuts
Dubuque school board expands policies to cover gays
Black Gay Leaders to Convene in Oakland
“Trojan horse” HIV vaccine compounds in development

Thursday, February 15, 2001
Barney Frank files domestic partner bill
NGLTF: Civil union bills, anti-GLBT Boy Scout measures dominate state legislative landscape
Nadler reintroduces immigration bill
'No Promo Homo' Bill Introduced in Vermont
Arizona Panel OKs Sodomy Repeal
Researchers: 'Gay' brain study inconclusive
Canadian Government Opposes Gay Marriage Bill
Wisconsin church severs ties with Boy Scouts
Brazilian skinheads sentenced for killing Gay man

Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Gallaudet Student Arrested
Montana College Students Confront School Officials
Hate-crimes bill rejected in Montana
FBI releases hate-crime numbers
NGLTF - FBI hate crimes data woefully underreports crimes against GLBT people
Human Rights Campaign issues statement on FBI report
Production Halted on Dr. Laura TV Show
Gladiator, Stephen Daldry, Javier Bardem among Oscar nominees
Connecticut Cuts BSA from State Employee Plan
Hepatitis C emerging as a leading cause of death in AIDS
Stonewall Democrats Build New Leadership
Mauresmo Wins Gaz de France

Editorials
Deb Price - Gays in military succeeds abroad
"Voting Booths, Yes. Closets, No. Silence, Never."
Stonewall Democrats Applaud Bills by Barney Frank and Jerry Nadler
Bush fosters stealth prejudice
Unlikely embrace
As Eminem/Grammy fury grows, GLSEN presses teachers to explore controversy in the classroom
An Open Letter to Elton John Regarding Grammy Appearance with Eminem
Signorile: Elton, what's up with Eminem?
The Wockner Wire

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Lynne Cheney speaks out against Elton John, Eminem
Utah senate backs hate-crimes bill
Arkansas committee defeats hate-crimes proposal
Hundreds rally for pro-gay bill in Maryland
Scouts won’t be barred from New Jersey schools
Cingular offers DP benefits
Cahill named to head Policy Institute
AIDS activists storm GlaxoSmithKline office in New York
HBO’s charity Project
Roger Rees joins Frida cast
Gay film breaks box-office records in France
Bush administration keeps Clinton’s policy on AIDS drugs
HPV vaccine may prevent cervical cancer
Kentucky bill would mandate HIV testing of newborns
Study: HAART less costly than treating AIDS
The Data Lounge
Lynne Cheney Expresses "Amazement" at Elton John
Grammy Awards Dominated by Eminem-John Hoopla
British Govt Proposes Gay Victim Compensation
Minor Change Resurrects Utah Hate Crimes Bill
Survey on Gay Voters and Gay Issues Released
PlanetOut
UK to Pay Crime Vic Partners
Dog Victim's Partner to Sue
HEROes Parade Through Auckland
Two in a Row for Mauresmo
Sex Researcher Masters Dies
Yahoo! News - Gay and Lesbian
Utah Senate protects gay people in hate crimes bill
Eminem-Elton duet to raise the bar
Christian school alumni come out at homecoming
In Search of the 'Gay Gene'
Oakland Police Ex-Recruit Wins Harassment Suit
Hidden Gay Alumni Plan Event
Studies See Increasing Risks by Gay Men
San Francisco to Fund Sex Changes for City Workers
Uruguay Prez Disses Gays
In Mexico, a mass gay wedding
Free-Speech Ruling Voids School District's Harassment Policy
Court rejects policy on harassment
FBI Tally of Crimes Against Gays Too Low, Groups Say
Canadian Government Opposes Gay Marriage Bill
The odd duo
Elton, Eminem Duet Irks Gays
Grammy Duet by Elton John, Eminem Puts Spin on Uproar
New tack taken in gay-rights struggle in Wash.
Scout troop: 'Don't ask, don't tell'
Central Florida United Way reaches compromise with Boy Scouts
Couple Wake Up to Reality of Financing Their Dream
Gay Missouri Man Executed As Groups Protest
Gay officer's lawsuit begins
Gay officer claims in suit he was targeted, ignored
1 in 3 young gay black men are HIV-positive
One in 10 Urban Gays Have HIV, Study Finds
Gay Prisoner: Homophobia Led to Death Row
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
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