OKLAHOMANS PARTICIPATED IN
AIDS TRIAL Vaxgen officials announced on Monday that
their experimental vaccine, AIDSVAX, "does not
appear to provide significant protection against HIV
infection". AIDSVAX is the first HIV vaccine to
make it to human trials. The data is the result of a
3-year trial involving 5417 volunteers, many of whom
live right here in Oklahoma. GayOKC.com is seeking
comment from local researchers, and, if possible,
trial participants about this development.
NEW DIRECTORY LISTING GayOKC.com welcomes T&T Bed
& Breakfast in Edmond to The Database -
Your Directory Of All Things GLBT In OKC! - located
at www.gayokc.com/directory.htm. Look for
them under "Accomodations" and "Edmond"!
HIRE THIS PERSON!
Susan Poston has asked me to pass the word
along that she is seeking new employment. Susan
coordinated the sponsorships for UCO's production of The
Laramie Project, and I can tell you from my
personal experience of working with her that she is a
highly motivated and creative professional! To talk
to her about bringing her 20 years of experience in
public relations to your business or organization,
email her at queen@fullnet.net or call 787-4187.
FRIDA The new film by The Lion King's
Julie Taymor comes to the Noble Theater at the OKC
Museum of Art, 415 Couch, this Thursday, Friday &
Saturday at 7:30. Frida has been nominated
for 6 Oscars.
OUT OK RETURNS Philip Au reports that the OUT OK Festival
will be returning to the OKC area, but no word on
exactly where yet. The first OUT OK was held in both
Tulsa and Norman last year, reportedly with extremely
disappointing results in Norman, where OU's Meacham
Auditorium was the venue. This year's OUT OK film
series is scheduled to start April 24.
OBUPRIDE
OBUPride, the organization for GLBT alumni
of Oklahoma Baptist University, is holding a meeting
on Saturday, March 1 in Tulsa. Details are on the Events page.
OKDIVERSITY.COM
Tim Turner, rapidly becoming the most out
Gay Republican in OKC, has joined the blogging craze!
You can visit his new blog at www.okdiversity.com/blog.html.
RATKOVIC UPDATE Norman's Andrea Ratkovic
has a new website to keep her fans up to date on her
competition results and training. It's located at hometown.aol.com/ifdifd/AndreaRatkovic2.html. Andrea
reports that she is focusing on longer races this
year like ironmans and half-ironmans and is also
getting back into running marathons and stuff. Her
first big race this year will be a half-Ironman in
San Diego on April 5th. She also reports that she's
been dealing with pneumonia lately & we wish her
well!
STATE OF OUR COMMUNITY Your comments on the first-ever GayOKC.com
State of Our Community Town Hall Meeting are online
at www.gayokc.com/state2003comments.htm.
THANKS
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Sentence Upheld - Irish marriage law reform to
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Williams - ABC's Fiddler
production postponed - It’s Cho time! - Public
support, private disapproval - European price of
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treatment can worsen long-term hepatitis C infection
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