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GLBT
COMMUNITY MEETS DAILY OKLAHOMAN
A dramatic step toward healing a
rift which has long been held to be one of the chief
impediments to progress for the GLBT Community in
Oklahoma City was taken on Wednesday, April 5, when
participants in a new speakers bureau met with Sue Hale,
the new executive editor of the Daily
Oklahoman. The participants were
Karen Parsons, Nathaniel Batchelder, Paul Thompson, and
Rob Abiera and their new speakers bureau is Speakers for
Gay and Lesbian Issues. CLICK
HERE FOR FULL STORY
NEW SPEAKERS
BUREAU ANNOUNCED
SPEAKERS FOR GAY AND LESBIAN ISSUES
is a new service for the central Oklahoma area which will
provide speakers to groups and organizations looking for
individuals willing to share their perspective on the
experience of being Gay or Lesbian. Our speakers are Gays
and Lesbians, they are parents of Gays and Lesbians, they
are heterosexuals who support the efforts of Gays and
Lesbians to be accepted by the community at large. CLICK
HERE FOR MORE
OF INTEREST IN
SATURDAY'S DAILY OKLAHOMAN
John Mallon, a member of the Daily
Oklahoman's 'opinion board',
responds to a previously published letter concerning the
Catholic Church and the Democratic Party by local GLBT
activist Victor Gorin on the editorial page of the Sat,
Apr 15, edition of the paper (www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/shart?ID=475347&TP=getarticle). Also on
the same page is a letter by local GLSEN organizer Joe
Quigley on why schools should provide accomodations for
Gay and Lesbian students (www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/shart?ID=475343&TP=getarticle - scroll
down for Quigley's letter).
EDMONDSON UNDER
FIRE FOR BOY SCOUT STANCE
Oklahoma state attorney general Drew
Edmondson is being criticized by House Republicans for
joining the Supreme Court battle against the Boy Scouts
for anti-Gay discrimination. Nine states, including
Oklahoma, have filed a brief in the case, which is
scheduled to be argued on April 26. The brief argues that
the Supreme Court should not use the Boy Scouts case to
undermine state laws aimed at eliminating discrimination.
Some House members say they are offended that Oklahoma
appears to be giving official support to a pro-Gay
position.
EX-STATE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION DIRECTOR FACING EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES
Former Oklahoma state Human Rights
Commission director Gracie Monson faces seven counts of
embezzlement stemming from alleged mishandling of state
funds while she held that office, according to a story in
Friday's Daily Oklahoman (www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/shart?ID=474742&TP=getarticle). Monson
was reportedly asked to resign by Gov Keating over the
incident. She did so on Mar 9.
Monson had also been under fire for another incident
which occured at last year's state Human Rights awards
ceremony, at which EQUAL! at Lucent was omitted from an
award honoring Lucent Technologies efforts to support
diversity among it's employees. When asked about the
omission, Monson reportedly stated that the omission had
been deliberate, because 'that kind of behavior' is
against state law and the Human Rights Commission is not
required to recognize it. Lucent Technologies has
returned the award, which has prompted other state Human
Rights award recipients to return theirs, as well.
MY DESIGNER
SHOWCASES OKLAHOMA ARTISANS 2000
My Designer, the interior design
firm of Paul Bashline and Edward Kromer located at 1201 N
Walker, will be displaying the work of several local
artists in a variety of media starting April 25 and
running through the month of May. The artists include
Misha, Terry Zinn, Denis Watts,
Robert Hogsed,Thomas, and Bashline and Kromer. For info call 232-1451.
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Senate
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Senate
schedules vote on amendment
Residency
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Foes of
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Terry's ad
angers legislators
Invitation
to Keyes causes rift
Op-ed:
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Kingdom
residents see support for civil unions
Randall
Terry is driving Vermont Republicans into the arms of
liberals
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Two
senators get an earful on civil unions
Editorials
Deb
Price - Harassing gay soldiers demands action
La Cage au George
W.
Is Kevin Spacey
gay?
Shame on the Colo.
House
Yin Eats Yang
Decisive Action Is
Needed Among Military Leaders
The Wockner Wire
Community Announcements
DENISE SMITH AND TAMMY BLACK
Sun, Apr 16, 8PM
at Partners, 2805 NW 36th Street. Live music.
PROGRESSIVE
ALLIANCE BRIEFING
Mon, Apr 17, NOON at the
State Capitol.
CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA HUMAN RIGHTS ALLIANCE
Mon, Apr 17, 5:30PM at the
Episcopal Diocese, 924 N Robinson.
MARY
C. REYNOLDS
Mon, Apr 17, 8PM
at Dooley's Tower Club, Citizens Tower Building, NW 23rd
& Classen. Live music.
OKC
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tues, Apr 18, 8:30AM, OKC City Hall,
200 N Walker.
MURRAH BOMBING
ANNIVERSARY
Wed, Apr 19. The Oklahoma City
National Memorial in downtown OKC opens on the fifth
anniversary of the bombing. Dedication ceremonies will be
held throughout the day. President Clinton will speak at
5PM. The Memorial opens to the public at 6:30PM.
MR
SOONER STATE LEATHER
Apr 21-23, The Copa in the
Habana Inn, 2200 NW 39th Expressway.
MARY
C. REYNOLDS
Fri, Apr 21, 9PM
at The Ledo in the Habana Inn, 2200 NW 39th
Expressway.
OKLAHOMA
ARTISANS 2000
Apr 25-May 28, My Designer, 1201 N
Walker, 232-1451
FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Apr 25-30, downtown Oklahoma City.
OKCLASSIC 2000
Apr 28-30, Brunswick Heritage Lanes,
NW 122nd & Pennsylvania.
MILLENNIUM MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Sun, Apr 30, Washington, DC
MELISSA
ETHERIDGE AT SUMMERFEST 2000
May 27, Remington Park
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Saturday, April 15, 2000
The Advocate
Civil
unions bill moves to full Vermont senate
Colorado
senate passes marriage ban
Gay rights
bills die in Hawaii
Pete Knight
High School?
Nun defies
bishop’s order
Gay couple
fights for “family” status in England
Hit
finds a home
Ding, dong,
the commercials are dead!
GLAAD to
dole out kudos
Bentley
leaves Queen
HIV
treatment guidelines available online
The Data Lounge
Bush Meets
with Gay Republicans in Austin
Gay
Republicans Offer Perspective on Meeting
Log Cabin
Barred from Texas Party Convention
Residency
Requirement for Civil Union Protested
PlanetOut
VT Senate
Could Vote on DP 4-17
No Room for
Log Cabin at TX Confab
Mutual of
Omaha Lifts AIDS Caps
Transgender
News in Brief
Pulitzer
for Gay Journalist
Yahoo! News - Gay
and Lesbian
Colorado
Gov gets gay-marriage ban
Bush Says
He Won't Hesitate to Appoint Gays to Jobs
Group
protests 'Dr. Laura' TV show
In
reversal, Bush to meet with gay, lesbian Republicans
Bush Meets
Gay Republicans
GOP Gays To
Meet Bush Today In Texas
Political
Memo: Stakes High for Both in a Bush-Gays Meeting
Conservatives
Pressure Bush on Gays
Corporate
America Taps Gay Market
Bush To
Meet With Gay Republicans
Stand-off
over gay sex bill
Homosexual,
bisexual think more about suicide
Inspiring
'Pride' depicts life of oldest black lesbian
Peers
debate gay age of consent
Mixed
Feelings About Gay March
Garbo
nearly compromised over lesbian letters- report
Richard
Burton Was Not Gay -- Family Says
Gay Issue
Raises Concerns About Blood Transfusion
The strands
of gay science
N.J. Court
Upholds Visitation Rights for Lesbian
Bishops to
Continue Ordaining Gays
Rights of
women, gays raised at international union congress
Washington Blade
WEEK OF April 14
Vt. committee
chair wants bill changed
Bird in the hand
AIDS series nets Pulitzer
Officials urge boycott
A bishop's journey to understanding
N.J. custody ruling is 'watershed'
Forward, March!: Updates about the Millennium March and
related events
Senate takes easy first step in CARE Act renewal
Anti-Gay crimes decline slightly, number of offenders
rises
Gore garners $1 million
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