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Now online at GayOKC.com Tuesday, May 13, 2003

OGLPC SAYS VOTE NO ON JAIL TAX
The Oklahoma Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus is advising its members to vote no on the tax increase to support the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department. The vote will be held today, May 13.
Click here to read the statement on the OGLPC website.

PARADE COMMITTEE UNVEILS NEW LOGO
Pride Network, Inc has announced the new logo for this year's OKC Pride Parade. The logo will be featured on all Parade advertising and, of course, the T-shirts, which go on sale at the Great Plains Rodeo during Memorial Day Weekend. It will also be available for use by Parade sponsors. To discourage unauthorized use of the logo, PNI is making it known that
any use of the logo without the written permission of PNI will be charged a of fee fifty dollars per use. Example: print ten iron on transfers would cost $500. For information on obtaining written permission, email PNI@okcpride.com.
Among the sponsors so far this year are Bob and Mary Lou Lemon Family, Bud Light, Cimarron Alliance Group, Habana Inn Complex, Wilso-Hill Investments, Cathedral of Hope OKC, Jungle Red, Richardson Suzuki & New Leaf Florist.
Parade and Festival Registration Forms are now available to download from the PNI website at
www.OKCPride.com. The forms are also available at The Center, 2135 N.W. 39th Street. Early registration is strongly encouraged because rates increase dramatically on June 1 and even more so the day of the Parade - Sunday, June 22.
PNI's next meeting is Monday, May 19, 7:30PM at The Center.

CHECKERZ
Michael Tckerades - "Checkerz" - passed away on Saturday. Checkerz was head DJ at Angles for 15 years starting with its opening night in 1982. Services will be held
Wednesday at 11AM at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help at NW 32nd and N. Western.

FAMILY PRIDE GOES TO THE ZOO
On Sunday, May 18th, Family Pride OKC will be going to the zoo. We will receive a group rate if we have 20 or more. The prices will be Adults $4.50, Kids (3-11) $2.25, and children under 3 free. We will meet at the gate at 1:00 pm, after we get in the gate you may choose to break off into small groups or go as one big group. We will reconvene at 4:00 pm at a picnic area to relax and share a meal together (map will be provided at the gate with picnic area circled). The zoo has places to buy snacks and they have a restaurant that closes at 5:00. A suggestion might be to bring a picnic dinner. The gates and exhibit buildings close at 4:45, but all visitors are welcome to stay until dusk. There are many activities to enjoy at the zoo: some include Morphis Virtual Simulator, Cost: $3.00 per person, per movie, Rock-Climbing Wall, Cost: $2.00 per person, Safari Tram, Cost: $2.00 per person good for unlimited rides all day, same day only (Children 2 and under are FREE), The Endangered Species Carousel, Cost: $1.00 per person, Children's Train, Cost: $1.00 per person, the aquatics show, Cost: $1.00 per person age 3 and under free, and other activities. Info:
familyprideokc@cox.net.

QUIGLEY SAYS MAYOR EXPLOITS SCHOOL CRISIS
Mayor Humphreys is scheduled to be a substitute teacher at NW Classen High School on May 15. Here's what Joe Quigley thinks of that.
www.gayokc.com/quigley050703.htm

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