OKLAHOMA
CITY AREA'S GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDERED
RESIDENTS WILL MEET TO EXAMINE "THE STATE OF OUR
COMMUNITY"
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons -
and their families, friends, supporters and allies -
in the Oklahoma City area will convene as "GayOKC.com
presents The State of Our Community 2004"
at 6:30PM, Monday, January 26, 2004 at Epworth United
Methodist Church, 1901 N Douglas Avenue here in
Oklahoma City. The program, organized by Rob Abiera -
owner & operator of GayOKC.com - will feature a
look back at newsworthy events in OKC's GLBT
Community in 2003 from the perspective of the people
who actually made those events happen &
presentations on the state of OKC's GLBT Community
from representatives of the community. It will be
preceded by a reception beginning at 5:30 - featuring
refreshments provided by Gourmet Cakes. Speakers
currently confirmed include:
- Chris
Balderas - prevention educator, Red
Rock North
- Jeni
Markham Clewell - Shalom minister, Epworth
United Methodist Church
- Margaret
Cox - Herland
Sister Resources
- Jim
Craig - past president, Church
of the Open Arms
- Terry
Gatewood - president, Cimarron
Alliance Group
- John
Gibbons - co-chair, Oklahoma
Stonewall Democrats
- Mark
Henricksen - chairperson, Cimarron
Alliance Foundation
- Traci
Hill - program director, Red
Rock North
- Rodney
Johnson - co-chair, Oklahoma
Freedom and Equality Coalition
- Matt
McNeil - member, Oklahoma
Atheists
- Chris
Munoz - president, Young Gay/Lesbian
Alliance
- Richard
Ogden - ASP Winds House
- Chris
Powell - state chair, Oklahoma
Libertarian Party
- Joe
Quigley - openly-Gay teacher,
Northwest Classen High School
- Jim
Roth - Oklahoma
County District One Commissioner
- Rhonda
Rudd - founder and president, Oklahoma
City University School of Law Lesbian and Gay
Law Student Association
- Heidi
Ruster - executive director, CarePoint
- Sunshine
Schillings - board chair, The Center
- Michelle
Sigler - co-chair, Oklahoma
City chapter, National Leather Association
- Paula
Sophia - writer, Gayly
Oklahoman
- David
Templeton - co-chair, Oklahoma
City chapter, National Leather Association
- Paul
Thompson - co-chair, Oklahoma
Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
- Jean
Ann Van Krevelen - executive
director, RAIN
Oklahoma
- Karen
Weldin - co-founder, Soulforce
In Oklahoma
- Representatives
of Democratic Presidential candidates
- Other
political candidates
FACILITATOR:
The event will be facilitated by Rob
Abiera.
WHAT
HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE PAST YEAR? Visit
GayOKC.com's recap of the year's events in OKC's GLBT
Community at www.gayokc.com/yearinreview2003.htm
EVENT
LOCATION: Epworth United Methodist Church is
located at 1901 N Douglas Avenue here in Oklahoma
City (not to be confused with Douglas Boulevard in
Midwest City!) Epworth is just a few blocks southeast
of Oklahoma City University: 5 blocks south of NW 23rd
Street & 2 blocks west of Classen Boulevard. Click here
for a map to Epworth!
ORGANIZATIONS:
Tables will be provided at the event for
groups, organizations, businesses, etc, that wish to
provide literature for audience members to take home
with them. These tables will be set up at the back of
the sanctuary and space will be available on a first-come-first-served
basis. If you wish to provide literature please have
it at Epworth no later than 5:30PM on the January 26th.
SPONSORS: Contributions
in support of this event have been made by
- Cimarron
Alliance Foundation
- Oklahoma
Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
- Central
Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats
- Gourmet
Cakes
I am proud to have
each of them as my partners in this endeavor and
grateful for their generous assistance in making this
event possible!
NOTE TO THE
MEDIA: Please refer to the GLAAD Media
Reference Guide when reporting on this and other GLBT-related
stories. The 2003 edition of the Guide is available
online. It can be accessed at www.glaad.org/media/guide.
EVENT
ORGANIZER: This event is being organized by
Rob Abiera for GayOKC.com. You can contact me by
email at rabiera@gayokc.com.
