25 20 644 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/ae720f37b67fe1d07b1a660ec30be6c3.jpg 3d36c73df7f5d443c35811d1ab4c536c https://history.okeq.org/files/original/816576851a461a49caeb713b19240694.mp4 3a2fb94204d5fad94d23da9b807c8740 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/7205a5a0a661f11e09d82362ce52eadc.pdf e21c9690e1e258a36a967b7f66c78441 PDF Text Text Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM Oklahomans for Equality Oral History Interview (Vintage Series) with Charles Faudree Interview Conducted by Toby Jenkins Date: December 4, 2012 Transcribed By: Dennis Neill using Riverside Studio AI, January 26, 2026 Restrictions: Interviewee requested: N/A Oklahomans for Equality History Project 621 E. 4th Street Tulsa, OK. 74120 918.743.4297 historyproject@okeq.org https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 1 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM About Charles Faudree Editor’s Note: Charles Faudree passed away on November 27, 2013. His obituary and an article from the Tulsa World are at the end of this interview. Keywords LGBTQ, Oklahoma, Charles Faudre, coming out, spirituality, AIDS crisis, community support, acceptance, recovery, resilience Summary In this conversation, Toby Jenkins interviews Charles Faudree, a renowned interior designer and a significant figure in the LGBTQ+ community in Oklahoma. Charles shares his journey from growing up in Muskogee to becoming a successful designer in Tulsa, discussing the challenges he faced while coming out, the impact of the AIDS crisis, and his commitment to community support and fundraising. He reflects on his spiritual journey, the importance of acceptance, and the changes he has witnessed in society regarding LGBTQ+ rights. Charles emphasizes the need for love and understanding, especially for young LGBTQ+ individuals navigating their identities. Takeaways    Charles Faudre's journey reflects the evolution of LGBTQ+ acceptance in Oklahoma. The importance of community support during the AIDS crisis was paramount. Spirituality played a crucial role in Charles's acceptance of himself. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 2 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75        1/26/26, 11:52 AM Fundraising initiatives can significantly impact community health resources. Charles's story highlights the importance of love and acceptance from family. Recovery from addiction allowed Charles to embrace his true self. The role of St. Jerome's Church was pivotal in Charles's spiritual journey. Charles believes that LGBTQ+ individuals should give their parents time to accept them. The current state of LGBTQ+ rights in Tulsa is a mixed experience. Charles's resilience in the face of health challenges inspires hope. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Charles Faudre and His Impact 01:38 Charles's Early Life and Coming Out Journey 08:22 The Role of Spirituality in Acceptance 14:51 Fundraising for AIDS Awareness and Community Support 22:53 Reflections on Progress and Current Challenges 30:45 Advice for Young LGBTQ+ Individuals and Conclusion Charles Faudree Oral History Interview 12-4-2012 Toby Jenkins: I'm Toby Jenkins, Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality, and we want to welcome you to the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center in downtown Tulsa for Vintage Tulsa, our way of capturing the stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Oklahomans and hearing what they have to say about the marvelous history of our state and how their lives interweaved with that story. Today I am so honored to have a man who I've admired for many years. He was instrumental in helping me to walk and talk and act like a regular lady when I came out. He was among the wonderful folks at St. Jerome's Church that mentored me. And Charles Faudree, as many of you know, is a world-renowned interior designer, but he's also from Oklahoma, and he is significant to the work of Oklahomans for Equality because he was one of the individuals that was connected to the early days of our founding. And also the Equality Center, one of the favorite rooms that folks love to see at the end of a tour when they've toured the Equality Center. We start out in the Cisar Holt Lobby, and we finish in the Charles Faudree boardroom. And I always finish the tour by saying, this is what gays can do with your basement. And folks, Charles Faudree is responsible. Give Charles a warm welcome for being here today, and we're going to get into it. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 3 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM Charles Faudree: Excuse me. I'm glad to be here, I'm glad to be anywhere these days. The key word seems to be vintage, and I certainly fall under that. I was born a long, long time ago. I've always been an Okie. I was born almost 75 years ago. I grew up in Muskogee, so not only am I an Okie from Muskogee, but I grew up in a family with a mother and father that was never anything but loving. I look back on my life, and I think they sacrificed for me to go to parochial school. I went to the nuns for eight years. I loved the nuns, and I learned to love God there. Then I went to a boys' prep school, military boarding school. Toby Jenkins: And where was that, Charles? Charles Faudree: That was in Muskogee as well. It closed my senior year, the health department closed it. The dorm was on the top floor. It was a fire trap. But that was really when I felt like I didn't belong. I can't even clap to rhythm, so let alone could I play football or do all those intramural sports that I had to do at that school. So I was no good at that, but anyway, I suffered and made it through. I didn't know any better. I knew my folks, that's what they wanted. They were staunch Catholics. So when I graduated, and I had parents that didn't drink. My father would drink a beer in the summer sometimes, and we had eggnog at Christmas. And Christmas Day, we had some cheap champagne. So I was never really in my house or our home. But my folks always said, if you want to drink, come and drink at home. So then I went off to college, and that's where I learned to drink and party and have a good time. Toby Jenkins: And where was that? Charles Faudree: That was in Tahlequah. I had enrolled at TU, had the entrance exams at already a dorm room, and my dorm roommate was going to be a Baptist minister. And I made the mistake of going to two revivals with he and his mother, and the father, that being the Catholic that he was, decided that I would not go to TU. So in the middle of August, I went to Northeastern with no one on the campus, a lot of Indians sitting in the town square. And at that moment, I hated my father. But, you know, God works in my life in strange ways and does for me what I can't do for myself because at Northeastern, I was a big duck in a little puddle and it worked best for me. Toby Jenkins: Now, were you involved in student government or music or art? Charles Faudree: No, my, well, yes and no, my degree was in art, but, you know, I made who's who in college and I was secretary of my fraternity and tri-sigma man and https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 4 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM made the deans on a roll. I did, you know, I was motivated to, and, you know, I always dated girls. I never had, I never was in love with a girl, but because I was a funny drunk or funny, you know, I always had a date for the sock hops or any function that I needed a date for. So, I always knew, was different in my life than most people, but I knew also that I was a Catholic and I knew how, and if I offend you and you're a Catholic, this is what it was for me. I don't judge anyone else and, you know, more power to you if it all works for you. But, I taught school actually for four years and then I opened a shop at 25. Toby Jenkins: Now, where did you teach school? Charles Faudree: I taught school, I went to the Art Institute first for one year and I taught school there, but I also, then I moved back to Oklahoma. Toby Jenkins: Where was the Art Institute, Charles Faudree: In Kansas City. In Kansas City. I taught school in Tulsa. I taught junior high art and I met a couple that, they were opening a shopping center in Oklahoma. It was the first shopping center this side of the Mississippi that was enclosed, so it was almost an attraction for Oklahoma and this person, the wife that I taught with, father said, I will back you in a shop if we can call it Faudree's and you will run it, I will be the silent partner and take care of the books. And here is where I met a lot of other people that were gay. There was a flower shop across from my shop, a home shop. Anyway, and once someone fell in my bed, I knew what was my problem all along. Toby Jenkins: So they just fell into your bed? Charles Faudree: They fell into my bed. Toby Jenkins: You make it sound like it was almost an accident. Charles Faudree: No, no, they well crawled or jumped or whatever. It was a great experience. Toby Jenkins: So what was the name of the shopping center? Charles Faudree: Todd, help me. Shepard Mall. Shepard Mall, Toby Jenkins: In Oklahoma City? Charles Faudree: Yes, it always looked like a factory, but when it opened, it had beautiful shops and it was an instant success and I had never worked harder. But I will tell you, coming out for me was a big thing. That's 50 years ago. The people today are https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 5 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM so lucky that this is a different world. 50 years ago, you almost went underground. And the fact that I was a Catholic, I thought I was losing my mind. I would have killed myself. Toby Jenkins: Except now, were you still observant? I mean, did you still attend mass? Charles Faudree: I still attended mass. I'd never missed mass, a Sunday in my life, in 25 years. I had no one to talk to. I had no equality center. I had no one to talk to. I thought I was losing my mind and I would have killed myself, except why expedite going to hell? So one day, one Sunday, I didn't go to church and lightning didn't strike. And so my story was my life with God, my life without God, and my life with God. Because I actually turned my face on God and thought, I'm all right. And I was motivated then to be more successful, try to be more successful than ever, to prove myself. Charles Faudree: I had a sister that understood and loved me as I love her. I love her more than life itself. And she understood, yet she was seven years younger, My father had died by (?). I had a mother that was understanding and said she loved me regardless. Toby Jenkins: What was that like when you had that conversation with her? Could she tell something was bothering you or? Charles Faudree: She said that it's so strange because two of her closest friends both had sons that were older than me that were gay and she said you know I don't understand it but I accept it and I love you unconditionally. My father had died when I was a sophomore in college. I look back on that and wonder what my father would have thought. My father would have probably had a different viewpoint. There was a little redneck in my father but it doesn't matter. It's only a curiosity but the big deal sort of became a little deal. I could tell you being gay is only a little section of my life today and I have never been turned away or felt minority. When I moved to Tulsa I was accepted by… Toby Jenkins: And what year was that Charles? Charles Faudree: That was almost 30 years ago I opened a shop in Utica Square and you know my clients are all sophisticated and bright enough to understand that gay people are the most creative and that they need us. So my life was good and my life has always been good but I have to say this at 50, at 50 I addressed my drinking. I had you know I never would pass out or black out. I'd only use the word slept or woke up. I slept in a lot of places. I woke up in a lot of places. I woke up in a lot of places. And you know drinking and dealing with myself… Well back up when I was 25 I started drinking because drinking made me be what I wanted to be as well as what I didn't want to be. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 6 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM And I could pursue the gay life and not and you know I could even clap to rhythm. But at 50 with no God in my life I thought you know I have fallen asleep in parking lots and hedges and in places that I wouldn't didn't know how I got there or who I was with. So I had actually my last drink on a New Year's Eve with six gay friends. We went to Dallas for a New Year's Eve black tie at the French room at the Adolphus. And to make a long story short at the end of the night they carried me through the lobby. Passed out or asleep as I used to say. So I went to AA. And again God is doing for me what I can't do for myself. Only went to AA to think I'd get a grip on drinking.Drinking. But you know in AA is where I learned to love myself. Accept myself for exactly what I am. Know that the God that I thought was Catholic is not necessarily Catholic. But is within me and made me exactly like I am. So I can tell you it changed my life. And it also gave me the freedom to say that I was an alcoholic was a hard thing to say. I went to meetings three months before I could say it. I never would say to people that I was gay. But it gave me the freedom to say that I was gay and be proud of the fact that I was gay. Today, I wouldn't change anything about my life. But I can tell you, at 25, you think, why am I not what I thought was normal? Why did I not want to be married and have children? Today, you know, I'm the happiest I've ever been in my life. Today, or back at 50, after 3 years of being sober, I lost an ex-lover to AIDS. Toby Jenkins: And that was what year? Charles Faudree: Well, I was 50 and I'm 75. It was 25 years ago. Speaker 3: Okay. Charles Faudree: 25 years ago. Toby Jenkins: So it would have been right at the beginning of the plague. Charles Faudree: The beginning, and no one knew what it was. It was just a gay disease. But I lost a partner and I lost a dozen friends. And I thought, this is Tulsa. There was Tulsa Caresa and then we were opening the St. Joseph's Hospice. So I thought, I thought I would like to start a fundraiser and maybe do a house tour. Because the Philharmonic had had a house tour that was successful and dropped it. So I met with four women for lunch, my sister being one, Nancy Renburg, Lynn Robertson, like anyway, all women that I thought would be honest with me. And I said, I'd like to do a fundraiser for AIDS, because I didn't know if it would, might even jeopardize my, my job or my livelihood. Toby Jenkins: So prior to this time, Charles, uh, the only fundraising from what I've been told was within the gay community. Nobody had ever reached outside of the gay community to be able to articulate our needs as a community to the greater population. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 7 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM Charles Faudree: That's right. And so I thought it's time to step out. And so I met those four women and said, I'm thinking about a house tour. What do you think? And all four ladies said, you have my house. Thus we started the Hope Candlelight tour. You know, that first year, Nancy Vaughn, all these people, these, uh, straight people helped. We, uh, we didn't know what we were doing. We put the wrong name on the wrong address. Uh, it, it was almost comical, but in spite of that, we made $40,000 the first year, the next year. ..Anyway, within three years, we made a million dollars for Tulsa Cares. We helped St. Joseph’s and Rain[Regional AIDS Interfaith Network], all three had a place on the rain Board. And we helped open St. Joseph’s Hospice., Toby Jenkins: Saturday was world AIDS day. This videotaping is taking place on December the 4th. Am I right? But on Saturday, we were at Circle Cinema with many of your good friends and Clark Weins was at Circle Cinema said he was on the firs RAIN team with you and Dennis Neill. Charles Faudree: Yes. Toby Jenkins: And, uh, so did you help starting teams? Charles Faudree: Uh, uh, Sutherland, what is her name? Mary Brotherton [Mary Cathrine Smotherman] was the founder and she had lost her son. And so they formed a board meeting and we would meet, uh, in Oklahoma City, uh, because that's where she was, uh, oh Lord, those trips to Oklahoma City. Uh, what is the lady minister? Toby Jenkins: Leslie Penrose. Charles Faudree: Leslie Penrose. I drove once with, and, uh, she and someone representing the Jewish, uh, belief wrote with me. They both stepped out of the car when they got home and said, we will never ride with you again. It was just fine with me. But one, one trip to the board meeting in February, I had a flat, flat, and I'm listening to a book on tape. This has nothing to do with what I'm supposed to be telling you. But anyway, I had a flat. So I called AAA and said, I have a flat. And they said, where are you? And I said, I don't know. I'm on the turnpike. And they said, well, where? And I said, I don't know. I'm listening to a book on tape. She said, well, we can't help you. I called a tough guy at my shop and said, what do I do? And he said, well, I can't come if I don't know where you are. Look at the manual. Well, the manual is written by a German. So it's very hard to read. I had not changed the flat since I was in high school where you jacked up a jack. Well, and it was freezing rain. I tried to flag people down. No one would help me. I had to go to the bathroom so bad. I took care of that in the ditch. But I got that manual out, and I put my head on the steering wheel and said, God, help me, help me. Somehow, one hour later, I had changed a flat. I was an hour late for the meeting, but I had a feeling of https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 8 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM accomplishment that you cannot believe. I was, of course, covered in grease, but anyway, it has nothing to do with that. But yes, RAIN was a wonderful organization at the time that it was needed. Toby Jenkins: And kind of explain for our viewers what RAIN was, because a lot of young folks watch these videos and they don't know about this period of our history. Charles Faudree: It was so terrible but so rewarding. We went to the home of people that were not hospitalized but still needed care. We did everything. We would grocery shop for them. We took them to the doctor's appointment. We changed the litter box. We did anything we needed to help them, give them their medication, change their clothing. It was something. My friend, Rob Carpenter, was on our care team [Rob was the client]. And my sister, who has always supported me in everything, she worked on RAIN only because of Rob. She decorated his wheelchair. He loved it. They called him Dolly Hollywood. She, with a connection in Hollywood that we had, had Liz Taylor sign a copy to Dolly Hollywood for him. And we were with him the night…He's the one that took me to my first AA meeting because he was in Illinois. But we were with him the night before and the morning that he died and were able to say how much we loved him. But what a grueling death some of these people went through. Toby Jenkins: And Rob's name is on the quilt here in the lobby as you came through. Charles Faudree: Yes, and we worked on it. We made that quilt. You know, it's a different time with AIDS patients now. You know, St. Joseph's is closed. We worked at St. Joseph. But back to the home tour. What an affirmation it was for Tulsa to step forward and do what they did. This is not New York. And we were not Liz Taylor. But to have the people support us in all of this was unbelievable. And the decorators that I knew in town, each decorator did a room for St. Joseph. It was like a home. And a lot of the people would say this is, they died in a place that was more comfortable and more beautiful than they had lived in. We had, I did the living room, anyway, all of the decorators. And one of them ended up dying in one of the homes, one of the rooms that he had painted clouds on the ceiling and done the decor in the room. So it was a good time, but a very sad time to see people dying like they were. Today, you know, I'm on, and with losing all the friends, I made a promise to God that I found in my life that I would support AIDS fundraising as long as I lived or until there was a cure. I'm dealing with a health problem today myself, but I'm upright. And I have new hope, thanks to the power of prayer and positive thinking and good medicine that I'm going to be around a while. I had cancer 20 years ago when I was 3 years sober and into the candlelight tour and had surgery and it came back 10 years later. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 9 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM Charles Faudree: And I had 7 weeks of radiation and then it came back 3 years ago in the shoulder, in my shoulder, and today it's in 5 places in my bone. But I'm doing, I've been doing chemo since March. I did my first chemo the day of our Red Ribbon Gala. Toby Jenkins: Last year? Charles Faudree: Last year. Toby Jenkins: And how much money did they raise that night? Charles Faudree: $300,000 maybe $400,000. Toby Jenkins: No, it was more than that. It was five or six. I was there. They were honoring you. Charles Faudree: Yes, and what a surprise it was. I knew I was getting a little reward, but I didn't know the whole ink. I would have insisted on more people or more friends come, but I thought it was just another one of those glass awards. But it came at a wonderful time for me, because it was a very low and fearful time, because my doctor had said, this is not curable, but we will do everything we can to maintain it. And we have, and they have and I have. I ended up having what everyone thought was part of the cancer. I actually had Trigeminal Neuralgia, which is a disease that they never know what is brought on, but it's by a nerve that is in your skull right above your ear. But I had this pain that electric shoots would shoot to my head and caused me to have an earache that was pounding and half of my teeth ached as if I had a toothache. So I first went to my dentist who pulled. I'm telling you now this, I'm on a roll, but the dentist said, well, I think it's your back tooth. He pulled the tooth. I'm going to France. So I said, I'm going to France in 10 days, so I need the quickest cure. He said, well, the quickest is to pull it. So they pulled it. I went to France. 10 days later, a week later, I came home. Charles Faudree: I still had the toothache. So I went back to the dentist and he said, well, I think it's the next tooth. He pulled that tooth. Three weeks later, I still had pain. I went to him and he sent me to, I don't know, my terminology is not in the medical field. I think it was an endocrologist or something to diagnose what was wrong with my teeth. So they pulled my third tooth, which had nothing to do with the teeth, it was all this Xgeva that I had been taking for bone density had caused some deterioration of the bone in my jaw, which had caused this trigeminal. But I had gone to even my own doctor, Dr. Gawey, and said, everyone is doing their part, but what about this severe pain that I have in my head and in my ears and my eye? And a lady came in my shop and said, you have the same symptoms that my mother had. And CyberKnife took care of it. So I called Dr. Gawey again and met with https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 10 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM him and said, CyberKnife. So he said, well, we will try that. I don't think that's what it is. But trust me, it was CyberKnife. The woman in charge, the surgeon, or actually she's a radiologist that runs the CyberKnife, diagnosed it immediately. And I took CyberKnife, and I am totally pain-free. Thank you, CyberKnife. Thank you, God. Thank you, the power of prayer. Because I've had people praying for me that I didn't even know. I've gotten cards from people I didn't know. But what is so incredible is to live to be 75 and see the change that has been made. And I know, you know, I'm irritated. I wish all of us would have approached this gay marriage with another term than marriage, if we would have just said anything else but marriage. I know it would have passed in every state. Because every friend I have thinks that we deserve the same equal rights that every married people have. And I believe it. And I may not, you know, this red state that I'm in, I may never see that happen here. I think all we need is a legal commitment. And so that we can have legal rights when our partner is in the hospital. I have a partner of seven years that was my partner two other times for two years. And, you know, is now involved in senior care, as he calls it, taking care of me. But what a gift it is that I have him, because if I didn't, I don't know what I would do. it's a different time. We've come so far to have this equality center and you know, a lady in the, what happened this time? We have a lady in the Senate, ours, you know, that is gay. Toby Jenkins: Tammy Baldwin? Charles Faudree: Yes. You know, it's, I know we're making headway. We've made such headway in the 50 years since I've been out. You know, I would like to say this to all the young people, you know, dealing with coming out. You know, I have a friend now that has a daughter that's a senior in high school and has come out and the mother embraces her beautifully and she also is housing a girl that is 18 that her mother and dad kicked her out. So she's living with my friend Chrissy as well as her daughter. You know, there are people that don't understand this but the truth is, you know, I think gay people, young gay people should give their parents time to embrace it. You know, it took me a time to embrace it myself. We, I didn't, as Leslie Jordan said, I didn't fall out of my mother's womb in red heels. I was a Catholic and I dealt with it. It was a bad time, but it is a good time now. And, you know, I don't know what to say more than that except be thankful for where we are, never give up. You know, I can tell you because of being gay, I have learned to love myself. I'm not afraid to die, but yet I want to live more than I've ever wanted to live. So I'm glad to be https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 11 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM here today and hope that I helped someone with their story or helped their acceptance. Acceptance is a hard thing right now. Acceptance for me is really hard. I can't do what I want to do. I can't jump up and hang a picture on the wall. I haven't been able to travel because of germs on a commercial flight. I have a few clients that have private planes, but I'm on a new mission that just three weeks now that allow me to travel. And I take chemo four times. I mean, I take four pills a day that are chemo instead of the drip in my shunt. So my prayer is that it works and I won't have to go back to the regular chemo because my limitations are not as great as they were. I'm able to fly again. Toby Jenkins: Charles, I want to ask you about, I think the way you have framed this, I wish you had run for office. This is so eloquent the way you've said it, especially the advice you've given to young people. I first got to know you when I had first come out. I'd been fired by the district attorney and kicked out of the biggest church in town. And I found St. Jerome's Church. And that's actually where I got to know you and your mother. Charles Faudree: And my mother. Toby Jenkins: Who, I lived in the same neighborhood as she did. And as my children grew up, we would go down and visit with her on Saturdays and sometimes walk her little dog. I don't remember the little dogs now. But that's where I got attached to you and your mom. How important was finding a place that helped you blend the spiritual part of your life with the authentic self? How important was that? Charles Faudree: It was one of the greatest things that ever happened. Not only for that, but for my mother. I found St. Joseph's purely by accident. We used to have an AIDS walk every AIDS day from one church to another church. And we walked to this church. And I was with Hilary Kitz, who was in some office position then. And we walked and we went to St. Jerome's. I'd never seen that church. I knew it was sort of there because I had helped at St. Joseph's and it was right behind St. Joseph's Church hospice. But I got there and Father Rick was there, a gay priest, and he embraced everybody and I felt at home. So I said to Hilary, I think I'll come back to this church. Because I will tell you, with an alcoholic personality, if you get a little spiritual life, I wanted more. And I missed the pomp and circumstance or the ritual that the Catholic Church had, but I hated the judgment that they had. I still loathe going to a Catholic funeral when they say, would you please be seated while the Catholics take communion. had Father Sweat, he was in my shop today, and I had Father Sweat call and say, can I anoint you, Charles? It's not about dying, it's about living. And I said, Father, you know I https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 12 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM go to another church. And he said, yes, but if I would anoint you, you could come to the convent, which I'm trying to get to heaven any way I can. I had redone and dedicated all my fabrics and furniture to the convent living room. He said, you know all the nuns and come and go to mass on a Sunday, and I will anoint you, and you will be forgiven and you can take communion. And I should have hung up on him. I would be forgiven and I could take communion. You know, I have been forgiven for 23 years. I haven't gone any place that I wouldn't take my God with me. Now, back before when I would fall asleep in places, I took myself to some lonely places. So I found St. Jerome's and I went back that next Sunday, and I've gone Sunday since that I'm in town. I didn't know anybody in that church when I went back, except Father Rick, I had met once at a fundraiser and he thanked me for helping with other fundraisers. But I went back and later I came on the vestry. I met Toby there. And Toby, so my mother one Sunday said, Charles, why don't I go to the church with you? And I said, mother, this, so she, I said, well, that's fine. I'll pick you up. I took her to that church and she took communion. So after church, what a great time it was in my mother's life because she was in her eighties and I got to know her at a different time because my mother was very independent. My mother was a saint. I never heard her say a cuss word. I never saw her say a bad word about any of my sister's ex-husbands or talk about anybody. I wish I were more like her, but she, she said, Charles, I know that's not a Catholic church. So she started going to that church with me and we would have lunch every day. And all of these people like Toby embraced her. She was the matriarch of that church. She loved all the attention I got. She got, she, I'd say, mother, you look good today in red. She said, well, I wore red last week and they gave me so many compliments. Toby and someone else carried her up the steps the last Sunday that she went to church. She early on said, I want to join this church. And father Rick went to her and said, Ruby, you know, this church is not Catholic and the Catholic church would not approve of it. And she said, do you believe that? He said, no. And she said, I don't either. While an affirmation to me as her gay son, that she joined that church, the day that she joined that church, she was 86 and a 19 year old boy, 18 year old boy joined that church. There was not a dry eye in that church. So my sister has since joined that church. She has served on the vestry. We still have more straight people than we did. We have a more mixed race but fewer than I would like. I would like that church to be all, it totally is inclusive. Everyone is invited at the table. But I wish it were a bigger congregation. But Father Rick says, we https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 13 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM are here for those that have no other place to go and not accepted at other churches. So I have to remember that. So, you know, Francie and I have donated a wonderful stained glass window over the altar in memory of my mother who made her, was a motive of her getting up, putting her makeup on and going to church to be embraced with all the members of that church. Toby Jenkins: Well, that is beautiful. And as you know, I would have been, I probably would not have lived a month if I had not had St. Jerome's because spirituality was such an important part of my life. And I had been treated so hostile by the church that I had served so faithfully that if I had not been at St. Jerome's and met people like your mother and the wonderful people there, I probably would not have survived. So really the success of Oklahomans for Equality today, the largest gay rights organization in 43 states, a lot of that has to do with there was a place to help me not feel like that I had been abandoned by God. Just recently, last week, the Human Rights Campaign rated 137 cities across America on how good of cities those were for gay people to live in. And Charles, you may not be aware, but the Oklahoma City and Tulsa and even Wichita and other cities in this region, none of us got real high ratings and they rated Tulsa below 50%. I was interviewed by the media and I told them I felt like HRC had given us a low rating and it wasn't true of what the city was like. What are your thoughts? Do you feel like Tulsa is a welcoming, inclusive city to someone like yourself? Or do you feel like it's a hostile environment for gay people? You know, I don't, I don't think it is. I think it's, I mean, it's like I said earlier up in my story, I have never, ever felt as a minority with the people I work with and all the clients that I have. They have embraced me unbelievably. I will tell you back when I had my first shop, you know, 50 years ago, there was only one bar and it was totally disguised so you almost went underground and I had someone come in my shop with a badge and flash it and tell me that he was under the impression that I was gay and if I would give him a list of gay people in Oklahoma, I would be safe. And I said, well, it's totally an assumption on your part and thank God that's all I said because I went to the back room of my shop and called a gay attorney that Rogers, Bill Rogers, which a lot of you know, I called him and he said, I'll pick you up at the back door and he said, you said the right thing. But that's, I mean, that is a long time ago and you know, we don't feel that way today and it's like I said, it's only a little part of my life today because I feel safe and loved and embraced in Tulsa. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 14 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM Tulsa, you know, it's not, you know, because of the books I've written, I've been on speaking tours and they always say, if you could live anywhere, where would you live? And I say Tulsa, I love living in Tulsa, you know, because it's like I said, 25 years ago, they stepped out and have supported me in everything that I have asked for, in the way of AIDS, our fundraising for gay rights. Toby Jenkins: Well, I just think that is a wonderful way to conclude our interview. Addendum: Charles Faudree Obituary Charles Hamlet Faudree was born February 27, 1938 in Ada, OK to Ruby May (Brewer) and Hamlet Charles Faudree. He passed from this life Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the age of 75. Charles attended St. Joseph's High School in Muskogee, OK and graduated from Northeastern State College in Tahlequah, OK with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Art Education. He was gifted beyond measure in the field of interior design and was adored around the globe for his attention to detail, his blending of myriad blues and his abject love of all things French. Charles was honored by House Beautiful as one of the top designers in the United States and was the best-selling author of six books on interior design. His fabric and wallpaper lines marketed through Stroheim and his work covered by Veranda, House Beautiful, Southern Accents and Traditional Home among others, Charles leaves an indelible legacy in the field of interior design. A believer in strong community support, he touched the lives of countless Tulsans as the founder of The Hope Candlelight Tour, a passionate supporter of Tulsa CARES, an avid follower and advocate of AA and an enthusiastic parishioner of Parish Church of St. Jerome, ECC and, as well, a bell ringer at Christmas for the Salvation Army. Charles, throughout his life possessed an irrepressible sense of humor and quick wit, was an ardent prankster with a laugh that could light up a room and he collected friends from every walk of life and from every corner of the world. A humble man, generous of spirit beyond measure, caring more about others than self, he loved and lived life to the fullest extent possible and considered himself extraordinarily blessed to have had the support and love of a small and treasured family, the adoration and companionship of a cadre of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and the loyalty and admiration of https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 15 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM an extraordinary number of friends and acquaintances - all of whom considered themselves equally blessed to have called him friend. Charles will be long remembered as a fabulous brother to Francie Faudree Gillman; a caring and loving partner to Bill Carpenter; and, a steadfast companion to Ruby and Lila. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati Ave., Tulsa, OK In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute in Charles' memory to Tulsa CARES at www.tulsacares.org or Parish Church of St. Jerome, ECC at www.stjerometulsa.org. Tulsa World November 29, 2013 Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 The décor expert and longtime presence on Cherry Street was known worldwide. C harles Faudree, a renowned Tulsa-based interior designer and philanthropist, died Wednesday. He was 75. Services are pending with Ninde Brookside Funeral Home. Best known as an expert in French Country décor, Faudree kept a longtime shop and studio in Tulsa's Cherry Street district, and over his 35-year career worked with clients worldwide, won many honors and saw his work featured in various books and magazines. A noted philanthropist as well, Faudree was the guest of honor in March at Tulsa CARES' https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 16 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM 15th annual Red Ribbon Gala, which supports people affected by HIV/AIDS. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 17 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM Faudree was a founding member of the organization. Local artist Patrick "Pat" Gordon knew Faudree for nearly 40 years. "There really wasn't a much better human as Charles," he said. That's not easy to say in this time and day. Charles had the ability to make you feel like you were the most important human being that ever breathed. He was just focused on you. If you didn't know him, your life is a little quieter for it." Former Mayor Kathy Taylor was a client. She said Faudree made an impact not just on the state but for the state. Taylor said his eyes were full of deep kindness and he always had a smile on his face. "When you were with Charles, you always thought you were the only person in his life at that moment," she said. "He would put himself and his incredible talent aside and really focused on making you feel like a great friend and a great person." Interior design wasn't Faudree's first career move. A native of Muskogee, Faudree graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah with an art degree and from there attended the Kansas City Art Institute. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 18 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 He went on to teach art and sell home furnishings, living in Dallas for several 1/26/26, 11:52 AM years. But since he was a boy, when his mother had allowed him to choose his own paint colors for his room, Faudree had an interest in interior design. In late 1977, with his 40th birthday approaching, he decided to move back to Muskogee and open a design studio and antiques shop. Helping redesign a home there for his sister, Francie, Faudree suddenly found himself launched on a new career. Within a few years, Faudree was building an impressive list of clients from across the U.S. and Europe, and his designs were appearing in such magazines as House Beautiful, Southern Living, Traditional Home and House and Garden, as well as a number of decorating books. Named Traditional Home's Designer of the Year in 1995, he was later hailed by House Beautiful as one of America's top 100 interior designers for three consecutive years, 2002-04. Among his higher-profile projects abroad, Faudree was involved in the ongoing restoration of the historic estate La Finca la Caprichosa in Spain. Closer to home, Faudree in 1995 assisted former Oklahoma first lady Cathy Keating in refurbishing the Governor's Mansion. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 19 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 In the early 1970s, Faudree was one of the founders of Oklahomans for Human 1/26/26, 11:52 AM Rights in Oklahoma City. He worked with others to found a Tulsa chapter of OHR □ the forerunner of Oklahomans for Equality □ in the late 1970s. He was on the design team for the renovation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center in downtown Tulsa and designed the center's board room. Tracy Salisbury, owner of T.A. Lorton, said Faudree touched many people worldwide and had an undeniable gift as an interior designer. "We had this funny relationship, said Salisbury, who had known Faudree since she was 15. She had her senior internship with him. "He was a grandfather to my children, a brother to me, a best friend □ just like he is with many people. Charles is a most cherished friend of mine. He is irreplaceable in my life and my family's." Faudree wrote five books on design. His first, in 2003, "Charles Faudree's Country French Signature," was released by Gibbs-Smith Publishers and is now in its ninth printing with more than 60,000 copies sold. https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/renowned-tulsa-bas…audree-dies-at-75/article_4827f46c-5846-5c8e-8c2a-d94e08ee8551.html Page 20 of 21 �Renowned Tulsa-based interior designer Charles Faudree dies at 75 1/26/26, 11:52 AM In 2008, Faudree created his own fabric line, a first for him, collaborating with Tulsa-based textile brand Vervain. Although French Country remained his favorite □ Southern décor was also high on his list □ Faudree believed that good decorating was "about the mix and not the match" and that varying styles, both old and modern, could be brought together to create settings of beauty and comfort. Faudree also had a passion for dogs. He owned several of his favorite breed, Cavalier King Charles spaniels, over the last 25 years, while building an impressive collection of dog paintings and statues. Faudree is survived by his partner, Bill Carpenter, and a sister, Francie Faudree Gillman. 21 � https://history.okeq.org/files/original/afadae3c8c3311539745e4ef62a6ad06.pdf 7cbb2a826cc47dfcaa822f8bebf2d481 PDF Text Text Charles Faudree was an important part of the design team who helped bring about Oklahomans for Equality Dennis R. Neill Equality Center dedicated in Tulsa in 2007. Charles passed away in 2013. The information below is from his obituary. Charles Hamlet Faudree was born February 27, 1938 in Ada, OK to Ruby May (Brewer) and Hamlet Charles Faudree. He passed from this life Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the age of 75. Charles attended St. Joseph's High School in Muskogee, OK and graduated from Northeastern State College in Tahlequah, OK with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Art Education. He was gifted beyond measure in the field of interior design and was adored around the globe for his attention to detail, his blending of myriad blues and his abject love of all things French. Charles was honored by House Beautiful as one of the top designers in the United States and was the best-selling author of six books on interior design. His fabric and wallpaper lines marketed through Stroheim and his work covered by Veranda, House Beautiful, Southern Accents and Traditional Home among others, Charles leaves an indelible legacy in the field of interior design. A believer in strong community support, he touched the lives of countless Tulsans as the founder of The Hope Candlelight Tour, a passionate supporter of Tulsa CARES, an avid follower and advocate of AA and an enthusiastic parishioner of Parish Church of St. Jerome, ECC and, as well, a bell ringer at Christmas for the Salvation Army. Charles, throughout his life possessed an irrepressible sense of humor and quick wit, was an ardent prankster with a laugh that could light up a room and he collected friends from every walk of life and from every corner of the world. A humble man, generous of spirit beyond measure, caring more about others than self, he loved and lived life to the fullest extent possible and considered himself extraordinarily blessed to have had the support and love of a small and treasured family, the adoration and companionship of a cadre of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and the loyalty and admiration of an extraordinary number of friends and acquaintances - all of whom considered themselves equally blessed to have called him friend. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2013] Diversity Celebration Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2013 Description An account of the resource Items and documents relating to 2013's Pride celebrations Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diversity Celebration 2013 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/8285d982eaaccc08efc89d30b1637a0e.pdf e19cceac20a4bfc22d4f318fdcc5cf86 PDF Text Text EBA Event Dates for March/April Wednesday March 20th, 2013 is our March Monthly Networking Mixer at 6:00 pm. This month's mixer is from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. It is being hosted by: Quick Links... EBA Directory EBA Main Page Benefits of Membership ¨ Inclusion in EBA Directory on the OkEq website. ¨ Email updates of EBA events and opportunities ¨ Invitation to Networking Events and ability to host future events ¨ Marketing opportunities at EBA and community events The EBA exists to strengthen gay welcoming businesses in Tulsa by: Providing a directory of gay welcoming businesses in the Tulsa area; The Insurance Crew 420 S Main St, Suite 205 Tulsa, OK 74103 Our monthly mixer is usually the third Wednesday of the month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Please RSVP to eba@okeq.org and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. Monday, April 8th, 2013 is our April Monthly Networking Mixer at 6:00 pm April's mixer will be hosted by Steven Michael's Creating regular Photography and will be at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 E. networking opportunities with Brady, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 these businesses; and Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 is our April Monthly Creating EBA Meeting at 6:00 pm at the Equality professional environments Center. If you have an item you want on the agenda, where gay please have it send to eba@okeq.org by Monday April welcoming 8th. businesses can meet to have their voices heard on You can now join The EBA or renew your dues online. important issues �that affect how we do business and our quality of life The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and so strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Get your Business noticed! Advertise in the OkEq weekly eNews and reach out to thousands of Tulsans for a very low price. You can buy the top banner, the middle, or both. Contact enews@okeq.org for more information. Please help us increase our search engine ranking and in return increase the ranking of your Business. Click on the directory link below and then click on your Business link. The more clicks we get the higher up the search lists we go. EBA Directory Equality Business Alliance eba@okeq.org � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Wednesday March 20th, 2013 is our March Monthly Networking Mixer at 6:00 pm. This month's mixer is from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. It is being hosted by: The Insurance Crew 420 S Main St, Suite 205 Tulsa, OK 74103 Our monthly mixer is usually the third Wednesday of the month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Please RSVP to eba@okeq.org and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. Monday, April 8th, 2013 is our April Monthly Networking Mixer at 6:00 pm April's mixer will be hosted by Steven Michael's Photography and will be at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 E. Brady, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 is our April Monthly EBA Meeting at 6:00 pm at the Equality Center. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it send to eba@okeq.org by Monday April 8th. You can now join The EBA or renew your dues online. Quick Links... EBA Directory EBA Main Page Benefits of Membership ̈ Inclusion in EBA Directory on the OkEq website. ̈ Email updates of EBA events and opportunities ̈ Invitation to Networking Events and ability to host future events ̈ Marketing opportunities at EBA and community events The EBA exists to strengthen gay welcoming businesses in Tulsa by: Providing a directory of gay welcoming businesses in the Tulsa area; Creating regular networking opportunities with these businesses; and Creating professional environments where gay welcoming businesses can meet to have their voices heard on important issues that affect how we do business and our quality of life The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and so strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Get your Business noticed! Advertise in the OkEq weekly eNews and reach out to thousands of Tulsans for a very low price. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource OKEQ Equality Business Alliance (EBA) 2013 EBA EBA Directory EBA Monthly Meeting EBA Networking Mixer email Equality Business Alliance Equality Business Alliance (EBA) Equality Business Alliance Directory Equality Business Alliance Monthly Meeting Equality Business Alliance Networking Mixer Insurance Crew Networking Mixer Newsletter OkEq OKEQ EBA OKEQ Equality Business Alliance Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) The Insurance Crew https://history.okeq.org/files/original/411a54f4a8f786630b79d2c7707a3dc1.pdf 58c73d3d72ccb19750985f59dc143a12 PDF Text Text Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. OkEq staff are working on putting together a Marriage Equality Week and we are extending an invitation to EBA Members to show off your business services during an OkEq Wedding Fair. During the week of March 25th through March 30th, 2013, OkEq staff are setting up events in the evening to showcase Marriage Equality. Here is what we have on the calendar so far: Monday, March 25th TU Law School's SODA Group will present "Preview to the Supreme Court Hearings on Marriage Equality". Local Faith Leaders from inclusive congregations who support Marriage Equality. Tuesday, March 26th OkEq Advocacy Chair, Mike Redman, will discuss the day's proceedings in the U.S. Supreme Court hearings about two cases - Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) & Prop 8. Wednesday, March 27th Panel discussion with local couples who have been legally married in other jurisdictions and plantiffs in the Oklahoma Marriage Equality Defense Lawsuit discussing why marriage matters. Thursday, March 28th �EBA member led presentation "Home Buyers Education" Attorney, Conor Cleary, will recap the discussions from the DOMA and Prop 8 hearings. He will also go more in depth on DOMA. Friday, March 29th Screening of Marriage Equality Documentary with Wedding Cake. Saturday, March 30th OkEq with Family and Children's Services will present Within Our Reach a couples relationship enhancement workshop. What does this mean for our EBA members? We would like to have information tables set up in the Sue Welch Great Hall with your business information. We imagine it as a Gay Wedding Fair to be available for the people joining us for the events. You don't have to man a table but we would like to provide information booths to showcase our EBA Businesses. Free of charge. Sounds awesome right? We thought so too. So if you would like to participate in our Marriage Equality Week, please email our Program Coordinator, Mary Jones at mary.jones@okeq.org. Or just feel free to drop by the Center and speak with Mary or Lucas Green, our Office Manager. We are really excited to bring this to our community and hope our EBA members will help us make this a fabulous week! �The Dennis R Neill Equality Center is the 6th largest LGBT community center in the world. It serves as the headquarters of Oklahomans for Equality. Over 47,000 individuals utilized the Equality Center in 2012 and over 50 weekly programs are offered. The Equality Center is open 7 days a week. (Monday-Saturday Noon-9pm & Sunday Noon-6pm) www.okeq.org Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sun 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. OkEq staff are working on putting together a Marriage Equality Week and we are extending an invitation to EBA Members to show off your business services during an OkEq Wedding Fair. During the week of March 25th through March 30th, 2013, OkEq staff are setting up events in the evening to showcase Marriage Equality. Here is what we have on the calendar so far: Monday, March 25th TU Law School's SODA Group will present "Preview to the Supreme Court Hearings on Marriage Equality". Local Faith Leaders from inclusive congregations who support Marriage Equality. Tuesday, March 26th OkEq Advocacy Chair, Mike Redman, will discuss the day's proceedings in the U.S. Supreme Court hearings about two cases - Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) & Prop 8. Wednesday, March 27th Panel discussion with local couples who have been legally married in other jurisdictions and plantiffs in the Oklahoma Marriage Equality Defense Lawsuit discussing why marriage matters. Thursday, March 28th EBA member led presentation "Home Buyers Education" Attorney, Conor Cleary, will recap the discussions from the DOMA and Prop 8 hearings. He will also go more in depth on DOMA. Friday, March 29th Screening of Marriage Equality Documentary with Wedding Cake. Saturday, March 30th OkEq with Family and Children's Services will present Within Our Reach - a couples relationship enhancement workshop. What does this mean for our EBA members? We would like to have information tables set up in the Sue Welch Great Hall with your business information. We imagine it as a Gay Wedding Fair to be available for the people joining us for the events. You don't have to man a table but we would like to provide information booths to showcase our EBA Businesses. Free of charge. Sounds awesome right? We thought so too. So if you would like to participate in our Marriage Equality Week, please email our Program Coordinator, Mary Jones at mary.jones@okeq.org. Or just feel free to drop by the Center and speak with Mary or Lucas Green, our Office Manager. We are really excited to bring this to our community and hope our EBA members will help us make this a fabulous week! The Dennis R Neill Equality Center is the 6th largest LGBT community center in the world. It serves as the headquarters of Oklahomans for Equality. Over 47,000 individuals utilized the Equality Center in 2012 and over 50 weekly programs are offered. The Equality Center is open 7 days a week. (Monday-Saturday Noon-9pm & Sunday Noon-6pm) www.okeq.org Dennis R. 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EBA Directory EBA Main Page Benefits of Membership ¨ Inclusion in EBA Directory on the OkEq website. ¨ Email updates of EBA events and opportunities ¨ Invitation to Networking Events and ability to host future events ¨ Marketing opportunities at EBA and community events The EBA exists to strengthen gay welcoming businesses in Tulsa by: Providing a directory of gay welcoming businesses in the Tulsa area; Creating regular networking opportunities with these businesses; and Creating professional environments where gay welcoming businesses can meet to have their voices heard on important issues that affect how we do business and The Equality Business Alliance will be featured in the 2013 Tulsa Pride Guide this year. In addition to the back cover ad listing all of our member businesses, we will also be featured in a full page editorial. There are several different ad spaces sizes available: Full Page, 1/2 Horizontal and Vertical Pages, 1/4 and 1/8 Pages. For more information and for pricing, you can download the Pride Guide Advertising form here All ad materials due by April 5th, 2013 All payments due by June 1st, 2013 You can now join The EBA or renew your dues online Get your Business noticed! Advertise in the OkEq weekly eNews and reach out to thousands of Tulsans for a very low price. You can buy the top banner, the middle, or both. Contact enews@okeq.org for more information. Please help us increase our search engine ranking and in return increase the ranking of your Business. Click on the directory link below and then click on your Business link. The more clicks we get the higher up the search lists we go. EBA Directory �our quality of life The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and so strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Equality Business Alliance eba@okeq.org � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource [2013] Equality Gala Photo Subject The topic of the resource OKEQ Equality Gala 2013 Photo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Description An account of the resource a photo from the 2013 Equality Gala hosted by Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) featuring 3 attendants. 2013 2013 Gala 2013 Pride Dennis Neill Dennis R Neill Dennis R. Neill Equality Gala Equality Gala 2013 gala OkEq Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride 2013 https://history.okeq.org/files/original/0c0a7e29277941d6ab5562358ba1ad57.pdf dcafbf655486de3824fb6d62ef9df2ef PDF Text Text Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. 2013 Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2012 at the Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa Ballroom 100 Civic Center Cocktails and the Silent Auction begin at 6:30 pm Dinner and Program at 8:00 pm Concert at 10:00 pm Eric Himan Band performing the music of Queen �Our Gala Chair Kirk Holt and Honorary Chairs Miranda & Philip Kaiser invite you to join over 600 Oklahomans for dinner, a live concert and a program honoring this year's award recipients: Paul Allen for the Lifetime Achievement Award TulsaPeople Magazine for the Media Advocate Award Rev. Nancy Eggen for the Russell Bennett Spiritual Inclusion Award Senator Judy MacIntyre Eason for the Legislative Ally Award Tempest Cartwright for the Carolyn Wagner Youth Leadership Award Jerry Custer for the OkEq Volunteer of the Year �Randy Vineyard AKA Kris Kohl for the Community Hero Award This is the premiere fundraiser for Oklahomans for Equality and the important work of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Sponsorships are still available Individual tickets are $150 and may be purchased online Dress is formal or rock-star attire. Interpretive services for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired will be available. Please email Lucas.Green@okeq.org to arrange for interpretive service. Please purchase your tickets by Monday April 29th, 2013 Complimentary valet parking will be available at the Northwest entrance to the Tulsa Convention Center (Off South Houston Ave) 2013 Equality Gala Sponsors Live Performance Sponsor George Kaiser Family Foundation High Fidelity Sound Sponsors 209 - The Arts Bar Irene and Stan Burnstein Coretz Family Foundation Debra and Richard Gordon & Family Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Theatre Sound Sponsors Gay and Lesbian Fund for Tulsa Joe Hukills Kathy Taylor - Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation �Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Surround Sound Sponsors Bank of Oklahoma Cisar-Holt, Inc. Charles Faudree and Bill Carpenter The Garden Trug Rachel Hutchinson Andy Kinslow and Russ Kirkpatrick George Krumme Robin and Ron LaButti Debbie Lowe Gwen & Steve Malcolm McAfee and Taft David Nelson & ConocoPhillips Mike Redman and Daryn Drake Sara and Philip Snow Vocal Pride Foundation / COMC Williams, Williams & McKissick Kris Wilmes & Dusty Gross WPX Energy Stereo Sound Sponsors James and Susannah Adelson Family Foundation Fund Thomas A. Adelson Anonymous Sheryl and John Boone Jack Brown Tery Deshong & Barbara Abercrombie Rosemary Harris & Tracy Spears Miranda & Philip Kaiser Julie & Sanjay Meshri Julie & John Nickel Clint Robison Van N. Wilde & Williams Youth Table Sponsors James and Susannah Adelson Family Foundation Fund Debra and Richard Gordon & Family George Krumme Stacy & Joe Lytle Julie & Sanjay Meshri Ruth Kaiser Nelson Family Foundation Kathy Taylor - Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Jon Worthington Jack and Maxine Zarrow Family Foundation (As of April 2nd, 2013) �The Dennis R Neill Equality Center is the 6th largest LGBT community center in the world. It serves as the headquarters of Oklahomans for Equality. Over 47,000 individuals utilized the Equality Center in 2012 and over 50 weekly programs are offered. The Equality Center is open 7 days a week. (Monday-Saturday Noon-9pm & Sunday Noon-6pm) Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sun 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. 2013 Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2012 at the Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa Ballroom 100 Civic Center Cocktails and the Silent Auction begin at 6:30 pm Dinner and Program at 8:00 pm Concert at 10:00 pm Eric Himan Band performing the music of Queen Our Gala Chair Kirk Holt and Honorary Chairs Miranda & Philip Kaiser invite you to join over 600 Oklahomans for dinner, a live concert and a program honoring this year's award recipients: Paul Allen for the Lifetime Achievement Award TulsaPeople Magazine for the Media Advocate Award Rev. Nancy Eggen for the Russell Bennett Spiritual Inclusion Award Senator Judy MacIntyre Eason for the Legislative Ally Award Tempest Cartwright for the Carolyn Wagner Youth Leadership Award Jerry Custer for the OkEq Volunteer of the Year Randy Vineyard AKA Kris Kohl for the Community Hero Award This is the premiere fundraiser for Oklahomans for Equality and the important work of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Sponsorships are still available Individual tickets are $150 and may be purchased online Dress is formal or rock-star attire. Interpretive services for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired will be available. Please email Lucas.Green@okeq.org to arrange for interpretive service. Please purchase your tickets by Monday April 29th, 2013 Complimentary valet parking will be available at the Northwest entrance to the Tulsa Convention Center (Off South Houston Ave) 2013 Equality Gala Sponsors Live Performance Sponsor George Kaiser Family Foundation High Fidelity Sound Sponsors 209 - The Arts Bar Irene and Stan Burnstein Coretz Family Foundation Debra and Richard Gordon & Family Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Theatre Sound Sponsors Gay and Lesbian Fund for Tulsa Joe Hukills Kathy Taylor - Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Surround Sound Sponsors Bank of Oklahoma Cisar-Holt, Inc. Charles Faudree and Bill Carpenter The Garden Trug Rachel Hutchinson Andy Kinslow and Russ Kirkpatrick George Krumme Robin and Ron LaButti Debbie Lowe Gwen & Steve Malcolm McAfee and Taft David Nelson & ConocoPhillips Mike Redman and Daryn Drake Sara and Philip Snow Vocal Pride Foundation / COMC Williams, Williams & McKissick Kris Wilmes & Dusty Gross WPX Energy Stereo Sound Sponsors James and Susannah Adelson Family Foundation Fund Thomas A. Adelson Anonymous Sheryl and John Boone Jack Brown Tery Deshong & Barbara Abercrombie Rosemary Harris & Tracy Spears Miranda & Philip Kaiser Julie & Sanjay Meshri Julie & John Nickel Clint Robison Van N. Wilde & Williams Youth Table Sponsors James and Susannah Adelson Family Foundation Fund Debra and Richard Gordon & Family George Krumme Stacy & Joe Lytle Julie & Sanjay Meshri Ruth Kaiser Nelson Family Foundation Kathy Taylor - Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Jon Worthington Jack and Maxine Zarrow Family Foundation (As of April 2nd, 2013) The Dennis R Neill Equality Center is the 6th largest LGBT community center in the world. It serves as the headquarters of Oklahomans for Equality. Over 47,000 individuals utilized the Equality Center in 2012 and over 50 weekly programs are offered. The Equality Center is open 7 days a week. (Monday-Saturday Noon-9pm & Sunday Noon-6pm) Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sun 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Neill Equality Center Equality Center Equality Gala Equality Gala 2013 Eric Himan gala Jerry Custer Judy MacIntyre Eason Kirk Holt Kris Kohl Legislative Ally Award Lifetime Achievement Award Media Advocate Award Nancy Eggen OkEq OkEq Equality Center OkEq Volunteer of the Year Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Paul Allen Randy Vineyard Russell Bennett Spiritual Inclusion Award Senator Judy MacIntyre Eason Tempest Cartwright Tulsa People Tulsa People Magazine TulsaPeople Magazine https://history.okeq.org/files/original/3acdd815135726b7008898c5d558021b.pdf b7ed2171239b7accdbe3d478328bd326 PDF Text Text eNews March 13th, 2013 In This Issue EBA Sponsor Be Our Voice, Give a Day SAGE hosts TCC Welcome to the eNews. OkEq will be hosting Marriage Equality Week on March 25th - 30th. Be sure to check out all the events we have on schedule for the week. eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality Equality Business Alliance OUTlaw Legal Workshop Homebuyer Class MOREcolor Art Show The eNews for the week of March 13th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Tulsa Pride 2013 DREAM Act Oklahoma Equality Gala Native HIV/AIDS Days TMSL EBA Sponsor Singles Night OUT Tulsa Growl Marriage Equality Week Know Your Rights Within Our Reach Be Our Voice, Give a Day In honor of their 14th anniversary, Kelly Kirby and Charles Johnston made a donation to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and sponsored the Equality Center on the day of Sunday, March 10th, 2013. Thank You and Happy Anniversary, Kelly and Charles! Suzanne Westenhoefer Tulsa Two Spirit Dining Out for Life Pride Store Rainbow Library Volunteer Find Us on Facebook Be Our Voice, Give a Day �SAGE hosts TCC Center Tour Tuesday, March 26th, 2013; 10:30 am OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, March 21st, 7:00 pm OkEq Art Exhibit SAGE Tulsa will host a Tulsa Community College class tour of the Equality Center on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Food will be provided and the TCC students will join the SAGE members for intergenerational discussions. Email lucas.green@okeq.org if you would like to attend. The March exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the photographic art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook The March Monthly EBA Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and non-members, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. The March Monthly Mixer Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by The Street Law Firm. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. Tai Chi Class Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members The Street Law Firm 400 S. Boston Ave. Suite 1100W, Tulsa, OK 74103 OUTlaw Legal Workshop 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month; 7:00 pm OkEq will host the OUTlaw Legal Workshop on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Facilitator Conor Cleary, an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., leads the topic discussions which will change each meeting. Upcoming topics include wills, rights of survivorship, medical issues, power of attorney (durable) and inheritances, transgender name changes and trans rights. The discussion will be followed by an open Q&A session. Topic for March 14th: Where There's a Will, There's a Way - Have you drafted a will? How will you protect your property and belongings? Make sure your property goes to the right person. Free and open to the public. Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for �Homebuyer Education Class Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 6:30 pm beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Dennis R Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality will be hosting a free Homebuyer Education Class on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Join us to learn about the home buying process. The class will be conducted by Shane Allbee (Theinsurancecrew), Anthony Carr (Keller Williams Realty) and Jason Dieckman (Bank of the Wichitas Mortgage Company). There is no admission fee for this informational class. Learn the basic steps to homeownership: Lender/Realtor/Insurance and the basics to knowing "Your Credit". The class will include a Q&A session. Participants will be provided with a packet to get started. Seating will be limited so send an RSVP to OkEq Program Coordinator, Mary Jones mary.jones@okeq.org. MOREcolor Artist Submissions Call for entries; Opening Night June 13th, 2013 Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration. Grieving Well 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and installation creations. The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award. For submission details go to MOREcolorart.com Tulsa Pride 2013 Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & James Prather Swing Dance Class �Mondays 7:00 pm Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. Features dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary. Facilitated by Kelley Parker Free for Members $5 for Non Members www.tosstulsa.org Tulsa Pride 2013 is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org Pride Planning Meeting Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Pride Idol Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm Youth Program New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride's Drag Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit Tulsa Pride on Facebook . 6th Annual Turn About Show Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm Club Majestic 124 N Boston Ave Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8:00 pm, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information �21 to Drink! DREAM ACT Oklahoma Saturday and Sunday, March 16th and 17th, 2013 Oklahomans for Equality will host a training session for DREAM Act Oklahoma at the Equality Center on Saturday March 16th from 6:00 - 10:00 pm and Sunday March 17th from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. DAOK is excited to bring together potential leaders from all around Oklahoma to decide the next phase of the immigration youth movement. The retreat will set the direction and focus on what Oklahoma needs. DAOK wants to outline a strategic process and listen to you. DREAM Act Oklahoma is a youth-lead organization with an emphasis on civil rights for the undocumented community, trying to eradicate fear, help educate and advocate for a better life and a brighter future. For more information on DREAM Act OK or to sign up for the training, contact Ivan Godinez at Ivan@dreamactok.org or visit dreamactok.org Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2013 The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook Self Defense Class Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013! www.okeq.org/gala Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Boot Camp Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. �Gender Outreach March 20th is Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project will be having HIV testing at the Equality Center from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The day will also include speakers, light food and beverages, information booths with give-a-ways. H.O.P.E. Testing will provide tests from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Sponsored by Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project H.O.P.E Testing Clinic H.E.A.R.T. Native American Coalition of Green country Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL's annual Spring Recruitment Clinic will be held on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Lantz Park. If you have ever wanted to play, this is the way to find a team. All players, new and returning, that are looking for a spring team should attend. At the clinics, players will go through some drills, learn about the league and meet coaches to be placed on a team. Lantz Park is located at 821 N. Yale Ave in Tulsa. TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm The eNews for the week of March 13th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are �Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, March 22nd, 2013 required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org Tulsa Growl 2013 May 3rd - 5th, 2013 Game Night The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit www.tulsagrowl.com and check out the entire schedule and to register. Marriage Equality Week March 25th - 30th, 2013 Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno For all the week's events, click here TU Law School's SODA Presents LGBT Law Monday, March 25th, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Know Your Rights On Monday, March 25th, 2013 TU Law School's SODA (Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance) will continue their monthly presentations on the state of LGBT Law in Oklahoma and the nation. As part of Marriage Equality Week, the presentation will be entitled "Preview to the Supreme Court Hearings on Marriage Equality" and will be at 7:00 pm at the Equality Center. Within Our Reach Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 1:00 - 5:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality in collaboration with Family & Children's Services will be offering "Within Our Reach" a free, fun, educational couples relationship enhancement workshop. It is intended to help couples build on existing strengths and teaches important skills to create safe and stable relationships. In addition, couples will learn how to communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also �enhance love, commitment and friendship. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call Carrie at 918.560.1243 or email clitttle@fcsok.org strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. Dining Out for Life Thursday, April 25th, 2013; Lunch and Dinner H.O.P.E. is preparing for their Annual DINING OUT FOR LIFE in Tulsa. This year the community will come together on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 to support HIV prevention, testing, and education. Each participating restaurant will give at least 25% of the proceeds from the evening to H.O.P.E. Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. MISSION: Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. �Get a group of friends together, go out to eat, and support HIV prevention. The more you eat and the more people you invite out to eat, the more money is donated to H.O.P.E. For a list of participating restaurants, please visit www.hopetesting.org Equality Center Pride Store Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'The History of Lesbian Hair' by Mary Dugger You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In The History of Lesbian Hair, Mary Dugger delivers an unrelentingly hilarious view of the modern world. The redoubtable Ms. D. offers an uproarious array of illustrated essays, diagrams, and short takes, subdivided into Life ("The Downside to Lesbian Chic", how to "Build Your Own Lesbian", "So You Want to Be a Straight Girl", and the ultimate definition of children "pets with thumbs"), Liberty ("Far Right Trading Cards", the ethics of outing, and an irrefutable argument proving that if homosexuals really do make up only 1.5 percent of the population, then every gay person in Chicago spends an average of $13.11 on liquor every single day), and The Pursuit of Happiness (the birth of the indomitable alter ego Marie DuGuerre, and her ongoing search for love, romance, and a decent vacation). Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org �Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Welcome to the eNews.<br />OkEq will be hosting Marriage Equality Week on March 25th - 30th. Be sure to check out all the events we have on schedule for the week. eNews Staff<br />Oklahomans for Equality<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>The eNews for the week of March 13th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business:<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Be Our Voice, Give a Day</span></p> <p><span>In honor of their 14th anniversary,<br />Kelly Kirby and Charles Johnston made a donation to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and sponsored the Equality Center on the day of</span></p> <p><span>Sunday, March 10th, 2013.<br />Thank You and Happy Anniversary, Kelly and Charles!</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Be Our Voice, Give a Day<br /><br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>SAGE hosts TCC Center Tour</span></p> <p><span>Tuesday, March 26th, 2013; 10:30 am</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>SAGE Tulsa will host a Tulsa Community College class tour of the Equality Center on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Food will be provided and the TCC students will join the SAGE members for intergenerational discussions. Email </span><span>lucas.green@okeq.org </span><span>if you would like to attend.</span></p> <p><span>Equality Business Alliance</span></p> <p><span>Upcoming Events</span></p> <p><span>Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory<br />EBA on Facebook</span></p> <p><span>The March Monthly EBA Meeting </span><span>will be on<br />Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality<br />Center. This meeting is open to members and non-members, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend.</span></p> <p><span>The March Monthly Mixer Meeting </span><span>will be on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by The Street Law Firm. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business.</span></p> <p><span>The Street Law Firm<br />400 S. Boston Ave. Suite 1100W, Tulsa, OK 74103</span></p> <p><span>OUTlaw Legal Workshop</span></p> <p><span>2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month; 7:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>OkEq will host the OUTlaw Legal Workshop on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. </span><span>Facilitator Conor Cleary, an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden &amp; Nelson, P.C., leads the topic discussions which will change each meeting. Upcoming topics include wills, rights of survivorship, medical issues, power of attorney (durable) and inheritances, transgender name changes and trans rights. The discussion will be followed by an open Q&amp;A session.</span></p> <p><span>Topic for March 14th: Where There's a Will, There's a Way - Have you drafted a will? How will you protect your property and belongings? Make sure your property goes to the right person. Free and open to the public.<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Homebuyer Education Class</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 6:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality will be hosting a free Homebuyer Education Class on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Join us to learn about the home buying process. The class will be conducted by Shane Allbee (</span><span>Theinsurancecrew</span><span>), Anthony Carr ( </span><span>Keller Williams Realty</span><span>) and Jason Dieckman (</span><span>Bank</span></p> <p><span>of the Wichitas Mortgage Company</span><span>).</span></p> <p><span>There is no admission fee for this informational class. Learn the basic steps to homeownership: Lender/Realtor/Insurance and the basics to knowing "Your Credit". The class will include a Q&amp;A session. Participants will be provided with a packet to get started. Seating will be limited so send an RSVP to OkEq Program Coordinator, Mary Jones </span><span>mary.jones@okeq.org</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>MOREcolor Artist Submissions</span></p> <p><span>Call for entries; Opening Night June 13th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration.</span></p> <p><span>We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and installation creations.</span></p> <p><span>The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award.</span></p> <p><span>For submission details go to </span><span>MOREcolorart.com </span><span>Tulsa Pride 2013<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Tulsa Pride 2013 is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at </span><span>www.tulsapride.org</span></p> <p><span>Pride Planning Meeting</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend.</span></p> <p><span>Pride Idol</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St</span></p> <p><span>Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride's Drag Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit </span><span>Tulsa Pride on Facebook</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>6th Annual Turn About Show</span></p> <p><span>Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Club Majestic<br />124 N Boston Ave</span></p> <p><span>Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8:00 pm, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, 21 to drink!<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>DREAM ACT Oklahoma</span></p> <p><span>Saturday and Sunday, March 16th and 17th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality will host a training session for DREAM Act Oklahoma at the Equality Center on Saturday March 16th from 6:00 - 10:00 pm and Sunday March 17th from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.</span></p> <p><span>DAOK is excited to bring together potential leaders from all<br />around Oklahoma to decide the next phase of the<br />immigration youth movement. The retreat will set the direction and focus on what Oklahoma needs. DAOK wants to outline a strategic process and listen to you.</span></p> <p><span>DREAM Act Oklahoma is a youth-lead organization with an emphasis on civil rights for the undocumented community, trying to eradicate fear, help educate and advocate for a better life and a brighter future.</span></p> <p><span>For more information on DREAM Act OK or to sign up for the training, contact Ivan Godinez at </span><span>Ivan@dreamactok.org </span><span>or visit </span><span>dreamactok.org</span></p> <p><span>Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, May 4th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013!</span></p> <p><span>www.okeq.org/gala</span></p> <p><span>Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day</span></p> <p><span>Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>March 20th is Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project will be having HIV testing at the Equality Center from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The day will also include speakers, light food and beverages, information booths with give-a-ways. H.O.P.E. Testing will provide tests from 4:00 - 8:00 pm.</span></p> <p><span>Sponsored by</span></p> <p><span>Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project<br />H.O.P.E Testing Clinic<br />H.E.A.R.T. Native American Coalition of Green country</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action!</span></p> <p><span>TMSL's annual Spring Recruitment Clinic will be held on<br />Saturday, March 9th, 2013 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at<br />Lantz Park. If you have ever wanted to play, this is the<br />way to find a team. All players, new and returning, that<br />are looking for a spring team should attend. At the<br />clinics, players will go through some drills, learn about<br />the league and meet coaches to be placed on a team. Lantz Park is located at 821 N. Yale Ave in Tulsa.</span></p> <p><span>TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer.</span></p> <p><span>To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit</span></p> <p><span>TulsaMetroSoftball.com</span></p> <p><span>The eNews for the week of March 13th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business:</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT</span></p> <p><span>2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. </span><span>Next meet is Friday, March 22nd, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Growl 2013</span></p> <p><span>May 3rd - 5th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd - 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit </span><span>www.tulsagrowl.com </span><span>and check out the entire schedule and to register.</span></p> <p><span>Marriage Equality Week</span></p> <p><span>March 25th - 30th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>For all the week's events, </span><span>click here<br /></span><span>TU Law School's SODA Presents LGBT Law</span></p> <p><span>Monday, March 25th, 2013; 7:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R. Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Know Your Rights</span></p> <p><span>On Monday, March 25th, 2013 TU Law School's SODA (Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance) will continue their monthly presentations on the state of LGBT Law in Oklahoma and the nation. As part of Marriage Equality Week, the presentation will be entitled "Preview to the</span></p> <p><span>Supreme Court Hearings on Marriage Equality" and will be at 7:00 pm at the Equality Center.</span></p> <p><span>Within Our Reach</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 1:00 - 5:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R. Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality in<br />collaboration with Family &amp;<br />Children's Services will be<br />offering "Within Our Reach" a<br />free, fun, educational couples<br />relationship enhancement<br />workshop. It is intended to help couples build on existing strengths and teaches important skills to create safe and stable relationships. In addition, couples will learn how to communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and </span>enhance love, commitment and friendship.</p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call</span></p> <p><span>Carrie at 918.560.1243 or email </span><span>clitttle@fcsok.org<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Suzanne Westenhoefer</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103</span></p> <p><span>Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me".</span></p> <p><span>Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited</span></p> <p><span>For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or </span><span>visit here</span></p> <p><span>Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit </span><span>www.therapetics.org</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering</span></p> <p><span>April 19th - 22nd, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Osage Hills State Park<br />2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056</span></p> <p><span>The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed.</span></p> <p><span>The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities".</span></p> <p><span>For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e </span><span>Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website </span><span>or download the registration form </span><span>here</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>Dining Out for Life</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, April 25th, 2013; Lunch and Dinner</span></p> <p><span>H.O.P.E. is preparing for their Annual DINING OUT FOR LIFE in Tulsa. This year the community will come together on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 to support HIV prevention, testing, and education. Each participating restaurant will give at least 25% of the proceeds from the evening to H.O.P.E.<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Get a group of friends together, go out to eat, and support HIV prevention. The more you eat and the more people you invite out to<br />eat, the more money is donated to H.O.P.E.</span></p> <p><span>For a list of participating restaurants, please visit</span></p> <p><span>www.hopetesting.org</span></p> <p><span>Equality Center Pride Store</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever!</span></p> <p><span>Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library</span></p> <p><span>'</span><span>The History of Lesbian Hair</span><span>' by Mary Dugger<br /></span><span>You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at</span></p> <p><span>the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>In The History of Lesbian Hair, Mary Dugger delivers an unrelentingly hilarious view of the modern world. The redoubtable Ms. D. offers an uproarious array of illustrated essays, diagrams, and short takes, subdivided into Life ("The Downside to Lesbian Chic", how to "Build Your Own Lesbian", "So You Want to Be a Straight Girl", and the ultimate definition of children - "pets with thumbs"), Liberty ("Far Right Trading Cards", the ethics of outing, and an irrefutable argument proving that if homosexuals really do make up only 1.5 percent of the population, then every gay person in Chicago spends an average of $13.11 on liquor every single day), and The Pursuit of Happiness (the birth of the indomitable alter ego Marie DuGuerre, and her ongoing search for love, romance, and a decent vacation).</span></p> <p><span>Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library<br /><br /></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2013] OKEQ Weekly eNews, 13 March 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Oklahomans for Equality Weekly eNews, 13 March 2013 Description An account of the resource An email newsletter from Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) for the week of March 13, 2013, 9 pages. Primarily details upcoming events and programs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 13, 2013 2013 6th Annual Turn About Show AIDS AIDS/HIV Be Our Voice Give a Day Coming Out Workshop Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project DAOK Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Dining Out for Life Diversity and Dignity Group DREAM ACT DREAM ACT Oklahoma DREAM ACT Oklahoma (DAOK) EBA EBA Directory email eNews Equality Business Alliance Equality Business Alliance (EBA) Equality Center Equality Gala Equality Gala 2013 Family and Children's Services H.E.A.R.T. H.O.P.E. HEART Native American Coalition of Green Country HIV HIV/AIDs Homebuyer Education Class HOPE HOPE Testing HOPE Testing Clinic Know Your Rights Lambda Al Anon Lambda Al-Anon Live Free Live Free! Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Marriage Equality Week MOREcolor MOREcolor exhibition MOREcolor Fine Arts MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library Native American Coalition of Green County Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Native Americans OkEq OKEQ EBA OKEQ Equality Business Alliance OkEq Equality Center OKEQ Weekly eNews OKEQ weekly news Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) OUTlaw OUTlaw Legal Workshop Pride Idol Pride Store Prime Timers Rainbow Writers SAGE Service and Advocacy for Gay Elders Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Sexual Orientation and Diversity Alliance (SODA) Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance SODA Spectrum Knits Suzanne Westenhoefer TAPT TCC Center TU Sexual Orientation and Diversity Alliance TU SODA Tulsa Area Prime Timers Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) Tulsa Community College Tulsa Community College (TCC) Tulsa Growl Tulsa Growl 2013 Tulsa LGBT Softball Tulsa Metro Softball League Tulsa Metro Softball League (TMSL) Tulsa Pride Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride Festival Tulsa Two Spirits Society Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering Turn About Show Volunteer Tulsa Within Our Reach Workforce Oklahoma Access Point https://history.okeq.org/files/original/4808d90f963034cf0fe9e88a98dd1563.pdf 5eb7183314a0022c17e0e57da0a5f4be PDF Text Text eNews March 19th, 2013 In This Issue EBA Sponsor Be Our Voice, Give a Day Equality Business Alliance Welcome to the eNews. OkEq is hosting Marriage Equality Week on March 25th - 30th. Be sure to check out all the events we have on schedule for the week. eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality Homebuyer Class MOREcolor Art Show Tulsa Pride 2013 Equality Gala The eNews for the week of March 19th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: TMSL EBA Sponsor Singles Night OUT Tulsa Growl Marriage Equality Week Know Your Rights Within Our Reach Suzanne Westenhoefer LifeLine First Thursday Dining Out for Life Be Our Voice, Give a Day Tim Dickmann made a donation to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign in memory of his mother, Barbara Dickmann's birthday and sponsored OkEq and the Equality Center on Sunday, March 17th, 2013. Tulsa Two Spirit CODE Pride Store Rainbow Library Volunteer Find Us on Facebook Be Our Voice, Give a Day �Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, March 21st, 7:00 pm Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook The March Monthly Mixer Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by The Insurance Crew, 420 S. Main Street, Suite 205, Tulsa, OK 74103. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. The Insurance Crew 420 S. Main Street, Suite 205 Tulsa, OK 74103 OkEq Art Exhibit The March exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the photographic art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone The April Monthly Mixer Meeting will be on Monday, April 8th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by Steven Michael's Photography and held at Living Arts of Tulsa. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. Living Arts of Tulsa 307 E. Brady, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 The April Monthly EBA Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and nonmembers, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it send to eba@okeq.org by Monday April 8th. Homebuyer Education Class Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 6:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality will be hosting a free Homebuyer Education Class on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Join us to learn about the home buying process. The class will be conducted by Shane Allbee (Theinsurancecrew), Anthony Carr (Keller Williams Realty) and Jason Dieckman (Bank of the Wichitas Mortgage Company). There is no admission fee for this informational class. Learn the basic steps to homeownership: Lender/Realtor/Insurance and the basics to knowing "Your Credit". The class will include a Q&A session. Participants will be provided with a packet to get started. Seating will be limited so send an RSVP to OkEq Program Coordinator Mary Jones mary.jones@okeq.org. MOREcolor Artist Submissions Call for entries; Opening Night June 13th, 2013 Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration. Tai Chi Class Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. �We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and installation creations. The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award. For submission details go to MOREcolorart.com Grieving Well Tulsa Pride 2013 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Tulsa Pride 2013 is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org Pride Planning Meeting Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & James Prather Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Pride Idol Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Swing Dance Class Mondays �Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit Tulsa Pride on Facebook. 6th Annual Turn About Show Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm Club Majestic 124 N Boston Ave Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8:00 pm, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, 21 to Drink! 7:00 pm Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. Features dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary. Facilitated by Kelley Parker Free for Members $5 for Non Members www.tosstulsa.org Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2013 The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Youth Program And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013! www.okeq.org/gala Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Opening Day on Sunday April 7th, 2013 Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information �The eNews for the week of March 19th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, March 22nd, 2013 Tulsa Growl 2013 May 3rd - 5th, 2013 Self Defense Class Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit www.tulsagrowl.com and check out the entire schedule and to register. Marriage Equality Week March 25th - 30th, 2013 Boot Camp For all the week's events, click here TU Law School's SODA Presents LGBT Law Monday, March 25th, 2013; 7:00 pm Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. �Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Know Your Rights On Monday, March 25th, 2013 TU Law School's SODA (Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance) will continue their monthly presentations on the state of LGBT Law in Oklahoma and the nation. As part of Marriage Equality Week, the presentation will be entitled "Preview to the Supreme Court Hearings on Marriage Equality" and will be at 7:00 pm at the Equality Center. Within Our Reach Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 1:00 - 5:00 pm Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality in collaboration with Family & Children's Services will be offering "Within Our Reach" a free, fun, educational couples relationship enhancement workshop. It is intended to help couples build on existing strengths and teaches important skills to create safe and stable relationships. In addition, couples will learn how to communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call Carrie at 918.560.1243 or email clitttle@fcsok.org Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. LifeLine Screening at Circle Cinema Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Circle CInema 10 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, OK 74104 Circle Cinema and the OpenArms Youth Project want to invite you to a screening Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are �of LifeLine, a 25 minute documentary about The Trevor Project and LGBTQ youth suicide prevention. The film will screen at Circle Cinema on Thursday, March 28th, 2013. Doors open at 7:30 and the screening will begin shortly after. The concession stand will be open and a $5 suggested donation will be asked for at the door with all proceeds going to Tulsa's Openarms Youth Project. required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, April 4th, 2013; 6:00 - 9:00 pm The April OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, will feature the work of three different artists: Corazon Watkins, Carolyn Faseler and Don Holladay in a combined show, beginning with a reception on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month. Dining Out for Life Thursday, April 25th, 2013; Lunch and Dinner H.O.P.E. is preparing for their Annual DINING OUT FOR LIFE in Tulsa. This year the community will come together on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 to support HIV prevention, testing, and education. Each participating restaurant will give at least 25% of the proceeds from the evening to H.O.P.E. Game Night Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Get a group of friends together, go out to eat, and support HIV prevention. The more you eat and the more people you invite out to eat, the more money is donated to H.O.P.E. For a list of participating restaurants, please visit www.hopetesting.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. CODE: An OML 2013 Fundraiser Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 pm On April 6th, 2013 the Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also �(T.U.L.S.A.) will sponsor a fundraiser at the Tulsa Eagle for the current Oklahoma Mr. Leather 2013, Nate Benner. Nate will be the representative from Oklahoma at the International Mr. Leather 2013 competition to be held in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend. All proceeds from this evening will go directly to his travel fund. strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. T.U.L.S.A. would love everyone to come and help support Nate, OML 2013, on his journey to Chicago for IML. Adherence to dress code is not mandatory, but HIGHLY encouraged. The event starts at 10:00 pm. Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'The Scarlet Professor: Newton Arvin: A Literary Life Shattered by Scandal' by Barry Werth You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center MISSION: Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. �During his thirty-seven years at Smith College, Newton Arvin published groundbreaking studies of Hawthorne, Whitman, Melville, and Longfellow that stand today as models of scholarship and psychological acuity. He cultivated friendships with the likes of Edmund Wilson and Lillian Hellman and became mentor to Truman Capote. A social radical and closeted homosexual, the circumspect Arvin nevertheless survived McCarthyism. But in September 1960 his apartment was raided, and his cache of beefcake erotica was confiscated, plunging him into confusion and despair and provoking his panicked betrayal of several friends. An utterly absorbing chronicle, The Scarlet Professor deftly captures the essence of a conflicted man and offers a provocative and unsettling look at American moral fanaticism.. Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Welcome to the eNews.<br />OkEq is hosting Marriage Equality Week on March 25th - 30th. Be sure to check out all the events we have on schedule for the week.<br />eNews Staff<br />Oklahomans for Equality</span><br /><br /></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>The eNews for the week of March 19th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business:<br /><br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Be Our Voice, Give a Day</span></p> <p><span>Tim Dickmann made a donation to<br />OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign<br />in memory of his mother, Barbara Dickmann's birthday and sponsored OkEq and the Equality Center on Sunday, March 17th, 2013.</span><br /><br /></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Equality Business Alliance</span></p> <p><span>Upcoming Events</span></p> <p><span>Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory<br />EBA on Facebook</span></p> <p><span>The March Monthly Mixer Meeting </span><span>will be on<br />Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by The<br />Insurance Crew, 420 S. Main Street, Suite 205, Tulsa, OK 74103. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business.</span></p> <p><span>The Insurance Crew 420 S. Main Street, Suite 205 Tulsa, OK 74103</span></p> <p><span>The April Monthly Mixer Meeting </span><span>will be on Monday, April 8th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by Steven Michael's Photography and held at Living Arts of Tulsa. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business.</span></p> <p><span>Living Arts of Tulsa<br />307 E. Brady, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120</span></p> <p><span>The April Monthly EBA Meeting </span><span>will be on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and non- members, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it send to </span><span>eba@okeq.org </span><span>by Monday April 8th.</span></p> <p><span>Homebuyer Education Class</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 6:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality will be hosting a free Homebuyer Education Class on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Join us to learn about the home buying process. The class will be conducted by Shane Allbee (</span><span>Theinsurancecrew</span><span>), Anthony Carr ( </span><span>Keller Williams Realty</span><span>) and Jason Dieckman (</span><span>Bank</span></p> <p><span>of the Wichitas Mortgage Company</span><span>).</span></p> <p><span>There is no admission fee for this informational class. Learn the basic steps to homeownership: Lender/Realtor/Insurance and the basics to knowing "Your Credit". The class will include a Q&amp;A session. Participants will be provided with a packet to get started. Seating will be limited so send an RSVP to OkEq Program Coordinator Mary Jones </span><span>mary.jones@okeq.org</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>MOREcolor Artist Submissions</span></p> <p><span>Call for entries; Opening Night June 13th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration.<br /><br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and installation creations.</span></p> <p><span>The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award.</span></p> <p><span>For submission details go to </span><span>MOREcolorart.com </span><span>Tulsa Pride 2013</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Pride 2013 is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at</span></p> <p><span>www.tulsapride.org </span><span>Pride Planning Meeting</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend.</span></p> <p><span>Pride Idol</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St</span></p> <p><span>Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street </span>Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit Tulsa Pride on Facebook.<br /><br /></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>6th Annual Turn About Show</span></p> <p><span>Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Club Majestic<br />124 N Boston Ave</span></p> <p><span>Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8:00 pm, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, 21 to Drink!</span></p> <p><span>Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, May 4th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook</span></p> <p><span>And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013!</span></p> <p><span>www.okeq.org/gala </span><span>Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing</span></p> <p><span>Opening Day on Sunday April 7th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action!</span></p> <p><span>TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit </span><span>TulsaMetroSoftball.com<br /><br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>The eNews for the week of March 19th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business:</span></p> <p><span>Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT</span></p> <p><span>2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. </span><span>Next meet is Friday, March 22nd, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Growl 2013</span></p> <p><span>May 3rd - 5th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd - 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit </span><span>www.tulsagrowl.com </span><span>and check out the entire schedule and to register.</span></p> <p><span>Marriage Equality Week</span></p> <p><span>March 25th - 30th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>For all the week's events, </span><span>click here</span></p> <p><span>TU Law School's SODA Presents LGBT Law</span></p> <p><span>Monday, March 25th, 2013; 7:00 pm<br /><br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Dennis R. Neill Equality Center</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Know Your Rights</span></p> <p><span>On Monday, March 25th, 2013 TU Law School's SODA (Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance) will continue their monthly presentations on the state of LGBT Law in Oklahoma and the nation. As part of Marriage Equality Week, the presentation will be entitled "Preview to the</span></p> <p><span>Supreme Court Hearings on Marriage Equality" and will be at 7:00 pm at the Equality Center.</span></p> <p><span>Within Our Reach</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 1:00 - 5:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R. Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality in<br />collaboration with Family &amp;<br />Children's Services will be<br />offering "Within Our Reach" a<br />free, fun, educational couples<br />relationship enhancement<br />workshop. It is intended to help couples build on existing strengths and teaches important skills to create safe and stable relationships. In addition, couples will learn how to communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship.</span></p> <p><span>Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call Carrie at 918.560.1243 or email </span><span>clitttle@fcsok.org</span></p> <p><span>Suzanne Westenhoefer</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103</span></p> <p><span>Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me".</span></p> <p><span>Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited</span></p> <p><span>For more info and to purchase tickets, call<br />918.798.3647 or </span><span>visit here</span></p> <p><span>Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit </span><span>www.therapetics.org</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>LifeLine </span><span>Screening at Circle Cinema </span><span>Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Circle CInema<br />10 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, OK 74104</span></p> <p><span>Circle Cinema and the OpenArms Youth Project want to invite you to a screening </span>of LifeLine, a 25 minute documentary about The Trevor Project and LGBTQ youth suicide prevention. The film will screen at Circle Cinema on Thursday, March 28th, 2013. Doors open at 7:30 and the screening will begin shortly after. The concession stand will be open and a $5 suggested donation will be asked for at the door with all proceeds going to Tulsa's Openarms Youth Project.<br /><br /></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>First Thursday Art Reception</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, April 4th, 2013; 6:00 - 9:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>The April OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, will feature the work of three different artists: Corazon Watkins, Carolyn Faseler and Don Holladay in a combined show, beginning with a reception on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month.</span></p> <p><span>Dining Out for Life</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, April 25th, 2013; Lunch and Dinner</span></p> <p><span>H.O.P.E. is preparing for their Annual DINING OUT FOR LIFE in Tulsa. This year the community will come together on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 to support HIV prevention, testing, and education. Each participating restaurant will give at least 25% of the proceeds from the evening to H.O.P .E.</span></p> <p><span>Get a group of friends together, go out to eat, and support HIV prevention. The more you eat and the more people you invite out to eat, the more money is donated to H.O.P.E.</span></p> <p><span>For a list of participating restaurants, please visit</span></p> <p><span>www.hopetesting.org </span><span>Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering</span></p> <p><span>April 19th - 22nd, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Osage Hills State Park<br />2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056</span></p> <p><span>The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed.</span></p> <p><span>The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities".</span></p> <p><span>For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e </span><span>Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website </span><span>or download the registration form </span><span>here</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>CODE: An OML 2013 Fundraiser</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>On April 6th, 2013 the Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association </span>(T.U.L.S.A.) will sponsor a fundraiser at the Tulsa Eagle for the current Oklahoma Mr. Leather 2013, Nate Benner. Nate will be the representative from Oklahoma at the International Mr. Leather 2013 competition to be held in Chicago over the Memorial Day</p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>weekend. All proceeds from this evening will go directly to his travel fund.</span></p> <p><span>T.U.L.S.A. would love everyone to come and help support Nate, OML 2013, on his journey to Chicago for IML. Adherence to dress code is not mandatory, but HIGHLY encouraged. The event starts at 10:00 pm.<br /><br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Equality Center Pride Store</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever!<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library</span></p> <p><span>'</span><span>The Scarlet Professor: Newton Arvin: A Literary Life Shattered by Scandal</span><span>' by Barry Werth</span></p> <p><span>You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>During his thirty-seven years at Smith College, Newton Arvin published groundbreaking studies of Hawthorne, Whitman, Melville, and Longfellow that stand today as models of scholarship and psychological acuity. He cultivated friendships with the likes of Edmund Wilson and Lillian Hellman and became mentor to Truman Capote. A social radical and closeted homosexual, the circumspect Arvin nevertheless survived McCarthyism. But in September 1960 his apartment was raided, and his cache of beefcake erotica was confiscated, plunging him into confusion and despair and provoking his panicked betrayal of several friends.</span></p> <p><span>An utterly absorbing chronicle, The Scarlet Professor deftly captures the essence of a conflicted man and offers a provocative and unsettling look at American moral fanaticism..</span></p> <p><span>Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online</span></p> <p><span>Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library</span></p> <p><span>Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2013] OKEQ Weekly eNews, 19 March 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Oklahomans for Equality Weekly eNews, 19 March 2013 Description An account of the resource An email newsletter from Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) for the week of March 19, 2013, 9 pages. Primarily details upcoming events and programs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 19, 2013 2013 6th Annual Turn About Show Be Our Voice Give a Day Circle Cinema Coming Out Workshop Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Dining Out for Life Diversity and Dignity Group EBA EBA Directory email eNews Equality Business Alliance Equality Business Alliance (EBA) Equality Business Alliance Directory Equality Center Equality Gala Equality Gala 2013 Family and Children's Services First Thursday Art Reception fundraisers fundraising Gender Outreach Homebuyer Education Class HOPE Know Your Rights Lambda Al Anon Lambda Al-Anon LGBT Softball LifeLine Live Free Live Free! Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Marriage Equality Week MOREcolor MOREcolor exhibition MOREcolor Fine Arts MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library OkEq OKEQ Board OKEQ EBA OKEQ Equality Business Alliance OkEq Equality Center OKEQ Weekly eNews OKEQ weekly news Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) OML OML 2013 Open Arms Open Arms Youth Project Open Arms Youth Project (OYP) OpenArms OpenArms Project Openarms Youth Project Openarms Youth Project (OYP) OYP Pride Idol Pride Store Prime Timers Rainbow Writers SAGE SAGE-aging issues Service and Advocacy for Gay Elders Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Sexual Orientation and Diversity Alliance (SODA) Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance SODA Spectrum Knits Suzanne Westenhoefer TAPT The Trevor Project TMSL Trevor Project TU Sexual Orientation and Diversity Alliance TU SODA Tulsa Area Prime Timers Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) Tulsa Growl Tulsa Growl 2013 Tulsa LGBT Softball Tulsa Metro Softball League Tulsa Metro Softball League (TMSL) Tulsa Pride Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride Festival Tulsa Two Spirits Society Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.) Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association (TULSA) Turn About Show Volunteer Tulsa Within Our Reach Workforce Oklahoma Access Point https://history.okeq.org/files/original/125eae971cca8b12ef928d9fad6c19c7.pdf 23734532493642047774b303fced6f17 PDF Text Text eNews February 20th, 2013 In This Issue Be Our Voice, Give a Day Eating Out for Equality Know Your Rights Welcome to the eNews. The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center is entirely supported by donations from the community. Be Our Voice, Give a Day allows us to spotlight our generous donors. Be Our Voice, Give a Day eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality Be Our Voice, Give a Day To honor the courage and bravery of the transgender community, Havah Gordon has made a donation to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and is sponsoring the Equality Center for the week of Sun, February 17th, 2013 through Sat, February 23rd, 2013. Thank You for your support, Havah! Equality Business Alliance Swing Dance Class Community Hero Awards SAGE hosts TCC Camp Fire Candy Sale OUTlaw Legal Workshop Gamily Tulsa Pride 2013 TMSL Native HIV/AIDS Days Guys Dine Too First Thursday Tulsa Mister Leather Singles Night OUT Council Oak Mens Chorale Tulsa Spirit Imperial Court LGBT Equality Day Night of 1001 Divinations Pride Store Rainbow Library Volunteer Inclement Weather Policy Be Our Voice, Give a Day Eating Out for Equality Tuesday, February 26th, 2013; 6:00 - 10:00 pm The Rusty Crane 109 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK 74103 Oklahomans for Equality wants you and your family and friends to eat dinner with us at The Rusty Crane on Tuesday, February 26th from 6 - 10 Find Us on Facebook �pm. OkEq will receive 10% of the proceeds for the night. www.therustycranetulsa.com TU Law School's SODA Presents LGBT Law Monday, February 25th, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Know Your Rights OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, February 21st, 7 pm On Monday, February 25th, 2013 TU Law School's SODA (Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance) will continue their monthly presentations on the state of LGBT Law in Oklahoma and the nation. The presentation will be at 7:00 pm at the Equality Center. Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook February's EBA Monthly Mixer will be will be hosted by Courtyard Atlas Life Downtown on Wednesday February 20th, 2013 at 6:00 pm. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. Plan on giving us a 2 minute commercial about your Business. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to take orders and get your phone ringing. EBA mixers are open to members and non-members alike. OkEq Art Exhibit The February exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the group work "Girlfriends" Courtyard by Marriott - ATLAS LIFE BUILDING TULSA 415 S. Boston Ave, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 Swing Dance Class Every Monday; 7:00 pm Tai Chi Class Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. TOSS is teaching an 8-week series of classes running until February 25th, 2013 at the Equality Center. Don't know your left foot from your right? That's okay! Start with the basic step and work through beginner and intermediate lessons in Swing Dance-era dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary! For more info on TOSS, go to www.tosstulsa.org. Free for OkEq members and $5 for non members. OkEq now taking nominations for Community Hero Awards Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members �Oklahomans for Equality is now taking nominations to recognize individuals or groups who have made an impact on the work for equality for the LGBT community. These awards are presented at the annual Equality Gala on May 4th, 2013, Tulsa Convention Center Ballroom. Deadline for submissions is Thursday, February, 28th . The following awards are presented: Lifetime Achievement Award - Recognizes a lifetime of dedication to the cause of equality for the LGBT community in Oklahoma. Community Hero Award - Recognize those individuals and groups who have represented or served our community in the previous year. The Rev. Russell Bennett Award for Spiritual Inclusion Presented to a faith leader who leads and supports affirming the faith of the LGBT community in our local congregations. Carolyn Wagner Youth Leadership Award - Presented to a local area youth who demonstrates extraordinary character and makes a positive difference in their school, youth group and community. Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Grand Marshal for the Tulsa Gay Pride Parade June 1st Recognizes an individual who has supported the LGBT community in a courageous and visible manner. You can download a form here. Please return completed form to lucas.green@okeq.org SAGE hosts TCC Center Tour Tuesday, February 26th, 2013; 10:30 am Grieving Well 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens SAGE Tulsa will host a Tulsa Community College class tour of the Equality Center on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Food will be provided and the TCC students will join the SAGE members for intergenerational discussions. Email lucas.green@okeq.org if you would like to attend. Girl Scouts Cookie Sale Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm In support of Girl Scouts being an inclusion organization, Oklahomans for Equality will host the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Cookie Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 starting at 5:30 pm. Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & �The cookies will cost $4.00 per box and will include: Thin Mints, Tagalongs (peanut butter & chocolate patties), Samoas (chocolate, caramel, coconut cookie), Do-si-dos (peanut butter sandwich cookie), Trefoils (a shortbread cookie) and Savannah Smiles (a zesty lemon cookie). James Prather OUTlaw Legal Workshop 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month; 7:00 pm OkEq will host the OUTlaw Legal Workshop on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Facilitator Conor Cleary, an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., leads the topic discussions which will change each meeting. Upcoming topics include wills, rights of survivorship, medical issues, power of attorney (durable) and inheritances, transgender name changes and trans rights. The discussion will be followed by an open Q&A session. GAMILY Meeting Saturday, March 9th, 2013; 3:00 pm SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan OkEq welcomes our new intern, Samantha Checotah, who will be working with our GAMILY program which advocates and serves LGBT parents and their children. Gamily will have a Meet n Greet get together on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Equality Center. Youth Program Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org for Tulsa Pride 2013. Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL's annual Spring Recruitment Clinic will be held on Saturday, March 9 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Lantz Park. If you have ever wanted to play, this is the way to find a team. All players, new and returning, that are looking for a spring team should attend. At the clinics, players will go through some drills, learn about the league and meet coaches to be placed on a team. Lantz Park is located at 821 N. Yale Ave in Tulsa. TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information �To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) March 20th is Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the Creek nation HIV/AIDS Project will be having HIV testing at the Equality Center from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The day will also include speakers, light food and beverages, information booths with give-a-ways. H.O.P.E. Testing will provide tests from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Sponsored by Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project H.O.P.E Testing Clinic H.E.A.R.T Native American Coalition of Green country Guys Dine Too Tuesday, March 5th, 2013; 6:30 pm The March meeting of Guys Dine Too will be at Brothers Houligan on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 around 6:30 pm. Brothers Houligan is located at 9701 E 61st www.broshouligan.com Guys Dine Too is a social program by OkEq for Gay Men, and their male Allies/friends, and meets at a different restaurant every month. Please RSVP to Richard Haley at gaydine2@yahoo.com if you plan on attending First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 6:00 pm 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Self Defense Class Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members The March OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Equality Center, will feature the Photographic Art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone, beginning with a reception on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month. Boot Camp Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013 Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. �Friday and Saturday, March 8th & 9th, 2013 Tulsa's Premier Gay Leather Event - the Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest and Events will take place March 8th & 9th, 2013 at the Tulsa Eagle, 1338 E. 3rd St, just east of Downtown Tulsa. The Event begins on Friday, March 8th at 10:00 pm with a Meet n Greet Mixer at the Tulsa Eagle and follows up with the Contest at 10:00 pm on Saturday the 9th of March. The event is open and welcoming to all interested fans and friends. Part of the $5 cover charge will start the charity fund that will be raised throughout the year. Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. For more information email: tmlproducers@gmail.com Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm A new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Council Oak Mens Chorale Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Rehearsals begin Monday, March 4th, 2013; 7:00 pm The Vocal Pride Foundation is excited to announce Council Oak Mens Chorale will soon begin rehearsal for the summer 2013 season. Our performance ensemble had great success last season with the Divo/Diva summer concert, a stellar performance in Denver, Colorado at the GALA 2012 Festival, and our fall Zinga! performances with clarinetist Stacy C. Smith. Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm Council Oak Men's Chorale Summer Season 2013 "DONNA SUMMER/WHITNEY HOUSTON - A TRIBUTE" with celebrated soloist Phena Hackett, Soprano Rehearsals begin Monday, March 4th, 2013 Fellowship Congregational Church 2900 S. Harvard Ave Fellowship Hall 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Performances are Tuesday, June 4th and Friday June 7th, 2013 at Lorton Performance Center - TU Campus Sunday, February 24th, 2013 - 7:00 pm - Oscar Night Watch Party - Meet and Greet at Liberty Tower Club Room, 1502 S. Boulder Ave. To attend please RSVP to Mark Weathers at mark_w@netscape.com or Rusty Kidd at russell.kidd@att.net. Food and drink will be provided. Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are �www.counciloak.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. Game Night Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Upcoming Events Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals I.C.A.O. - Coronation VI March 7th - 10th, 2013 Regent Emperor V Philip "Papa Scrappy" Saint Johns & Regent Empress V Kris Kohl & The Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Invite you to The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet Coronation VI "A Night at the USO with Designing Women and a Cast of Stars" Thursday, March 7th Meet and Greet at Tulsa Eagle @ 10 PM, No Cover Friday, March 8th Hospitality Noon to 3 at Host Hotel Out of Town Show - Host Hotel - Doors at 6, Show at 7 $15 - includes bus tour EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also �Bus leaves hotel at 9 - drag welcome but not required Hospitality Midnight to 3 Must have wrist band for bus tour and hospitality Friday night. strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Saturday, March 9th Hospitality - 8 am to 3 pm Woman's Conference 1 pm - Host Hotel (Open to the Public, Free) Coronation VI - Host Hotel - $45 (Dress is Theme or Formal) Doors / Meet and Greet at 5 pm, Dinner at 6 pm and Ceremony at 7 pm Hospitality - 1 hour after Coronation to 3 am Sunday, March 10th Victory Brunch - Host Hotel - $25 Doors at 10:30, Brunch at 11 Shot Party - 3 pm - 5 pm Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Victory Show - 7 pm - ? Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Hotel, Tickets and Program Advertising Information are available on theImperial Court of All Oklahoma website I.C.A.O. is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization for more information contact ICAO on Facebook or impcourtok@gmail.com 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day Wednesday March 6th, 2013; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm The Equality Network (TEN) invites all LGBT and allied people from across the state for the 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day at the Capitol. Nothing shapes legislators' attitudes more than face-to-face contact with their constituents. Wednesday, March 6th will begin with a brief lobbying training session at 9:00 am in Room 25. TEN will provide information on how to effectively interact with your representatives as well as talking points for target legislation. Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing TEN encourages you to set up an appointment with your state representative and state senator in advance to ensure that you will be able to meet with them on Equality Day. To find your representatives, click here. Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. Open Circle presents 'Night of 1001 Divinations' MISSION: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equlity Center 621 E. 4th, Tulsa, OK Just in time to banish the mid-winter blahs! A relaxed evening that will be filled with music, dancing, story-telling, henna artists, readers and more fun stuff to be announced. Food will be pot-luck style, so this is a good time to show off your favorite Middle-Eastern specialty if you want, or that fabulous dessert your Great Aunt Ida swore she'd never give anyone the recipe to! Please, NO PORK. We would like to honor the local cultural traditions. Middle eastern/Arabian themed dress is encouraged, but not required. All we need is you! BYOB as usual; mixers will be available for purchase from Open Circle. There will also be a raffle...and we're hearing about lots of good items just waiting to go home with you. Ages 16 and older. As usual, you must be 21 to drink alcohol. Tickets are available at Earth and Soul...and will be available at other venues soon. Tickets are $15.00 per person, and if you want to reserve a Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. �table for you and 7 of your very best buds, just contact us. Visit us on Facebook! Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl ' by Paul Colapinto You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine-and a total failure. As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of one man's-and one family's-amazing survival in the face of terrible odds. Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org �Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Inclement Weather Policy Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In the event of inclement weather you may need to confirm that special events and regularly scheduled programming at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center have not been cancelled due to poor road conditions or winter weather advisories. Please contact the Equality Center by calling 918-743-4297 or check the OkEq website: www.okeq.org Toby Jenkins, Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality, will contact the local media so we can be included in the posted weather-related closings. Info will also be posted on Facebook. Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers Be Our Voice, Give a Day To honor the courage and bravery of the transgender community, Havah Gordon has made a donation to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and is sponsoring the Equality Center for the week of Sun, February 17th, 2013 through Sat, February 23rd, 2013. Thank You for your support, Havah! Be Our Voice, Give a Day Eating Out for Equality Tuesday, February 26th, 2013; 6:00 - 10:00 pm The Rusty Crane 109 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK 74103 Oklahomans for Equality wants you and your family and friends to eat dinner with us at The Rusty Crane on Tuesday, February 26th from 6 - 10 eNews February 20th, 2013 In This Issue Be Our Voice, Give a Day Eating Out for Equality Know Your Rights Equality Business Alliance Swing Dance Class Community Hero Awards SAGE hosts TCC Camp Fire Candy Sale OUTlaw Legal Workshop Gamily Tulsa Pride 2013 TMSL Native HIV/AIDS Days Guys Dine Too First Thursday Tulsa Mister Leather Singles Night OUT Council Oak Mens Chorale Tulsa Spirit Imperial Court LGBT Equality Day Night of 1001 Divinations Pride Store Rainbow Library Volunteer Inclement Weather Policy Find Us on Facebook Welcome to the eNews. The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center is entirely supported by donations from the community. Be Our Voice, Give a Day allows us to spotlight our generous donors. Be Our Voice, Give a Day eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality pm. OkEq will receive 10% of the proceeds for the night. www.therustycranetulsa.com TU Law School's SODA Presents LGBT Law Monday, February 25th, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Know Your Rights On Monday, February 25th, 2013 TU Law School's SODA (Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance) will continue their monthly presentations on the state of LGBT Law in Oklahoma and the nation. The presentation will be at 7:00 pm at the Equality Center. Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook February's EBA Monthly Mixer will be will be hosted by Courtyard Atlas Life Downtown on Wednesday February 20th, 2013 at 6:00 pm. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. Plan on giving us a 2 minute commercial about your Business. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to take orders and get your phone ringing. EBA mixers are open to members and non-members alike. Courtyard by Marriott - ATLAS LIFE BUILDING TULSA 415 S. Boston Ave, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 Swing Dance Class Every Monday; 7:00 pm Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. TOSS is teaching an 8-week series of classes running until February 25th, 2013 at the Equality Center. Don't know your left foot from your right? That's okay! Start with the basic step and work through beginner and intermediate lessons in Swing Dance-era dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary! For more info on TOSS, go to www.tosstulsa.org. Free for OkEq members and $5 for non members. OkEq now taking nominations for Community Hero Awards OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, February 21st, 7 pm OkEq Art Exhibit The February exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the group work "Girlfriends" Tai Chi Class Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members Oklahomans for Equality is now taking nominations to recognize individuals or groups who have made an impact on the work for equality for the LGBT community. These awards are presented at the annual Equality Gala on May 4th, 2013, Tulsa Convention Center Ballroom. Deadline for submissions is Thursday, February, 28th. The following awards are presented: Lifetime Achievement Award - Recognizes a lifetime of dedication to the cause of equality for the LGBT community in Oklahoma. Community Hero Award - Recognize those individuals and groups who have represented or served our community in the previous year. The Rev. Russell Bennett Award for Spiritual Inclusion - Presented to a faith leader who leads and supports affirming the faith of the LGBT community in our local congregations. Carolyn Wagner Youth Leadership Award - Presented to a local area youth who demonstrates extraordinary character and makes a positive difference in their school, youth group and community. Grand Marshal for the Tulsa Gay Pride Parade June 1st - Recognizes an individual who has supported the LGBT community in a courageous and visible manner. You can download a form here. Please return completed form to lucas.green@okeq.org SAGE hosts TCC Center Tour Tuesday, February 26th, 2013; 10:30 am SAGE Tulsa will host a Tulsa Community College class tour of the Equality Center on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Food will be provided and the TCC students will join the SAGE members for intergenerational discussions. Email lucas.green@okeq.org if you would like to attend. Girl Scouts Cookie Sale Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm In support of Girl Scouts being an inclusion organization, Oklahomans for Equality will host the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Cookie Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 starting at 5:30 pm. Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Grieving Well 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & The cookies will cost $4.00 per box and will include: Thin Mints, Tagalongs (peanut butter & chocolate patties), Samoas (chocolate, caramel, coconut cookie), Do-si-dos (peanut butter sandwich cookie), Trefoils (a shortbread cookie) and Savannah Smiles (a zesty lemon cookie). OUTlaw Legal Workshop 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month; 7:00 pm OkEq will host the OUTlaw Legal Workshop on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Facilitator Conor Cleary, an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., leads the topic discussions which will change each meeting. Upcoming topics include wills, rights of survivorship, medical issues, power of attorney (durable) and inheritances, transgender name changes and trans rights. The discussion will be followed by an open Q&A session. GAMILY Meeting Saturday, March 9th, 2013; 3:00 pm OkEq welcomes our new intern, Samantha Checotah, who will be working with our GAMILY program which advocates and serves LGBT parents and their children. Gamily will have a Meet n Greet get together on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Equality Center. Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org for Tulsa Pride 2013. Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL's annual Spring Recruitment Clinic will be held on Saturday, March 9 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Lantz Park. If you have ever wanted to play, this is the way to find a team. All players, new and returning, that are looking for a spring team should attend. At the clinics, players will go through some drills, learn about the league and meet coaches to be placed on a team. Lantz Park is located at 821 N. Yale Ave in Tulsa. TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. James Prather SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Youth Program Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm March 20th is Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the Creek nation HIV/AIDS Project will be having HIV testing at the Equality Center from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The day will also include speakers, light food and beverages, information booths with give-a-ways. H.O.P.E. Testing will provide tests from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Sponsored by Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project H.O.P.E Testing Clinic H.E.A.R.T Native American Coalition of Green country Guys Dine Too Tuesday, March 5th, 2013; 6:30 pm The March meeting of Guys Dine Too will be at Brothers Houligan on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 around 6:30 pm. Brothers Houligan is located at 9701 E 61st www.broshouligan.com Guys Dine Too is a social program by OkEq for Gay Men, and their male Allies/friends, and meets at a different restaurant every month. Please RSVP to Richard Haley at gaydine2@yahoo.com if you plan on attending First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 6:00 pm The March OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Equality Center, will feature the Photographic Art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone, beginning with a reception on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month. Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013 Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Self Defense Class Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members Boot Camp Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. Friday and Saturday, March 8th & 9th, 2013 Tulsa's Premier Gay Leather Event - the Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest and Events will take place March 8th & 9th, 2013 at the Tulsa Eagle, 1338 E. 3rd St, just east of Downtown Tulsa. The Event begins on Friday, March 8th at 10:00 pm with a Meet n Greet Mixer at the Tulsa Eagle and follows up with the Contest at 10:00 pm on Saturday the 9th of March. The event is open and welcoming to all interested fans and friends. Part of the $5 cover charge will start the charity fund that will be raised throughout the year. For more information email: tmlproducers@gmail.com Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm A new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Council Oak Mens Chorale Rehearsals begin Monday, March 4th, 2013; 7:00 pm The Vocal Pride Foundation is excited to announce Council Oak Mens Chorale will soon begin rehearsal for the summer 2013 season. Our performance ensemble had great success last season with the Divo/Diva summer concert, a stellar performance in Denver, Colorado at the GALA 2012 Festival, and our fall Zinga! performances with clarinetist Stacy C. Smith. Council Oak Men's Chorale Summer Season 2013 "DONNA SUMMER/WHITNEY HOUSTON - A TRIBUTE" with celebrated soloist Phena Hackett, Soprano Rehearsals begin Monday, March 4th, 2013 Fellowship Congregational Church 2900 S. Harvard Ave Fellowship Hall 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Performances are Tuesday, June 4th and Friday June 7th, 2013 at Lorton Performance Center - TU Campus Sunday, February 24th, 2013 - 7:00 pm - Oscar Night Watch Party - Meet and Greet at Liberty Tower Club Room, 1502 S. Boulder Ave. To attend please RSVP to Mark Weathers at mark_w@netscape.com or Rusty Kidd at russell.kidd@att.net. Food and drink will be provided. Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are www.counciloak.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq download the registration form here. Imperial Court of All Oklahoma website or Upcoming Events I.C.A.O. - Coronation VI March 7th - 10th, 2013 Regent Emperor V Philip "Papa Scrappy" Saint Johns & Regent Empress V Kris Kohl & The Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Invite you to Coronation VI "A Night at the USO with Designing Women and a Cast of Stars" Thursday, March 7th Meet and Greet at Tulsa Eagle @ 10 PM, No Cover Friday, March 8th Hospitality Noon to 3 at Host Hotel Out of Town Show - Host Hotel - Doors at 6, Show at 7 $15 - includes bus tour required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org Game Night Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also Bus leaves hotel at 9 - drag welcome but not required Hospitality Midnight to 3 Must have wrist band for bus tour and hospitality Friday night. Saturday, March 9th Hospitality - 8 am to 3 pm Woman's Conference 1 pm - Host Hotel (Open to the Public, Free) Coronation VI - Host Hotel - $45 (Dress is Theme or Formal) Doors / Meet and Greet at 5 pm, Dinner at 6 pm and Ceremony at 7 pm Hospitality - 1 hour after Coronation to 3 am Sunday, March 10th Victory Brunch - Host Hotel - $25 Doors at 10:30, Brunch at 11 Shot Party - 3 pm - 5 pm Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Victory Show - 7 pm - ? Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Hotel, Tickets and Program Advertising Information are available on theImperial Court of All Oklahoma website I.C.A.O. is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization for more information contact ICAO on Facebook or impcourtok@gmail.com 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day Wednesday March 6th, 2013; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm The Equality Network (TEN) invites all LGBT and allied people from across the state for the 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day at the Capitol. Nothing shapes legislators' attitudes more than face-to-face contact with their constituents. Wednesday, March 6th will begin with a brief lobbying training session at 9:00 am in Room 25. TEN will provide information on how to effectively interact with your representatives as well as talking points for target legislation. TEN encourages you to set up an appointment with your state representative and state senator in advance to ensure that you will be able to meet with them on Equality Day. To find your representatives, click here. Open Circle presents 'Night of 1001 Divinations' Saturday, February 23rd, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equlity Center 621 E. 4th, Tulsa, OK Just in time to banish the mid-winter blahs! A relaxed evening that will be filled with music, dancing, story-telling, henna artists, readers and more fun stuff to be announced. Food will be pot-luck style, so this is a good time to show off your favorite Middle-Eastern specialty if you want, or that fabulous dessert your Great Aunt Ida swore she'd never give anyone the recipe to! Please, NO PORK. We would like to honor the local cultural traditions. Middle eastern/Arabian themed dress is encouraged, but not required. All we need is you! BYOB as usual; mixers will be available for purchase from Open Circle. There will also be a raffle...and we're hearing about lots of good items just waiting to go home with you. Ages 16 and older. As usual, you must be 21 to drink alcohol. Tickets are available at Earth and Soul...and will be available at other venues soon. Tickets are $15.00 per person, and if you want to reserve a strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. MISSION: Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. table for you and 7 of your very best buds, just contact us. Visit us on Facebook! Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl ' by Paul Colapinto You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine-and a total failure. As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of one man's-and one family's-amazing survival in the face of terrible odds. Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Inclement Weather Policy Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In the event of inclement weather you may need to confirm that special events and regularly scheduled programming at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center have not been cancelled due to poor road conditions or winter weather advisories. Please contact the Equality Center by calling 918-743-4297 or check the OkEq website: www.okeq.org Toby Jenkins, Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality, will contact the local media so we can be included in the posted weather-related closings. Info will also be posted on Facebook. Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm| Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2013] OKEQ Weekly eNews, 20 February 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Oklahomans for Equality Weekly eNews, 20 February 2013 Description An account of the resource An email newsletter from Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) for the week of February 20, 2013, 10 pages. Primarily details upcoming events and programs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 20, 2013 2013 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day Be Our Voice Give a Day Carolyn Wagner Youth Leadership Award Community Hero Award Council Oak Men's Chorale Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Diversity and Dignity Group Eating Out for Equality EBA EBA Directory email eNews Equality Business Alliance Equality Business Alliance (EBA) Equality Business Alliance Directory Equality Center First Thursday First Thursday Art Reception GAMILY Gender Outreach Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Guys Dine Too H.E.A.R.T. H.O.P.E. HEART HEART Native American Coalition of Green Country HOPE HOPE Testing HOPE Testing Clinic ICAO Imperial Court of all Oklahoma Imperial Court of All Oklahoma (ICAO) Know Your Rights Lambda Al Anon Lambda Al-Anon LGBT Equality Day LGBT Softball Lifetime Achievement Award Mr. Leather Mr. Leather 2013 Mr. Leather Contest Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library Native American Coalition of Green County Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Native Americans OkEq OKEQ EBA OKEQ Equality Business Alliance OkEq Equality Center OKEQ Weekly eNews OKEQ weekly news Oklahoma Swing Syndicate Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Open Circle OUTlaw OUTlaw Legal Workshop pride Parade Pride Store Prime Timers Rainbow Writers Rev. Russell Bennett Award for Spiritual Inclusion Rev. Russell Bennett Spiritual Inclusion Award SAGE Service and Advocacy for Gay Elders Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Sexual Orientation and Diversity Alliance (SODA) Sexual Orientation Diversity Alliance Spectrum Knits TAPT TCC TCC Center TEN The Equality Network The Equality Network (TEN) The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate (TOSS) TMSL TOSS TU TU Sexual Orientation and Diversity Alliance TU SODA Tulsa Area Prime Timers Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) Tulsa Community College Tulsa Community College (TCC) Tulsa Gay Pride Parade Tulsa LGBT Softball Tulsa Metro Softball League Tulsa Metro Softball League (TMSL) Tulsa Mr. Leather Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013 Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest Tulsa Pride Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride Festival Tulsa Two Spirits Society Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering Volunteer Tulsa Workforce Oklahoma Access Point https://history.okeq.org/files/original/1db3afe28cf3494047b1141c2d549250.pdf 991df1e44807a652dfda85540eab99c0 PDF Text Text eNews February 28th, 2013 In This Issue Be Our Voice, Give a Day Red State Brief Equality Business Alliance Welcome to the eNews. The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center is entirely supported by donations from the community. Be Our Voice, Give a Day allows us to spotlight our generous donors. Be Our Voice, Give a Day eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality Be Our Voice, Give a Day To honor the 1st anniversary of their wedding in Washington D.C., Laura Belmonte and Susan Arrington have made a donation to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and are sponsoring Oklahomans for Equality on Sunday March 3rd, 2013. Congratulations Laura and Susan and Thank You for the support! Guys Dine Too Camp Fire Green Country Camp Fire Candy Sale First Thursday Gamily Swing Dance Class OUTlaw Legal Workshop Tulsa Pride 2013 SAGE hosts TCC TMSL LGBT Equality Day Native HIV/AIDS Days Tulsa Mister Leather Singles Night OUT COLORAMA Suzanne Westenhoefer Expatriate Council Oak Mens Chorale Tulsa Two Spirit Imperial Court Pride Store Be Our Voice, Give a Day "Red State Brief" Filed in Marriage Cases at US Supreme Court Oklahomans for Equality today joined the Utah Pride Center, Campaign for Southern Equality and twenty-five other organizations in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court. The brief urges the justices to strike down a wide range of anti-gay laws. The brief calls on the Court to uphold appellate court rulings in both the Defense of Marriage and Proposition 8 cases currently pending. Oklahomans for Equality joined Utah Pride in this "Red State Brief" to detail the long history of anti-gay legislation in many states around the nation that denigrates the LGBT community. "This brief is about arguing on behalf of the millions of Americans who feel Rainbow Library Volunteer Inclement Weather Policy Find Us on Facebook �hopeless that legislation on a state level will ever advance their cause," said Utah Pride Attorney and former Bush Administration United States Attorney Brett Tolman. The brief contends that many local state laws are designed to routinely deny gay citizens basic civil rights, and many state codes are woven in a tangle that can only be unraveled by the courts. Read the brief here Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook The March Monthly EBA Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and non-members, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it sent to eba@okeq.org by Monday March 11th. Guys Dine Too Tuesday, March 5th, 2013; 6:30 pm The March meeting of Guys Dine Too will be at Brothers Houligan on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 around 6:30 pm. Brothers Houligan is located at 9701 E 61st OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, March 21st, 7:00 pm OkEq Art Exhibit The March exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the photographic art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone www.broshouligan.com Guys Dine Too is a social program by OkEq for Gay Men, and their male Allies/friends, and meets at a different restaurant every month. Please RSVP to Richard Haley at gaydine2@yahoo.com if you plan on attending Camp Fire Green Country Candy Sale Wednesday, March 6th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm Oklahomans for Equality will host a Camp Fire Green Country Candy Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 starting at 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Camp Fire will be selling their world famous Chocolate Bars for $1 each. Camp Fire is an inclusive organization welcoming children, youth and adults regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation or other aspect of diversity. Girl Scouts Cookie Sale Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm In support of Girl Scouts being an inclusion organization, Oklahomans for Equality will host the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Cookie Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 starting at 5:30 pm. The cookies will cost $4.00 per box and will include: Thin Mints, Tagalongs (peanut butter & chocolate patties), Samoas (chocolate, caramel, coconut cookie), Do-si-dos (peanut butter sandwich cookie), Trefoils (a shortbread cookie) and Savannah Smiles (a zesty lemon cookie). Tai Chi Class Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members �First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 6:00 pm The March OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Equality Center, will feature the Photographic Art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone, beginning with a reception on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month. Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Grieving Well GAMILY Meeting Saturday, March 9th, 2013; 3:00 pm 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens OkEq welcomes our new intern, Samantha Checotah, who will be working with our GAMILY program which advocates and serves LGBT parents and their children. Gamily will have a Meet n Greet get together on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Equality Center. Swing Dance Class Every Monday; 7:00 pm Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & James Prather Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. TOSS is teaching an 8-week series of classes running until February 25th, 2013 at the Equality Center. Don't know your left foot from your right? That's okay! Start with the basic step and work through beginner and intermediate �lessons in Swing Dance-era dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary! For more info on TOSS, go to www.tosstulsa.org. Free for OkEq members and $5 for non members. OUTlaw Legal Workshop 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month; 7:00 pm Topic for February 28th : Where There's a Will, There's a Way - Have you drafted a will? How will you protect your property and belongings? Make sure your property goes to the right person. Free and open to the public. OkEq will host the OUTlaw Legal Workshop on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Facilitator Conor Cleary, an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., leads the topic discussions which will change each meeting. Upcoming topics include wills, rights of survivorship, medical issues, power of attorney (durable) and inheritances, transgender name changes and trans rights. The discussion will be followed by an open Q&A session. Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org for Tulsa Pride 2013. SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Youth Program Pride Planning Meeting Thursday, February 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday February 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Pride Idol Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride's Drag Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit Tulsa Pride on Facebook . 6th Annual Turn About Show Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information �Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm Club Majestic 124 N Boston Ave Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8 PM, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, 21 to Drink! SAGE hosts TCC Center Tour Tuesday, March 26th, 2013; 10:30 am Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Self Defense Class SAGE Tulsa will host a Tulsa Community College class tour of the Equality Center on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Food will be provided and the TCC students will join the SAGE members for intergenerational discussions. Email lucas.green@okeq.org if you would like to attend. Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL's annual Spring Recruitment Clinic will be held on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Lantz Park. If you have ever wanted to play, this is the way to find a team. All players, new and returning, that are looking for a spring team should attend. At the clinics, players will go through some drills, learn about the league and meet coaches to be placed on a team. Lantz Park is located at 821 N. Yale Ave in Tulsa. TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com Boot Camp Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day Wednesday March 6th, 2013; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm The Equality Network (TEN) invites all LGBT and allied people from across the state for the 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day at the Capitol. Nothing shapes legislators' attitudes more than face-to-face contact with their Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm �constituents. Wednesday, March 6th will begin with a brief lobbying training session at 9:00 am in Room 25. TEN will provide information on how to effectively interact with your representatives as well as talking points for target legislation. TEN encourages you to set up an appointment with your state representative and state senator in advance to ensure that you will be able to meet with them on Equality Day. To find your representatives, click here. (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. Rainbow Writers Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm March 20th is Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project will be having HIV testing at the Equality Center from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The day will also include speakers, light food and beverages, information booths with give-a-ways. H.O.P.E. Testing will provide tests from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Sponsored by Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project H.O.P.E Testing Clinic H.E.A.R.T Native American Coalition of Green country Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013 Friday and Saturday, March 8th & 9th, 2013 Tulsa's Premier Gay Leather Event - the Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest and Event will take place March 8th & 9th, 2013 at the Tulsa Eagle, 1338 E. 3rd St, just east of Downtown Tulsa. The Event begins on Friday, March 8th at 10:00 pm with a Meet n Greet Mixer at the Tulsa Eagle and follows up with the Contest at 10:00 pm on Saturday the 9th of March. The event is open and welcoming to all interested fans and friends. Part of the $5 cover charge will start the charity fund that will be raised throughout the year. For more information email: tmlproducers@gmail.com Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org �Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, March 8th, 2013 COLORAMA presented by Tulsa Lambda Bowling Friday, March 8th, 2013; 8:00 pm Sheridan Lanes 3121 South Sheridan Road Tulsa, OK The Tulsa Lambda League bowlers present COLORAMA at Sheridan lanes. Friday, March 8th, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Everyone is invited to come out and join in for a fun night of bowling, and to win some cash. COLORAMA is a fundraiser for the Jackpot Oklahoma Lambda Tournament (JOLT), Tulsa's only annual Gay bowling tournament which brings in Gay & Lesbian bowlers throughout the nation to Tulsa. You don't need to be a league bowler to participate, so any skill level is welcomed. The cost for COLORAMA is $20. Be prepared to have a ball. Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. Expatriate Friday, March 1st and Saturday March 2nd, 2013; 8:00 pm Nightingale Theater 1416 E 4th St "EXPATRIATE" a two-act play with all vocal music. Poet, playwright, and performer Lenelle Moise has written, composed and stars in a compelling Game Night Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. �two woman production. Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Friday, March 1st & Saturday, March 2nd at the Nightingale Theater at 8:00 pm. Achingly platonic soulmates Claudie and Alphine are unsung musicians and longtime best-friends. Both wrestle with the addiction, abandonment and sexual trauma that run in their respective family histories. Diligent, dutiful, Julliard-trained composer Claudie may or may not be celibate while sparkly, indulgent Alphine has more natural star-potential and sex appeal than she knows what to do with. Supported by playwright/ composer Lenelle Moise's funk-infused all-vocal score. For more info visit Living Arts Tulsa lenellemoise.com Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Council Oak Mens Chorale Rehearsals begin Monday, March 4th, 2013; 7:00 pm The Vocal Pride Foundation is excited to announce Council Oak Mens Chorale will soon begin rehearsal for the summer 2013 season. Our performance ensemble had great success last season with the Divo/Diva summer concert, a stellar performance in Denver, Colorado at the GALA 2012 Festival, and our fall Zinga! performances with clarinetist Stacy C. Smith. Council Oak Men's Chorale Summer Season 2013 "DONNA SUMMER/WHITNEY HOUSTON - A TRIBUTE" with celebrated soloist Phena Hackett, Soprano Rehearsals begin Monday, March 4th, 2013 Fellowship Congregational Church 2900 S. Harvard Ave Fellowship Hall 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. MISSION: Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Performances are Tuesday, June 4th and Friday June 7th, 2013 at Lorton Performance Center - TU Campus www.counciloak.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org �The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Upcoming Events I.C.A.O. - Coronation VI March 7th - 10th, 2013 Regent Emperor V Philip "Papa Scrappy" Saint Johns & Regent Empress V Kris Kohl & The Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Invite you to Coronation VI "A Night at the USO with Designing Women and a Cast of Stars" Thursday, March 7th Meet and Greet at Tulsa Eagle @ 10 PM, No Cover Friday, March 8th Hospitality Noon to 3 at Host Hotel Out of Town Show - Host Hotel - Doors at 6, Show at 7 $15 - includes bus tour Bus leaves hotel at 9 - drag welcome but not required Hospitality Midnight to 3 Must have wrist band for bus tour and hospitality Friday night. Saturday, March 9th Hospitality - 8 am to 3 pm Woman's Conference 1 pm - Host Hotel (Open to the Public, Free) Coronation VI - Host Hotel - $45 (Dress is Theme or Formal) Doors / Meet and Greet at 5 pm, Dinner at 6 pm and Ceremony at 7 pm Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org �Hospitality - 1 hour after Coronation to 3 am Sunday, March 10th Victory Brunch - Host Hotel - $25 Doors at 10:30, Brunch at 11 Shot Party - 3 pm - 5 pm Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Victory Show - 7 pm - ? Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Hotel, Tickets and Program Advertising Information are available on theImperial Court of All Oklahoma website I.C.A.O. is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization for more information contact ICAO on Facebook or impcourtok@gmail.com Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'Landing' by Emma Donoghue You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center A delightful, old-fashioned love story with a uniquely twenty-first-century twist, Landing is a romantic comedy that explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance relationshipsthe kind millions of us now maintain mostly by plane, phone, and Internet. Síle is a stylish citizen of the new Dublin, a veteran flight attendant who's traveled the world. Jude is a twenty-five-year-old archivist, stubbornly attached to the tiny town of Ireland, Ontario, in which she was born and raised. On her first plane trip, Jude's and Síle's worlds touch and snag at Heathrow Airport. In the course of the next year, their lives, and those of their friends and families, will be drawn into a new, shaky orbit. This sparkling, lively story explores �age-old questions: Does where you live matter more than who you live with? What would you give up for love, and would you be a fool to do so? Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Inclement Weather Policy Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In the event of inclement weather you may need to confirm that special events and regularly scheduled programming at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center have not been cancelled due to poor road conditions or winter weather advisories. Please contact the Equality Center by calling 918-743-4297 or check the OkEq website: www.okeq.org Toby Jenkins, Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality, will contact the local media so we can be included in the posted weather-related closings. Info will also be posted on Facebook. Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers Be Our Voice, Give a Day To honor the 1st anniversary of their wedding in Washington D.C., Laura Belmonte and Susan Arrington have made a donation to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and are sponsoring Oklahomans for Equality on Sunday March 3rd, 2013. Congratulations Laura and Susan and Thank You for the support! Be Our Voice, Give a Day "Red State Brief" Filed in Marriage Cases at US Supreme Court Oklahomans for Equality today joined the Utah Pride Center, Campaign for Southern Equality and twenty-five other organizations in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court. The brief urges the justices to strike down a wide range of anti-gay laws. The brief calls on the Court to uphold appellate court rulings in both the Defense ofMarriage and Proposition 8 cases currently pending. Oklahomans for Equality joined Utah Pride in this "Red State Brief" to detail the long history of anti-gay legislation in many states around the nation that denigrates the LGBT community. "This brief is about arguing on behalf of the millions of Americans who feel eNews February 28th, 2013 In This Issue Be Our Voice, Give a Day Red State Brief Equality Business Alliance Guys Dine Too Camp Fire Green Country Camp Fire Candy Sale First Thursday Gamily Swing Dance Class OUTlaw Legal Workshop Tulsa Pride 2013 SAGE hosts TCC TMSL LGBT Equality Day Native HIV/AIDS Days Tulsa Mister Leather Singles Night OUT COLORAMA Suzanne Westenhoefer Expatriate Council Oak Mens Chorale Tulsa Two Spirit Imperial Court Pride Store Rainbow Library Volunteer Inclement Weather Policy Find Us on Facebook Welcome to the eNews. The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center is entirely supported by donations from the community. Be Our Voice, Give a Day allows us to spotlight our generous donors. Be Our Voice, Give a Day eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality hopeless that legislation on a state level will ever advance their cause," said Utah Pride Attorney and former Bush Administration United States Attorney Brett Tolman. The brief contends that many local state laws are designed to routinely deny gay citizens basic civil rights, and many state codes are woven in a tangle that can only be unraveled by the courts. Read the brief here Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook The March Monthly EBA Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and non-members, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it sent to eba@okeq.org by Monday March 11th. Guys Dine Too Tuesday, March 5th, 2013; 6:30 pm The March meeting of Guys Dine Too will be at Brothers Houligan on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 around 6:30 pm. Brothers Houligan is located at 9701 E 61st www.broshouligan.com Guys Dine Too is a social program by OkEq for Gay Men, and their male Allies/friends, and meets at a different restaurant every month. Please RSVP to Richard Haley at gaydine2@yahoo.com if you plan on attending Camp Fire Green Country Candy Sale Wednesday, March 6th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm Oklahomans for Equality will host a Camp Fire Green Country Candy Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 starting at 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Camp Fire will be selling their world famous Chocolate Bars for $1 each. Camp Fire is an inclusive organization welcoming children, youth and adults regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation or other aspect of diversity. Girl Scouts Cookie Sale Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm In support of Girl Scouts being an inclusion organization, Oklahomans for Equality will host the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Cookie Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 starting at 5:30 pm. The cookies will cost $4.00 per box and will include: Thin Mints, Tagalongs (peanut butter & chocolate patties), Samoas (chocolate, caramel, coconut cookie), Do-si-dos (peanut butter sandwich cookie), Trefoils (a shortbread cookie) and Savannah Smiles (a zesty lemon cookie). OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, March 21st, 7:00 pm OkEq Art Exhibit The March exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the photographic art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone Tai Chi Class Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 6:00 pm The March OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Equality Center, will feature the Photographic Art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone, beginning with a reception on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month. GAMILY Meeting Saturday, March 9th, 2013; 3:00 pm OkEq welcomes our new intern, Samantha Checotah, who will be working with our GAMILY program which advocates and serves LGBT parents and their children. Gamily will have a Meet n Greet get together on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Equality Center. Swing Dance Class Every Monday; 7:00 pm Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. TOSS is teaching an 8-week series of classes running until February 25th, 2013 at the Equality Center. Don't know your left foot from your right? That's okay! Start with the basic step and work through beginner and intermediate Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Grieving Well 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & James Prather lessons in Swing Dance-era dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary! For more info on TOSS, go to www.tosstulsa.org. Free for OkEq members and $5 for non members. OUTlaw Legal Workshop 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month; 7:00 pm Topic for February 28th: Where There's a Will, There's a Way - Have you drafted a will? How will you protect your property and belongings? Make sure your property goes to the right person. Free and open to the public. OkEq will host the OUTlaw Legal Workshop on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Facilitator Conor Cleary, an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., leads the topic discussions which will change each meeting. Upcoming topics include wills, rights of survivorship, medical issues, power of attorney (durable) and inheritances, transgender name changes and trans rights. The discussion will be followed by an open Q&A session. Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org for Tulsa Pride 2013. Pride Planning Meeting Thursday, February 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday February 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Pride Idol Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride's Drag Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit Tulsa Pride on Facebook. 6th Annual Turn About Show SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Youth Program Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm Club Majestic 124 N Boston Ave Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8 PM, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, 21 to Drink! SAGE hosts TCC Center Tour Tuesday, March 26th, 2013; 10:30 am SAGE Tulsa will host a Tulsa Community College class tour of the Equality Center on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Food will be provided and the TCC students will join the SAGE members for intergenerational discussions. Email lucas.green@okeq.org if you would like to attend. Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL's annual Spring Recruitment Clinic will be held on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Lantz Park. If you have ever wanted to play, this is the way to find a team. All players, new and returning, that are looking for a spring team should attend. At the clinics, players will go through some drills, learn about the league and meet coaches to be placed on a team. Lantz Park is located at 821 N. Yale Ave in Tulsa. TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day Wednesday March 6th, 2013; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm The Equality Network (TEN) invites all LGBT and allied people from across the state for the 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day at the Capitol. Nothing shapes legislators' attitudes more than face-to-face contact with their Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Self Defense Class Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members Boot Camp Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm constituents. Wednesday, March 6th will begin with a brief lobbying training session at 9:00 am in Room 25. TEN will provide information on how to effectively interact with your representatives as well as talking points for target legislation. TEN encourages you to set up an appointment with your state representative and state senator in advance to ensure that you will be able to meet with them on Equality Day. To find your representatives, click here. Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm March 20th is Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project will be having HIV testing at the Equality Center from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The day will also include speakers, light food and beverages, information booths with give-a-ways. H.O.P.E. Testing will provide tests from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Sponsored by Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project H.O.P.E Testing Clinic H.E.A.R.T Native American Coalition of Green country Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013 Friday and Saturday, March 8th & 9th, 2013 Tulsa's Premier Gay Leather Event - the Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest and Event will take place March 8th & 9th, 2013 at the Tulsa Eagle, 1338 E. 3rd St, just east of Downtown Tulsa. The Event begins on Friday, March 8th at 10:00 pm with a Meet n Greet Mixer at the Tulsa Eagle and follows up with the Contest at 10:00 pm on Saturday the 9th of March. The event is open and welcoming to all interested fans and friends. Part of the $5 cover charge will start the charity fund that will be raised throughout the year. For more information email: tmlproducers@gmail.com (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, March 8th, 2013 COLORAMA presented by Tulsa Lambda Bowling Friday, March 8th, 2013; 8:00 pm Sheridan Lanes 3121 South Sheridan Road Tulsa, OK The Tulsa Lambda League bowlers present COLORAMA at Sheridan lanes. Friday, March 8th, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Everyone is invited to come out and join in for a fun night of bowling, and to win some cash. COLORAMA is a fundraiser for the Jackpot Oklahoma Lambda Tournament (JOLT), Tulsa's only annual Gay bowling tournament which brings in Gay & Lesbian bowlers throughout the nation to Tulsa. You don't need to be a league bowler to participate, so any skill level is welcomed. The cost for COLORAMA is $20. Be prepared to have a ball. Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. Expatriate Friday, March 1st and Saturday March 2nd, 2013; 8:00 pm Nightingale Theater 1416 E 4th St "EXPATRIATE" a two-act play with all vocal music. Poet, playwright, and performer Lenelle Moise has written, composed and stars in a compelling Game Night Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. two woman production. Friday, March 1st & Saturday, March 2nd at the Nightingale Theater at 8:00 pm. Achingly platonic soulmates Claudie and Alphine are unsung musicians and longtime best-friends. Both wrestle with the addiction, abandonment and sexual trauma that run in their respective family histories. Diligent, dutiful, Julliard-trained composer Claudie may or may not be celibate while sparkly, indulgent Alphine has more natural star-potential and sex appeal than she knows what to do with. Supported by playwright/ composer Lenelle Moise's funk-infused all-vocal score. For more info visit Living Arts Tulsa lenellemoise.com Council Oak Mens Chorale Rehearsals begin Monday, March 4th, 2013; 7:00 pm The Vocal Pride Foundation is excited to announce Council Oak Mens Chorale will soon begin rehearsal for the summer 2013 season. Our performance ensemble had great success last season with the Divo/Diva summer concert, a stellar performance in Denver, Colorado at the GALA 2012 Festival, and our fall Zinga! performances with clarinetist Stacy C. Smith. Council Oak Men's Chorale Summer Season 2013 "DONNA SUMMER/WHITNEY HOUSTON - A TRIBUTE" with celebrated soloist Phena Hackett, Soprano Rehearsals begin Monday, March 4th, 2013 Fellowship Congregational Church 2900 S. Harvard Ave Fellowship Hall 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Performances are Tuesday, June 4th and Friday June 7th, 2013 at Lorton Performance Center - TU Campus www.counciloak.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. MISSION: Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq download the registration form here. Imperial Court of All Oklahoma website or Upcoming Events I.C.A.O. - Coronation VI March 7th - 10th, 2013 Regent Emperor V Philip "Papa Scrappy" Saint Johns & Regent Empress V Kris Kohl & The Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Invite you to Coronation VI "A Night at the USO with Designing Women and a Cast of Stars" Thursday, March 7th Meet and Greet at Tulsa Eagle @ 10 PM, No Cover Friday, March 8th Hospitality Noon to 3 at Host Hotel Out of Town Show - Host Hotel - Doors at 6, Show at 7 $15 - includes bus tour Bus leaves hotel at 9 - drag welcome but not required Hospitality Midnight to 3 Must have wrist band for bus tour and hospitality Friday night. Saturday, March 9th Hospitality - 8 am to 3 pm Woman's Conference 1 pm - Host Hotel (Open to the Public, Free) Coronation VI - Host Hotel - $45 (Dress is Theme or Formal) Doors / Meet and Greet at 5 pm, Dinner at 6 pm and Ceremony at 7 pm Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org Hospitality - 1 hour after Coronation to 3 am Sunday, March 10th Victory Brunch - Host Hotel - $25 Doors at 10:30, Brunch at 11 Shot Party - 3 pm - 5 pm Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Victory Show - 7 pm - ? Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Hotel, Tickets and Program Advertising Information are available on theImperial Court of All Oklahoma website I.C.A.O. is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization for more information contact ICAO on Facebook or impcourtok@gmail.com Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'Landing' by Emma Donoghue You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center A delightful, old-fashioned love story with a uniquely twenty-first-century twist, Landing is a romantic comedy that explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance relationships- the kind millions of us now maintain mostly by plane, phone, and Internet. Síle is a stylish citizen of the new Dublin, a veteran flight attendant who's traveled the world. Jude is a twenty-five-year-old archivist, stubbornly attached to the tiny town of Ireland, Ontario, in which she was born and raised. On her first plane trip, Jude's and Síle's worlds touch and snag at Heathrow Airport. In the course of the next year, their lives, and those of their friends and families, will be drawn into a new, shaky orbit. This sparkling, lively story explores age-old questions: Does where you live matter more than who you live with? What would you give up for love, and would you be a fool to do so? Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Inclement Weather Policy Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In the event of inclement weather you may need to confirm that special events and regularly scheduled programming at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center have not been cancelled due to poor road conditions or winter weather advisories. Please contact the Equality Center by calling 918-743-4297 or check the OkEq website: www.okeq.org Toby Jenkins, Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality, will contact the local media so we can be included in the posted weather-related closings. Info will also be posted on Facebook. Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm| Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2013] OKEQ Weekly eNews, 28 February 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Oklahomans for Equality Weekly eNews, 28 February 2013 Description An account of the resource An email newsletter from Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) for the week of February 28, 2013, 11 pages. Primarily details upcoming events and programs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 28, 2013 2013 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day 6th Annual Turn About Show Be Our Voice Give a Day Camp Fire Camp Fire Green Country Camp Fire USA COLORAMA Coming Out Workshop Council Oak Men's Chorale Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Diversity and Dignity Group EBA EBA Directory email eNews Equality Business Alliance Equality Business Alliance (EBA) Equality Business Alliance Directory Equality Center Equality Day Expatriate First Thursday First Thursday Art Reception GAMILY Gender Outreach Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Guys Dine Too H.E.A.R.T. H.O.P.E. HEART HEART Native American Coalition of Green Country HOPE HOPE Testing HOPE Testing Clinic ICAO Imperial Court of all Oklahoma Imperial Court of All Oklahoma (ICAO) Lambda Al Anon Lambda Al-Anon Lambda Bowling League LGBT Equality Day LGBT Softball Live Free Live Free! Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Living Arts of Tulsa Living Arts Tulsa marriage equality Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library Native American Coalition of Green County Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Native Americans OkEq OKEQ EBA OKEQ Equality Business Alliance OkEq Equality Center OKEQ Weekly eNews OKEQ weekly news Oklahoma Swing Syndicate Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) OUTlaw OUTlaw Legal Workshop Pride Idol Pride Store Prime Timers SAGE Service and Advocacy for Gay Elders Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Spectrum Knits Suzanne Westenhoefer TAPT TCC TCC Center TEN The Equality Network The Equality Network (TEN) The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate (TOSS) TMSL TOSS Tulsa Area Prime Timers Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) Tulsa Community College Tulsa Community College (TCC) Tulsa Lambda Bowling Tulsa Lambda Bowling League Tulsa LGBT Softball Tulsa Metro Softball League Tulsa Metro Softball League (TMSL) Tulsa Mr. Leather Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013 Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest Tulsa Pride Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride Festival Tulsa Two Spirits Society Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering Turn About Show Volunteer Tulsa Workforce Oklahoma Access Point https://history.okeq.org/files/original/9d124cd35dfb8d90802d18ce28875633.pdf 68d0d3b63fe7c1d096fcaf5ab2b7ff8f PDF Text Text eNews March 28th, 2013 In This Issue EBA Sponsor Be Our Voice, Give a Day Birth Announcement Welcome to the eNews. It's Marriage Equality Week at OkEq. Be sure to check out all the events we have on schedule for the week. eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality Marriage Equality Week Homebuyer Class OUTlaw Legal Workshop Within Our Reach The eNews for the week of March 28th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: First Thursday Equality Business Alliance Guys Dine Too MOREcolor Art Show Tulsa Pride 2013 Equality Gala TMSL EBA Sponsor Singles Night OUT Tulsa Growl Suzanne Westenhoefer Be Our Voice, Give a Day In honor of 15 years together and their marriage in NYC on 3-19-12, Kenneth Joslin and Mark Linholm have donated to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and sponsored the Equality Center for the day of Tuesday, March 19th, 2013. Kenneth and Mark are pictured below in Times Square with Mark's daughter Audrey. LifeLine Book Study 8 Pride at TU Gamily Picnic at the Zoo Tulsa NOW Dining Out for Life Tulsa Two Spirit No Walls Entertainment CODE Pride Store Rainbow Library Volunteer �Find Us on Facebook Be Our Voice, Give a Day OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, April 11th, 7:00 pm Birth Announcement Congratulations from Oklahomans for Equality OkEq Art Exhibit The March exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the photographic art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone Rebeka Radcliff & Kim McDonald welcomed their first child last month. Jordan Everett McRad was born a bouncing 8lbs 6oz on February 20th, 2013 at 11:00 am. Jordan's mommies stay busy admiring him and working in social services in the Tulsa area. The couple were married in September 2010 in Montreal, Canada and held their reception at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Marriage Equality Week March 25th - 30th, 2013 For all the week's events, click here Homebuyer Education Class Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 6:30 pm Tai Chi Class Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members �Dennis R Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality will be hosting a free Homebuyer Education Class on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Join us to learn about the home buying process. The class will be conducted by Shane Allbee (Theinsurancecrew), Anthony Carr (Keller Williams Realty) and Jason Dieckman (Bank of the Wichitas Mortgage Company). There is no admission fee for this informational class. Learn the basic steps to homeownership: Lender/Realtor/Insurance and the basics to knowing "Your Credit". The class will include a Q&A session. Participants will be provided with a packet to get started. Seating will be limited so send an RSVP to OkEq Program Coordinator Mary Jones mary.jones@okeq.org. OUTlaw Legal Workshop Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:00 pm OkEq hosts the OUTlaw Legal Workshop on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Facilitator Conor Cleary, an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., leads the topic discussions which will change each meeting. The discussion will be followed by an open Q&A session. As part of Marriage Equality Week, the OUTlaw Workshop will recap the hearings on the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8. Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Within Our Reach Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 1:00 - 5:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality in collaboration with Family & Children's Services will be offering "Within Our Reach" a free, fun, educational couples relationship enhancement workshop. It is intended to help couples build on existing strengths and teaches important skills to create safe and stable relationships. In addition, couples will learn how to communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. Grieving Well 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call Carrie at 918.560.1243 or email clittle@fcsok.org First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, April 4th, 2013; 6:00 - 9:00 pm The April OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, will feature the work of three different artists: Corazon Watkins, Carolyn Faseler and Don Holladay in a combined show, beginning with a reception on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month. Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & �James Prather Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook The April Monthly Mixer Meeting will be on Monday, April 8th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by Steven Michael's Photography and held at Living Arts of Tulsa. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. Living Arts of Tulsa 307 E. Brady, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 The April Monthly EBA Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and nonmembers, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it send to eba@okeq.org by Monday April 8th. Guys Dine Too Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013; 6:30 pm The April meeting of Guys Dine Too will be at Sonoma Bistro and Wine Bar Tuesday, April 2nd around 6:30 pm. Sonoma Bistro is located at 3523 S Peoria Ave www.sonomatulsa.com Guys Dine Too is a social program for Gay Men, and their male Allies/friends, and meets at a different restaurant every month. Please RSVP to Richard Haley at gaydine2@yahoo.com if you plan on attending. Swing Dance Class Mondays 7:00 pm Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. Features dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary. Facilitated by Kelley Parker Free for Members $5 for Non Members www.tosstulsa.org MOREcolor Artist Submissions Call for entries; Opening Night June 13th, 2013 Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration. We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and installation creations. The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award. For submission details go to MOREcolorart.com SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Tulsa Pride 2013 Youth Program �Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information Tulsa Pride 2013 is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org Pride Planning Meeting Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Pride Idol Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit Tulsa Pride on Facebook. 6th Annual Turn About Show Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm Club Majestic 124 N Boston Ave Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8:00 pm, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, Self Defense Class Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members �21 to Drink! Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2013; 6:30 pm The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook Boot Camp Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013! www.okeq.org/gala Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Opening Day on Sunday April 7th, 2013 Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com The eNews for the week of March 28th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm �Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, April 12th, 2013 Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org Tulsa Growl 2013 May 3rd - 5th, 2013 Game Night The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit www.tulsagrowl.com and check out the entire schedule and to register. Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013; 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next �providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. LifeLine Screening at Circle Cinema Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Circle CInema 10 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, OK 74104 Circle Cinema and the OpenArms Youth Project want to invite you to a screening of LifeLine, a 25 minute documentary about The Trevor Project and LGBTQ youth suicide prevention. The film will screen at Circle Cinema on Thursday, March 28th, 2013. Doors open at 7:30 and the screening will begin shortly after. The concession stand will be open and a $5 suggested donation will be asked for at the door with all proceeds going to Tulsa's Openarms Youth Project. Rev. Bob Lawrence Book Study Every Thursday starting April 4th, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance will be hosting Jay Bakker (son of Jim and Tammy Faye) on May 16th, 2013. Rev. Bob Lawrence will be leading a study of his most recent book "Faith, Doubt and Other Lines I Have Crossed: Searching for the Unknown God". Space is limited. Please sign up with Rev. Bob at uccrevbob@gmail.com or Mary Jones at mary.jones@okeq.org meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Tulsa Theatres present "8" Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 25th - 27th, 2013; 7:30 pm Theatre Tulsa's New Stage, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, is proud to announce a oneweekend-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8. The script was written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who penned the Academy Award-winning feature film "Milk" and the film "J. Edgar". Black's "8" is based on the actual words of the trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families. The production and casts will combine the talents of three local theatres, Theatre Tulsa's New Stage company, Odeum Theatre Company and Theatre Pops. The production will run one weekend, April 25th - 27th, 2013 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center's Liddy Doenges Theatre. All performances are at 7:30 pm. To purchase tickets, visit myticketoffice.com TU High School GSA Visit Day Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 am Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. �MISSION: Pride at TU is presenting a day for queer students, allies and their parents to come see the University of Tulsa campus through queer eyes. Saturday, April 6th, 2013 10:00 am - 11:00 am: An official Campus tour led by student University Ambassadors that will highlight the Little Blue House, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and other LGBTQ relevant spaces. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Being Queer on Campus Panel - TU students, faculty and staff present an honest discussion of the campus climate and what it's like to be out on campus. Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Please RSVP and/or direct questions to Zachary Harvat, president of Pride at TU, at zachary-harvat@utulsa.edu Gamily Picnic Day at the Tulsa Zoo Saturday, April 21st, 2013; 2:00 pm Gamily is planning a picnic day at the Tulsa Zoo be held on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 at 2:00 pm. It will be a BYOL: Bring Your Our Lunch event. The Mohawk Park picnic area is free to the public and Gamily will have area to eat lunch and play before enjoying the Zoo. Discount tickets for Zoo entry are available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for $4.00 and will not be sold on the day of the event. So pick up your tickets today. For more information email Gamily@okeq.org Tulsa National Organization for Women Sunday, April 7th, 2013; 2:00 pm Tulsa's National Organization for Women is a new local chapter of the National Organization for Women. NOW has six priority issues that include: reproductive justice, LGBT rights, racial rights, constitutional equality and violence against women. Tulsa NOW is recruiting new members and officers to perform outreach and education in the eastern Oklahoma area. On April 2nd, Tulsa NOW will be joining Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Tulsa office at the Oklahoma Capitol for a statewide lobby day. If you are interested please visit Facebook. For registration, please visit here. You can also e-mail Annie Norman for more information at: annie.norman@ppheartland.org. Tulsa NOW will meet at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on April 7th, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Feel free to bring a friend and a snack. Dining Out for Life Thursday, April 25th, 2013; Lunch and Dinner H.O.P.E. is preparing for their Annual DINING OUT FOR LIFE in Tulsa. This year the community will come together on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 to support HIV prevention, testing, and education. Each participating restaurant will give at least 25% of the proceeds from the evening to H.O.P.E. Get a group of friends together, go out to eat, and support HIV prevention. Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org �The more you eat and the more people you invite out to eat, the more money is donated to H.O.P.E. For a list of participating restaurants, please visit www.hopetesting.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. No Walls Entertainment Group Rehearsals Performances May 31st, June 1st-2nd, 7th-9th; 2013 Each character in No Walls Entertainment Group's production of "An Adult Fairytale" is faced with overcoming fear and failure, the draw of death and the difficulties of daily living. No Walls Entertainment Group would like to invite you to join the rehearsals at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Sundays between now and the time of performances. The group meets from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. No experience is necessary, the mission is to give people the opportunity to experiment with being on stage with a supporting acting group. If you are interested in being part of our project please contact Ty Tyson 918.850.9438 for details or just show up at rehearsal. CODE: An OML 2013 Fundraiser Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 pm On April 6th, 2013 the Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.) will sponsor a fundraiser at the Tulsa Eagle for the current Oklahoma Mr. Leather 2013, Nate Benner. Nate will be the representative from Oklahoma at the International Mr. Leather 2013 competition to be held in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend. All proceeds from this evening will go directly to his travel fund. T.U.L.S.A. would love everyone to come and help support Nate, OML 2013, on his journey to Chicago for IML. Adherence to dress code is not mandatory, but HIGHLY encouraged. The event starts at 10:00 pm. �Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'Prairie Storm' by Lynn E Lisarelli You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In the spring of 1890, Ann Johnson, injured and on the run from a group of men who claim that she murdered a child in the town of Sutter's Ford, finds shelter and healing at the cabin of Devorah Lee, a widow living alone on the Kansas Prairie with her child, Melissa. Ann begins to develop strong feelings for Devorah, and although Devorah returns those feelings, she is hesitant and unsure about this new awakening in her heart. Ann faces two obstacles in her journey toward wholeness: competing with the local doctor for Devorah's affection, and struggling with the repressed memory of the real killer's identity. Will Ann Remember in time to save Devorah's child from being the next victim? Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library �Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers Welcome to the eNews. It's Marriage Equality Week at OkEq. Be sure to check out all the events we have on schedule for the week. eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality The eNews for the week of March 28th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Be Our Voice, Give a Day In honor of 15 years together and their marriage in NYC on 3-19-12, Kenneth Joslin and Mark Linholm have donated to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and sponsored the Equality Center for the day of Tuesday, March 19th, 2013. Kenneth and Mark are pictured below in Times Square with Mark's daughter Audrey. Birth Announcement Congratulations from Oklahomans for Equality Rebeka Radcliff & Kim McDonald welcomed their first child last month. Jordan Everett McRad was born a bouncing 8lbs 6oz on February 20th, 2013 at 11:00 am. Jordan's mommies stay busy admiring him and working in social services in the Tulsa area. The couple were married in September 2010 in Montreal, Canada and held their reception at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Marriage Equality Week March 25th - 30th, 2013 Homebuyer Education Class Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 6:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality will be hosting a free Homebuyer Education Class on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Join us to learn about the home buying process. The class will be conducted by Shane Allbee (Theinsurancecrew), Anthony Carr ( Keller Williams Realty) and Jason Dieckman (Bank of the Wichitas Mortgage Company). There is no admission fee for this informational class. Learn the basic steps to homeownership: Lender/Realtor/Insurance and the basics to knowing "Your Credit". The class will include a Q&A session. Participants will be provided with a packet to get started. Seating will be limited so send an RSVP to OkEq Program Coordinator Mary Jones mary.jones@okeq.org. OUTlaw Legal Workshop Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:00 pm OkEq hosts the OUTlaw Legal Workshop on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Facilitator Conor Cleary, an associate at Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., leads the topic discussions which will change each meeting. The discussion will be followed by an open Q&A session. As part of Marriage Equality Week, the OUTlaw Workshop will recap the hearings on the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8. Within Our Reach Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 1:00 - 5:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality in collaboration with Family & Children's Services will be offering "Within Our Reach" a free, fun, educational couples relationship enhancement workshop. It is intended to help couples build on existing strengths and teaches important skills to create safe and stable relationships. In addition, couples will learn how to communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call Carrie at 918.560.1243 or email clittle@fcsok.org First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, April 4th, 2013; 6:00 - 9:00 pm Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook The April Monthly Mixer Meeting will be on Monday, April 8th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by Steven Michael's Photography and held at Living Arts of Tulsa. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. Living Arts of Tulsa 307 E. Brady, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 The April Monthly EBA Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and non- members, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it send to eba@okeq.org by Monday April 8th. Guys Dine Too Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013; 6:30 pm The April meeting of Guys Dine Too will be at Sonoma Bistro and Wine Bar Tuesday, April 2nd around 6:30 pm. Sonoma Bistro is located at 3523 S Peoria Ave www.sonomatulsa.com Guys Dine Too is a social program for Gay Men, and their male Allies/friends, and meets at a different restaurant every month. Please RSVP to Richard Haley at gaydine2@yahoo.com if you plan on attending. MOREcolor Artist Submissions Call for entries; Opening Night June 13th, 2013 Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration. We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and installation creations. The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award. For submission details go to MOREcolorart.com Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride 2013 is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org Pride Planning Meeting Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Pride Idol Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit Tulsa Pride on Facebook. 6th Annual Turn About Show Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm Club Majestic 124 N Boston Ave Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8:00 pm, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, 21 to Drink! Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2013; 6:30 pm The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013! www.okeq.org/gala Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Opening Day on Sunday April 7th, 2013 Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com The eNews for the week of March 28th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, April 12th, 2013 Tulsa Growl 2013 May 3rd - 5th, 2013 The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd - 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit www.tulsagrowl.com and check out the entire schedule and to register. Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013; 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. LifeLine Screening at Circle Cinema Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Circle CInema 10 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, OK 74104 Circle Cinema and the OpenArms Youth Project want to invite you to a screening of LifeLine, a 25 minute documentary about The Trevor Project and LGBTQ youth suicide prevention. The film will screen at Circle Cinema on Thursday, March 28th, 2013. Doors open at 7:30 and the screening will begin shortly after. The concession stand will be open and a $5 suggested donation will be asked for at the door with all proceeds going to Tulsa's Openarms Youth Project. Rev. Bob Lawrence Book Study Every Thursday starting April 4th, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance will be hosting Jay Bakker (son of Jim and Tammy Faye) on May 16th, 2013. Rev. Bob Lawrence will be leading a study of his most recent book "Faith, Doubt and Other Lines I Have Crossed: Searching for the Unknown God". Space is limited. Please sign up with Rev. Bob at uccrevbob@gmail.com or Mary Jones at mary.jones@okeq.org Tulsa Theatres present "8" Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 25th - 27th, 2013; 7:30 pm Theatre Tulsa's New Stage, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, is proud to announce a one- weekend-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8. The script was written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who penned the Academy Award-winning feature film "Milk" and the film "J. Edgar". Black's "8" is based on the actual words of the trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families. The production and casts will combine the talents of three local theatres, Theatre Tulsa's New Stage company, Odeum Theatre Company and Theatre Pops. The production will run one weekend, April 25th - 27th, 2013 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center's Liddy Doenges Theatre. All performances are at 7:30 pm. To purchase tickets, visit myticketoffice.com TU High School GSA Visit Day Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 am Pride at TU is presenting a day for queer students, allies and their parents to come see the University of Tulsa campus through queer eyes. Saturday, April 6th, 2013 10:00 am - 11:00 am: An official Campus tour led by student University Ambassadors that will highlight the Little Blue House, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and other LGBTQ relevant spaces. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Being Queer on Campus Panel - TU students, faculty and staff present an honest discussion of the campus climate and what it's like to be out on campus. Please RSVP and/or direct questions to Zachary Harvat, president of Pride at TU, at zachary-harvat@utulsa.edu Gamily Picnic Day at the Tulsa Zoo Saturday, April 21st, 2013; 2:00 pm Gamily is planning a picnic day at the Tulsa Zoo be held on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 at 2:00 pm. It will be a BYOL: Bring Your Our Lunch event. The Mohawk Park picnic area is free to the public and Gamily will have area to eat lunch and play before enjoying the Zoo. Discount tickets for Zoo entry are available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for $4.00 and will not be sold on the day of the event. So pick up your tickets today. For more information email Gamily@okeq.org Tulsa National Organization for Women Sunday, April 7th, 2013; 2:00 pm Tulsa's National Organization for Women is a new local chapter of the National Organization for Women. NOW has six priority issues that include: reproductive justice, LGBT rights, racial rights, constitutional equality and violence against women. Tulsa NOW is recruiting new members and officers to perform outreach and education in the eastern Oklahoma area. On April 2nd, Tulsa NOW will be joining Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Tulsa office at the Oklahoma Capitol for a statewide lobby day. If you are interested please visit Facebook. For registration, please visit here. You can also e-mail Annie Norman for more information at: annie.norman@ppheartland.org. Tulsa NOW will meet at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on April 7th, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Feel free to bring a friend and a snack. Dining Out for Life Thursday, April 25th, 2013; Lunch and Dinner H.O.P.E. is preparing for their Annual DINING OUT FOR LIFE in Tulsa. This year the community will come together on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 to support HIV prevention, testing, and education. Each participating restaurant will give at least 25% of the proceeds from the evening to H.O.P .E. Get a group of friends together, go out to eat, and support HIV prevention. The more you eat and the more people you invite out to eat, the more money is donated to H.O.P.E. For a list of participating restaurants, please visit www.hopetesting.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. No Walls Entertainment Group Rehearsals Performances May 31st, June 1st-2nd, 7th-9th; 2013 Each character in No Walls Entertainment Group's production of "An Adult Fairytale" is faced with overcoming fear and failure, the draw of death and the difficulties of daily living. No Walls Entertainment Group would like to invite you to join the rehearsals at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Sundays between now and the time of performances. The group meets from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. No experience is necessary, the mission is to give people the opportunity to experiment with being on stage with a supporting acting group. If you are interested in being part of our project please contact Ty Tyson 918.850.9438 for details or just show up at rehearsal. CODE: An OML 2013 Fundraiser Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 pm On April 6th, 2013 the Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.) will sponsor a fundraiser at the Tulsa Eagle for the current Oklahoma Mr. Leather 2013, Nate Benner. Nate will be the representative from Oklahoma at the International Mr. Leather 2013 competition to be held in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend. All proceeds from this evening will go directly to his travel fund. T.U.L.S.A. would love everyone to come and help support Nate, OML 2013, on his journey to Chicago for IML. Adherence to dress code is not mandatory, but HIGHLY encouraged. The event starts at 10:00 pm. Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'Prairie Storm' by Lynn E Lisarelli You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center In the spring of 1890, Ann Johnson, injured and on the run from a group of men who claim that she murdered a child in the town of Sutter's Ford, finds shelter and healing at the cabin of Devorah Lee, a widow living alone on the Kansas Prairie with her child, Melissa. Ann begins to develop strong feelings for Devorah, and although Devorah returns those feelings, she is hesitant and unsure about this new awakening in her heart. Ann faces two obstacles in her journey toward wholeness: competing with the local doctor for Devorah's affection, and struggling with the repressed memory of the real killer's identity. Will Ann Remember in time to save Devorah's child from being the next victim? Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm| Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2013] OKEQ Weekly eNews, 28 March 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Oklahomans for Equality Weekly eNews, 28 March 2013 Description An account of the resource An email newsletter from Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) for the week of March 28, 2013, 12 pages. Primarily details upcoming events and programs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) 2013 An Adult Fairytale Annie Norman Annual OkEq Equality Gala Anthony Carr art award ballroom Bank of the Wichitas Mortgage Company Be Our Voice Give a Day Circle Cinema Club Majestic Conor Cleary Dining Out for Life Dustin Lance Black EBA email eNews Equality Business Alliance Equality Business Alliance (EBA) Equality Business Alliance Directory Equality Gala fine arts First Thursday Art Reception Flying Solo gala Gamily Picnic Day Green Country Bears growl GSA Guys Dine Too H.O.P.E. Homebuyer Education Class IDL Ballroom Interfaith Jason Dieckman Jay Bakker Jordan Everett McRad Kenneth Joslin Kim McDonald LifeLine Little Blue House Living Arts Living Arts of Tulsa Mark Linholm Marriage Equality Week Monthly Mixer Meeting MOREcolor MOREcolor Fine Arts MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition Mr. Leather Nate Benner New Age Renegade New Stage company No Walls Entertainment Group NOW Odeum Odeum Theatre Company OkEq OKEQ EBA OKEQ Equality Business Alliance OKEQ Weekly eNews OKEQ weekly news Oklahomans for Equality OpenArms Openarms Youth Project Openarms Youth Project (OYP) People's Choice People's Choice award picnic Planned Parenthood Pride Idol Rebeka Radcliff Renegade Rev. Bob Lawrence Rev. Bob Lawrence Book Study Reverend Bob Lawrence Reverend Lawrence Service Dogs Shane Allbee softball Sonoma Bistro and Wine Bar Steven Michael's Photography Suzanne Westenhoefer Theatre Pops Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa's New Stage company Therapetics Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma TU Tulsa Growl Tulsa Growl 2013 Tulsa Interfaith Alliance Tulsa Metro Softball League Tulsa National Organization for Women Tulsa Two Spirits Society Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.) Tulsa Zoo University of Tulsa zoo https://history.okeq.org/files/original/d9f6084760894fc3308c40db10e460a9.pdf dd62e96311ed8067fd026d2faa3e1242 PDF Text Text eNews April 4th, 2013 In This Issue First Thursday Equality Business Alliance MOREcolor Art Show Welcome to the eNews. Make your plans to attend our Equality Gala on Saturday May 4th, 2013. Tickets are now on sale and more information can be found at www.okeq.org/gala eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, April 4th, 2013; 6:00 - 9:00 pm The April OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, will feature the work of three different artists: Corazon Watkins, Carolyn Faseler and Don Holladay in a combined show, beginning with a reception on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month. Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook The April Monthly Mixer Meeting will be on Monday, April 8th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by Steven Michael's Photography and held at Living Arts of Tulsa. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. Living Arts of Tulsa 307 E. Brady, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 The April Monthly EBA Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and nonmembers, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it send to eba@okeq.org by Monday April 8th. Tulsa Pride 2013 Equality Gala TMSL Singles Night OUT EBA Sponsor Green Country Bears Tulsa Growl Suzanne Westenhoefer Book Study Swing Dance Class 8 Pride at TU Gamily Picnic at the Zoo Tulsa NOW Baby Boomers and Medicare Miss Jolt 2013 Dining Out for Life Tulsa Two Spirit No Walls Entertainment Imperial Court of All Oklahoma CODE Pride Store MOREcolor Artist Submissions Rainbow Library Call for entries; Opening Night June 13th, 2013 Volunteer Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration. We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and Find Us on Facebook �installation creations. The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award. For submission details go to MOREcolorart.com Tulsa Pride 2013 OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, April 11th, 7:00 pm OkEq Art Exhibit The March exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the photographic art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone Tulsa Pride 2013 is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org Pride Planning Meeting Thursday, April 25th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, April 25th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2013; 6:30 pm The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook Tai Chi Class Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members �Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Grieving Well And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013! www.okeq.org/gala Tulsa Metro Softball League Opening Day on Sunday April 7th, 2013 Come out and help Tulsa Metro Softball League celebrate the start of their 5th Spring Season on Saturday April 7th, 2013. All events are open to the public and TMSL has invited everyone to attend! Below is a list of the events TMSL has planned for Opening Weekend 2013. 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Uniform Night 2013 Date: Friday, April 5th, 2013 Time: 7:30 pm - ??? Location: Tulsa Eagle - 1338 E. 3rd Street in Tulsa What: Come out to meet the teams and players at TMSL's first social event of the season. Opening Day 2013 Date: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 "First Pitch" : 12:45 pm on Field 1 Games: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Location: Carl Smith Sports Complex - 17120 E. 21st Street - Tulsa Fields: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Opening Day Extra Innings Date: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 Time: 4:30 pm - ?? Location: 209 The Arts Bar - 209 N. Boulder Ave in Tulsa What: A fun social event held after the games to drink and mingle To learn more and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & James Prather �Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by JIMMIE NEUTRON. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, April 12th, 2013 The next event will be Singles Bingo. Not your Grandma's bingo night. You will be glad you stopped by. Please call 918.743.4297 or email mary.jones@okeq.org to reserve a seat. Seating will be limited. The eNews for the week of April 4th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Swing Dance Class Mondays 7:00 pm Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. Features dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary. Facilitated by Kelley Parker Free for Members $5 for Non Members www.tosstulsa.org Green Country Bears - Spring Fling Saturday, April 13th, 2013; 7:00 pm Tulsa Eagle 1338 E 3rd St Come 'Fool Around' with the Green Country Bears for Spring Fling, April 13th, 2013 7:00 pm, at the Tulsa Eagle. Lots of Food, Fun, and Entertainment! Hamburgers and Hot Dogs off the grill. Come party with the Bears! For more information about the Green Country Bears, please visit greencountrybears.net SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Youth Program Tulsa Growl 2013 May 3rd - 5th, 2013 �The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit www.tulsagrowl.com and check out the entire schedule and to register. Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013; 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. Rev. Bob Lawrence Book Study Every Thursday starting April 4th, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance will be hosting Jay Bakker (son of Jim and Tammy Faye) on May 16th, 2013. Rev. Bob Lawrence will be leading a study of his most recent book "Faith, Doubt and Other Lines I Have Crossed: Searching for the Unknown God". A copy of the book will be available for purchase at the book study. Space is limited. Please sign up with Rev. Bob at uccrevbob@gmail.com or Mary Jones at mary.jones@okeq.org Swing Dance Class - Learn the Shim Sham Every Monday at 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. Have you been curious about swing dancing but think you can't do it? Don't know who Tacky Annie or Shortie George are? Now's the perfect time to get into the swing of things! If tap dancing and swing music had a love child, the Shim Sham would be it! This jazz line dance is a lot of fun and the instructors from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate will lead you through it, one step at a Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Self Defense Class Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members �time. No partner or experience needed! No partner required, no experience necessary! For more info on TOSS, go to www.tosstulsa.org. Free for OkEq members and $5 for non members. Tulsa Theatres present "8" Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 25th - 27th, 2013; 7:30 pm Theatre Tulsa's New Stage, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, is proud to announce a oneweekend-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8. The script was written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who penned the Academy Award-winning feature film "Milk" and the film "J. Edgar". Black's "8" is based on the actual words of the trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families. The production and casts will combine the talents of three local theatres, Theatre Tulsa's New Stage company, Odeum Theatre Company and Theatre Pops. The production will run one weekend, April 25th - 27th, 2013 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center's Liddy Doenges Theatre. All performances are at 7:30 pm. To purchase tickets, visit myticketoffice.com TU High School GSA Visit Day Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 am Pride at TU is presenting a day for queer students, allies and their parents to come see the University of Tulsa campus through queer eyes. Saturday, April 6th, 2013 10:00 am - 11:00 am: An official Campus tour led by student University Ambassadors that will highlight the Little Blue House, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and other LGBTQ relevant spaces. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Being Queer on Campus Panel - TU students, faculty and staff present an honest discussion of the campus climate and what it's like to be out on campus. Please RSVP and/or direct questions to Zachary Harvat, president of Pride at TU, at zachary-harvat@utulsa.edu Gamily Picnic Day at the Tulsa Zoo Boot Camp Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Saturday, April 21st, 2013; 2:00 pm Gamily is planning a picnic day at the Tulsa Zoo be held on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 at 2:00 pm. It will be a BYOL: Bring Your Our Lunch event. The Mohawk Park picnic area is free to the public and Gamily will have area to eat lunch and play before enjoying the Zoo. Discount tickets for Zoo entry are available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for $4.00 and will not be sold on the day of the event. So pick up your tickets today. For more information email Gamily@okeq.org Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm �Tulsa National Organization for Women Sunday, April 7th, 2013; 2:00 pm Tulsa's National Organization for Women is a new local chapter of the National Organization for Women. NOW has six priority issues that include: reproductive justice, LGBT rights, racial rights, constitutional equality and violence against women. Tulsa NOW is recruiting new members and officers to perform outreach and education in the eastern Oklahoma area. On April 2nd, Tulsa NOW will be joining Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Tulsa office at the Oklahoma Capitol for a statewide lobby day. If you are interested please visit Facebook. For registration, please visit here. You can also e-mail Annie Norman for more information at: annie.norman@ppheartland.org. Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org Tulsa NOW will meet at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on April 7th, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Feel free to bring a friend and a snack. Baby Boomers and Medicare Tuesday, April 30th, 2013; 6:30 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center On Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 at 6:30 pm, Al Triggs (Creative Marketing Director for Legacy Insurance Advisors) and former OkEq Board Member will present Baby Boomers and Meicare. Al will present information on Medicare Supplements and information on where you can get the most for your Parents' MONEY. Do your Parents find the descriptions about supplement programs confusing? Do you feel they are paying too much money? Are their medications too expensive? Are you or your partner or even your parents on a fixed income? You and your parents cannot afford to miss this event. Miss JOLT 2013 Friday, April 12th, 2013; 8:15 pm Game Night Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Club Renegade 1649 S Main St The Tulsa Lambda Bowling League is sponsoring it's annual Miss JOLT pageant Saturday, April 12th, 2013 at 8:15 pm at Club Renegade. The pageant is a fundraiser to help host the annual JOLT bowling tournament to be held in October this year. Bowlers from across the U.S. come to Tulsa to be a part of this weekend tournament and all it's associated fun and activities. Dining Out for Life Thursday, April 25th, 2013; Lunch and Dinner H.O.P.E. is preparing for their Annual DINING OUT FOR LIFE in Tulsa. This year the community will come together on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 to Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next �support HIV prevention, testing, and education. Each participating restaurant will give at least 25% of the proceeds from the evening to H.O.P.E. Get a group of friends together, go out to eat, and support HIV prevention. The more you eat and the more people you invite out to eat, the more money is donated to H.O.P.E. meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet For a list of participating restaurants, please visit www.hopetesting.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. Workforce Oklahoma Access Point No Walls Entertainment Group Rehearsals Performances May 31st, June 1st-2nd, 7th-9th; 2013 Each character in No Walls Entertainment Group's production of "An Adult Fairytale" is faced with overcoming fear and failure, the draw of death and the difficulties of daily living. No Walls Entertainment Group would like to invite you to join the rehearsals at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Sundays between now and the time of performances. The group meets from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. No experience is necessary, the mission is to give people the opportunity to experiment with being on stage with a supporting acting group. If you are interested in being part of our project please contact Ty Tyson 918.850.9438 for details or just show up at rehearsal. Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Upcoming Events Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. �MISSION: Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Investitures for Reign VI "The Old Lady who lives in a Shoe - A night of Nursery Rhyme Fantasy) Saturday, April 13th, 2013 Meet/Greet & Ceremony 5:00 - 7:00 pm @ The Tulsa Eagle (No Cover, Donations will be accepted) Show 8:30 pm - ? @ The Bamboo Lounge (No Cover) Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Host: Empress VI - Cougar Anne Savon-Ewing Suggested Dress is Formal or Theme Attire CODE: An OML 2013 Fundraiser Proceeds benefit the I.C.A.O. Reign VI Charity Fund Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 pm more or message us on OnFor April 6th,information 2013 the email Tulsa impcourtok@gmail.com Uniform and Facebook Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.) will sponsor a fundraiser at the Tulsa Eagle for the current Oklahoma Mr. Leather 2013, Nate Benner. Nate will be the representative from Oklahoma at the International Mr. Leather 2013 competition to be held in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend. All proceeds from this evening will go directly to his travel fund. T.U.L.S.A. would love everyone to come and help support Nate, OML 2013, on his journey to Chicago for IML. Adherence to dress code is not mandatory, but HIGHLY encouraged. The event starts at 10:00 pm. Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org �Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'The Time of the Kingfishers' by David Watmough You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center A rich, elegiac novel about family, friendship, and loyalty featuring Watmough's protagonist Davey Bryant. As the compassionate and witty narrator, Davey leads the reader through various upheavals in the life he shares with Ken, his companion, and their friends. At the heart of their journeys is Davey's own plaintive recollections of a past we all hope to recapture. Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers Welcome to the eNews. Make your plans to attend our Equality Gala on Saturday May 4th, 2013. Tickets are now on sale and more information can be found at www.okeq.org/gala eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality installation creations. The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award. For submission details go to MOREcolorart.com Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride 2013 is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org Pride Planning Meeting Thursday, April 25th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, April 25th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2013; 6:30 pm The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, April 11th, 7:00 pm OkEq Art Exhibit The March exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the photographic art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone Tai Chi Class Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013! www.okeq.org/gala Tulsa Metro Softball League Opening Day on Sunday April 7th, 2013 Come out and help Tulsa Metro Softball League celebrate the start of their 5th Spring Season on Saturday April 7th, 2013. All events are open to the public and TMSL has invited everyone to attend! Below is a list of the events TMSL has planned for Opening Weekend 2013. Uniform Night 2013 Date: Friday, April 5th, 2013 Time: 7:30 pm - ??? Location: Tulsa Eagle - 1338 E. 3rd Street in Tulsa What: Come out to meet the teams and players at TMSL's first social event of the season. Opening Day 2013 Date: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 "First Pitch" : 12:45 pm on Field 1 Games: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Location: Carl Smith Sports Complex - 17120 E. 21st Street - Tulsa Fields: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Opening Day Extra Innings Date: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 Time: 4:30 pm - ?? Location: 209 The Arts Bar - 209 N. Boulder Ave in Tulsa What: A fun social event held after the games to drink and mingle Tolearnmoreandtogetsigneduptoplayvisit TulsaMetroSoftball.com Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Grieving Well 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & James Prather Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by JIMMIE NEUTRON. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, April 12th, 2013 The next event will be Singles Bingo. Not your Grandma's bingo night. You will be glad you stopped by. Please call 918.743.4297 or email mary.jones@okeq.org to reserve a seat. Seating will be limited. The eNews for the week of April 4th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Green Country Bears - Spring Fling Saturday, April 13th, 2013; 7:00 pm Tulsa Eagle 1338 E 3rd St Come 'Fool Around' with the Green Country Bears for Spring Fling, April 13th, 2013 7:00 pm, at the Tulsa Eagle. Lots of Food, Fun, and Entertainment! Hamburgers and Hot Dogs off the grill. Come party with the Bears! For more information about the Green Country Bears, please visit greencountrybears.net Tulsa Growl 2013 May 3rd - 5th, 2013 Swing Dance Class Mondays 7:00 pm Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. Features dances like East Coast swing, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. No partner required, no experience necessary. Facilitated by Kelley Parker Free for Members $5 for Non Members www.tosstulsa.org SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Youth Program The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd - 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit www.tulsagrowl.com and check out the entire schedule and to register. Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013; 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. Rev. Bob Lawrence Book Study Every Thursday starting April 4th, 2013; 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance will be hosting Jay Bakker (son of Jim and Tammy Faye) on May 16th, 2013. Rev. Bob Lawrence will be leading a study of his most recent book "Faith, Doubt and Other Lines I Have Crossed: Searching for the Unknown God". A copy of the book will be available for purchase at the book study. Space is limited. Please sign up with Rev. Bob at uccrevbob@gmail.com or Mary Jones at mary.jones@okeq.org Swing Dance Class - Learn the Shim Sham Every Monday at 7:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Learn to swing dance from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate. Have you been curious about swing dancing but think you can't do it? Don't know who Tacky Annie or Shortie George are? Now's the perfect time to get into the swing of things! If tap dancing and swing music had a love child, the Shim Sham would be it! This jazz line dance is a lot of fun and the instructors from The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate will lead you through it, one step at a Diversity & Dignity Group Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Self Defense Class Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members time. No partner or experience needed! No partner required, no experience necessary! For more info on TOSS, go to www.tosstulsa.org. Free for OkEq members and $5 for non members. Tulsa Theatres present "8" Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 25th - 27th, 2013; 7:30 pm Theatre Tulsa's New Stage, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, is proud to announce a one- weekend-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8. The script was written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who penned the Academy Award-winning feature film "Milk" and the film "J. Edgar". Black's "8" is based on the actual words of the trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families. The production and casts will combine the talents of three local theatres, Theatre Tulsa's New Stage company, Odeum Theatre Company and Theatre Pops. The production will run one weekend, April 25th - 27th, 2013 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center's Liddy Doenges Theatre. All performances are at 7:30 pm. To purchase tickets, visit myticketoffice.com TU High School GSA Visit Day Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 am Pride at TU is presenting a day for queer students, allies and their parents to come see the University of Tulsa campus through queer eyes. Saturday, April 6th, 2013 10:00 am - 11:00 am: An official Campus tour led by student University Ambassadors that will highlight the Little Blue House, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and other LGBTQ relevant spaces. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Being Queer on Campus Panel - TU students, faculty and staff present an honest discussion of the campus climate and what it's like to be out on campus. Please RSVP and/or direct questions to Zachary Harvat, president of Pride at TU, at zachary-harvat@utulsa.edu Gamily Picnic Day at the Tulsa Zoo Saturday, April 21st, 2013; 2:00 pm Gamily is planning a picnic day at the Tulsa Zoo be held on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 at 2:00 pm. It will be a BYOL: Bring Your Our Lunch event. The Mohawk Park picnic area is free to the public and Gamily will have area to eat lunch and play before enjoying the Zoo. Discount tickets for Zoo entry are available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for $4.00 and will not be sold on the day of the event. So pick up your tickets today. For more information email Gamily@okeq.org Boot Camp Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm Tulsa National Organization for Women Sunday, April 7th, 2013; 2:00 pm Tulsa's National Organization for Women is a new local chapter of the National Organization for Women. NOW has six priority issues that include: reproductive justice, LGBT rights, racial rights, constitutional equality and violence against women. Tulsa NOW is recruiting new members and officers to perform outreach and education in the eastern Oklahoma area. On April 2nd, Tulsa NOW will be joining Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Tulsa office at the Oklahoma Capitol for a statewide lobby day. If you are interested please visit Facebook. For registration, please visit here. You can also e-mail Annie Norman for more information at: annie.norman@ppheartland.org. Tulsa NOW will meet at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on April 7th, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Feel free to bring a friend and a snack. Baby Boomers and Medicare Tuesday, April 30th, 2013; 6:30 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center On Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 at 6:30 pm, Al Triggs (Creative Marketing Director for Legacy Insurance Advisors) and former OkEq Board Member will present Baby Boomers and Meicare. Al will present information on Medicare Supplements and information on where you can get the most for your Parents' MONEY. Do your Parents find the descriptions about supplement programs confusing? Do you feel they are paying too much money? Are their medications too expensive? Are you or your partner or even your parents on a fixed income? You and your parents cannot afford to miss this event. Miss JOLT 2013 Friday, April 12th, 2013; 8:15 pm Club Renegade 1649 S Main St The Tulsa Lambda Bowling League is sponsoring it's annual Miss JOLT pageant Saturday, April 12th, 2013 at 8:15 pm at Club Renegade. The pageant is a fundraiser to help host the annual JOLT bowling tournament to be held in October this year. Bowlers from across the U.S. come to Tulsa to be a part of this weekend tournament and all it's associated fun and activities. Dining Out for Life Thursday, April 25th, 2013; Lunch and Dinner H.O.P.E. is preparing for their Annual DINING OUT FOR LIFE in Tulsa. This year the community will come together on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 to Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org Game Night Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next H.O.P .E. support HIV prevention, testing, and education. Each participating restaurant will give at least 25% of the proceeds from the evening to H.O.P.E. Get a group of friends together, go out to eat, and support HIV prevention. The more you eat and the more people you invite out to eat, the more money is donated to For a list of participating restaurants, please visit www.hopetesting.org Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. No Walls Entertainment Group Rehearsals Performances May 31st, June 1st-2nd, 7th-9th; 2013 Each character in No Walls Entertainment Group's production of "An Adult Fairytale" is faced with overcoming fear and failure, the draw of death and the difficulties of daily living. No Walls Entertainment Group would like to invite you to join the rehearsals at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Sundays between now and the time of performances. The group meets from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. No experience is necessary, the mission is to give people the opportunity to experiment with being on stage with a supporting acting group. If you are interested in being part of our project please contact Ty Tyson 918.850.9438 for details or just show up at rehearsal. Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Upcoming Events meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Investitures for Reign VI "The Old Lady who lives in a Shoe - A night of Nursery Rhyme Fantasy) Saturday, April 13th, 2013 Meet/Greet & Ceremony 5:00 - 7:00 pm @ The Tulsa Eagle (No Cover, Donations will be accepted) Show 8:30 pm - ? @ The Bamboo Lounge (No Cover) Host: Empress VI - Cougar Anne Savon-Ewing Suggested Dress is Formal or Theme Attire CODE: An OML 2013 Fundraiser Proceeds benefit the I.C.A.O. Reign VI Charity Fund Saturday, April 6th, 2013; 10:00 pm For more information email impcourtok@gmail.com or message us on On April 6th, 2013 the Tulsa Uniform and T.U.L.S.A. would love everyone to come and help support Nate, OML 2013, on his journey to Chicago for IML. Adherence to dress code is not mandatory, but HIGHLY encouraged. The event starts at 10:00 pm. Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.) will sponsor a fundraiser at the Tulsa Eagle for the current Oklahoma Mr. Leather 2013, Nate Benner. Nate will be the representative from Oklahoma at the International Mr. Leather 2013 competition to be held in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend. All proceeds from this evening will go directly to his travel fund. Facebook MISSION: Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'The Time of the Kingfishers' by David Watmough You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center A rich, elegiac novel about family, friendship, and loyalty featuring Watmough's protagonist Davey Bryant. As the compassionate and witty narrator, Davey leads the reader through various upheavals in the life he shares with Ken, his companion, and their friends. At the heart of their journeys is Davey's own plaintive recollections of a past we all hope to recapture. Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm| Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Neill Equality Center Dining Out for Life Diversity and Dignity Group EBA EBA Directory email eNews Equality Business Alliance Equality Business Alliance (EBA) Equality Business Alliance Directory Equality Center Equality Gala Equality Gala 2013 First Thursday First Thursday Art Reception GAMILY Gamily Picnic Day Gender Outreach Green Country Bears H.O.P.E. HOPE ICAO Imperial Court of all Oklahoma Imperial Court of All Oklahoma (ICAO) Lambda Al Anon Lambda Al-Anon Lambda Bowling League LGBT Softball Live Free Live Free! Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Medicare Medicare Supplements Miss JOLT Miss JOLT 2013 MOREcolor MOREcolor exhibition MOREcolor Fine Arts MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition Mr. Leather Mr. Leather 2013 Mr. Leather Contest Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library Native Americans No Walls Entertainment Group OkEq OKEQ Board OKEQ EBA OKEQ Equality Business Alliance OkEq Equality Center OKEQ Weekly eNews OKEQ weekly news Oklahoma Mr. Leather Oklahoma Mr. Leather 2013 Oklahoma Swing Syndicate Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Oklahomans for Equality Board OML OML 2013 Pride at TU Pride Store Prime Timers Rainbow Writers Renegade Rev. Bob Lawrence Rev. Bob Lawrence Book Study Reverend Bob Lawrence SAGE Service and Advocacy for Gay Elders Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Spectrum Knits Suzanne Westenhoefer TAPT The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate The Oklahoma Swing Syndicate (TOSS) TMSL TOSS TU TU High School GSA Visit TU High School GSA Visit Day Tulsa Area Prime Timers Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) Tulsa Growl Tulsa Growl 2013 Tulsa Lambda Bowling Tulsa Lambda Bowling League Tulsa LGBT Softball Tulsa Metro Softball League Tulsa Metro Softball League (TMSL) Tulsa National Organization for Women Tulsa NOW Tulsa Pride Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Prime Timers Tulsa Theatre Tulsa Theatres Tulsa Two Spirits Society Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.) Tulsa Uniform and Leather Seekers Association (TULSA) Tulsa Uniform Leather Seekers Association Tulsa Zoo University of Tulsa Volunteer Tulsa Workforce Oklahoma Access Point zoo https://history.okeq.org/files/original/77d1f14cf698e0066aec528fdc2b96e2.pdf 8cdfcef029c77ac73f9dee8bb391f0e9 PDF Text Text eNews March 5th, 2013 In This Issue EBA Sponsor Be Our Voice, Give a Day First Thursday Welcome to the eNews. The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center is entirely supported by donations from the community. Be Our Voice, Give a Day allows us to spotlight our generous donors. Be Our Voice, Give a Day eNews Staff Oklahomans for Equality The eNews for the week of March 5th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Camp Fire Green Country Camp Fire Candy Sale Gamily Medicare Supplements Legal Clinic Equality Business Alliance LGBT Equality Day Tulsa Pride 2013 Equality Gala SAGE hosts TCC DREAM Act Oklahoma TMSL Native HIV/AIDS Days Homebuyer Class Tulsa Mister Leather EBA Sponsor Be Our Voice, Give a Day Denise Polonchak donated to OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and sponsored the LGBT Helpline for yesterday Monday, March 4th, 2013 to celebrate her son's 31st Birthday. Happy Birthday Dusty and Thank You Denise for your support! Singles Night OUT COLORAMA Tulsa Growl Marriage Equality Week Within Our Reach Suzanne Westenhoefer Tulsa Two Spirit Council Oak Mens Chorale MOREcolor Art Show Red State Brief Imperial Court Pride Store Rainbow Library �Volunteer Find Us on Facebook OkEq Board and Advisors Meeting Thursday, March 21st, 7:00 pm Be Our Voice, Give a Day First Thursday Art Reception Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 6:00 pm OkEq Art Exhibit The March OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Equality Center, will feature the Photographic Art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone, beginning with a reception on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month. The March exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center will feature the photographic art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone Tai Chi Class Camp Fire Green Country Candy Sale Wednesday, March 6th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm Oklahomans for Equality will host a Camp Fire Green Country Candy Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 starting at 5:30 pm. Camp Fire will be selling their world famous Chocolate Bars for $1 each. Camp Fire is an inclusive organization welcoming children, youth and adults regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation or other aspect of diversity. Sundays 4:00 pm Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes strong mind, body and spirit through the cultivation of the proper movement of your qi throughout your body. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members �Girl Scouts Cookie Sale Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm In support of Girl Scouts being an inclusion organization, Oklahomans for Equality will host the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Cookie Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 starting at 5:30 pm. The cookies will cost $4.00 per box and will include: Thin Mints, Tagalongs (peanut butter & chocolate patties), Samoas (chocolate, caramel, coconut cookie), Do-si-dos (peanut butter sandwich cookie), Trefoils (a shortbread cookie) and Savannah Smiles (a zesty lemon cookie). GAMILY Meeting Saturday, March 9th, 2013; 3:00 pm OkEq welcomes our new intern, Samantha Checotah, who will be working with our GAMILY program which advocates and serves LGBT parents and their children. Gamily will have a Meet n Greet get together on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Equality Center. SAGE hosts Medicare Supplements Made Easy Tuesday, March 12th, 2013; 10:00 am SAGE Tulsa will host Al Triggs (Creative Marketing Director for Legacy Insurance Advisors) for an informational presentation on Medicare Supplements and information on where you can get the most value for your money. Do you find the descriptions about supplement programs confusing? Do you fee you are paying too much money? Are your medications too expensive? Lunch will be provided. Please RVSP to mary.jones@okeq.org. Spectrum Knits 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Bringing knitters from across the spectrum together. Beginners to advanced come together to knit and get to know each other. Instructions for beginners. Facilitated by Sara Fitzgerald. Grieving Well 2nd and 4th Mondays 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bereavement Support Program for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner or loved one to death. Facilitated by Steve Moeller with Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Legal Aid Services Legal Clinic Tuesday, March 12th, 2013; 6:00 pm Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma's next Legal Clinic at the Equality Center is on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, at 6:00 pm. This free to the public legal clinic will address Oklahoma's Juvenile Code & Juvenile Law Issues. The clinic's guest speaker will be Ivan Orndorff, Esq. and Craig Reffner, Esq. Equality Business Alliance Upcoming Events Live Free! Coming Out Workshop Mondays 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ComingOut@OkEq.org Facilitated by Ashley Bedford & �James Prather Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory EBA on Facebook The March Monthly EBA Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality Center. This meeting is open to members and non-members, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it sent to eba@okeq.org by Monday March 11th. The March Monthly Mixer Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by The Street Law Firm. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business. The Street Law Firm 400 S. Boston Ave. Suite 1100W, Tulsa, OK 74103 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day Wednesday March 6th, 2013; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm The Equality Network (TEN) invites all LGBT and allied people from across the state for the 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day at the Capitol. Nothing shapes legislators' attitudes more than face-to-face contact with their constituents. Wednesday, March 6th will begin with a brief lobbying training session at 9:00 am in Room 25. TEN will provide information on how to effectively interact with your representatives as well as talking points for target legislation. TEN encourages you to set up an appointment with your state representative and state senator in advance to ensure that you will be able to meet with them on Equality Day. To find your representatives, click here. SAGE (Service & Advocacy For Gay Elders) Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day" SAGE@OkEq.org Facilitated by John Madigan Youth Program Tulsa Pride 2013 Diversity & Dignity Group Tulsa Pride is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at www.tulsapride.org for Tulsa Pride 2013. Pride Planning Meeting Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Ages 12 to 17 LGBTQ youth. Educational and Activity peer group Facilitator Aidan Steiner Email asteiner@yst.org or call 918.382.4429 for more information �Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend. Pride Idol Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride's Drag Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit Tulsa Pride on Facebook . 6th Annual Turn About Show Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm Club Majestic 124 N Boston Ave Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) 1st Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit the website for more information. stevendubois@cox.net 918.592.0088 Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8:00 pm, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, 21 to Drink! Self Defense Class Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2013 The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook Tuesdays 8:00 pm The class is designed to teach self defense, strengthen the body, and cultivate good character through the study of "wu de" of martial ethics. Facilitated by Wade Blevins Free for Members $5 for Non Members Boot Camp Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join for an intense workout and get in shape. This is not your average aerobics class. Free for Members $5 for Non Members Instructor Brad Sullivan. �Gender Outreach Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. Rainbow Writers Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm A creative writers group where authors of all genres and styles are welcome to attend and receive politely honest, enthusiastic and constructive feedback. Please email rainbowwriters@OkEq.org to attend And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013! www.okeq.org/gala SAGE hosts TCC Center Tour Tuesday, March 26th, 2013; 10:30 am SAGE Tulsa will host a Tulsa Community College class tour of the Equality Center on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Food will be provided and the TCC students will join the SAGE members for intergenerational discussions. Email lucas.green@okeq.org if you would like to attend. Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday; 7:00 pm Counseling Services Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on Saturdays on a sliding scale fee based on income. Appointments are �required. Contact Dr. Kurt Choate LPC at 918.449.6574 DrKurt@OkEq.org DREAM ACT Oklahoma Saturday and Sunday, March 16th and 17th, 2013 Oklahomans for Equality will host a training session for DREAM Act Oklahoma at the Equality Center on Saturday March 16th from 6:00 - 10:00 pm and Sunday March 17th from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. DAOK is excited to bring together potential leaders from all around Oklahoma to decide the next phase of the immigration youth movement. The retreat will set the direction and focus on what Oklahoma needs. DAOK wants to outline a strategic process and listen to you. DREAM Act Oklahoma is a youth-lead organization with an emphasis on civil rights for the undocumented community, trying to eradicate fear, help educate and advocate for a better life and a brighter future. For more information on DREAM Act OK or to sign up for the training, contact Ivan Godinez at Ivan@dreamactok.org or visit dreamactok.org Game Night Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action! TMSL's annual Spring Recruitment Clinic will be held on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Lantz Park. If you have ever wanted to play, this is the way to find a team. All players, new and returning, that are looking for a spring team should attend. At the clinics, players will go through some drills, learn about the league and meet coaches to be placed on a team. Lantz Park is located at 821 N. Yale Ave in Tulsa. TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer. To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit TulsaMetroSoftball.com Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm March 20th is Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project will be having HIV testing at the Equality Center Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Room Rentals The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or to receive pricing information, contact EventCenter@OkEq.org Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also �from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The day will also include speakers, light food and beverages, information booths with give-a-ways. H.O.P.E. Testing will provide tests from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Sponsored by Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project H.O.P.E Testing Clinic H.E.A.R.T. Native American Coalition of Green country strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and our community. Homebuyer Education Class Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 6:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality will be hosting a free Homebuyer Education Class on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Join us to learn about the home buying process. The class will be conducted by Shane Allbee (Theinsurancecrew), Anthony Carr (Keller Williams Realty) and Jason Dieckman (Bank of the Wichitas Mortgage Company). There is no admission fee for this informational class. Learn the basic steps to homeownership: Lender/Realtor/Insurance and the basics to knowing "Your Credit". The class will include a Q&A session. Participants will be provided with a packet to get started. Seating will be limited so send an RSVP to OkEq Program Coordinator Mary Jones mary.jones@okeq.org. Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013 Friday and Saturday, March 8th & 9th, 2013 Tulsa's Premier Gay Leather Event - the Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest and Event will take place March 8th & 9th, 2013 at the Tulsa Eagle, 1338 E. 3rd St, just east of Downtown Tulsa. The Event begins on Friday, March 8th at 10:00 pm with a Meet n Greet Mixer at the Tulsa Eagle and follows up with the Contest at 10:00 pm on Saturday the 9th of March. The event is open and welcoming to all interested fans and friends. Part of the $5 cover charge will start the charity fund that will be raised throughout the year. For more information email: tmlproducers@gmail.com The eNews for the week of March 5th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business: Workforce Oklahoma Access Point Open Everyday 12 - 9 pm Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with Oklahoma JobLink. HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. MISSION: Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. �Toby Jenkins Executive Director Toby.Jenkins@OkEq.org Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT 2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm Dennis R Neill Equality Center OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. Next meet is Friday, March 8th, 2013 COLORAMA presented by Tulsa Lambda Bowling Friday, March 8th, 2013; 8:00 pm Sheridan Lanes 3121 South Sheridan Road Tulsa, OK The Tulsa Lambda League bowlers present COLORAMA at Sheridan lanes. Friday, March 8th, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Everyone is invited to come out and join in for a fun night of bowling, and to win some cash. COLORAMA is a fundraiser for the Jackpot Oklahoma Lambda Tournament (JOLT), Tulsa's only annual Gay bowling tournament which brings in Gay & Lesbian bowlers throughout the nation to Tulsa. You don't need to be a league bowler to participate, so any skill level is welcomed. The cost for COLORAMA is $20. Be prepared to have a ball. Tulsa Growl 2013 May 3rd - 5th, 2013 The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit www.tulsagrowl.com and check out the entire schedule and to register. Mary Jones Program Coordinator Mary.Jones@OkEq.org Lucas Green Office Manager Lucas.Green@OkEq.org �Marriage Equality Week March 25th - 30th, 2013 Within Our Reach Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 1:00 - 5:00 pm Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality in collaboration with Family & Children's Services will be offering "Within Our Reach" a free, fun, educational couples relationship enhancement workshop. It is intended to help couples build on existing strengths and teaches important skills to create safe and stable relationships. In addition, couples will learn how to communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call Carrie at 918.560.1243 or email clitttle@fcsok.org Suzanne Westenhoefer Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:00 pm IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103 Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me". Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or visit here Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit www.therapetics.org. Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering April 19th - 22nd, 2013 Osage Hills State Park 2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056 The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and �contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed. The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities". For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit t h e Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq website or download the registration form here. Council Oak Mens Chorale Rehearsals continue on Mondays; 7:00 pm The Vocal Pride Foundation is excited to announce that Council Oak Mens Chorale rehearsals for the summer 2013 season have begun. Our performance ensemble had great success last season with the Divo/Diva summer concert, a stellar performance in Denver, Colorado at the GALA 2012 Festival, and our fall Zinga! performances with clarinetist Stacy C. Smith. Council Oak Men's Chorale Summer Season 2013 "DONNA SUMMER/WHITNEY HOUSTON - A TRIBUTE" with celebrated soloist Phena Hackett, Soprano Rehearsals continue on Mondays Fellowship Congregational Church 2900 S. Harvard Ave Fellowship Hall 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Performances are Tuesday, June 4th and Friday June 7th, 2013 at Lorton Performance Center - TU Campus www.counciloak.org MOREcolor Artist Submissions Opening Night June 13th, 2013 Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration. We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and installation creations. The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the �public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award. For submission details go to MOREcolorart.com "Red State Brief" Filed in Marriage Cases at US Supreme Court Oklahomans for Equality today joined the Utah Pride Center, Campaign for Southern Equality and twenty-five other organizations in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court. The brief urges the justices to strike down a wide range of anti-gay laws. The brief calls on the Court to uphold appellate court rulings in both the Defense of Marriage and Proposition 8 cases currently pending. Oklahomans for Equality joined Utah Pride in this "Red State Brief" to detail the long history of anti-gay legislation in many states around the nation that denigrates the LGBT community. "This brief is about arguing on behalf of the millions of Americans who feel hopeless that legislation on a state level will ever advance their cause," said Utah Pride Attorney and former Bush Administration United States Attorney Brett Tolman. The brief contends that many local state laws are designed to routinely deny gay citizens basic civil rights, and many state codes are woven in a tangle that can only be unraveled by the courts. Read the brief here Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Upcoming Events I.C.A.O. - Coronation VI March 7th - 10th, 2013 Regent Emperor V Philip "Papa Scrappy" Saint Johns & Regent Empress V Kris Kohl & The Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Invite you to Coronation VI "A Night at the USO with Designing Women and a Cast of Stars" Thursday, March 7th Meet and Greet at Tulsa Eagle @ 10 PM, No Cover Friday, March 8th Hospitality Noon to 3 at Host Hotel Out of Town Show - Host Hotel - Doors at 6, Show at 7 $15 - includes bus tour Bus leaves hotel at 9 - drag welcome but not required Hospitality Midnight to 3 Must have wrist band for bus tour and hospitality Friday night. �Saturday, March 9th Hospitality - 8 am to 3 pm Woman's Conference 1 pm - Host Hotel (Open to the Public, Free) Coronation VI - Host Hotel - $45 (Dress is Theme or Formal) Doors / Meet and Greet at 5 pm, Dinner at 6 pm and Ceremony at 7 pm Hospitality - 1 hour after Coronation to 3 am Sunday, March 10th Victory Brunch - Host Hotel - $25 Doors at 10:30, Brunch at 11 Shot Party - 3 pm - 5 pm Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Victory Show - 7 pm - ? Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Hotel, Tickets and Program Advertising Information are available on theImperial Court of All Oklahoma website I.C.A.O. is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization for more information contact ICAO on Facebook or impcourtok@gmail.com Equality Center Pride Store Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever! Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library 'Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth' by Wayne Besen You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center �Nationally known activist Wayne Besen spent four years examining the phenomenon of "ex-gay" ministries and reparative therapies-interviewing leaders, attending conferences, and visiting ministries undercover as he accumulated hundreds of hours of research. The result is Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth, a groundbreaking exposé of the controversial movement that's revered by independent religious groups and reviled by gay and lesbian organizations. The book presents a historical perspective on the dispute, examining "ex-gay" groups such as Love In Action, Exodus International, Homosexuals Anonymous, and profiling a cast of characters that includes Pat Robertson, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, "ex-gay" poster boy John Paulk, National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality activist Richard Cohen, and psychiatrist Dr. Robert Spitzer. An in-depth, well-researched, and historically significant account, Anything but Straight is full of startling facts and alarming surprises. Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library Click above to volunteer your time with Oklahomans for Equality Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sun 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 www.okeq.org � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Welcome to the eNews.<br />The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center is entirely supported by donations from the community. Be Our Voice, Give a Day allows us to spotlight our generous donors. </span><span>Be Our Voice, Give a Day<br /></span><span>eNews Staff<br />Oklahomans for</span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>The eNews for the week of March 5th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business:</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Be Our Voice, Give a Day</span></p> <p><span>Denise Polonchak donated to<br />OkEq's Be Our Voice, Give a Day campaign and sponsored the LGBT Helpline for yesterday Monday, March 4th, 2013<br />to celebrate her son's 31st Birthday.</span></p> <p><span>Happy Birthday Dusty and Thank You Denise for your support!</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>eNews March 5th, 2013</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>In This Issue</span></p> <p><span>EBA Sponsor<br />Be Our Voice, Give a Day First Thursday Camp Fire Green Country Camp Fire Candy Sale Gamily Medicare Supplements Legal Clinic</span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Be Our Voice, Give a Day </span><span>First Thursday Art Reception</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 6:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>The March OkEq showcase and exhibit of local artists at the Equality Center, will feature the Photographic Art of Steve Barrett and Cheryl Quetone, beginning with a reception on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and continuing throughout the month.</span></p> <p><span>Camp Fire Green Country Candy Sale</span></p> <p><span>Wednesday, March 6th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality will host a </span><span>Camp Fire<br />Green Country </span><span>Candy Sale at the Dennis R. Neill<br />Equality Center on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013<br />starting at 5:30 pm. Camp Fire will be selling their<br />world famous Chocolate Bars for $1 each. Camp Fire<br />is an inclusive organization welcoming children, youth<br />and adults regardless of race, religion,<br />socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation or other aspect of diversity.</span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Girl Scouts Cookie Sale</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 7th, 2013; 5:30 - 7:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>In support of Girl Scouts being an inclusion organization, Oklahomans for Equality will host the </span><span>Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma </span><span>Cookie Sale at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 starting at 5:30 pm.</span></p> <p><span>The cookies will cost $4.00 per box and will include: Thin Mints, Tagalongs (peanut butter &amp; chocolate patties), Samoas (chocolate, caramel, coconut cookie), Do-si-dos (peanut butter sandwich cookie), Trefoils (a shortbread cookie) and Savannah Smiles (a zesty lemon cookie).</span></p> <p><span>GAMILY Meeting</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, March 9th, 2013; 3:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>OkEq welcomes our new intern, Samantha Checotah, who will be working with our GAMILY program which advocates and serves LGBT parents and their children. Gamily will have a Meet n Greet get together on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Equality Center.</span></p> <p><span>SAGE hosts Medicare Supplements Made Easy</span></p> <p><span>Tuesday, March 12th, 2013; 10:00 am</span></p> <p><span>SAGE Tulsa will host Al Triggs (Creative Marketing Director for Legacy Insurance Advisors) for an informational presentation on Medicare Supplements and information on where you can get the most value for your money. Do you find the descriptions about supplement programs confusing? Do you fee you are paying too much money? Are your medications too expensive? Lunch will be provided. Please RVSP to </span><span>mary.jones@okeq.org</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>Legal Aid Services Legal Clinic</span></p> <p><span>Tuesday, March 12th, 2013; 6:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma's next Legal Clinic at the Equality Center is on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, at 6:00 pm. This free to the public legal clinic will address Oklahoma's Juvenile Code &amp; Juvenile Law Issues. The clinic's guest speaker will be Ivan Orndorff, Esq. and Craig Reffner, Esq.</span></p> <p><span>Equality Business Alliance</span></p> <p><span>Upcoming Events<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Join the Equality Business Alliance EBA Business Directory<br />EBA on Facebook</span></p> <p><span>The March Monthly EBA Meeting </span><span>will be on<br />Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Equality<br />Center. This meeting is open to members and non-members, however you must be a paid member to speak or vote on agenda items. This is your chance to steer the organization so all members are encouraged to attend. If you have an item you want on the agenda, please have it sent to </span><span>eba@okeq.org </span><span>by Monday March 11th.</span></p> <p><span>The March Monthly Mixer Meeting </span><span>will be on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at 6:00 pm, hosted by The Street Law Firm. Please RSVP and send an invite to everyone on your friends list. Walk ins are welcome. This event is open to members and non-members alike. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to give a 2 minute commercial about your business.</span></p> <p><span>The Street Law Firm<br />400 S. Boston Ave. Suite 1100W, Tulsa, OK 74103</span></p> <p><span>4th Annual LGBT Equality Day</span></p> <p><span>Wednesday March 6th, 2013; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>The Equality Network (TEN) invites all LGBT and allied people from across the state for the 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day at the Capitol. Nothing shapes legislators' attitudes more than face-to-face contact with their constituents. Wednesday, March 6th will begin with a brief lobbying training session at 9:00 am in Room 25. TEN will provide information on how to effectively interact with your representatives as well as talking points for target legislation.</span></p> <p><span>TEN encourages you to set up an appointment with your state representative and state senator in advance to ensure that you will be able to meet with them on</span></p> <p><span>Equality Day. To find your representatives, click </span><span>here</span><span>. </span><span>Tulsa Pride 2013</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Pride is now accepting registrations for Volunteers and Exhibitors, Food Vendors and Parade Entries at</span><span>www.tulsapride.org </span><span>for Tulsa Pride 2013.</span></p> <p><span>Pride Planning Meeting</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 7:30 pm</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Tulsa Pride will have a planning meeting Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm at the Equality Center. Meetings are open to the public and anybody interested in helping is encouraged to attend.</span></p> <p><span>Pride Idol</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 9:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>New Age Renegade 1649 S Main St</span></p> <p><span>Calling all entertainers! Here's your shot. The winner of Tulsa Pride's Drag Idol will win a spot on the Tulsa Pride Main Stage during the Tulsa Pride Street Festival. Drag, live vocals, spoken word, whatever! One night of competition, Saturday March 30th at New Age Renegade, Hosted by Tabitha Taylor. For rules and regulations and for additional information visit </span><span>Tulsa Pride on Facebook</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>6th Annual Turn About Show</span></p> <p><span>Monday, April 1st, 2013; 8:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Club Majestic<br />124 N Boston Ave</span></p> <p><span>Come out and see your favorite LGBT bar owners and staff like you've never seen them before. Monday April 1st, Doors open at 8:00 pm, No Cover Charge! Raffles and Door Prizes. Proceeds benefit Tulsa Pride. 18 to Enter, 21 to Drink!</span></p> <p><span>Save the Date! OkEq Equality Gala</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, May 4th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>The Annual OkEq Equality Gala has a new home on Facebook<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>And be sure to join us on Saturday, May 4th, 2013!</span></p> <p><span>www.okeq.org/gala </span><span>SAGE hosts TCC Center Tour</span></p> <p><span>Tuesday, March 26th, 2013; 10:30 am</span></p> <p><span>SAGE Tulsa will host a Tulsa Community College class tour of the Equality Center on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at 10:30 am. Food will be provided and the TCC students will join the SAGE members for intergenerational discussions. Email </span><span>lucas.green@okeq.org </span><span>if you would like to attend.<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>DREAM ACT Oklahoma</span></p> <p><span>Saturday and Sunday, March 16th and 17th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality will host a training session for DREAM Act Oklahoma at the Equality Center on Saturday March 16th from 6:00 - 10:00 pm and Sunday March 17th from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.</span></p> <p><span>DAOK is excited to bring together potential leaders from<br />all around Oklahoma to decide the next phase of the<br />immigration youth movement. The retreat will set the<br />direction and focus on what Oklahoma needs. DAOK wants to outline a strategic process and listen to you.</span></p> <p><span>DREAM Act Oklahoma is a youth-lead organization with an emphasis on civil rights for the undocumented community, trying to eradicate fear, help educate and advocate for a better life and a brighter future.</span></p> <p><span>For more information on DREAM Act OK or to sign up for the training, contact Ivan Godinez at </span><span>Ivan@dreamactok.org </span><span>or visit </span><span>dreamactok.org</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa LGBT Softball Keeps Growing</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Metro Softball League is kicking off their 5th Spring Season on April 7th, 2013. To date, the league has 14 registered teams and expects to have more than 160 players. They're inviting everyone to get in on the action!</span></p> <p><span>TMSL's annual Spring Recruitment Clinic will be held on<br />Saturday, March 9th, 2013 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at<br />Lantz Park. If you have ever wanted to play, this is the<br />way to find a team. All players, new and returning, that<br />are looking for a spring team should attend. At the<br />clinics, players will go through some drills, learn about<br />the league and meet coaches to be placed on a team. Lantz Park is located at 821 N. Yale Ave in Tulsa.</span></p> <p><span>TMSL also has several sponsorship opportunities available for their upcoming spring season and their two big tournaments this summer.</span></p> <p><span>To learn more about sponsorship and to get signed up to play visit</span></p> <p><span>TulsaMetroSoftball.com<br /></span><span>Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day</span></p> <p><span>Wednesday, March 20th, 2013; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>March 20th is Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project will be having HIV testing at the Equality Center<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The day will also include speakers, light food and beverages, information booths with give-a-ways. H.O.P.E. Testing will provide tests from 4:00 - 8:00 pm.</span></p> <p><span>Sponsored by</span></p> <p><span>Creek Nation HIV/AIDS Project<br />H.O.P.E Testing Clinic<br />H.E.A.R.T. Native American Coalition of Green country</span></p> <p><span>Homebuyer Education Class</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 28th, 2013; 6:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality will be hosting a free Homebuyer Education Class on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Join us to learn about the home buying process. The class will be conducted by Shane Allbee (</span><span>Theinsurancecrew</span><span>), Anthony Carr ( </span><span>Keller Williams Realty</span><span>) and Jason Dieckman (</span><span>Bank</span></p> <p><span>of the Wichitas Mortgage Company</span><span>).</span></p> <p><span>There is no admission fee for this informational class. Learn the basic steps to homeownership: Lender/Realtor/Insurance and the basics to knowing "Your Credit". The class will include a Q&amp;A session. Participants will be provided with a packet to get started. Seating will be limited so send an RSVP to OkEq Program Coordinator Mary Jones </span><span>mary.jones@okeq.org</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013</span></p> <p><span>Friday and Saturday, March 8th &amp; 9th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa's Premier Gay Leather Event - the Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest and Event will take place March 8th &amp; 9th, 2013 at the Tulsa Eagle, 1338 E. 3rd St, just east of Downtown Tulsa. The Event begins on Friday, March 8th at 10:00 pm with a Meet n Greet Mixer at the Tulsa Eagle and follows up with the Contest at 10:00 pm on Saturday the 9th of March.</span></p> <p><span>The event is open and welcoming to all interested fans and friends. Part of the $5 cover charge will start the charity fund that will be raised throughout the year.</span></p> <p><span>For more information email:</span></p> <p><span>tmlproducers@gmail.com</span></p> <p><span>The eNews for the week of March 5th, 2013 is brought to you by EBA Member Business:<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Flying Solo - Singles Night OUT</span></p> <p><span>2nd and 4th Fridays; 7:00 - 8:30 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>OkEq is hosting a new singles group for the LGBT community looking to meet new people and try new experiences. Meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. Hosted by PENNY SLOTS AND JIMMIE NEUTRON, the Superheroes of Love. Event will be ages 21 and over. </span><span>Next meet is Friday, March 8th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>COLORAMA presented by Tulsa Lambda Bowling</span></p> <p><span>Friday, March 8th, 2013; 8:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Sheridan Lanes<br />3121 South Sheridan Road Tulsa, OK</span></p> <p><span>The Tulsa Lambda League bowlers present COLORAMA at Sheridan lanes. Friday, March 8th, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Everyone is invited to come out and join in for a fun night of bowling, and to win some cash. COLORAMA is a fundraiser for the Jackpot Oklahoma Lambda Tournament (JOLT), Tulsa's only</span></p> <p><span>annual Gay bowling tournament which brings in Gay &amp; Lesbian bowlers throughout the nation to Tulsa. You don't need to be a league bowler to participate, so any skill level is welcomed. The cost for COLORAMA is $20. Be prepared to have a ball.</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Growl 2013</span></p> <p><span>May 3rd - 5th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>The Green Country Bears are proud to sponsor Tulsa Growl II on May 3rd - 5th, 2013. Tulsa's Best Bear Run will be an event filled weekend so be sure to visit </span><span>www.tulsagrowl.com </span><span>and check out the entire schedule and to register.<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Marriage Equality Week</span></p> <p><span>March 25th - 30th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Within Our Reach</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, March 30th, 2013; 1:00 - 5:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>Dennis R. Neill Equality Center</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality in<br />collaboration with Family &amp;<br />Children's Services will be<br />offering "Within Our Reach" a<br />free, fun, educational couples<br />relationship enhancement<br />workshop. It is intended to help couples build on existing strengths and teaches important skills to create safe and stable relationships. In addition, couples will learn how to communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship.</span></p> <p><span>Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, please call Carrie at 918.560.1243 or email </span><span>clitttle@fcsok.org</span></p> <p><span>Suzanne Westenhoefer</span></p> <p><span>Saturday, April 13th, 2013 8:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>IDL Ballroom 230 E 1st St Tulsa, OK 74103</span></p> <p><span>Come on out to the IDL Ballroom in Downtown Tulsa and enjoy a night with the Funniest. Lesbian. Ever. Suzanne Westenhoefer. She's bad... and she knows it. She's also rip-roaring hilarity wrapped up with a silver bow and a gift tag that says, "Just Try Me".</span></p> <p><span>Doors open at 7:00 pm Show starts at 8:00 pm Seating is limited</span></p> <p><span>For more info and to purchase tickets, call 918.798.3647 or </span><span>visit here</span></p> <p><span>Proceeds benefit Therapetics Service<br />Dogs of Oklahoma. Therapetics works to<br />enhance the lives of individuals living with physical disabilities by providing them with highly trained service dogs. For information on Therapetics visit </span><span>www.therapetics.org</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering</span></p> <p><span>April 19th - 22nd, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Osage Hills State Park<br />2131 Osage Hills State Park Road Pawhuska, OK 74056</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>The gathering's program will include workshops on traditional and<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>contemporary Native American culture, Pow Wows, stompdancing, celebrations, Native faith, and other related activities. No alcohol, drugs or guns will be allowed.</span></p> <p><span>The Tulsa Two Spirits Society is "a non-profit Native American LGBT Collective. We seek to affirm and embody positive traditional and modern Two Spirit identities, and in so doing, be valued members of our communities".</span></p> <p><span>For more information or to register for the gathering, please visit</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>t h e </span><span>Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering section on the OkEq </span><span>download the registration form </span><span>here</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>Council Oak Mens Chorale</span></p> <p><span>Rehearsals continue on Mondays; 7:00 pm</span></p> <p><span>The Vocal Pride Foundation is excited to announce that Council Oak Mens Chorale rehearsals for the summer 2013 season have begun. Our performance ensemble had great success last season with the </span><span>Divo/Diva </span><span>summer concert, a stellar performance in Denver, Colorado at the </span><span>GALA 2012 Festival</span><span>, and our fall </span><span>Zinga! </span><span>performances with clarinetist Stacy C. Smith.</span></p> </div> <div class="column"> <p><span>website </span><span>or</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Council Oak Men's Chorale Summer Season 2013 "DONNA SUMMER/WHITNEY HOUSTON - A TRIBUTE" with celebrated soloist Phena Hackett, Soprano</span></p> <p><span>Rehearsals continue on Mondays Fellowship Congregational Church 2900 S. Harvard Ave Fellowship Hall<br />7:00 to 9:00 pm.</span></p> <p><span>Performances are Tuesday, June 4th and Friday June 7th, 2013 at Lorton Performance Center - TU Campus</span></p> <p><span>www.counciloak.org </span><span>MOREcolor Artist Submissions</span></p> <p><span>Opening Night June 13th, 2013</span></p> <p><span>Calling all interested artists ages 18 and over, we are now open for submissions for the annual MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition 2013, a highly anticipated feature of the Tulsa Pride celebration.</span></p> <p><span>We strive to be very artist friendly, while providing a venue for cutting edge artistic vision, expressed through all media, including performance and installation creations.</span></p> <p><span>The Festive and always surprising Opening Night reception will be held June 13th, 2013 at the Dennis R Neil Equality Center. It is free and open to the<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>public. For the 1st time this year, there will be a Juror's award as well as a People's Choice award.</span></p> <p><span>For submission details go to </span><span>MOREcolorart.com </span><span>"Red State Brief" Filed in Marriage Cases at</span></p> <p><span>US Supreme Court</span></p> <p><span>Oklahomans for Equality today joined the Utah Pride Center, Campaign for Southern Equality and twenty-five other organizations in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court. The brief urges the justices to strike down a wide range of anti-gay laws. The brief calls on the Court to uphold appellate court rulings in both the Defense ofMarriage and Proposition 8 cases currently pending. Oklahomans for Equality joined Utah Pride in this "Red State Brief" to detail the long history of anti-gay legislation in many states around the nation that denigrates the LGBT community.</span></p> <p><span>"This brief is about arguing on behalf of the millions of Americans who feel hopeless that legislation on a state level will ever advance their cause," said Utah Pride Attorney and former Bush Administration United States Attorney Brett Tolman.</span></p> <p><span>The brief contends that many local state laws are designed to routinely deny gay citizens basic civil rights, and many state codes are woven in a tangle that can only be unraveled by the courts.</span></p> <p><span>Read the brief here </span><span>Imperial Court of All Oklahoma</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Upcoming Events</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>I.C.A.O. - Coronation VI</span></p> <p><span>March 7th - 10th, 2013</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Regent Emperor V Philip "Papa Scrappy" Saint Johns<br />&amp; Regent Empress V Kris Kohl &amp; The Imperial Court of All Oklahoma Invite you to</span></p> <p><span>Coronation VI<br />"A Night at the USO with Designing Women and a Cast of Stars"</span></p> <p><span>Thursday, March 7th<br /></span><span>Meet and Greet at Tulsa Eagle @ 10 PM, No Cover</span></p> <p><span>Friday, March 8th<br /></span><span>Hospitality Noon to 3 at Host Hotel<br />Out of Town Show - Host Hotel - Doors at 6, Show at 7 $15 - includes bus tour<br />Bus leaves hotel at 9 - drag welcome but not required Hospitality Midnight to 3<br />Must have wrist band for bus tour and hospitality Friday night.</span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Saturday, March 9th<br />Hospitality - 8 am to 3 pm<br />Woman's Conference 1 pm - Host Hotel (Open to the Public, Free)</span></p> <p><span>Coronation VI - Host Hotel - $45 (Dress is Theme or Formal) Doors / Meet and Greet at 5 pm, Dinner at 6 pm and Ceremony at 7 pm Hospitality - 1 hour after Coronation to 3 am</span></p> <p><span>Sunday, March 10th<br />Victory Brunch - Host Hotel - $25<br />Doors at 10:30, Brunch at 11<br />Shot Party - 3 pm - 5 pm Bamboo Lounge - No Cover Victory Show - 7 pm - ? Bamboo Lounge - No Cover</span></p> <p><span>Hotel, Tickets and Program Advertising Information are available on the</span><span>Imperial Court of All Oklahoma website</span></p> <p><span>I.C.A.O. is a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization<br />for more information contact </span><span>ICAO on Facebook </span><span>or </span><span>impcourtok@gmail.com</span></p> <p><span>Equality Center Pride Store</span></p> <p><span>Tulsa Pride 2012 T-Shirts are only $5! Get them now before they are gone forever!</span></p> <p><span>Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library</span></p> <p><span>'</span><span>Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth</span><span>' by Wayne Besen</span></p> <p><span>You may check out this addition to our comprehensive resource library at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center<br /></span></p> <div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Nationally known activist Wayne<br />Besen spent four years examining the<br />phenomenon of "ex-gay" ministries<br />and reparative therapies-interviewing<br />leaders, attending conferences, and<br />visiting ministries undercover as he<br />accumulated hundreds of hours of<br />research. The result is Anything but<br />Straight: Unmasking the Scandals<br />and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth, a<br />groundbreaking exposé of the<br />controversial movement that's revered<br />by independent religious groups and<br />reviled by gay and lesbian<br />organizations. The book presents a<br />historical perspective on the dispute,<br />examining "ex-gay" groups such as<br />Love In Action, Exodus International,<br />Homosexuals Anonymous, and<br />profiling a cast of characters that<br />includes Pat Robertson, the Rev.<br />Jerry Falwell, "ex-gay" poster boy John Paulk, National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality activist Richard Cohen, and psychiatrist Dr. Robert Spitzer.</span></p> <p><span>An in-depth, well-researched, and historically significant account, Anything but Straight is full of startling facts and alarming surprises.</span></p> <p><span>Check for this selection and more by visiting our library database online</span></p> <p><span>Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2013] OKEQ Weekly eNews, 5 March 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Oklahomans for Equality Weekly eNews, 5 March 2013 Description An account of the resource An email newsletter from Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) for the week of March 5, 2013, 14 pages. Primarily details upcoming events and programs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 5, 2013 2013 4th Annual LGBT Equality Day 6th Annual Turn About Show Be Our Voice Give a Day Camp Fire Camp Fire Green Country Camp Fire USA COLORAMA Council Oak Men's Chorale Dennis R. 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ICAO Imperial Court of all Oklahoma Imperial Court of All Oklahoma (ICAO) Jackpot Oklahoma Lambda Tournament Jackpot Oklahoma Lambda Tournament (JOLT) JOLT Lambda Al Anon Lambda Al-Anon Lambda Bowling League Legal Aid Services Legal Aid Services Legal Clinic Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Legal Clinic LGBT Equality Day LGBT Softball marriage equality Marriage Equality Week Medicare Medicare Supplements MOREcolor MOREcolor exhibition MOREcolor Fine Arts MOREcolor Fine Arts Exhibition Mr. Leather Mr. Leather 2013 Mr. Leather Contest Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library Native American Coalition of Green County Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Native Americans OkEq OKEQ EBA OKEQ Equality Business Alliance OkEq Equality Center OKEQ Weekly eNews OKEQ weekly news Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Pride Idol Pride Store Prime Timers Rainbow Writers SAGE Service and Advocacy for Gay Elders services & Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Spectrum Knits Suzanne Westenhoefer TAPT TCC TCC Center TMSL Tulsa Area Prime Timers Tulsa Area Prime Timers (TAPT) Tulsa Community College Tulsa Community College (TCC) Tulsa Growl Tulsa Growl 2013 Tulsa Lambda Bowling Tulsa Lambda Bowling League Tulsa LGBT Softball Tulsa Metro Softball League Tulsa Metro Softball League (TMSL) Tulsa Mr. Leather Tulsa Mr. Leather 2013 Tulsa Mr. Leather Contest Tulsa Pride Tulsa Pride 2013 Tulsa Pride Festival Tulsa Two Spirits Society Tulsa Two Spirits Society Gathering Turn About Show Volunteer Tulsa Within Our Reach Workforce Oklahoma Access Point https://history.okeq.org/files/original/eea6980602d82a5ba99d5038907d2108.pdf 3a0ce5b078acf0261afa34150f3c802e PDF Text Text Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. 2013 Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2012 at the Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa Ballroom 100 Civic Center Cocktails and the Silent Auction begin at 6:30 pm Dinner and Program at 8:00 pm Concert at 10:00 pm Eric Himan Band performing the music of Queen �Our Gala Chair Kirk Holt and Honorary Chairs Miranda & Philip Kaiser invite you to join over 600 Oklahomans for dinner, a live concert and a program honoring this year's award recipients: Paul Allen for the Lifetime Achievement Award TulsaPeople Magazine for the Media Advocate Award Rev. Nancy Eggen for the Russell Bennett Spiritual Inclusion Award Senator Judy MacIntyre Eason for the Legislative Ally Award Tempest Cartwright for the Carolyn Wagner Youth Leadership Award Jerry Custer for the OkEq Volunteer of the Year �Randy Vineyard AKA Kris Kohl for the Community Hero Award This is the premiere fundraiser for Oklahomans for Equality and the important work of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Sponsorships are still available Individual tickets are $150 and may be purchased online Dress is formal or rock-star attire Interpretive services for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired will be available. Please email Lucas.Green@okeq.org to arrange for interpretive service. Please purchase your tickets by Monday April 29th, 2013 Complimentary valet parking will be available at the Northwest entrance to the Tulsa Convention Center (Off South Houston Ave) Auctioneer Pam McKissick of Williams, Williams & McKissick Companies will lead our Live Auction. Some of the items for the evening include: Aunt Pearl Dinner for 10 �Aunt Pearl (Joe Sears) from the famous play "Greater Tuna" will cook a dinner for 10 people from her recipes of BBQ Brisket, Potato Salad, Bake Beans and her famous Peach Cobbler at the home of Tom and Kathy Williams. Pool side cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served before the dinner. Joe Sears is co-author and co-star of the wildly successful Tuna plays, "Greater Tuna, A Tuna Christmas, Red White and Tuna, and Tuna Does Vegas". Joe as been one of the past playwrights for the Cherokee Nation's outdoor drama The Trail of Tears. He is currently the Artistic Director for Theatre Bartlesville. Donated by Kathy & Tom Williams and David Nelson Comedy & Errors Feast for 8 with Celebrity Guests: Leslie Jordan and Bruce Vilanch Eight lucky guests will feast on a magnificent dinner prepared by James Shrader of Palace Café, sip on fabulous wines from the private collection of Dr. Greg Holt, and laugh to the hysterics, antics & humor of comedian celebrities Leslie Jordan and Bruce Vilanch, all in the beautifully renovated modern home of Jay and Ryan. Mutually agreed upon dates. Donated By Dr. Greg Holt, Jay Krottinger, Ryan Tanner, & Palace Café Historic Mansion Dinner Return to the elegance of Tulsa's past with a dinner for 10 in the historic McFarlin Mansion. Enjoy your dinner catered by Tim Williams of TW's ABFAB Catering while listening to the new grand piano. What a spectacular evening for a lucky few! Donated by Pete Harmon and Richard Sims �New York City Stay & Broadway Show Enjoy New York City like never before with a 2-night stay at the worlds first "Straight friendly" hotel, The OUT Hotel - NYC! While in New York, enjoy two tickets to the First Broadway revival of "Pippin" directed by Tony award winner, Diane Paulus. The original Broadway production of Pippin won five Tony Awards during its original five-year run ending in 1977. Trip includes round trip airfare for two on American Airlines. Mutually agreed upon dates. Donated By Square 1 Theatrics, The OUT Hotel - NYC, Jay Krottinger & Ryan Tanner Lake Keystone Dinner for 8 An incredible evening of fine dining for 8 at the McCutchen Lake Keystone Residence, prepared by Chef Tuck Curren from Biga. Enjoy this beautiful home that overlooks Lake Keystone, take in the views of Keystone Dam while looking Eastward down the Arkansas River Valley towards Tulsa. After dinner enjoy the entertainment/game room with a full bar. (Home is handicap accessible) Donated by Chris McCutcheon �Martini Party w/ Catered Food for 12 The party will be hosted by the LaButti's at their residence with Ron showcasing hi fabulous bartending skills and catered food for 12. The party will be held on a Friday or Saturday night on a date mutually agreed upon. Donated by Ron & Robin LaButti White Lion International Beer Tasting & 4-Course Dinner A Beer Connoisseur will explain the pairing and origin, brewing method and short history of each brew throughout the dinner. Each course is paired with imported beers selected to please the palate. Donated by John Southard Pool Party for 20 Bring your swimsuits, towels & floaties for a fabulous pool party. Enjoy swimming, some lounging in the cabana and have a sauna. Catering is by Terri Fermo of Bohemia Catering, featuring the Food Truck Jezebel. Of course there will be ample supply of Perfect Margaritas, beer and soft drinks. Donated by John Southard & Dennis Neill �Four Seasons Jackson Hole Unit #856 The hotel is located about 12 miles from Jackson Town Square at the base of the ski runs that are used as hiking trails in the summer, but walking distance from Teton village & 20 miles from the airport. The unit has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and the living area has a sofa bed. The unit can accommodate 7 - 8 adults. The property has a spa, gym, outdoor heated pool used all year round, whirlpool and on-property Concierge. 2013 Equality Gala Sponsors Live Performance Sponsor George Kaiser Family Foundation High Fidelity Sound Sponsors 209 - The Arts Bar Irene and Stan Burnstein Coretz Family Foundation Debra and Richard Gordon & Family Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Theatre Sound Sponsors Gay and Lesbian Fund for Tulsa Joe Hukills Kathy Taylor - Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Surround Sound Sponsors Bank of Oklahoma Cisar-Holt, Inc. Charles Faudree and Bill Carpenter The Garden Trug Rachel Hutchinson �Andy Kinslow and Russ Kirkpatrick George W. Krumme Robin and Ron LaButti Debbie Lowe McAfee & Taft Gwen & Steve Malcolm David Nelson & ConocoPhillips Mike Redman and Daryn Drake Sara and Philip Snow Vocal Pride Foundation / COMC Williams, Williams & McKissick Kris Wilmes & Dusty Gross WPX Energy Stereo Sound Sponsors James and Susannah Adelson Family Foundation Fund Thomas A. Adelson Anonymous Sheryl and John Boone Jack Brown Rusty Clyma and George W. McCauslan Tery Deshong & Barbara Abercrombie Rosemary Harris & Tracy Spears Miranda & Philip Kaiser Julie & Sanjay Meshri Julie & John Nickel Clint Robison Van N. Wilde & Williams Youth Table Sponsors James and Susannah Adelson Family Foundation Fund Anonymous Laurie Cooper Debra and Richard Gordon & Family Dwight Kealiher George W. Krumme Stacy & Joe Lytle Julie & Sanjay Meshri Ruth Kaiser Nelson Family Foundation Carol Tandy Kathy Taylor - Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Jon Worthington Jack and Maxine Zarrow Family Foundation (As of April 8th, 2013) �Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sun 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 The Dennis R Neill Equality Center is the 6th largest LGBT community center in the world. It serves as the headquarters of Oklahomans for Equality. Over 47,000 individuals utilized the Equality Center in 2012 and over 50 weekly programs are offered. The Equality Center is open 7 days a week. (Monday-Saturday Noon-9pm & Sunday Noon-6pm) � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. 2013 Equality Gala Saturday, May 4th, 2012 at the Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa Ballroom 100 Civic Center Cocktails and the Silent Auction begin at 6:30 pm Dinner and Program at 8:00 pm Concert at 10:00 pm Eric Himan Band performing the music of Queen Our Gala Chair Kirk Holt and Honorary Chairs Miranda & Philip Kaiser invite you to join over 600 Oklahomans for dinner, a live concert and a program honoring this year's award recipients: Paul Allen for the Lifetime Achievement Award TulsaPeople Magazine for the Media Advocate Award Rev. Nancy Eggen for the Russell Bennett Spiritual Inclusion Award Senator Judy MacIntyre Eason for the Legislative Ally Award Tempest Cartwright for the Carolyn Wagner Youth Leadership Award Jerry Custer for the OkEq Volunteer of the Year Randy Vineyard AKA Kris Kohl for the Community Hero Award This is the premiere fundraiser for Oklahomans for Equality and the important work of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Sponsorships are still available Individual tickets are $150 and may be purchased online Dress is formal or rock-star attire Interpretive services for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired will be available. Please email Lucas.Green@okeq.org to arrange for interpretive service. Please purchase your tickets by Monday April 29th, 2013 Complimentary valet parking will be available at the Northwest entrance to the Tulsa Convention Center (Off South Houston Ave) Auctioneer Pam McKissick of Williams, Williams & McKissick Companies will lead our Live Auction. Some of the items for the evening include: Aunt Pearl Dinner for 10 Aunt Pearl (Joe Sears) from the famous play "Greater Tuna" will cook a dinner for 10 people from her recipes of BBQ Brisket, Potato Salad, Bake Beans and her famous Peach Cobbler at the home of Tom and Kathy Williams. Pool side cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served before the dinner. Joe Sears is co-author and co-star of the wildly successful Tuna plays, "Greater Tuna, A Tuna Christmas, Red White and Tuna, and Tuna Does Vegas". Joe as been one of the past playwrights for the Cherokee Nation's outdoor drama The Trail of Tears. He is currently the Artistic Director for Theatre Bartlesville. Donated by Kathy & Tom Williams and David Nelson Comedy & Errors Feast for 8 with Celebrity Guests: Leslie Jordan and Bruce Vilanch Eight lucky guests will feast on a magnificent dinner prepared by James Shrader of Palace Café, sip on fabulous wines from the private collection of Dr. Greg Holt, and laugh to the hysterics, antics & humor of comedian celebrities Leslie Jordan and Bruce Vilanch, all in the beautifully renovated modern home of Jay and Ryan. Mutually agreed upon dates. Donated By Dr. Greg Holt, Jay Krottinger, Ryan Tanner, & Palace Café Historic Mansion Dinner Return to the elegance of Tulsa's past with a dinner for 10 in the historic McFarlin Mansion. Enjoy your dinner catered by Tim Williams of TW's ABFAB Catering while listening to the new grand piano. What a spectacular evening for a lucky few! Donated by Pete Harmon and Richard Sims New York City Stay & Broadway Show Enjoy New York City like never before with a 2-night stay at the worlds first "Straight friendly" hotel, The OUT Hotel - NYC! While in New York, enjoy two tickets to the First Broadway revival of "Pippin" directed by Tony award winner, Diane Paulus. The original Broadway production of Pippin won five Tony Awards during its original five-year run ending in 1977. Trip includes round trip airfare for two on American Airlines. Mutually agreed upon dates. Donated By Square 1 Theatrics, The OUT Hotel - NYC, Jay Krottinger & Ryan Tanner Lake Keystone Dinner for 8 An incredible evening of fine dining for 8 at the McCutchen Lake Keystone Residence, prepared by Chef Tuck Curren from Biga. Enjoy this beautiful home that overlooks Lake Keystone, take in the views of Keystone Dam while looking Eastward down the Arkansas River Valley towards Tulsa. After dinner enjoy the entertainment/game room with a full bar. (Home is handicap accessible) Donated by Chris McCutcheon Martini Party w/ Catered Food for 12 The party will be hosted by the LaButti's at their residence with Ron showcasing hi fabulous bartending skills and catered food for 12. The party will be held on a Friday or Saturday night on a date mutually agreed upon. Donated by Ron & Robin LaButti White Lion International Beer Tasting & 4-Course Dinner A Beer Connoisseur will explain the pairing and origin, brewing method and short history of each brew throughout the dinner. Each course is paired with imported beers selected to please the palate. Donated by John Southard Pool Party for 20 Bring your swimsuits, towels & floaties for a fabulous pool party. Enjoy swimming, some lounging in the cabana and have a sauna. Catering is by Terri Fermo of Bohemia Catering, featuring the Food Truck Jezebel. Of course there will be ample supply of Perfect Margaritas, beer and soft drinks. Donated by John Southard & Dennis Neill Four Seasons Jackson Hole Unit #856 The hotel is located about 12 miles from Jackson Town Square at the base of the ski runs that are used as hiking trails in the summer, but walking distance from Teton village & 20 miles from the airport. The unit has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and the living area has a sofa bed. The unit can accommodate 7 - 8 adults. The property has a spa, gym, outdoor heated pool used all year round, whirlpool and on-property Concierge. 2013 Equality Gala Sponsors Live Performance Sponsor George Kaiser Family Foundation High Fidelity Sound Sponsors 209 - The Arts Bar Irene and Stan Burnstein Coretz Family Foundation Debra and Richard Gordon & Family Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Theatre Sound Sponsors Gay and Lesbian Fund for Tulsa Joe Hukills Kathy Taylor - Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Surround Sound Sponsors Bank of Oklahoma Cisar-Holt, Inc. Charles Faudree and Bill Carpenter The Garden Trug Rachel Hutchinson Andy Kinslow and Russ Kirkpatrick George W. Krumme Robin and Ron LaButti Debbie Lowe McAfee & Taft Gwen & Steve Malcolm David Nelson & ConocoPhillips Mike Redman and Daryn Drake Sara and Philip Snow Vocal Pride Foundation / COMC Williams, Williams & McKissick Kris Wilmes & Dusty Gross WPX Energy Stereo Sound Sponsors James and Susannah Adelson Family Foundation Fund Thomas A. Adelson Anonymous Sheryl and John Boone Jack Brown Rusty Clyma and George W. McCauslan Tery Deshong & Barbara Abercrombie Rosemary Harris & Tracy Spears Miranda & Philip Kaiser Julie & Sanjay Meshri Julie & John Nickel Clint Robison Van N. Wilde & Williams Youth Table Sponsors James and Susannah Adelson Family Foundation Fund Anonymous Laurie Cooper Debra and Richard Gordon & Family Dwight Kealiher George W. Krumme Stacy & Joe Lytle Julie & Sanjay Meshri Ruth Kaiser Nelson Family Foundation Carol Tandy Kathy Taylor - Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Jon Worthington Jack and Maxine Zarrow Family Foundation (As of April 8th, 2013) Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Hours: Mon - Sat 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sun 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Oklahomans for Equality | 621 E. 4th Street | Tulsa, OK 74120 | 918.743.4297 The Dennis R Neill Equality Center is the 6th largest LGBT community center in the world. It serves as the headquarters of Oklahomans for Equality. Over 47,000 individuals utilized the Equality Center in 2012 and over 50 weekly programs are offered. The Equality Center is open 7 days a week. (Monday-Saturday Noon-9pm & Sunday Noon-6pm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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