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Title A name given to the resource [2004] TOHR History Project; Looking Into the European Crystal Ball: What Can the United States About Same-Sex Marriage Description An account of the resource Dr. Lee Badgett, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts - Dinner and Discussion at All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. Lee Badgett https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/04503bbe6e30c9565b29c16f466293ff.png d30f2c67237b7f3fd588527ebfce42c3 https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/12e6a6cfc6303c59bc2919ef3b518315.pdf d75ed591b9fc4d9f7b94c6793095daab PDF Text Text TULSA OKLAHOMANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS The TORCH OVERVIEW �Index • Torch Committee • Resource Examples • Monthly Publication Matrix • Publication Flow • Article Suggestions, April Issue • Advertising �Torch Committee • Writers – Devon Retherford – Lamont Lindstrom • Copy Editor – Ellen Averill • Editor & Layout – Tim Scott • Advertising Sales – TOHR Board of Directors �Copy Resource Examples • • TORCH Writers TOHR Committees – – – – – • • • • • Pyramid Project Advocacy Committee Events Programs & Facilities History Project Board Members Executive Director Volunteers The GLBT community Other Organizations – PFLAG – HOPE – Soulforce �Monthly Publications MONTH JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Distribution Members Members Community Members Members Community Pages 6 6 6 6 6 8 3.1 Spring Issue 3.2 3.3 3.4 Summer Issue Issue Special Coverage Pride Guide 2004 Spring Issue (4 pages) 3.1 MONTH JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Distribution Members Members Community Members Members Community Pages 6 6 6 6 6 8 Issue 3.5 3.6 3.7 Fall Issue 3.8 3.9 3.10 Winter Issue Special Coverage Year in Review �Publication Flow Total cycle: 30 days Writer’s submit articles for consideration Article is reviewed for content by Director Ok? Yes Article is sent to Editor for review and editing. No No Yes Board Approval Ok? Yes Ok? Final Edit Director Layout Prep for Mailing •Direct Mail •Clubs •Pride Center •Web site No Print Fold & Stuff Distribute �Publishing Schedule April Issue Feb 29, ’04 Planning Mar 7, ’04 3/6 – 3/13 Advertisements 3/6 – 3/13 Layout Mar 28, ‘04 3/8 – 3/16 Editing of Articles Final Layout Edit 3/10 – 3/16 3/17 – 3/18 Approval, Board of Directors Adjustments & Edit Prep for Mailing Mar 21, ’04 3/1 – 3/6 Gather/Write Articles/Interviews Printing Mar 14, ’04 3/19 – 3/20 3/20 – 3/22 3/22 – 3/23 3/24 – 3/25 Mail 3/26 – 3/31 Article and advertising deadline is March 13 �Article Suggestions April Issue • • • • • • • • • Interview Karen Welden and her spouse about getting married in SFO, assigned to Lamont Lindstrom (Lead story) Interview with a Board Member, assigned to Lamont Lindstrom. New GLBT Center, with a new list of things needed for the center, assigned to Devon Retherford Executive Director update, assigned to Laura Belmonte Diversity Celebration information, assigned to Tim Scott State of anti-gay legislation in Oklahoma, assigned to Brent Ortolani The vision of TOHR, assigned to Mark Bonney Programs, assigned to Ken Youngblood Other suggestions? �Advertising • TORCH distribution is monthly. • Ad sizes are based on a 3 column newsletter. • Ad prices are per column inch, per issue. • Provided copy should be in high resolution .jpg, .bmp, .png, .tif, or .gif formats, as close to actual ad size as possible. • Submittal deadline is the 12th of the month. • TORCH is printed in black ink on white paper. The printable web file (pdf) is in full color. �Advertising Rates Distribution Rate per Column Inch Standard Monthly Issue (Membership Distribution) $7.50 Discounts apply on all ads 5 column inches and over. 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Total cost for 12 issues after discount is $357.00. •Each ad cost $29.75 �What’s Next • Begin Submitting Articles. • Watch the schedule. • Help sell advertising. • Help recruit volunteers to print, fold, collate, stuff, address, and stamp. • Begin thinking about the May issue. � https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/f09b700a6e5578b62245a2d2d6251772.pdf d75ed591b9fc4d9f7b94c6793095daab PDF Text Text TULSA OKLAHOMANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS The TORCH OVERVIEW �Index • Torch Committee • Resource Examples • Monthly Publication Matrix • Publication Flow • Article Suggestions, April Issue • Advertising �Torch Committee • Writers – Devon Retherford – Lamont Lindstrom • Copy Editor – Ellen Averill • Editor & Layout – Tim Scott • Advertising Sales – TOHR Board of Directors �Copy Resource Examples • • TORCH Writers TOHR Committees – – – – – • • • • • Pyramid Project Advocacy Committee Events Programs & Facilities History Project Board Members Executive Director Volunteers The GLBT community Other Organizations – PFLAG – HOPE – Soulforce �Monthly Publications MONTH JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Distribution Members Members Community Members Members Community Pages 6 6 6 6 6 8 3.1 Spring Issue 3.2 3.3 3.4 Summer Issue Issue Special Coverage Pride Guide 2004 Spring Issue (4 pages) 3.1 MONTH JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Distribution Members Members Community Members Members Community Pages 6 6 6 6 6 8 Issue 3.5 3.6 3.7 Fall Issue 3.8 3.9 3.10 Winter Issue Special Coverage Year in Review �Publication Flow Total cycle: 30 days Writer’s submit articles for consideration Article is reviewed for content by Director Ok? Yes Article is sent to Editor for review and editing. No No Yes Board Approval Ok? Yes Ok? Final Edit Director Layout Prep for Mailing •Direct Mail •Clubs •Pride Center •Web site No Print Fold & Stuff Distribute �Publishing Schedule April Issue Feb 29, ’04 Planning Mar 7, ’04 3/6 – 3/13 Advertisements 3/6 – 3/13 Layout Mar 28, ‘04 3/8 – 3/16 Editing of Articles Final Layout Edit 3/10 – 3/16 3/17 – 3/18 Approval, Board of Directors Adjustments & Edit Prep for Mailing Mar 21, ’04 3/1 – 3/6 Gather/Write Articles/Interviews Printing Mar 14, ’04 3/19 – 3/20 3/20 – 3/22 3/22 – 3/23 3/24 – 3/25 Mail 3/26 – 3/31 Article and advertising deadline is March 13 �Article Suggestions April Issue • • • • • • • • • Interview Karen Welden and her spouse about getting married in SFO, assigned to Lamont Lindstrom (Lead story) Interview with a Board Member, assigned to Lamont Lindstrom. New GLBT Center, with a new list of things needed for the center, assigned to Devon Retherford Executive Director update, assigned to Laura Belmonte Diversity Celebration information, assigned to Tim Scott State of anti-gay legislation in Oklahoma, assigned to Brent Ortolani The vision of TOHR, assigned to Mark Bonney Programs, assigned to Ken Youngblood Other suggestions? �Advertising • TORCH distribution is monthly. • Ad sizes are based on a 3 column newsletter. • Ad prices are per column inch, per issue. • Provided copy should be in high resolution .jpg, .bmp, .png, .tif, or .gif formats, as close to actual ad size as possible. • Submittal deadline is the 12th of the month. • TORCH is printed in black ink on white paper. The printable web file (pdf) is in full color. �Advertising Rates Distribution Rate per Column Inch Standard Monthly Issue (Membership Distribution) $7.50 Discounts apply on all ads 5 column inches and over. 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Title A name given to the resource [2004] TOHR Torch Guidelines, Style Guide, Logos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights 25th Anniversary Logo Pyramid Project Logo Torch Guidelines Torch Layout Torch Logo https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/84df893dfb1cb5ced31b1a964c46d0ba.jpg 31a6f5635bc4484837165f752087463c https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/343673e98813cfa3c8b4167afc0a78d7.pdf 05fadc1418301cd46b20c4c901bd6dc3 PDF Text Text August/September 2004 Volume three / issue four tulsa oklahomans for human rights Questions on Marriage: Law, Religion, and Equallity Professor M.V. Lee Badgett to Present GLBT History Lecture Tulsa Conference on Marriage Equality TOHR is co-sponsoring and helping to organize a conference on marriage equality, convening on October 2 at the DoubleTree Hotel Downtown. The conference targets mainstream Oklahoma, especially women, to build a base of knowledgeable citizens who can take the message of marriage equality out into our families, churches, schools, and workplaces. M. V. Lee Badgett. Associate Professor of Economics at the Universit~- of Massachusetts. Amherst. will present the second mmual GLBT ’contimwd on p. 6) The conference will take place a month before the November 2 election, when Oklahomans will decide State Question 711. If passed, this state question would add a new Section 35 to Article 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution. The proposed Section defines marriage to be between one man and one woman. It prohibits giving the benefits of marriage to people who are not married, and provides that same-sex marriages in other states are not valid in Oklahoma. And it makes issuing a marriage license in violation of the Section a misdemeanor. TOHR urges all members to educate themselves, their families, friends and neighbors on the impact of State Question 711, and to watch for upcoming information on the marriage equality conference. We also ask members to support PFLAG-Tulsa’s campaign to raise funds to purchase newspaper ad space before the upcoming election. This will help get our message out to Tulsa and beyond. 2004 Diversity Celebration Rocks! Parade Marshall Chad Allen (known for his work on TV’s Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman) kicked off the all-day parade and festivities on Saturday, June 12. The nine-day long celebration began on June 4 with Tulsa PFLAG’s annual spaghetti dinner. Tim Williams (TW’s AFAB Catering) provided the delicious pasta and sauces and he also contributed finger foods to TOHR’s annual Art Show and Sale, held for the first time this year at Harwelden. During the week, the Tulsa City-County Library arranged book displays and a film screening, and the Council Oak Men’s Chorale also performed to an enthusiastic audience. On Friday evening, Veterans Park Crowd (continued on p. 3) �From the President Mark_Bonney I want to thank those volunteers who committed their time and energy to making this year’s Diversity Celebration successful. Those who attended the Diversity Gala heard from John Lawrence and his attorney Mitchell Katine. We learned about the history of the U.S. Supreme Court case. No one person has had more of an impact on the freedom of gays and lesbians than John Lawrence. Because of his courage, we are no longer uncharged, unconvicted felons in the State of Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s Sodomy Statute along with those in 13 other states was struck down by the Supreme Court. We had many thousands in attendance at the Diversity Celebration Parade and Festival. There were more booths and food vendors this year than in recent years. I want to thank all those who attended as well as those who entertained. Next year TOHR will celebrate 25 years of fighting for human rights in Oklahoma. We will need many volunteers willing to help make it even more successful. You can contact the center for more information on getting involved. TOHR will be working with other Tulsa groups to inform the public of the many legal and political issues that will be decided in the nex~ few months. It is important for all of us to not only be informed this year but to discuss these issues with our family, friend and co-workers. Look in the TORCH for articles that will contain talking points to help frame a discussion on the issues important to our community. Watch for expanded programming and events this fall and winter. Our annual membership meeting will be held on Thursday, September 30, 2004. Place that date on your calendar now, and RVSP by September 24. for human rights pubh.shed by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) PO Box 2687 Tulsa, OK 74]0] 918-743-4297 (phone) / 918-384-O] 08 (fax) www.toh r.org email: community@tohr.org O/~ce locano. Tulsa GLBT Colmnmfity Center 5545 East 41st Street Tulsa. OK 74135 TOHR Board of Directors Executive Board President--Mark Bonney 1st Vice President--Dr. Laura Belmonte 2nd Vice President--Lamont Lindstrom Secretary--Mike Williams Treasurer--Dwight Kealiher Assistant Treasurer~John Madigan Governing Board Director, Gender Outreach--Troy Nicholas Director, Board Development--Ken Youngblood Director, Fundraising--Dennis Neill Director, Advocacy--Laura Belmonte Director, Programs & Facilities---Ken Youngblood Directors at Larqe Janet Gearin Devon Rutherford Executive Director Michael Christopher TOHR’s Capital Campaiqn the Pryamid Project pyramidproject.org President, TOHR Chair Sue Welch Committee Members Theresa Barnard, Mark Bonney, Marc Frieden, Genesis iViinistries 2419 S. 83rd E. Avenue, Tulsa, OK Greg Gatewood, David Hoot, Brent Ortolani,, Marcy Smith and Tim Williams. TOHR is a 501(c)3 organization operated completely through donations and non.paid volunteers. Contribu- tions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of current Meets Sunday 11 am for service Wednesday 7 pm for Bible Study, Singing and Prayer John D. Cutr ght, MSW, LCSW Counselor & Psychotherapist 4870 S. Le ,ds Avenue Suite 190 Tulsa, OK 74105 918-284-0123 United States of America tax laws. The Torch, a publication of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, Inc. is published bimonthly with an estimated annual readership of 10,000. Subscription rates are paid contributing member dues of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHP0. Advertising rates are: business card: $25/issue; 1/4 page: $50/issue; ]/2 page: $75/issue and full page; $100/ issue. A 25% discounted rate is available with a paid annual advertising plan. The Torch is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part except by permission obtained by contacting TOHR directly. Credit must be given to TOHR. The views of the Torch are expressed in editorial only. Views expressed in letters to the editor and other submissions are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the board of directors, contributing members or editors or leadership of TOHR. The Torch re serves the right to edit or reject any material submitted for publication. The Torch and/or TOHR is not responsible for damages due to typographical errors. Advertisements designed and created for publication in the Torch remain the property of TOHR. The Torch and/or TOHR cannot be responsible for claims by advertisers. The use of the name or likeness of a person or entity in the Torch in advertising or editorial content does not imply any particular sexual orientation or political affiliation. Copyright 2004, TOHR. �Volunteers Needed Different and the Same is a child focused initiative tahat helps children identify, talk about, and prevent prejudice. The centerpiece of the program is a series of nine 12 - 15 minute child friendly video tapes developed by the company affiliated with the highly regarded children’s program 19Iister Rogers Neighborhood. The videos utilize a diverse group of puppets and live actors to teach lessons about differences, respect, and getting along with others. In addition, a 122 page teacher’s guide and workshop facilitator’s guide accompany each set of videos. Through the tapes, teachers, volunteers, and their students touch on themes ranging from stereotyping, speaking different languages, cross-cultural and interracial friendships, and standing up against prejudice. A trained volunteer guides the process, encouraging the participants to share their own experiences and Diversity Celebration come up with creative solutions. These lessons stay with children for a lifetime, helping them to develop into cariug and compassionate citizens. The National Conference of Coimnunitv and Justice and the Junior League of Tulsa teamed up for the initial sponsorship of the project. The Advisory board has been expanded to inchided RSVP. Aanericma Red Cross. Tulsa Public Schools. Sand Spring Public Schools. and Union Public Schools. The Different and the Same Advisory Board. chaired by Nancy McDonald and Paula Langston. is seeking vohmteers for the 2004-2005 school year. Volunteers are asked to participate in a taro hour training session. quarterly meetings, and assume responsibility for presenting the nine week program, one hour per week. in a third grade classroom. The committee attempts to place you at a school of your choice. (continuedfrom page 1) those who attended TOHR’s annual Gala heard John Lawrence and his attorney Mitchell Katine recount the history of their successful appeal to the Supreme Court, which led to the nation-wide overturning of antiquated sodomy laws. TOHR members have participated in the training and presentations of the progrmn and are enthusiastic about the opportunity to work in this program. We are hoping to expand TOHR’s involvement and co~mnitment to education. Diversity’s high point arrived on Saturday the 12th. The parade, led by Chad Allen, marched down Cherry St., heading for Veterans Park. Between 8,000 and 10,000 people attended the parade and festival, enjoying an afternoon of music and other entertainment. If you are interested or have additional questions, please call Nancy McDonald. 742-8565 or contact her at nancymcdo@aol.com. TOHR’s 25th anniversary occurs next year and we are already planning for the best and most exciting Diversity Celebration in our history. To join in, keep an eye on our website, www.tohr.org. TOHR’s Advocacy Committee met most recently on July 21. There are mare- ways you can help the committee. Some of them include: *Volunteering to be part of our emerging Speaker’s Bureau. We appear at local business, community. church, and school organizations to educate the comanunitv and to create alliances. Help show our neighbors who we are. *Volunteering to call and/or write the editors of the Ttdsa World Help us respond to the anti-gay diatribes flint appear far too often. Help us k,eep our issues in the news in a fair and balanced way. *Volunteer your artistic and/or graphic design expertise. Help us design posters, flyers, and other publications. Join us at our next monthly tneeting at 6:30 p.m.. Wednesday. )kugust 18th at the Pride Center. Contact Laura Belmonte at 295-8941 or labelmonte@hotmail.com for more information The weekly GLBT conununity list of events and activities entailed to you ever3." week. Contact TOHR today at ¢ommuait.v~tohr.org to sign up. TOHR Advocates for Your Rights Grand Marshall Chad Allen �Information @ Your Public Library Mike Williams, TOHR Secretary The fellow once said "nothing is certain but death and taxes" and I suppose that this is true. However, there’s one other certainty on which you can depend and that’s your public library! The Tulsa City-County Library System serves our customer base with a Central Library and 23 branch locations plus a Genealogy Center. The staff at TCCL is ready and able to help with everything from books to multi-media plus a host of reference services of which most people may be unaware. Did you know you could call 596-7977 and ask questions? "I need to register to vote, where might I do that?" or, "WCho is my state representative, my United States Congressman/Senator? .... Do you have information on the upcoming political candidates?" Or "I remember a song that my grandmother sang to me when I was little, or a poem she recited and here is the first line." These are just a few questions that come to a librarian on any given day; there are no stupid questions, only questions without answers. If we don’t have the answer, chances are we can refer you to someone who does. Got questions about the business world, about investments, need to have some in-depth research done for a paper or a speech? Are you curious about which public library branch is nearest you? Call 596-7977 and let us help you. Call 585-1188 Tour www.gaelicgourment.com 108 E. 18th SL Tulsa, OK Candidate Forums September 10 and 28 On September 10th and 28th. TOI-[R and PFLAG will host candidate fonuns. The fortress will be open to all parties and to t~deral and state-level candidates. Discussion will be mt~erated and candidates will be asked preprepared questions. Time penuittmg, we will open the floor for audience questions. A voter registration booth will be open. Watch for forum thue and location i!~t’ommtion. Subscribe to our fi’ee eNEWS se~wice for details on events like this: send email to mchristol)her:&tohr.org with the words StTBSCRIBE ENEWS h~ the sut~ect ILne. CArt 357-1757 SPECIALIZING IN DIVE TRAINING FOR IHE NEW SCUBADIVER SPECL~IIY CLASSES ALSO AVAI.ABLE Timothy Sean Fitzgerald On tap from the Gaelic Gourmet Lunches in the box- and in the boardroom. Milemarkers like weddings, birthdays, graduations, wakes, retirements, promotions, anniversaries -- basically anything worth celebrating. Cheese for retail (in 55 assorted selections). Hors d’oeuvre trays with something for everyone. Bread focaccias, brioche and crusty Io_aves. Covered in herbs, chockfull of fruit. We blend the butter, too. Waffle breakfasts starring our own bacon. Wine tasting with a sommelier who can expertly pair the acid in wine with the enzyme in cheese. It’s a gift. Desserts made to order. Dinner cooked, casual, catered. We’ll even serve it for you, give it that special touch. Pig roasts and other grand feasts. Farmer’s market every Saturday in season. Call him the Earl of Cherry Street. (Somebody else can be King.) Cocktail receptions because you have to eat, don’t you? "Why can’t we just have ribs and fried chicken? You can. Surprise us. We love a challenge. ~’ou get the food, you get me too. We’re inseparable’ www.scubachef.net Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant "For All Your Accottnt#~g Needs" Gay men and lesbians face many special situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve this community. 48"15 South Harvard, Suite 424 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74"!35-3066 9"18.747.5466 �Interview with a Board Member. Dennis Neill Dennis Neiil was one of the founders of TOHR in 1980. Currently, he is back on TOHR’s Board serving as Director of Fundraising. Dennis is also involved in several new endeavors such as the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Tulsa and Tulsa Reaches Out that will help serve the needs of our community. the future. Also, since Tulsa is home for us, we want to live on an equal footing. Working with our wonderful allies in other organizations, we will make progress! We have a great base to work from. The Community, Center is one of the largest in this part of the country. We have a very diverse and strong Diversity Celebration that reaches out to thousands, And we have 24 years of service by all the wonderful volunteers who have made what we do possible. TORCH." Where did you grow up? Where is home for you? 1 DN: I grew up in Ponca City, went to college at Oklahoma State and law school at the University of Texas. I have lived in Tulsa since graduating from law school in 1977, so Tulsa is my home. TORCH: How did you first become involved with TOHR? DN: In the late 1970s, Oklahomans for Human Rights was formed in Oklahoma City to fight for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community. Socially, I knew some of those involved in this effort With others in the Tulsa community, we decided to start a chapter of OHR in Tulsa in 1980 and I served as the first president. We incorporated as our own Tulsa-based non-profit in 1985. TORCH: How has TOItR, and the challenges it responds to, changed over the years? DN: In the first years of our organization, it was important to help our members and our community be comfortable being who they were. Thus, we sponsored lots of social activities and educational programs, which ~vere very well received. We also started an important health outreach program by running free testing clinics for sexually transmitted diseases. By the mid-1980’s, the organization became more focused on some advocacy and the tremendous clmllenges of HIV and AIDS, ~vhile continuing the information line, monthly educational meetings and some sports programming. I was not very active with TOHR in the 1990s, so I am not as familiar with the services provided during that time. Today, we are serving a vital advocacy role as the media seeks to have spokespersons for issues involving the GLBT community. Also, while exciting firings are happening for the GLBT community as a whole, we still must contend with a lack of public understanding in Oklahoma of GLBT issues reunify at large who understand GLBT issues, many others remain ill-informed or very homophobic. Many business, COUUlltmi~’, m~d political leaders are simply not doing enough to encourage diversity’ and acceptance which is vital if Tulsa is going to be economically successful in TORCH: And what more needs to be done? DN: Keep up the fight, increase support for TOHR and other progressive organizations, and be willing to speak out whenever possible. and contributions and with a hostile and rather homophobic political environment. TOHR’s Community Center and CyberCafe are very important to a large number of our community members and our allies. TOHR serves as the center of operations for a significant pan of the GLBT community in the Tulsa area. TORCH: What other projects and organizations are you working with at the moment? DN: The newly formed Gay and Lesbian Fund for Tulsa. Through this entity, we are channeling our charitable giving $$ to Tulsa non-profits which practice real diversity in their organizations by including sexual orientation protection in their nondiscrimination policies. We believe the dollar branding can have a positive impact in the Tulsa area. I am also working with many others on "Tulsa Reaches Out," a plan with the Tulsa Community Foundation to raise $100,000 local dollars and $100,000 from an outside challenge grant to be used to fund certain programs that will serve the needs of the GLBT community. TORCH: Based on your experience in the community, is Tulsa changing? DN: Not as much as many of us would like and not at the pace that other parts of the country are experiencing. While I believe we have more people in the corn- BUILDING BRIDGES: Gay and Lesbian Catholics and the Church WHEN: Saturday. August 14. 9:00am to 3:00pro. WHERE: Tulsa GLBT Couumufitv Center. 5545 E. 41st Street. There is a compassionate group of Catholics reaching out to the GLBT conmmmtv. The gay-positive group New Ways Ministry is working with priests, religious educators and parents against a long history of institutionalized intolerance. Tiffs work is extremely challenging. and TOHR applauds the efforts of Francis DeBernardo aM Brother Tereuce Cant. CFC. welcomm~z them to the Center to present tacit workshop. Catholics fi:om all over Northeastern Oklahoma are invited to atten& especially spiritual and educational leaders. The day-long workshop is co-sponsored by TOHR. $55 at the door or $45 pre-registere& To preregister visit the Center at 5545 E. 41st. Tulsa GLBT Information Line 743=GAYS (743-9127) �(continuedfrom p. 1) History Project lecture. The lecture will take place on Friday, October 8 at All Souls Unitarian Church. The evening begins with a cocktail hour at 6:00 p.m., followed by buffet dinner and lecture at 7:00 p.m. Badger will speak on the international history of same-gender marriage, the topic of her current research. Her recent publications include the Slate commentary "Prenuptial Jitters: Did Gay Marriage Destroy Heterosexual Marriage in Scandinavia?" She is the author of Money, Myths, and Change: The Economic Lives ofLesbians and Gay Men and is also Research Director and cofounder of the Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies. Important: RSVP at 743-4297 The Advocate magazine named her one of"Our Best and Brightest Activists" for her ground-breaking research that debunks the myth of gay affluence. Out magazine also named TULSA OKLAHOMANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PO Box 2687 TULSA, OK 74101 Do we have your emaii address? If not, then you’re missing our free eNEWS service that sends links to impOrtant stodes of interest to the GLBT community every week or two. Send email to mchristopher@tohr.org with the words ENEWS SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Printed on recycled. chlorhae flee paper her one of the "Out 100" for her advoeacy mad research. Badgett has appeared on television in the U.S. and U.K. and on many radio shows including NPR’s Talk of the Nation. She is an accomplished mad lively speaker and frequently addresses audiences across the country. In addition to the University of Massachusetts, Badgett has taught at Yale and the University of Maryland. She lives in Northampton with her parmer and their two dogs where she gardens, hikes, and plays soccer and the guitar. NEW Coming Out Group TOHR’s new Coming Out Group will meet Wednesdays at 7:00 pro. beginning on September 8th at the Center (5545 E. 41st). Counselor and psychotherapist Jolm D. CutriN~t (MSW. LCSW) will lead friendly and supportive discussion. ALL WELCOME! � Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Microsoft Publisher 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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We need your financial support to enter what will be a ~nost significant 3ear for the gay. lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. 220 Attend Vigil; Hundreds More the Streets Sometimes hate gives Tulsa a black ey~ This time we gave it back. l~libhaei Christopher, Executive Direc~or It didn’t take long after Oklahoma’s resounding defeat of GLBT marriage rights on November 2 for the hatemongers to start dancing in the streets. The GLBT Info Line rang steadily with news of people upset alter the election, some feeling afraid to go to work, some-having their cars chased; and at least otie beaten up-a woman attacked by a lesbian-hating neighbor. While dealing with all that, we got the news that FredPhelps’ group, Westboro Baptist Church, was coming back to town on SundazNovember 7 and Monday November 8, this time to picket churches that they believed didn’t do not show enough hatred toward GLBT people, and Charles Page High School in Sand Springs for not shoWing enough hatred toward its gay students. Fred Phelps’ batfie cry, "God hates fags," would be heard ~once again in the Tulsa area. I started calling our friends on the Say No ¯To Hate Coalition and members of our advocacy committee to see what could be done in response. When we told Nancy Eggen o£United Campus Ministries, she suggested a Sunday evening vigil. She swiftly organized a beautiful vigil service, and TOHR set about getting the word out. Thousands ofemails and phone calls later, the Center hosted its largest attendance ever. If you missed the vigil, you also missed a great homecoming. (And ifyou 7l send me your email address 1won ’t let you miss the next one]) People who hadn’t seen each other for years, new friends from Native American and African American communities, TOHR members of years past, and many of the new friends we (continued on p. 9) In the short period of six months since moving into our new Center and lfiring an Executiv-e Director. TOHR has substantially increased its service to the GLBT co~mnunitv. The number of calls received on the GLBT Info Line grew 300%. The number of meetings held at the Tulsa GLBT Conununitv Center doubled. Our-cooperative work with allied organizations has growu dramatically--we have_ presented the daylong Questions on Mam’i~q_e: A Con./~rence on Marriage Equalio,. hosted a month-long residency of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. worked with PFLAG and others to present two candidate forum events and a panel discussion on the legal implications of the Oklahoma antigay marriage amendment, coordinated the Tulsa GLBT History Project Lecture. and participated in the Say No To Hate Coalition and its hate speech task force. (contimted on p. 3) �publ~hed by PO Box 2687 Tulsa, OK 74101 918-743-4297 The Holidays Present Special Challenges" Every year at this time my partner and I have our annual ’"What are we going to do for the holidays?" discussion. This year, we are skipping Thanksgiving and Christmas with the family. For us, holidays are our choice. I know that for many, holidays become a time of angst because their family takes the position that we can come but only if our partner does not. Each of us has to make our own choices when faced with families who feel this way. Our ~a~ailies are in effect saying, "choose us or choose your partner." For some, this position is an absolute and will rarely change; for others it is only a test to see how "committed" we are to "being gay" or to our partners. What we should remember is that it is okay to make whatever choices we want. Whether we want to go be with our families or not is our decision and there is no reason we should feel any shame or guilt. After the events of this past year, some of us will fmd comfort in being with family; for others our families can be toxic. If your family is one that is not supportive, you should have an exit strategy. Don’t ride with others who may not want to leave when you do. IGaow when you are getting angry or depressed. If traveling long distances, make a hotel reservation for each night even if you have to cancel it. Once when visiting my sister at her invitation, my partner and I arrived only to be told that we had to sleep in different rooms. Be explicit with the ground rules before you arrive. Don’t leave things to chance. Even if you have had prior good experiences with family, be prepared this year for those family members who have been less supportive to be more vocal. Don’t expect them to be more difficult, just be prepared for how you are going to react. A New Year’s Resolution That Does Everyone Good O.ne of .the.most important New year’s Resolutions that I ever made was to be out in every aspect of my life. After the vote in Oklahoma this year, it is important to me to let as many of the three-out-of-four Oklahomans who voted for State Question 711 know that I am still here, still gay, and still deserving of equal relationship rights. For me, this will likely manifest itself in more LGBT t-shirts, buttons, etc. While Wild Oats may be a relatively safe place to stock up, I expect that I will also do some shopping at Walmart and Homeland. I urge all of us to be out in 2005. Come by the Center and get stickers for your cars, jewelry items, flags and windsocks to decorate your front porch. Let 2005 be the year that we let our PRIDE shine. \ President, TOHR email: commun[ty@tohr.or~ Office location Tulsa GLBT Conununity Center 5545 East 41st Street Tulsa. OK 74135 TOHR Board of Directors Executive Board President--Mark Bonney 1st Vice President--Dr. Laura Belmonte 2nd~/ice President--Libby Bender Secretary--Mike Williams Treasurer--Dwight Kealiher Assistant Treasurer---John Madigan Governing Board Director, Gender Outreach--Troy Nicholas Director, Board Development--Ken Youngblood Director, Fundraising--Dennis Neill Director, Programs & Facilities--Ken Youngblood Directors at Lar,qe Andrew Carter Kelly Carter Steve Eberle Janet Gearin Richard Hurtig Shelly Ledford Anita Randza Mike Redman Devon Rutherford Kaye Smith Novia Stice Executive Director Michael Christopher TOHR’s Capital Campaiqn The Pyramid Project pyramidproject.org ff~e Pyramid Pro~ Chair Sue Welch Committee Memhors Mark Bonney, Marc Frieden, Michelle Hoffman, David Hoot, Shelly Ledford, Cathe~!n Mason, Marcy Smith and Tim Williams. TOHR is a 501(c)3 ~ganization of~ratod Ihro~h donations and non-p.~ voluntenm. Cen~bu~on~ are t;~x-deductible ~o the fullest extent of current U~ Sta~ of Arne~a tax isw~ The Torch, a publicalion of Tulsa Oklahomans fo~ Human Rights, Inc. is John D. Cutrlght, MSW, LCSW Counselor &Psychotherapist’ 4870 S. Lewis Avenue, Suite 190 Tulsa, OK 74105 918-284-0123 Children + Adolescents + Adult + Couples x~tished bimanlHy wilh an estimated annual readership of 10,000. Subscription rates are paid contributing member dues of Tulsa Oldahomans for Human Rights (TOHR). Th~ Torch is protected by copyright and may not be repreduced in whale or part except by permission obt~ncd by co~acling TOHR ~reclly. Cre~t must be given to TOHR. The views of Ihe To~ch are expres~:l in editorials only. Views expreesed in lettars to Ihe edtor and other submtsdons are those of the au~or and do not nec~sorily r~ect Ihese of the board of drectors, centrib~ng members or e~tors ar leadorship of TOHR. The Torch reserves ~he right to e~t or reject any mate~t subrnilted f~r public.on. The Torch end/or TOHR is not respansit~e for damages due to typographical e~rors. Advertisaments designed and created for publisaf~an in the Torch rennin the property of TOHR. The Torch and/or TOHR cannot be respansit~e f~ d~ms by Copyright 2004, TOHR. �Fund-Raising Campaign ~.,f~vm p. 1) During the same period we presemed the mmual Diversity Celebration. expanded support group progra~mning, established the Tulsa Rainbow Business Organization (TURBO). increased Center attendance for social events, conducted a major upgrade of our computer systems, and launched the TOHR eNEWS email newsletter to rave reviews. And. with PFLAG and Tulsa Reaches Out. we sponsored a scientific study to assess the needs of the Tulsa GLBT Co~mnunity right now. It feels like we’ve done a year’s work in just a few months, but that’s exacth- the pace we need to lnaintain to take advantage of this umque moment in our history. The debate around marriage mad the overturning of all remaining sodomy laws is bringing unpredictable attention--and opportuniU, ha light of and despite recent electoral backlash, hate crimes legislatioh, employment nondiscri~nination policies. the needs of our co~mnunitv have becoine both more critically i~nportant mad more attainable. The 20-member TOHR Board of Directors and thirty dedicated volunteers of the Tulsa GLBT Coimnunitv Center ask you to consider a substantial co~mnitment of dollars in the upcoming ?ear. The momentum of this thne must be continualhfed ~{,ith effort, passion mad funds so that we will not miss this rare opportunity to advance our rights. In six months, the number of new people who have entered the fight is more than equal to the whole movement of a year ago. and TOHR is your contact with that force, y-our legs m the race. To move our community and organization forward in 2005. we are asking our contributors to consider raising their level of support this ?’ear. Please send in the donation form available in this newsletter. We are deeply grateful for your help! Estimated Revenues Oct 1.2004 - Sept 30 2005 - $160,000 Othe= M emberships, Benefits, 4% 3% Grants, 19% Di,,~rsity Ce~ebratto n, 40% Donations & Pledg e~, 30% ., Estimated Expenses p ro grams Oct&1 2004 - Seot 30 2005 - $160,000 Other, 5%. M arketing, 14% VCages & Benefits, 29% Facilities & Offic 28% Diversity Celebratio n, 24% Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant "For AII Your Accounting Needs" Gay men and lesbians face many special situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve this community. 4815 South Harvard, Suite 424 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135-3066 918.747.5466 �GARRETT LAW OFFICE, RC. TOHR Board members and officers at November annual Board retreat, All Souls Unitarian Church, led by Tulsa facilitator Barbara Bannon. Easy as Pie! Holiday Shop Online and Help the Pyramid Project Sue Welch With the Holidays upon us, The Pyramid Project wants you to shop till you drop! You’ve helped raise just over $300,000 in pledges and donations to purchase a permanent site for the Tulsa GLBT Community Center. We want to help you do even more good and it not hurt a bit. Shop online through the iGive secure network of over 550 brand name stores and give to the Pyramid Project without it costing you a penny! .In addition, if you join iGive through the How to Donate page of the Pyramid Project website, PyramidProject.org, and make a purchase within 30 days, the Pyramid Project receives an EXTRA $5.00 at NO cost to you. Here’s how it all works: iGive Members are the folks doing the shopping. Members accrue money by shopping via iGive and iGive works on the behalf of each member to direct a percentage of that member’s purchases to the Pyramid Project--that’s up to 26% of each purchase at NO cost to you! When supporters use thejoinLink on the Pyramid Project website, Pyramid Project is automatically pre-selected to benefi!! Every single supporter’s online shopping at over 550 popular stores means a donation for TOHR’s Pyramid Project! Remember, each new person who joins and shops within 30 days means a $5~0 bonus for TOHR’s Pyramid Project, so do it now! Use your Join link at PyramidProject.org. Garrett Law Office, P.C. ,is an association of lawyers with one common goal: to serve the public interest by representing injured persons or persons with property damage who are susceptible to possible unfair treatment by insurance companies. Our practice areas are: INSURANCE DISPUTES PERSONAL INJURY WRONGFUL DEATH JOB-RELATED INJURIES SOC~L SECURITY DISABILITY PRODUCT LIABILITY SECURITIES FRAUD BANKRI~TCY Call our office for a free consultation before you commit to signing a release which could compromise the value of your claim and your legal rights. 1-888-GARRETT HOUSE FOR RENT in one of Tulsa’s few "blue precincts," In Tulsa: $700 per month in historic Yorktown, St. John’s hospital 622-9292 area. Two bedrooms and one bath, a large kitchen, generous living room, separate dining room and glassed in back porch. Amenities include central air, washer, dryer, dishwasher and refrigerator! Leave a message for Ralph at 743-6863. Remember - The adjus’ter works,ibr flw ilISIlI’OIIC~ WE WORK FOR YOU~ sssss sss ss ssss ss ssssssssssssss sssss �UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDA E~:ember 1, 15_ Coming Out Group. Support for people making the journey out of the closet, fadlitated by John D. Cutr~jht, -~ MSW, LCSW. This is not formal counseling, but an open discussion between peers with guidance by a trained facilitator, and is very helpful in the difficult coming out process. Meets the first and third Wednesdays at the Tulsa GLBT Community Center, 5545 E. 4"1st, at 7:00pro. December 7, 14, 21 - Free anonymous HIV testing at the Center, 5545 E. 41st Street at our H.O.P.E. Testing Clinic, 6:00 to 8:00pro every Tuesday except Dec. 28 December 3, 10, 17 - Films at the Center. Join us at 6:30pro Fdday evenings for movie night.., fun, film and fdends at the Center, 5545 E. 41~ December 3, 4, 7 - Council Oak Men’s Chorale and Women of Council Oak Holiday Concert, "Home is Where the Heart Is" at Tdnity Episcopal. For tickets go to www.counciloak.org. December 6 - Diversity Celebration Planning Meeting at the Tulsa GLBT Community Ceqter, 5545 E. 41st. Anyone interested in being part of this annual June pride celebration is encouraged to attend. December 13 - PFLAG/TOHR Holiday Dinner. Come and join us for the annual holiday dinner at 6:30pro at Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 South Harvard. The Council Oak Men’s Chorale and Women of Council Oak will entertain, and PFLAG will present the annual SWAN Awards. It’s a covered dish dinner, so bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share. December 17 -The dinner and lecture, GAY MARRIAGE, THE CONSTITUTION, AND AMERICAN POLITICS, features speaker Dr. Paul Finkelman, Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa, at 6:30 p.m. in Kaiser-Miller Auditorium, 1719 South Owasso, Tulsa. The cost for adults is $10.00 per person, for children 4-12, $5.00. Tots are invited to join us at $1 per meal. Dinner reservations and baby sitting arrangements may be made by calling the Synagogue at 583-7121 or dropping a note to suzanne@bnaiemunah.com. December 18 - Test Fest 2004, a day-long fair-style fun fest and free anonymous HIV testing. Door prizes, food, free sex supplies, games, and hot films on the big screen TV, with visits from very special guests. 10am to 7pm. Bring all your friends, get tested and know your status! Hosted by TOHR and H.O.P.E. Testing Services At the Center, 5545 E. 41st. December 27- PFLAG Support Meeting. Have a gay someone special in the family and need someone to talk to? This is the place. Call 749-4901 if you would like to attend. January 5, 19- Coming Out Group meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Ceriter, 5545 E. 41st. (See December 1 above for details~) January 6 - JUST WHAT DO WE NEED? is a presentation at the Tulsa GLBT Community Center, 5545 East 41st Street at 7:00pro focusing on a large-scale needs assessment commissioned last Spring by TOHR, PFLAG and Tulsa Reaches Out, to evaluate the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in the Tulsa area. Join us for the presentation by Janice Nicklas of the Community Service Council and a discussion following. This special presentation is TOHR’s monthly membership meeting for January. Desserts and coffee wilt be served. January t0- Presentation at the PFLAG monthly meeting of the GLBT Needs Assessment by Janice Nicklas of the Community Service Council at 7:30pro, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 South Harvard. January 12 - Diversity Celebration Planning Meeting atthe Tulsa GLBT Community Center, 5545 E. 41st. Open to all. January 24- PFLAG Support Meeting. Have a gay s(~meone special in the family and need someone to talk tO? This is. the place. Call 7494901 if you would like to attend February 4- TOHR Members Covered Dish Dinner. Bring a dish to share and hear speakers every month on the first Thursday at the Center, 5545 E. 41st Street. IMPORTANT." To get updates on events plus links to important LGBTnews items, subscribe to the free TOHR eNEWS email newsletter by sendit~l email with the words ENEWS SUBSCRIBE h~ the subject line to mchristopher@tohr.org. Genesis Ministries. 2419 S. 83rd E. Avenue, Tulsa, OK Meets Sunday 11 a.m. for service, Wednesday 7 p. ~ for Bible St~dy, Singing and Prayer �OpenArms Youth Project in Tulsa has been serving the GLBTQ youth ages 14-2! for almost three years now. As the Center has grmvn, the youth have been the driving force behind its success and the formation of a programming schedule. The project is governed by both a youth board and an adult board of directors. The youth design the group activities and the adult board oversees grant writing and fm~draising as well as the record keeping and major growt~h activities. Since opening the t’n’st Center in May of 2002, OpeltArms relocated to a larger location in December 2003, and in February 2004 expanded to add additional Office space for computer and Internet access, after-school activities, and safe sex outreach programs. OpenArms offers training for youth to become H1V/STD peer educators and 32 youth have now been certified in the extensive training cun’iculum that was designed and written by the University of Oklahoma. OpenArms provides a variety services to youth including counseling, group meetings, social activities, mentor partners, after-school programs, HIV/STD education and other activities to help youth cope with their specific needs. OpenArms strives to reach youth where they are in their process of "coming out," providing many different levels of information based on their own requirements. OpenArms is an organization built for youth and designed by youth to reach them where they are and to fill the gaps in services that they identify in the community. OpenArms Youth Project is funded in part by the youth it serves via a cover charge for social activities and also by community donations. Contact OpenArms at 918838-7104, info@openarmsproject.org FALL FUND DRIVE 2004 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights extends heartfelt thanks to the generous donors to our Fall Fund Dm;e. Below are listed the names of those with giftsor pledges $100 or more wire have Wen us permission to acknmvledge them publicly. Thank You.t $5,000 am! above Derails Neill and Jolm Southard ~.1,000 to $4,.99.9 Mark Henq¢ Cisar Holt, Inc. Doug Campbell ¯ Kaye Smith . Michael .Williams and Lance Pillstrom $250 to $99.9 Lamont Lindstrom Duane MenNe and Mike Mills. Tom Neal Gregg Smith mad Kevin Burleson Michael Green Sl O0 to 8249 Janet Gearin kaadrew Carter D. Bruce Lewis Rev. mad Mrs. Russdl Bennett Fred Bassett tulsa glbt history projec HISTORY PROJECT Memories Fulsa has a rich liistorv of gay "’spaces"--bars mad clubs where the community could come together to relax and mingle, and to escape the everyday surveillance of mainstream society. Do you remember these old favorites of the 1940s--1970s? ** TROPICAL GARDENS ** BLUE NOTE LOUNGE ** BLUE HAVEN ** MILWAUKEE TAVERN ** BISHOPS BAR ** St. MORITZ ** LITTLE MEXICO ** THE DOGHOUSE ** SKOO-BEE-DO ** FRI-ENDS LOUNGE (a.k.a. THE FRUIT LOOP) ** TRACY’S ** THE NEW EDITION ** THE ZEBRALOUNGE ** TAJ MAHAL ** RR-tE GALA ** TIM’S PLAYROOM CLUB ** THE CLUB ** THE QUEEN OF HEARTS ** NEW YORK. NEW YORK ** THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH ** PAPILLON ** THE ZEBRA ** CARUSO’S ** ANYTHING GOES CLUB ** NEW PLANTATION CLUB ** TIM’S PLAYROOM CLUB ** ZIPPERS ~ ~ TULSA MINING COMPANY ** SEEKERS CHOICE ** OVER THE RAINBOW ** DANTES �lVi E BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN TULSA OKLAHOMANS FOR HUMAN PqGHTS include many nice privileges, but the one that really means something important is that you will be participating in a very meaningful way in the rights of every gay man, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered person in Tulsa to live with full citizenship and to pursue a life with equality. ]-he levels listed below are just guidelines--anything you want to contribute will be deeply appreciated. You can give the full amount today, or instruct us to bill your credit card monthly for a certain amount and for a specific number of months. If you like, you can even make your gift online at www.tohr.org.., just click the DONATE button. Membership is for one full year from the date you join. Name(s) as it (they) should appear on mail addressed to you: Check this box if you DO NOT want to be acknowledged by name in our publications: [] M~ling Address (we) want to join TOHR! 0 Individual $30 0 Family/Household $50 © Patron $100 © Business/Organization $ 100 © Donor’s Circle $300+ $ 0 NEVer Student or AmeriCorps Volunteer Membership $15 Telephone IMPORTANT: Ernaii Address © Check enclosed, payable to TOHR © My company offers a matching gift program. The -proper forms are enclosed or will.follow. ¯ © Please bill my (our) credit card: © Visa © MasterCard © American Express Card # 0 Volunteering at the Center 0 Volunteering for Diversity Celebration 0 The Rights Advocacy Team Expiration Date Signature 200,000 people in northeastern Oklahoma deserve equality regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights works for legal equality and social acceptance--not just tolerance---for the gay, lesbian bisexual, transgender and allied community of northeast Oklahoma through advocacy, education, leadership and unity. Thousands of callers are served each year through the Tulsa GLBT Info Line (743-GAYS). I 0,000 visitors are served through the Tulsa GLBT Community Center and annual Diversity Celebration.. Hundreds attend conferences, lectures and other educational opportunities designed to build po.sitive perceptions of the GLBT community--both in the community and among ourselves. Tulsa Oldahomans for ll-~uman Rights works for you. �Please tape your check inside and fold here. Tape closed before mailing. THANK YOU! Please tape your check inside and fold here. Tape closed before mailing. Place From: Postage Here Membership Tulsa Oklahomans for Human .Rights PO Box 2687 . Tulsa, OK 74101 �220 Attend Vigil... (continuedfrom p. 1) have been making in Tulsa’s faith communities all came together for a candlelight vigil. We experienced one of those moving moments that have become all too rare in life--a moment in which we all felt the support and love of oue another. And we encouraged each other to participate in one more positive action, a Silent Sweep Against Hate at the high school after Phelps’ group had gone. Fred Phelps had eleven people in his hate-filled protest of the churches that day, and even fewer at the high school the next morning. After strongly encouraging our members to stay away from the high school protest, hoping to focus media attention away from Phelps’ people and onto our own, I met Don Satterthwaite and Vernon Jones of our sister group, Oklahoma Freedom and Equality Coalition, at the school at 7:30am. We were there to observe and to document. Vernon and I interviewed tw, o of Phelps’ people on video, then crossed the street to interview the counter-protesters. Despite our efforts to keep the crowds down, 240 people showed up in opposition to the "God Hates Fags" signs. Most were high school and college students, and there were some parents. Most expressed a deeply felt need to stand up and do something. Some didn’t feel quite satisfied yet. Silent ~eep Against Hate I spoke with the principal, Robert Franklin, to let him know that we were planning something for that afternoon when school was to let out. We wanted students to see something very positive. Someone on the Say No To Hate Coalition had reminded me of the Silent Sweep Against Hate that was held after the Ku Klux Klan had a Tulsa rally. We called the organizers of that action and got their help in plauning a new, sweep demonstration to rid Charles Page High School of homophobia. The principal was a little wary, but he knew, we were the good guys. We gathered at about 2:30, brooms in hand, on the sidewalk across the driveway from the high school’s main entrance. As the parking lot emptied, we swept the sidewalks and heard cheera of solidarity from students. Sweepers included TOHR donors, friends from the Jewish Federation and the Say No To Hate Coalition, PFLAG, several churches, Open Arms Youth Project, the University of Tulsa’s BLGTA, United Campus Ministries and students from Tulsa Community College. In all, about 75 people attended the sweep. Between the vigil, the students who stood against Phelps, mad the Sileut Sweep, we numbered about 535 people against Phelps’ meager dozen. The guest of honor? The young man whom Sand Springs high school students refused to hate: Michael Shackleford. He was there tlvoughout--from the vigil through the s~veep, and his presence encouraged all of us. Radical Inelusivity Since the first articles on a Sand Springs high school student appeared a few months ago, Washington Post correspondent Anne Hull has quietly followed the young man’s story. I’ve skipped many of the details of the vigil because Anne’s story tells it so much better than I could. (I hope you’ll read it at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn!articles/A48197- Sweeping Away IIa~e in Sand Springs 2004Novl3.html.) Of Rev. Russell Bennett’s words that inght, she writes: Bennett recited a Bible verse in which Jesus scolds the leaders of his time for worrying more about narrow morality than the bigger picture. ’Woe to you, hypocrites,’ the reverend said. ’For vou tithe mint and dill and cumin, mad have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy.’ [Michael Shackleford’s mother] Janice was quiet, listening to phrases such as ’radical inclusivity’ mad quotes by Robert F. Kennedy about the long ann that bends toward justice... As school let out [on Monday], dozens of people from Tulsa Oklahomans For Human Rights arrived With brooms. In silence, they swept the sidewalk ~vhere the Phelps protesters had been. Michael ~vas there, sweeping. A group of students walked by. One of them, a girl ~vith long, silk2~ hair and a backpack, was obviously fed up with all the protests and counter-protests. ’Leave our homos alone,’ she said. To Anne Hull and Michael Shackleford, to the students in Sand Springs, to Nancy Eggen, Russ Bennett, Cathy Elliot, Nancy McDonald, Nancy Day and everyone else who worked to pull this together on incredibly short notice, to all of the organizations and individuals who stood together against hate for two days in two towns, to the people who stayed together after the protest to go to breakfast and reimagine the future, and those who got together a few nights later to celebrate victor5; in the jaws of the election defeat-thank you. After the passage of a constitutional anaendment by which our full citizenship was revoked, after people with hate on their lips were triumphantly elected to the highest offices in our nation, we needed something wonderful to happen. Fred Phelps didn’t expect to bring us renewed hope mad strength. This time we’re glad he came. �Consider Giving Your Tax-Deductible Contributions Through the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Tulsa. You will be able to specifically direct your funds to any of the pre-screened Tulsa Area Non-Prdits, ensuring that your contributior~s are going to agencies which support diversity in their policies and outreach. Your contribution will be leveraged with other dollars, increasing our visibility and the benefit to the non-profit agencies of your choice. This Donor Advised Fund has been established with the Tulsa Community Foundation. Some 40 non-profit organizations in the Tulsa Area have added Sexual Orientation to their non-discrimination policies. Please support these progressive organizations with tax-deductible contributions in the name of the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Tulsa. Some of the organizations supported this year include: All Souls Unitarian Church Community Outreach Program; Arthritis Foundation; Arts and Humanities Council; Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma; Child Abuse Network; Cc~-nmunity Action Project; Domestic Violence Intervention Services; Family & Children’s Services: Komen Race for the Cure (Breast Cancer); League of Women Voters; Life Senior Services; Light Opera of Oklahoma; Mental Health Association; National Conference of Community and Justice; Parent Child Center of Tulsa; Philbrook Art Museum; Planned Parenthood of Northeastern Oklahoma; Tulsa AIDS Walk; Tulsa CARES; Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless; Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights; Tulsa Opera; Youth Services of Tulsa. Making a difference in Tulsa while highlighting the important contributions of the Gay, Lesbian and Allied Communities. �Interview with a Board Member: Ken Youngblood ¯ is a much harder goal to accomplish mad,takes a lot of work. The reality of our community is that we are very diverse. We don’t always agree but hopefully we can all agree onat least one goal--equality and re= spect. One shining light ha TOHR’s history is the number of great activists and leaders who have started with TOHR and then started their own specialized groups to great success. TORCH: As TOHR Program Director, what can we expect in the future? KY: Our new committee is currently working on many new programs but always wants to hear from the community on what YOU want. Talk to us .We will listen. ~ Ken Youngblood chairs TOHR’s Program Committee. He is a long-time Tulsa florist and antiques dealer with an alter-ego even more famous that he is! TORCH: Where did you grow up? Where is home for you? KY: I grew up in Jay, OK, Huckleberry Capital of the world and home to the mighty, mighty Bulldogs high school football team. Jay is a very small town and our home was in the country. Actually, almost all of Jay is in the country except for a couple of blocks where the courthouse for Delaware County is located. My father was a patrol officer for Lake Eucha and was an employee of the City of Tulsa. My morn owned her own beauty salon which was on main street. In college, at Northeastem State, I became very involved in anti-Vietnam War activities. My first step into the world of social politics! I guess I was a radical then too. After graduating with degrees in music, business, and political science, I drifted around the country for a while. In 1976 1 ended up in Tulsa and have been here ever since. I love the city! It has changed over the years. TORCH: When did you first get involved with TOHR? KY: Back then it was called Oklahomans for Human Rights. There was a sister group in OKC. My first memories of that group were Christmas Parties downtown at Trinity Episcopal. Back then I felt empowered by being with other gay people. The group always made me very proud to be gay. At that time the group was more social than political and I became personally much more political and with the AIDS epidemic, TOHR started to become more political. During the mid 80s, I was always helping with fund raisers and was a regular on the Gay Hotline. I’ve been involved off and on through all these years serving as first lady during 91 and 92. What a beating!! It has to be worse than being President!! TORCH: What are some ofyour TOHR memories?? KY: To be truthful, there have been years where we have made huge strides in the face of a lot of adversity. There have been years when the Board was absolutely awful. I believe the new board has the opportunity to take the community to a higher level but it won’t be easy. Division is easy and the low road. Unification TORCH: Now tell us about PEACHES. The truth is Peaches and Ken are very different individuals. Peaches is a created character. Peaches has helped raise more money for the community than most patrons. Ask her what she thinks (she will tell you even if you don’t). TORCH: Ah’ight Peaches, so what are your opinions of TOHR and the gay communiO,? PEACHES: Thank God somebody asked! Get off 5"our ass Gay Community! I’m tired of you .just sitting home whining that nothing goes on! A lot of you don’t support jack. TOHR is working its butt off! We need )’our help! Volunteer! Pay for the electric bill or the gas bill! Stop by and talk to us! Be part of the community instead of being an outsider. TOHR can only be relevant if everybody comes together and we help each other. Smooch!!~~,~ Out TOHR s Coming ~rst ~_Support Group continues to meet the f and third Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm at the Tulsa GLBTCommunity Center 5545 E. 41st Street. ~ Counselor and therapist John D. Cutright (MSN, LCSW) leads friendly and supportive discussion. ~ ALL WELCOME! ~. TOHR is seeking insurance bids from a GLBT-owned, managed and/or -affirming insurance agent. If you would like to bid on our insurance contract, please contact Michael Christopher at rnchdstopher@tohr.org. �Monday., Dec 13 6:30pro Fellowship Congregational Church 2900 South Harvard Bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share, or just come! Entertainment by ~Council Oak Men’s Chorale! o o o Reach thousands ofNE OMahoma’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, attd allied READERS ADVERTISE IN THE TORCH! o o Tuisa.Oklahomans for Human.Rights P.O. Box 2687 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101 This may be your last issue! We’ve been mailing the Torch to a large list of past members and friends through this year. But as of the next issue, we’ll be mailing only to current Members and Volunteers! If you’d like to continue receiving the Torch, please fill out and return the Membership Form inside. 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Title A name given to the resource [2004] TOHR Torch, December - January 2004; Volume 4, Issue 2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 2004, January 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights December 2004 January 2004 TOHR Torch https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/d25e8bca28d5decdf8f55e069b2d1a56.jpg 2d313341bfd21cfb6def0e76b87d5cdf https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/1e18626568737ce653593ad8f86b17c8.pdf 886af50e45e5e15915d0f4777976654e PDF Text Text Volume three / issue four June 2004 the tulsa oklahomans for human rights Cherokee Nation Issues Same-Gender Marriage License According to Mark Bo~mey, TONR eqtnil treatment under the law is not goThe Cherokee Nation in May issued ing away no matter what laws or Constipresident and Oklahoma atromey, its first marriage fieense to a samegender couple. "Judges only issue ol~mJons and orders tulional Amendments are passed in as a result of a controversy or lawsuit. It Oklahoma or elsewhere," Laura added. Kathy R, ond Dawn N. celebrated appears that Dow~ has become the Kathy and Dawn shared that they their tmion with a quiet ceremaony presided by Leslie Pe~rose, pastor of Com- most activist Justice in the world by is- wish to thank TOHR and the GLBT and mtmity of Hope U.C.C. Earlier this year, suuig an ordcx without any suit having alfied connnunity for their love and support TOHR will continue to monitor the Pastor Penrose qualified to officiate been fred." ceremonies eondoeted pursuant to The Muskogee Phoenix reported that reaction of the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee law. keep you informed. one Cherokee Tribal Cotm(flor, Linda Under Cherokee law, enacted before O’Leat3’ of Delaware County stated, "The licengmg is an abomination .... statehood, man,age is genderless. One nfthe parmers is the "companion and Apparently Councilor O’Leary believes the one I live with" and the other is "my that even the Cherokee Nation should he rded as a Christian Theocracy." cooker." While the license was issued, "TOHR applauds these courageous the Chief Justice of the Appeals Tribunal, Darell Down, issued an order plac- and dedicated women," said Laura Beling a moratorium res~icbng thrthe~ monte, TOHR first ~ice-president and su~mce marriage licenses. director of advocacy. "The issue of You The REAL Activist Judges are not Liberal Commentary by Mark Bonney If the right wing accuses someone else of bad behavior you can bet they are either d(mg it themselves or are about to do it. How often heve we heard the phrase "activist Judges"? The right wing uses this phrase to discredit any legal opinion that does not conform to its narrow view of Chris- the same org~uizations that have decried other judges and juatices for upholdsng the fights of the minority by striking down unconstitutional laws. The lower comts in California hised to intervene. It took an activist Supreme Court of California to interfere with the executive’s right to determine how he or she administers his or her OWlCe and those that work reader him or her. Nonnai!y, executives are granted deference in their decisions until such time as a final trial on the merits has been held. Only an activist judge would hold otherwise. These same groups tried to stop the ............¯ �From the President It seems that every day I read a new stoW about GLBT persons fighting for for human dghts their rights. TOHR applauds all of these individuals. Our communi~j could not be ~s successfifl as we are without the support of GLBT persons, their friends ~rtd ~’flmily, at!d the many or L,Z niTations who back our cause. Dttrlng the weekend of April 30 and May 1, our commuinly had at least four wondel’fifl choices of activities sponsored by ValiOUS groups. Open Arms Youth Project sponsored a one-man show that gave the audience a hilarious inside tour of a conversion therapy retreat. Council Oak presented tmother extraordinary. concert. Soulforce and Community of Hope raised thousands of dolhars at their you want rainbow?. IDE we gotralnb . OPEN Tues-Fri 6:00-9:00 PM Saturday 3:00-9:C0 PM 5545 E. 4fst St., Tulsa OK Inside the Tulsa @LBT Center www,tohr.org �for human rights Tulsa Ok/ahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) works to secure oquali~/ antisocial acceptance for the G~y, Lesbian, Bisexual, Tmnsgendered (GLBT) and allied cornmuni~ of Northeast Oklahoma through advocacy, education, leadership, and uni~ Activist Judges (ConI~r~dfrom Fage ]) issumzce of marriage certificates ia Massaehuseils. They were hoping against hope that some acdvist judge would issue an order to halt the issuance critic eert~catss. Forttmately, the conservative jodges of the First Circuit Court of Appeals and of the U.S. Supreme Court bald tim] to trait true conservmive beliefs that the federal judiciau¢ should not interllere in a state’s fights issue. As you wifi recall, the Massachusetts State Supreme Court bad previously determthed it was uncoasfiintional under the Massachusetts’ State Consfitotion to deny marriage licenses to its citizens on the basis of sex. Justice Roy Moore of Alabama was removed from the bench for being activist when be refused to comply with a to the bench in a continuing stealth attack to take over the Country. After all, for them, God’s law is above man’s law so the ends justify the means. While this statement by me may seem radical, remember William Pryor’s own statement. It is their desire to take over the CUBACHE, DIVE T INING CALL IOM 7-1757 SPECIALIZING IN DiVE IRAINING FOR /HE NEW SCUBADIVER SPECIALrlY CLASSES ALSO AVAILABLE Boot Camp for Bucks Michael Christopher The Gill Foundation, a major national binder of Talsa GLBT work, hosted two days of fired-raising training in Dallas on April 16 and 17. I’ve attended many expensive fired-raising conferences over years, and this federal court order to remove the Ten one -- priced so that even the smallCommandments from the State Judicial eat orgaulzatinns could participate -Building. I have never heard of a liberal stands above them all. Gill will offer training for our board md other judge being removed or censoxed for being activist. Presidem Bush recently, boards in the fall. without Senate approval, appointed Sessions on sttategic planning, WdlJam Pryor to the Eleventh C~rcult corporate sponsorships and major Court of Appeals. To my knowledge no gifts offered sohd frameworks for acpresident has ever used a recess aption, and will begin very soon to bear pointment to place someone on the fruit for TOHI~. and the people we bench. Wiffmm Pucor, as a’domey general The opportuin~y to meet so m~ny of Ainbnma, f’ded a brief in support of of our GLBT orgaaizmion colleagues Justice Roy Moore. In a speech Pryor was the greatest highlight of the congave at a rally supporting Justice ference. The work we’re d~mg is goMoore, Pu’or stated, "Now is the time ing on all across our region, and is for all good Christians -- Catholics, Or- being done by passionate and highly thodox and Protestants -- to take back competent people. our Country mzd our Courts." Such a statement should have disqualified Pryor from consideration, and indeed it was sul~iuleta to deny him Setmts conf’~mation. The Religious Right, through President Bush. is "on a mission from God" to appoint every conceivable radical conservative activist judge and justice www.scubachef.nef Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant "For AII Your Accounting Needs" Gay men and lesbians face many special sRuations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve this community. 4815 South Harvard, Suite 424 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135-3066 918.747.5466 Tulsa GLBT Information Line 743-GAYS (743-9127) �Advocacy Committee Get your Pride Guide! Sets Marriage Amendmeat Strategy J~ura Bel~onte Tl~e TOHR Advocacy ComwJitee has outlined a strategy for fighting efforts to outlaw same-gender marriagn. Tlae state pkans a Novea~ber 2004 ballot imfiafive to amend the Oldahorn constitution. This campaign promises to be one of the ugliest, most important baRles GLBT Oklahomarts have faced. TOHR will focus its efforts in the Tulsa a~a, working closely with other lo~al groups. Our activities will include voter registration, a speakers’ bateau, phone bank, direct mail, and public video and lecture forums. We welcome volunteers to assist in these endeavors and will have a table in the advoc~y tent at the Jtme 12 Diversiiy Celebration. Contact laura Bulmonte, commioee emir, at (918) 906-2134 for more iaformation. Available for Download at htt p://www.tohr.org and at these establishments: Tulsa GLBT Center Club Majestic Club Maverick End Up Club - Renegades Silver Star Toolbox YBR We~ve moved to a new location! Diversity Celebration 2004-Tulsa, OK ~ ~-- Tile Tulsa Cen er June 4-12 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights P.O. Box 2687 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101 � Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Microsoft Publisher 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 [2004] TOHR Torch, June 2004; Volume 3, Issue 4 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 2004 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights June 2004 TOHR Torch https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/780493bc99dc0092016690d81f1064c3.jpg ad975b6701680f69d7d79f82082a7a83 https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/27e001c0a4121e2198a35009cf33374e.pdf 8b834c4ee446c0157b5723c07d4483f0 PDF Text Text May 2004 volume three / issue three the tulsa oklahomans for human rights TOHR President Among Same-Gender Marriage Panel Participants n April 15, approximately 60 have wrilten an excellent brief that Women’s Law Caucus, and Public Inshows how marrmge laws are used to law students and others turned terest Law Society. E~fll is a long ftme member of discriminate against same-gender conout for a panel discussion about PFLAG and of the ACLU. He reported the Federal Marriage Amendment at Paula, Oklal~oma City police officer The University of Tnisa School of Law. on a case pendnig before the Oldakoma and orddmed deacon m the Episcopal Supreme Court about a male couple Assistant Law School Dean Vicki JorCharch~ reminded everyone of the failwho had been together for 25 years, opdan introduced panelists Bill Hhdde, Paula Sopina, Mark ~onney, and Brian erating a ranch in Creek County. When ings of the law as it addresses issues of Chase, who all spoke passionately about one of the partners died. his will was not transgendered couples. Although not the negative impact such an amendment admitted to probate due to a teclmical discussed because of time [imitations, would have. Ed Groshan, speaking as an defect. Both the trial court and the Oina- Paula showed us how complicated the marriage issue becomes when two perEvangelical Christiaz~ was the o~ly per- homa Court of Appeals held that for sons who are legally marhed want to son among those ~nvited who was will- purposes of intestate suc~essinn (how ing to argue in favor of the amendment. proper~ is ddstsiboted upon the death of remain married a~er one spouse traasiThe evem was sponsored by the law a person without a will) the survivthg Marl TOHR president, spoke about school’s American Constitution Society, parmer had no rights and the estate should pass to the deceased’s distant his get somal experiences with prejudice. cousins. In an opinion that defies logic, the Court of AppeaLs also held that the fotmtaals for "whites" and "coloreds" sttrviv~g parmer could not make any "marrieds" and the "civil unions." other clahn on the prope~y (based on his contributions to its development) Ed spoke compassionatuly despite since he had had a fmnflial relationsltip DC 2004 Events Schedwith the deceased. The ACLU and Bill O ule Interview with a Board Member: Laura Bet- Fundraising Committee Report Meet author Bridget Bufford on May 22. Advance Acceptance forTransgendered, by D 1 )~L~IR ~,it T Y , ~(~’ ~ Saturday, June 5 DoubleTree Hotel in Tulsa Keynote $;)eakers John Lawrence and ~orne~ ~itchell Katine �From the President For many of us, Diversity Celebration is the one time each year when we feel a part of society. This year, Diversity Week will be longer and larger them ever offering each of us multiple oppommities for self-empowerment. In January 2000, my New Year’s re solution was to be out in all aspects of my life. I determured that I would acknowledge my sexual orientation in public setlings. As so often happens when we become willing to advance ourselves, I found myself confronted with a difficult choice. The Muskogee Phoe~Lx newspa- Get your 2004 Diversity Celebration commemorative huron at the Tulsa GLBT Center and Pride Store, 5545 E. 41st St. in Tulso. $2. for human rights Tulsa Oklah~narm for Human Rights (TOHR PO Box 2687 Tulsa, OK 74101 918-7434297 (phone) / 918~0108 (Pax) w~w.tohr.org �Interview with a Board Member: Laura Belmonte Laura Belmonte is associate professor of History at Oklahoma State University. She is TOHR’s f~rst vice president, chairs our Advocacy committee, and is director of our new Tulsa GLBT History Project. TORCH. Where didyou grow up? Where is homeforyou? LB: I was born in New York, but grew up outside of Atlanta. ARer attending the University of Georgia, I got my doctorate from die University of Virginia I moved to Oklaboma in 1996 and now regard Tulsa as home. TORCH: Andl~fe now in Tulsa and at OSU... has the lrar~ition been an experience? LB: Boy, was itever. The thing I have found hardest to a~cept is die tmrelen~ug assumption of sameness (everybody’s white, slraighi. RepubUca~ evaugslieal Chiisfmu, etc.) that many Oklahonums make whether in public or private. TORCH: Whytsimportantforyouto be involvedwith TOItR at this time? LB: I diimk this is a critical juncture in TOHR’s history. With our new exeeufive director and die progress of the Pyramid Project, TOHR is poised to reach tmprecedented heights at a time of vitdl national and local importance. How could I not help if I can? TORCH: What are some of the organization’s recent advocacy efforts? LB: We have continued so far unfnfitfad discussions with the City Council about amending Tulsa’s antidiscrln~mation ordinances. We met recently with the leadership of the Tulsa Worldto ensuce balnneod cover- age of GLBT issues. We have also participated very actively in several media interviews in support of samegender marriage. TORCH: Tell m" about the History Project. ~Fhot do you hope it ac- CAI.L 357-17 7 SPECIAUZ]NG IN DiVE TRNNING FOR THE NEW SCUBADIVER SPECIALJTY CLASSES ALSO AVAILABLE complishes? LB; The Hisiory Pro- www.scubachef.net r 2003. We are currenfly coaduodng oral lfistories, colleering photograpks and other pleling prima~ research in newspapers and government dooumente. G~tr aim is to trace die history of GLBT l~ople in Tulsa throughout the post-1900 era in order to demonstrate the vibrancy of our eoramuaity despite a hostile political climate. TORCH: And how can the community help with both advocacy and the His÷ tory Project? LB: We desperately need people to come out publicly in helping us make our case in the media, before public officials, and with private employers. Most Americans are fair-minded and when diey encmmter a real-life GLBT makes them realize that discrimination Check Out New Goods at Pride Store Kathy Dales Since our center relocation, die Pride Store has added more than $1,500 in merchandise. Included is a vast selection of pride jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, watches and earrings. We also have stickers, magnets, lighters, pride bears, candles, flags, greeting cards and more. Additionally, we’re offering a discount on Diversity Celebration 2003 and other T-shirts. Stop by to see what die new Pride Store has to offer, and to stock up for Diversity Celebration 2004. If you don’t £md what you’re looking for, our store volunteers ~e taking suggestions for new merchimdlse. The Pride Store is open during Community Center hours: Tuesday through Friday, 6-9 p.m., mad Saturday, 3-9 p.m. Poga 3 �Diversity Celebration 2004 Schedule of Events TORCH Advertising June 4-12 Wednesday, June 9th Panel discussion - "A Celebration of Same-Sex Marriage." Sponsored by Parents, Families & Friends ofLesbians and Gays ~FIAG) Tulsa. www.pflagtulsa.org. Thursday, June 10th "Singing With Pride: A Concert by the Council Oak Men’s Chorale," Presented by the Tulsa Ci&-County Library System. Friday, June llth Volunteer Appreciation Night Sponsored by Tulsa Oklahomtms for Human Rights (TOI~R) www.tohr.org. Where will YOU be?? Friday, June 4th Family Pride Spaghetti Dinner Sponsored by Parents, Families & Friends ofLesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Tulsa www.pflagtulsa.org. Saturday, June 5th Diversity Gala and Dinner Saturday, June 12th Tulsa Pride Parade Presented by Tulsa OMahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) in parmership with the GLBTand Allied communities www.tohr.org. 24th Annual Diversity Celebration Festival Presented by Tulsa Oldahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) in parmership with the GLBT and Allied communiHes www.tohr.org. Rate per Column Inch Quarterly Issue, cornmunity distribution $9.00 per inch * Minimum ad Monthly Issue, membership distribution $750 per inch * Discount per Ad Sunday, June 6th Interfaith Service Tuesday, June 8th Art Show & Sale Sponsored by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights" ~TOHR) www.tohr.org. Distribution yeu want rainboW. Sponsored by Tulsa Oklahomansfor Human Rights (TOttR) ,,~vw.tohr.org. Monday, June 7th Film "Family Fundamentals" Sponsored by Parents, FamClies & Friends ofLesbia~t~ and Gays (PFLAG) Tulsa. www.pflagtulsa.org. Advertising Rates Up to 4 column inches 0% 6-10 column inches 15% we gotrainbow. 11-15 column inches 25% 16-20 column inches 35% OPEN Tues-Fri 6:00-9:00 PM Saturday 3:00-9:00 PM 20-30 column inches 40% 5545 E. 41st St., Tulsa OK Inside the Tulsa GLBT Center �~tulsa oklahomans for human rights Tu~a Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) wo~s to s~cure equalil~ and social acceplance for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendeted (GLBT) and bilind communily of Nodheast OkJahoma through advocacy, educa#bn, leadership, and unity. Fundraising Committee Report TOHR’s previous and current Boards of Directors have set income and expenditure goals for the organization. As indicated in pie ehmts of our projected fiscal year 20032004 budget, our lwgest expense items include the annual Diversity Celebralio~ our new Executive Director, and lease and other costs rec/uired to run the Community Center. Our best income sources currently include Diversity Celebration events, thrected donations that support the ED position, and general commtmity donations to the organization. (’Note: These charts represent projected income and expcndiiaures. Actual costs to date have included additional audit, ftmdraising, and moving expenses which are documented in monthly and annual budget reporis.) The Fundraising Cnmmittee is working this year especially to increase income from TOHR memberships and also to obtain grants from supportive local and national foundations. Over the past four months, TOHRhas submitted four grant applications. One of these requests (te Vefizon Foundation) has been dshied but three remain ~mder review. We are requesting $41,000 from the David Boimett Foundation to expand TOHR’s CyberCenter and also to ac quire recording technology to serve our new I]Jstory Project. We are also requesting $32,500 from the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Reek and $15,000 from the Funding Exchange to help us expand our advocacy and commtmity organization efforts. These efforts include a get-out-the-vote campalg~ enhancing our wehsite and the TORCHnewsletter, and construction of a Coramtmity Resource kiosk in die new Community Center. In coming months, the Fundralsing Corarcditee wit] ideatify additional funding sources that cotdd help support TOHR operations and also beneficial new programs to serve T~sa’s GLTB eommlmity. A fimdiaising event was held at the new Community Center on March 28 at which community supporters pledged over $21,000 in operating funds for the upcoming year. We much appreciate these important con~butions that help us meet this year’s donation goals. This is a challenging yet exciting tirne for TOHR. Strong financial support is vital in order to maintain existing operations and to increase oar visibility and expand o~ community programmin~. The Ftmdmising Commiitce thanks in advance all the individuals and foundations we expect to call upon this year! EXPENSES 03-04 1~ lease, 24,000 �Letter from the Director Michael Christopher My first weeks as TOHR’s first Executive Director went by in a flash, and even in that brief time the struggle for equality has grown stronger and more vocal. Demonstrations are hitting the streets across the U.S., and misguided efforts to seize state constitutions have met with hardening resistance. What a great time to be alive! I should introduce myself. I studied music, and while in school I helped found an emergency aid organization called People’s Workshop. I had a brief career in theatre as a singer/actor/director/designer, and worked as a composer of theatrical music. I came to Tulsa and worked with Tulsa Comprehensive Cultural Plan leaders to help launch the Brady Arts District, and with a hardy band of urban pioneers we opened Tulsa Center for Contemporary Art (TuCCA). As an arts activist I staged art stunts to draw attention to the community’s cultural creatives. I still have my "Fight for Homoerotic Art" t-shirt. And then I sold out. Having learned to raise money for "the fi’inge," I decided to try doing it for mainstream causes, and worked with Life Services as its development manager. After that, now no longer a practicing artist, it was back to New York for three years to develop an arts festival, and back again to Tulsa to raise money for Tulsa Opera. Then a year to help Hospice of Green Country build its funding base, followed by two years rl]nning a software company, and two years helping build a national profile for Price Tower Arts Center. During those years I raised two daughters (I’m a proud B) before moving on to a "more unconventional" relationship (as Channel 2 described it when they interviewed me last week). Somehow it all led me here, feeling very much back home, working with the needs and the people I love. Less than two weeks after the new Center opened, the TOHR board and volunteers hosted a dinner to thank twenty-five individuals and families who have given substantial dollar gifts to TOHR. Remarkably, they dug into their pockets once again, newly pledging $21,850 toward operating costs. I didn’t have anything to do with that-board members and donors made it happen, and I was beside myself with awe. On April 17, an Open House honored our members and the many men and women who make use of the Center day by day. Our immediate cash needs secure, coming up in May is a very special event to thank the volunteers who are the heart and soul of TOHR. Unfortunately, I had to miss the Open House. I was in Dallas, learning from the Gill Foundation about a brilliant new tool in our work to establish our basic rights. A new Gay & Lesbian Fund For Tulsa has been established with assistance from the foundation to make new funds available for Tulsa charities of every stripe--as long as their non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation. Our new allies at the Tulsa Community Foundation are helping us make it happen. Soon you’ll begin seeing the Gay & Lesbian Fund For Tulsa rising in the patron lists of this fair city’s charitable establishment. You’ll get the feeling that we’re making real progress, and you’ll be right. Now that TOHR has a full-time paid director, many new avenues open up to us. New programming possibilities. New opportunities to cooperate with other organizations. New funding resources. And, of course, we’ve got a brand new Center--bigger, more comfortable and easy to get to by both 1-44 and the BA. What a great time to be involved with TOHR! Thank you for letting me be a part of it. Michael Christopher Executive Director Page 6 �Education Needed to Advance Acceptance for Transgendered While gays and lesbians fight for greater equality, the mmsgendered seek acceptance from their GLBT peers. Millie Lucas, RN, Gender Gutreach of Oklahoma member and educator shares her story as a way... Lyingflat on my bacl~ the lights are blinding as the cart 1 am on is rolled into the operating theater One hundred and ten minutes later, I awaken to hear, "Ms Lucas, Ms Lucas. Your awrgery is over, " With a deluge ofjoy, relief and excitement, my eyes flooding with tears, l softly whisper, "7hank God] It "s all over. " As I drift back to sleep, I wonder if this action will help those around me az" much as’ it hos helpedme. Will they still call me "that thing?" Will my family and those who knew me before continue to call me by that "’boy name? " Sex reassignment surgery, or SRS, is the last hurdle m a cldminetion of often many years of the transition from one gender to the other, Millie says. "Not all choose to have their geuilals ’reitrranged’ to match their internal thelings. Some live in the opposite gender and are content to live with those genitals ~vith which they were born. It’s all a personal decision based on what makes one feel whole," she says. Millie points to society’s responsiffflity to reco~ize and accept its great dlveral~, including the transgendared coramtmity. Simple actions, like lakhlg care with pronouns, can make a tremendous difference. Addressing community members with the proper pronotms and terms of gender should be common respect and maimers," she says. "If we can learn those hortific terms that offend us alI, then don’t we yet have the intallect and capacity to learn the correct a~d dignified words to speak?" What can you do? Learn more about transgender issues. Millie recom mends www.annelawrence.com as For information about the Ioeal transgendered group, Gender Outreach of Oklahoma, contact program director, Troy Nicholas, at the TOHR center. Or visit the new hatcraet site, www.genderoufreach.org. Meet author Bridget Bufford Author Bridget Bufford will be at the Tulsa GLBT Center on Saturday, May 22rid at 7:30 pm to discuss her book MINUS ONE: A Twelve-Step Journey. Marrfage Discussion Iris own lack of personal ex~rienee with anyone who is gay or lesbian. He stated that he bel2eves continued dialogue is crucial for both sides. He supported the idea of rights for same~ender couples but maintained that Iroduction of children is the fundamental purpose of manage. He also cited Christian Coalition slipperyslope dogma that same-gender marrmge would lead to bigamy, polygamy, bestiality, and incest. Brian spoke eloquently about the legal fights derded to same-guader couples. He expressed Iris fi’astrafions with the un fawaess of paying into soial security even though his partner is not entitled to the benefits that married persons receive fi~am the system. He also reaunded us that under Oklahoma Law tmmarried same-gender par~e~s must pay te~x on the first dollar of an inheritance while married survlvo~s psy no tax on properly transfers that follow the death of their part~er. After the panel finishedits stmemerits, many m the audience asked questions and showed their suppori Kelly Kirby CPA, PG Certified Public Accountant "For Afl Your Accounting Needs" Gay men and lesbians face many specJal situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve this community. 4815 South Harvard, Suite 424 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135-3066 918.747.5466 Page7 �s~ql~!~l uetunH JO; suetuoqel~fO eslnJ. uo ~00¢ oo � Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. 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Tulsa Rainbow Business Organization (TURBO) is a groundup, new effort that brings together GLBT-owned, -managed, and -friendly businesses to serve our common commercial and community goals. Along the way, TURBO will build awareness in the mainstream community about our contributions to the Tulsa economy. TURBO is being organized by TOHR as part of its mission to advocate for the rights and quality of life of northeast Oklahoma’s GLBT community. It will initially be operated as a community service program of TOHR, led by a committee consisting of business members. The group will meet monthly, initially at the GLBT Community Center (5545 East 41st St:). There are no membership fees at this time. The first organizing meeting will be held Monday, Sept 27 from noon to 1:30 pm at the Center. If you own or manage a business and would like to participate in TtuRBO, please contact Michael Christopher at 743-4297 or mchristopher@tohr.org. Find more information at www.turborainbow.com. New TOHR Board Candidates At the September 30 Annual Membership Meeting, TOHR members will elect new board members. Get to know our new recruits... Mike Redman, Attorney -- Mike Redman grew up in Oklahoma City and is a 1988 graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. After law school, Mike moved to Tulsa. His primary areas of practice are employment law and unfair business litigation. He has represented the Tulsa Area United Way for several years and serves on its Board of Directors as its general counsel. Kelly Carter, Student-- Kelly says that being a Black lesbian has given her the strength to overcome obstacles. Over the past two years she taught Diversity courses for a Fortune 500 company, and in the process discovered a passion for teaching. She is returning to university to comp!ete a degree while operating a small business from her home. (continued on p. 3) OUT OK FILM FESTIVAL Philip Au Gay and lesbian movies have been unjustly demonized. They are either poorly acted, technically unsound, or horror-of-all-horrors boring. OUT OK challenges that preconception. Independent films are well performed, well made, and socially relevant to a community that is generally perceived as invisible or inconsequential. We’re here! We’re queer! And we’re on fil!! Gay and lesbian movies made by gays and lesbians for gays and lesbians. Our stories. Our voice. No compromises. OUT OK celebrates being out, being visible, and being proud. Join us for OUT OK--two weekends of celluloid fun. Opening October 14-16, Oklahoma City. Closing October 2024, Tulsa. Admission: $10.00. From thought-provoking documentaries like Tying the Knot which tackles (continued on p. 3) �Page2 Fro the President Mar4 Bonney It has been a year already since I was asked to serve on the TOHR Board. A lot has transpired over this year. We moved the Center, hired our first Executive Director, raised over $20,000 in one night from major donors, surpassed $300,000 in pledges and donations to the Pyramid Project, began the development of a superior web site, sent the TWIT out weekly, published the TORCH on a regular basis, and we recruited new board members so that we will have the largest board in recent memory. More important, ho~vever, is what our volunteers accomplished. They kept the Center open over 1000 hours, made visitors feel welcome, answered thousands of phone calls and provided information to callers, managed the Pride Store, committed their time and talents to various groups who meet at the Center, planned and coordinated the Pride Parade, Diversity Celebration Festival and Gala Dinner, held the History Project Dinner, and collected important GLBT memories for future generations. Over the past year, it is you our members and non-member attendees and supporters that have helped TOHR achieve its mission in the community. We need and want your continuing involvement during this next year, our 25~ year of human rights work in Tulsa and Northeast Oklahoma. In this issue is a calendar of so many upcoming GLBT events it would be difficult to attend and support them all. Please try. Make October your LGBT month. Bring your family and friends to these events. Sign up and volunteer to help. Also noted in this issue is a list of businesses and churches that supported a recent "Pro~Marriage Rally" in Tulsa. If you know anyone at these organizations, I hope that you ask them to dialogue with members ofTOHR, PFLAG, Soulforce and other groups mad, if necessary, that they back away from supporting or patronizing these churches and businesses. Next year we have many unachieved goals to fulfill. We have already taken action to increase programming and Center use. Over the next year we plan to publish a Rainbow Directory/Pink Pages, program Pride celebration activities for TOHR’s 25~ anniversary, increase our membership by over 500 new friends, and help establish and/or revitalize new LGBT organizations such as a LGBT business association, TURBO. I am excited about the year ahead and look forward to a new board, new volunteers, and new members. TOHR does make a difference in Tulsa and GreenCountry. Be a part of the difference! for human rights pnb!~sbed by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (-I-OHR) PO Box 2687 Tulsa, OK 74]01 918-743-4297 www.toh r.org email: community@tohr.org Office location Tulsa GLBT Community Center 5545 East 41st Street Tnlsa. OK 74135 TOHR Board of Directors Executive Board President--Mark Bonney 1st Vice President--Dr. Laura Belmonte 2nd Vice President--Lamont Lindstrom Secretary--Mike Williams Treasurer--Dwight Kealiher Assistant Treasurer--John Madigan Governing Board Director, Gender Outreach---Troy Nicholas Director, Board Development--Ken Youngblood Director, Fundraising--Dennis Neill Director, Advocacy--Laura Belmonte Director, Programs & Facilities--Ken Youngblood Directors at Lar.cle Janet Gearin Devon Rutherford Executive Director Michael Christopher TOHR’s Capital Campai~tn the Pryamid Project pyramidproject.org Chair Sue Welch Committee Members Mark Bonney, Marc Frieden, Michelle Hoffman, David Hoot, Shelly Ledford, Catheryn Mason, Marcy Smith and Tim Williams. President, TOHR , John Do Cutright, MSW, LCSW Counselor & Psychotherapist 4870 S. Lewis Avenue, Suite 190 Tulsa, OK 74105 918-284-0123 Children + Adolescents Adult + Couples TOHR is a 501(c)3 organization operated through donations and non.paid volunteers. Contributions are tax-deduclible to the fullest extent of current United States of America tax laws. The Torch, a publication of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, Inc. is published bimonthly with an estimated annual readership of 10,000, Subscription rates are paid contributing member dues of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR). The Torch is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part except by permission obtained by contacting TOHR directly. Credit must be given to TOHR. The views of the Torch are expressed in editorials only. Views expressed in letters to the editor and other submissions are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the board of directors, contributing members or editors or leadership of TOHR. The Torch reserves the right to edit or reject any material submitted for publication. The Torch and/or TOHR is not responsible for damages due to typographical errors. Advertisements designed and created for publication in the Torch remain the property of TOHR. The Torch and/or TOHR cannot be responsible for claims by advertisers. The use of the name or likeness of a person or entity in the Torch in advertising or editorial content does not imply any particular sexual orientation or political affiliation. Copyright 2004, TOHR. �Candidates (continuedfrom p, !) the current incendiary subject of gay marriage and relationship discrimination to full-frontal Antonio Sabato, Jr. in the dark comedy Testosterone. A cornucopia of diverse voices like Beautiful Boxer, the true story of a champion kick boxer whose fierceness in the ring rose with every application of lipstick and rouge. Eating Out will make you laugh with uncontrollable glee and wet with nocturual joy. Straight Jacket harkens back to the Hollywood days of yesteryear when celluloid heroes conquered women on screen and conquered studs behind--the scenes. Coming of age stories like Cowboys and Angels where self-discovery and friendship is daunting and perilous. Navigating the path of domestic relationships requires strength and a Goldfish Memory as well as a sense of humor. And more! Oklahoma deserves the best. But that begins with you. The OUT OK VIP PASS provides priority seating to all movies, free admission to the LEVEL Cocktail Party, free admission to the CABANA BOY Romp/ GAY FUEL Pump Station, free admission to The Summer Film Series-2005, Survival Kit. Oklahoma City: $50.00. Tulsa: $70.00. ALL proceeds benefit The Pyramid Project. OUT OK thanks LEVEL VODKA; SHOWTIME QUEER AS FOLK, THE L-WORD; GAY FUEL; CABANA BOY RUM; HERE! PAY-PER-VIEW; THE GAYLY OKLAHOMAN; OUT OK EVENTS. For information or to order tickets or a VIP PASS, contact pau@outok.corn or 918-682-4654, ext. 2. SEE YOU ~ THE DARK! Tulsa GLBT information Line 743=GA¥S (743-4297) Tying the Knot OUT OK will feature Jim De Seve’s timely documentmT T)’mg the Knot on Wednesday. October 20. at 6:30 pro. in the OSU-Tulsa Auditoriuna (700 N. Greenwood Ave.). The cost is $10.00 or is free for those with an OUT OK VIP Pass. Tying the Knot takes a searing look at current national debates over samegender marriage. The centerpiece of the film is the story of Stun B.. an Oklahoma rancher who loses Earl. his partner of 22 ?ears. Sam B. is plunged into a court battle with Earl’s distant relatives who dispute Sam’s rights to the ranch. A panel discussion will follow the 90 minute documental3 featuring Sam B.. his attorney Mark Hamby. and a representative from the ACLU. The discussion, which is free. will run from 8:05 to 9:15 p.m. MEMBERSHIP PO TL (_ [CKS’ ARE BACK. New-and-improved TOHR ~nomhly membership meetings will feature important speakers with hot topics as well as a 6:30 p.m. mixer--a great way to meet each other, catch up on families, and plan our responses to what is happening in the media and the co~mnunitv. Ken Youngblood and the TOHR Progrmns Committee are coordinating. Bring a potluck dish: drinks are provided. We meet at the Center (5545 E. 41st St.) the first Thursday of every month. Starting October 7, 6:30 p.m. Steve Eberle, Director of Environmental Programs, American Lung Association of Oklahoma --- For 26 years, Steve has served with Tulsa area nonprofit boards, gala committees mad planning efforts. He served as the liaison between the AIDS community and Catholic Charities’ St. Joseph’s Residence. Steve has long been a board member and on the advisory board for Tulsa Global Alliance. He co-founded the Tulsa AIDS Walk and remains on that committee, and was a founding member of the Tulsa area NAMES Project. He served as Executive Director of the Washington County SPCA and, as an educator, Eberle has taught for Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa Community College, and Tulsa Technology Center on various curricula. Steve currently oversees environmental issues and the historic restoration of the Tulsa Fire Alarm Building for the American Lung Association of Oklahoma. Kaye Smith, Retired-- Kaye is a long-time TOHR volunteer and contributor, currently serving in the Center office on database projects. Novia Stice, Convention Management, Downtown DoubleTree Hotel -- Novia is employed with the Downtown Doubletree Hotel in Convention and Catering Event Management. His partner, Paul Caplinger, is Executive Chef at the Chalkboard Restaurant (continued on p. 6) �Page 4 From tke Executive Director Michael Christopher "Use your own bestjudgmeht at all times" - The entire Nordstrom Department Stores policy manual Trust is a difficult virtue for me. Like most people, I usually tend to believe that I could get the job done better than somebody else if only I had the time. And there’s an instinct to try to make rules so that what I can’t do myself won’t stray too far from expectations. I fight that instinct. The truth is, I couldn’t possibly get everything done that needs doing at work and at home without trusting a lot of other people whose talents exceed mine in remarkably many areas. At TOHR, it means making sure the resources are in place and then trusting many volunteers, colleagues and supporters to use their best judgment as they take command of particular efforts and do what needs to be done. It works like magic. TOHR’s new Coming Out Group continues to meet each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Center (5545 E 41~ St.). ~ Counselor ~d therapist 1oN~ D. Cutright (MSN. LCSW) leads friendly, fr~ ~d suppo~ive discussion. ALL WELCOME~ ANGELS NEEDED There’s another group of people that we have to trust. While volunteers get the work done, there are some things that only money can buy, like rent, utilities, phone, postage.., a painfully long list. So, I trust that people in the community will provide that kind of help when we need it. Just like with volunteer recruitment, we’d soon be in trouble if we didn’t work hard to recruit donors. We’re a lean organization and we can’t afford to get too sophisticated, so it may look like we’ve got a permanent hand sticking out there (okay, I do, and I am glad to see you). If fundraising were the core business of the organizations you support, you’d expect them to do a brilliant job of it and never make the mistake of asking you twice or three times when you’ve already given. But fimdraising isn’t the primary business of any charity I’d ever support, and I suspect you could say the same. I get a kick out ofjust giving something when they ask, and then turning them loose to focus on their real work. TOHR needs a printing company to donate between $5.000 and $10.000 worth of printing over the next year. including small items mad the 2b05 Pride Guide for next June. There will be plenty of lead time. no rush jobs. TOHR accomplishes its mission through com~nunications, and printed materials take our message of equal rights into important places. So, now we’re asking. I know it’s an election year and there are plenty of good places to put your money to work, but one of these days, when the homophobes start getting fired instead of us, you’ll be amazed at the return we’re getting on your money. You’d also be amazed at what it costs to run a Community Center, sponsor gatherings, put on the annual Diversity Celebration, and run an advocacy program. About half of our annual budget just covers the basics of keeping the Center running year round, serving thousands of visitors and callers on the GLBT Info\ Line. The rest is spent on Diversity Celebration and programs, including GLINT rights advocacy. When sixty conservative Tulsa faith communities camouflage a hate rally as "pro-marriage," TOHR is there the same day with the truth on the television news programs and the following morning in the newspaper. When someone is venturing out of the closet for the first time and doesn’t know how to meet anyone or how to feel safe exploring their sexuality, we get the call. When someone wants to know in indelicate detail how to minimize infection danger from oral sex because he’s going home to a wife every night, we get those calls, too. There’s so much that can be done--and is being done--when you have an organization like TOHR working in the community. It happens in ways you sometimes can’t see--in elected officials’ offices, at chamber of commerce meetings, (continued on p. 7) TOHR also badly needs extra funfishing for the room at the back of the Center where support groups meet. We would much appreciate the gift of: A sofa/loveseat combo, or sofa aM chair, contemporau in soft blues or greens: An area rug. about 6’ x 9" in soft blues or greens: End tables (2). contempora~: table lamps (2). contempora~-. Please contact Michael Christopher at mchristopher@tohr.org or 743-4297 if you can help. These tax deductible do,rations will be given full cash value in all donor recognition. �EVENTS CALENDAR September 27 - Tulsa Rainbow Business Organization (TURBO). 12 noon at (he Center. For GLBT-mvned. -managed and friendly Tulsa busmesspeople. RSVP Michael Clms(opher. mcln’is(opher<(t:tohr.org, by September 25. September 28 - TOHR & PFLAG sponsor a C,’mdidates Forum. Candidates for US Hotlse of Representatives Doug Dodd (D) mid John Sullivan (R) lmve been reviled for tiffs fonun, along with many candidates for state legislative seats, to be held at tile Center at 7:00pro. September 30 - TOHR Annual Membership Meeting 6pro at the Center. All current TOHR members ae invited to attend tl~e meeting and elect tile incoming Board of Directors. For a slate of candidates, to ulxla(e your memberslfip, or (o RVSP for (lie meeting, contact Michael Christopher. mchristol)hera,tohr,o~g. 7434297. October 2 - ()~te,s’tio~s o~ ~\ larriage, a conference on marriage equality sponsored ill parl by TOHR. at (he DoubleTree Hotel Downtown. II’s an all-day conference fealuring speakers of national prominence, and admission is oulv $10. See page 9 for delails, October 7 -.VEIl7 (no( really so new. bnt rediscovered and with a new format) TOHR Monthly Membership Potluck. Held on file first Thursday of every month, these meetings won’t waste your time. but dig right into juicy content, featuring hot speakers and topics. Bring along a favorite dish you’d like to share. October 8 - 2004 Tulsa GLBT l--Iistoo Project Lecture. Speaker: Professor MV Lee Badgett. Topic: Looking Into tl~e European Custal Ball: What Can file US Learn About Same-Gender nmrriage? Lecture at 7:00pro. All Souls Unitarian Church. $251520 TOHR Members. available at file Center, See stou on page 10. October 8 - National Boycott for Equality. Don’t spend money or use cell phones for one day to prove the impact of (he GLBT connnunig" on the econmnv. For hffornmfion, search Google for "’equality boycott." (But DO come to (he histoo project lecture!) October 1t) - National Coming Out Day Potlnck Picltic. sponsored by PFLAG and TOHR at Whiteside Park. oil 41 st between Harvard and Yale. 4:00pro to 8:00pro. Bm~g a dish to share. October 11 -PFLAG Back To School Picnic for Gay Straight Alliance members, families, school (eachers and counselors. Call PFLAG Tulsa for details. 749-4901. October 14 - Mamage Panel: The Legal Aspects of Pending Legislation. Designed to extend file work of the October 2 nmrriage cmfference and sponsored iu part by TOHR. this panel will feature experts on the law. What lmppens when Oklahoma nmkes it constitutionally forbidden to recognize a marriage from another stale’? Keep an eve on the eNEWS for details. October 14 through 24 - Out OK Film Festival. Opens October 14 through 16 in Oklahonm Cig. then m Tulsa October 20 tl~ough 24. Out OK benefits TOHR’s Pyranffd Project. and is one GREAT bargain m cinema, hlcludes the Oclober 20 6:30pro screemng of T3’ing the L)u~t. OSU-Tnlsa Auditorium. featuring a panel discussion with the man who is tile snbject of this very human documentary about legalized discrin~lation. October 20 - "I.’ving the Knot. fihn and panel discussion. 6:30pro. OSU-Tulsa Auditorium. The story of Sam. who lost his propem. as a resnlt of lffs parmer’s death. A case study in why mamage equality is crucial in the protection of our basic human rights. Admission $10. Benefits the Pymnfid Project. October 28 - Marriage Panel: Religion and Same-Gender Mamage. Designed to extend tile work of the October 2 marriage cmfference and sponsored m part by TOHR. tiffs panel will featnre experts on the religious aspects of the same-gender mamage debate. Keep an eye on the eNEWS for details. November 2 - Election day... VOTE! For GLBT-friendlmess ratings of candidates, pick up a copy of the Oklahonm Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus ~fide at the Center. November 4 - TOHR Montlfly Membership Poflnck Held the first Tlmrsda.v of ever3. monfll. Bmlg along a favorite dish you’d like to sMre. LAST CHANCE: The S~gnature Project If you haven’t gotten 3our signature sent in vet to be included in the "’Defend Marriage" ad to be published in the Tulsa World. thne is rumfing out. Email mchristopher@tohr.org for the PDF sgnamre release form to fill ont and mail in by October 5. Sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa and TOHR. Nafiona! Coming Out Day Potluck Pknk Sunday, October 1 O, 4 to 8pro at Whiteside Park, 4009 S. Pittsburg Ave. Come Ou~ and show your colors and bring a d~sh lto share! Sponsored by TOHR and PFLAG Tulsa �Page 6 Candidates (continuedj~om p. 3) They both share an educationbackground of having attended OSU’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration. Novia has worked with numerous nonprofit organizations’ fundraising efforts over the years. He currently also serves on the Board of Directors for the Palmer Drug Abuse Program and the Regional Aids Interfaith Network (RAIN) as well as the Golf Tournament Committee for the Tulsa chapter of the American Cancer Society. Andrew Carter Mental Health Case Manager, Family and Children Services -- Andrew received his bachelor’s degree from Langston University, Tulsa. He spent over four years as a habilitation training specialist working with persons with developmental disabilities. After graduating from college, he dedicated two years to national service with the National AIDS Fund AmeriCorps Team Tulsa. Andrew served both years at the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) and during his second year was also the team coordinator. He works part-time as a MSM Outreach Specialist for H.O.P.E. Testing Clinic. Andrew is a graduate of Leadership Tulsa Class 30. Libby Bender, Creative Director, Littlefield, lnc. -- Libby is Creative Director for one of the region’s leading advertising and public relations agencies. She has been active with numerous nonprofit organizations, and currently serves on the Tulsa Marriage Conference Steering Committee. In October she will join TOHR’s board as Director of Communications and will be responsible for advancing the organization’s publie profile, boosting utilization of the Center, and increasing conference and event attendance. Richard Hurfig, Supervisor of Computer Support, City of Tulsa Parks & Recreation -- Richard works for the City of Tulsa as the computer support supervisor for the Park & Recreation Department, managing 175 computers, five servers, and 200+ users. Rich Brew. Tulsa Women’s Tea Dance ,Sue Welch On Sunday August 29~. 200 women White of Chocolate Foumains of Tulsa gathered for a festive time at the Green- (x~avw.chocolatefoumainsoftulsa.com) wood Cultural Center. The 4a~ Tulsa Donated auction items included: VinWonaen’s Tea Dance. once again. tage pin-up calendars from the estate of proved to be a good fundraiser for longtime Tulsa residents and 45 year TOHR’s Pyrmnid Project. The Pvrmnid partners. Ollie Belle Stines and Mamie Project is TOHR’s capital campaign to Watson: signed & frmned m~ by Tulsa provide a permanem visible presence artist Allie Jensen: $100 of electrolysis for Tulsa’s GLBT Community Cemer. treatments from Sue Welch. R. E.: Art So far. over $300.000 has been raised Deco sculpture: velvet fireplace stocktoward the million dollar goal. This ings: hand-blown glass dish by acyear. the Women’s Tea Dance raised claimed Tulsa glass artisan. Sarah $4.100 for the capital campaign. Since Diggdon: spa basket from this event is privately sponsored, all of x~ax.av.baronabaskets.com, and a $400 the money raised, goes directly to the photography session from Lov’s Phocapital campaign. Thank you to the tography. following sponsors for their generosity: Jane Barnes: Laura Belmonte: Carol I. The list of exhibitors included: All Crax~ford: Barb Daib: Lana Hartig & Souls Unitarian Church. Doug Dodd Dana Hervey: Stacv D. Johi~son Insur- cmnpaign, The Gathering Place. Herance Agency: Nancy McDonald: Caro- land Sisters. Kessie Noel. Kiwanee lyn Nichols: Kaxe Smith: Marcy Smith Center. Life Resources. Lov’s Photog& Sue Welch: Gay Fuel: Cabana Boy raph3. MCC Church. Merry Makes Rum. Art!. Moodswing. Out OK film Festival. The Pvrmnid Project. Rainbow Attendees were entertained by the all Families. Sisters in Spirit Motorcycle girl band Moodswing mid a dru~mning Club. TOHR’s Pride Store. Tulsa Opgroup facilitated by the Kiwanee Cenera. Tulsa PFLAG. mid the Women of ter. The Girls Next Door calendars were Council Oak. sold and models were on hand to autograph calendars. Door prizes included We wish to thank volunteers who made eve exams by Dr. Judy Kastl. moviethe event possible! Phillip Au with Gay love?’s gift basket from Phillip Au mid Fuel & Cabana Boy Rum. Tmnmie the Out OK Film Festival. and a spa Blancett. Mark Bonney. Regina Cole. gift basket by Heather Harp Howland Barb Daily. Penny Davis & Laura Design. The winner of the luxurious Mumford. Cathy Elliot. Sarah Fitzgertrip for taro to Palm Springs was Lori ald. Carrie Flehartv & Trish Spurgin. Pax~ae of Shawnee. Food was provided Lorene Gravitt & Wanda Young. by-Tim Willimns of TW’s Catering Heather Harp Howland & Carolyn (xxax.av.twsafabcatering.com) and Russ Nichols. Lana Hartig & Dana Hervev. Michelle Hoffman. Stacv Johnson. Shelly Ledford. Mary Lincoln. Kim He earned a bachelors degree in computer science and an MBA from OSU-Tulsa. Other new board member candidates include Anita Randza and Shelly Ledford. Returning to the board for the 2005 fiscal year are Laura Belmonte, Mark Bonney, Janet Geafin, Dwight Kealiher, Lamont Lindstrom, John Madigan, Dennis Neill, Troy Nicholas, Devon Rutherford, Mike Williams, and Ken Youngblood. McAnally-. Carol Redford. JoAma Ritchey. Devon Rutherford. Marcy Smith & Sue Welch. Stacv Takacs. Kathy Williams. Tim Williams & Jonathon Brown. Robbie Wright. and the Eklesia Church. Thanks to all for a fun time that helped us move a step closer to a permanent home for the Community Center, the programs it provides & people it serves. now and for generations to come! �BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN TULSA OKLAHOMANS FOR HUMAN P~IGHTS include many nice privileges, but the one that really means something important is that you will be participating in a very meaningful way in the rights of every gay man, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered person in Tulsa to live with full citizenship and to pursue a life with equality. The levels listed below are just guidelines---an~-thing you want to contribute will be deeply appreciated. You can give the full amount today, or instruct us to bill your credit card monthly for a certain amount and for a specific number of months. If you like, you can even make your gift online at www.tohr.org.., just click the DONATE button. Membership is for one full year from the date you join. 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From: Place Postage Here Membership Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights PO Box 2687 Tulsa, OK 74101 �Interview with a Board Member. Larnont Lindstrom Lamont Lindstrom is TOHR’s Second Vice President. He is a profes ......... sot of anthropology at the University of Tulsa. TORCH: Where didyou grow up? W’nere is hdme for you? LL: I was born in Oakland, CA and grew up in Martinez Milch, at the time, was a small town of 10,000 on the fringes of the San Francisco Bay Area. TORCH: What brought you to Tulsa? LL:I finished up my anthropological degree at the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 and had taught one year at what was then Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College). In 1982, I was looking for my next job in academia and had two offers: to go to Wellington, New Zealand or to come here to Tulsa. I chose Tulsa (and that’s a long story). TORCH: And what do you think of Oklahoma? LL:It’s been.., interesting. Actually, my anthropological side finds Oklahoma fascinating. As Indian Territory, the state was for years an internal colony of the U.S. which then came into unexpected wealth. The place is full of all sorts of interesting cultural twists and turns. Tulsa has been an interesting place from which to watch and, to some extent, take part in the last 25 years of GLBT struggles and progress. I jokingly call myself a backwards Okie who went the wrong way along Route 66. My sisters and brother and their families are still out in California, and my three daughters (born Oklahomans) now spend summers with me and live the rest of the year in Hawaii. The oldest, though, has just started college in New York and I’m hoping that the next one comes to the University of Tulsa next year. TORCH: And what about experiences at TU? LL: TU is a first-rate university with an excellent anthropology faculty, which is one of the reasons that have kept me in Tulsa. It does need, however, to incorporate sexual orientation and Lamont, Elsa, Carla, & Nora gender identity in its statement on nondiscrimination--we’re working on this. I’ve been faculty advisor of the student GLBTA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered association--that’s a mouthful of letters) since 1997. This is a small but active group of students that adds a lot to college life. This year several new "family" faculty members have come on board and I’m hoping GLBT programs and visibility will get even better. TORCH: What does an anthropologist make of GLBT issues? LL: The cross-cultural perspective is especially important as we all too often mistake our own norms to be human universals. I once wrote a newspaper column on gay culture and was able to draw on anthropological data, for example, to explore all sorts of marriage customs--including samegender marriages--that exist in many different cultures. Today’s "’normal" marriage, in fact, is a historically recent practice--and certainly not one devised by God. Abraham and those ancient Hebrews were polygynists. TORCH: And your work with TOHR? LL: Second VP is a wonderful position since it comes with no official duties! I’ve tried to make myself useful helping out on the Fundraising Committee and I’ve also edited recent issue,s of the TORCH (which is why I’m here in this column until I can chase down more interesting Board Members for you all to meet!). From the EoDo (co,,,,,,,e4ti.o,, p. 4; m correspondence with govermnent officials, and in quiet calls we make on e~nployers who fail to protect employees, a doctor who mistreats a transgendered patient, a church employ,ee who wants someone present when they come out to a pastor, a pastor who is weighing how to come out to a church board, a govermnentfi~nded agency that needs help changing a co~mnunitv’s intolerance ~yithout getting itself de-funded and everybody fired. The work and the nnpact of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human RiNats radiate far beyond its front door. TOHR’s been around for 24 years mad it’s an old battleaxe now. still swinging confidently, landing blow after blow. And we’re sharpening it up with an expanded board of directors to b~ing in more voices mad more diversity of opimon. When our new year begins on October 1~ there will be 21 people wielding the ax-almost tavice as many board members as there are when I’m writing tiffs. Beyond the board, we’re reaching out with a new Advisor, Counsel and expanding the work and membership of the Advocacy, Committee. TOHR is a growing group of people working on more and more levels in the community. Ever,, voice is needed and welcome. There’s just so much going on right now in the courts, legislatures, the media, and in our people’s lives that there’s never been a more important time to become a member, or renew 3’our support or volunteer for Tulsa Oklalmmans for Human Rights. Executive Director, TOHR GET TWIT. The weekly GLBT community list of events and activities emailed to you every week. Contact TOHR today at community@tohr.org to sign up �Page 8 Human Rights Update Mark Bonney T his year we will likely see a vote in Oklahoma designed to perpetuate discrimination against our community for years to come. I believe there are three reasons for why Oklahomans will vote on State Question 711 this November. First, the U.S. Supreme Court told Oklahomans that they can no longer arrest us in our homes for being in adult consensual relationships--for being Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered. Some Oklahomans simply want to vote for discrimination as a way of"fighting back" at the Court for freeing us of the brand "criminal"--a brand that allowed discrimination against us because "criminals do not deserve human rights." Unfomanately, Oklahoma has an embarrassing history of discrimination and lagging behind the rest of the country in supporting diversity and recognizing the economic and social benefits of a more progressive approach to human rights. Some of our faith communities have illadvisedly stepped into the political arena and have been involved in supporting and perpetuating discrimination, as when their pastors argued that ’~the Bible says that slavery is okay" or when they once set up church schools to avoid integration. Many of these same groups are leading the fight against same-gender marriage, tragically repeating their mistakes of the past. Second, Republican strategists believe that placing the issue on the November ballot will help Republican candidates win election to the State House and the U.S. Senate where races are close. Combining this issue with rallies around the state designed to increase voter turnout from fundamentalist congregations may well work. Third, rules of the Oklahoma House and Senate were ignored in bringing this issue to a vote of the people. Joint resolutions are different from bills. Resolutions do not require the Governor’s signature but bills do. In the last session, a bill was amended to place the issue on the ballot because the time for full consideration of a resolution had expired. The Democratic leadership could have stopped the measure based upon procedural improprieties but they did not. It is rumored that the Democrat leadership had negotiated with the Republican leadership and reached an agreement that this issue would not be brought up for a vote. If this is true, then Republican leadership--and in particular Senate Minority Leader James Williamson--broke this agreement. Regardless of the outcome of the vote we must stand up and stand out. In my years of political involvement I have never met anyone fired for "coming out." I have, however, dealt with friends, relatives and employers of those struggling with coming out who want equality and fairness for the LGBT community. We are increasingly faced with the reality that we cannot sit quietly or not take sides in this battle. Some churches and religious extremists in Tulsa have declared war on the GLBT community by holding a so-called "Pro-Marriage Rally." I was there. My partner and I sat through the whole event. It is unfortunate that some of our political officials continue to support the divisive and anti-human rights message of these extremists. At the rally, Mayor LaFortune called us unAmerican and Senator Willia_mson avowed that he loved the homosexual but hated the "sin" yet he was rnd~e and would not shake the hand of Professor Laura Belmonte when previously he had appeared with her on a " talk show. The recurring theme was that "God’s Law," as they interpret it, trumps the Constitution and that such law should govern all Americans’ lives whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or non-believer. Speakers maintained that "there is no separation of church and state in the Constitution." And a final presenter advocated the glory of traditional gender roles where women have no leadership role in the home. We must be willing to resist this coopting of our political process by those with an extremist agenda that is so antihuman rights. It is ironic and tragic that one who professes marriage so strongly, State Senator WSl=liamson, is himself twice divorced and makes a living as a divorce attorney. Likewise, a business sponsor of the rally married his son’s ex-wife. I believe we can legitimately question the credibility of such individuals. Can they really lecture us that we are unfit to be married or that we would destroy the institution of marriage? I hope that you will join me in taking action. The City Council should reject Mayor LaFormne’s comment that one has to believe as he does to be a good Tulsan, a good Oklahoman, or a good American. Instead, for the sake of the future of Tulsa, let’s support diversity and publicly recognize the significant contributions that the GLBT community makes to the betterment the city. I ask you to consider whether you should patronize the businesses and churches that sponsored the rally. Advocating with our pocketbooks can be a very powerful tool. By working together and redoubling our educational efforts, we can help improve Tulsa for us all. (See the list ofsponsors of the anti-gay "pro-marriage" rally on page 9.) Genesis Ministries 2419 S. 83rd E. Avenue, Tulsa, OK Meets Sunday 11 a.m. for service Wednesday 7p.m. for Bible Study, Singing and Prayer �This Fall, Oklahomans will decide whether or not to change our state constitution to deny the benefits of marriage to any unmarried couple. State Question 711 defines marriage as only between one man and one woman and prohibits legally recognizing any same-gender marriage that takes place anywhere else. Before we vote, it is important to consider how this change will impact each and every one of us, gay and straight. It is a complex issue of rights, religion, and equality. The conference welcomes the "moveable middle"--those people who want to learn more about the issue before casting their votes. On Saturday, October 2, we are going to talk about the implications of this controversial state question in the context of rights, religion and equality. A respected group of religious and community leaders, attorneys, and legislators will lead day-long discussion of this sensitive issue at Tulsa’s Downtown Doubletree Hotel. The conference is sponsored by Community of Hope United Church of Christ, PFLAG Tulsa, Fellowship Congregational Church, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, Tulsa Interfaith Alliance, Oklahoma Freedom and Equality Coalition, United Ministries at University of Tulsa, BGLTA (Bi, Gay, Lesian, Transgendered Alliance) at the University of Tulsa, Phillips Theological Seminary, Parish Church of St. Jerome, and Soulforce of Oklahoma. Every Oklahoman should be educated on what State Question 711 really means to us as individuals and as a state. Join us on October 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for an enlightening experience. Registration is $10. Send email to mchristopher@tohr.org for registration materials. Please encourage your family, friends, and co-workers to attend--there may be no more effective action you can take in the struggle to preserve our constitutional freedoms this year! Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant "For AII Your Accounting Needs" Gay men and lesbians face many special situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve this community. 4815 South Harvard, Suite 424 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135-3066 918.747.5466 These organizations sponsored the August 2,t anti-gay "pro-marriage" rally at Union High School: Abbot Industries C-It-All Leak Detectors & Plumbing Clear-Tone Hearing & Laboratories Community Spirit Magazine Evans Electric Jim and Ronda Norton PACE Printing ~ain Care Assoc. of Oklahoma Air Comfort Builders Steel Association of Christian Therapists Bair Foundation Christian Home Educatots Fellowship Purne!l Financial Services Churches: Tulsa Together/Christian Ministers Alliance Warner Audio Florist on the Square Victory Christian Center Asbury United Methodist Cedar Ridge Christian Central Nazarene Christ Presbyterian Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Crossroads Christian Center Eastland Assembly of God First Christian - Owasso First Nazarene - Sand Springs Glad Tidings Assembly of God Grace Fellowship Hawest Church Immanuel Lutheran Liberty Church Open Bible Fellowship Park Plaza Church of Christ Praise Center Redeemer Covenant St. Timothy The Church at Battlecreek Vera Full Gospel Fellowship First Baptist - BA, Claremore Berean Baptist Bethany Missionary Bapfist Calvary Baptist - Broken Arrow Central Baptist Easton Heights Baptist Eastwood Baptist Glenwe~l Baptist Lynn Lane Baptist Mr. Rose Baptist Parkview Baptist GARRETT LAW OFFICE, P.C. 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Professor Lee Badgett will draw on her recent research in Europe on same-gender marriage to make predictions about what will happen in the U.S. She will talk about why some European countries recognize partnerships or mamage rights while others do not, and she will address one of the main issues of the same-gender marriage debate: What happens to heterosexual marriage when samegender couples marry? Lee Badger is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author ofMoney, Myths and Change: The Economic Lives ofLesbians and ~ Gay Men, and is Research Director and cofounder of the Institute i and Lesbian Strategic Studies. Professor Badgett has appeared on television in the U.S. and the U.K. and on many radio programs including NPR’s Talk of the Nation. The event is sponsored by TOHR, PFLAG Tulsa, the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Tulsa, OSU Dept. of Women’s Studies and OSU Dept. of American Studies. The dinner and lecture are on October 8 at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 for TOHR members and $25 for the general public and are available at the GLBT Community Center, 5545 E. 41st St., or by calling or emailing credit card information to mchristopher@tohr.org, 918-743-4297. Find more information at www.tulsagayhistory.com. T ULSA OKLAHOMANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS RO. Box 2687 TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74101 Do we have your email address ? If not, then you’re missing our free eNEWS service that sends links to important stories of interest to the GLBT community every week or two. Send email to mchristopher@tohr.org with the words ENEWS SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Printed on recycled chlorine flee paper e e e e e Reach thousands of NE Oklahoma’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, and allied READERS Advertise in tl~e TORCH:" For rate card and specs, email mchristopher@tohr.org or phone 918-743-4297. 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We are seeking our first Executive Director. Thanks to community giving that will support the first year’s salary and benefits, we are excited to hire a fulltime professional. Our new Executive Director will guide our programming and help improve our outreach and service to the GLBT community. TOHR, with a fulltime director, will join the ranks of a handful of GLBT organizations with professional staff. Our classified ad asks that the suc- Tallking about Same-Gender For many of us, the holidays remind us of the importance of family. Federal and state legislative action this year could potentially impact the families we choose to build. Therefore, it’s important to fully understand same-gender marriage and civil unions from a legal perspective: This article refers to "Same-Gender Marriage" and not "Same-Sex Marriage" or "Gay Marriage,~ Gender and sex are not the same. When speaking of marriage, use the terms "mixedgender marriage" and "same-gender (Continued on page 3, see Same Gender Marriage) cessful candidate have a minimum of two years’ experience in development and grants management, organizational and volunteer management, and program development. Qualified candidates should also have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Relocation to Tulsa is essential. The ad directs applicants to our website (www.TOHR.org) where a more complete job description is available. This explains that the new Executive Director will have overall responsibility for financial, programmatic and operational management of our largely volunteer organization. The Executive Director will also be a strong and visionary leader with a proven track record in management, financial management, program development and fund raising, and will help guide Board decisions. The application deadline is February 28. Soon afterwards, the Search Committee will interview top candidates and plans to make a recommendation to the Board in March. After the new Executive Director has joined us, the community as a whole will be invited to ~velcome and meet our new Director at several upcoming events. New location opens on March 2nd The Tulsa GLBT Community Center will move to 5545 East 41~t Street at the end of February. The Center reopens in the Highland Plaza shopping center at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, 2 March. The new space is centrally located in Tulsa, just east of Promenade Mall on E. 41st Street. Our volunteers are already packing up the old Center, which has operated for several years at 21 st St. and Memorial Ave. The new Center includes a large meeting space, basic kitchen facilities, accessible restrooms, and a number of smaller offices. The Pride Store will occupy one of these and -other Tulsa:area GLBT organizations and allies may eventually move into the others. TOHR has signed a two-year lease on the new Center. We also look forward to the successful completion of the Pyramid Project Capital Campaign. This will spur the Center’s final move--our relocation into our own permanently endowed space by March 2006. In the meanwhile, stop by and tour our new space. �TOHR members and friends, for human rights This is my first letter to be included in what I hope will be a monthly newsletter to our members. There have been many wonderful things happening to TOHR and to our community. Much progress has been made in educating the public on rights and benefits that many take for granted but are systematically denied to the GLBT community. This year will prove to be momentous for education in Oklahoma. We have already seen a push to amend both the U.S. Constitution and the Oklahoma Constitution in ways that "legalize" discrimination. In addition to operating the Community Center, TOHR serves to educate. TOHR will be involved in all local and state efforts to further awareness of GLBT issues. I encourage you to look for our educational statements on issues related to Same Gender Civil Unions and Civil Marriage. It is also important for us to educate ourselves and to speak with a unified voice. You’ll find an article in this newsletter that explains the appropriate terms and communication techniques to use as you discuss these important issues with others outside of the GLBT community. I want to thank all of the volunteers who give so much of their time to TOHR. I am excited about this year and our wonderful Board of Directors. Attendance at Board meetings has been extraordinary. The search for an Executive Director is ongoing and we are ready to move into our next temporary location for the Community Center, in anticipation of a permanent location, we hope in 2006, through the hard work of Pyramid Project. In January you should have received a membership application form. 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Copyright 2004, TOHR. �~a oklahomans for human rights Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) works to secure equality and social acceptance for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered (GLBT) and allied community of Northeast Oklahoma through advocacy, education, leadership, and unity. Same-Gender P~rriage (Contimtedfrom page 1) marriage." Why? Oklahoma defines marriage as "a personal relation arising out of a civil contract." As of Jan. 1, t997, Oklahoma prohibits marriages between persons of the same gender. In order to obtain a marriage license in Oklahoma, an application must be completed and delivered to the Court Clerk. The Court Clerk is a government official in each County whose salary is paid for by tax revenue. All marriages in Oklahoma must be "solemnized," meaning a person of authority a judge, retired judge or religious or ecclesiastical official signs the marriage license after confirming the two individuals’ public intent to enter into a marriage contract. Religious services or ceremonies are optional. Many people think of marriage as a religious ceremony. This is understandable the bulk of the wedding budget is spent planning and conducting the religious ceremony. Getting a blood test, appearing at the Court Clerk’s Office to complete the government application and paying the government license fee seem like a formality. Yet all mixed-gender couples in Oklahoma can receive the hundreds of legal and social benefits and obligations of marriage without a religious ceremony. In fact, about one in five Oklahomans skip the religious cere- The weekly GLBT Community list events and activities ernailed to you every w~ Email TO~ today at mony. Among the rights and responsibilities of marriage are: inheritance, medical care, health insurance, survivor benefits, tax-free transfers of property, alimony, child-support, payment of health related costs of the partner. Many Oklahomans still do not understand that two persons who have shared their life experience as partners for 40 years may be denied visitation in the final days of their partner’s illness. Oklahomans do not understand that sometimes we are not permitted to even go to the funerals for our deceased partners and are immediately "kicked out" onto the street, sometimes having to resort to public assistance. Same-gender couples in Oklahoma pay taxes, live in committed relationships, and deserve the same government benefits and burdens as every other citizen. Allowing same-gender couples to complete the application, pay the fee and receive the license would not permit that couple to force any individual or church to accept their union. Such a couple could not require any religious leader to perform any ceremony. The-more people think about the rights that GLBT persons do not have as a result of being denied a government license purely on the basis of gender, the more those persons will see the injustice of the current system and the more Oklahomans will be willing to allow same-gender families to have equal rights and responsibilities. TOHR has joined the Oklahoma Freedom and Equality Coalition in support of marriage rights, and Mark Bonney serves as its Media Committee co-chair. Each of us must do our part to educate and explain the issues to our family, friends and neighbors. If you would like additional copies of this newsletter or of this article, please contact TOHR or feel free to make copies. Melissa Guillet Reports On Friday, January 30th, members of the transgender community met at All Souls Unitarian Church along with several members of the church’s congregation for food, drink, singing, and fellowship. The Evening Social v~as the first of many events that weekend that were part of Tulsa’s first annual Loving Our Varied Existences Gender Conference. The LOVE Gender Conference began as an effort to help educate those of the church about transgender issues, but with the help of Troy Nicholas of TOHR/Gender Outreach and Anita Randza from All Souls, it grew to include an entire weekend of events for the transgender community. Seminars taught by A.J .Galloway, Dana Brown-Owings, Cat Turner, and Nancy McDonald covered topics ranging from Trans-Activism to a PFLAG sharing and discussion seminar. Afterwards, everyone left to change for a dinner at the Church, featuring Dianna Cicotello as keynote speaker. Those attending finished the evening at the Playmor Lounge. Here, Millie Lucas and friends gave a drag show to benefit the efforts of Gender Outreach of Oklahoma, a local support and education group for the transgendered community, to become a non-profit organization. The final day started with a discussion panel featuring A J, Dana, Cat, and Dianna, in addition to local Gender Outreach of Oklahoma members Paula Johnson and Lissa Guillet, to give the church and others attending a chance to ask the questions that were on their minds about being transgendered. Even Reverend Lavanhar gave a transgender-themed sermon teaching acceptance, and truly showed that he loved our varying existences. Tulsa GLBT Information Line 743-GAVS Page 3 �An Interview with Devon Retherford Devon Retherford, in addition to being a TOHR Director at large, is also interning with TOHR. She oversees much of the day-to-day operations of the Tulsa GLBT Center, including organizing our Center volunteers. TORCH: Where did you grow up? Where is home for you? DR: I have lived in Tulsa all of my 27 years and I now live near TU. TORCH. Tell us about your educational goals. What are you majoring in at OU Tulsa? DR: I am getting my Masters degree in Human Relations. I am considering getting a doctorate in Human Services, but I am not sure about that goal right now. TORCH." How is your TOHR internship contributing to your studies? DR: I wanted to do my internship with TOHR for personal growth rather than as an enhancement to my education. The personal growth that has happened with me through being involved with TOHR has been worth more than any education could ever give me. It has been a wonderful experience, so far. I have enjoyed meeting and working with many great people who care so much about the GLBT community. TORCH." What have you enjoyed the most, interning at the Center? DR: The people. I enjoy meeting and getting to know new people. I meet someone new almost every night at the center and 99% of them are really neat people. GLINT PAST In recent weeks, the Tulsa GLBT History Project has begun conducting oral history interviews with members of our community. We are documenting fascinating stories about the founding of TOHR, bar life in Tulsa, the city’s response to GLBT people, the AIDS epidemic, and other milestones. The interviews are recorded on a digital video camera and will be transcribed. They will be an important resource for our community, historians, and independent scholars. This semester, an OSU undergraduate is working on an independent study of coverage of GLBT issues in the Tulsa World since the late 1980s. Her research will enable the Project to build a vertical file Of all local newspaper stories. The History Project is eager to interview GLBT Tulsa~ and former Tulsans. If you or someone you know is willing to share your stories and/or loan photographs, videos, and other documents for copying and preservation, please contact Laura Behnonte at 918/906-2134. It’s your history - help us record it. Page 4 TORCH:And ,what’s been your biggest challenge? DR: The biggest challenge is getting people to volunteer and continue to be volunteers. I still need volunteers to fill slots during the week and Saturday. tt is a fun place to volunteer and meet really great people. I must thank all of the very faithful volunteers that I have now. Their work is appreciated and without them there would not be a Center. TORCH." How do you think we can improve Center services to the GLBT community? DR: Right now we are getting ready to move to our new Center. This move in itself will improve how we can serve the community. We are working on getting more programming through the Center to let the community know that we care about them and to bring more people to the new location. Currently we have added the Women’s Group, which is the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, and we hope to add other groups as well. 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Title A name given to the resource [2005] Bill Bissey Interview Description An account of the resource Video recording and transcription of Laura Belmonte’s November 19, 2025, interview. <strong>Video and Transcript available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research.</strong> Bill was born on July 6, 1932, in Clay County, Illinois and passed on April 10, 2019, in Tulsa. He served in the Air Force and moved with his Tulsa-born wife from Illinois to Tulsa in 1956. Following a divorce, he moved to Houston for his job and entered an eighteen-year relationship until his partner developed HIV and died in 1996. When he returned to Tulsa, he was active with the Prime Timers, the social organization for gay and bisexual men. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 3-10, 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Advertisement 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 Gayly Pride PDF Text Text Friday, June 3 Family Pride Spaghetti Dinner 6 PM @ Fellowship Congregational Church, UCC Saturday, June 4 Gay Day at the Zoo 11 AM - 4 PM @ Tulsa Zoo Fashionably Gay Bingo 7 PM @ Tulsa GLBT Community Center Sunday, June 5 Tulsa Interfaith Service 3 PM @ College Hill Presbyterian Church Monday, June 6 “We Were Marked with a Big A” 7 PM @ Jewish Community Center Tuesday, June 7 QueerArt 5-8 PM @ Brady Arts District Wednesday, June 8 “Let’s Get Real” 7 PM @ Tulsa Central Library Thursday, June 9 Singing with Pride 7 PM @ Tulsa Central Library Friday, June 10 Diversity Gala 2005 6 PM @ Gilcrease Museum �Friday, June 3 Family Pride Spaghetti Dinner 6 PM @ Fellowship Congregational Church, UCC Saturday, June 4 Gay Day at the Zoo 11 AM - 4 PM @ Tulsa Zoo Fashionably Gay Bingo 7 PM @ Tulsa GLBT Community Center Sunday, June 5 Tulsa Interfaith Service 3 PM @ College Hill Presbyterian Church Monday, June 6 “We Were Marked with a Big A” 7 PM @ Jewish Community Center Tuesday, June 7 QueerArt 5-8 PM @ Brady Arts District Wednesday, June 8 “Let’s Get Real” 7 PM @ Tulsa Central Library Thursday, June 9 Singing with Pride 7 PM @ Tulsa Central Library Friday, June 10 Diversity Gala 2005 6 PM @ Gilcrease Museum �Friday Family Pride Spaghetti Dinner Saturday Gay Day at the Zoo Fashionably Gay Bingo Sunday Tulsa Interfaith Service Monday We Were Marked with a Big A Tuesday QueerArt Wednesday Let’s Get Real Thursday Singing with Pride Friday Diversity Gala 2005 Saturday Tulsa PRIDE Parade & Festival Presented by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) Tulsa, OpenArms Youth Project (OYP), the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Tulsa and Dollar Thrifty. Sponsored by Vocal Pride Foundation, Club Majestic, College Hill Presbyterian Church, Diversity Christian Fellowship, Ekklesia...the Gathering, Tulsa Area Chapter of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, QuinnBaker, PLLC, Tulsa Ballet and Wild Oats Natural Marketplace. In-kind Sponsors: Budweiser, the Gayly Oklahoman, Miller Lite, the Star and Urban Tulsa Weekly �� https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/95d1f617f64a91c8c7623021ac9b6807.pdf 035dfc32afe322e5ba1e4642ace5d33f 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 Advertisements Subject The topic of the resource Pride Description An account of the resource Advertisements for 2005's Diversity Celebration. 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Title A name given to the resource The Torch, Vol 4, Iss. 4 Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration Description An account of the resource Issue of the Torch covering Diversity Celebration 2005. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Torch Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kelly Carter Lamont Lindstrom Mark Bonney Sue Welch Toby Jenkins Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newsletter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride Diversity Celebration Torch Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Torch, April 2005 Vol 4, Iss. 4 PDF Text Text April 2005 Volume four / Issue four oklahomans for human rights Celebrate DIVERSITY 20051 Kelly Carter Each year TOHR brings a week of Diversity Celebration to Tulsa and to the State of Oklahoma. Our goal is to bring people together to celebrate wbo and what we are. It’s a week that wi[I be filled with the laughter of children playing in the "KID ZONE", with volleyball games in the park, great music coming from the stage, good food and the harmony of a community united. In 1997, TOHR hosted the first-ever Tulsa gay pride march with 60 participants. Today, Diversity has grown to a week filled with events and we have the second largest gay pfide parade and the [m-gest gay pride festival in the state of Oklahoma. In an effort to make Diversity 2005 bigger and better than even, Open am~s Youth Project (OYP), Parents and Friends of Lesbians and gays (PFLAG) and Tulsa Oklabomarts for Human Rights (TOHR), the three leading GLBT organization in Northeast Oklahoma, are working together to sponsor a week of exciting events. (cant onp 8) David Bohnett CyberCenter GRAND OPENING: 20 April Thanks to the generosity oftbe David BohneR Foundation, Tulsa Oklahomm~s for Human Rights is constructing a new CyberCenter at the GLBT Community Center. The CyberCenter’s Grand Opening will take place on April 20, 5:00-7:00 p.m. The David Bohnett CyberCenter will be equipped with state-of-the-art computers to enable access to the Intornet and to provide software training. This new facility will help bridge the ’digital divide’ by giving access to technologies and resources to those that may not have them (cant onp. 4) Oklahoma Legislature = Anti-Mom Lamont Lindstrom Anne Magro and Heather Finstuen (pictured above with their six-year old twin daughters) came to Tulsa last month to attend a reception for Lambda Legal’s Executive Director Kevin Cathcart, hosted by Lambda Legal Board Member (and TOHR supporter) Mona Pittinger. Anne and Heather moved to Norman after Anne accepted a position in the University of Oklahoma’s School of Accomtting. Heather, who has worked in publishing, is cun’ently a student in OU’s College of Law. Since the family moved to Oklahoma, they bare enjoyed friendly neighbors and co-workers but they also have had to confront our state’s stubborn homophobia. Together for I3 years, both are rooms to their daughters Heather legally adopting the children after Anne gave birth to the twins, when the coupled lived in New Jersey. In May, 2004, the Oklahoma State Legislature burried to pass a law that withdrew state recognition of adoption of children by same-sex parents elsewhere in the U.S. Legislators responded to Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s opinion that Oklahoma was obligated to recognize such (co,it on p 4) out-of-state adoption decrees and to issue amended birtb �From the President www.tohr.org Dear TOHR Members and Supporters, So many wonderful things are happening at TOHR as you will read throughout this TORCH. TOHR is known in Madison, Wisconsin. 1 have been invited to appear on a panel at an Indian Law conference at the University of Wisco~sin Law School on April I, 2005. The panel will discuss the case of Kathy and Dawn who are litigating with Todd Hembree, a Cherokee Nation member, who filed suit to "void" their marriage certificate. I was invited as the President of TOHR. On behalf of the Board, I want to acknowledge the dedication of Toby Jenkins (see article in this issue) t’or his work in programlning the Palm Sunday Service. The service was wonderful. We had over 150 in attendance and the offaring raised almost $500.00 for TOHR. The Board wishes also to thank the many spiritual leaders who participated. We look forward to the upcoming Pride Interfaith Service that will expand upon the Palm Sunday Service by bringing leaders from many faith communities together. TOHR Board of Directors Executive Board Presiden~Mark Bonney 1 st Vice Presiden~Dr Laura Belmonte Secretary--Mike Williams Treasurer--Dwight Kealiher Assistant Treasurer--John Madigan As you are aware, Diversity Celebration planning is continuing. Time is running out to participate. This year PFLAG and OpenArms Youth Project have joined together with TOHR to organize the parade and a week-long series of diversity festival events. If you want to volunteer please attend upcoming volunteer meetings. Refer to the calendar of events to find out the dates oftbe meetings. The Cybercenter grand opening is set for April 20th. We now have at least ten workstations with Internet access and MS Office 2003. Sof~are suggestions are appreciated. L Word~atch par~ nights bare been a success and TIVO is available. Let Greg Gatewood, the Center Director, know what you would like to have taped. lf~our group has not met at the Center in some time or if you have a new group, consider booking the Center for your meetings. Contact the Center Director for information oll availability. Center Director Greg Gatewood TOHR’s Capital Campaiqn The Pyramid Project pyramidproject org Overall TOHR’s Comnmnity Center is a vibrant place with many happenings and events. Come down and enjoy. Mark Bonney Chair Sue Welch President, TOHR David Hoot, S hel[y Marcy Smith and Tim wirliams John D. Cutright, MSW, LCSW Counselor & Psychotherapist 4870 S. Lewis Avenue Suite 190 T-l a, OK 74105 918-284-0123 Children Adolescents * Adult Couples �Pyramid Project HOME TOUR May 15th The L Word On the Center’s Big Screen Sue Welch You won’t want to miss the May 15th home tour that we have planned. The tour features the home built by the inventor of the parking meter, a home owned by a lesbian couple of 45 years which has been highlighted on HGTV’s Restore America, the Castle of Terwilleger Heights that has a secret room used during the Prohibition Era, and the home of well-known Tulsa designer and author, Charles Faudree. These Beautiful Tulsa homes will welcome and delight you! Check TOHR’s eNEWS for further details. (You can subscribe to eNEWS marling list by emailing center~b~TOHR.o rg.) Over 250 people attended February’s Wild Hearts Ball. The ball, sponsored by Level Vodka, Out~K Film Festival, Club Maverick, TNT’s, HOT’s, and the End Up Club, raised over $5000 for the Pyramid Project. To date, over $335,000 capital campaign contributions and pledges have been raised in support of TOHR’s future homebase. A building search committee expects to begin work later this year. Come join your fi’iends at the Tulsa GLBT Communi!3 Center each Sunday to see Showtime popular series, the "L Word," Doors open at 8:30 p.m. The show starts at 9:00 p.m. TOHR FUNDRAISERS @ PLAYMOR & MAVERICK GREG GATEWOOD IS TOHR’S NEW CENTER DIRECTOR The TOHR Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Greg Gatewood has been hired to be the Community Center’s fidl-time Director. This hiring comes after a decision to restructure the job responsibilities after TOHR’s Executive Director resigned in early February. "We are pleased to have engaged the services of Greg," stated Mark Bonney. "Greg has an eight year history of service to the GLBT Community and TOHR. He brings a wealth of experience to tbe organization and the operations of the Community Center. Greg is heavily involved in Diversity Celebration 2005, serves as the First VicePresident of PFLAG, and gas recently been assisting the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Tulsa. He will hit the ground running. A big welcome from all of us, Greg." Everyone is welcome to come down to the Communit3, Center to meet Greg and to see the exciting new Bohnett CyberCenter that opens on April 20th. Join hosts ~ Tippie Walker and Marc Dodson at the Playmot (1737 S. Memorial) on Saturday, APRIL 9 at 10:30 p.m. for a TOHR fundraiser: Sooner State Live, The T-Town Rodeo will be underway and the crowd ready to pmV. TOHR’s own Peaches Lennox will be there "fleecing wallets from the audience and backstage." A second fundraiser will take place on May 20, from 9:30 to I 1:00 p.m., at the Club Maverick (822 S. Sheridan). Watch TOHR’s eNEWS for further information. Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant "For AII Your Accounting Needs" Gay men and lesbians face many special situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve this community. 4815 South Harvard, Suite 424 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135-3066 918.747.5466 743-GAYS �otherwise. The CyberCenter is available to the public for research, skillbuilding, and personal recreational use. The CyberCenter contains: GARRETT LAW OFFICE, P.C. Garrett Law Office~ P.C. is an association of lawyers with one common goal: to serve the public interest by representing injured persons or persons with property damage who are susceptible to possible unfair treatment by insurance companies. Our practice areas are: INSURANCE DISPUTES PERSONAL INJURY WRONGFUL DEATH JOB-RELATED INJURIES SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PRODUCT LIABILITY SECURITIES FRAUD BANKRUPTCY Call our office for a free consultation before you commit to signing a release which could compromise the value of your claim and your legal rights. 1-888-GARRETT In Tulsa: 622-9292 Remember - The adjuster works for the insurance company- 10 IBM workstations ~vith fiat panel displays--all with Internet access and Microsoft Office Suite; ® Network attached IBM high-end laser printer; ® Flat bed scanner; ® Wireless hub, allowing internet access for laptop users. In addition, one workstation has a full suite of publishing/photoediting tools; and others are equipped with the latest in gaming software. Tile CyberCenter is arranged to facilitate instructional usage. From time to time, TOHR will sponsor educational classes on matters such as: General Introduction to the Internet and Email; Using Microsoft Office; Using Microsoft Outlook; Internet Basics; Using Photoshop and Pagemaker (Publishing); annd Digital Photo and Video tips and tricks. Educational classes will generally last 1 ½ hours each. The cost for each class will generally be $8 for TOHR members, $10 for non-members, plus materials costs. Other organizations may arrange to rent the CyberCenter for their usage and training for $30 per hour, plus materials costs. The David Bohnett Foundation was founded by David Bohnett, designer of GeoCities, which later became a part of Yahoo.com. David is determined to improve our society through social activism. He recognizes the importance of the internet in creating that change. He want to ensure that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are connected and using the immense potential of the web. TOHR is very appreciative of being selected for the installation of the 20 th CyberCenter ill the U.S. Come to the Grand Opening and get online! WE WORK FOR YOU! Bumper sticker seen in Tulsa: Focus on Your Own Damn Family! certificates listing Gay or Lesbian parents. The law decrees that Oklahoma "shall not recognize an adoption by more than one individual of the same sex from any other state or foreign jurisdiction." But in addition to preventing future Oklahoma recognition of adoptions occurring in other states or nations, the law could also be interpreted to nullify existing adoptions whenever families come into our state. Anne and Heather’s neighbors recognize that they are their children’s mothers, but will the State of Oklahoma? The law threatens families and endangers parents’ relations with their children. With the help of Lambda Legal, Anne and Heather have joined together with a number of other parents and children and sued to overturn this hurtful law. Brian Chase, Lambda Legal Staff Attorney, has criticized State legislators "who disapprove of gay people and lashed out by passing a law that punishes children for having gay or lesbian parents." The law should be found unconstitutional and in violation of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection, and the Full Faith and Credit clause of the U.S. constitution. Anne and Heather have won their first round in federal court. The State filed a motion to dismiss the suit under the 1 lt~ amendment and lost. It has, however, taken this loss to the 10ta Circuit Court Court of Appeals in Denver. Anne and Heather’s family will be caught in the courts for some time to come. TOHR members can help by talking to friends and neighbors to help them understand that strong Oklahoma families come in all shapes and sizes. TOHR supporters might also attend PFLAG’s Lobbying Day at the State Capital on April 6 (see back cover for details) and buttonhole legislators urging them to rescind this attack on Oklahoma’s families and children. �UPCOMING TOHR EVENTS CALENDAR April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 -- Movie Nights at the Center. Join us at 6:30 for fun, film, and fi’iends at the Center. April 2- Diversity Celebration Volunteer Meeting. 10 a.m. at tbe Center April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 -- H.O.P.E. Free Anonymous HIV Testing. 4:0~-7:00 p.m. at the Center. April 3, 10, 17, 24 -- The L Word. Watch Pal~y! Join a crowd of Pans to watch The L Word at the Center. 8:30 p.m. April 2, 9-- Queer as Folk. Or join FOLK fans to watch Season Four on the Center’s big screen, 9:00 p.m. April 5, 12, 19, 26 -- H.O.P.E. Free Anonymous HIV Testing. 6:00--8:00 p.m. at the Center. April 6, 13, 20, 27 -- Gender Outreach Oklahoma Drop-in Days. Meet at the Center at 7:00 p.m. April 8-10 -- T-Town Rodeo. Check out Soouer State Rodeo Assn.’s website w~w.soonerstaterodeo.com April 9-- TOHR Fundraiser @ Playmor. Join hosts Tippie Walker and Marc Dodson and rodeo fans at 10:30 p.m. April 14, 28 -- Women’s Group. 7:00 p.m. at the Center April 16 -- Gender Outreach Oklahoma, General Meeting. 7:00 p.m. at the Center. April 20 -- CyberCenter Grand Opening. Come down to celebrate the opening of the David Bohnet~ CyberCenter, at the Community Center, 5-7 p.m. May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29-- The L Word. Watch Party! Join a crowd of I~ans to watch The L Word at the Center, 8:30 p.m. May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 -- H.O.P.E. Free Anonymous HIV Testing. 6:00--8:00 p.m. at the Center. May 4, 11, 18, 25 -- Gender Outreach Oklahoma Drop-in Days. Meet at the Center at 7:00 p.m. May 6, 13, 20, 27 -- Movie Nights at the Center. Join us at 6:30 for fun, fihn, and friends at the Center May 12, 26 -- Women’s Group. 7:00 p.m. at the Center May 15 Tulsa Home Tour, in support of the Pyramid Project. May 20 -- TOHR Fundraiser @ Mavericks. 9:30--11:00 pro. Check eNEWS for more information. May 21 Gender Outreach Oklahoma, General Meeting. 7:00 p.m. at the Center. ’ affirming congregations who ~ came together for a Pahn Sunday interdenominational ser~ vice. A special offering was taken to support TOHR, its / Center, and its prograras that serve the GLBT comrnunity of ~ northeast Oklahoma. 743-GAYS �Focus on Supporting Organizations: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG TULSA) In eacb Torcb, we offer a supporting organization in Oklahoma rite opportunity to highligbt its activities on behalf of tbe GLBT communi~F, lfyour organization is interested in submitting an article in a future Torch, please contact us at communiO@~tobr.org. In tbis edition, Nancy McDonaM of PFLAG’s Tulsa Chapter describes the history and mission of this important and supportive organization. In 1972, Morton Manf~rd was physi~ cally ariacked at a gay rights demonstration in New York. It just happen to be the Stonewall Bar. MorO’s parents, Jeanne and Jules Manford, saw the attack on a local newscast and witnessed the failure of the police to intervene, Their outrage turned them into activists. The concept of PFLAG began in 1972 when Jeanne Manford lnarched with her gay son in New York’s first PRIDE Day Parade. During and after the parade many g~y men and lesbians ran up to Jeanne and begged her to talk to their parents. Jeanne decided to begin a support group. Approximately 20 people attended the first formal meeting held in March 1973 at a local church. In the next years, through word of mouth and in response to communit3, need, similar groups sprung up around the country, offering "safe havens" and mutual support for parents with gay and lesbian cbildren. Following the 1979 National March for Gay and Lesbian Rights, representatives from these support groups met for tbe first time in Washington, DC and in !981, members decided to launch a national organization. The first PFLAG office was established in Los Angeles under founding President Adele Start’. In 1982, the Federation of Parents and Friends (PFLAG), then comprising some 20 groups, incorporated in California and was declared a nonprofit organization. In 1990, fo[Iowinga period of enormous growth, PFLAG hired an Executive Director, added family to its name, and became a membersbip based organization. PFLAG Tulsa was organized as a Chapter in I987. The Metropolitan Community Church hosted a group of interested people to ascertain interest in organizing a Chapter. Three Tulsa Families decided to formally organize the Tulsa Chapter and there bas been steady growth in membership. We affiliated with the National organization in 1988 and were the 27th Chapter to be organized. There are now 500 Chapters in the United States. The vision of the organization is, "We, the parents, families m~d friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trangender persons, celebrate diversily and envision a society that embraces everyone, including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identifies. Only with respect, digni~ and equaliW for all will we reach our full poten- tia[ as human beings, individually and collectively." PFLAG welcomes the participation and suppol~ of all who share in, and hope to realize, this viOur mission is to promote the health and well being of GLBT persons, their families and fi’iends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill in,brined public, and advocacy to end discrimination and secure equal civil rights. PFLAG provides an opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. The Tulsa chapter offers support groups for parents, family members, and friends who learn they have a child, sibling, relative or friend who is GLBT as well as GLBT persons who are considering coming out to their families. Members are actively engaged in educafion of self, family, fi-iends and the community at large. They make presentations to schools, community groups, nonprofit organizations and civic clubs plus provide information to any person or group requesting this, Tbey hold monthly educational meetings, The chapter is actively engaged in advocacy and has participated in lobbying days at the State Capitol, speaking before committees at the Legislature, working for safe schools, meeting with editorial boards, State Representatives, State Senators, CiW Council members, etc. We welcome anyone to join the organization and ceriainly encourage parents to participate. PFLAG is the bridge between the gay and straight communities and opens doors to conversation and action. PFLAG’s Helpline number is (918) 749-490 I, and its email address is pflagtulsa@hotmail.com. �Palm Sunday Service Toby Jenkins Pahn Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week in Christianity, the days leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus and His resurrection. Newspapers are full of announcements publicizing special events and services to cornrent interpretations. Lost among the publicity of services for Yulsa’s religious community was one rather historic and unique evem for those who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and their friends and families. The LGBT community held a Joint Palm Sunday Service for affirming and inclusive churches, a first time event they hope to recreate annually. SCANDALS! Homophobic society regularly suffers scandals and sex panics, and Tulsa has been no exception. The case of Billy James Hargis (1925-2004) was one of the most lurid of these. Hargis rose to fame as leader of the Christian Crusade and American Christian College, once located on S. Sheridan Ave. Hargis gained a national reputation, while working as a pastor in Sapulpa in the 1950s, for preaching the perils of communism and its godless allies that had infiltrated government, business, unions, Hollywood, and the mainline Protestant churches. He ran with this message onto TV and radio. But Hargis is even more famous as the first televangelist to be burned by Gay sex. His organization, in 1968, had published is the School House the Proper Place to Teach Raw Sex? But in 1974, according to Time magazine. Hargis officiated at the wedding of two of his students who discovered that both had lost their virginity to him. Three young men in the college’s choir (All-American Kids) next revealed that Hargis had sexually abused them for several years. Hargis resigned from the College which went bankrupt, its campus later purchased by OU’s College of Medicine. Buddhist temples, synagogues, almost every branch of the Christian faith include gay believers. The Diversity Interfaith Service has always been one of the pillars of Pride Week. a week of celebration and honor for the LGBT community, so it was not difficult to assemble several pastors, ministers and churches for an afternoon of worship. With 23 churches represented, Diversity Christian Fellowship International hosted the afternoon in their newly remodeled sanetuary. Dr. Mark Bighley. organist for Bethany Lutheran Church, played the processional piece "Glory, Laud, and Honor." Reverend Rad~brd Rader, pastor of College Hill Presbyterian, led the Invocation with a Biblical reference to Elijah’s lament of solitude and discovery of other like churches. Andre Martin, Music Minister at Unity Church of Christianity, set the tone of the service as he sang "In This Very Room" before Mark Bonney, president of Tulsa Oklahoman’s for Human Rights, graciously greeted the participants while recognizing the comfort that so many find within their own faith and individual ministers and pastors. Reverend Culliver Brool~nan, minister of Unity Churcb of Christianity, read a passage from the Hebrew Scriptures, followed by the Voices Praise Team from College Hill Presbyterian Church who led the service in a contemporary direction, CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! The Tulsa GLBT Community Center is looking for a few good people to oin the ranks of Tulsa’s freest voluneers: Center volunteers respond to the GLBT In fok?me, talkmg with people who need every imaginable kthd of information. Volunteers run the Center, operate the Pride Store, and help people with the CyberCaf& We provide training, a wonderful environment �Kelly Carter, Sheldon, and friends, Diversity Parade 2004 prompting hands clapping and being raised in worship. John Mercer, chairperson of the Deacon Board at Fellowship Congregational Church UCC, read a passage from Psahns. Chaz Gaut, pianist at Unity Church of Christianity, played the offertory hymn, "We Shall Behold Him" as ushers collected an offering designated for the continued work of TOHR, with Reverend Cathy Elliot, Pastor of Metropolitan Christian Church United, blessing it. Reverend Barney McLaughlin. minister at Bethany Christian Church, read a passage from the Epistle to the Philippians and Paul Allen, worship leader at Metropolitan Community Church United, sang "Written in Red" which introduced the Gospel reading by Reverend Alice Jones, pastor of Genesis Ministries, depicting Jesus entering Jerusalem. Reverend Leslie Penrose, pastor of Community of Hope UCC, took the historic account mid weaved a modemday reflection of how Jesus’ disciples loved the parade atmosphere of the triumphal entry but the work of the cross was still ahead. "We too love the parade of Palm Sunday, but there is still so much work that is ahead of us," said Penrose. She praised significant accomplishments within the I~st 30 years saying, "At this time, we associate Gay with Marriage and not Gay with AIDS. Diversity 2005 will feature an even bigger parade, more live entertainment by our local stars, more gaines and fun for the kids, and more activities for youth. Even though these three groups are pulling together there is much still to do. Volunteers, sponsors, and colnmunity chairs are needed to help make the day a success. The next volunteer planning meeting takes place April 2 at 10:00 a.m. atthe GLBT community center. For more information about the 2005 Diversity Celebration, please contact Greg Gatewood at the GLBT Community center (918-749-GAYS) or Kelly Carter at kcarter@cox.net. Family Pride Spaghetti Dinner PFLAG Tulsa Friday, June 3 7:00 PM; Location TBA Interfaith Service Sunday June 5th Time TBA; Location TBA Respect for All PFLAG Tulsa Monday. June 6 Time TBA; Location TBA ART Show & Sale TOHR Tuesday, June 7 Time TBA; Location TBA COMC Concert Tulsa City-County Lib~w Thursday, June 9 Time TBA; Location TBA Diversi& Gala TOHR Friday. June 10 Time TBA Vista Room Gilcrease Museum Tulsa GLBT PRIDE Parade Tulsa GLBT & Allied community Saturday, June I 1 11:00am; Streets of Tulsa Tulsa Pride & Diversigv Festival Tulsa GLBT & Allied community Saturday, June I 1 12:00-5:00 PM; Veterans Park (¢ont on p 9) We gather for weddings now and not so many funerals as we used to do." Her words brought tears of joy and affirmation to many as she remembered how 15 years ago MCC and its pastors were the only ones welcom- DIVERSITY CELEBRATION 2005 June 3 - June 11 Calendar of Events 1985 2005 �Interview with a Board Member." Christina Elder Christina Elder was elected last month to f!ll an empO~ chair on TOHR’s Board of Directors. Christina is also TOHR’s new Vohmteer Coordinator. TORCH." Where did you grow up? Where is’ homeJbr you? CE: I moved to Tulsa when I was 8 so this is definitely where I call home. TORCH." How did you become involved with TOHR? CE: I started volunteering with TOHR in October of 2004 when I answered a cry for volunteers through an online support group. I jumped right in and began helping organize TOHR’s public communications, sending emails and making phone calls. I also suggested a number of changes I thought would beneficial to the organization. In February, I received a call asking me to take over as volunteer coordinator and in March I was elected to the TOHR board. TORCH." How is’ it coordinating TOHR’s volunteers? CE: Honestly, I haven’t had to do much at this point. I have scheduled some training dates this Spring. I am also signing up new volunteers who are excited about what TOHR is doing in our community. I think the biggest advantage of my position is the opportunity to meet new, amazing people. The hardest part so far: Convincing people that change is a good thing. CE: In addition to regular volunteer hours needed to keep the Center open, Tulsa’s Diversity Celebration is coming up this June 4-11. Everyday of that week will offer new and exciting ways to take part in the celebrations. There is something for everyone, everyday. Whether you like parties and parades or greeting and cleaning, I have something planned for you! TORCH." And are there new ways in which people can vohmteer to help TOHR serve the community? ing the LGBT community and thanked them for their years of solitary service. Reverend Penrose used a timeline to describe how churches began to open up and new ministries were founded to minister to the spiritual needs of the community, stating "we were challenged to create a new world." Reverend Chuck Breckenridge of Diversity Christian Fellowship International presided over the communion portion of the service with the very touching words: "we say with Jesus, we have been waiting for you," as the congregation joined each other at the open communion table. Mark Watkins, Minister of Liturgical Worship and the Arts at Fellowship Congregational Church UCC, directed their choir in two musical selections, with Victor Evans, Minister of Music at Community of Hope UCC, accompanying them. Bishop Rick Hotlingsworth, founder of The Parish Church of Saint Jerome thanked everyone for their attendance and participation and gave the final benediction and blessing. Justin Schroeder, Young Adult Minister at All Souls Unitarian Church was unable to attend due to prior commitments but sent word of support to the united effort of all Tulsa inclusive churches. Reach thousands of NE Oklahoma’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendereg questioning, and allied READERS As the large crowd dismissed, an observer could be reminded of the oftused gay anthem "We Are Family." ADVERTISE IN THE TORCH! For rate card and specs. ernail community@tohr.org or phone Greg Gatewood at 6298680. The weekly GLBT community list of events and activities emailed to you every week. Contact TOHR today at community@tohr.org to sign up �PFLAG LOBBYING DAY 6 April 2005 P-FLAG’s Lobbying Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, April 6tho A carpool will be leaving from Fellowship Congregational at 7:30 a.m. and the event is in the Capital Rotunda from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is an important opportunity to make ourselves seen and heard. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights RO. Box 2687 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101 � https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/752e9276b2ec99995341de19b07fba44.pdf 36c17cee6aab257744b790b6a5047017 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 The Torch Vol. 4 Iss. 5 Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration Description An account of the resource Issue of the Torch covering 2005's Diversity Celebration events. Created by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Torch Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May and June, 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Benney Kelly Carter Mike Williams Dennis Neill Sue Welch Mike Redman Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newsletter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Torch, May and June 2005, Vol. 4 Iss. 5 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 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Pride PDF Text Text May/June2005 Volume four/Issue five oklahomans for human rights Leaving on a Jet Plane! Lear Jet Use for 3 Hours Tops List of Live Auction Items at Diversity Gala 2005! Diversity Celebration 05 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Pdghts (TOHR) is celebrating its 25th Am~iversary tlfis year mad offering a once-in-alifetime opportusfity. Topping the list of live auction items during the event of the year, "Diversity Gala 2005," is the use of a private Lear Jet for 3 hours! Rarely offered at similar events, you and 6 or 7 friends can leave on a jet plane, traveling to your destniation while supporting equalit2 . EQUAL RIGHTS._NO MORE, NO LESS! tulsa- pride Each year, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) and allied community comes together for PRIDE events - celebrating our cor~m~tmity and the advances made toward equality by being ourselves and being OUT. This year, we are celebrathig the GLBT & allied con~nunity through PRIDE and diversity with the theme "EQUAL RIGHTS...No More, No Less!" "Diversity Celebration 2005 - Tnisa PRIDE" premiere events feature the 6th A~nual Tulsa GLBT PRIDE Parade & Festival. The parade bes£ns on Cherry Street near 15th & Peoria, travels West on 15th to Main Street and heads South to Veterans Park. Don’t miss the Maple Park Parties mad the Party on Main to cheer on the floats, marching units and Grand Marshals. The finish line at the intersection of 18th & Main will have g~andstands as well as a few special surprises - plan to stake your spot early in the ~ay. (Continued on page 3) JUNE t0, 2005 TIJLSA, TOHR’s A~miversary Celebration begins at 6:00 PM with a Patrons’ Reception and tour of the acclaimed blockbuste~ exlaibit of "Machu Picchu." 7:00 PM brings the Anniversary Reception and Silem Auction with over 50 items ranging from diimers to yoga classes to antiques. Dirmer by the Polo Grill, the live auction, presentation of awards and remarks by guest speaker Tim PaLmer follow at 8:00 PM in Gilcrease Museum’s beautiful Vista Room. "Metro Swing," along with chocolates and cheeses, are plarmed after dimmer to close out this special everdng. Reservations range from $45 to $125 and are currently available at the Tulsa GLBT Community Center. SeF page 6 for all the information you need and log onto TOHR.org to make your reservations today. �This year’s "Diversity Celebration 2005 - Tulsa Prid!!" will be the largest ever. Look for lhe schedule of events and the plans in this issue. This will be one celebration you will not want to miss. The events over the last year t~ave energized our community. Our allies are realizing that they must join us in our stand for equality. Steve Eberle organized a successthl fundralser at the Tulsa Summit Club. Individuals who have never previously donated to TOHR gave money and pledges. Look for a full report from Steve in the next issue. The state legislative session is always tense and tiffs year has been no exception. Only three house members voted against a resolution to direct the public libraries to restrict access to the book "King and King". This children’s book shows a prince rejecting the princess in favor of a prince. TOHR continues to work to educate Northeast Oldahomans on the need for civil equality. On behalf of the board I want to extend our sincere appreciation for those who have supported TOHR tiffs past year. Those who attend the Diversity Gala wi!l see how much support we have. These contributions reflect the confidence that the cotrantmity has in TOFIR m~d its board of directors. We are deeply touched by for human fights Office location ~ommunRy Center 5545 East 41st Street Tulsa, OK 74135 TOHR Board of Directors _Executive Board President.ark Benney 1st V~ce President--Dr. Laura Belmonte Secret~ry--Mike Willia ms Treasurer--Dwight Kealiher Assistant Treasurer~ohn Madigan your generosity. President, TOHR TOHR’s~ The Pyramid Project Sue Welch Comm4t~ Member~ �(continued fi.om page l) The PRIDE Festival, at Veterans Park, will be filled with more live entertainment by local stars, an expanded Family Fun Zone for the kid in us all, activities for young adults, sports and activities for everyone and of course, all kinds of vendors with everything from arts & crafts to food to rainbow merchandise - and most everything in between! EQUAL RIGHTS.,.NO MORE, NO LESS! On April 20th, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) celebrated the grand opening of the David Bohnett CyberCenter. Some 50 people joined the TOHR Board, staff and volunteers in welcoming Michael Fleming, Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based foundation to the Tulsa Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender (GLBT) Community Center. The ten donated computer workstations greatly enhance the services provided at the Tulsa GLBT Community Center. Already, the David Bohnett CyberCenter has had more than 200 users! Usage is expected to grow as additional features are added and computer skills classes are offered. Watch for additional information about computer skills classes upcoming this summer. Many in the community are working together for "Diversity Celebration 2005 - Tulsa PRIDE! You can be a part of the excitement and help make the Pride Parade & Festival the event for Tulsa! Contact Christina Elder, Diversity Celebration 2005 Volunteer Coordinator @ 743-4297 or tohr.org and see what you can do for Pride! After the Grand Opening, more than 25 TOHR donors and board members met for the quarterly "Donors’ Circle" reception at the White Lion Pub. TOHR thanks the David Bohnett Foundation and all the volunteers and board members who helped make the CyberCenter a reality. And we thank our donors who help ensure that our Community Center and its programs are available to all. We also appreciate John and Betty of the White Lion Pub for hosting the Donors’ Circle and welcoming Michael Fleming to Tulsa. Dennis Neil CHECK OUT THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ON PAGE 5 & PLAN TO ATTEND ALL THE EVENTS! For more information on the events of Diversity Celebration 2005, please contact Greg Gatewood at the GLBT Community center at 918-743-4297 or ggatewood@tohr.org or Kelly Carter at kcarter@cox.net. Kelly Carter Get ’em while they’re hot! You can support the Tulsa PRIDE Parade & Festival when you buy a 2005 "Equality" bracelet for only $3 each. Get one or fill your arms with them. EQUALITY bracelets are available at the Tulsa Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender (GLBT) Community Cetner at 5545 E 41st Street in Highland Plaza. The Tulsa GLBT Community Center is open 3:00-9:00 ~PM Tuesday-Saturday. GOT PR DE? Volunteers make Tulsa’s annual PRIDE events - "Diversity Celebra, tion"- the success that it’s always been. PRIDE Parade & Festival volunteers can choose from a variety of options in helping the community commemorate, educate & celebrate. Take your pick of several opportunities to give back to your community. Many positions are available in 2 houz shifts by contacting the "Diversity Celebration 2005 Tulsa PRIDE!" Volunteer Coordinator, Christina Elder, at misschristinarml0@¥ahoo.com, calling the Tulsa GLBT Community Center at 743-4297 or you can log onto TOHR.org. Pictured above at the David Bohnett CyberCenter Grand Opening are (Imeeling, l to O: Center Director Greg Gatewood and Board Member Andrew Carter. Standing l to r: Board members Dennis Neill, D~vight Kealiher, Steve Eberle, Janet Gearin, Kaye Smith, Richard Hurtig, Laura Bebnonte, Lamont Linstrom, Michael Fleming, ED of the David Bohnett Foundation and John Madigan. Picture below at the TOHR Donor Circles event at the White Lion Pub are TOHR supporters (1 to r): Linda Stevens, Bob Cisar, Janet Gearin and Kirk Holt. John Do &p C S. ¯ Avenue Suite OK 74! Children+ Adolescent+ Aclult+ C �5545 east 41st TUESDAYS Open 3-9 PM WEDNESDAYS Open 3-9 PM THURSDAYS Open 3-9 PM FRIDAYS Open 3-9 PM SA TURDA YS Open 3-9 PM Pride Store 6-9 PM HIV Testing 6-8 PM 1 st Tuesday Primetimers 6 PM - Board 7 PM - Mtg. FREE POOL! Cyber Focus 6-9 PM Gender Outreach 7-9 PM Pride Store 6-9 PM FREE POOL! Pride Store 6-9 PM Games & Things 7-9 PM FREE POOL! Pride Store 6-9 PM Center Cinema 6:30-9 PM FREE POOL! Pride Store SALE~ 3-9 PM HIV Testing " 4-7 PM 1st Saturday T.U.L.S.A. 4 PM - Board 5 PM - Mtg. ?REE POOL! SUNDAYS Open for the "Sunday Sho" Sunday Sho 9-10 PM "Queer as Folk" Doors open at 8:30 PM Special Events www.tohr.org Is your weekend in the middle of the week? Are you looking for a place to relax with friends during the afternoon? Do you need a place to surf the web, catch up on TiVo or play games on PlayStation 2? Does your organization need a place for meetings or events? Then the Tulsa Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender (GLBT) Community Center is the place for you, your friends and your family! The Tulsa GLBT Community Center is expanding the hours of operation so all in the community - young adults to seniors and all in between - can take advantage of the many programs and services offered in the center. Now open from 3:00 - 9:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday, the Center has been refurbished and redesigned with you in mind. New at the Center is: The wildly popular David Bohnett CyberCenter. 10 flat-panel workstations outfitted with the latest technology allows you to surf the web, finish that school paper or chat with friends across the nation. The "Family" Room. GLBT parents can bring their children to the center - and the kids can play the day away in the new "family" room. PlayStation 2, board games, books (we have the "controversial" titles), toys and more are available for the kid in us all in the Family Room. o The Community Conference Room is available for use during the day or evening for Reach thousands of NE OK Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and allied community READERS ADVERTISE IN THE TORCH! board meetings, planning sessions - whatever you need. The "Back Room." Soon to open, groups up to 20 people may meet in private. The Tulsa GLBT History Project documents and preserves the rich history of the Northeast Oklahoma GLBT community. Now in the History Room is a temporary display of past PRIDES. Come by and fred your face in the pictures and help us identify others in the hundreds of pictures from years gone by. The Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library has over 3,000 titles for you to checkout - and over 300 FREE movies. It’s all being cata!ogued for you to easily find your selection or area of interest. See the schedule above and stop by soon - you’ll discover the community! ALL are Welcomer. OPEN Tues-Sat. 6:00-9:00 PM 5545 E. 41st St., Inside the Tulsa GLBT Community Center �GARRETT LAW OFFICE, R C. tulsa glbt history project Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) sponsored Tulsa’s first community PRIDE picnic (now the Tulsa PRIDE Festival) in 1982 at Chandler Park. In those years, socialization was very important and TOHR offered a useful way to meet other GLBT people. The picnic featured activities such as softball, volleyball, and sack and high heel races. It was a true picnic in the sense that people brought their own coolers, food and blankets and shared their experiences of living in Tulsa during what was a very difficult time for the GLBT community. This was just at the onset of the AIDS epidemic and many of those who participated in the first picnic have passed on. We honor their memories during TOHR "s 25tt’ anniversary year, and the upcoming "Diversity Celebration 2005 Tulsa PRIDE!" I moved to Tulsa in May 1981. I had just out of the Navy and finished graduate school, moving to Tulsa to go to work for the same institution to which I am still employed. Those were wonderful days for me. AIDS hadn’t reared its deadly head as yet; the oil crunch hadn’t caused scores of professionals to move to greener pastures. OHR (what was to become TOHR) had just been established here and it seemed to me that all one had to say was "OHR is planning..." and people showed up by the hundreds--whether it was a picnic at Chandler Park, a baseball game at Henthorne, or the Turn-About Show at the Homebuilders’ Association building. Everyone wanted to be there. The first picnic took place summer 1982. I remember it was hot (no shock I’m sure), but many were pressed and dressed--remember preppy was in. We all seemed so young (we were actually) and nothing seemed impossible. Dennis i Neill and TOHR officers had created a venue whereby gay people from all over Green Country could gather and celebrate their hard-won individuality. The Stonewall Riots were a very recent memory then and the gay community seemed to feel part of the fabric of America. I think we felt good about ourselves and hoped that the future would bring other advancements in the cause of the rights of gay, bi-sexual, lesbian and transgendered people everywhere. That first picnic may then be compared to other halcyon days in history--those precious times prior to events that forever changed the fabric of society. We were young, proud, and defiant--we had everything to gain and, we thought, nothing to lose. The AIDS crisis was and is pure tragedy, but we have come through it stronger, and even more defiant than before. Here’s to all those wonderful people from that first picnic--whether you’re still with us or whether your spirit guides us from other plains of existence. We salute you. -- Mike Williams & Dennis Neil Garrett Law Office, EC. ~is an association of lawyers with one common goal: to serve the public interest by representing injured persons or persons with property damage who are susceptible to possible unfair treatment by insurance companies. Our practice areas are: INSURANCE DISPUTES PERSONAL INJURY WRONGFUL DEATH JOB-RELATED INJURIES SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PRODUCT LIABILITY SECURITIES FRAUD BANKRUPTCY Call our office for a free consultation before you commit to signing a release which could compromise the value of your claim and your legal rights. 1-888-GARRETT In Tulsa: 622-9292 Remember - The adjuster works for the insurance co~npany - WE WORK FOR YOU! �Pyramid Project Event A Great Success . The Terwilleger Heights Home Tour was a great success and enjoyed by many! The tour benefited Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) capital campaign, the Pyramid Project. The public tour was held on Sunday, May 15th. The evening Patrons’ party before the tour was hosted by Charles Faudree. Patrons were treated to a private tour of Mr. Faudree’s home and a dinner of paella. Thank you Patrons for your support! Over 350 people toured four homes on Sunday and $17,000 was raised. The event ended at the Tulsa Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender (GLBT) Community Center, 5545 E 41st Street, with a live auction topped off by champagne and chocolate. Jim Ritchey served as our professional auctioneer extraordinaire. ~ew ~ce ~d ~onda Rudd, two co~uNty-suppo~ive candidates, are ~g to replace State Senator Bernest Cain in ON~oma City’s Senate District 46. Cain, who has also been suppo~ive of civil fights issues, is te~-li~ted and ca~ot mn for reelection. Rudd was raised as a Southern Baptist and married to a Southern Baptist ~Nster for eleven years ~d believes tNs helps her understand the broad range of O~ahomans: "Cow, cation is one key to being a successN1 legislator." She is also ~ e~olled member of the CNckasaw Nation. "I’m really just a re~lar person," Rudd said. "But I thi~ I may be just what the legislate needs. We are a nation of the people. I am dete~ned to represent o~ people’s needs. I have been there. I’ve worked hard, been to school and raised my cNl&en. I have done all of this so that all of us can have a be~er life. I believe I will be elected to the Winner of auction items included Andy Kinslow & Robert Coffey, Heather Harp Howland, Carol Lambert, Marcy Smith & Sue Welch, Janet Gearin, Doug Hartson & Don Wilkes, Loy Payne, Diane Morehead, David Nelson, Sallye Phillips Mann, Linda & Bob Reis, Fred & Myma Burki and Julia Latham. Auction items were generously donated by: Charles Faudree, Solomon’s Seal Garden Design, Paul Harrison, Talmadge Powell Concepts, Burnett’s Flowers & Gifts, Petal Pushers, Thyme American Bistro, TW’s Catering, The Living Kitchen, Loy’s Photography and Sue Welch & Marcy Smith. Many thanks to the homeowners for opening their beautiful homes and gardens to us: Mitchell Savage & Michael Smith, Andy Kinslow and Robert Coffey, Bob & Linda Reis, Paul Harrison & Talion Nelson and Charles Faudree. Thank you also to Russ White of Molly’s Landing & Chocolate Fountains of Tulsa, Andrew Hicks of AndrewHicksOnline.com, Tim Bridges at QuikPrint on Admiral, Harvard Liquor and the numerous volunteers for all their help. For more information on TOHR’s capital campaign, the Pyramid Project, the next home tour or upcoming events for the Pyramid Project, go to TOHR.ORG or email Sue Welch at sue1523@swbell.net. Sue Welch Senate because people want real representation. That’s what I plan to give them." To volunteer or contribute to Rudd’s campaign you may contact her at campaign headquarters 2722 NW 23rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73108. The campaign email address is ruddforsenate@cox.net. Andrew Rice majored in Religious Studies at Colby College, Maine. He was accepted to Harvard University Divinity School but deferred his ad- mission for a year to work and travel in Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. In Sri Lanka he worked with the largest Buddhist Grassroots NGO in Asia, helping with rural development. In Thailand, Rice worked for the country’s largest private AIDS Hospice. In India, Rice studied local (continued on page 9) �Mike Redman is Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Director of Advocacy. TORCH." Where did you grow up? Where is home for you? MR: I grew up primarily in Oklahoma City; however, as an Air Force brat, I also lived in California and Georgia. I have lived in Tulsa since 1988 and currently live there with my partner. TORCH." How did you first become involved with Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR)? MR: I first became involved with TOHR last year. I had been speaking on the social and legal implications of gay marriage when TOHR representa- tives approached me about serving on its Board. Being an election year, my emotions were running high on gay rights and I accepted the invitation. As a newly elected member of the Board, I am still learning so much about the history and goals of the organization. One thing is clear: I enjoy public speaking on gay rights issues! TORCH." As TOHR’s Director of Advocacy, can you tell us of some ongoing projects? MR: Unfortunately, so many organizations and political leaders are unwilling even to have an open dialogue because of fear of retribution. The number one goal of the advocacy committee should OUT OK Summer Film Series OUT OK returns with its sizzling hot Summer Film SeFollowing on the heels of "Diversity Celebration 2005 - Tulsa PRIDE", OUT OK will screen Bruce LaBruce’s controversial RASPBERRY REICH "Heterosexuality is the Opiate of the Raspberry Reich follows the comiMasses." cal aspirations of would-be terrorists in modem Germany. LaBruce blends sexual politics and homosexual radicalism into a new revolution of camp, glamour, and raw sex. Sensory overload! Best Film at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. Due to graphic content, all movie patrons must pre-register. Date: Thursday, June 16, 2005; 7:00pm. Location: University of Tulsa, Chapman Hal!. Reservation: pau@out-ok.com; 981-682-4654, ext. 2. Cost: $10 or free with valid OUT OK Pass. The Summer Film Series continues June 30 and concludes July 21 (movies to be announced). OUT OK 4 pre-film festival screening will open August 25 (movie to be announced). This Fa!l, OUT OK 4, The Oklahoma International Film Festival, will run October 13-23. OUT OK 4 premieres October 1 with a Big Bang! He’s huge, he’s massive and he’s starring in the ABSOLUT Cocktail Party. Stay tuned for a wet and delicious evening with an erotic film star. Look for the OUT OK booth at the Tulsa PRIDE Festival, June 1 lth at Veterans Park. The OUT OK 4 VIP PASS will be on sale. Philip A u be to educate our members, and the public at large, of the social and legal implications of issues we currently face. We should strive to educate persons who draw conclusions about us before considering the underlying facts or long-term implications of those conclusions. TORCH." And what more needs to be done? MR." I believe that we need to identify those organizations that support our entitlement to equal rights and those who do not. We need to stand beside and do business with those organizations that work with us in our pursuit of equal human rights. addiction problems and treatment. He returned to Harvard Divinity School and received a Masters Degree in Theology in 1999, Rice later moved to New York City to work as a freelance documentary producer and editor. In his public advocacy work, Rice repeatedly bumped up against stubborn limits impeding efforts to hold representatives accountable to our nation’s core principles. He decided, therefore, to run for office himself. He says, "I am running for Senate to represent my district in a manner that has all of our resident’s interests in mind, to counter the trends in local government that disrespect the guidance of our constitution, and to represent values that are more broadly defined and inclusive than the often closed-minded and self-righteous values we see and hear so much about these days from certain sectors of our society." 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Title A name given to the resource Diversity Gala Program Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Gala Description An account of the resource Program from 2005's Diversity Gala Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 10, 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF 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 Gala Diversity Celebration Pride Janice Nicklas Dr. Lynne Moyers Michael Shackleford Tulsa World Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Nancy McDonald PDF Text Text ���������� https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/c5fd92fa8a818fe4fbad729a13226ed1.jpg f230f19c752805032896211e35dc06c4 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 Diversity Gala Postcard Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Gala Description An account of the resource Postcard advertising 2005's Diversity Gala. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 10, 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard 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 Gala Diversity Celebration Pride https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/a5c1961380272751f07cdd882f844038.pdf 404632a6aa809e5926637dc727f91962 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 Gala Invitation and Response Card Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Gala Description An account of the resource Invitation and response card for 2005's Diversity Gala. 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Title A name given to the resource Equal Rights Poster Subject The topic of the resource Pride Description An account of the resource Poster advertising 2005's Diversity Celebration. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Right Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 3-11, 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Poster Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride Diversity Celebration Parade Festival https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/999c91ff112f08b79408c8fc46236ec9.pdf 3e562c601e8e574507da311fe197ea2a 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 Diversity Bands Order Form Subject The topic of the resource Pride Description An account of the resource Advertisement and order form for rubber Pride bracelets. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Diversity Bands Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Order form Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pride Diversity Celebration PDF Text Text � https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/d5966b0d05ce6e30f92137efbaddcacd.pdf 9d0b5b425fb628cb1d2d8f585accd843 PDF Text Text ������� https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/498febb033959b58775149770d7dbc37.pdf 8d58cf858ed7d3a09913a20925967cfb 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 Schedule of Events Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Shedule of events for 2005's Diversity Celebration Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1-30, 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Schedule 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 2005 PDF Text Text � https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/b47b46403b4cf128dba770510c6a1a71.jpg fe9ec5553401aad1a75ccdf920e43cb8 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 Pride 2005 Partnership Tiers Subject The topic of the resource Pride 2005 Description An account of the resource List of available partnership tiers for Pride 2005. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Informational handout Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pride 2005 Gay-friendly business Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Openarms Youth Project Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/408c174bcc9407c56e41cac5d4823edc.jpg 6e3ee258fb1bb8a75ad3a4b45261ec9f 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 Pride 2005 Sponsorship Opportunities Subject The topic of the resource Pride 2005 Description An account of the resource List of available sponsorship opportunities for 2005's Pride celebrations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 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 Pride 2005 Openarms Youth Project Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/9b67b07a508ac112af030ef3229f8afb.jpg 2a732584136fa3ed7fb7a18df11531d0 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 Parade and picnic mark big end to Diversity Week Subject The topic of the resource Pride 2005 Description An account of the resource Newspaper article covering Tulsa Pride 2005. Describes parade’s path down Cherry Street to Veteran’s Park. Many LGBT groups were involved. Gay bars were packed late into the night. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joey De TCC Connection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The TCC Connection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The TCC Connection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 29, 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Joey De TCC Connection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper article Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The TCC Connection, June 29, 2005 pg. 13 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa Pride 2005, Diversity Week, parade, 106.9 KHITS, Cherry Street, Veteran’s Park, protestors, Planned Parenthood, Openarms Youth Project, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, H.O.P.E. Testing, Greg Gatewood, GLBT Community Center, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, New Age Renegades, Club Majestic, Tulsa Eagle, Diversity Celebration https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/ab4a04f5f88b0123ae663d80e7ace161.jpg a77a7d97e2536c43fc30d245f8a9cc19 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 The color of Pride: gay rights on parade Subject The topic of the resource Pride 2005 Description An account of the resource Newspaper article covering Tulsa Pride 2005. Parade attendees staged mock weddings to call attention to the issue of marriage equality. Protestors are present but outnumbered by supporters. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tom Droege Michael Wyke Tulsa World Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tulsa World Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa World Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 12, 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tom Droege Michael Wyke Tulsa World Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper article Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Tulsa World, June 12, 2005 pg. 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Title A name given to the resource Tulsa celebrates equality with Diversity Week Subject The topic of the resource Pride 2005 Description An account of the resource Article covering Tulsa Pride 2005. Begins with references to connections to Stonewall riots. Greg Gatewood interviewed. Planned events are listed: dinner at Fellowship Congregational Church, film screenings and panel discussions, performances by Council Oak Men's Choral, a "Queer Art" show, interfaith service, "Gay Day" at Tulsa Zoo, Diversity GALA. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Building on History Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Handout detailing the history of Pride in Tulsa from 1999 through 2004. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Events celebrating diversity set tonight through June 11: Activities include Gay Day at the Tulsa Zoo, a film on gay survivors of the Holocaust, and a gay-pride parade Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Article covering plans for the week of Tulsa Pride 2005. Events were hosted at a number of local faith communities and gathering places and sponsored by PFLAG, TOHR, and other Pride groups. Includes photo of parade goer Rick Martin helping carry a 120-foot pride flag in 2003 by Kelly Kerr. Nancy McDonald received PFLAG’s first Lifetime Achievement Award Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa World Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tulsa World Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa World Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 3, 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tulsa World Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper article Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Tulsa World, June 3, 2005 pg. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Posters: Diversity Celebration Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Posters advertising 2005's Diversity Celebration. 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Title A name given to the resource Pride Parade and Festival Posters Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Posters advertising 2005's Pride Parade and Festival as part of that year's Diversity Celebration. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pictures Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Pictures from 2005's Diversity Celebration. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Diversity Celebration 2005 Dennis R. 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Title A name given to the resource Registration Forms Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Registration forms for 2005's Diversity Celebration. 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Title A name given to the resource Advertiser Packet Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Packet advertising ad space at 2005's Diversity Celebration Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 3-11, 2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Janet Gearin Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Advertisement 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 2005 Advertisers Business PDF Text Text ��� https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/9e42321b77c7b7fbe9a2c8895936cd39.pdf 3130f9576fa09f65fbc10ce3cfca5485 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 Special Event Application Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 2005 Description An account of the resource Application to City of Tulsa to host 2005's Pride Parade. 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Title A name given to the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Membership Pamphlet Subject The topic of the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Description An account of the resource Pamphlet advertising membership with Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Pamphlet Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights PDF Text Text �� https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/a107acaf8c8e87e3e56a3f3d61fa05d8.pdf 8d657d9c3c4c6c9ad47d1623b63a251b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2005] Diversity Gala Photos Subject The topic of the resource TOHR 25th Annual "Diversity at Work" Diversity Gala 2005 Photos and Promotional Materials Description An account of the resource 18 photos from the 25th Annual Silver Anniversary Diversity Gala 2005, themed "Diversity at Work", on June 10, 2005 at the Gilcrease Museum, hosted by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), including 2 pictures of promotional materials. There is also 1 document of the cover for the gala's program brochure, 1 page; 19 items total. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 10, 2005 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) 2005 2005 Diversity Gala 2005 Gala auction brochure Community Hero Award Dennis Neill Dennis R Neill Dennis R. 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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. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper article 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 [2005] Events celebrating diversity set tonight through June 11: Activities include Gay Day at the Tulsa Zoo, a film on gay survivors of the Holocaust, and a gay-pride parade Subject The topic of the resource Pride 2005 Description An account of the resource Article covering plans for the week of Tulsa Pride 2005. Events were hosted at a number of local faith communities and gathering places and sponsored by PFLAG, TOHR, and other Pride groups. 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Title A name given to the resource [Series] Oral Histories Project > Interviews Description An account of the resource <strong>Physical Media:</strong> <br />Box 7, Folder 7 - Dr. Leisa Meyer Program<br />Box 7, Folder 8 - Interviewees Materials, Original Series 2003-2007<br /><br /><strong>Digital Media:</strong> 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 [2005] Glenna Cooper Interview Description An account of the resource Transcript of oral history interview with Laura Belmonte on January 31, 2005. <strong>Transcript available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research.</strong> In the inteview, Glenna discusses the challenges facing the deaf community and their interactions with the LGBTQ+ community.<br /><br />No tape, done on computer. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 31, 2005 Subject The topic of the resource Glenna Cooper Oral History Project Interview from January 31, 2005 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Glenna Cooper, Laura Belmonte, Dennis Neill 2005 available at Center deaf community Glenna Cooper interview Laura A. Belmonte Laura Belmonte OKEQ Oral History Project oral history oral history interview Oral History Project oral history transcript transcript https://history-okeq-org-red5.dev.unicomm.me/files/original/623d823e7456675b7b6d9579a0e8ac54.doc 278cc0183787d923852479080100c03e 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 [Series] Oral Histories Project > Project Materials Description An account of the resource <strong>Physical Media:</strong> <br />Box 7, Folder 3 - Oral Histories Project Materials<br />Box 7, Folder 4 - OSU Materials<br />Box 7, Folder 5 - Strategic Planning &amp; Leadership<br />Box 7, Folder 6 - Project Notes<br />Items Not in Folders<br /><br /><strong>Digital Media:</strong> 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 <h1>INTERVIEW QUESTIONS – TULSA GLBT HISTORY PROJECT</h1> <p>Revised September 11, 2005</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Basic Biography</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>Where/when were you born?</p> <p> </p> <p>What is your ethnic background?</p> <p> </p> <p>Family background? Education?</p> <p> </p> <p>How long have you lived in Tulsa? What brought you here?</p> <p> </p> <p>Occupations? Out at work?</p> <p> </p> <p>Marriage? Children?</p> <p> </p> <p>Long-term GLBT relationships?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sexual Identity</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Would you classify yourself as homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual for most of your adult life?</p> <p> </p> <p>If homosexual/bisexual, how long have you been “out”?   When did you have your first homosexual experience?</p> <p> </p> <p>What was your first visit to a gay-related place or event like? What did you expect?</p> <p> </p> <p>Did your sexual preference create problems for you or between you and your family?   Employment issues?   Neighborhood issues?</p> <p> </p> <p>Did/do you have a strong network of gay friends and/or acquaintances?</p> <p> </p> <p>How did these relationships develop?   When/how did you realize that there were others that shared your sexual preference?</p> <p> </p> <p>How visible were you and your friends in the community?   Did you ever encounter prejudice on the part of the police, government officials, etc.?   What kind of relationships did you and your fiends have with the police, religious authorities, district attorneys, etc.?</p> <p> </p> <p>What were the limits of “acceptable” public behavior and how were the norms enforced?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Community </strong></p> <p> </p> <p>How did one know if somebody was homosexual in the 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s in Tulsa?  </p> <p> </p> <p>Were there any distinctive attitudes, fashions, language, or occupations that seemed to resonate with your homosexual friends than other groups?</p> <p> </p> <p>Social taboos? No-nos?</p> <p> </p> <p>Ways of finding each other?</p> <p> </p> <p>How did you keep in touch with current events relating to your homosexuality?  Any underground newspapers or newsletters?</p> <p> </p> <p>Where did you and your friends hang out?   Any particular establishments, neighborhoods, parks, homes, or other places that were popular?</p> <p> </p> <p>“Rules” for how to act around GLBT people, around straight people? In public? Private?</p> <p> </p> <p>Role models and/or inspirations within the community? Famous people? Cultural icons?</p> <p> </p> <p>Stories from elders – did you recall stories you heard from older GLBT people about their experiences?</p> <p> </p> <p>Did elders give you any advice?</p> <p> </p> <p>What about bars and honkey-tonks?   Any of them exclusively cater to gay/bisexual men/women?   If so, where were they located and what were they called?</p> <p> </p> <p>Were there ever any galas, socials, or “drag balls” in the Tulsa area that you heard about or attended?  Explain…</p> <p> </p> <p>Any pictures or memorabilia you might like to share?</p> <p> </p> <p>What impact did events like WWI, WWII, the Great Depression, or the tumultuous 1950s have on your lifestyle, friendships, socializing patterns, etc.   Any discernible turning points in the acceptance/mortification of homosexuality that you can remember?</p> <ol> <li>What was your military experience like? Stats?</li> <li>Were you “out”? Others?</li> </ol> <p> </p> <p>Were you or anyone you knew ever involuntarily committed because of your sexuality?</p> <p> </p> <p>Substance abuse?</p> <p> </p> <p>Describe any distinctive examples of prejudice or violence you encountered in Tulsa that stemmed from your sexual preference?</p> <p> </p> <p>Terms – what did you call yourselves? Gay? Queer? Butch/Femme?</p> <p> </p> <p>Humor – what things made you laugh? GLBT-specific humor? Pranks? In-jokes?</p> <p> </p> <p>Were butch-femme roles pervasive? Personal experiences? When/what?</p> <p> </p> <p>“Passing” by butch women? Violence? How strict were roles adhered to, enforced?</p> <p> </p> <p>Interactions between gay men and women? Positive?</p> <p> </p> <p>Was Tulsa any less tolerant of homosexuality than other places you lived/visited?  </p> <p> </p> <p>Was it easier being gay then than it is now?   Explain…</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Race/Ethnicity</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Personal background? Impact?</p> <p> </p> <p>Recollections of white/black interaction within GLBT community?</p> <p> </p> <p>Segregation?</p> <p> </p> <p>How do you account for white/black split in GLBT community now?</p> <p> </p> <p>Black GLBT life? Memories to share? Contacts?</p> <p> </p> <p>Ethnic/Race-specific bars, organizations?</p> <p> </p> <p>Interracial relationships? Yours? Others’? Attitudes toward?</p> <p> </p> <p>Your or other GLBT people’s involvement in the civil rights movement?</p> <p> </p> <p>Racial prejudice within GLBT community?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Religion/Spirituality</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>What is your religious background? Did it affect your attitude toward your sexual identity? If so, how?</p> <p> </p> <p>Changes in your religious beliefs after coming out? If so, why? What?</p> <p> </p> <p>Membership in any GLBT religious organizations, churches? Experiences?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sex</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Let’s talk about sex---where did gay/bisexual men in Tulsa go if they wanted to have a sexual experience?</p> <p> </p> <p>Was it easy to have a sexual encounter in Tulsa?   Were the police or community groups ever problematic in allowing these to occur?</p> <p> </p> <p>What are some of the most notorious or memorable sexual encounters you have personally had in Tulsa?</p> <p> </p> <p>Slang?</p> <p> </p> <p>Monogamy? Casual sex?</p> <p> </p> <p>AIDS? When did you first learn? Alter your behavior? Community’s response? Personal stories?</p> <p> </p> <p>Was there ever any homosexual-heterosexual contact of which you remember?   How were the “straight” men viewed by the community?   Any prejudice or negative ramifications?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Impersonation</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>What do you know about the history of female impersonation in Tulsa?</p> <p> </p> <p>When did you first dress in drag?</p> <p> </p> <p>What led you to do this?   Anybody “lead” you to it, or did it just occur naturally?</p> <p> </p> <p>Where would one go in the 1940s/1950s/1960s to do shows?   Any notorious drag bars/clubs?   Private parties?</p> <p> </p> <p>Were they high profile affairs?   High profile people?</p> <p> </p> <p>Did drag assume a large role in the gay community---was it a central aspect of socialization, a humorous escapade, a means to make a living?   Explain.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Leather/S/M</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>Experiences? Events? Bars?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Bars </strong></p> <p> </p> <p>How many bars have you owned?  Names, dates, etc.</p> <p> </p> <p>Were they always “gay,” or did you cultivate mixed crowds?</p> <p> </p> <p>Lucrative business?</p> <p> </p> <p>Did you face a lot of community pressure, police pressure, familial pressure in regard to starting/running a bar?</p> <p> </p> <p>Which bars did you attend? Police harassment? Atmosphere?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Activism</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>What were the political values you grew up with?</p> <p> </p> <p>Have they changed since then? How and why?</p> <p> </p> <p>Active in social movements? Civil Rights? Anti-war? Women’s?</p> <p> </p> <p>Were you ever politically active with GLBT issues? If so, what groups? Activities? Members?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Summing up</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Other topics you want to cover?</p> <p> </p> <p>Significant changes? Advice to others?</p> 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 [2005] History Project Interview Questions Description An account of the resource A list of questions for Oral Histories Project interviews. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 11, 2005 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 [Series] Oral Histories Project > Interviews Description An account of the resource <strong>Physical Media:</strong> <br />Box 7, Folder 7 - Dr. Leisa Meyer Program<br />Box 7, Folder 8 - Interviewees Materials, Original Series 2003-2007<br /><br /><strong>Digital Media:</strong> 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 [2005] Jack Waggoner Interview Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 3, 2005 Description An account of the resource Video recording and transcript of oral history interview with Laura Belmonte on December 3, 2005. <strong>Video and Transcript available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research.</strong> Born in Western Kansas in 1936, Jack graduated from Pawnee Rock High School and then joined the Navy in 1954. He attended University of Kansas and began his professional career in Kansas City, Missouri and became involved in the gay community. Upon moving to Tulsa, he became an interstate truck driver. In the interview, he discusses the various gay bars, his eleven year relationship with a bartender and other activities and interactions in the Tulsa gay community. Subject The topic of the resource Jack Waggoner Oral History Project Interview from December 3, 2005 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jack Waggoner, Laura Belmonte, Dennis Neill 2003 available at Center bar life gay bar Gay Bars interview Jack Waggoner Laura A. Belmonte Laura Belmonte OKEQ Oral History Project oral history oral history interview Oral History Project oral history transcript transcript University of Kansas video