LGBT Volleyball and Communtiy Picnic

LGBT Volleyball and Communtiy Picnic
Location: Blue Spruce Park
06/01/2008
12:00 PM

Potluck picnic and volleyball game for LGBT individuals and allies. Just an opportunity to get together in Indiana County and enjoy and welcome summer. Co-sponsored by the Indiana County Cares Campaign to End Homophobia (ICC) and Indiana County PFLAG.

 

For more information, e-mail indianapride@hotmail.com or contact Dave at 724-518-0431.

Pride 2008 Partner Event

June 1, 2008, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Teen Party-in-the-Park

Co-sponored by Dreams of Hope &

      WYEP Youth Empowerment Project, PERSAD

Mellon Park, Shadyside, 5th & Penn Avenues

$5 admission

www.dreamsofhope.org

Joan Rivers

The Lambda Foundation presents

JOAN RIVERS

A Trust Guest Attraction
Byham Theater
Saturday, June 21, 2008, 8PM

In Celebration of The Lambda Foundation's 25th Anniversary

JOAN RIVERS is a force of nature, and one of the hardest working celebrities in the world. Comedienne; Tony-nominated actress; best-selling author; Emmy Award-winning television talk-show host; playwright; screenwriter; motion picture director; columnist; lecturer; syndicated radio host; jewelry designer and cosmetic company entrepreneur; red-carpet fashion laureate; businesswoman and, most importantly to her, mother and grandmother. She is exhausted!

From her signature question, "Can we talk?" (officially a Federal trademark), to her red-carpet mantra, "Who are you wearing?" the woman who asks the questions gets the answers America…and the world…wants to hear.

Also performing by special request are Pittsburgh's own RENAISSANCE CITY CHOIRS.

Tickets: $125, $65, $50, $40 Send This Event To A Friend
Call 412-456-6666 or ORDER ONLINE http://www.pgharts.org/

Harris Theater schedule for Pride Week

June 16-19

The Witnesses [Les Témoins]

"A beautifully acted ensemble film." – NY Times

André Téchiné's fast-moving yet lush new drama follows a close-knit group in Paris, 1984, contending with the interruption of a new sexual revolution. A beautiful young writer (Emmanuelle Béart), her working-class husband Mehdi, a hard-nosed police inspector of North African descent, and their friend Adrien, a gay doctor, are turned around when Manu, a young, attractive gay man, joins their circle. An unplanned love affair and the onset of the AIDS epidemic – seen at the time as a shameful, modern-day plague – upsets the ordered tranquility of their destinies. Ultimately uplifting, "the powerful storytelling projects the strongly affirmative message that it's a miracle to be alive and bear witness to those who did not survive ... one of Téchiné's best" – Variety. With subtltles. (André Téchiné; France; 2007; 112 min)

June 20 & 21

Biennial performance: Testify

Spoken word and visual artist Vanessa German's one-person performance, Testify, focuses on the prevalence of violence in the African American community in Pittsburgh. Friday show – 7:00; 8:30 reception. Sat shows – 2:00, 7:00, 9:00pm. Admission: $5 or BI-PASS.

Sun, June 22

GLBT Shorts program - free

GLBT short-subject films on a variety of themes, programmed by Pittsburgh's Lesbian and Gay Film Society. Stop by anytime from 1:00 - 5:00; film shorts will be running on a continuous loop so stop in and stay for as long as you like.

Pride Week 2008 (official event list)

Check out all that is going on this year!

Event Listing: http://www.glccpgh.org/Pride2008/Default.aspx

Pride 2008 will be a week long celebration for and about GLBT Pittsburgh. We will be celebrating in our city, starting June 16th and ending with PrideFest on Sunday, June 22. The GLCC will be a part of this overall celebration with the Delta Foundation.

On Sunday June 22nd from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM The GLCC will have a booth right in the heart of the PrideFest location on Liberty Avenue. You will be able to stop by and see what we have planned for the future of LGBT Pittsburgh.

Raffles, prizes and many other activities will abound!

For additonal details and to purchase tickets for events, please go to the Delta Foundation's website http://www.pittsburghpridespace.com/prideWeek/pride.aspx.

glcc of Pittsburgh

Erie Pride March/Rally correction

There is a slight correction to the press release that went out Monday night about the Erie Gay Pride March/Rally on Sunday, June 29. Please note that the name of the band from Pittsburgh that is performing is "Retrofitter" and NOT "School of Athens"

Email: info@eriegaynews.com
Web: http://www.eriegaynews.com/
"Covering news & events in the Erie PA region"

Some Like it HOT ... Pink!

"Some Like It HOT...Pink!"

Hard Rock Cafe of Pittsburgh
230 West Station Square Drive
Pittsburgh Pa 15219

hosts
A musical benefit for Pittsburgh PFLAG

Monday June 16, 2008

7 PM to 10 PM continuous performances

$20 pre-sale
$25 door
advance tickets call:
412-271-0404

featuring

Out jazz singer Patrick Arena with guitarist Mark Lucas
and celloist Elliot Anderson

with special guest performances by singer/songwriters
Autumn Ayers, Tracy Drach and Brenda Jean Searcy

plus the fabulous, one and only, Phat Man Dee

and Mastress of Ceremonies Susan Haugh


"Some Like It HOT...Pink!" will benefit the Detta Shader Memorial Advocacy
Fund.

http://www.pflagpgh.org/

Shortly following the death of Detta Shader, the PFLAG-Pittsburgh board of directors started the fund in
her honor. She was the model of advocacy and enthusiasm for GLBT people for many years and we will
always strive to follow her example. Detta was in her 80's when she died and last marched in the Pittsburgh
Pride Parade in June of 2007.

The fund will be used by the Advocacy committee of PFLAG Pittsburgh.
About PFLAG:
PFLAG supports GLBT people, their families and friends through support meetings, educational resources,
speakers, and an informational helpline.

PFLAG educates families and provides public education on sexual orientation, gender identity and GLBT
issues. PFLAG educates the community through a variety of projects.
PFLAG continues to provide fair and accurate information about GLBT people and their loved ones.
PFLAG also advocates for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. PFLAG
activists work for change in the community and the state. Nationally, PFLAG volunteers lobby for fairness
and acceptance.

Magician Eric Brouman to Headline Erie Gay Pride Rally

Magician Eric Brouman, OUT Magazine's "sexiest entertainer of 2006," will headline this year's Erie Gay Pride Rally on Sunday, June 29.  Brouman will bring his brand of comedy magic to Perry Square where the rally will be held. 

 

Brouman has performed around the world, working with such notables at Jerry Seinfeld, Gloria Estefan and Barry Manilow.  He has appeared on the Rosie O'Donnell Show, has performed on Atlantis cruises and at Disney World, and has entertained for major corporations such as Ford Motor Company, Microsoft, IBM and Sony Music.  The Hollywood Reporter called Brouman "brilliant, hilarious an absolute knock out."  PRIDE Toronto named Brouman "Performer of the Year for 2006."

 

Also performing as part of the Erie Gay Pride Rally this year will be the Pittsburgh rock band School of Athens.  These musicians, who have ties to Erie, will perform at Coconut Joe's on North Park Row, directly across from the Perry Square gazebo where the rally will take place.

 

Rally activities will get underway around 1 p.m. with the entertainment and speakers beginning approximately 2 p.m.  

Erie Celebrates Pride Weekend June 28-29

Erie's gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community will come together the weekend of June 28-29 to celebrate Pride 2008 with a picnic, march/rally, and social opportunities.

Festivities get underway Saturday, June 28, with the Pride Erie Picnic at Rotary Pavilion, Beach 7 at Presque Isle State Park. The Pride Picnic runs from 1-6 p.m. with food being served from 2-4 p.m. The Pride March will step off from The Zone Dance Club at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 29, with the Pride Rally beginning in Perry Square at 2 p.m.

The picnic will offer hot dogs, Sloppy Joes, chicken, potatoes and beverages. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to share. Paper plates and plastic silverware will be available. Alcohol is prohibited by state law, as are vendor sales. The annual "family portrait" will be taken at 4 p.m. Donations to support the picnic will be gratefully accepted. People may register in advance and/or volunteer online at:

http://www.eriegaynews.com/pride/register.php. Individuals who would like to volunteer may also contact Michael Mahler at (814) 456-9833 or email info@eriegaynews.com.

Participants are also asked to bring a non-perishable item for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA. Friends, family and children are welcome to attend. There will be games, a sand castle building contest for children 3-12, as well as a talent show.

This year marks the 10

th anniversary of Erie's first Gay Pride March/Rally held in 1998. Individuals participating in this year's Erie Pride March should gather at The Zone, 133 W. 18th St., at 12 noon on Sunday, June 28. The marchers will head down State Street to Erie's Perry Square where the rally will be held.

A variety of vendors, informational exhibits, speakers and musical entertainment will be featured at the rally, which is sponsored by Erie Gay Pride, Inc. Food and legal beverages will be available at Coconut Joe's on North Park Row, directly across from Perry Square. Coconut Joe's will be open from 1-5 p.m. to help everyone celebrate Erie Pride '08.

Headlining this year's Pride rally will be noted magician Eric Brouman from Cleveland and the Pittsburgh rock band "School of Athens" (see separate article). 

Information about the Pride March/Rally is available at

www.eriegaypride.org, by email at eriegaypride@gmail.com, or by calling 866-229-1974 (toll free). You may also volunteer online at: http://www.eriegaynews.com/pride/register.php.

What would Pride Weekend be without the Saturday night festivities at Erie's alternative night spots. Both The Zone Dance Club and Craze Night Club, 1607 Raspberry St. Both clubs will be offering Pride celebrations to help everyone get into the festive, Pride mood. Check out their web sites for more information about specific Pride plans.

Marriage Amendment stopped

What does equality sound like? Telephones in legislators offices ringing, keyboards clicking as an e-mail is sent, footsteps walking into offices for meetings, rolling sound waves of "Stop this Bill!" bouncing off the marble walls of the state capitol building.

The State Senate voted late last night to table Senate Bill 1250 that would have amended the state constitution to ban marriage equality and even made civil unions and possibly many other forms of legal protections for unmarried couples illegal and written into the constitution. Sitting quietly by while our state constitution was being used to restrict rights was never an option. Click here to access the story: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08128/879641-52.stm

What does equality look like? It looks like you, each of you that did something, no matter how small,to be part of making history happen again here in Pennsylvania. Gay and straight allies came together back in 2006 to stop this amendment and it was reintroduced this year. Well, we did it again! There was some really smart and creative lobbying going on behind the scenes but all of our phone calls, meetings and e-mails to legislators and encouragement to friends and family to get involved became a blanket to cover the backs of the people doing the lobbying...and the legislators started to squirm.

Enjoy the feeling of pride from having been a part of this. Yes, there's work to be done, much education and working again on the non-discrimination bill but believe me, we are all just getting started!

Check out http://www.equalitypa.org for the latest information as it is posted.

-Dana Elmendorf

 

College Students - Partner Preference Survey

    Hi!  My name is Kristi Young, and I am a graduate student at New
Mexico State University working to complete a degree in Marriage and
Family Therapy.  I am currently working on my thesis in which I am
exploring mate selection and how individuals choose partners.
Because most of the scientific research in the field of mate
selection has been carried out through studying responses of
heterosexual individuals, I am interested in how gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender individuals decide (1) which individuals
they would like to date in the short-term, and (2) what qualities are
of interest regarding long-term, committed partners.  To explore
these issues, I have posted a survey online, with the hopes of
gathering information from heterosexual and homosexual college
students.  I will then perform data analyses on this data to check
for similarities and differences across the two groups.

    Why is this research important, you may ask?  Well, because I believe
that regardless of the findings, this work will help us to gain
respect, strength, and knowledge as homosexual individuals and as a
group.  If results indicate significant differences in desired
partner traits for homosexuals versus heterosexuals, it implies that
different psychological constructs are more or less important to one
population or the other, and we will be able to better identify which
constructs best measure which groups.  If factor importance is found
to be significantly similar across groups, it suggests that
homosexual and heterosexual individuals view these factors in the
same way.  This is important due to raising the issue of similarity
regardless of sexual orientation and could hold future implications
regarding the right to same-sex marriage, co-parent adoption, spousal
benefits for homosexual partners, etc.  ...Either way, I think that
this contribution to the field of research will help us to move
forward.

    Anyone who is over the age of 18 and is enrolled in college classes
may complete the survey, (i.e. part-time or full-time, during the
summer or only during the regular school year).  If you know of any
students who may be interested in contributing, please pass this
email along!  The survey has received IRB approval through NMSU, and
to participate, all you have to do is copy and paste the link below
into your address bar and start answering questions!  It takes about
15 minutes to complete and responses are completely anonymous.  Your
completion of the survey would be greatly appreciated! If you have
any specific questions, please feel free to contact me, Kristi Young
/ the lead investigator of this study at (khargisy@nmsu.edu) or via
the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences at 575-646-3936. Thank you
so much!

Survey Link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=g_2fx2C17ePtwwC7iX_2fsm0Lw_3d_3d


Sincerely,

Kristi Young, B.A.

Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index

LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index:
Using Technology to Find a Gay-Friendly College

http://www.campusclimateindex.org/

Dear LGBT Community Center,

As you are on the front lines serving LGBT and Ally high school and community college students - and many others considering college education, you should definitely be aware of the LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index - http://www.campusclimateindex.com/ - a free website from Campus Pride - http://www.campuspride.org/

What...

• The Index presents information about LGBT-Friendly policies, programs, and practices at over 150 colleges and universities. The list has grown five fold since its launch and continues to grow every month.
• You can search, view and compare campuses based on your individual college goals and needs. It is important to note that the Index does not assess attitudes or perceptions; instead, it looks specifically at LGBT policies, programs, and practices.

Why...

• The Index was built on the philosophy that every student has the right to a safe learning environment where they can learn, live, and grow, academically and socially.
• As a result, campuses have the power and responsibility to enact policies, programs, and practices that work to enhance the campus climate for all students -- including LGBT and ally students.
• In addition to this philosophy, the Index team relied on a decade of LGBT campus climate research, as well as a host of national LGBT best practices and standards.

Who...

• The Index is owned and operated by Campus Pride, the only national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more LGBT-Friendly learning environments at colleges and universities.

To go to the Campus Climate Index

http://www.campusclimateindex.org/

For more info on Campus Pride

http://www.campuspride.org/

To contact us, simply reply to this email or write to
info@campusclimateindex.org

Please forward and share this message!

The Campus Pride Team

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This email is a one-time notification from a Campus Pride volunteer.
Your email address has not been added to any mailing list.

OLIVIA sponsors CTN again!!

EXCITING NEWS FROM CELEBRATE THE NIGHT (CTN) & OLIVIA!

CTN is excited to announce that OLIVIA has come thru for us again! Olivia has donated a trip for 2, to an all inclusive resort, Columbus Isle Paradise Resort. The dates are May 2nd – May 9th, 2009. The trip will be raffled off at this years CTN event on Saturday October 4th, 2008 at Eddy Theatre Chatham University. Raffle tickets are $10 each.

We will be selling Olivia raffle tickets on June 14th, 2008 at Funny Grrls Laugh OUT Loud @ Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead. Come see 3 of the funniest ladies you will ever see, Lisa Koch, Dana Goldberg & Julie Goldman! Plus all 3 of them perform on Olivia trips!

We will be selling Olivia Raffle tickets at the glcc tent at Pridefest on Sunday June 22nd, 2008, stop by and see us!

Check out http://www.olivia.com/ for more information on this trip, and all the other exciting new trips Olivia has to offer.

Check out http://www.celebratethenight.com/ for more information on our event and on buying Olivia raffle tickets & CTN tickets.