[GLCC NewsBlast: 167] Dear LGBTQ community of Allegheny County and our allies:

Dear LGBTQ community of Allegheny County and our allies:

Allegheny County Council will be voting on the Allegheny County Human
Relations Ordinance this Wednesday, July 1. Council and the County
Executive are expected to give it their final approval.

The ordinance will establish a Human Relations Commission and prohibit
most discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation
based on many characteristics including sexual orientation, gender
identity and expression. Similar protections have been in place in the
City of Pittsburgh for over 20 years. Now most of those protections
will be extended to the County borders.

As many of you are aware, three County Councilman introduced an
amendment at the Council's Government Reform Committee. This
amendment is not supported by the coalition. On Monday, Coalition
representatives met with County Executive Onorato's staff to
strategize and find an appropriate solution.

The Coalition members were able to suggest wording similar to what has
been in effect in Philadelphia for many decades. This amended
amendment would exempt Sectarian, Religious, Charitable and Fraternal
organization from complying with the Human Relations Ordinance. This
amended amendment would also not require religious organizations to
register with this Human Relations Commission and in doing so receive
the right to discriminate. We would like to reiterate that this
solution is exactly the same as what is currently in place in
Philadelphia. While the coalition does feel this is a much better
solution, this would still allow County dollars to be spent on
organizations that are exempt. This however does not prevent the
County from mandating in contracts that these types of organizations
must comply with the Human Relations Act. These types of mandates in
contracts are current practice in Philadelphia.

This ordinance meets the highest standard in trans-inclusive language
in the Commonwealth. That being said we believe that we should
SUPPORT amending the amendment as proposed by the coalition and
PASSING County Council bill 4201-08. We believe that this ordinance
will protect a majority of LGBT citizens of Allegheny County against
discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and
expression.

Although we are recommending passage of this bill with the amended
amendment, we will continue to work with our neighbors in Philadelphia
to further amend the bill so that County funding would not be
available to organization that discriminate.

We urge you to contact the following council members and ask them to
support the amended amendment:
Michael Finnerty
(412) 350-6540
mfinnerty@alleghenycounty.us

Robert Macey
(412) 350-6565
rmacey@alleghenycounty.us

William Robinson
(412) 350-6570
wrobinson@alleghenycounty.us

Jim Burn
(412) 350-6535
jburnjr@alleghenycounty.us

We also urge you to attend the meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 @
5PM
(but come early the room will be packed)
436 Grant Street 4th floor - Gold Room (room may be changed to
accommodate large numbers)
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
If you wish, you may speak at the meeting on Wednesday. (You must be
registered 24 hours in advance to speak - 412.350.6490) We must also
take a moment to thank all that were involved including the prime
sponsor of the ordinance Councilperson Amanda Green. The level of
cooperation from local, state and national organizations as well as
the grassroots effort has been tremendous. This type of cooperation
for a common goal is unprecedented in Allegheny County and we look
forward to using the successes of this cooperation to further our
agenda in the future. When we work collectively together we as a
community we can accomplish great things in our quest for true
equality.

Thank you for your interest and support!
Coalition for the Allegheny County Human Relations Ordinance

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 169] Lambda Foundation & GLCC Family Picnic

THE LAMBDA FOUNDATION & THE GLCC

WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR OUR FIRST FAMILY PICNIC

WHERE: NORTH PARK GOLD STAR GROVE

WHEN: SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2009 12:00 TO 6:00PM

FISHING CONTEST AND GAMES FOR THE KIDS

PRIZES AND PLENTY OF FOOD

PETS WELCOME

TICKETS $20 PER FAMILY $10 SINGLES

PLEASE CALL 412-521-5444 FOR TICKETS.

The Lambda Foundation ● PO Box 5169 ● Pittsburgh PA 15206-0169 ●
412-521-5444 ● www.lambda-pgh.org

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 166] To the LGBTQ Community:

Dear LGBTQ community of Allegheny County and our allies:

As many of you know, the Allegheny County Council will be voting on
the Allegheny County Human Relations Ordinance this Wednesday, July 1.
Council and the County Executive are expected to give it their final
approval.

This process began at Pride 2008 with conversations between
Councilperson Amanda Green and several community leaders. Throughout
the year, community leaders have worked with Councilperson Green to
shape the bill and many community members have voiced support for it.

The ordinance will establish a Human Relations Commission and prohibit
most discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation
based on many characteristics including sexual orientation, gender
identity and expression. Similar protections have been in place in the
City of Pittsburgh for over 20 years. Now most of those protections
will be extended to the County borders.

The bill is not perfect. We have major concerns about an amendment
(Section 215.31. "Definitions." Sub-section H. Sub-paragraph 1) made
to the bill in the Council's Government Reform Committee (over the
objections of Councilperson Green) on June 18. -This amendment allows
religious organizations to discriminate, even if they receive County
government funding. This is not allowed in the Pittsburgh ordinance
and will make the protections of the Allegheny County Human Relations
Ordinance weaker than the Pittsburgh ordinance.

-It allows for discrimination by religious organizations not only on
the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, but also on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, etc.

-The amendment sets up an inane and unconstitutional requirement that
religious organizations document their homophobia and transphobia in
order to be exempt from the ordinance. So, religious organizations
that are BGLT friendly would have to comply with the ordinance while
the homophobic organizations can discriminate against anybody for any
reason.

-This amendment is potentially a harmful model for statewide non-
discrimination legislation.

Some of us who are familiar with the legislation feel the amendment
makes the entire bill not worth having for the reasons listed above.
On the other hand, some of us feel that the protections the bill
offers are substantial and that the bill is at least a step in the
right direction. And there is also the strong possibility of striking
some of the problematic portions of the legislation in court.
Representatives from our working group are meeting with County
Executive Onorato's staff to try to get rid of as much of this bad
language as possible prior to approval of the ordinance. Here is how
you can help:

Contact:
County Executive Dan Onorato
Phone: (412) 350-6500 Fax: (412) 350-6512
executive@alleghenycounty.us

Your Council person.
http://www.alleghenycounty.us/council/members.aspx
Ask them to remove the language from the proposed Human Relations
Ordinance that allows organizations that receive County funding to
discriminate.

Attend the meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 @ 5PM (but come early
the room will be packed)

436 Grant Street
4th floor - Gold Room (room may be changed to accommodate large
numbers)
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
If you wish, you may speak at the meeting on Wednesday. (You must call
ahead and put your name on a list to speak - 412.350.6490)

Thank you for your interest and support!
Coalition for the Allegheny County Human Relations Ordinance.

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 165] Unified for Youth Conference July 17-19

GLSEN Pittsburgh, in partnership with PERSAD and PFLAG, is proud to
announce our first Unified for Youth (U4Y) Conference to be held at
the Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Downtown. The conference will open
Friday evening, July 17 for registration, snacks and entertainment.
Saturday we will have workshops for L,G,B,T,Q and ally youth in grades
8 through 12 and parents/adults. The schedule will include:

Continental Breakfast and Tabling Event
Integrating the Arts - we will make a quilt for future Pride Parades
Becoming and Advocate (one for adults, one for youth)
What is gender Identity? (one for adults, one for youth)
Creating the New Dream (adults only)

Lunch

Steven Glassmen - Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Human Relations
Commission will speak about Legal Issues. -Mr. Glassman is the first
Gay Man appointed by the Governor (a limited number of separate
teckets are available for this event).

Panel Discussin followed by Dinner and a preview of a documentary at
the Harris Theater called: "Out in the Silence." It won a Sundance
Film Festival Award and will be presented by the filmmakers along with
the subjects of the film who are from Oil City, P.A. A Limited number
of puplic tickets will also be sold for this event.

Sunday will conclude the conference with three workshops: Diversity
in you Future (for youth) and Conselor Competency (for adults).
Bullying - an Epidemic will then be presented for all.

The conference will end at noon on Sunday. Cost for all meals and the
conference is $25 for the 1st person and $10 for each family member
thereafter. The tickets for Mr. Glassman and the Film are included in
the conference price. Should you wish to get a seperate ticket for
these events they will be $10 each. Go to: http://www.glsenpgh.org/
and click on Youth for more detailed information and registration
forms.

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 164] NEW WAY FOR PITTSBURGH'S LGBT COMMUNITY TO CONNECT

Introducing a NEW WAY FOR PITTSBURGH'S LGBT COMMUNITY TO CONNECT...

Introducing OUT CONNECT! A site for you! Add photos, chat, design your
ownpage, forum and more.

http://outconnect.ning.com/

brought to you by Pittsburgh's Out and www.outonline.com

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 163] Happening at Pegasus and Eagle this weekend

This Friday, June 19 @ Pegasus (818 Liberty Avenue, downtown) Join DJ
Shawn in our WORLD FAMOUS 18+ Dance Party! www.pittpegasus.com,
www.myspace.com/pittpegasus, www.myspace.com/pghdjshawn

On Saturday, June 20 Pegasus presents AMERICAN IDOL DANNY NORIEGA!
Danny performs at Midnite at the "Thank You For Supporting Pride"
Party. Free to all Pride Committee Members that wear their Pride
Volunteer shirts. Pegasus is hiring a photographer to take group
pictures of all of those who made Pride possible this year! Tickets
are $10 in advance to the public, $12 at the door.

The Pittsburgh Eagle (1740 Eckert Street, Northside) Celebrates their
15th Anniversary Serving Pittsburgh with giveaways all night and NO
COVER! Dance to DJ John Hrabar spinning the best music all night.
www.pitteagle.com, www.myspace.com/pittsburgheagle

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 162] Show US Your Pride!

Hello volunteers and future volunteers. The GLCC is going to be in
the PRIDE parade Sunday - marching along, handing out candy and flyers
and riding in a U Haul Truck to announce our big move to 210 Grant
street Downtown. Should be lots of fun. If you don't know us, just
come to the parade start no later than 11:30 at Grant and Blvd. of the
Allies and look for the U Haul pickup!

"It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no
money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove
repressions." Harvey Milk

We need you, we want you to be part of our family.

Hope to see you Sunday!

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 161] Support the GLCC - 100% of Proceeds will go to the New Building Fund

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
ATLANTIS – SUMMER GRAND BALTIC CRUISE RAFFLE
Valued at $5,000 – Tickets $10 – Winning ticket to be chosen at
Pridefest on Sunday, June 14, 2009
You could win a vacation of a lifetime sailing the on the most
anticipated ship in the world, Eurodam. Atlantis has created a whole
new way to discover the Baltic in 2009 with this extended 10-night
cruise that sails in the height of summer and arriving back into
Copenhagen for the closing ceremonies of OutGames 2009.

Departing July 22, 2009 Copenhagen you and a guest will travel inside
a stateroom on Holland America's brand new, 5 star, flagship the
Eurodam. You will sail to the German port city of Warnemunde, board a
private train into Berlin, where a full day and night of adventure
awaits you. After a relaxing day at sea, you'll arrive in Tallin,
Estonia. Then two full days (with an overnight) in magical St.
Petersburg, Russia is next on the itinerary. The next port of call is
the capital city of Finland, Helsinki. Then explore cosmopolitan
Stockholm, the cultural and business hub of Sweden, where our 4 AM
departure lets you soak in the many treasures of this magnificent
city. After a relaxing day at sea, Aarhus offers an unconventional
look at Denmark's "second city". Finally, Atlantis returns to
Copenhagen on August 1, 2009 for the weekend of the Closing Ceremonies
of the OutGames, the largest gay and lesbian event in Europe in 2009.
As you may know, most of the cities you may be visiting have strong
and visible gay populations. These are not just gay-friendly
destinations, they're some of the most gay-progressive and gay-
welcoming places in the world.

For more information go to www.glccpgh.org or call 412-422-0114.
Cruise information can be found at www.atlantisevents.com. Airfare
not included.

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 160] RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW FOR PRIDE BOWLING

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW FOR PRIDE BOWLING

We have 34 reservations, with room for 64. If you haven't responded,
email now to PrideBowling@PghPride.org we would hate to have to turn
people away. If you did not get confirmation, please email again, just
to be sure we have you.

Pride Bowling sponsored by Pride Bowling League and the GLCC
Monday June 8th
Registration 6:30, bowling starts at 7:00
Prizes, Pizza and Bowling all for $15
Don't miss it - last year was great fun

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 159] Hi-Ho The Glamorous Life

Join a select ensemble of the Renaissance City Choirs as we celebrate
Pride cabaret style!! Hi-Ho The Glamorous Life is a musical revue
that explores the LGBT experience through the works of Stephen
Sondheim. Come hear Send in the Clowns, Being Alive, and Here's to
the Ladies Who Lunch among others sung with a special twist.
Performed at the Grey Box Theater in Lawrenceville, this intimate
cabaret setting will start your Pride weekend off right.
Complementary wine, beer and snacks will be served.

For tickets ($30, $7 for students with id), call 412.362.9484 or email
us at tickets@greeneideas.com. Tickets are also available at the
door.

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 158] From Scott Noxon - Pride Kicks Off

PRIDE KICKS OFF THIS WEEK AT YOUR GAY OWNED GAY BARS with
INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN PERFORMER, PRODUCER, and GAY BUSINESS OWNER:

CHI CHI LaRue

This Friday, June 5 Pegasus (818 Liberty Avenue, downtown) Pegasus
kicks off our PRIDE Month with Chi Chi LaRue's Talent Search at
Midnite. YOU can star in the Club Channel 1 video to be seen at
nightclubs and video bars worldwide. Join DJ Shawn in our WORLD FAMOUS
18+ Dance Party! Giveaways from Swiss Navy Lube. www.c1r.com ,
www.mdsciencelab.com , www.pittpegasus.com , www.myspace.com/pittpegasus
, www.myspace.com/pghdjshawn

Sunday, June 7 at Pegasus (818 Liberty Avenue, downtown) we welcome a
new contest. The Miss Delta Pride 2009! Hosted by Euneke 2die4 and
Miss Bunny Bixler. Bringing all of the titleholders to Pegasus. Come
and scream for your favorite title holder for a 9PM start. 100% of the
cover benefits the Delta Foundation. www.pittpegasus.com, www.pittsburghpride.org

The Pittsburgh Eagle (1740 Eckert Street, Northside) kicks it up a
notch on Saturday, June 6 when DJ CHI CHI LaRue kicks off PRIDE with
POP & PORN with C1R exclusive ADAM KILLIAN. Giveaways from Swiss Navy
Lube. Club Channel 1 will be filming for their next edition, see if
you make the cut! www.c1r.com, www.mdsciencelab.com, www.pitteagle.com,
www.myspace.com/pittsburgheagle

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 156] ACLU LGBT Rights Forum

Your Rights, Our Rights, Human Rights: An ACLU Forum

Issues and Answers for the LGBT Community on Law, Marriage, Money and
Family Matters

Presented in Partnership with the Delta Foundation and Pittsburgh
Pride 2009 and The Allies at CMU

Monday, June 8, 2009, 7:00 pm
Connan Room, University Center, CMU Campus

Featuring "The Experts Corners" – individual and small group
conversations with local legal experts on non-discrimination, civil
partnerships, tax issues and healthcare decisions.

• Larry Frankel, State Legislative Counsel, ACLU
• Sue Frietsche, Senior Staff Attorney, Women's Law Project
• Maureen Cohon, Family Law and Mediation Counsel, Buchanan Ingersoll
& Rooney PC
• Anthony Infanti, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School
of Law

For more information, contact the ACLU at info@aclupgh.org or
412-681-7736.

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 157] Pride Week/Month 2009 - CELEBRATE PRIDE! Schedule

Pride Week 2009!

This year, we pause to remember the Stonewall Riots, which took place
on June 28, 1969 and has been long recognized as the start of the
modern Gay Rights Movement in the US. A group of individuals had the
courage to stop the harassment, begin to speak up and fight back. We
have come a long way in 40 years, but we all know that the fight for
true equality and basic protection under the law still has a long way
to go!

The theme of this year's Pride Week is "Your Rights, Our Rights, Human
Rights". We are pleased to present with many Partners in Pride, a
month of activities centered on remembering and celebrating the
diversity that exists amongst us! We culminate on Liberty Ave for
PrideFest on June 14th as the largest way to be visible and celebrate
that diversity. However, there are programs being offered that are
essential to keeping the Pride Movement moving forward after the
lights dim and the music stops. Below is a full listing of ALL Pride
Events that we and our partners have planned. We encourage you to
attend at least one Partner Event as well as the weekend activities of
Splash!, An Evening with Meshell Nedegeocello, the Pub Crawl, Pride in
the Streets and PrideFest. Pride Month is a time to renew your
commitment to your community, and pay homage to those who have charted
to course of Equality in the US and beyond! More information please
visit www.pittsburghpride.org

Friday, June 5
Delta Foundation Happy Hour
5801
5801 Ellsworth
6 pm - 8 pm
Every Friday Happy Hour in June will go to support Pittsburgh Pride!
Pre-Pride festivities to include give- aways, raffles and more! Stop
by for great Happy Hour specials!
www.5801.us

Chi Chi LaRue/ Talent Search
Pegasus
818 Liberty Ave
10 pm
Pegasus kicks off Pride Month with ChiChi LaRue and adult film star
Josh West with a Talent Search and Show at Midnight. Giveaways from
Swiss Navy Lube. DJ Shawn
www.pittpegasus.

Saturday, June 6
Kick Off Luau
Cattivo
146 44th Street
9 pm
Drink specials, give- aways and the music of DJ HoocH
www.cattivo.biz

Pop & Porn featuring DJ Chi Chi LaRue
Pittsburgh Eagle
1740 Eckert Street
10 pm
Come listen to Chi Chi spin your favorite pop and take in the eye
candy of Josh West and Adam Killian!
www.pitteagle.com

"Empire"
Zen Social Club
125 W Station Square Drive
10 pm
All ticket $8.00 (if you are an existing ticket holder, you will be
refunded the difference at the door)
w/ DJ Seth Gold (SPLASH NYC), DJ Shift (Las Vegas) and DJ Boix (KISS
FM) Live Aerial Show by Lucas Derr (from Tony/Grammy winning Broadway
show "BLAST!")
and VH-1's Becky Buckwild (Charm School and Flavor of Love) special
appearance by Marsha Mellow
To Order Tickets Call 888.71.TICKETS
www.pghwhiteparty.com

Miss Teen Pride
Pegasus
818 Liberty Ave
Midnight- Showtime
The 4th Annual Miss Teen Pride Contest hosted by Kierra Darshell. See
Rodney or Kierra to enter.
www.pittpegasus.com

Sunday, June 7

Ms. Delta Pride
Pegasus
818 Liberty Ave
9 pm
Miss Delta Pride 2009 Contest hosted by Euneke 2 die 4 and Bunny
Bixler brings all title holders to Pegasus. Come and cheer on for your
favorite titleholder!
www.pittpegasus.com

Monday, June 8

Boob Tube Follies-
A Television Masquerade Party
Hard Rock Café
230 West Station Square Drive
6:30 - 11 pm
$25
To benefit and celebrate PFLAG Pittsburgh's 20th Anniversary Come as
your favorite Television character- Prizes for best costumes
Entertainment by: Phat Man Dee, Gab Bonesso, Patrick Arena. Mark
Lucas, Brenda Jean and Tracy Drach
Box Office: (412) 828- 0910 or at A Pleasant Present (cash only)

Pride Bowling Extravaganza
Forward Lanes
Squirrel Hill
Registration 6:30 Bowl 7:00
$15 per person + onsite shoe rental
Sponsored by the GLCC and Pride Bowling League Kick-off your Pride
Week and Come Bowl with Us! Last year - A great time was had by all!
Includes 3 games of bowling, pizza, and wonderful prizes. Be sure and
sign up now! We will fill the alley with 16 lanes of 4 people/lane.
www.pghpride.org

Our Rights, Your Rights, Human Rights- An ACLU Forum
University Center, CMU campus
7 pm
Featuring "The Experts' Corners" - individual and small group
conversations with local legal experts on non-discrimination, civil
partnerships, tax issues, healthcare decisions and more. Larry
Frankel, State Legislative Counsel, ACLU of PA. Sue Frietsche, Senior
Staff Attorney, Women's Law Project. Maureen Cohon, Family Law and
Mediation Counsel, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. Anthony Infanti,
Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law. This event
is free and open to the public. For more information, call
412-681-7736 or email info@aclupgh.org

Tuesday, June 9

Pittsburgh Corporate GLBT Roundtable
GLCC
5808 Forward Ave (Squirrel Hill)
7-9 pm
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender business professionals and
their Allies within major Pittsburgh-based businesses will host this
meet and greet event. The featured speaker at the event is Anthony C.
Infanti. His topic will focus on sexual orientation and the law.
Anthony C. Infanti is a Professor of Law at the University of
Pittsburgh School of Law. His work focuses on sexual orientation and
the law, paying particular attention to the application of the tax
laws to lesbians and gay men. Professor Infanti is the author of
Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians (And Those Who Care About Them)
christine.kaczkowski@bnymellon.com or scott.stegman@ey.com

Community Pride Ecumenical Service
ONEchurch Pittsburgh- Reverend Deryck Tines
937 Liberty Ave (downtown)
7:30 pm
Special Ecumenical Service with Guest Speaker: Chuck Christen and
music by ONEvoice Choir
412/261-1692
onechurchpittsburgh@yahoo.com

Wednesday, June 10

Sexuality & Faith- A Program for Pride
WYEP Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Square (South Side)
7 pm
$ 10
Persad Center, in conjunction with American Shorts, presents
Sexuality & Faith, A Program for Pride. The program will feature
Reverend Janet Edwards in an evening of short readings and discussion
that examines issues of faith and sexuality in the GLBT community.
Q&A, refreshments, and a short film will follow. For tickets and
information, call 412-622-8866
www.pittsburghlectures.com

GLBTQ Civil Right: A Town Hall Forum and Training Session
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
304 Morewood Ave
7- 9 pm
Democracy is a participation activity! In this town hall forum, learn
about the status of pending legislation and the things you can do to
assure passage of these critical protections. You will leave with step-
by-step ideas about how you can make a noticeable difference towards
achieving equality. This event is co-sponsored by Equality Advocates
PA, Pittsburgh PFLAG, Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Thomas C Waters,
and the Women's Law Project.
www.thomascwaters.com

Thursday, June 11

Splash!
207 Bailey Ave
(Mt Washington)
7 pm - midnight
$65 tickets
Annual pool party at the home of Peter Karlovich and Steven Herforth.
www.pittsburghpride.org

An Evening with Meshell Ndegeocello
August Wilson Center
980 Liberty Ave
Doors 7 pm/ 8 pm show
$20 adv/ $25 door (if available)
August Wilson Center, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Delta
Foundation proudly present and evening with Me'Shell Ndegeocello at
the NEW August Wilson Center. Pre reception courtesy of Starbucks and
Barefoot Wine.

Friday, June 12

Lez Liquor Hour
Hall of Fame Club
PNC Park
5 pm
$5 adv/ $9 door
Come play at Pittsburgh's Gay Girl Happy Hour!

G2H2
www.g2h2pittsburgh.com

Delta Foundation Happy Hour
5801
5801 Ellsworth
6 pm - 8 pm
Pre-Pride festivities to include give-aways, raffles and more! Stop by
for great Happy Hour specials!
www.5801.us

Hi Ho: The Glamorous Life
Grey Box Theater
3595 Butler Street (Lawrenceville)
8 pm
$30
The Renaissance City Choir presents: Hi Ho: The Glamorous Life- A
musical revue about the LGBT experience expressed through the works of
Stephen Sondheim.
Two chances to catch the show, June 12 and 13!
www.rccpittsburgh.org

Mattress Factory All Access:
The 2009 Urban Garden Party
6 pm VIP Pre-Party $200 (non members)
7 pm general admission $90 (non members)
Don't miss your chance to go behind the curtain & backstage as the
truth, fiction and mystery of the rock-n-roll velvet rope are exposed.
The Mattress Factory and Rich & Cindy Engler team up to present the
2009 Urban Garden Party. More information and tickets at www.mattress.org.

Pub Crawl
8 pm- 2 am
$15
Eight busses, eleven participating locations
www.pittsburghpride.org

Saturday, June 13

DYKE March
CMU Lawn
5000 Forbes Ave
2 pm meet and greet
March steps off at 3 pm
Post March Picnic at Flagstaff Hill in Shenley Park
www.myspace.com/pittsburghdykemarch
pittsburghdykemarck@gmail.com

Black Pride Film Festival
August Wilson Center
980 Liberty Ave
12 pm- 8 pm
$7 all day pass
Symposium and Reception with Pittsburgh Black Pride to precede feature
film
Feature Film : 6 pm Noah s Arc: Jumping the Broom plus A Litnay For
Survival: The Life And Work of Audre Lorde- Created by Pittsburgh Film
Maker Ada Gay Griffin - who will be on hand for the screening, Queer
Geography: Mapping Our Identities, Tongues Untied, Ife, Chocolate
Babies, Films being added weekly. For more information:
earthtones.info@gmail.com

Pride in the Street
Liberty & between 9th and 10th Street
7 pm to 2 am
$15 adv/ $20 door
Featuring: Tony/ Grammy Award winner and original DreamGirl: Jennifer
Holliday, L Word sensation R&B Hip Hop group: Goddes & She and
spinning the night away internationally renowned DJ Phil B from San
Francisco! The host of the evening with be the only and only Frank
DeCaro from XM, Sirius Radio!
VIP tickets also available $100 adv/ $125 door
18+ to enter, 21+ to drink
www.pittsburghpride.org

Sunday, June 14

Pride Brunch
Palate Bistro
212 Sixth Ave
9 am- 2 pm
Start your day with Brunch menu at Palate Bistro! Proceeds to benefit
Pittsburgh Pride.
www.pittsburghpride.org

Interfaith Pride Gathering
One Church
937 Liberty Avenue
9:00 - 9:45am
"A time of Reflection, Meditation, and Faith within the LGBT
Community"

Pride Awareness March
Blvd of Allies, to Stanwix, to Liberty ending at PrideFest entrance at
7th Street
March steps off at noon.
www.pittsburghpride.org

PrideFest
Liberty Ave between 7th Street and 10th Street
1 pm - 6 pm
FREE
Two stages of continuous entertainment featuring Thea Austin (Rhythm
is a Dancer), Eric Himan and the Adams, Levi Kreis, Coyote Grace, Andy
Moore, Vanessa German, KnotDance, Dreams of Hope, CLO, Phat ManDee,
and more (full list below), a youth area featuring four inflatables,
games with prizes, a beer garden, a dedicated health and human
services area presented by Highmark and over 100 vendors!
www.pittsburghpride.org

Short Films presented by Lesbian & Gay Film Society
Harris Theater
809 Liberty Ave
12:00-3:00pm
http://pghfilmmakers.org/exhibition/upcoming.html#pride

Tuesday, June 16

Dreams of Hope
"That's So Gay"
New Hazlett Theater
Allegheny Square East
An exploration of labels and stereotypes by today's youth.
8:00 PM
Free and open to the public, reception to follow
www.dreamsofhope.org

Friday, June 19

Delta Foundation Happy Hour
5801
5801 Ellsworth
6 pm - 8 pm
Friday Pride Happy Hours don't stop just because Pride Week has
passed! Join us at 5801 to continue the celebration!
www.5801.us

Saturday, June 20

Pride Thank You Party
Pegasus
818 Liberty Ave
10 pm
AMERICAN IDOL DANNY NORIEGA performs for The Pride Committee Thank You
Party. All Pride Committee members get in Free! Cover $10 general
admission
www.pittpegasus.com

Monday, June 21

Indigo Girls Live in Concert
Carnegie Library of Homestead
510 East 10th Ave
Doors 7 pm/ Show 8 pm
Tickets by phone: 412-368-5225
www.librarymusichall.com

Wednesday, June 23

Pansy Division
Pegasus
818 Liberty Ave
7:30 pm
There have been gay musicians hidden throughout rock music history,
but Pansy Division when began in 1991 in San Francisco, they were the
first to be so boldly open about it. Founded by guitarist/singer Jon
Ginoli and soon joined by bassist/vocalist Chris Freeman, with the
intent of forming a gay rock band, Pansy Division blew the closet
doors open.
www.pittpegasus.com

Friday, June 26

Delta Foundation Happy Hour
5801
5801 Ellsworth
6 pm - 8 pm
Celebrate 40 years post Stonewall at 5801. Games, give aways and
more!
www.5801.us

Entertainment Line up for PrideFest June 14
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

7th Street Stage

1:00 Parade Ending
1:15 Opening with Celebrity Guests/Politicians and
1:30 Special Performance by: Etta Cox and Vanessa German
1:45 One Church Gospel Choir
2:00 Renaissance City Choir presents the Cast of HILO
2:15 Pillow Project (Contemporary Dance)
2:30 Autumn Ayers (Singer/Songwriter)
2:45 Drag Performances
3:00 Andy Moore (Virginia) (Singer/Songwriter)
3:30 Dreams Of Hope (Queer Youth Vocals/Drama/Poetry)
3:45 Knot Dance (Contemporary Dance)
4:00 Brad Yoder (Singer/Songwriter)
4:15 Coyote Grace (California) (Indie/Folk Music Duo)
4:45 CLO presents the cast of 8-TRACK, The Sounds of the 70's
5:00 Phat Man Dee (Jazz/Lounge Vocals)
5:15 Zafira Dance Co. (Tribal Belly Dance & Vaudeville Theatre)

10th Street Stage

1:30 Jeremiah Clark (Singer/Songwriter)
2:00 Vida (The Singing Diva)
2:15 Levi Kreis (NYC) (Southern Soul)
2:45 Knot Dance (Contemporary Dance)
3:00 Zafira Dance Co. (Tribal Belly Dance & Vaudeville Theatre)
3:15 Brian Starks Crew (Hip Hop & Break Dance)
3:30 Nancy Hammond (Singer/Songwriter)
3:45 Katie Costello (Los Angeles) (Singer/Songwriter)
4:05 Drag Performances
4:20 Kyle Abraham (NYC) (Contemporary Dance)
4:35 Vanessa German (Spoken Word)
4:50 Drag Performances
5:00 Eric Himan (Tulsa) (Singer/Songwriter)
5:30 Thea Austin (Los Angeles) (Dance Diva Songstress)

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 155] IMPORTANT UPDATE! "EMPIRE White Party now at Zen Social Club"

"EMPIRE White Party now at Zen Social Club (125 W. Station Square Dr.)
w/ $8 tickets + DJ SHIFT (Las Vegas) added to the line-up"

On behalf of Red Revolver, I would like to announce that due to
unforeseen circumstances outside of our control, we will be throwing
"EMPIRE", Pittsburgh Pride's 1st Annual White Party, at Zen Social
Club (125 W. Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15222) in Station
Square. Although we are having to make a few changes to the event, I'm
sure you will find them to be more than acceptable as they will make
the evening bigger and more fabulous than we had originally planned!

To start, the new space is gorgeous! Zen Social Club is a beautifully
adorned posh Asian inspired multi-level lounge and nightclub featuring
three bars, four VIP sections, a balcony, a large dance floor, and an
extensive Asian inspired martini list. The décor includes delicate
Chinese lanterns, a bathtub with floating rose petals and candles,
replicas of Asian artifacts, gorgeous black and white wallpaper, black
crystal chandeliers and a two-story rock waterfall!

As originally planned DJ Seth Gold (SPLASH NYC), VH1's Becky Buckwild
("Charm School", "Flavor of Love") and our live aerial performer from
the Broadway show BLAST! will all be performing.

We are also adding DJ Bonix (96.1 KISS FM) and nationally renowned DJ
Shift to the line-up! DJ Shift is a resident DJ at Tao, Pure, Rehab,
LAX and Seamless nightclub in Las Vegas as well as Blend Lounge in San
Francisco.

We're also pleased to announce that ticket prices have been lowered to
$8 pre-sale and $8 at the door. To any existing ticket holder who
purchased a ticket at a higher amount, we apologize for the
inconvenience and will gladly refund the difference to you at the
door.

We appreciate everyone's continued support and are excited to share
such a special evening with you. We encourage you all to come out and
bring your friends!

EMPIRE is about coming together as a community and celebrating who we
are and our right to BE who we are.

Tickets are available online for $8 at http://www.pghwhiteparty.com

Cheers to Pittsburgh Pride 2009! We'll see you on Saturday.

Much Love,

Ry-n Skyy
Red Revolver, LLC
http://www.rrevolver.com

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[GLCC NewsBlast: 154] Meet the Indigo Girls (Amy and Emily)

Sunday June 21st, 2009 @ 7:30pm Meet Amy and Emily…

Since their formation over two decades ago, ground-breaking folk duo
The Indigo Girls have become one of America's most beloved vocal duos.
They were overnight folk icons who continued to live up to the high
standards they'd set for themselves: they've since released 10 albums,
garnered six Grammy nominations, and made numerous appearances on
national television shows while consistently playing to enthusiastic
audiences.

The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by
supporting numerous social causes – the Indigo Girls don't just talk
the talk; they walk the walk. Having established an intensely
dedicated fan base, the duo continues to remain relevant and attract
new fans. With their latest release, Poseidon And The Bitter Bug,
released on their own IG Recordings imprint, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray
have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of
this generation.

Amy and Emily have graciously agreed to add this event to their
previously scheduled concert as a fundraiser for the Lambda
Foundation.

Carnegie Library Music Hall
Tickets $77.00 for Show and Reception
Professional photographer will be available. Please no cameras.
Please call 412-277-2294 for more information.

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