October is National LGBT History
Month!
Visit our home page each day for a
new History Month Icon, and check out the History Month
page and calendar for a complete listing of
events and programs in honor of the month, including National Coming Out day.
Click here to download the schedule of
events.
"Out of the Closet": a T-shirt exhibit
Thursday, October 4, 6-9pm, Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
gallery
Gallery opening and exhibit featuring the history of the LGBT movement through pop culture
t-shirts.
Tulsa AIDS Walk
Saturday, October 6, Veteran's Park, 18th & Boulder
Join OkEq in the Tulsa AIDS Walk, benefiting the 2007 National AIDS Fund AmeriCorps team, and
meet our newest staff member: AmeriCorps member Blakely Adams! For more information on how to join or donate, visit our website.
Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth
Monday, October 8, 6-8:30pm, Baxter's Interurban Grille, 717 S. Houston
Ave
The first openly gay man to hold a statewide office in the nation's history will speak at the
October Just Progress meeting. For more information, contact Just Progress Chair Greg Bledsoe.
National Coming Out Day
"Through the Ages" Panel, 7-9PM, Equality
Center
Oklahomans for Equality celebrates National Coming Out Day and LGBT History Month with "Hear Our Stories: Coming Out Through the Ages". Friends of
OkEq tell their
stories of coming out through several generation -- some will break your heart, some will make you laugh, all will reveal the journey of coming out
in Oklahoma.
Out and Proud Bar Crawl, several area bars
(view
complete list)
Several area gay bars will celebrate Coming Out Day with karaoke, drag shows, and
drink specials. Be sure and ask for the National Coming Out Day drink special. Visit the link above for locations.
Matthew's Place Launch
Friday, October 12, 7-8:30pm, Equality Center
On the 9th anniversary of his tragic death, the Matthew Shepard Foundation will launch an
historic web-resource for LGBT youth. Through an online video stream, Judy Shepard will introduce you to Matthewsplace.com and discuss the realities facing disenfranchised
and homeless LGBT Youth in America.
Following the stream, Julie Trainum of Youth Services of Tulsa will lead a discussion on issues facing LGBT youth.
OK State Rep Al McAffrey: "A Living History"
Tuesday, October 16, 7pm, Equality Center
Recently recognized in The Advocate's 40th anniversary issue in "Great American Lives:
The Trailblazers", Representative McAffrey will discuss campaigning as an openly gay candidate and his career in public office.
Brookside BooHaHa parade and Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Pumpkin Contest, throughout October, Equality Center
Bring your decorated pumpkins (external decorations only, no carvings or flames) to
display throughout the Equality Center during October. We'll feature them at out BooHaHa booth and award first, second and third place winners. Entry
fee is $5 and deadline for participation is October 19. Entries should be in good taste, child friendly and appropriate for public
display.
Parade, Saturday, October 27, 3pm, 49th and Peoria
Oklahomans for Equality will celebrate a collaboration with Families First, an
LGBT parents network, by participating in the annual Brookside BooHaHa parade -- the first time OkEq has been invited to participate in a
kid-friendly event. Our float theme is "There is No Trick to Showing Respect to All Oklahoma Families -- It Is Always a Treat!" To help with the
float, visit the Equality Center every Saturday at 3pm. To participate in the parade, or learn more about Families
First, contact Outreach Coordinator Toby
Jenkins.
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