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A very special thank you to Circle Cinema for screening For the Bible Tells Me So, and allowing OkEq to hold a panel discussion on Christianity and homosexuality. Thanks also to our panelists Jeremy Elliott of All Souls Unitarian Church, Linda Ford of Phillips Theological Seminary, and Toby Jenkins of Ekklesia - The Gathering. Their moving words and personal stories touched everyone in the 200-person audience.

PROMISE (Peers Reaching Out Modeling Intervention Strategies for Everyone) is an MSM (men who have sex with men) outreach project sponsored by H.O.P.E. Testing will be held at the Equality Center on Thursday, November 15. For more information, contact Glen Arnold or Adrian Rolle.

Each month, OkEq's partnership with the Tulsa City-County Health Department will bring health screenings to the Equality Center. In November, nurse practitioner Constance Brown-Phillips will offer free blood pressure and hemoglobin screenings.

Mark your calendars! In December, come check out your blood pressure and glucose. January's screening will monitor cholesterol for a $10 fee.

OkEq is excited to partner with Camp Fire for Teens in Action, a service-learning group for youth in grades 9-12. Teens in Action meetings are Thursdays at 7pm. For more information about Teens in Action, click here, contact teen leader Angela Bagby at (918) 636-6732, or visit the MySpace page.

Medicare Part D seminar and enrollment clinics sponsored by LIFE Senior Services

Are you confused about Medicare Part D and not sure which drug plan is the right plan for you? OkEq is excited to partner with LIFE Senior Services to provide an informational seminar and enrollment clinic to individuals eligible for Medicare Part D.

The 2008 Part D enrollment period is November 15-December 31, 2007. This is the time to enroll in Part D or make changes to your existing coverage. Sign up for your free, personalized counseling session at the Enrollment Clinic offered by LIFE Senior Services in December. To enroll, call LIFE at 664-9000 x452.

In keeping with our mission of equality for all LGBT people, OkEq is excited to announce a new program for deaf individuals. Oklahoma Deaf Spectrum will provide programming for deaf LGBT and allied individuals and their loved ones. For more information, contact Ethan at deaf@okeq.org.

Gender Outreach, a program of Oklahomans for Equality, will commemorate the National Transgender Day of Remembrance through a panel of personal stories and a candlelight vigil to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The group will also debut a collaborative art project spotlighting their individual journeys.

Oklahomans for Equality is always looking for smart, dedicated, energetic volunteers to help run the Equality Center, facilitate programs, and assist and support other OkEq operations. If you have a special skill or would like to donate some time to OkEq, contact volunteer coordinator Mana Tahaie.

"Under the Rainbow: The Search GLBT Equality in Oklahoma"
Wednesday, November 14, 7pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 South Peoria
OkEq and the Tulsa LGBT History Project are excited to announce "Under the Rainbow: The Search GLBT Equality in Oklahoma", a lecture by Dr. Christine Pappas, professor of political science at East Central University. Dr. Pappas's essay about LGBT rights was featured in Alternative Oklahoma: Contrarian Views of the Sooner State, a 2007 collection edited by David Joyce, which will be sold at the event to benefit OkEq!

Join the Gay & Lesbian Fund and PFLAG at their annual sponsored water stop for the Route 66 Marathon, benefiting the Tulsa Area United Way. Thirty volunteers are needed to man tables and serve water and sports drinks for runners, in shifts from 8:30 to 1:30. Volunteers are asked to register on the website and select the Gay & Lesbian Fund Water Stop as the sponsoring organization. All volunteers will receive a commemorative jacket for participating! For more information, contact Nancy McDonald.

TCC Southeast Campus Student Government Association amends non-discrimination policy

Congratulations to the students at TCC Southeast Campus for successfully adding sexual orientation and gender preference protection to their by-laws!

Passed: George Baremore
Tulsa Area Prime Timers founder George Baremore died Tuesday, October 23, 2007. He was born October 15, 1920, in Wynona, OK, the son of Herman G. and Clara Shook Baremore. He graduated from Pawhuska High School in 1938, and studied at Oklahoma University in Norman, OK, 1938 to 1941. He served in the army in World War II and was a Past Commander of Rollie McCartney Post 97 of the American Legion. He was a postal clerk, later Assistant Postmaster, at the Pawhuska Post Office 1941 to 1973, with time out for army service. After early retirement at the Post office, he moved to Tulsa, OK, where he was associated with Metropolitan Insurance Company until his retirement in 1983. He loved to travel; he had visited all 50 states and made several trips to Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was a long-time member of the First Christian Church in Pawhuska, where he served as a deacon and trustee, and was also Church Treasurer for 28 years. At the time of his death he was a member in Tulsa of the Parish Church of St. Jerome. Memorial gifts may be made to the Parish Church of St Jerome in Tulsa, or to the First Christian Church in Pawhuska.