Texas Hold 'Em tournament >>
PFLAG/OkEq Holiday Potluck >>
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Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. Fairy Tree >>
For the Bible Tells Me So at Circle Cinema >>
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In this OkEq
eNews
Oklahomans for Equality featured on the cover of Urban
Tulsa!
Once again, OkEq has helped coordinate media outreach regarding Tulsa's LGBT community. This week's edition of the Urban Tulsa features a
cover article entitled "Sometimes You Can't Go Home Again," addressing the epidemic of homelessness faced by LGBTQ youth. We are honored to have had
the opportunity to provide support in educating about this incredibly important issue. Read the article online, or download the story.
Extended Equality Center
Hours
In light of Tulsa's recent ice storm
and city-wide power outages, Oklahomans for Equality will be operating an extra day this weekend, feature extra services in order to support our
community during this crisis. For details on this and other schedule adjustments due to the storm, visit our website.
Texas Hold 'Em Poker
Tournament
Friday, December 14, 7-10pm
Strap on your spurs for a wild Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament, presented by the Tulsa Lambda Bowling League,
benefiting the League and OkEq! Admission is $15 and winners get great prizes! For more information, visit our website.
Game Night @ the
Center
Saturdays, 6:30-8:30pm
Saturday evenings just got more exciting at the Equality Center: it's Game Night! Coordinators Kaye Smith and Richard Haley introduce a new game each
week. No RSVP necessary, just drop in!
PFLAG / OkEq
Holiday Dinner
Monday, December 17, 6:30pm reception, 7pm dinner, 7:45 entertainment
Join PFLAG
and OkEq in celebrating the holidays at a pot luck dinner at
the Equality Center. There is no charge for admission, but please bring
a dish to share if you are able to. PFLAG will furnish the turkey,
dressing,
ham and punch, and the very talented Council Oak Men's Chorale will
entertain us all!
Be sure to also check out the PFLAG volunteer opportunity
below!
Beginner's Yoga
Mondays,
6-7pm
Center Yourself with OkEq's new weekly beginner's yoga class,
instructed by Certified Yoga teacher Janet Parachin. The class will
cost $10 per
session or $50 for 6 sessions paid in advance. Students are advised to
please bring a yoga mat. Enrollment is ongoing and drop-ins are welcome; download the form and bring it to your first
session!
Free Flu Shots
Thursday, December 13, 6-9pm
Postponed due to the weather, OkEq and the Tulsa City-County Health Department will provide free flu shots at the Equality Center next Thursday,
December 20, 6-9pm. There is no cost and no need to RSVP.
Expanded HIV Testing
Hours
Weekly: Monday - Thursday
6-8 and Saturday 4-7
Now also available by appointment, contact AmeriCorps member Blakely
Adams at (918) 743-4297 x223.
Equality Center Closings
In honor of the winter holidays, the Equality
Center will be closed Saturday, December 22 through Monday, January 1. We will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, January 2.
Volunteer for OkEq!
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, check out our website or contact volunteer coordinator Rick
Spring.
Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. Fairy Tree
Support clients of the Tulsa Center for AIDS Resources, Education and Support (Tulsa C.A.R.E.S.) to help bring a little more joy to our community
during the holiday season. The Fairy Tree program provides these individuals with approximately $30 in gifts to help brighten their holiday and show
them that there are still people in the community who care about them. For an opportunity to reach out to others please contact Jamie Baker at Tulsa
C.A.R.E.S. for
details and to be matched to a friend in need. Visit our website
for more information.
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For
the Bible Tells Me So returns to
Circle
Cinema
Sunday, December 16, 2pm, Circle Cinema, 10
South Lewis
Avenue
Back by popular demand! Circle Cinema will host one final screening of this Oscar-quality documentary. Grounded by the stories of five
conservative
Christian families, this film explores how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to support its agenda of stigmatizing the gay
community and eroding the separation between church and state.
The Oklahoma Deaf Spectrum is excited to announce that a sign language interpreter will be provided during this special
screening.
Volunteer
to wrap gifts with PFLAG
Weekends through December 9, then daily through December 24, Barnes & Noble, 41st and Yale
PFLAG's annual Barnes & Noble complimentary gift wrapping booth is calling for volunteers to help with two-hour wrapping shifts. All donations will
go toward PFLAG billboards during the month of June for OkEq's Pride & Diversity Celebration. Volunteers will receive Barnes & Noble discounts! To
participate, call or email Nancy McDonald at 742-8565.
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