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NO/AIDS Task Force, but also to other AIDS service organizations in Louisiana through [continued on 10] the Walk Share Grant Program. For more or how to donate, visit NOAIDSTaskForce.ORG. ACT 538: Changes the status of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness from state THE OFFICIAL MAG 13th Decadent Ducks Southern Decadence Visit civil service to unclassified. Raises Over $3,200 for Food For Friends he Decadent Ducks have flown the coop, but not before donating over $3,200 Vote NO for French to Food For Friends, a program of NO/AIDS Task Force. The Ducks are a Gulf South Entertainment/Travel travel and social network, celebrating their 13th year attending Southern Quarter-Marigny Taxing Guide Since 1982 • Texas-Florida T Official Gay Easter Parade Guide Decadence. 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LGBT issues out of their closet on National Coming Out Day. • We Deliver or ship to While planning this year’s celebra- tion, members of the local LGBT commu- your home/office nity were asked to complete an on-line • We Accept survey with suggestions for this year’s PensacolaPRIDE. It was these sugges- Medicaid/Medicare tions that formed this year’s line up. PensacolaPRIDE kicks off on Tuesday, Rodney Culotta, RPh October 5th with a tropical luau at the new LGBT Community Center, Equality House, OPEN 309 W. Gregory St. This will be the 1st 9am-5pm Mon.-Fri. official function to take place at the new home. Other events include the return of 9am-12noon Sat.. chili dinner & square dance, disco skate party, plus the other new additions of a the "official" dish ...from 9 government has yet to provide them. Be- dinner & movie night, “so you think you Tom Ford, Cary Grant, Keith Haring, Elton fore the American Flag is raised and Na- got talent” an LGBT talent contest with John, Jasper Johns, Bill T. Jones, Tony The Festival in the Park, to be held Satur- tional Anthem is sung, all LGBT Veterans over $400 in prizes, where the audience Kushner, k.d. lang, Jane Lynch, Rachel day October 9, in historic Old Seville and Active Service men and woman will be becomes the 4th judge, and a special pride Maddow, Martina Navratilova, Cole Porter, Sqaure, Gay Grassroots of Northwest invited to come onto the stage, during our concert with Jazz Superstar Daphne Bessie Smith, Gianni Versace, Andy Florida will conduct a Mass Gay Wedding, Military Honor so that the community may Mushatt. Here is a complete run down of Warhol and John Waters.” Wedding of Hearts, at 12noon. While the thank them for their service and dedication all the 2010 PensacolaPRIDE events: GLBT History Month celebrates civil federal and state government continues to to the idea of freedom. It will be acknowl- Tickets to all events are now on sale at rights heroes such as Tim Gill, Barbara deny LGBTs the right to marry, and the edge that due to the unjust and archaic the Equality House, 309 W Gregory St., Gittings, Jim Hormel, Cleve Jones, Frank over 1,300 rights that marriage equality “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” policy that there 850.429.7551. Visit Facebook and look up Kameny, Bishop Gene Robinson and Mat- would ensure, no one can deny the com- Pensacola Pride. thew Shepard,” said Lazin. Across the munity a wedding ceremony. Wedding of spectrum of 155 Icons, we have so much Hearts, while not a legally recognized to be proud of in these remarkable role marriage ceremony, will allow same gen- GLBT History Month models and historic figures.” der couples the opportunity to publicly Celebrates 5th Since 2006, Equality Forum has of- exchange their vows of love and commit- fered, free of charge, videos, bios, bibliog- ment to each other as the community stands Anniversary: 155 Icons raphies, downloadable images and other as witness to the fact that love is love 010 marks the 5th Anniversary resources for 31 GLBT History Month Icons whenever it is shared by two people, gay, of GLBT History Month. “In just each October at GLBTHistoryMonth.COM. bi, or straight. This Wedding of Hearts 2five years, GLBT History Month To celebrate the 5th anniversary, Equality ceremony will be officiated by Rev. Sandy has mushroomed into our community’s Forum has created commemorative re- O’Steen, of the Holy Cross Metropolitan most collaborative project with over 650 sources including graphically designed lists Church. All couples are welcome to ex- organizations having GLBT History Month of the 155 GLBT History Month Icons from change their vows for the first time, or links on their Web sites,” stated Malcolm 2006 to 2010 and a special edition 5th renew vows they may have traveled out of Lazin, Executive Director, Equality Forum, Anniversary Poster. All of the 5th Anniver- state to perform; everyone who pre-regis- and founder of GLBT History Month. sary resources are available for free on the ters at http//:www.surveymonkey.com/s/ may be many others in attendance that “Our community has made profound GLBT History Month Website. Click on LHZXD5B will receive a free “Wedding of are unable to share the stage and receive international contributions as reflected by “Archives” to access all five GLBT History Hearts” certificate. This ceremony is also the honor and recognition they so rightfully Alexander the Great, James Baldwin, en- Month Web sites’ resources. Click on “5th free and registration is not required for deserve. vironmental movement pioneer Rachel Anniversary” to download and print any of participation. While this Mass Wedding After these two important events Carson, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, the 5th Anniversary resources. may get most of the attention of the day, PensacolaPRIDE’s Festival in the Park Eleanor Roosevelt, Tchaikovsky, Alan Tur- Beginning October 1, 2010, a GLBT Gay Grassroots will begin the day by spot- will continue til 6pm with live entertain- ing, Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde.” Icon is presented daily, with a video, bio, lighting another topical issue, the brave ment, festival food, and art, craft, and “Our nation has been enriched by bibliography, downloadable images and LGBT service men and woman and the informational vendors. Leonard Bernstein, George Washington other resources – all provided for free. The continuing battle of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Another new addition to this year’s Carver, George Eastman, Barney Frank, 124 Icons with resources for 2006 – 2009 The opening of the festival in the Park line up is the 1st ever Candidate’s LGBT Philip Johnson, Alfred Kinsey, Annie and a 2 ½ minute overview video showcas- will begin at 11:30am with a tribute to Equality Forum, to take place Monday Leibovitz, Margaret Mead, Suze Orman, ing all 31 of the 2010 GLBT Icons are LGBT brothers and sisters who have un- October 11th (National Coming Out Day) at Bayard Rustin and Gore Vidal.” available on the site. By the end of Octo- selfishly served the country with great dis- the Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley “Our culture would not be the same tinction, protecting the very civil rights the Ave., beginning at 6pm. In early Septem- without Alvin Ailey, Jr., Ellen DeGeneres, [continued on 12]

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