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a bullying prevention conference imarron Alliance Foundation and other community partners september are sponsoring Stop Hate In The Hallways- A Bullying PFLAG OKC Ti JPS Sept 4 Church of Prevention Conference to address the Open Arms 7 pm bullying based on race, religion, sex OGLPC Meeting Monday Sept 1 O ual orientation, and gender identity. Neighborhood Alliance 1236 NW Training will be provided for the inter 36th 7:30 pm vention and prevention of bullying and harassment in a variety of break-out General Voting for OK County sessions. Keynote speaker will be Commissioner Iues_Sfptembe.r__il Kevin Jennings, Founder & Executive PFLAG Norman Thi Jrsday Sept 1 3 Director of GLSEN. The one-day con St Stephen's Church 7 pm ference will be held: Her/and Supper Club Sat Sept 8 October 1 1, 2007 rather benign in Superbad, in reality TG I Fridays 4239 NW Expressway Metro Tech Springlake Campus almost all LGBT students report hav 5:30 pm 1 900 Springlake Drive ing been harassed or assaulted at Her/and Scrabble Sati Jrday Sept 1 5 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma school for their perceived or actual orientation. Two-thirds of those stu 2 pm Why is this conference needed? dents never report it and LGBT stu Her/and Board Meeting Si mday dents are much more likely than Harassment and assault in high Sept 1 6 4 pm everyone welcome straight students to say that they do schools is still a big problem for les not feel safe at school. Her/and Craft Day SatULday_Sep_t_ll bian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 2-5 pm teens. Most teens (75%) report hear Students of a race other than white ing homophobic remarks at school of are also much more likely to experi McPride Family Picnic Sati Jrday ten or at least sometimes. As the cur ence harassment due to their race. Sept 22 Chadick Park McAlester rent hit teen movie Superbad illus Most schools do not have an anti Queer Queens of Oomedy S.atur:: trates, calling someone "fag" is still a harassment policy that includes sex- day Sep_tll Ft Worth 8 pm very common putdown in high Her/and Voice Mailing Wednesday: schools. While the name-calling is see Conference P. 2 S.epL26_ 6 pm come play at the herland fall retreat AIDS Walk Sun~_epL3.D. Myriad Gardens registration 12:30 stepoff t's that time of year again! Time for a quick getaway to womyn and 2 pm nature. Don't miss this opportunity to relax, hike, read a book, tie-dye a Center Cinema Free films _ey_eLy.£ci= T-shirt, bird watch, ride a bike, fish, play games, listen to live music, or dC!f' at Tul sa Equality Center 7 pm Iplay your new song at the open mic. Coming up on Halloween weekend in October, Herland will have its Fall Retreat at Lake Eufaula State Park. october We've always had great weather at Eufaula in the fall and we don't expect this Stop Hate in the Hallways-A Bul year to be any different. Since it is Halloween weekend, consider bringing a lying Prevention Conference Ihurs.: costume (for you and any four-legged friend you might bring) and enter the day Oct I I Metro Tech Saturday evening costume contest. Another contest will feature pumpkin carving (please bring one if you can). Last year's entries in both contests were Her/and Fall Retreat ErLSaLS_un great! Look for more details and a registration form in next month's Voice. O..c.L26-=2..8. Lake Eufaula State Park
The Herland Voice is a publication of Herland Sister Resources, 23 I 2 NW 39th, OKC. OK 7 3 I I 2. Our bookstore and lending library is open Saturdays from 1-5 pm. Contact us at (405) 521 -9696 or [email protected]_ Visit us on the web at www.herlandsisters.org. IJllitn the news oklahoma must recognize out of state adoptions by gay couples
he 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Constitution by singling out a specific COnferencel cont'd. from P. 1 Appeals has ruled that a state group for discrimination. Now the law preventing gay couples 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ual orientation, gender identity, or from getting birth certificates upheld Cauthron 's ruling and declared gender expression, specifically. But for children adopted in other states is Oklahoma's law unconstitutional. most teachers believe that anti unconstitutional. (Likewise, in 2004, Oklahoma's own harassment and anti-discrimination Attorney General gave an official opin The Adoption Invalidation Law, hastily policies would be helpful in securing ion that the law would violate the Ninth passed at the end of the 2004 Okla a safe learning environment for Amendment.) homa legislative session, had said that LGBT students. Oklahoma "shall not recognize an In a 31 page ruling, the court was Who should attend? adoption by more than highly critical of the state one individual of the "The very fact that the legislature for passing the School Administrators, Classroom same sex from any other adoptions have oc law. "The very fact that Educators, Mental Health Profession state or foreign jurisdic curred is evidence that the adoptions have oc als, Law Enforcement Officers, curred is evidence that a School Psychologists, School Super tion." Although single a court of law has gays may become the court of law has found the intendents, National, State & Local parent of adoptive chil found the adoptions to adoptions to be in the best Policy Makers, School Police Offi dren in Oklahoma, same be in the best interests interests of the children," cers, Social Workers, Attorneys, and sex couples were barred of the children," wrote wrote Cauthron. "To now School Board Members are encour from adopting and the U. S. District Judge attempt to strip a child of aged to attend. state could invalidate one of his or her parents Robin Cauthron. Total tuition for the conference is $35 adoptions where couples seems far removed from have been awarded joint the statute's purpose and which includes lunch. You may ap parenting rights in states where co therefore from [the state's] asserted ply for a conference scholarship by adoption is legal. important government objective." sending a letter of need to: Mr. · Randy Tate, Conference Chair, North "Gay and lesbian parents in Oklahoma Lambda Legal, representing same-sex Care Center, 4436 NW 50th Street, couples, took the state to court. can now breathe a collective sigh of Oklahoma City, OK 73112. Or call Lambda represented two same-sex cou relief because their relationships with him at (405) 858-2700 office or fax ples and their families who adopted their children are no longer threatened (405) 858-2720. children while living in other states by the state of Oklahoma," said and later moved to Oklahoma or Lambda attorney wanted to visit the state with their fam Ken Upton. "We're ily. Lambda Legal argued that the law gratified that justice Dr. Dawn Singleton, Ph.D. was unconstitutional based on the has been handed United States Constitution's guarantees down in our case and of equal protection, due process and that the court saw to right to travel, as well as the mandates it that Oklahoma has Licensed Professional Counselor of the Full Faith and Credit Clause. to treat the children Licensed Marital & Family Therapist of gay and lesbian In 2006, U.S. District Court Judge parents the same as SOOS N. Pennsylvania #204 OKC, OK Robin Cauthron agreed, finding that all other kids." the statute violated the United States 40S-232-3296
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A decorating light switch little something for every covers, glass objects and one, no matter what your coasters, and a variety of taste. papers for making small Afterwards, you are wel artist books ... these are all come to head back to Her flexible craft ideas which land with us for the last can be combined into few episodes of the L multi-media pieces. Jeanne will be available Word, Season 4. for instructions and idea he musical duo Wishing Chair will perform at development. If anyone Church of the Open Arms Thursday, September wants to bring their own 20 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is on a sliding scale scrabble of $10-15. The women criss-cross the country art supplies, bring them T several times a year playing to appreciative audiences Break out your board and on! If someone has a craft everywhere they go . Take the opportunity to come hear join us on Saturday, Sep they want to teach or them in Oklahoma City. tember 15, at 2 pm for an learn, please let us know! afternoon of lightly com Since 1995, multi-instrumentalist Miriam Davidson and songwriter Ki ya Heartwood have made an art of petitive Scrabble. All lev ~cp~ide family els are welcome. Or, you inspiring performances and award winning songs. A are always welcome to p1cn1c Wishing Chair concert is a passionate mix of intelligent come and visit and watch The third annual McPride lyrics, spell-binding storytelling and breathtaking harmony over a full roots and roll sound. Heartwood's others play. Family Picnic will be held percussive guitar work and wide-open vocals Saturday, September 22, compliments Davidson's soulful use of a myriad of from 11 am to 5 pm in aids walk instruments: piano, accordion, banjo, hand drums and Chadick Park in McAles bouzouki. This gifted duo seduces the listener AIDS Walk OKC 2007 ter, OK. The picnic will with soulful confessions, political broadside, and a will be Sunday, September feature speakers, games, wicked groove. Wishing Chair is sure to leave the 30, at the Myriad booths of information, and listener fully satisfied. Their latest CD, Underdog, was Botanical Gardens. fun for all people-gay awarded Best New Folk CD of 2006, by JPFolks, an Registration will open at and straight alike. Come Indie organization of over 40,000 music industry 12:30 pm and the Walk out for an afternoon of fun professionals. and heartwarming experi will step off at 2:00 pm. "Good lyrics for thinking It's a short 1 mile through ences. (Alcoholic bever people; music with meat on its Bricktown and returning to ages are not allowed in the Gardens. Chadick Park.) The pur bones. " - Omaha Review pose of the picnic is to Southwest Airlines has Curve magazine says of Wishing Chair, "Engaging per create an opportunity to formances, haunting harmonies, poetic, political, stellar donated 2 roundtrip tickets share pride in who we are, vocals." "Kiya Heartwood and Miriam Davidson score to anywhere in the express the love and ac again. They have never sounded tighter or more energetic continental US that they ceptance of our families, in their performance. Wishing Chair just keeps getting fly. Raffle tickets ($1 and create an opportunity better," says Rich Warren, Sing Out! Magazine. each) will be sold for the to meet and get to know chance to win them. The For more information about the band and to hear samples each other. For more info, drawing will be at the end of their music, check them out on the web at see www.mcpride.org. of the Walk. www.wishingchair.com. ~ealth notes friends can help how racism dallas emerges forum reflects gays' clout A study by the New affects the mind as among most England Journal of and body gay-friendly The August 9th Los Angeles presidential forum on issues Medicine found that social Preliminary findings of cities networks are more important to gay, lesbian, research at St. John's allas has become bisexual, and transgender important than genes when University and Howard one of the most Americans showcases the it comes to determining University are suggesting gay-friendly status gay votes and money what a person weighs. that racism could help (j cities in the US have earned in the Democ These findings may explain disparities in health according to Time ratic Party. The fact that no explain why people's best across races. Magazine. It boasts the Republican candidates ac efforts to slim down on Discrimination seems to act ninth-largest concentration cepted the invitation illus their own are often short as a source of chronic stress of same-sex couples in the trates the continued contro lived. It also suggests that the same way that marital versy that gay issues cause country and has a lesbian public health initiatives to conflict or strains at work them. And two Republican city sheriff, gay county help people achieve a do, increasing the stress contenders, Romney and judge, and gay district healthy weight should take hormone cortisol, raising Guiliani have pivoted away clerk. Dallas City social networks into blood pressure, and from their previous stands Councilman Ed Oakley, account. suppressing the immune favoring gay rights as they system. who is openly gay, carried seek the nomination. The study by Harvard One of the studies found 40% of the vote in the researchers found that The Democratic field's sup that racism experienced in election for Dallas mayor behavioral norms shift port of gay rights is simi the day led to elevated in June and thus had a lar- all the major candi depending on how people blood pressure at night, chance of being the first dates favor civil unions for in a social circle look and suggesting the body can't gay mayor of a large US gay couples and repeal of act. In particular, the turn off its stress response. city. the military's "don't ask, chance of a person gaining Other studies have shown The increasing gay don't tell" policy against weight rose 71 % if a that the stress of friendliness reflects a rise openly gay service mem same-sex friend had suppressing the inner of more liberal attitudes in bers. Surveys suggest gay gained weight. There was turmoil caused by racist people have higher incomes Dallas. Gays have a lesser effect of one encounters can itself lead to than the general population gentrified once-crumbling spouse on the other for ill effects. and are more likely to make neighborhoods while the straight married couples political contributions. city's booming cultural and no effect from sports benefits scene has been a magnet Still, the Democrats' court neighbors who weren't Girls who played sports in for many gay and lesbian ship of gay voters only goes part of the social network. high school are far more so far. None of the leading likely to gain a college di professionals. In other studies, networks Democrats supports gay ploma than their peers, ac But some of the old, have been found to be marriage rights, reflecting cording to a recent study by conservative Dallas fear of an issue Republicans important for shaping researchers at Brigham remains. President Bush used effectively in 2004 to political attitudes and teen Young University. Girls in is expected to move there put them on the defensive sexual behavior. the study were 73% more once he leaves the White and mobilize conservative likely to complete a bache voters. The researchers lor's degree within six years House. hypothesize that if weight of graduating from high gain can spread through a school if they had been ath social network, then letes. And, it did not matter f;~f;~,££C'. presumably, so can healthy if they continued to play eating habits. Medical and sports in college or not. The t?.ue~ public-health interventions female students who had to promote achieving a been athletes said that play healthy weight might be ing sports taught them to more cost-effective than persevere. Sports kept them grounded, kept them out of previously thought since trouble, and put them in a Vicki Escajeda,• BA, CM (405) 202-7051 health improvements in group that had the same P.O. Box 12247, Oklahoma City, OK 73157-2247-(405) 637-8000 one person might spread to mind-set. others. view poin1'1 hate crimes? by moc trusting? an entire group of people, intended to t a meeting of gay and dampen a group's feeling of being at gay-friendly progressives Now, it is true that murder is murder home in their own country and in 1.>..::.:m~..:J the other night, I heard a and a vicious murder will, these day~, their own skin, is a great crime and nice young gay man won be tried as such, with a nice vicious should be acknowledged and treated der why we need hate crimes legisla penalty applied, whether it is desig as such. tion. Hate is hate and crimes are nated a hate crime or not. I think this Hate crimes are, purely and simply, a crimes, and why combine the two? was our nice young man's point. form of terrorism. They are used to He implied that he thinks that seek However, the reason that murders of intimidate an entire class of people, ing hate-crime legislation makes us this sort must be specifically identified and they are very effective. As an seem like whiney-babies asking for as crimes of hate is to allow our lead editorial in the Washington Post in our mommies to take care of us . ers, both secular and religious, to lead us all in a spirited denunciation of the May of this year said," ... crimes that So I've been thinking about it: attitudes that engendered them. target someone because of his or her Hmm. Whiney babies. Would that race or sexual orientation are more be maybe - Emmett Till, who was Far more numerous than hate murders than an offense against that individ mutilated, lynched, and burned for no are the racist graffiti, the swastikas ual. They are crimes that terrorize other reason than he was a young painted on synagogue walls, the dese whole communities. " black man who possibly said "hi" to cration of Jewish cemeteries, the beat I'll close with a quote and a couple of a white woman? Or... James Byrd, ings nearly unto death of interracial questions. The quote is from the who fifty years later was dragged couples and homosexuals, and on and website of an organization not usu through the streets of Jasper Texas on; and it is for this kind of activity ally considered wimpy, sissy, or until he was decapitated, for no other that the enhanced punishment ac whiney: the Federal Bureau of Inves reason than he was a black man alone corded by hate crimes statutes is in tigation (www.fbi.gov). "Crimes of on a country road? Or Matthew tended. Vandalism intended to intimi hatred and prejudice- from lynchings Shephard, who was hung from a date an entire group of people should to cross burnings to vandalism of North Dakota fence to die, for no carry a higher penalty than overturning synagogues- are a sad fact ofAmeri other reason than he was gay and trash cans on Halloween. Violence intended to spark fear in the hearts of can history, but the term "hate crime" did not enter th e nation's vocabulary ;i0 ;; ~: · · ~- i,;" · ~ - ~ .,.,.,. -· · ·.~ -,~~ ~ · ·.~ , ~~:. : ,:,·.ti~1 ·~~1:p.:::2~ :2;--~-~:~~~; : , :-:·; ~i.i5" i. ~ iv· r · ~ · · · · ~ · ~;~ = f .. ·,. . .;...... ,• . .· · · · until the 1980s, when emerging hate 8 groups like the Skinheads launched a wave of bias-related crime. The FBI began investigating what we now call hate crimes as far back as the early 1920s, when we opened our first Ku Klux Klan case. Today, we remain dedicated to working with state and local authorities to prevent these crimes and to bring to justice those who commit them. " The questions: Seeing as there al ready exist Hate Crime laws at the Federal level and in most states, in cluding Oklahoma; and that they usu ally cover, at a minimum, race, color, religion, ancestry, and national ori gin; and considering that anti-gay hate crimes make up about one third of all reported hate crimes, why on earth would we not want to add sex ual and gender orientation to these laws? And, how on earth does doing this make us whiney-babies? Rissho Kasei Kai Dharma Center of Oklahoma
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