Gay Group to Participate in Buffalo's Original St. Pats Day Parade
Buffalo — In recent years the Valley Community Center in South Buffalo has revived Buffalo's Original Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the First Ward. This year the local grassroots activist group Outspoken For Equality will be be among the contingents taking part in the parade.
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NYS Legislature Passes Family Health Care Decisions Act
Albany, NY —After being stalled in the Legislature for 17 years, the New York State Senate has finally joined the Assembly in passing the Family Health Care Decisions Act that enables a loved one to made health care decisions when the patient is not able to do so. The bill places a same-sex or opposite-sex domestic partner, just like a spouse, ahead of a surviving child or parent in making these decisions. Governor Paterson has said he will sign the bill into law when it is sent to him.
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Sean Cooney, will challenge anti-marriage equality Senator Bill Stachowski(D)in the September democratic primary for the New York State Senate 58th District.
Sean Cooney Endorsed by Stonewall In Stachowski NYS Senate Primary
Buffalo —Sean Cooney, an attorney and candidate for the New York State Senate 58th District currently held by William Stachowski, received the first endorsement of the race when Stonewall Democrats of Western New York gave him a rare unanimous endorsement. Cooney, a resident of the Buffalo, was one of three who were considered for the Stonewall endorsement.
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Lyndsey Darcangelo: Things Are Definitely Changing
At the end of January, I had the honor of taking part in a Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) conference at Niagara Wheatfield High School. I was asked to be a part of a panel to discuss questions such as, "Were you out in high school?" and "Are you out at your place of employment." The questions were designed to give the kids attending the conference a look at the many different lives that gay people lead. When I agreed to go to the conference, I honestly had no idea what to expect. I had been to one before last spring, but it was rather small and I wasn't a part of the programming. I sat in the audience, astounded at the fact that 45 kids from eight different schools in Western New York were coming together in the spirit of diversity and tolerance.
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WNY GSA High School Groups Meet At Niagara Wheatfield
BUFFALO — Niagara Wheatfield was the host of the Second Gay/Straight Alliance-Diversity Club Conference. On January 21 the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) of Niagara Wheatfield High School in Niagara County played host to 100 high school students from around Niagara Erie Counties.
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Suspect In New Years Eve Attack Charged With Hate Crime
Buffalo —Buffalo Police have arrested a suspect in the New Years day stabbing in the Buffalo gay entertainment district.
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Gays Rally In The Streets Of Allentown
Buffalo —In a very moving rally and procession over 300 gay, lesbian, bi and trans (glbt) people and their friends took a stand determined to take back the night.
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Police found the body of Christopher Rudow in his downtown Buffalo apartment on the first Tuesday in January 2010. The coroner examination has determined that he was killed by blunt force trauma.
Police Continue To Investigate Downtown Murder Of Gay Man
Buffalo —Many questions remain surround the murder of a 32 year old Christopher Rudow, a gay man whose body was found on January 5, 2010. Rudow lived in his apartment in the Lofts @ Elk Terminal complex.
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Community Viewpoint: Buffalo Gay Leaders Decry Anti-Gay Violence; Political Bigotry
Two events hit the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community hard as this second decade of the twenty first century dawns frigidly on Buffalo, New York. Lindsay Harmon was savagely stabbed, blinding her in one eye, while her attacker uttered anti gay slurs, as Lindsay exited Roxy's nightclub with her girlfriend. Investigations have not yet proven this to be a hate crime.
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Buffalo State College Professor Curtis Haynes, Jr. is expected to be confirmed as Ellicont district representative to the City of Buffalo Common Council. The Ellicott district includes Buffalo's largest glbt neighborhood.
Council Picks Gay Friendly Economist Over Anti-Gay Minister For Ellicott Council Seat
Buffalo —A majority of members of the Buffalo Common Council have reached agreement to appoint Curtis Haynes Jr. to fill the seat vacated by Brian C. Davis. The legislative body will confirm that decision at a special Council meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. today.
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Gay Man Found Dead In His Buffalo Apartment
BUFFALO —WIVB-TV reports that Buffalo Police found his body in his apartment on Tuesday.
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Woman Stabbed In Early New Years Day Hate Crime
BUFFALO —Buffalo Police are investigating an early-New Years Day stabbing outside of Roxy's, a gay and lesbian nightclub on Main Street near Allen Street.
Witnesses say that three women, who had exited Roxy's, were targeted by a group of four men and two women who began to direct ant-gay harassment and name calling towards the women.
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HIV No Longer A Barrier For Border Crossing Into US
WASHINGTON D.C. —As of today, HIV-positive individuals can legally visit and migrate to the United States.
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New Stand Up Comedy Classes Offered
Buffalo — Out Comedian Kristen Becker kristenbecker.com ( Last Comic Standing, Doin’ Time Comedy Showcase) has announced a new stand up comedy course, designed to teach industry basics to those interested in pursuing comedy as a career or as a fun way to develop public speaking skills. Becker recently returned from a cross country Stand Up tour and is a working professional. She has been formally trained at the Humber School of Comedy, in Toronto, which boasts an impressive list of cohorts (Eugene Levy, Colin Mochrie and a few Kids In The Hall have sat on the Board of Directors) and professors (Robin Duke, of SNL fame, is one of many)
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UB To Host North East GLBTQ Student Conference
Buffalo — The University of Buffalo will host the 2010 Northeast Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (NELGBT) Conference April 16-18, 2010.
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York Senator Chuck Schumer
Pride Agenda Executive Director Alan van Capelle Resigns
New York City — Alan van Capelle, the Executive Director of the Empire State Pride Agenda has resigned. The Boards of the Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation and the Empire State Pride Agenda, Inc.announced the resignation and that Joe Tarver, Managing Director of Operations will serve as the interim Executive Director while a search takes place for the Pride Agenda’s next Executive Director.
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HRC Endorses NY Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Washington D.C. — The Human Rights Campaign, announced today the endorsement of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in the 2010 U.S. Senate race. Gillibrand is the first U.S. Senator from New York to support full marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Census Will Report Married Same-Sex Couples In 2010
WASHINGTON D.C.— The U.S. Commerce Department announced today that the U.S. Census Bureau would report married same-sex couples in the 2010 census. The decision to count same-sex couples, which has never been done before, reverses an earlier decision made under the Bush administration.
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Democrat Schimminger Joins Republicans to Vote Against Trans Civil Rights
Albany, NY •In a bipartisan vote of 102-33, the New York State Assembly voted on June 3 to end discrimination against transgender people in housing, employment, credit and other areas of everyday life. The legislation adds "gender expression and identity" to the state's Human Rights Laws.
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New Hampshire House Turns Back Anti-Marriage Equality Scheme
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire's House has rejected a bill that would have repealed the state's 6-week-old gay marriage law.
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Servicemembers United Launches Two New Websites for DADT
WASHINGTON, DC — Servicemembers United, a national organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans and their allies, announced today the launch of two new websites that are poised to become valuable resources for the media, advocates, researchers, and the public as the debate over repealing the "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" law grows. The two websites, DADTArchive.org and FacesOfDADT.org, will serve as the new homes for Servicemembers United’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Digital Archive Project and the Faces of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” initiative respectively.
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Houston Elects First Openly Gay Mayor
Houston, Texas — Annise Parker, a lesbian who has never made a secret or an issue of her sexual orientation, on Saturday was elected mayor of Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city.
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Gay Porn Actor Dies During Arrest By Taser
Panama City, Florida — Andrew Grande better known to his gay porn fans as Dustin Michaels, died during the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 12, when police in Panama City, Fl., tasered him while attempting to arrest him.
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Dem Wins NY-23; Maine Sinks
Buffalo — Northern New York voters have appeared to elected a Democrat for the first time in over a century. Bill Owens has a 5% lead over Conservative Doug Hoffman with 85% of the vote counted.
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Key Senator and Pentagon Official Ready To Lift Gay Military Ban
WASHINGTON D.C. — Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, indicated this weekend that the Army is prepared to lift the ban on openly gay service if the Commander-in-Chief and the Congress decide to end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
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Gay Games 2014 To Be In Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio —One of the worlds largest Gay events will be held just down the Interstate 90 in 2014. Cleveland, Ohio was named today by the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) as the host of the 2014 Gay Games - the world’s largest sporting and cultural event for Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Trans (GLBT) people. The games are anticipated to generate a local economic impact of more than $60 million. The FGG’s announcement concludes a year-long site selection process that culminated in formal presentations by bidding cities to the FGG Membership Assembly meeting this week in Cologne, Germany, site of the 2010 Gay Games. Boston and Washington, D.C. were also finalists.
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Smoking Rates Higher Among Gay Men & Lesbians
CHAPEL HILL, NC— Men and women who are gay or lesbian are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to smoke, according to findings from a review study carried out by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Leafs Gm Brian Burke and his son Brendan Burke, 21, who was killed in a two-car crash Friday in Indiana
Brendan Burke Dies, Openly Gay Son of Maple Leafs’ G.M.
Toronto — Brendan Burke, 21, was killed in an automobile crash on a snowy highway in Indiana on Friday. Burke an University of Miami-Ohio student, had drawn the attention of the hockey world due to a November 2009 ESPN.com article about his inspirational coming out story.
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Why is it so expensive for Gay partners to have Ceremonies as high as 2500.00, But when Straight couples get married it costs less than 250.00 to have a wedding, My partner and I are looking to have a Commitment Ceremony but can not afford the high cost that these Churches offer here in Buffalo. Is there anyone you may have in mind or we may contact for a Commitment Ceremony in Buffalo , if so could you let us know please?
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GAY NEWSPAPER OFFERS INTERNSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENT
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VH1.com interviewed Adam Lambert
Lambert talks about performing with KISS
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BPO Pops — Rita Moreno
Buffalo —The incomparable Rita Moreno, one of just nine winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award - brings her vivacious energy and indomitable spirit to the Kleinhans stage. Ms. Moreno has delighted audiences on the stage and screen including such movie classics as West Side Story, Singing in the Rain, and The King and I.
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Now @ALT Theater —Wading Through the Light and Shadows Opens
BUFFALO— The New Alt Performance Group is presenting Wading Through the Light and Shadows, a new play conceived by Buffalo's David Butler. The play is built upon his coming out as a gay man to his parents story that was previously explored in his 1996 short play, Coming Out In The Car.
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THE BEEBO BRINKER CHRONICLES
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Buffalo Gay Men's Chorus To Perform in African-American Church
Buffalo —The Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) will break another barrier to community solidarity when they perform a planned February concert in a Buffalo African-American church. The concert, entitled “Love Unbound,” will be presented on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Fellowship Church (UFC) at 1420 Main Street in Buffalo, N. Y. Admission is free and general seating is unreserved. Patrons desiring reserved seats may call the pastor, Rev. Gerard Williams at 347-238- 9299. A freewill offering will be taken to benefit the mission of the church. Refreshments and an opportunity to meet the clergy and the chorus will follow the program.
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2010 Beyond/In Western New York Region-Wide Exhibition Gears up for Global Perspective
Buffalo —The popular biennial, multi-venue regional art exhibition Beyond/In Western New York will continue to grow in 2010. For the first time, Beyond/In Western New York will present art by an invited selection of non-regional artists from the United States and abroad. Work from both regional and non-regional artists will be shown at eleven collaborating arts venues spanning Erie and Niagara Counties and at additional venues and public sites throughout the region.
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Taken from The Fame Monster available Nov 23, 2009Take me to Gaga
Pretty: The Series — Episode One premieres on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1.
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Video:Sabrina Rocks Out At Buffalo Gay Pride
BUFFALO— Buffalo Drag performer Sabrina created her own performance stage at Buffalo Gay Pride festivities on Sunday. Outcome Buffalo cameras caught Sabrina rocking out on video.
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BUFFALO — Each year members of the Buffalo Bear Club and the Imperial Court of Buffalo get together to clean up and re-plant Buffalo's Life Memorial Park. The Park serves as the gay communities lasting tribute to those who have lived with and have dies from the Aids epidemic.
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I love New York
—by Lyndsey D'Arcangelo
I’ll admit it. I’ve been suffering from state-envy for quite awhile now. It’s not that I don’t like living in New York, I just have a few complaints here and there. Taxes are way too high and it seems as if Upstate and Western New York will be stuck supporting New York City for the rest of its life. But hey, no place is perfect. Georgia is crowded with traffic and mini plazas. Arizona is way too hot. The Midwest has far too many tornados. And we all have seen the kind of damage a hurricane can do. Truth be told, I like my life here. I like my job and I like the town I live in. I like the people I surround myself with and I like my social life. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that a part of me sometimes wishes I could take my job and my town and my circle of friends, and transport them all to another state, a state I have envied since 2004.
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Mike Klemm reviews The Bubble (Ha-Buah) Strand Releasing, 2006, 1950, Go West
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presents The Heartacher's Ball - Phase 2
Marcella Show Club & Lounge
622 Main St.
Buffalo, NY 14202
Music By: DJ Charles Masters
Admission: $10 BEFORE 8:00 PM / $15 AFTER 8:00 PM
18 & OVER EVENT WITH PROPER ID
NO DRAMA EVENT. SECURITY STRICTLY ENFORCED!
Free admission to the ball for receiving a free Confidential HIV Test @
The MOCHA Center (Buffalo) during the month of January 2010
Free admissions are limited, so come get tested and know your status.
For more information contact:
myspace or facebookBuffalo's Gay Bingo
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010
Theme: Fairytale Bingo
St. John's Grace Church
51 Colonial Circle [map]
Buffalo, NY 14222
Doors open 6 PM
Program begins 7 PM
Saturday, March 13, 2010 —
Make sure you stop by their Serendipity Shoppe www.buffalogaybingo.com/
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
7:00 P.M.
Stonewall Democrats of WNY
Monthly Meeting
El Museo
91 Allen Street
Buffalo, NY 14202.
PFLAG Regular Monthly Meeting:
Westminster Presbyterian Church On Delaware Avenue Near Summer St. 2:30 Pm - 5:00 p.m. The Third Sunday Of Every Month
PFLAG New Parents Meeting
Amherst Location 2nd Wednesday
Meeting for Parents Or Family Members Who Have Just Found Out. Helpline (716)883-0384
Free Confidential HIV Testing
Anonymous testing upon request
every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
MOCHA Project
531 Virginia Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 852-1142
Mondays - 8:00 p.m.
Open Minded Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
glbt AA group
Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo
695 Elmwood Ave.
Wednesdays - 8:00 p.m.
Pride Group Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
glbt AA group
Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo
695 Elmwood Ave.
Youth
Gay And Lesbian Youth Services
GLYS is open Monday through Thursday from 3:30-8:30pm and Friday from 3-6pm. (716) 855-0221
Parents PFLAG Regular Monthly Meeting:
Westminster Presbyterian Church On Delaware Avenue Near Summer St. 2:30 Pm - 5:00 Pm The Third Sunday Of Every Month
PFLAG New Parents Meeting:
Amherst Location 2nd Wednesday
Meeting for Parents Or Family Members Who Have Just Found Out. Helpline (716)883-0384
WNY 2009 Festivals & Events
May-September
Thursday Concerts at Lafayette Square www.buffaloplace.com
(716) 856-3150
An Outcome calendar listing cost nothing and can attract valuable attention for your activities. Send specifics (name, date of event, time, place, sponsoring organization, phone number and website address) to Karl: info@outcomebuffalo.com
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