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Gay community celebrates first openly gay candidate on Cincinnati City Council, Chris Seelbach

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:01:39 +0000

The Washington, D.C. based group, the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, supports gay candidates across the country. Wednesday, they released this statement, "This is a remarkable victory not only for Chris and Cincinnati, but also for fairness and for progress. Gays and lesbians have long been excluded from leadership roles in civic life, and their voices have not been heard. For Cincinnati, that changed last night and we could not be more proud of our role in Chris' groundbreaking campaign."

Here's a full article from channel 19.

Trevor Project Cincinnati: It Gets Better

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:04:25 +0000

Thanks to my friend Val (at 00:26) for pointing this out.

Same-sex Marriage Rally November 5 on Fountain Square

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:43:22 +0000

There will be a street protest held in "Support of Gay Marriage." On November 5th, 3 days before voting day in Cincinnati, OH. It will be at Fountain Square in Cincinnati, OH. You will want to make signs for the protest. For this to work we will need a large number of protesters! We will be meeting there at 11:00am.

Organizations:
Equality Ohio: http://www.facebook.com/equalityohio
Reformed Catholic Church: http://www.reformedcatholicchurch.org/
NKU Equality Now!: http://www.facebook.com/NKYEqualityNow
GetEQUAL OH: http://www.facebook.com/GetEQUALOH
Speakers:
Chris Seelbach: http://www.facebook.com/SeelbachForCouncil

October is Gay History Month - New Video Every Day

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:38:39 +0000

LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons.

Beginning October 1, a 30-second video featuring a different LGBT Icon will appear each day.

Before October 1 and after October 31, a two-and-a-half-minute overview video of all 31 LGBT Icons will display.

Kings Island Pride Night 2011 - Friday, September 9

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:06:48 +0000

It’s a night to meet family and friends, and support Greater Cincinnati’s Gay and Lesbian Community Center. Pride Night proceeds help to cover the yearly operating expenses of the Community Center. This event is a unique night of fun, rides and entertainment.

Check The Center's Pride Night page for more information.

For our out of town visitors, here's a map to Kings Island, area bars, and other points of interest.

The Community Center is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 with a mission to provide information, support, resources, social activities and meeting space to the GLBT Community.

Cincinnati Pride 2011 - Northern Kentucky Pride, too

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:05:14 +0000

After last year's success, Cincinnati Pride Parade and Festival will again be Downtown. Equinox Cincinnati - Gay PRIDE 2011 runs July 7-10.

Thursday, July 7, is the 2011 Cincy Pride Interfaith Service (see the article below). Friday, July 8, is the Cincinnati Pride Pub Crawl.

On Saturday, July 9, Northern Kentucky Pride runs from 10am to 7pm in Goebel Park (map) in Covington, Kentucky.

The Cincinnati Pride Parade steps off from the corner of E 5th & Sentinel Streets (map) at 1pm on Sunday, July 10, and ends at the Festival on Fountain Square (map). The Festival runs from 11am to 9pm so come early to start celebrating your pride on Fountain Square where there is plenty to drink, eat, and booths to shop.

More information can be found at the Equinox Cincinnati web site.

This year's events are presented by the Greater Cincinnati Gay Chamber of Commerce.

2011 Pride Interfaith Service, Thursday, July 7

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:23:51 +0000

Cincinnatians from across the rainbow of spiritual and religious perspectives will gather to celebrate how their diverse faiths respect and embrace people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. The 2011 Pride Interfaith Service will be on Thursday July 7 at 7:00pm at St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church (320 Resor Avenue in Clifton). All are invited to join attend this very special multi-faith worship event! For more details, visit www.cinciuu.org.

Columbus Pride 2011

Sun, 01 May 2011 20:14:45 +0000

Ohio’s capital city, known as one of the most gay- and lesbian-friendly destinations in the U.S., is making final preparations for its Columbus Pride Festival, which attracts more than 100,000 visitors. One of the 10 largest gay pride celebrations in the country, this year’s festival is slated for Friday, June 17, through Sunday, June 19, while June is filled with Pride-related events around Columbus.

The Columbus Parade is on Saturday and the Festival runs Friday and Saturday at Goodale Park. Here's a map.

Cincinnati Pride 2011 is Friday, July 8, through Sunday, July 11. More info to follow.

Film: Stonewall Uprising, PBS American Experience - Monday, April 25

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:31:52 +0000

In 1969, homosexual acts were illegal throughout the United States.

When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for the next six days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the United States and around the world.

The film airs on Monday, April 25, on PBS. Watch the trailer and find more information here.

Refuse to Lie

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:15:54 +0000

Each year the federal government demands that thousands of married couples lie.

The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) not only denies legally married gay couples the benefits of heterosexual marriage, but we are also told to disavow our spouses and file our taxes as "single."

The Federal Government must stop requiring legally married gay couples to deny the existence of our families and hide our marriages.

It is dehumanizing and it is wrong.

More info at RefuseToLie.org

Senate to Proceed on DADT Repeal

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:01:26 +0000

In a historic vote Saturday morning that seemed highly improbable just weeks earlier, the U.S. Senate approved a stand-alone bill to proceed on repealing the military’s 17-year-old ban on lesbians and gays serving openly in the military. Advocate story is here.

Now, let Hurricane Summers show you how (not?) to celebrate in the next post below.

UPDATE: The final vote has finished with 65-31 vote to repeal.

Holiday Video Favorite: Hurricane Summers, "The 12 Cocktails of Christmas"

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:37:28 +0000

From 20+ years ago - Gay Cable Network, Cincinnati

Judge Bars DADT Enforcement

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:19:12 +0000

From The Advocate:

A federal judge has blocked enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell" and has instructed the Defense Department immediately to "suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding" related to the policy.

U.S. district judge Virginia A. Phillips, who presided over the federal challenge to DADT that went to trial in Riverside, Calif., in July, entered her judgment shortly before noon Pacific time on Tuesday.

More at Advocate.com.

Which Tarbell?

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:26:44 +0000

Which Jim Tarbell is running for Hamilton County Commissioner? The one who, after being supported by Stonewall Cincinnati, voted against the proposed addition of sexual orientation to Cincinnati's Hate Crimes law in 1999 or the one who voted in favor of it in 2003?

I've searched through Mr. Tarbell's campaign web site, listened to interviews, and looked at fundraising requests sent to a GayCincinnati.com email address. I find nothing about this issue. If he joins Todd Portune, who originally brought the 1999 attempt to Cincinnati CIty Council, could Hamilton County's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens get protections?

Which Tarbell? I'd like to know.

GLBT History Month - a new video every day

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:19:53 +0000