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june 2007

the therapy sisters are coming to townl
Austin's "Divas of Dysfunction"
have several appointments for new
and returning clients in Oklahoma
City. The Therapy Sisters, a.k.a.
Maurine McLean and Lisa Rogers,
long-time Lone Star lampoon artists,
will travel to
Oklahoma City to
co-facilitate a large
"group session" as
well as some small
group sessions June
22-24, just in time
for OKC 's Gay Pride
Parade.
The large group
session will be held
at Church of the
Open Arms on
Friday, June 22. Copay for the session is
$10, or whatever you
can afford. Then on
Saturday, June 23,
catch the Therapy Sisters along with
local talent at the annual Berland
Pride Picnic. Sunday, June 24, the
Sissies will be featured during
worship at the Church of the Open
Arms, along with guest speaker Paula
Sophia. If psychotherapy were this
much fun, we'd all have good mental
health.
Maurine McLean seeks stability by
playing steady bass lines. She plays
fretted or fretless bass, depending on
her stress level. Maurine is a
Spanish-English interpreter by day; a
musician by night. Both trades allow
her to play with sound and meaning,
two tireless companions . She's
responsible for such Therapy Sisters

songs as "My Finger is an
Instrument of Death" and "Don't
Touch Me When I'm Beautiful."
Giving people the giggles by
playing music is her heart's delight.
Lisa Rogers has played in various

bizarre; therapy at its best.
Lisa's melodic guitar playing and
Maurine's fretless bass go together
like hallucinations and Haldol.
Though accepted by no major
medical insurance, The Therapy
Sisters continue to offer their
musical mental health care
nationwide, reminding you that if
you 're not part of the problem,
you 're not part of the Family. But if
you are one of the best-stressed
people you know, let these regular
contributors to Dr. Demento
introduce your tongue to your cheek
with the most affordable therapy in
town .

ol<c pride week
june 16-24
and sundry bands throughout the
developmental stages of her life.
She was weaned on church music,
cut her teeth on folk music, took her
first steps to bluegrass, swore off
high heels while listening to
women's music, and found selfrealization in the world of novelty
tunes. A social worker by trade,
Lisa is an avid reader of printed
matter that ranges from the New
York Times to the National
Enquirer. Her most acclaimed newsinspired hit, "The Weenie Whacking
Woman," based on the tale of John
and Lorena Bobbitt, topped the
charts on Dr. Demento's syndicated
novelty radio show. Listen to Lisa
as she sings of life at its most

June 16-17: Pride Festival noon to
10 pm Saturday a11d noon to 5 pm
Sunday, Memorial Park, NW 36th
& Classen.
Friday, June 22: Therapy Sisters
Concert at Church of the Open
Arms 8 pm, $10. 3131 N. Pennsylvania in Oklahoma City.

Saturday, June 23: Herland
Pride Picnic, 5:30 pm. Suggested
donation $5. See details page 4.
Sunday, June 24: Therapy Sisters
and Paula Sophia at morning services at Church of the Open Arms,
10:45 am.
Sunday, June 24: OKC Pride Parade stepoff at 4 pm from Memorial Park, NW 36th & Classen.

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The Her/and Voice is a publication of Her/and Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th, OKC OK 73112. Our bookstore/lending library is open
Saturdays from 1-5 pm. Contact us at (405/ 521-9696 or herland@herlandsisters.org. Visit us on the web at www.herlandsisters.org.

S10,000 to

lesbian writers!
Deadline-Friday, June 29, 2007The Lesbian Writers Fund of the
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for
Justice
This grant is for emerging lesbian
poets and fiction writers within the
U.S . First place awardees and two
runners-up in the poetry and fiction
categories will receive cash awards
($10,000 for awardee, $1,500 for
runners-up). Thanks to Skip's
Sappho Fund, at least one grant will
be awarded to a lesbian writer who
is based west of the Mississippi
River.

Guidelines and application forms
are available online at: http://
www.astraeafoundation.org/PHPI
Grants/DeadlinesAllGrants.php4.
For more information, or a copy of
guidelines and application for the
above, please contact us at: 212529-8021, ext. 22 or via email at :
grants@astraeafoundation .org.

What is ENDA?
The Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA) seeks
to extend fair employment practices
under federal law to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. It does not create any
"special rights," but simply affords
to all Americans basic protection
from employment discrimination
based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It is based on the principle that every worker should be
judged solely on his or her merits.
ENDA applies the same procedures
and similar, but more limited, remedies as other federal civil rights
laws, like Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A Pragmatic Approach

ENDA is a pragmatic and measured
solution to the problem of workplace discrimination against gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender
Americans. It does not apply to
small businesses, most religious
organizations, or the military. It
prohibits preferential treatment, the
. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . use of quotas,
and the collection of statistics.
It permits employers to mainli\I,S
tain generally"'~'¢~
~c
applicable workplace policies,
including dress
bath , body, spa
codes . ENDA

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does not require that benefits be
provided to the same-sex partners
of employees .

Public Support
ENDA's goal is widely supported
by the American people. According to a 2006 Gallup study, 89%
of Americans believe gay people
should have equal job opportunities. In a 2004 Hart Research poll,
65% of those surveyed believe it
should definitely be illegal to fire
someone because he or she is
transgender. ENDA is also supported by large coalition of civil
rights, labor, and religious organizations, including the Leadership
Conference on Civil Rights.

States' Experience
Seventeen states (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New
York, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Washington, Wisconsin) and the
District of Columbia have passed
laws prohibiting discrimination
based on sexual orientation. In
addition, eight states (California,
Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, New
Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Washington) and the District
of Columbia prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.
Most of these laws are broader in
scope than ENDA, covering discrimination not only in employment, but also in housing and public accommodations.

DOROTHY E. HEIM
Attorney at Law
1330 N. Classen Blvd . Ste #117
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
( 405) 602-8855
dheim033@yahoo.com
Call me with your legal questions:
personal injury
estate planning
contract issues
small business

Dr. Dawn Singleton, Ph.D.
~ollE= ~
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Marital & Family Therapist
SOOS N. Pennsylvania #204 OKC, OK
40S-232-3296

FREE HOUR CONSULTATION

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health note:
lesbians more
likely to be
overweight
Researchers compared population
estimates of overweight and obesity
across sexual orientation groups
using data from the 2002 National
Survey of Family Growth. The
study sample of almost 6,000
women found that lesbians were
more likely to be overweight and
obese, putting themselves at higher
risk for conditions such as diabetes
and heart disease. The study's
authors said their findings point to
"an urgent need for weightreduction interventions that target
the high-risk group of sexualminority women." For more info
see: "Overweight and Obesity in
Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence
From Population-Based Data."
Ulrike Boehmer, PhD, Boston
University School of Public Health,
Boston, Mass .

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The Nationa l Women's Studies Association
28th Annua l Conference
Pheasant Run, St. Charles, Illi no is

PAST DEBATES, PRESENT POSS IBILITIES,
FUTURE FEM INISMS

June 28 - July 1, 2007
Featured Speaker: Sandra Cisneros, celebrated author of
The House on Mango Street and the novel Caramelo .
She will read from Caramelo, which devotes much of its
text to immigration issues, and comment on the politics
of migration and mobility today.
The 2007 conference marks the National Women's
Studies Association 30th anniversary celebration.
Established in 1977 at a conference funded by the Ford
Foundation, NWSA has survived and thrived in the
context of fundamental shifts in higher education, an increasingly
complex understandings of gender, and the transformative challenges of
globalizing women's movements .
Feminist inquiry within women's and gender studies has broken new
ground in the past three decades, while facing key social, political, and
scholarly challenges .
NWSA 2007 will provide opportunities both to revisit past debates in
light of today's priorities and to chart possible futures for feminisms in
the academy and beyond.
In particular, the conference will examine three sub-themes, each
related to the past, present, and future of women's and gender studies .
For more information, see http ://www.nwsaconference.org.

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events
Mary Reynolds Friday
June 8 Clear Bay, Lake
Thunderbird
Her/and Work Day
Saturday June 9 11 am.
OGLPC Monthly
Meeting Monday June
11 Neighborhood Alliance 1236 N:W 36th 7
pm
PFLAG OKC Tuesday
June 12 Church of the
Open Arms 7 pm
PFLAGNorman
Thursday June 14 St
Stephen's Church 7 pm
Herland Supper Club
Saturday June 16 The
Lido NW 25th &
Military 5:30pm
HerlandBoard Meet~
ing Sunday June 17 4
pm

Herland Annual
Pride Picnic Saturday June 23 5:30
pm
Herland Voice Mailing Wednesday June
27 6pm
Her/and Craft Day
Saturday June 30 2
pm-5pm

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As promised, Herland's Annual Community Pride Picnic will not disappoint. This year we have a super lineup of talent, some coming
from as far away as Austin. Yes, the Therapy Sisters, Maurine and
Lisa, will perform at our picnic this year, along with Tara Henry,
Chaz, Peggy Johnson, and others.
The Pride Picnic is held in Berland 's backyard and will be on Saturday, June 23, from 5:30-8:00 pm. Herland's Pride Picnic has traditionally been the Saturday before the Parade, so we have kept it that
way this year even though Pride is stretched out over two weekends
this year.
The burgers and dogs (meat and vegetarian) go on the grill at 5:30 pm
and we'll have lots of side dishes including potato salad, baked
beans, chips, and desserts. We supply pop and water. Entertainment
will start at 6:30 pm and go until about 8:30 pm. Bring lawn chairs
and the kids-this is a family event. Suggested donation is $5.00.

work day
Please come to Herland on Saturday, June 9, at 11 am and help us
get the yard ready for the Pride
Picnic. If you have a weed-eater
please bring it. We will mow,
weed-eat and trim trees and
bushes. Also, we will do some
repair on the front ramp and move
stuff from the front porch to the
garage. Please come help for a
few hours if you can.

supper club
Join us on Saturday, June 16, at
5:30 pm at The Lido, 2518 N.
Military, for some great Vietnamese and Chinese food. After supper, you are welcome to join some
of us as we head over to Memorial
Park for the Pride Festival.

craft day
Saturday, June 30, from 2-5 pm,
Herland will have an afternoon of
crafts. Supplies will be on hand
for making artbooks, beading, and
several other crafts. Just make an
afternoon of it!
A small donation is requested to
cover supply costs.

our sister's closet
benefits ywca
Our Sisters' Closet is a new
resale shop that was recently
opened to benefit the YWCA
Oklahoma City. The YWCA uses
volunteers to assist in providing
services to women and children in
crisis from domestic violence or
sexual assault.
The shop is not your typical thrift
store. It has a touch of class and a
look that expresses the dignity
that the YWCA strives to maintain
for its clients. This quality will
set them apart from most shops-offering quality at bargain prices.
Let friends, associates, and family
members know what a great store
the YWCA has. Donations are
welcome, but right now the
main issue is informing the public
so that they can have lots of
SH 0 PPERS !! Volunteers are also
needed to help sort, clean and
refurbish donated items.

Our Sisters' Closet
6012 S. Western
Oklahoma City, OK 73110
phone: 631-7171
OPEN: Tuesday-Saturday
from 10 am-6 pm

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child sex tourism

For a long time, ECPAT has been engaging the travel and tourism industry in
efforts to end the abhorrent practice of child sex tourism-traveling away
from your home country or region to sexually exploit children. While the
legitimate travel industry is not promoting child sex tourism, their facilities
are used by sex tourists to get to destinations where they can find vulnerable
children. This puts the industry in a position to help combat child sex
tourism.
For that reason ECPAT-Sweden developed a Code of Conduct for the
Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
(www.thecode.org) . More than 500 companies around the world have signed
the Code of Conduct. In the U.S., one large travel company has signed the
Code of Conduct as have several small companies and one travel industry
trade association.
ECPAT estimates that 25% of the sex tourists abusing children around
the world are Americans. But few U.S. companies have signed the Code of
Conduct. We need to let these companies hear from all Americans that this is
not acceptable. Everyone has a role to play. There are three things you can
do:
1) Send letters to the four large US hotel companies asking them to sign
the Code of Conduct. Attached are copies of four letters that we ask you
to sign and send to the CEOs of these large companies. If you prefer to
have ECPAT-USA send these letters for you, just respond to this email
with your name and address and we will send these letters on your
behalf.
2) Patronize Code of Conduct companies wh en you travel, for leisure or
business. You might also want to let them know that the reason you are
patronizing them is because they have signed the Code of Conduct.
Here's the list of companies that have signed: www.ecpatusa. org/
documents/Signatories COC Condensed 2006. doc .
3) Encourage the company you work for to get involved. If you work for
a company that has an in-house travel department, ask them to adopt an
ethical policy on child sex tourism, such as the one in the Code of

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travel only with companies that
have signed the Code of
Conduct. Some companies
might be interested in training
their personnel and taking other
steps to follow the Code of
Conduct.

Please write your letters today to
support all children's right to be
safe from sexual exploitation. For
more information about child sex
tourism go on: ecpatusa.org/
travel_tourism.asp. To report
suspected cases of child sex
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Sundays: Service and Hoza 10 am
Wed: Core Teachings of Buddhism Class 7 pm
June 8th Movie Night "Twilight Samurai" 7 pm
June 10th Combined Japanese/English Service 10 am
June 15th Lotus Sutra Study with Kris Ladusau 7 pm

June 16th Dharani Practice 1 pm
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Her/an

•

olume twenty-five number five

june 2007

the therapy sisters are coming to townl
Austin's "Divas of Dysfunction"
have several appointments for new
and returning clients in Oklahoma
City. The Therapy Sisters, a.k.a.
Maurine McLean and Lisa Rogers,
long-time Lone Star lampoon artists,
will travel to
Oklahoma City to
co-facilitate a large
"group session" as
well as some small
group sessions June
22-24, just in time
for OKC 's Gay Pride
Parade.
The large group
session will be held
at Church of the
Open Arms on
Friday, June 22. Copay for the session is
$10, or whatever you
can afford. Then on
Saturday, June 23,
catch the Therapy Sisters along with
local talent at the annual Berland
Pride Picnic. Sunday, June 24, the
Sissies will be featured during
worship at the Church of the Open
Arms, along with guest speaker Paula
Sophia. If psychotherapy were this
much fun, we'd all have good mental
health.
Maurine McLean seeks stability by
playing steady bass lines. She plays
fretted or fretless bass, depending on
her stress level. Maurine is a
Spanish-English interpreter by day; a
musician by night. Both trades allow
her to play with sound and meaning,
two tireless companions . She's
responsible for such Therapy Sisters

songs as "My Finger is an
Instrument of Death" and "Don't
Touch Me When I'm Beautiful."
Giving people the giggles by
playing music is her heart's delight.
Lisa Rogers has played in various

bizarre; therapy at its best.
Lisa's melodic guitar playing and
Maurine's fretless bass go together
like hallucinations and Haldol.
Though accepted by no major
medical insurance, The Therapy
Sisters continue to offer their
musical mental health care
nationwide, reminding you that if
you 're not part of the problem,
you 're not part of the Family. But if
you are one of the best-stressed
people you know, let these regular
contributors to Dr. Demento
introduce your tongue to your cheek
with the most affordable therapy in
town .

ol<c pride week
june 16-24
and sundry bands throughout the
developmental stages of her life.
She was weaned on church music,
cut her teeth on folk music, took her
first steps to bluegrass, swore off
high heels while listening to
women's music, and found selfrealization in the world of novelty
tunes. A social worker by trade,
Lisa is an avid reader of printed
matter that ranges from the New
York Times to the National
Enquirer. Her most acclaimed newsinspired hit, "The Weenie Whacking
Woman," based on the tale of John
and Lorena Bobbitt, topped the
charts on Dr. Demento's syndicated
novelty radio show. Listen to Lisa
as she sings of life at its most

June 16-17: Pride Festival noon to
10 pm Saturday a11d noon to 5 pm
Sunday, Memorial Park, NW 36th
& Classen.
Friday, June 22: Therapy Sisters
Concert at Church of the Open
Arms 8 pm, $10. 3131 N. Pennsylvania in Oklahoma City.

Saturday, June 23: Herland
Pride Picnic, 5:30 pm. Suggested
donation $5. See details page 4.
Sunday, June 24: Therapy Sisters
and Paula Sophia at morning services at Church of the Open Arms,
10:45 am.
Sunday, June 24: OKC Pride Parade stepoff at 4 pm from Memorial Park, NW 36th & Classen.

~~--------

The Her/and Voice is a publication of Her/and Sister Resources, 2312 NW 39th, OKC OK 73112. Our bookstore/lending library is open
Saturdays from 1-5 pm. Contact us at (405/ 521-9696 or herland@herlandsisters.org. Visit us on the web at www.herlandsisters.org.

S10,000 to

lesbian writers!
Deadline-Friday, June 29, 2007The Lesbian Writers Fund of the
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for
Justice
This grant is for emerging lesbian
poets and fiction writers within the
U.S . First place awardees and two
runners-up in the poetry and fiction
categories will receive cash awards
($10,000 for awardee, $1,500 for
runners-up). Thanks to Skip's
Sappho Fund, at least one grant will
be awarded to a lesbian writer who
is based west of the Mississippi
River.

Guidelines and application forms
are available online at: http://
www.astraeafoundation.org/PHPI
Grants/DeadlinesAllGrants.php4.
For more information, or a copy of
guidelines and application for the
above, please contact us at: 212529-8021, ext. 22 or via email at :
grants@astraeafoundation .org.

What is ENDA?
The Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA) seeks
to extend fair employment practices
under federal law to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. It does not create any
"special rights," but simply affords
to all Americans basic protection
from employment discrimination
based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It is based on the principle that every worker should be
judged solely on his or her merits.
ENDA applies the same procedures
and similar, but more limited, remedies as other federal civil rights
laws, like Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A Pragmatic Approach

ENDA is a pragmatic and measured
solution to the problem of workplace discrimination against gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender
Americans. It does not apply to
small businesses, most religious
organizations, or the military. It
prohibits preferential treatment, the
. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . use of quotas,
and the collection of statistics.
It permits employers to mainli\I,S
tain generally"'~'¢~
~c
applicable workplace policies,
including dress
bath , body, spa
codes . ENDA

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http: //jordanrep.com/10522

does not require that benefits be
provided to the same-sex partners
of employees .

Public Support
ENDA's goal is widely supported
by the American people. According to a 2006 Gallup study, 89%
of Americans believe gay people
should have equal job opportunities. In a 2004 Hart Research poll,
65% of those surveyed believe it
should definitely be illegal to fire
someone because he or she is
transgender. ENDA is also supported by large coalition of civil
rights, labor, and religious organizations, including the Leadership
Conference on Civil Rights.

States' Experience
Seventeen states (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New
York, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Washington, Wisconsin) and the
District of Columbia have passed
laws prohibiting discrimination
based on sexual orientation. In
addition, eight states (California,
Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, New
Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Washington) and the District
of Columbia prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.
Most of these laws are broader in
scope than ENDA, covering discrimination not only in employment, but also in housing and public accommodations.

DOROTHY E. HEIM
Attorney at Law
1330 N. Classen Blvd . Ste #117
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
( 405) 602-8855
dheim033@yahoo.com
Call me with your legal questions:
personal injury
estate planning
contract issues
small business

Dr. Dawn Singleton, Ph.D.
~ollE= ~
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Marital & Family Therapist
SOOS N. Pennsylvania #204 OKC, OK
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health note:
lesbians more
likely to be
overweight
Researchers compared population
estimates of overweight and obesity
across sexual orientation groups
using data from the 2002 National
Survey of Family Growth. The
study sample of almost 6,000
women found that lesbians were
more likely to be overweight and
obese, putting themselves at higher
risk for conditions such as diabetes
and heart disease. The study's
authors said their findings point to
"an urgent need for weightreduction interventions that target
the high-risk group of sexualminority women." For more info
see: "Overweight and Obesity in
Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence
From Population-Based Data."
Ulrike Boehmer, PhD, Boston
University School of Public Health,
Boston, Mass .

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The Nationa l Women's Studies Association
28th Annua l Conference
Pheasant Run, St. Charles, Illi no is

PAST DEBATES, PRESENT POSS IBILITIES,
FUTURE FEM INISMS

June 28 - July 1, 2007
Featured Speaker: Sandra Cisneros, celebrated author of
The House on Mango Street and the novel Caramelo .
She will read from Caramelo, which devotes much of its
text to immigration issues, and comment on the politics
of migration and mobility today.
The 2007 conference marks the National Women's
Studies Association 30th anniversary celebration.
Established in 1977 at a conference funded by the Ford
Foundation, NWSA has survived and thrived in the
context of fundamental shifts in higher education, an increasingly
complex understandings of gender, and the transformative challenges of
globalizing women's movements .
Feminist inquiry within women's and gender studies has broken new
ground in the past three decades, while facing key social, political, and
scholarly challenges .
NWSA 2007 will provide opportunities both to revisit past debates in
light of today's priorities and to chart possible futures for feminisms in
the academy and beyond.
In particular, the conference will examine three sub-themes, each
related to the past, present, and future of women's and gender studies .
For more information, see http ://www.nwsaconference.org.

thank you .for your support!

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events
Mary Reynolds Friday
June 8 Clear Bay, Lake
Thunderbird
Her/and Work Day
Saturday June 9 11 am.
OGLPC Monthly
Meeting Monday June
11 Neighborhood Alliance 1236 N:W 36th 7
pm
PFLAG OKC Tuesday
June 12 Church of the
Open Arms 7 pm
PFLAGNorman
Thursday June 14 St
Stephen's Church 7 pm
Herland Supper Club
Saturday June 16 The
Lido NW 25th &
Military 5:30pm
HerlandBoard Meet~
ing Sunday June 17 4
pm

Herland Annual
Pride Picnic Saturday June 23 5:30
pm
Herland Voice Mailing Wednesday June
27 6pm
Her/and Craft Day
Saturday June 30 2
pm-5pm

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As promised, Herland's Annual Community Pride Picnic will not disappoint. This year we have a super lineup of talent, some coming
from as far away as Austin. Yes, the Therapy Sisters, Maurine and
Lisa, will perform at our picnic this year, along with Tara Henry,
Chaz, Peggy Johnson, and others.
The Pride Picnic is held in Berland 's backyard and will be on Saturday, June 23, from 5:30-8:00 pm. Herland's Pride Picnic has traditionally been the Saturday before the Parade, so we have kept it that
way this year even though Pride is stretched out over two weekends
this year.
The burgers and dogs (meat and vegetarian) go on the grill at 5:30 pm
and we'll have lots of side dishes including potato salad, baked
beans, chips, and desserts. We supply pop and water. Entertainment
will start at 6:30 pm and go until about 8:30 pm. Bring lawn chairs
and the kids-this is a family event. Suggested donation is $5.00.

work day
Please come to Herland on Saturday, June 9, at 11 am and help us
get the yard ready for the Pride
Picnic. If you have a weed-eater
please bring it. We will mow,
weed-eat and trim trees and
bushes. Also, we will do some
repair on the front ramp and move
stuff from the front porch to the
garage. Please come help for a
few hours if you can.

supper club
Join us on Saturday, June 16, at
5:30 pm at The Lido, 2518 N.
Military, for some great Vietnamese and Chinese food. After supper, you are welcome to join some
of us as we head over to Memorial
Park for the Pride Festival.

craft day
Saturday, June 30, from 2-5 pm,
Herland will have an afternoon of
crafts. Supplies will be on hand
for making artbooks, beading, and
several other crafts. Just make an
afternoon of it!
A small donation is requested to
cover supply costs.

our sister's closet
benefits ywca
Our Sisters' Closet is a new
resale shop that was recently
opened to benefit the YWCA
Oklahoma City. The YWCA uses
volunteers to assist in providing
services to women and children in
crisis from domestic violence or
sexual assault.
The shop is not your typical thrift
store. It has a touch of class and a
look that expresses the dignity
that the YWCA strives to maintain
for its clients. This quality will
set them apart from most shops-offering quality at bargain prices.
Let friends, associates, and family
members know what a great store
the YWCA has. Donations are
welcome, but right now the
main issue is informing the public
so that they can have lots of
SH 0 PPERS !! Volunteers are also
needed to help sort, clean and
refurbish donated items.

Our Sisters' Closet
6012 S. Western
Oklahoma City, OK 73110
phone: 631-7171
OPEN: Tuesday-Saturday
from 10 am-6 pm

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child sex tourism

For a long time, ECPAT has been engaging the travel and tourism industry in
efforts to end the abhorrent practice of child sex tourism-traveling away
from your home country or region to sexually exploit children. While the
legitimate travel industry is not promoting child sex tourism, their facilities
are used by sex tourists to get to destinations where they can find vulnerable
children. This puts the industry in a position to help combat child sex
tourism.
For that reason ECPAT-Sweden developed a Code of Conduct for the
Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
(www.thecode.org) . More than 500 companies around the world have signed
the Code of Conduct. In the U.S., one large travel company has signed the
Code of Conduct as have several small companies and one travel industry
trade association.
ECPAT estimates that 25% of the sex tourists abusing children around
the world are Americans. But few U.S. companies have signed the Code of
Conduct. We need to let these companies hear from all Americans that this is
not acceptable. Everyone has a role to play. There are three things you can
do:
1) Send letters to the four large US hotel companies asking them to sign
the Code of Conduct. Attached are copies of four letters that we ask you
to sign and send to the CEOs of these large companies. If you prefer to
have ECPAT-USA send these letters for you, just respond to this email
with your name and address and we will send these letters on your
behalf.
2) Patronize Code of Conduct companies wh en you travel, for leisure or
business. You might also want to let them know that the reason you are
patronizing them is because they have signed the Code of Conduct.
Here's the list of companies that have signed: www.ecpatusa. org/
documents/Signatories COC Condensed 2006. doc .
3) Encourage the company you work for to get involved. If you work for
a company that has an in-house travel department, ask them to adopt an
ethical policy on child sex tourism, such as the one in the Code of

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Conduct, and to book company
travel only with companies that
have signed the Code of
Conduct. Some companies
might be interested in training
their personnel and taking other
steps to follow the Code of
Conduct.

Please write your letters today to
support all children's right to be
safe from sexual exploitation. For
more information about child sex
tourism go on: ecpatusa.org/
travel_tourism.asp. To report
suspected cases of child sex
tourism, go to:
www.cvbertipline.com

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Sundays: Service and Hoza 10 am
Wed: Core Teachings of Buddhism Class 7 pm
June 8th Movie Night "Twilight Samurai" 7 pm
June 10th Combined Japanese/English Service 10 am
June 15th Lotus Sutra Study with Kris Ladusau 7 pm

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