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June, 1998

UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY
Oklahoma Pride events will reflect the theme "Unity
Through Diversity" chosen by the International Coalition of
Lesbian and Gay Pride Committees.
Pride events are scheduled for the week beginning Saturday, June 20 and ending on Sunday, June 26 in Tulsa and
Oklahoma City.
The Tulsa Pride Picnic and Pride Parade kicks off the
week of events. Sponsored by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human
Rights (TOHR.), the Pride Picnic is a long-standing tradition
for Pride Week. The picnic has moved to Veterans Park in
Tulsa. Anyone interested in having a booth at the Tulsa Pride
Picnic can call Greg Gatewood at (918)743-4297. A march to
Veterans Park will also be held on June 20. For more
information call the Pride Center at (918)743-4297.
Elizabeth Burch, Executive Directory ofthe Human Rights
Campaign (HRC) will be Grand Marshal of the OKC Parade
and the keynote speaker for the Oklahoma City Pride Parade
Rally. Ms. Burch will be accompanied by Betty Degeneres,
Ellen Degeneres's mother, who will participate in the preparade rally. Paul Barby and M. C. Smotherman, candidates
for the U.S. Congress from Oklahoma, will also speak at the
rally.
The pre-parade rally will start at 2:00 PM in Memorial
Park at N.W. 36th and Western. Parade lineup is scheduled
to begin at 3:00 PM and the Parade will step-off at 4:00 PM.
Burch and Degeneres will attend a regional fundraisng
event for HRC at Angles at 6:00 PM on Sunday, June 26.l:l

Pride '98
i-uLsA PRIDE PICNIC
NOON --

5

PM

SATURDAY I JUNE 20
VETER.ANS PARK

HERLAND PRIDE PICNIC
6:30 PM
SATURDAY I JUNE 27
HER.LAND SISTER. RESOURCES
2312 NW 39, OKC

OKC

PRIDE

pARADE

SUNDAY I JUNE 28
MEMORIAL pARK
NW 36TH AND CLASSEN, OKC
2 PM OPENING CEREMONIES
4 PM PAR.ADE STEP-OFF

HERLAND PRIDE PICNIC
Herland will celebrate Pride '98 with our annual community picnic on Saturday, June 26 starting at 6:30. The picnic
reflects the 1998 Pride theme of "Unity Through Diversity."
Everyone -- men, women and children are welcomed at the
event.
Hamburgers (including veggie burgers) and the fixin's
will be served. Soft drinks will also be available.
OKC's finest male and female entertainers will be performing The lineup is still being finalized as the Voice goes
to press.
A $5. 00 donation is requested. Cl

Volume 16 Number 6

Herland Sister Resources

39TH STREET ARTS
FEST
SUNDAY I JUNE 28
1 :00 PM -9:00 PM
BEHIND THE CENTER.
39TH · AND BARNES

2312 N.W. 39, OKC, OK 73112

ETHNIC WOMEN'S HEALTH FORUM
An Ethnic Women's Health Forum will be prese11ted in
Oklahoma City June 10 through June 12 at St. Luke's
Methodist Church, 222 NW 15th, 0 KC . The forum will offer
opportunities for health care providers, health care advocates, policy makers, and health care consumers to discuss
issues relating to ethnic women's health.
Some of the scheduled workshops are ''Women and
Sexuality," "Sharing the Community Health Representative
Experience -A Model for Ethnic Communities," and "Gender
Inequality and mv disease."
The Forum is presented by the Ethnic Women's Planning
Committee of Oklahoma; the Oklahoma State Department of
Health, Office ofMinority Health, and the Office ofWomen's
Health, Washington, D.C.
Registration for the forum is $35. Contact the Office of
Minority Health at (405)271-8458 for more information.Cl

NOLOSE
Dot Tonier has announced the formation of the National
Organization of Lesbians of Size (NOLOSE). She describes
NOLOSE as " A support, social and networking group for
women who identify as lesbians and who are fat, or fat
positive. Although the Size Acceptance movement strives to
embrace all people of size and their allies, there are needs
which can only be met from within the lesbian community,
and this is the challenge which NOLOSE is set to meet::
NOLOSE will offer a sympathetic and empathetic network through which women can connect locally and nationally to seek support, friendship, and empowerment -even
romance-through a variety of programs.
~rograms offered by NOLOSE include a quarterly newsletter, a pen-pal program, a national directory of lesbian and
lesbian-friendly support groups and resources and national
personal ads.
More information about NOLOSE can be found at their
web site www.breakinc.com/nolose.html or by writing
NOLOSEat245 Eighth Ave, #107, New York, NY 10011 or
by phone at (201)843-4629.CI

- IN REVIEW
by Jill Gamer

Wow, what a month for music! Here are a few of the
happenings you might want to know about.
June 11th -Alison Krauss and Union Station - Brady
Theater, Tulsa
If you' re an Alison Krauss fan, you should catch this

show. I've seen Alison and her band perform live a couple of
times, and besides all being very talented musicians, they're
fun to watch. All the band members are accomplished
musicians in their own right and if you listen to any of Alison
Krauss' CDs, you'll see why. She has a beautiful voice and
is a great fiddle player, but she shares the spotlight on CDs
and in live shows with the rest ofthe band, which is often rare
in many genres of music. They're all a team, and should all
get attention. If you like bluegrass even just a little, you'll
love this show. Alison has delved into country a little bit but
her heart lies in bluegrass and she and her band are good at
it!
June 12 - Sara Hickman - Rockys, OKC

The Blue Door is bringing Sara Hickman to Rocky's in
Bricktown in support of her new release, Two Kinds of
Laughter . I've seen Sara perform live a couple oftimes and
she draws quite an enthusiastic crowd, and for good reason!
Sara is warm and funny and she puts on an entertaining show.
And with her wonderful voice and great songwriting, what
more could anyone want?
June 13 - Caroline Aiken - City Arts Center

Atlanta based performer Caroline Aiken will perform at
the City Arts Center. Credited with inspiring the Indigo Girls
to make their profession in the music business, Aiken has a
voice reminiscent ofJanis Joplin (without the screaming) and
it's wonderfully rich. She has a way of saying things simply
in creatively, unique ways. Don'tmiss it, unless you'll be out
of town like me. One ofthe best shows to come to OKC in a
while, and I'll miss it. Oh, life isn't fair!
June 27th- Carrie Newcomer at City Arts Center
Don't miss this show! Carrie Newcomer is one of those
talented women who writes beautiful songs and has a voice to
die for. She is now backed up by a wonderful band and is
touring in support of her new album, My True Name. I've
seen her live before and she had me mesmerized, melting into
her words and oh, that voice. Wow.
July I -Lilith Fair-All Sports Stadium

Jeri M. Schaben
Financial Counselor
405. 755.491-6
miz@theshop.net

Indigo Girls, Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant,
Me'Shelle Ndegeocello, Sinead O'Connor, and Martina
McBride. Sounds like a night to remember to me! I've been
told the concert will start around 4 pm and go on through most
of the night. You've seen it on VHl, now see all these
performers right here in OKC!
Check the OK Gazette for phone numbers to get more
information about any of these shows.Cl
Herland Voice June, 1998

Herland Sister Resources
June, 1998
sund.y

Mond.y

1

TUHd.y

Wednncl.y

2

Thund.y

3

Frtd.y

4

5

Sllturd.y

6
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN-1939-1st Black
Woman admitted to the
Bar in Maine

8

7

9

JO

12

11
JEANETTE RANKIN
(1881).1973) 1st
WOOllllllnUS
Ca9&ss (1916),
Women's Rights
end Anll-chltJ lllbor
ecllvlst Pacllfst

15

14

17

16

18

13
AcaDykes-call Gail 5218447 for time and place
7:00 PM HSR Backyard
Concert with Jan
Rosenberg

19

20
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tulsa Pride Picnic

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Clean-Up day at HSR
4:30 PM HSR Board

Mtg.

IPRIDE WEEK

21

22

23

24

25

26

Father's Day

27
6:30 PM Harland Picnic

I

PRIDE WEEK

I
28

I

29

30

2:00 PM Pre-Parade
Activities
4:00 PM OKC Pride Parade at
Memorial Pat<

IPRIDE WEEKI
•'

HERLAND IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM

1P. M.

TO

5 P. M.

COME IN TO BUY A BOOK

OR TO CHECK OUT A BOOK (OR BOOKS) FROM THE LENDING UBRARY OR JUST TO HANG OUT FOR A WHILEI

Expect the Best fro1n a Girl.
The Voice is published by: Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 N.W. 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112

That's What You'll Get.

The Voice is offered as an open forum for community discourse. Articles reflect the opinions of the author and not
necessarily those of Herland Sister Resources. Unsolicited
articles and letters to the editor are welcomed and must be
signed by the writer with full name and address. Upon
request, letters or articles may be printed under a pseudonym
or anonymously.

?lease JJe Our 9uesl
CHURCH OF THE OPEN ARMS
.Worship Sundays I :30 p. m.
3901 ~- W. 63rd

Subscriptions to The Voice are free upon request although
a donation is requested to meet publication and distribution
costs.

Rev. Kathy McCallie

Pas101·

)

{405 )239-2799
opcnarmsok@aol.com

~PLU~BING

r

844-1951
"FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS"

JEAN PROCKISH
FAX 40&·&28·103&

40&·5°28·1018

Peggy C. Johnson

, ,

ti

.

ftW' F 111\.
Prefern"d Properties Inc.

• · • ;·}f

Carla Splai ngard

~·--;
11

~··· ·

'

-.

~AAa..V

, :"".

Office: (405) 751·4848
Toll Free; (800) 299-5615
Fax: (405) 751·4330
3705

w. Memon.r

OklahOma City, OK 73134

REBECCA R. COHN, Ph.D.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Attorney At Law

321-2148
2200 Classen Blvd., Suite 850
Oklahoma City, OK 73108-S809

AHoclatad with
Parr, Friend and John•on

1"~st1c _
~Q€St tQEa~UQ€S
• lncatnsc & oi1a • candla • tmpocta
• crfalala & alona • j~l'1
t

c.mpua Gomer
32.3 ~hDc Slftd
Nonmn, OK 73069

unlqu.t & unusual gtf's
t Rhl ~ auppliu

Naluha Rice (405) 447-S 111

Harland Sister Resources
2312 N.W. 39
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
· Address Service Requested

P.O. Box 5119
Norman, Okla. 73070

Individual - Couples
Family Therapy, Retreats

THE LAW OFFICE OF SANDY INGRAHAM
@ TURTLE CREEK

NANCY NESSER,

J.C.

ASSOCIATE

ROUTE 2. BOX 369-B

TELEPHONE (405) 964-2072

MCLoUD, OKLAHOMA 74851
FAX (405) 964·2058
email • n1nesser@aol.com

NonProfit Org.
U.S. Postage

PAID
Oklahoma City, OK
Permit No. 861



June, 1998

UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY
Oklahoma Pride events will reflect the theme "Unity
Through Diversity" chosen by the International Coalition of
Lesbian and Gay Pride Committees.
Pride events are scheduled for the week beginning Saturday, June 20 and ending on Sunday, June 26 in Tulsa and
Oklahoma City.
The Tulsa Pride Picnic and Pride Parade kicks off the
week of events. Sponsored by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human
Rights (TOHR.), the Pride Picnic is a long-standing tradition
for Pride Week. The picnic has moved to Veterans Park in
Tulsa. Anyone interested in having a booth at the Tulsa Pride
Picnic can call Greg Gatewood at (918)743-4297. A march to
Veterans Park will also be held on June 20. For more
information call the Pride Center at (918)743-4297.
Elizabeth Burch, Executive Directory ofthe Human Rights
Campaign (HRC) will be Grand Marshal of the OKC Parade
and the keynote speaker for the Oklahoma City Pride Parade
Rally. Ms. Burch will be accompanied by Betty Degeneres,
Ellen Degeneres's mother, who will participate in the preparade rally. Paul Barby and M. C. Smotherman, candidates
for the U.S. Congress from Oklahoma, will also speak at the
rally.
The pre-parade rally will start at 2:00 PM in Memorial
Park at N.W. 36th and Western. Parade lineup is scheduled
to begin at 3:00 PM and the Parade will step-off at 4:00 PM.
Burch and Degeneres will attend a regional fundraisng
event for HRC at Angles at 6:00 PM on Sunday, June 26.l:l

Pride '98
i-uLsA PRIDE PICNIC
NOON --

5

PM

SATURDAY I JUNE 20
VETER.ANS PARK

HERLAND PRIDE PICNIC
6:30 PM
SATURDAY I JUNE 27
HER.LAND SISTER. RESOURCES
2312 NW 39, OKC

OKC

PRIDE

pARADE

SUNDAY I JUNE 28
MEMORIAL pARK
NW 36TH AND CLASSEN, OKC
2 PM OPENING CEREMONIES
4 PM PAR.ADE STEP-OFF

HERLAND PRIDE PICNIC
Herland will celebrate Pride '98 with our annual community picnic on Saturday, June 26 starting at 6:30. The picnic
reflects the 1998 Pride theme of "Unity Through Diversity."
Everyone -- men, women and children are welcomed at the
event.
Hamburgers (including veggie burgers) and the fixin's
will be served. Soft drinks will also be available.
OKC's finest male and female entertainers will be performing The lineup is still being finalized as the Voice goes
to press.
A $5. 00 donation is requested. Cl

Volume 16 Number 6

Herland Sister Resources

39TH STREET ARTS
FEST
SUNDAY I JUNE 28
1 :00 PM -9:00 PM
BEHIND THE CENTER.
39TH · AND BARNES

2312 N.W. 39, OKC, OK 73112

ETHNIC WOMEN'S HEALTH FORUM
An Ethnic Women's Health Forum will be prese11ted in
Oklahoma City June 10 through June 12 at St. Luke's
Methodist Church, 222 NW 15th, 0 KC . The forum will offer
opportunities for health care providers, health care advocates, policy makers, and health care consumers to discuss
issues relating to ethnic women's health.
Some of the scheduled workshops are ''Women and
Sexuality," "Sharing the Community Health Representative
Experience -A Model for Ethnic Communities," and "Gender
Inequality and mv disease."
The Forum is presented by the Ethnic Women's Planning
Committee of Oklahoma; the Oklahoma State Department of
Health, Office ofMinority Health, and the Office ofWomen's
Health, Washington, D.C.
Registration for the forum is $35. Contact the Office of
Minority Health at (405)271-8458 for more information.Cl

NOLOSE
Dot Tonier has announced the formation of the National
Organization of Lesbians of Size (NOLOSE). She describes
NOLOSE as " A support, social and networking group for
women who identify as lesbians and who are fat, or fat
positive. Although the Size Acceptance movement strives to
embrace all people of size and their allies, there are needs
which can only be met from within the lesbian community,
and this is the challenge which NOLOSE is set to meet::
NOLOSE will offer a sympathetic and empathetic network through which women can connect locally and nationally to seek support, friendship, and empowerment -even
romance-through a variety of programs.
~rograms offered by NOLOSE include a quarterly newsletter, a pen-pal program, a national directory of lesbian and
lesbian-friendly support groups and resources and national
personal ads.
More information about NOLOSE can be found at their
web site www.breakinc.com/nolose.html or by writing
NOLOSEat245 Eighth Ave, #107, New York, NY 10011 or
by phone at (201)843-4629.CI

- IN REVIEW
by Jill Gamer

Wow, what a month for music! Here are a few of the
happenings you might want to know about.
June 11th -Alison Krauss and Union Station - Brady
Theater, Tulsa
If you' re an Alison Krauss fan, you should catch this

show. I've seen Alison and her band perform live a couple of
times, and besides all being very talented musicians, they're
fun to watch. All the band members are accomplished
musicians in their own right and if you listen to any of Alison
Krauss' CDs, you'll see why. She has a beautiful voice and
is a great fiddle player, but she shares the spotlight on CDs
and in live shows with the rest ofthe band, which is often rare
in many genres of music. They're all a team, and should all
get attention. If you like bluegrass even just a little, you'll
love this show. Alison has delved into country a little bit but
her heart lies in bluegrass and she and her band are good at
it!
June 12 - Sara Hickman - Rockys, OKC

The Blue Door is bringing Sara Hickman to Rocky's in
Bricktown in support of her new release, Two Kinds of
Laughter . I've seen Sara perform live a couple oftimes and
she draws quite an enthusiastic crowd, and for good reason!
Sara is warm and funny and she puts on an entertaining show.
And with her wonderful voice and great songwriting, what
more could anyone want?
June 13 - Caroline Aiken - City Arts Center

Atlanta based performer Caroline Aiken will perform at
the City Arts Center. Credited with inspiring the Indigo Girls
to make their profession in the music business, Aiken has a
voice reminiscent ofJanis Joplin (without the screaming) and
it's wonderfully rich. She has a way of saying things simply
in creatively, unique ways. Don'tmiss it, unless you'll be out
of town like me. One ofthe best shows to come to OKC in a
while, and I'll miss it. Oh, life isn't fair!
June 27th- Carrie Newcomer at City Arts Center
Don't miss this show! Carrie Newcomer is one of those
talented women who writes beautiful songs and has a voice to
die for. She is now backed up by a wonderful band and is
touring in support of her new album, My True Name. I've
seen her live before and she had me mesmerized, melting into
her words and oh, that voice. Wow.
July I -Lilith Fair-All Sports Stadium

Jeri M. Schaben
Financial Counselor
405. 755.491-6
miz@theshop.net

Indigo Girls, Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant,
Me'Shelle Ndegeocello, Sinead O'Connor, and Martina
McBride. Sounds like a night to remember to me! I've been
told the concert will start around 4 pm and go on through most
of the night. You've seen it on VHl, now see all these
performers right here in OKC!
Check the OK Gazette for phone numbers to get more
information about any of these shows.Cl
Herland Voice June, 1998

Herland Sister Resources
June, 1998
sund.y

Mond.y

1

TUHd.y

Wednncl.y

2

Thund.y

3

Frtd.y

4

5

Sllturd.y

6
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN-1939-1st Black
Woman admitted to the
Bar in Maine

8

7

9

JO

12

11
JEANETTE RANKIN
(1881).1973) 1st
WOOllllllnUS
Ca9&ss (1916),
Women's Rights
end Anll-chltJ lllbor
ecllvlst Pacllfst

15

14

17

16

18

13
AcaDykes-call Gail 5218447 for time and place
7:00 PM HSR Backyard
Concert with Jan
Rosenberg

19

20
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tulsa Pride Picnic

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Clean-Up day at HSR
4:30 PM HSR Board

Mtg.

IPRIDE WEEK

21

22

23

24

25

26

Father's Day

27
6:30 PM Harland Picnic

I

PRIDE WEEK

I
28

I

29

30

2:00 PM Pre-Parade
Activities
4:00 PM OKC Pride Parade at
Memorial Pat<

IPRIDE WEEKI
•'

HERLAND IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM

1P. M.

TO

5 P. M.

COME IN TO BUY A BOOK

OR TO CHECK OUT A BOOK (OR BOOKS) FROM THE LENDING UBRARY OR JUST TO HANG OUT FOR A WHILEI

Expect the Best fro1n a Girl.
The Voice is published by: Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 N.W. 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112

That's What You'll Get.

The Voice is offered as an open forum for community discourse. Articles reflect the opinions of the author and not
necessarily those of Herland Sister Resources. Unsolicited
articles and letters to the editor are welcomed and must be
signed by the writer with full name and address. Upon
request, letters or articles may be printed under a pseudonym
or anonymously.

?lease JJe Our 9uesl
CHURCH OF THE OPEN ARMS
.Worship Sundays I :30 p. m.
3901 ~- W. 63rd

Subscriptions to The Voice are free upon request although
a donation is requested to meet publication and distribution
costs.

Rev. Kathy McCallie

Pas101·

)

{405 )239-2799
opcnarmsok@aol.com

~PLU~BING

r

844-1951
"FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS"

JEAN PROCKISH
FAX 40&·&28·103&

40&·5°28·1018

Peggy C. Johnson

, ,

ti

.

ftW' F 111\.
Prefern"d Properties Inc.

• · • ;·}f

Carla Splai ngard

~·--;
11

~··· ·

'

-.

~AAa..V

, :"".

Office: (405) 751·4848
Toll Free; (800) 299-5615
Fax: (405) 751·4330
3705

w. Memon.r

OklahOma City, OK 73134

REBECCA R. COHN, Ph.D.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Attorney At Law

321-2148
2200 Classen Blvd., Suite 850
Oklahoma City, OK 73108-S809

AHoclatad with
Parr, Friend and John•on

1"~st1c _
~Q€St tQEa~UQ€S
• lncatnsc & oi1a • candla • tmpocta
• crfalala & alona • j~l'1
t

c.mpua Gomer
32.3 ~hDc Slftd
Nonmn, OK 73069

unlqu.t & unusual gtf's
t Rhl ~ auppliu

Naluha Rice (405) 447-S 111

Harland Sister Resources
2312 N.W. 39
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
· Address Service Requested

P.O. Box 5119
Norman, Okla. 73070

Individual - Couples
Family Therapy, Retreats

THE LAW OFFICE OF SANDY INGRAHAM
@ TURTLE CREEK

NANCY NESSER,

J.C.

ASSOCIATE

ROUTE 2. BOX 369-B

TELEPHONE (405) 964-2072

MCLoUD, OKLAHOMA 74851
FAX (405) 964·2058
email • n1nesser@aol.com

NonProfit Org.
U.S. Postage

PAID
Oklahoma City, OK
Permit No. 861