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( )klahoma I .amhda I ntl'rrollt·~iatc Coalition
Inside this Newsletter
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1 A Year in Review
2
Meet the Board
3 Growth and Development
Family Reunion '99
With over 100 students in
attendance, Family Reunion '99 was
a huge success. Six schools from
Oklahoma were represented as well
as a contingent from Hendrix College
in Conway AR. Workshops were
hosted by Norman PFLAG, Planned
Parenthood, and Church of the Open
Arms.
After a wonderfully inspiring
address by Paul Barby and Peggy
Johnson, Reunion attendees rallied
at the steps of the OK state capitol in
support of the Equality Begins ~
Home national movement. Seeing
1/4 of the supporter unified by a
student/youth movement was a
powerful sign of the strength of our
young people.
Brian, en , ac an
Pride Prom 1999.
Marching to the Beat
of a Different
Drummer
This summer, OLIC
participated in the Tulsa and
Oklahoma City Gay Pride Parades.
After some friction with the Tulsa
City Council, Tulsa Oklahomans for
Human Rights was able to host the
first ever Tulsa Pride Parade.
With 35 enthusiastic marchers in
Tulsa, it's no wonder that OLIC
won the award for the most
spirited marching brigade. The
trophy will tour from school to
school for the next year.
In an effort to promote
OL mare es m
Parade 1999
TU. GLBCA
OCCC . GLF
918-583-9780
Hucky24@po.okc.ok. us
Oklahoma Lambda
Intercollegiate Coalition is an
umbrella network of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, and Transgender student
groups from Oklahoma schools
united for the purpose of
I. Raising awareness of GLBT
youth issues within our
community, schools, and society
II. Sharing information and
resources in an effort to provide
the best possible programming
for sponsoring organizations
III. Supporting a Queer youth
movement to impact the politics of
our state and nation
IV. Providing resources to the
Oklahoma GLBT youth
community including, political and
health education, a safe social
environment, and an opportunity
to cultivate leadership skills
V. Fostering the conception
and growth of new GLBT student
groups across Oklahoma
Turning a New
Leaf
The intense day of learning
and growing was finished with th~
OUC Pride Prom. With our favorite
DJ and his crew of OSU boys, OUC
students danced into the wee hours
of the morning.
Oklahoma Lambda Intercolle~iate Coalition·
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OSU - SODA
UCO - GATE
CU - GLBA
405-7445252
SgtPepp5 11 @aol.com
cu_glba@hotmail.com
ide
continuity and stability, OLIC has
begun the process of creating a
formalized leadership structure. So
far, we have created a Board of
Directors comprised of one student to
OU - GLBA
ECU - SMYAL
405-325-4452
SMYAL4ada@usa.net
Oklahoma Lamhda Intercollegiate Coalition
represent each of OLIC contingent
schools. We hope that you get a
chance to meet each of us; and our
geographical spread across the state
should make us available for any
needs or questions you might have.
Be on the Look
OUT!
O LI C has pl ann ed some
exc iting upcoming even ts for the
follow ing year. OU ' s GLBA and OSU ' s
SODA will be havin g a joint tai lgate
party for the OU - OSU football game in
Norm an on November 27th . Everyone is
in vited to come cheer on your favorite
team or j ust hang out with some friends.
There are also pl ans underway
for anoth er benefit concert at Diversity
Coffee Shoppe in O KC. A date has not
yet been set, but if you have a special
req uest for loca l bands or performers
pl ease ca ll an OLI C offi cer. In add ition
to our O KC benefit , O LI C will branch
out to th e Tul sa community thi s year
with a bl ack ti e benefit to rai se fu nds for
th e Famil y Reun ion 2000.
To kick off thi s years
conference, Kevin Jen nings, th e
Executi ve Direcotr ofGLSEN wi ll be
corn ing to speak on th e evening of
March 24th . Foll owin g th e address, there
wi ll be a recepti on fo r teachers and allies
interested in startin g an Oklahoma
chapter of th e Gay, Lesbi an, Stra ight
Ed ucators ' Network.
Thi s year ' s Fam ily Reun ion
con fere nce wi ll be held at OU in
Oklahoma Lambda Intercollegiate Coalition:
T U -GLBCA
OCCC - GL F
9 18-583-97 80
Hucky24 @po.okc.ok.us
Norm an. Some of the workshop titl es
are: A GL BT Hi story of Okl ahoma.
Students' Rights and th e Law - Issues of
Discrimi nati on, Cyberactiv ism 101 ,
PFLAG Caucus - All ies in Discuss ion,
Current GLBT Issues in the O K
Legis lature, and many more. If you are
interested in presenti ng a workshop, or
have a topi c that you think should be
covered, please contact us ASA P. Get
ready for th e con ference of the year to be
he ld here in your home state.
11 /99
submissions is requested, but
certainly not required . Anonymous
contributions are also very welcome.
We are now looking for
individuals who can share their
stories and lives to help OLIC reach
out to the wider community. If you
have qustions or sumbissions, please
call 405-325-4452.
OL IC Educat ion
Project:
There Is c u1Te11I ly a c urr1cu \u111
be ing co 111 pilcd lo prov ide teac her :-; 111 tile
state w ith too ls to dea l w i th queer issues
111 th eir sc hools. Thi s 1s an ongo mg long
term prnJec t headed by Kent Doss i1 1
resµo11se to a co n11111t 111 e11t rnad e to th e
Nati o nal Gav a11d Lesbi an T as k Force.
Suµ po rt 111 research or connec t io ns l o I he
cd uca l ion depar t 111e11l arc v it al to th ese
effo rts. If' you wou ld li ke l o be 111 vo \vcd
l h is lll'OJec l. p lease co nt act an OLI C
Board M ember.
OLIC 111ay co 11 l 111ue 1t:-; efforts
fo r education w it h a pee r hea lt h
educat 10 n program. It is our goal to ha ve
a cer t 1f'1cd I !I V/ A IDS 11 1strn c to r at each
o r o ur suppo rt il1g camp uses l hro ughou l
t ile sl ate.
UJllMOT'1 Of OKLAHOMA
Mys l ic Fo r e s l
1,reo,sur es
40 5 - 4 -,17 - 6 111
323 White St.
Norman
Diversity Coffee
Shoppe
405-524-7375
As a part of the Education
Project, OLIC is working in
conjunction with Joyce Rock of Tulsa
PFLAG to collect stories of GLBT
youth . We would like personal
stories, poems, and art of Oklahoma
youh. A picture to accompany these
OSU - SODA
UCO - GATE
CU - G LBA
405 -744 5252
Sg1Pepp5 11 1ii, aol.com
cu_glba(iilhotmail .com
1739 NW 16th St
OKC
"The difficult I'll do right now. The
impossible will take a little while."
-- Billie Holiday
OU -GL BA
EClJ-SMY AL
405-3 25-4452
SMY AL4adauil usa .nct
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