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Herlan
AND THE WINNER IS ...
Kern and
Rinehart
locked in
ferocious
battle
I
I WANT
TO f3E A'
86YSCOUT
LFADER!
n a serious game of
one-upsmanship,
County Commissioner
Brent Rinehart of Oklahoma County has really
raised the ante on Sally Kern, Oklahoma State Rep-
From Brent Rinehart's re-election campaign
comic book. Illustration by Shane Suiters.
resentative. The two are currently dueling it out
for title of "Most Embarrassing Oklahoman."
constituency). He's got an angel on his side and Satan
against him! SCORE!!
Rep. Kern scored first in the contest by exposing
the "gay agenda" to a group of donors and equating
He's got a toga-clad Roman trying to drag a Boy Scout
gays to terrorists. Luckily for her, she was secretly
out into the woods! (In case you don't remember-Rome
recorded and the resulting audio posted to You-
was destroyed by homosexuality.) SCORE!! He's got
Tube. Millions have enjoyed listening to her
Peter Pan, another Roman, and Satan marching in the
thoughtful insights about how gays in our society
gay pride parade! SCORE!!
are like having cancer in your toe-you just can't
ignore it and let it spread! Even Ellen (DeGeneris)
And did you know that good ole boy politicians in Okla-
tried to call her on the air and congratulate her for
homa are now liberals? They are! And they're against
the well-placed opening volley.
Brent just like the homosexuals! SCORE!!
Now Brent Rinehart has risen to the challenge and
Chafing at all the attention given to Rinehart, Rep. Kern
is out to show that he will not be outdone by any
woman! The only County Commissioner with the
tried to get back into the spotlight by packin' heat at
guts to use a 16-page comic book for his re -election
Rinehart has a big lead over Kern in this year's title
campaign, Brent takes the fight right into Kern's
bout. (And, he'll be hard to overtake with the angel on
his side!)
territory (that is, the homophobic religious right
the Capitol this week. It's way too early to call, but
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Mary and Louise Friday August 1 Full Circle 7
pm
PFLAG-OKC T uesday Aug 5 Church of the
Open Arms 7 pm
Miss Brown to You Friday August 8 UCO Jazz
Lab 8 pm $7
Her/and Supper Club Saturday August 9 The
(new!) Iguana Lounge NW 9th & Broadway OKC
5:30 pm
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As a gay man in
OKC, I would li ke to share t he
gay "agenda" with everyone . You see, it is
not about being treated fairly or on par
with our heterosexual counterparts as
some gays would have you believe . And it
is certai nly not about being able to visit
you r gay partner in the hospital as a
family member or bei ng able to leave
property to your partner upon your
demise .. . oh no, it is not about these
things.
OGLPC Monthly Meeting Monday August 11
Neighborhood Alliance 7 pm
PFLAG-Norman Thursday August 14 St
St ephens 7 pm
Louise and Mary Friday August 15 Clear Bay
Cate off Highway 9 Lake Thunderbird 7 pm
Her/and Scrabble Satu rday August 16 2 pm
IRIS Saturday August 16 Fatboy Saloon SW
59th & Agnew
' Her/and Board Meeting Sunday August 17 4
pm
Louise 8: Mary Sunday August 17 Benefit for
AIDSWalk Galileo's
women's
equality day
Aug ust 26 of each year is designated
in the United States as Women's
Equality Day . Instituted by Rep .
Bella Abzug and fi rst established in
1971, t he date commemorates the
passage of the 19th Amendment,
the Woman Suffrage Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution, which gave
U. S. women full voting rights in
1920.
The true gay agenda has been up until
now very secret, but I am prepared to
share it with everyone .
As soon as the gay agenda is enacted, all
gays (and gays only!) will be able to show
their "gay agenda card" and receive a
discount on gas, jump to the front of the
line at the grocery store, and drive 15
miles over the posted speed limit. In the
unlikely event that a gay agenda member
is arrested, all they need to do is simply
flash their gay agenda card, and voila,
they will be released. The latest Cher
farewell concert sold out? Not a problem if
you have a gay agenda card.
And heterosexuals, don't feel left out.
When the gay agenda is official, we will
outlaw heterosexual divorce (I mean,
seriously ... what better way to protect
marriage than to outlaw divorce?), and, in
the interest of protecting families, we will
once and for all outlaw heterosexual
adoption (come on, you can't have a kid
without doing the hard work anymore),
and finally, we will make it once again
legal for heterosexuals to be fired from
their job just for being straight.
You see people, that's it in a nutshell,
that is the gay agenda .
- Michael, Oklahoma City, posted on
NewsOK.com blog, "Your Thoughts"
lesbos
loses
lesbian
lawsuit
from 365gay.com
A Greek court Tuesday
dismissed a lawsuit accusing
an LGBT rights group of
demeaning the people of the
Aegean island of Lesbos by
purloining the word Lesbian, a
term islanders have used
to name themselves for
centuries.
The lawsuit was brought by
three islanders from
Lesbos, home of the ancient
poet Sappho, who praised love
between women. The island is
a popular holiday destination
for gay women.
The suit said hat the name of
the LGBT group - Homosexual
and Lesbian Community of
Greece - "insults the identity"
of the people of Lesbos. In
dismissing the case, the court
said that islanders did not
have sole claim to the name .
Attorneys for the three
islanders said they may appeal to the European Court.
Sappho lived from the late 7th to the early 6th century B.C. and is considered one of the greatest poets of
antiquity. Many of her poems, written in the first person and intended to be accompanied by music, contain
passionate references to love for other women.
Very little is known of her life. According to some ancient accounts, she was an aristocrat who married a rich
merchant and had a daughter with him. One tradition says that she killed herself by jumping off a cliff over an
unhappy love affair.
Dimitris Lambrou one of the litigants in the case said Sappho was not gay. "But even if we assume she was, how
can 250,000 people of Lesbian descent - including women - be considered homosexual?"
Lambrou also denied the suit was homophobic. "The word lesbian has been associated with gay women for the
past few decades but we have been Lesbians for thousands of years," he said.
End Military Gay Ban, Lawmakers Told
from 635gay. com
The first American wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom told a House sub-committee Wednesday that many in
his unit knew he was gay and it was not an issue. It was only years after he nearly died in battle, receiving a
Purple Heart for courage, that he realized he needed to speak out against Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the ban on
gays serving openly in the military.
"Three hours into the invasion, we had stopped to wait for orders. I went back to the Humvee to retrieve
something - to this day I can't remember what - and, as I crossed that dusty patch of desert for the thi rd t i me
that day, I triggered a landmine," former Marine Staff Sgt. Eric F. Alva told the Military Personnel
Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. "I was thrown through the air, landing 10 or 15 feet
away," said Alva, who served in he Marine Corps for 13 years. "The pain was unimaginable. My fellow marines
were rushing to my aid, cutting away my uniform to assess the damage and treat my wounds. I remember
wondering why they weren't removing my right boot - it wasn't until later that I realized it was because that
leg was already gone." Alva said that he received the Purple Heart, along with visits from the President and
First Lady. "I was told I was a hero," he recalled.
"That landmine may have put an end to my military career that day, but it didn't put an end to my secret.
That would come years later, when I realized that I had fought and nearly died to secure rights for others that
I myself was not free to enjoy. I had proudly served a country that was not proud of me. More importantly, my
experience disproved all the arguments against open service by gays and lesbians - I knew I had to share my
story," Alva said.
The committee also heard from U.S. Army Major General Vance Coleman (Ret.) and U.S. Navy Captain Joan E.
Darrah (Ret.) who also called for an end to the ban. But Elaine Donnelly, president of the conservative Center
for Military Readiness, expressed her concern over gay men sharing a "cramped submarine" with other
officers.
The remark
drew laughter
from some in
.._,,___
the packed
committee
room. "Equal
opportunity is
important, but
the needs of
Au
our military
must come
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The
congressional
hearing was
the first on the
impact of
Don't Ask Don't
Tell since it
was enacted 15
years ago.
It's Not Too Late!
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma still
need more participants for a study on physical
activity among adult lesbians. They want to
understand how an 8-week educational
program (1 hour per week) may help increase
participation in regular moderate physical
activity, specifically among adult lesbians. If
you have ever
started an
exercise program
but then
stopped, being a
part of this study
will help you
learn how to
cope with or overcome your barriers so you
will continue to participate in physical
activity.
If you are a self-identified lesbian aged 21-64
years and not pregnant you may be eligible to
participate. Several groups have already
started but more participants are needed.
Groups meet at the Myriad Gardens in
Oklahoma City. The Gay and Lesbian Medical
Association has provided a Lesbian Health
Fund grant to conduct the study. Very minimal
research is being done on adult lesbian
women, so your participation is very important
in understanding how to improve the health of
all lesbian women.
If you would like to join the study, contact
Danielle Brittain or Mary Dinger at (405) 3259028 or Email them at ouphyactlab@ou.edu .
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