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CHANGES AT HERLAND
A lock has been installed on the inner door to Herland.
Volunteers may lock that door and will come to·the door and let
you in. We apologize for the inconvenience but feel this procedure will make Herland safer for volunteers and patrons.
Her land hours have been changed to 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. on both
Saturday and Sunday. The change will allow us to make sure the
center is open during advertised hours. We also hope to have
teams of two volunteers staffing the center together and the
shortened hours make that plan more feasible. Q
FoR RENT
Herland is available for your group meeting! If you need
meeting space for just one day or a room for a regular meeting,
Herland could be the space for you. For a one-time use, there is
a rental fee of $10 per hour. For regular use, a discount can
negotiated.
For information or to reserve Herland for your meeting, call
Ginger McGovern at 942-1535.Q
SUMMER OF
PLAYS
This spring Herland Sister Resources and Diversity Coffeehouse will co-sponsor a Summer of Plays contest. The purpose
of this contest is to give Oklahoma based playwriters with gay,
lesbian, and bisexual material an opportunity to present their
work in a public reading.
After the contest deadline, April 1, 1998, 6 original plays will
be chosen by the Summer of Plays committe for performance.
Members ofthe committee are Leigh Perry, HSR intern, Dianeme
Weidmer, HSR Board Member, and Helen Hennessee, Diversity
Coffeehouseowner. The committee will then provide actors for
the readings which will performed two each month in June, July
and August.
Contest Guidelines:
EXPLORE WRITING
Want to explore writing journals? Perhaps compose and
share some poetry/ Expand and test your skills in an essay?
Maybe even write a short play?
For March, April, and May a group will meet at Her land on
Tuesday evenings between 6 P.M. and 8 P.M. Some ideas have
already been suggested but all ideas are welcome.
Bring a blanket, a rug, a pillow, a candle with holder, a mirror,
some chocolate, snacks, colored, markers, sketch paper, and/or what
ever will help get writing started; of course, include paper and
pencils or pens.Q
CUSTODY RULING
The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has ruled in a child
custody case that the father's allegations that the mother is a
lesbian were not enough to change custody from the mother to the
father. The decision in Maldonado v. Hall, comes a year and a half
after an Adair County District Judge made the custody switch.
The father, who had never paid any of his child support
obligation in the previous five years, was almost $30,000 in
arrears under the child support order. At trial, the district judge
had lowered this arrearage, granting the father a credit for
extended summer visitation. The Court of Appeals agreed with
the mother's argument that this was an erroneous retroactive
lowering of the child support order and reinstated the full
arrearage amount.
Appeal attorney Peggy Johnson stated, "This is a wonderful
victory for our community on both the issues - custody and
arrearage. But no one is happier than this mother who gets her
little boy back home."LJ
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1. Contest is open to Oklahoma-based playwriters only.
2. One act plays only with 5 characters or less.
3. No musicals or children's plays.
4. Play must have lesbian, gay, or bi-sexual content.
5. Only those works which have never been performed or
read in public will be accepted.
6. Winning playwriters will receive no other remuneration
that the public reading of their play and the return of all scripts
minus one which will be placed in the HSR lending library.
7. Publicity for the public readings will be the joint responSibility of Herland and Diversity.
8. Neither Herland, Diversity, or the Summer of Plays
committee will be held responsible for lost, damaged or stolen
scripts.LJ
GAME
NIGHT
Mark your calendar
for game night at Herland at 7 P.M. on March
21st. Included will be a
ping-pong tournament
complete with trophies!
Snacks will be provided. Come join the fun! A $4.00
donation is requested.
Herland Sister Resources
2312 N.W. 39, 1)KC, OK 73112
SAINT SYBIL
Sybil Ludington, Heroine of the American Revolutionary
War and Matron Saint of the Forgotten Woman, answers your
questions.
Dear St. Sybil:
Oklahoma State Representative Bill Graves has, as
usual, introduced several anti-gay bills this session. The shortest
one, andkindoffunnybesides, reads "No person may contractfor
insurance for a spouse ifthe spouse is ofthe same gender as the
person contracting for the insurance and there is a gay, homosexual or lesbian partnership relationship between the contracting person and the spouse". I really like that Bill's bill kind of
tacitly acknowledges that there can be such a thing as a "spouse
of the same gender:," but It makes me wonder - what kind of a
spouse of the same gender would it be if there were no gay,
homosexual or lesbian relationship????? And do you think that
"gay, homosexual or lesbian" might be a bit of overkill? I myself
have never known a lesbian who was not also more than a little
gay and/or homosexual ...
But I didn't come here to tease old Bill, I have a serious
question for you. IS BILL GRAVES GAY, HOMOSEXUAL OR
LESBIAN? If Bill Graves is gay, homosexual or -- lesbian and
afraid ofhis own desires it would go a long way toward explaining
why we queers seem to be on his mind so much of the time.
I'll look forward to your answer, because I know that
where you are on the time continuum you know all.
Love,
MaggieMay
Dear Maggie,
Is BILL GRAVES GAY, HOMOSEXUAL, or - LESBIAN? Hmm. You know, as long as there are people like Bill
Graves around making it scary for homosexuals to be open and
uncloseted, there is really no way to be one hundred percent
certain whether or not Bill Graves is gay, homosexual or lesbian.
If Bill Graves is gay, homosexual or lesbian, , I am confident that
he would deny it and might not even know himself, on a conscious
level, that he is gay, homosexual or -- lesbian, if he is. And it
would be hard to blame him for denying it. Oklahoma has had
some elected officials much higher in rank than Bill Graves who
are/were gay, and if they don't admit it, why would he, especially
since his constituents by now are as homophobic as he is and
would overwhelmingly vote him out of office if they discovered
that it were true that Yes, Bill Graves is gay or homosexual or-lesbian.
One thing I will tell you, Maggie: I know lesbians; I
admire lesbians; lesbians are my friends; and I assure you of this,
Maggie, BILL GRAVES IS NO LESBIAN. Now, having said
that, I must also tell you that I am unalterably opposed to the
practice of outing, and so therefore I am not going to even
consider answering your remaining question, "IS BILL GRAVES
GAY OR HOMOSEXUAL?" That, my dear, is for Bill to know
and you to find out.
Love,
Sybil
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UNDERWRITERS
Thanks to all our CD underwriters, we are half way to the
goal of $4000 . There' s still time to become an underwriter.
Underwriters will receive complimentary admission to all CD
benefit events and the CD release and will receive an autographed
CD. To become a CD underwriter, send your contribution of$50
or more to Herland CD, 2312 NW 39, OKC, OK 73112.
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Carla Splaingard
Debbie Teel
Donna Desalvo
DTH
In honor of Herland Board
In tumor of Honey West
In Honor of Making Music
In honor of Mary Reynolds/Ms Brown to You
In honor of Nancy Nesser
In honor of the members ofMiss Brown to You
Jn Memory ofVem Tanner
J.A. Graham
Jan Reed and Nickie Flambures
Janis Galloway
Jean Kelsey
Jim and Ruth Gordon
Judy Kaufman and Jan MacDonald
Karen Messana
Kathie McCa//ie
Lee Anne Wilson
Margaret Cox
Margy Dillon
Medina's Coffeehouse
Meg Moore
Nancy Jones
Pat Colognesi
Pat Reaves
Partners
Renee McBride
Sandra Hoyt
Stlefmiller Family
Tim Larason
Timi Richardson
Wendy Galbraith
Garage Sale behind the Center on March 21st, 7 am to
whenever. Bring donations to Herland booth that morning before
10:30am.
Excellent Office Space for Lease:
3300 NW SOth (SOth & Independence) 700 Sq.ft.,
remodeled in 1993. Enclosed office and open front area. Private
kitchen and bathroom. Availability of monitored alarm and phone
system usage. Lease amount and contract negotiable. Utilities
paid. Call Teresa or Karen@405.721.8689 Or email:
ktbeard2neshop.net
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CHURCH OF THE OPEN ARMS
Worship Sundays I :30 p. m.
3901 N. W. 63rd
Rev. Kathy McCalhe
Pastor
(405 )239-2799
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The Voice is published by: Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 N.W. 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
The Voice is offered as an open forum for community discourse. Articles
reflect the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Her1and
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.
Subscriptions to The Voice are free upon request although a donation
is requested to meet publication and distribution costs.
Herland Sister Resources
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HERLAND SPRING RETREAT MAY 1- 3, Red Rock Canyon State Park. Entertainment by The
Therapy Sisters of Austin, TX. Watch for Registration information in your April Voice
"Ask not what Berland can do for you - ask
what you can do for Herland"(apologies to John F.
Kennedy)
As in President Kennedy's original statement, there
is no real conflict between the two ideas. Doing for
Berland is doing for yourself. As a communtiy organization, Herland is only what the members ofthe community make it at any given point.
What do you have to give Berland? Can you help
financially to meet the monthly expenses of the building
and the newsletter? Can you volunteer to staffthe center
on one Saturday or Sunday a month? Can you volunteer
occasionally ata work day or special event? Do you have
some special skill or talent that you can share with
others through Berland? Perhaps you'd like to take the
lead on a special project through Berland. Can you
participate as a member of a committee? Maybe you'd
even like to join the Board of Directors.
Everyone has something to share. What will you
contribute?
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