April 27, 2001 – GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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'Grrlz' and 'Gamez' nights are a chance to meet others
Columbus-Every month the Lesbian Business Association offers a variety of activities and gatherings that offer women in the Columbus community a great chance to get out, meet others, and have a great time doing it, all while supporting a strong lesbian community.
On the third Friday of the month we sponsor Grrlz Nite Out. These nights usually have a theme or scheduled activity or presentation, such as a speaker or potluck.
On the fourth Friday we meet for Gamez
Nite, a night of cards, board games, food and great conversation.
Both events start at 7:30 pm and are held at the LBA Clubhouse, 19 W. Brighton Rd. in Clintonville, just across from the Clintonville Electric parking lot.
The events are free and open to all women. Children
are provided for a small donation. The space is women-only and smoke and chemical free.
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are welcome, although there is no structured child care provided. Snacks and beverages
The upcoming events are: April 27: Gamez Nite May 2: LBA board and member Meeting, 7:30 pm; open to all women interested in being active in the lesbian community.
May 16: Festival committee meeting, 7:30 pm.
May 18: Auto Care 101 with Chris Cozad of Alternative Auto Care.
May 25: Gamez Nite
June 6: LBA board and member meeting, 7:30 pm.
June 15: Lesbian Erotic Film Nite (not appropriate for children).
June 20: Festival committee meeting, 7:30 pm.
June 22: Gamez Nite
Please contact the LBA for more inforomation, 614-267-3953.
Workshops look at the Bible through GLBT eyes
Granville, Ohio-Everyone, regardless of church background-including no church background-is invited to participate in a teaching and discussion session on learning non-homophobic interpretations of Jewish and Christian scriptures.
The workshops will be given on consecutive Sunday nights through the end of May, at 7:00 pm at a new Metropolitan Community Church ministry meeting at First Baptist Church of Granville.
MCC is not affiliated with First Baptist, but is renting the space from them.
Timothy? Was Paul against homosexual behavior?
May 20-What does God really think about homosexuality? What is spiritual violence? Spiritual abuse? Spiritual warfare? How do we deal with oppression sickness? How do we teach others non-homophobic
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April 29—What really happened at Sodom? Were there homosexuals there? What does the parallel story in Judges tell us about the Sodom story? What does the rest of the Bible say about Sodom? Do we need to follow the Levitical Holiness Code? Why was it written? What did temple prostitution mean? Why isn't lesbian sex mentioned in the Old Testament?
May 6 David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi and Boaz, the eunuchs in the Old and New Testaments, other allusions to gay behavior in the Bible. Why not Adam and Steve? What did Jesus say about marriage? What did Jesus say about Sodom?
May 13 Romans 1:26 and 27 in context. Was there really temple prostitution in the land? What was the Greek model of homosexual behavior? What about the seemingly anti-gay passages in Corinthians and
interpretations of Scripture? How do we face the Bible bashers, the screamers, the hatemongers and our own relatives? What is the nonviolent response of Mel White's Soulforce? Role playing will be used for practice.
May 27-What are the problems with the "ex-gay" movement? A woman who was a part of this movement for five years, e.g., tried to be “ex-gay” and became a leader, tells her story of self-abasement and survival. Donna Brooks, a speaker and workshop leader from Columbus, is also an expert on biblical passages used against the GLBT community.
All sessions will be different, with some overlap, but you need not come to all the sessions to understand much of the material.
An open Communion-food for the journey-will be offered at each session.
Prayer requests will be prayed for. Tapes of each session will be made available at a reasonable cost. free-will offerings will be taken to cover the cost of rent and photocopying of materials for you to use in teaching others.
Rep. Pryce to keynote Log Cabin Columbus banquet
Columbus-Rep. Deborah Pryce, the highest ranking woman is the U.S. House of Representatives, will give the keynote address at the Log Cabin Columbus second annual dinner and awards banquet.
The theme of this year's dinner is "A World of Opportunity" to reflect what Log Cabin Columbus president Troy Fabish says are "the exciting political opportunities for the Deborah Pryce Republican Party to demonstrate inclusion and positive spirit toward gays."
The May 11 event will begin with a cocktail reception for Pryce on the penthouse level of the Huntington Tower in downtown Columbus. The reception is open to the community and will serve as an opportunity for well-wishers to support Hope Street Kids, a non-profit organization founded by Pryce and her husband Randy Walker. The foundation is focused on the
elimination of childhood cancer.
The dinner and awards banquet will be at the Capital Club on the seventh floor of the Huntington Tower. Vox Alterna, the auditioned ensemble of the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, will provide entertainment.
Pryce, the subject of a Business Week profile which called her “The Peacemaker,” has gained a reputation as an honest broker and fair negotiator in Congress.
"Pryce is an outstanding example of the many informed Republicans at all levels of government who have demonstrated a sensitivity to the gay perspective on many issues of concern to our community," said Bill Brownson, vice chair of Log Cabin's national board of trustees. He is also director of public policy for the Columbus chapter.
Brownson points to her co-sponsorship of the gay and lesbian Employment NonDiscrimination Act, her support of federal hate crime legislation and ready availability to listen to community concerns as evidence of her commitment.
Tickets for the event are $175 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 614-265-7535, fax 800-457-9651, or send an e-mail to lcrcolumbus@aol.com. To purchase tickets on line, visit http:// www.lcrcolumbus.org. ♡
People from other churches are encouraged to attend.
First Baptist Church of Granville is at the corner of Broadway and Main St. (Ohio 661). Granville is near Newark, about 20 miles east of Columbus.
From northeast Columbus, follow Ohio 161 east past New Albany, then past Ohio 310 and Ohio 37. Stay on 161 as it becomes Ohio 37, and then becomes Ohio 16 and 37, for five miles.
At the exit for Ohio 661 north and 37 east, take 661 north (Main St.) into Granville. The church is on the left, at Broadway and Main.
As an alternative, take Interstate 70 east from Columbus to Ohio 37 at Exit 125, follow 37 seven miles "west" (actually north) to Ohio 16, then continue north on Ohio 661 into Granville, where it becomes Main St. The church is on the left at Broadway.
For more info, call Rev. Marj Creech, 740924-5083 or RisenRegan@aol.com.
Concert celebrates spirit of women in World War II
Columbus-The Columbus Women's Chorus invites everyone to our upcoming concert, "Notes of Courage: The Enduring Spirit of Women During World War II."
There will be two performances, on Saturday, May 5 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, May 6 at 3:00
pm. The concert will be at the Canzani Center of the Columbus College of Art and Design, East Gay St. at Cleveland Ave. in Columbus.
the Dutch East Indies where over 600 Australian, British, and Dutch women and children were held captive. It will also feature
Columbus Women's Chorus Presents
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The enduring spirit of women during WWII
During World War II, women resisted the oppression of their people, sustained the war effort by their labor in factories, served in the military, and fought for their own survival. Join us to pay tribute to these women and the music that sustained their spirits.
The concert will include music and stories from the Japanese internment camp in
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9:00 am Contemporary Eucharist 10.00 an Eucation for all ages 00am Choral Eucharist Child care provided
Tuesday, April 24th 6:00 pm Walk the Labyrinth
Wednesday, April 25th 6:00 pm Choral Evensong 7:00 pm Supper
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7:30 pm Trinity Forum The Decalogue film series, discussion led by: Patricia L. Hanen, Assistant to the Bishop for Congregational Development
music and stories from the ghettos and internment camps in Germany.
Music and stories that encouraged U.S. women to leave their homes to work in factories and that honor and describe their service in the military will be performed, as well as music and stories from the 1940s "all-girl" swing bands.
Advance tickets are $10 for veterans, senior citizens and students, and $12 for the general public. All tickets are $15 at the door. To get advance tickets, contact any chorus member, or Eunice Hornsby at hornsby.1@osu.edu, 614-688-8643, or 614873-1656.
For more information, see the chorus web site at http://cwchorus.tripod.com. ✓
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