May 11, 2001
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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Professionals can learn of LGBT issues at conference
Columbus-"Creating and Sustaining LGBT-Affirming Services" is the focus of the seventh annual A Matter of Pride Conference organized by Amethyst, Inc./Women's Outreach for Women, the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization, the Columbus Health Department, and Stonewall Columbus.
The conference is offered each year to educate mental health, substance abuse, and social service providers and consumers about the issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
"All service providers will encounter LGBT clients, and since culturally diverse and effective services are greatly needed, education on these issues is crucial," said Women's Outreach for Women program director Amy Crawford, the conference coordinator. "In addition, we want to provide consumers with resources and information on the services available to them," she said.
Kim Murillo, the executive director of Stonewall Recovery Services for Sexual Minorities in Seattle, Washington, will present the keynote address entitled "Effec-
ArtsFest begins Pride season in northeast Ohio
Akron-Pride month in northern Ohio
starts with Pride ArtsFest in Akron on June 1 at 7:30 pm.
Area performing artists will present a program of entertainment under the direction of Shelley McConnell. The location for the event is the Church of Our Sav-
iour, at 471 Crosby Street on the near west side of
Akron. It will be ar-
oné place the incredible artistic talent of our own local gay community," said center outreach chair H. Paul Schwitzgebel. "What better way to kick off Pride month than with an event of the finest artistic quality? We want everyone who appreciates the arts to be able to attend, to enjoy, and to celebrate." Deborah "Ingy" Ingersoll, a Pride Center board member who is also assisting with the event, said that there is an additional “agenda” related to Pride ArtsFest.
AAPC
ranged to provide galAkron Area pride Collective lery space to display the
works of fine artists who work in a variety of media.
The reception at the conclusion of the program will offer an opportunity to further explore the gallery space and to meet and talk with both the fine and the performing artists.
"Our congregation is delighted to make our space, our pipe organ, and our new grand piano available as part of the celebration of Pride month," said Richard Shirey, organist and choirmaster at the Church of Our Saviour. The church is known in the Akron area for its openness to diverse membership and its support of the GLBT community.
Pride ArtsFest is part of the outreach programming of the Akron Area Pride Center. There is no admission charge to attend the evening's activities, however, a freewill offering in support of the center will be received.
"The center felt it was time to showcase in
"The performing and fine artists in our community are frequently isolated from each other," she said. "We want them to have an opportunity to meet and, frankly, AAPC hopes that the synergy of their being together will result in some new arts endeavors which would be great for all of us."
Schwitzgebel added, “I can dream of a Pride ArtsFest in coming years which would last all weekend and would include classes, workshops and seminars of interest to the artists themselves and to folks who are 'artistically challenged' like myself.”
Artists interested in participating in Pride ArtsFest and others who have questions about the event can get additional information by calling the Akron Area Pride Center at 330-253-2220, or call Schwitzgebel at 330-478-0208 or 330-762-8860.
HRC dinner to feature RuPaul, Suzanne Westenhoefer
Columbus-The Human Rights Campaign will hold its annual dinner fundraiser on Saturday, June 2, at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom in Downtown Columbus.
The evening, themed "One Us," will include a silent auction, a celebrity auction, and a raffle. This year's dinner will feature singer, actor, and television personality RuPaul.
Past keynote speakers have included Mathew Shepard's mother Judy Shepard and Judith
Suzanne Westenhoefer.
Dinner tickets are $160 per person. Discounted tickets will be available for students and parents. Tickets can be ordered by calling Box Office Tickets at 800474-8497.
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Light. Joining RuPaul for the evening as the master of ceremonies will be comedian
HRC is a national organization working to ensure fairness in the workplace, to prevent and punish crimes motivated by hate, to end discrimination in the military and elsewhere, to fight HIV and AIDS and to promote awareness of women's health, among other issues. ✔
tively Addressing LGBT Substance Abuse Treatment Issues." With more than 18 years experience in the human and social services arena, Murillo is now working with Accent, a public health organization in Moscow, to design and implement HIV-prevention programs targeting male and female sex workers and young men in the Russian military who have sex
with other men.
An afternoon panel discussion, "Queering the
and Growth will explore the treatment of the gay, sexually addicted male survivor.
First-hand accounts of the negative impact of acceptance and non-acceptance in the GLBT community will be offered by Dr. Kelly Morgan of Bowling Green State University. Tyler Benack of the Columbus AIDS Task Force will discuss the sexual health
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Models," faciliWomen's Outreach for Women tated by Rebecca Gurney, will ex-
A Program of Amethyst, Inc.
plore the utility of providing services to LGBT people using systems that have been historically heterosexist. Morning workshops will explore a myriad of topics relating to LGBT issues surrounding human and social services from the perspectives of individuals both inside and outside the LGBT community, such as coming out later in life, HIV apathy, youth issues, and recovery from violent crime. A workshop addressing the impact of race, ethnicity, sex and socioeconomic status in the gay and lesbian community is also planned.
Dr. Kathy Ritchey will facilitate a workshop on coming out later in life. How to encourage communication with adolescents on GLBT issues is the focus of a workshop led by Dr. Jacquelyn Gyamerah of the Ohio State University College of Social Work. How to combat HIV apathy in the GLBT community will be discussed by Barry Hubbard of the Columbus AIDS Task Force. Dr. Howard Fradkin and Don Laufersweiler of Affirmations: A Center for Psychotherapy
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concerns of LGBT youth. Emotional recovery from violent crime for the LGBT population is the focus of a workshop being presented by
Dawn Scheuneman, and Dr. Jim Broyles and Josette Bodonyi will address homophobia in schools.
A Matter of Pride was established to create and sustain an affirming environment in social service systems for LGBT people in Central Ohio. Additional sponsors include the Franklin County Alcoholism, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board; Centre Point Counseling Associates; Out on Main Restaurant/FLIP Foundation; the Columbus Health Department; Ohio Psychological Association LGBT Task Force; Affirmations: A Center for Psychotherapy and Growth; Debbie Eisert, LISW; and Michael Shasky, LISW.
The conference will be held on Friday, June 15 at Franklin County Veterans Memorial, 300 West Broad Street. Continuing education units and board recognized clock hours will be available. For registration information, call Women's Outreach for Women at 614-291-3639. The deadline for registration is June 1.
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