MAY 8.2004 • Q-NOTES
South Carolina
13
by Ed Madden
AHA meeting features Matt Foreman
CHARLESTON — The Alliance for Full
Acceptance will host Matt Foreman, the
executive director of
the National Gay
and Lesbian Task
Force, at the May
program meeting.
The meeting will be
held on May II at
6:15 p.m., preceded
by networking with a
Matt Foreman cash bar at 5:45 p.m.
Admission to members and first-time visi
tors is free. Visitors admission is $ 10.
NGLTF is'•the national progressive
organization working for the civil rights of
gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
people, with the vision and commitment to
building a powerful political movement.
ITS pronounces Tride Idol’a
resounding success
COLUMBIA — Perhaps one of the
largest, single fundraisers in the area, Pride
Idol 2004 raised $2,547, bringing nightspot
PT’s total contribution to this year’s Pride
festivities to $3,580.
Tony at PT’s Cabaret extends his thanks
to both members and patrons for making
their events such a success this year. “As of
December 2003, we had channeled
$37,377 back into the community for var
ious causes. The Pride Idol total puts us
over the $40,000 mark!” he said. “Sure,
we’re proud, but without [our patrons], it
just couldn’t happen!”
RainbowAlliance Town Hall
raises awareness
AUGUSTA, Ga. — On Apr. 15 the CSRA
Rainbow Alliance along with the Human
Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, the
SCGLPM and Georgia Equality held a town
meeting in Augusta. The purpose of the
event was to discuss with those living in
the Augusta and Aiken area issues of
importance to the GLBT communities of
Georgia and South Carolina. “We were
very happy with the results of this meet
ing,” said Lisa Hall, chair of the Rainbow
Alliance. She noted a -reaE
increase in attendance from
previous events, adding,
“The Aiken'-Augusta area
has always been a bit reclu
sive about getting involved in
GLBT issues. I believe that is
getting ready to change after
the town hall meeting, and its very exciting
to be a part of that change."
GLPM Town Hall draws diverse, vocal crowd
COLUMBIA — GLPM and other com
munity organizations hosted, “Religious
Leaders Speajt Out: A Town Hall Meeting
on Church, State, and Same-Sex Marriage”
on Apr. 20. The event drew a crowd of over
200 people, including students from the
Benedict College (historically African-
American school in Columbia), Columbia
International University (a conservative
evangelical Christian college) and the
University of South Carolina. The forum
featured five speakers from various reli
gious traditions, and differing viewpoints
on gay marriage. After the short presenta
tions from the speakers, the meeting was
opened up to comments and questions
from the audience.
Organizers called the event an “impor
tant outreach to critical communities.”
Organizers gathered letters and postcards
to deliver to South Carolina senators on the
anti-gay marriage and benefits legislation.
Sponsors were the Gay and Lesbian
Community Center, SC Gay and Lesbian
Pride Movement, SC Equality Coalition,
use College of Social Work, and the USC
Department of Religious Studies.
Cosponsoring organizations included the
Carolina Peace Resource Center, Columbia
PFLAG, Lambda Legal, the Methodist
Federation for Social Action, Social Work
Student Association, USC BGLSA, USC
Department of Women’s Studies, and the
USC Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
This is GLPM’s third town hall meeting in
the past year, each offering significant out
reach to the local community on gay and
lesbian issues.
Centeno offerwomen's counseling
and support group
COLUMBIA — Feeling disconnected?
Struggling with lifestyle choice? Trying to
figure out how to talk with family members
about your lifestyle and your partner?
Feeling like an "alien” at school, at work
and at family gatherings?
Columbia-based counselor, Kerry
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Lachance, MA, LMSW, LPCI, will facilitate a
bi-weekly women’s counseling and sup
port group at the SC Gay and Lesbian
Community Center. Lachance has worked
in the field of community mental health for
more than 20 years and is a Licensed
Professional Counselor Intern. She is a
doctoral candidate at the USC School of
Public Health.
Kerry believes that we each have an-
Inner Wisdom which will guide us in life as
we learn to listen its voice and a need to be
in community with others who, just like us,
yearn for connection and wholeness. The
group is forming now and will begin on
May 22, from 2-4 p.m. The initial plan is
for the group to meet on the second ai.id
fourth Saturday of each month; however,
there is some flexibility.
At the first meeting, the group will dis
cuss preferences about moving the meet
ing day to a weeknight and will go with
group consensus. The group is open to
adult women and will be limited to eight
participants. If more than eight persons
are interested, Lachance will consider
starting a second group. The fee for each
group is $5 per person with all fees going
to the Center.
Info: email SCPrideCenter@aol.com
Gay bowling leagues being fornied
GREENVILLE — The Freedom League, a
gay and lesbian bowling league in
Greenville, is into its fourth season with 42
men and women participating and the
organizers are now trying to start similar
leagues in Columbia and Hilton Head. If you
are interested in joining the leagues, contact
Dale at Out of Bounds at 864-239-0106.
SCGLPM Community Center hosts
gay TV night
COLUMBIA — S.C. Cay and Lesbian
Pride Movement offers "GayTV night” on
Wednesdays as a way to inform, entertain
and celebrate how far the LGBT communi
ty has come. They’re featuring contempo
rary and classic television shows and
motion pictures that touch on all facets of
the gay community, including our ever-
changing images and our favorite idols.
Upcoming planned events include:
Gays behaving badly: includes the camp
classic action picture "Cleopatra [ones,” in
which Oscar-winning actress Shelly
Winters portrays the lesbian drug lord,
“Mommy.”
Spot the gay images (and win a free
DVD): featuring the horror motion picture
"Fright Night.” The person who spots and
names the most homoerotic/gay images in
this motion picture wins a free DVD.
Look how far we’ve come: featuring clas
sic and controversial gay-oriented motion
pictures of yesteryear such as “The Killing
of Sister George,” "Cruising,” “Caged” and
“Victim.”
Let’s all laugh: featuring a “Designing
Women” miarathon night and motion pic
tures such as "In & Out” and “Jeffrey.”
Diva Night: featuring "Hush. Hush
Sweet Charlotte” (Bette Davis), “Mildred
Pierce” (Joan Crawford) and “Suspect”
(Cher).
What were they thinking: featuring gay-
oriented stinkers like “Boat Trip.”
Info: SCPrideCenter@aol.com or
CharleKenghis@aol.com
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