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WEDNESDAYS
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THURSDAYS
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Coti Collins and Desiree
Fri., April 28
Monica Van Pell and Jade Daniels
Sat, April 29
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Nellie Bottoms
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Battle of the Sexes fundraiser
CHARLESTON — On the last Friday of
every month, Club Pantheon will raise its
door charge from $5 to $7 to benefit South
Carolina Equality Coalition’s (SCEC) cam
paign against the Family Discrimination
Amendment. SCEC needs volunteers at Club
Pantheon every Friday and Saturday night
collecting donations for the cause.
SCEC needs male and female volunteers
every weekend from 10 p.m.-midnight and
from midnight-2 a.m. to collect donations in
its jars and talk with patrons of Club
Pantheon and Dudley’s. The race is on! This
is a battle of the sexes fundraising effort, so
for those who want to represent their gen
der, call Melissa Moore at 803-318-6900 or
email her at mmoore@scequality.org. Club
Pantheon is located at 28 Ann St.
Gay religious author speaks at Center
COLUMBIA — On Monday, April 17,
author and religious activist Marc Adams
spoke at the Harriet Hancock Community
Center. The presentation, which was spon
sored by SCGLMP and
the Columbia chapter
of Parents Friends and
Family of Lesbians and
Gays (PFLAG), is part
of the Center’s ongo
ing Third Monday
Workshop Series.
Marc Adams
spoke at the books, including the
Harriet Hancock award-winning autobi-
Center recently. ography “The Preach
er’s Son,” Adams is the founder and executive
director of HeartStrong (www.heartstrong.
otg), a support and advocacy oiganization for
gay and lesbian students attending religious
schools and universities.
Adams appeared in Columbia several years
ago when “The Preacher’s Son” was released,
telling the story of his journey from a cultish
fundamentalist Baptist home, through reli
gious schools and reparative therapy, finally to
self-acceptance and freedom.
Volunteers needed to distribute info
CHARLESTON — Every Sunday from
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Harbor Lites serves
brunch. Volunteers are
needed to talk about the
amendment and provide
information for customers.
Harbor Lites Bar & Grill is
located at 987 Harborview
Rd. (in the Piggly Wiggly
shopping center). Contact
Melissa Moore at 803-318-6900 or email
her at mmoore@scequality.org if you are
interested in volunteering.
Outsmart to host
'Youth Prom' during Pride
COLUMBIA — Outsmart will host the
Midland’s first prom for LGBT youth during
Pride weekend. The event, for youth ages
16-22, will be held in the Rising High
Building on Main St., 7:30-10:30 p.m., on
May 20 following the Pride festival.
All LGBT youth and their friends are
invited. Formal attire is not required.
Popular local DJ jason Wilson from Club
Fusion will provide the music and Rising
High will provide refreshments and food.
Admission is free, but the group will be dis
tributing tickets at the Pride festival in MLK
Park.
For more information, or for those who
would like to donate to this important
event (and help support local youth), con
tact Outsmart at OutSmartColaSC@aol.com.
Charlotte author appears on
Rainbow Radio
COLUMBIA — On April 16 Rainbow
Radio featured Shane Windmeyer, author
of the new book, “Brotherhood,” a collec
tion of essays on being gay in college fra
ternities. The show is Rainbow Radio’s
second special show focused on being Out
on Campus.
A resident of Charlotte, N.C., Windmeyer
was in Columbia earlier this month to speak
at the University of South Carolina and to
appear at a special Business Guild event, the
Gay and Greek House Party at PT’s Cabaret.
The commentary comes from Richard
Perala, a contributor to Windmeyer’s book,
a graduate student at Clemson and coor
dinator of Clemson’s Safe Zone program.
Rainbow Radio airs every Sunday at 10
a.m. on WOlC 1230 AM, Columbia’s Air
America affiliate. Check out the show at
www.scglpm.org/rainbowradio.
Rainbow Radio shows • are available
online for download or podcast at
www.scglpm.org/rainbowradio.
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