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December 29th, 2009
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Author: With the exception of the anti-gay marriage Prop 8 passage in California, 2009 was a decent year for gay rights advances.
President Barack Obama signed a LGBT-inclusive federal hate crimes bill into law. Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty signed the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, granting marriage equality to same-sex couples in the nation’s capital.
New York Governor David Paterson issued an executive order extending anti-discrimination policies to gender identity for state employees. New Hampshire legalized same-sex marriage. Locally, the Shelby County Commission passed a non-discrimination ordinance protecting LGBT employees. The list goes on.
Celebrate these advances (and those to come in 2010) on New Year’s Eve. Here’s a guide to gay New Year’s Eve happenings in the Bluff City:
* The Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center is hosting an early New Year’s Eve get-together from 6 to 9 p.m. at the center (892 S. Cooper). Stop in before heading to your party of choice.
* Backstreet Memphis (2018 Court) celebrates 15 years at its annual New Year’s bash. There’s a special New Year’s Eve drag show in the Coliseum room at 11 p.m. and a $5,000 balloon drop at midnight.
* The Pumping Station (1382 Poplar) is hosting a New Year’s Eve bash for a measly $5 cover. Doors open at 6 p.m.
* It’s a regular night at Dru’s Place (1474 Madison) with karaoke and darts.
Happy New Year!
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For some LGBT folks and allies, spending Christmas Day with the family is out of the question. Maybe you live too far away to travel. Or maybe you’ve been shunned by some homophobic family members. Or maybe you’re doing the family Christmas celebration late or early this year. Whatever the case, the folks at the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC) is offering a place to gather on Christmas Day.
The annual MGLCC Christmas potluck runs from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, December 25th. Bring a dish to share (and a little good cheer!).
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Backstreet Memphis will hold it’s “Red and Green Glow Holiday Affair” party on Saturday, December 19th from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The event includes a Sexy Santa contest, and though we’re not entirely sure what that entails, you might want to don your fanciest elf hat for the occasion. And maybe throw on something slutty.
For more information, check out Backstreet’s website.
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Backstreet Memphis will hold it’s “Red and Green Glow Holiday Affair” party on Saturday, December 19th from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The event includes a Sexy Santa contest, and though we’re not entirely sure what that entails, you might want to don your fanciest elf hat for the occasion. And maybe throw on something slutty.
For more information, check out Backstreet’s website.
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Bluff City Sports Association, the city’s only LGBT sports organization, is holding a holiday mixer and sports sign-up session at Dru’s Place (1474 Madison) on Friday, December 11th at 6 p.m.
In the past, Bluff City Sports was limited to softball, but the group is adding a basketball league to its 2010 sports agenda. The new softball season begins in April.
Interested athletes (or aspiring athletes) may sign up for either sport at the mixer, which doubles as a toy drive. Entry to the mixer is free with a donation of a child’s toy for charity. Otherwise, attendees will be charged a $5 cover to benefit Bluff City Sports Association’s programs.
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- Janis Fullilove
The proposed city ordinance protecting LGBT city employees from discrimination will be the topic of Thursday night’s Neighbortalk program on the Memphis Public Library channel (Comcast channel 18).
At 7 p.m., Tennessee Equality Project’s Jonathan Cole and Ellyahnna Hall will join host/city council member Janis Fullilove to discuss the proposed non-discrimination ordinance. Viewers are invited to call during the live show at 901-415-2756.
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Planned Parenthood of the Greater Memphis Region will offer free HIV testing, counseling, and a three-on-three basketball tournament on World AIDS Day (Tuesday, December 1st).
The event will be held at the Lester Community Center at 317 Tillman from 2 to 5:30 p.m.
If the stress of being tested is too much to bear, keep in mind that everyone who gets tested at the event will be given a coupon for a free chair massage at LSI Medispa. The test used will provide results in less than 20 minutes.
Although Shelby County has less than 15 percent of the state’s population, the county accounts for nearly 40 percent of the 14,000-plus cases statewide.
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Don’t feel like sharing the dinner table with your homophobic folks? Or maybe you’re just too far away to justify a plane or car trip home. Either way, you can give thanks with the local LGBT community at two events on Thanksgiving Day.
The Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center is hosting a Thanksgiving potluck at the center (892 S. Cooper) from noon to 4 p.m. Turkey will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite holiday dishes to share.
Not sure how to turn on an oven? Mary’s Memphis has you covered. Backstreet’s sister bar at 405. Cleveland will host their annual Thanksgiving buffet at noon. Food is provided free of charge.
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On November 13th in Puerto Rico, 19-year-old Jorge Steven Lopez was brutally murdered — decapitated, dismembered, and partially burnt — by a suspect claiming a trans-panic defense.
- Jorge Steven Lopez
The accused killer 26-year-old Martinez Matos told a Puerto Rican newspaper that he saw Lopez wearing a blue dress and boots. Thinking Lopez was female, Matos allegedly let Lopez into his car. Upon learning that Lopez was biologically male, the suspect alleges that he “had a flashback to when he was raped in prison” and proceeded to attack Lopez.
Lopez is the most recent victim of trans-phobic violence. His death and untold numbers of others will be remembered at annual Transgender Day of Remembrance celebrations across the country this weekend.
In Memphis, a ceremony will be held on Friday, Nov. 20th at Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church at 7350 Raleigh Lagrange Rd. at 6 p.m.
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In the documentary Preacher’s Sons, a camera crew follows a gay male couple and their five adopted teens over the course of five years. Greg and Stillman, partners for over 25 years, took in the boys, effectively rescuing from the foster care system.
During the time of filming, liberal minister Greg’s job leads his family on the road from their home in Los Angeles to America’s conservative heartland. Middle America turns out to be a sometimes-hostile environment for the preacher’s new family.
See what happens as the film screens at The Pilgrim Center at First Congregational Church on Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.
For more information on the film, check out the Preacher’s Sons website.
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