Equality Fairfax

On Wednesday, April 22nd, SMYAL, or the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, will be hosting an event to welcome its new Executive Director Andrew Barnett.

Join SMYL’s staff and host committee at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th Street NW! The event will last from 6:00-800pm.

For more information, please contact Kelly Simon at kelly.simon@smyal.org.

The Federal Triangles Soccer Club of Washington DC is looking for volunteers for this summer’s GLBT Men’s and Women’s World Soccer Championship.

In order to make this event, which attracts players from around the globe, a success, the Club needs the support of the DC volunteer community.

The need range from providing meals for a player to administration, translators, field monitors, events staff and people willing to house players from out of town during the week of the tournament. The Club receives many requests from players who would like to participate but can’t afford a hotel room in DC, so it’s asking men and women to consider opening their homes.

If you want to find out more about how you can help contact our volunteer coordinator Amanda Pyron volunteersiglfa2009@gmail.com or visit http://www.iglfa2009.org/

Join Primetimers of DC Saturday, May 16th, 2009, for a trip to Longwood Gardens. The day includes lunch at the Longwood Garden Cafe, a guided tour of Longwood, Happy Hour at: Quest Sports Bar in Baltimore, and Dinner at Eastern House Restaurant. 

10:00 AM: Leave Forest Glen, Red Line, Metro Station (free parking). 9730 Georgia Avenue, Forest Glen, MD 20910.

12:30 AM: Arrive at Longwood, and enjoy a “Dutch” lunch at The Garden Café.

2:30 PM: Guided tour 

4:00 PM: Leave Longwood

5:30 PM: Happy Hour at: Quest Sports Bar in Baltimore with Baltimore Prime Timer’s Club (Quest attracts locals away from the gayborhood by offering great Happy Hour specials from 4pm to 8pm, top shelf high balls $3.50. . Music is provided by a jukebox with a huge selection of songs, there are games to be played.)

6:30 PM Dinner at Eastern House Restaurant (salad, beverage, choice of one of four entree’s & dessert) www.easternhouserestaurant.com.

8:00 pm Leave Baltimore

9:15 pm (ish) arrive at Forest Glenn Metro Station

Tickets must be purchased in advance, price: $65.00 includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, Garden’s admission fee, one complimentary Happy Hour beverage and Dinner. No tickets sold on the 16th. Deadline is 5/8. Make checks out to: Prime Timers, DC and mail to Bill Latham at 3101 S. Manchester St #601 Falls Church, VA 22044, call 703-671-2454 or e-mail.

DC Tobacco Free Families and the Mautner Project are hosting a one-day training on GLBT Tobacco issues April 20th, 2009. The training takes place from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Mautner Project, 1875 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 710. 

GLBT Tobacco Experts Bob Gordon and Gloria Soliz will present on a variety of topics including interactive activities that are relevant to the GLBT community, how the tobacco industry targets the GLBT community and our response, and a vareity of policy issues for the GLBT community.

Please join us. For more information on the training contact:ssanford@mautnerproject.org. For more information on GLBT efforts around tobacco in the District, visit www.outtoquit.org.

Mautner Project, the National Lesbian Health Organization, is in need of some great interns.  Our organization is dedicated to improving the health of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women who partner with women through outreach, education, research, and direct client services.  Our interns work on a variety of projects including:

Outreach and Events.  Interns help organize and run outreach and fundraising events of all sizes, from galas to health fairs. 

Education. Interns help educate others through promotional materials, training seminars, and other events. 

Research.Internsassist with the details of major research projects including participant recruitment, focus group facilitation, data entry and analysis. 

Direct Services.  Interns help organize volunteers for clients with life-altering illnesses.  These volunteers and interns provide support over the telephone or in person, and assist daily living assistance such as transportation to a doctor’s appointment, child care, pet care, grocery shopping, etc. 

Administrative Support. Interns assist with clerical details, data entry, document and web design, and telephone support.  

Interns will acquire all these resume-building skills and more while working with a fabulous and fun community of colleagues and clients.

Call or Email NOW to find out how YOU can be a 
Mautner Project Intern!
info@mautnerproject.org
www.mautnerproject.org
202.332.5536

1875 Connecticut Ave, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20009
(Accessible via the Metro Red line at Dupont Circle & the 42 MetroBus.)

Posted on behalf on Sonali:

Please join us for this special event of conversations with siblings and parents of South Asian lesbian and bisexual women in recognition of Women’s History Month. We aim to create a safe, supportive discussion and awards dinner to celebrate those that love us and that help us be who we are. 

When: Saturday, April 11th 2009, 6-9 PM
Where: DC JCC, 1529 16th Street NW, Washington DC

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Dinner
• Panel Discussion with Parents & Siblings of South Asian Queer Women
• Q&A
• Awards Ceremony

We have kept this event FREE so as to encourage greater access for everyone, though
donations to recover costs of putting this event together would be greatly appreciated. 

PLEASE RESERVE A PLACE by emailing RSVP.khushdc@gmail.com
Please provide name and number of people in your party.

Please RSVP by April 7th as we need to make arrangements for food accordingly. 
And if you tell us whether you prefer veg/non-veg, we’ll love you even more. Thanks!

This event comes from the NovaYouth website:

• Open to High School Students (youth 20 yrs. old and younger) in VA, MD, and DC
• Contact: Pete Bridgeman, 703-255-9684, petebridgeman@hotmail.com
• No need to pre-register
• This is a drug and alcohol free event
• Suggested donation to defray cost of snacks etc.: $8

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax)
2709 Hunter Mill Rd
Oakton, VA 22124

Comedienne Lily Tomlin will be appearing at Baltimore’s Lyric Opera House on April 3rd at 8pm. She’ll be performing more than a dozen of  her classic characters from Edith Ann to Trudy the Bag Lady.

Tickets are available at the Lyric box office, by calling 410-547-7328, or online at TicketMaster.

Lyric Opera House
140 W Mount Royal Ave
Baltimore, MD 21201

• A phenomenal leadership and personal growth experience inclusive of gender identity/expression and sexual orientation
• Key leadership concepts to becoming a stronger LGBT & Ally leader.
• Effective strategies and skill training for grassroots coalition building.
• Access to premiere faculty and national leaders in social justice, human rights and civil rights advocacy.
• Successful campus organizing practices and the chance to explore challenges confronting your campus.
• Helpful resources and innovative tools from national organizations.
• A personal action plan for your campus to become more LGBT-friendly.
• Opportunity to connect and work with peer student leaders from across the country.
• An inclusive approach for celebrating diversity and motivating others.
• An open, safe environment to express yourself.
• Fun, entertainment and lasting relationships.

WHEN 
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:00 AM - Sunday, July 26, 2009 1:00 PM 
Eastern Time Zone

Free Ticket to High School & College Students, Teachers and Parent Supporters!

Register for your FREE tickets ($50 value each) to the special Youth Outreach performance of everything gAy to Z.  It will be held at Lisner Auditorium on the campus of The George Washington University on Friday, March 20, 2009, at 8 pm. Simply go to this website and complete the form. You will receive an email to print and bring with you. The show will be general admission seating, so be sure to arrive early to get the best seats in the house!