Equality Fairfax

A new publicaition, the DC Agenda, is up and hoping to succeed the now defunct Washington Blade. It’s just getting going, but you can check it out online and see what they are up to.

Whitman-Walker Clinic is seeking volunteer Peer Counselors to provide one-on-one support through their Peer Support Program. Peer Counselors are matched with Peer clients who are seeking support around concerns of coming out, relationships, HIV status, gender identity, separation, etc.

Time commitment: 3-6 hours per month and training and supervision will be provided.

If interested, contact Ellen Gutowski at 202-939-7646 or V-EGutowski@wwc.org.

We had an extended outage due to a problem at our hosting provider. Everything is back up now and will hopefully remain that way. No data was lost due to the outage but the site was inaccessible. Our apologies for the time we were off the net.

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/

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!

In recognition of Equality Virginia’s 20th Anniversary, we are honoring 20 OUTstanding Virginians at our April 4 dinner. Nominations were solicited via our website last year and a committee reviewed the nominations and recommended the following names which were then approved by the EV Board of Directors.

These honorees are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Virginians who have made a mark. Some are activists whose courage and dedication to equality have influenced our movement. Others are GLBT elected officials, entertainers, or business leaders who have achieved great success. All have represented our community with distinction and we are pleased to recognize them.

2009 OUTstanding Virginians:

• Rita Mae Brown: Crozet-based screenwriter and author, most notably of “Rubyfruit Jungle”.
• Clarence Cain: UVA Law School graduate whose life and death from HIV/AIDS inspired the 1993 film “Philadelphia”.
• Meg Christian: Women’s music icon and founder of Olivia Records.
• Marge Connelly: Richmond financial industry executive.
• Adam Ebbin: The first openly gay member of Virginia’s General Assembly and founder of Virginia Partisans Gay and Lesbian Democratic Club.
• Jay Fisette: The first openly gay elected official in Virginia and Arlington County Board member.
• Billy Haines: The first openly gay Hollywood actor, during the silent movie era.
• Claus Ihlemann: Norfolk activist and owner of Decorum Furniture.
• Jon Klein: Founder of Diversity Thrift and Richmond Organization for Sexual Minority Youth (ROSMY).
• Beth Marschak: Richmond activist, author, and historian.
• Lucy Randolph: Mason Labor organizer who helped pass 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Diane Schroer: Winner of landmark transgender workplace discrimination case.
• Tony Segura and Marsh Harris Segura was a founder of the Mattachine Society and Harris a prolific author of gay pulp fiction.
• L.A. “Shep” Shepard and Norma Hofheimer: Mid-century lesbian activist couple from Richmond.
• Wanda Sykes: Emmy-award winning writer and comedian/actress.
• Tracy Thorne-Begland: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell activist and Deputy Commonwealth Attorney of Richmond.
• Lawrence Webb: The first openly gay black elected official in Virginia and Falls Church City Council member.
• Charles Whitebread: Former UVA law professor and GLBT philanthropist.
• Mel White and Gary Nixon: Founders of Lynchburg-based Soulforce.
• Bob Witeck: Northern Virginia business owner and GLBT media consultant.

Full biographies and photos will be featured on our website next week.

Please join us April 4, 2009 to celebrate and honor these OUTstanding Virginians.  Click here to purchase Dinner tickets.

Equality Virginia hotel room rates expire March 13.  A complete list is available on our Dinner page.  We would also like to announce the Hilton Garden Inn has just opened accross the street from the Convention Center.

• 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