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| Oklahoma Marriage Equality - First Year Anniversary |
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| Lawyer in the Library October 14, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
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Lawyer in the Library is an opportunity to meet with a lawyer about topics such as family law (divorce, paternity, custody, child support), landlord/tenant, estate planning and bankruptcy. No appointment is necessary.
For more information, please contact Mia Leighty at 918-574-2931 or Amy Howe at 918-743-4297.
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#SpiritDay @OkEq
October 15, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
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Oklahomans for Equality is going purple and blowing the center's roof off!
Let us show LGBT youth they are not alone. Join us on top of the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center! We invite everyone to wear purple and join this year's ultimate roof top rally! Your purple shirt is your ticket in and symbolizes your support for LGBT youth as well as speaking out against bullying. For more information or to RSPV, email
[email protected].
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| Singles, Sips & Splatter Art Class
Saturday, October 17, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
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LGBT Singles of Tulsa!
Fill your glasses and load your brushes for a fun night of painting at OkEq. Art instruction will be provided by Janet Fadler Davie. Our theme will be "Autumn".
You'll leave at the end of the night with your very own original work of art, some new friends and maybe a date!
Class size is limited, so please email
[email protected] or call 918-813-8993 to reserve your seat. Cost is $20, which will cover all your supplies and and refreshments.
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Center Awareness Day
October 18, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
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Have you ever wanted to know what your LGBT center has to offer? Now is your chance! Oklahomans for Equality is hosting an open house and a program expo event.
This is your chance to learn more about what Oklahomans for Equality at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center offers and what programs are available. This is also a chance to meet and greet the facilitators of the programs you may be interested in and answer any question you may have. For more information, please contact [email protected].
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| EBA Mixer
October 21, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Dr. Blane Snodgrass, 7171 S. Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74136
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The EBA networking mixers are terrific venues for you to meet prospective clients. Mixers are open to non-members as well as EBA members. Hosting a networking mixer is a great way to showcase your business. You may host at your establishment or use The Equality Center. If you would like to host a mixer, send a email to [email protected] for more information.
The October EBA mixer will be hosted by Optometrist Dr. Blane Snodgrass, OD.
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| Gamily Halloween Karaoke
Saturday, October 24, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Second Floor, Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
621 E. 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
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 Come join the Halloween fun! Our upstairs area will be taken over by family fun for all ages and karaoke.
Be sure to come dressed in your Halloween costumes and be prepared to sing your heart out!
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SAGE Tulsa - Halloween Party
Tuesday, October 27, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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SAGE (Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders) is a day time programming for those who are retired or free during the day. The mission of SAGE Tulsa is to address issues related to lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender aging. In partnership with its constituents and allies, SAGE Tulsa works to achieve a high quality of life for LGBT older adults, supports and advocates for their rights, fosters a greater understanding of aging in all communities and promotes positive images of LGBT life in later years. SAGE Tulsa meets every Tuesday morning at 10:00 am at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. For more information about SAGE Tulsa, email [email protected].
Their annual Halloween party will be hosted at the home of Sol Smith. The group will meet at the Center at 10:00 a.m., then commute to Sol Smith's home.
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| Domestic Violence: Making the Invisible, Visible
October 22, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
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 This event will focus on issues related to domestic violence and sexual assault. Topics will include the cycle of violence, types of abuse, consequences, safety and recovery, among others. Join us to learn more and take a stand against violence! Mia Leighty, from the Family Safety Center, will introduce guest speaker Missy Iski, Director of Programs & Counseling at DVIS/Call Rape since 1999.
5:30 p.m. - Mix and Mingle (light hors d'oeuvres and wine provided)
6:00 p.m. - Presentation by Missy Iski, Director of Programs and Counselling at DVIS
7:00 p.m. - Q&A
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OkEq Zombie House
October 29-31
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
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OKEQ Zombie House is back and even more terrifying than last year. We will have 18,000 feet of pure terror!
There are zombies in Tulsa and they have infested the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Escape the Zombies on October 29th, 30th and 31st, 2015. These are real flesh eating zombies being housed in complete and total darkness in downtown Tulsa. The worst part is there is only one way out, and it's your mission to find the exit and survive this zombie apocalypse. For more details please contact
[email protected].
Tickets are now available
here.
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It's Your Center - It's Your Day
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OkEq is offering our donors the opportunity to sponsor the organization for a day or even a complete week. When you choose to sponsor OkEq for a day, we will honor you or the person you designate by featuring our sponsor on our website for the day, with a presentation board greeting visitors in the front lobby on the day/week designated, by listing the honoree in our weekly eNews, and a special posting on our OkEq Facebook page.
Sponsors can select a day in honor of their birthday or to celebrate an anniversary date or in memory of an individual, or whatever day means the most to you.
Find out more information
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Oklahoma Changing World Prize
October 11, 5:00 p.m.
Woody Guthrie Center, 102 E. Brady St, Tulsa, OK 74103
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Just a little over a year after they were married at the Tulsa County Courthouse, Mary and Sharon Bishop-Baldwin will be awarded the Woody Guthrie Center's first Oklahoma Changing World Prize. The couple were the lead plaintiffs who challenged Oklahoma's ban on same-sex marriage in 2004, shortly after 76 percent of Oklahoma voters approved the ban. Together for 18 years, the Bishop-Baldwins represented thousands of gay and lesbian people in the Sooner State in Bishop v. United States, the lawsuit they filed seeking the freedom to marry.
The presentation of the first Oklahoma Changing World Prize will be at a reception at the Woody Guthrie Center at 4:00 pm on October 11. The celebration will continue in the garden space between the Hardesty Arts Center (AHHA) and the WGC with a light dinner and music from Eric Himan at 5:00 pm. In the event of rain, dinner will be held inside AHHA.
All proceeds from this special event support the Woody Guthrie Center's education initiatives. Table sponsorships are available immediately in the following levels: Friends ($1,000), This Land Table Sponsor ($2,500), and This Machine Sponsor ($5,000). Presenting sponsorships are also available. Call 918-574-2522 for information about sponsorships. Individual ticket sales to the event are $100 and will go on sale September 12. Call the Center at 918-574-2710 to purchase.
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"Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
October 23 - November 1
Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E 2nd St, Tulsa, OK 74103
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| The cult classic, rock musical smash! East German rock goddess Hedwig Schmidt suffers a botched operation and tells the tale with a performance that is part rock concert, part standup comedy - and all fabulous!
Written by John Cameron Mitchell
Music and lyrics by Stephen Trask
Tickets can be purchased here. Use the promotional code OKEQHEDWIG to get 25% off opening weekend performances (Oct 23-25).
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2016 Call for Exhibition Proposals
Deadline for Proposals: November 15, 2015
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 The OkEq Art Gallery at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is now accepting proposals for the 2016 Exhibition Calendar. Each chosen exhibit will be on display for approximately 30 days.
Our gallery encourages emerging artists and fresh challenging work in all media, including installation works. Proposals should include a few paragraphs about your vision for an exhibit, as well as 5 .jpg images which represent your current work. All proposals must be submitted online. Proposals incorporating the work of 2 artists or a small group are also acceptable.
While we continue to have a 'no repeat' policy, previous artists may serve as the curator for a group showing. The group showing must have at least three additional people who have not shown in the Gallery before. The returning artist (curator) may have work on exhibit in proportion to the other artists represented in the exhibit.
Please let us know if your idea for an exhibit will require months to prepare or if you have calendar restrictions. We would also like to know if you would be ready to go quickly, as the early months in the year are sometimes hard to fill.
OkEq hosts an opening night reception for the artist(s) on the first Thursday of the month. There will be a 30% commission on work sold. Artists will be asked to provide a "door prize" which will be awarded by a drawing at the close of the opening night.
The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2015. Notifications will be sent out by December 1, 2015.
Please submit by email to
[email protected], with the subject heading "OkEq Gallery Proposal".
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| LGBT Healthcare Bill of Rights |
Oklahomans for Equality is partnering with CenterLink and the LGBT Health Link to help keep the LGBT Community informed about their rights in the healthcare system today. A easy to read version of your Bill of Rights is available to download
here. Keep a copy in your wallet handy for the next time your rights are not respected.
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| Equality Center Pride Store |
These beautiful pendants celebrating the 6/26/15 SCOTUS Decision in favor of marriage equality are available in our Pride Store for $17. If you would like your pendant sent to you, there will be an additional $3 cost for shipping. Contact Stewart Wallace at
[email protected] with any questions or concerns.
Click
here to purchase your pendant today!
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Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow Library
"Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen"
By Arin Andrews
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Seventeen-year-old Arin Andrews shares all the hilarious, painful, and poignant details of undergoing gender reassignment as a high school student in this winning first-of-its-kind memoir. Now with a reading group guide and an all-new afterword from the author!
In this revolutionary first-of-its-kind memoir, Arin Andrews details the journey that led him to make the life-transforming decision to undergo gender reassignment as a high school junior. In his captivatingly witty, honest voice, Arin reveals the challenges he faced as a boy in a girl's body, the humiliation and anger he felt after getting kicked out of his private school, and all the changes-both mental and physical-he experienced once his transition began.
Some Assembly Required is a true coming-of-age story about knocking down obstacles and embracing family, friendship, and first love. But more than that, it is a reminder that self-acceptance does not come ready-made with a manual and spare parts. Rather, some assembly is always required.
Find this selection and more by visiting the
Nancy and Joe McDonald Rainbow
Library.
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Andrew Grimes
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Oklahomans for Equality has a new Cub Scout Pack. The meetings with families of boys in 1st through 5th grades and volunteers interested in Cub Scouts are held on Sundays at 4:00 p.m. at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.
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| OkEq Board Meeting |
| 7 p.m. Thursday, October 15th Dennis R. Neill Equality Center All Oklahomans for Equality board meetings are open to all OkEq members. |
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| OkEq Art Exhibit |
| The October exhibit at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center feature works by A.K. Westerman. |
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|  Counseling Services |
| Weekdays
By appointment
Adult individual, Substance Abuse & PTSD counseling is available at no cost. Appointments are required.
Contact Jim Scholl 918.631.2722 |
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Counseling Services |
| Saturdays By appointment Individual, youth, adolescent and couples counseling is available on a sliding fee scale based on income. Appointments are required.
Contact Dr. Kurt Choate, LPC at 918.449.6574 [email protected] |
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| Counseling Services |
| Wednesdays and Thursdays By appointment Gender identity, sexual orientation, mood problems, anxiety concerns, and/or those recovering from traumatic events. Appointments are required. Contact Joe Currin [email protected] |
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| Counseling Services |
| Weekdays By appointment. Adult individual and couples counseling is available at no cost. Appointments are required. Contact Emily Howell 918.594.8568 [email protected] |
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Counseling Services
Weekdays
By appointment
Adults, individuals, and couples counseling is available at no cost.
Appointments are required.
Contact Douglas Knutson
918-594-8568
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| SOS Group |
| Mondays 7:00 pm
This open Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) Recovery and Sobriety Group meets every Monday at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. For more information, visit www.SOSTulsa.org |
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Live Free!
Coming Out
Workshop
1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month
7:00 - 8:00 pm. [email protected]
Facilitated by
James Prather
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SAGE Tulsa
(Service & Advocacy
For Gay Elders)
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| Every Tuesday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm "drop in throughout the day"
Facilitated by
John Madigan
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Tulsa Shambhala
Meditation
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Every Tuesday and 1st Sunday each
month
6:30 pm
Oklahomans for Equality hosts the Tulsa Shambhala Meditation Group every Tuesday at 6:30 pm and the First Sunday of every month at 12:30 pm.
Mindfulness/awareness meditation is the foundation of
Shambhala Meditation Training.
Visit
more information.
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Tulsa Area
Prime Timers
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1st Tuesday of
every month
7:00 pm
A social organization for mature minded Gay and Bisexual men age 21 and over. The purpose is to establish friendship and support through social interaction. Visit
more information.
918.592.0088
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Get F.I.T. |
| Mondays and Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 pm. An exercise class for all ages and fitness levels. The class will create an environment for the beginner as well as the advanced participant to be successful. $5 per session. |
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| Yoga by Zach |
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$5.00 per Session
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| Gender Outreach |
| Wednesdays 7:30 pm (First time interview required before attending) Email Gender Outreach The program is providing support, education and social opportunities for transgender and intersex individuals. |
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| Lambda Al-Anon Group Every Friday 7 p.m. |
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Nevermore Edits
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Every Friday
7:00 pm
A Murder of Storytellers looks for voices in genre fiction that are often ignored or asked to change. As a writing group, they seek to help make each other better and foster a sense of community among local writers of all backgrounds.
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Survivors of Incest Anonymous
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Every Saturday
12:30 pm
SIA strives to empower those who have survived childhood sexual abuse (who are not abusing any child), who want to become survivors and thrivers. For more information, visit siawso.org
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Game Night |
| Saturdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm Join old friends and make new friends as you play some great board and card games at the Center! All are welcome! Facilitated by Saturday Volunteers Richard Haley and Teresa Reno 
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Dennis R. Neill
Equality Center
Room Rentals
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| The Dennis R. Neill Equality Center has many spaces for your next meeting or event. To check dates, reserve your next event or receive pricing information, contact [email protected] Stop by for a quick view of the Event Center and pick up a space rental sheet. |
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| Gamily (Gay-Family) is an official program of Oklahomans for Equality and is a support network for LGBT parents and families in Oklahoma. For more information about Gamily contact [email protected] |
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| EBA Directory The Equality Business Alliance fosters a sharing of information, ideas, contacts, products and services, and also strengthens and expands our businesses, careers and community. |
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Workforce Oklahoma
Access Point
Open every day
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Workforce Oklahoma maintains a resource area at the Equality Center that includes computers, a printer and fax machine, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to register with
Oklahoma JobLink.
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| HIV Testing Schedule Dennis R. Neill Equality Center |
| Tuesday 4 - 8 pm Wednesday 4 - 8 pm Saturday 4 - 7 pm Testing provided by H.O.P.E. Testing Muscogee-Creek Nation provides testing on Thursdays from 6 - 8 pm Check www.okeq.org for testing dates. |
MISSION:
Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, programs, alliances and the operation of the
Dennis R. Neill
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Toby Jenkins
Executive Director
[email protected]
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Amy Howe
Administrative Assistant
[email protected] |
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| Sharon Queen Facilities Coordinator |
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| Tracy Allen Volunteer Coordinator |
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Jose Vega
Program Coordinator |
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