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Moravian’s Bryon Grigsby & LGBT Oral Histories with Adrian Shanker & Kristen Leipert | LV Discourse – WDIY

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Moravian’s Bryon Grigsby & LGBT Oral Histories with Adrian Shanker & Kristen Leipert | LV Discourse – WDIY

John Pearce welcomes Dr. Bryon Grigsby, 16th president of Moravian College and Seminary, who explains how and why Moravian College will soon become Moravian University.

Then John hosts Adrian Shanker and Kristen Leipert who share the LGBT oral history project’s first collection “Stories from LGBT Older Adults in the Lehigh Valley.”

LGBT oral history project’s first collection “Stories from LGBT Older Adults in the Lehigh Valley.” is a cooperative venture between the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and Muhlenberg College.

Tune in to Lehigh Valley Discourse Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 PM following All Things Considered.

(Original air-date: 5/20/21)

Exploring the Fusion of Danceable Techno and Funk Through the Group Deee-Lite – WDET

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Exploring the Fusion of Danceable Techno and Funk Through the Group Deee-Lite – WDET

The trio of Lady Miss Kier, Supa DJ Dmitry and jungle DJ Towa Tei, otherwise known as Deee-Lite, started out as the duo of Lady Miss Kier on vocals and Dmitry as the DJ in 1986. Kier and Dmitry would perform their songs monthly in various downtown New York area nightclubs from hip-hop and house to straight and gay venues while drawing a diverse following. 

The band’s appeal was its inclusiveness, individuality, fusion of danceable techno/funk sounds, and their ability to make a concert seem like a party that could be attended by everyone. Those early shows garnered a devoted following and attracted the attention of burgeoning Japanese producer Towa Tei as a fan. 

Shortly thereafter, Towa sent Kier and Dmitry a mixtape he had made and upon listening, the duo realized that he was of the same musical tribe, enjoying their brand of smart and hippie fusion of funk and techno. They invited him to become part of the group in 1988, and Towa and Dmitry began jointly programming and working on what would become the band’s debut album.   

Click on the player above to hear “5 on 5: Deee-Lite” and explore the group’s inclusive techno/funk sound with these five essential tracks:

TRACK: “Groove is in the Heart” – Deee-Lite [World Clique]

Deee-Lite released their debut album, “World Clique,” in 1990. It instantly shot to the top of the dance charts, powered by the lead-off single “Groove Is in the Heart,” which became their first No. 1 hit. The song featured vocals from Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest and additional vocals by funk musician Bootsy Collins — and of course that famous bass guitar loop, sampled from the Herbie Hancock song “Bring Down The Birds.”

TRACK: “Who Was That” – Deee-Lite [World Clique]

Also on “World Clique,” Deee-Lite released “Who Was That.” The album was not only an infectious dance floor delight, but also a reflection on topics of global peace, joy and unity. 

TRACK: “Electric Shock” – Deee-Lite [Infinity Within]

Deee-Lite’s next album “Infinity Within” delved deeper into their social and political activist roots as it took on overtly political tones with outspoken songs.

TRACK: “Stay in Bed, Forget the Rest” – Deee-Lite [Dewdrops in the Garden]

From Deee-Lite’s album, “Dewdrops in the Garden,” the group released “Stay in Bed, Forget the Rest.” The funk and soul undercurrents of these pop-techno tracks were the harbinger of new dance music trends in the ‘90s, which included soulful singers over deep basslines and silky horn tracks, preceding artists like Jay Denes and the Naked Music roster of acts.

TRACK: “Picnic in the Summertime” – Deee-Lite [Dewdrops in the Garden]

Also from “Dewdrops in the Garden,” Deee-Lite released “Picnic in the Summertime” with its sunny, ebullient vibe.

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Oelwein American Legion Needs Your (Physical) Help – AM 950 KOEL

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Oelwein American Legion Needs Your (Physical) Help – AM 950 KOEL

We have an announcement from the Oelwein American Legion, regarding the Memorial Day ceremony:

As preparation for Memorial Day coming up a week from Monday, May 31st, American Legion member Jake Blitsch is once again looking for volunteers to put up American flags at Woodlawn cemetery, on the west side of Oelwein.

This will take place beginning at 9am, this Saturday morning.   Come and help, bring someone with you, and maybe make it a family affair.

Over 600 American flags will decorate the cemetery for the Memorial Day service, in honor of our veterans.   According to Blitsch, with enough help, the whole process of putting up the hundreds of flags could take as little as one hour.

More help will be needed on the Tuesday after Memorial Day, when the flags will be taken down.

Again, volunteers are asked to be at the cemetery at 9am this Saturday, May 22nd.

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Many of the speakers had a lifetime commitment to human rights, but one tried to silence an activist lobbying for voting rights, before later signing off on major civil rights legislation. Several fought for freedom for more than one oppressed group.

Keep reading to discover 50 essential civil rights speeches.

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New issuer debuts LGBTQ+ ETF | ETF Strategy – ETF Strategy

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New issuer debuts LGBTQ+ ETF | ETF Strategy – ETF Strategy

LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, a diversity-driven financial methodology and data company, has launched its debut ETF, a passive US equity fund investing in companies with robust ESG characteristics and a demonstrable commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion.

New issuer debuts LGBTQ+ ETF

The fund provides exposure to US large-cap firms with robust ESG characteristics and a demonstrated commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion.

The LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF (LGBT US) has listed on Nasdaq in collaboration with Procure ETF Trust.

The fund is linked to the proprietary LGBTQ100 ESG Index which was developed by Loyalty Preference Index, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings.

The index is calculated and administered by big data analytics specialist Fuzzy Logix.

Constituents for the index are selected from the S&P 500. Companies conducting business operations related to weapons, tobacco, adult entertainment, and gambling (66% revenue threshold) will not be eligible for inclusion.

The methodology first examines the results of a survey conducted by a Washington-based human rights organization that polls the S&P 500 companies based on three pillars: non-discrimination policies, equitable benefits for LGBTQ workers, and supporting an inclusive culture and corporate social responsibility. A new company joining the index must have a perfect score of ‘100’ while existing index constituents must maintain a score above ‘90’.

The methodology also harnesses data from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to assign scores and rank the S&P 500 constituents according to a broad assessment of ESG-related risks. Companies that pass the above survey screen and rank within the top 75% of the S&P 500 by ESG score will form the eligible index universe.

Companies that fulfill the survey requirement but do not satisfy ISS’s ESG screen may still make it into the eligible index universe if they score highly on LGBTQ+ brand loyalty and support. To ascertain this, Fuzzy Logix examines the Harris Poll survey results of around 3,000 LGBTQ+ community members regarding their view of a company’s brand, their loyalty to that brand, and their view on how the firm supports the LGBTQ+ community. Companies are ranked based on the survey results and firms placed above the median score will also ascend into the eligible index universe.

From this eligible index universe, the methodology selects the 100 stocks with the highest sales growth over the previous year. Constituents are weighted using a composite fundamentals score based on market capitalization, share price volatility, and price-to-earnings ratio. The weight of any single stock or sector is capped at 5% and 25% respectively. The index is reconstituted annually and rebalanced on a quarterly basis.

Technology stocks dominate the index with a maximum weight of 25%, while the health care (16.0%), financials (12.4%), consumer staples (12.3%), and consumer discretionary sectors (10.6%) also play significant roles. Notable positions include Tesla (5.9%), Amazon (4.4%), Apple (3.8%), Microsoft (3.0%), and Marriott International (1.9%).

The ETF comes with an expense ratio of 0.75%.

There was previously an ETF specifically dedicated to LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion – the Workplace Equality Portfolio (EQLT US), which was sponsored by fund distributor ALPS, launched in February 2014 but was liquidated in April 2019 due to a lack of investor interest.

More recently, San Francisco-based Adasina Social Capital introduced the Adasina Social Justice All Cap Global ETF (JSTC US), providing exposure to a global portfolio of companies working to advance equitable systems such as racial justice, gender justice (including LGBTQ+ equality), economic justice, and climate justice. The fund launched in December 2020 and currently houses $50m in assets.

The LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF is the first, however, to combine LGBTQ+ inclusion with ESG and financial performance criteria, making it a unique proposition. Its launch also comes amid surging demand for socially responsible investing with assets dedicated to ESG-focused ETFs globally nearly tripling in 2020 to reach $174.5bn at the end of the year, according to the TrackInsight Global ETF Survey 2021.

Advancing equality

Martina Navratilova, former Hall of Fame professional tennis player and member of the LGBTQ Loyalty board of directors, commented: “I am thrilled that the launch of the LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF has arrived. Today is an important day for advancing equality as we showcase companies that align and support the LGBTQ community. Seeing the trading symbol ‘LGBT’ listed on Nasdaq is truly historic.”

Barney Frank, Former US Congressman, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and member of the LGBTQ Loyalty board of directors, added: “I’m very proud to be part of this doubly beneficial effort: it provides supporters of LGBTQ equality with access to investments that reflect their values, while simultaneously rewarding businesses that demonstrate that ethical behaviour and profitability are fully compatible.”

Bobby Blair, Executive Chairman of the LGBTQ Loyalty board of directors, said: “The launch of the much-anticipated LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF is at a consequential time for the LGBTQ community and our supportive allies and a monumental time for advancing equality. We are proud to provide investors with the means to invest in top corporations that align with their interests and embrace equality, diversity, and ESG principles in the workplace.”

For Sugar Land Skeeters, a night of baseball to cherish – Houston Chronicle

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For Sugar Land Skeeters, a night of baseball to cherish – Houston Chronicle

SUGAR LAND — This was baseball, the game of unwritten rules and subdued emotion, and yet the Sugar Land Skeeters threw caution to the wind and caved to celebration Thursday night.

When the Skeeters began taking batting practice three hours before the 7:10 p.m. first pitch, the newly renovated ballpark was still empty, save for a handful of reporters and dozens of staff flitting about in blue and yellow polos, yet the air hummed with palpable anticipation.

At 5:35 p.m., the gates opened and eager spectators flooded inside to the booming tones of the PA announcer’s voice declaring, “Welcome to the beautiful Constellation Field! Get yourself a hot dog, grab yourself some popcorn, kick back and relax and enjoy a beautiful evening at the ballpark.”

Blue, white and yellow balloon towers dotted the concourse. Astros owner Jim Crane and general manager James Click milled about before heading up to a second-floor suite. As the teams filtered into their dugouts, Skeeters mascot Swatson and Astros mascot Orbit stood side by side 10 rows above home plate and doled out high fives while staffers shot confetti out of canons.

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Following a year of pandemic-induced attendance limits and a canceled minor league baseball season, it all felt strangely ordinary, like slipping on a broken-in glove.

Longtime Astros fan George Mass lingered by the home dugout, hoping to catch a glimpse of Astros lefthander Framber Valdez, who is scheduled to make his second rehab start Saturday in Sugar Land.

“I was just peeking in the dugout, and it looks like a replica of Minute Maid,” Mass said. Which is exactly the intention the Astros had when they renovated the dugout this offseason, according to vice president of affiliate operations Thomas Bell.

Donning a white Zack Greinke jersey and an Astros mask, Mass recalled meeting Valdez at Minute Maid Park during the 2017 World Series run. Thursday was Mass’ first time attending a game at Constellation Field, or any farm team game, but the retiree said the convenience and allure of seeing one of his favorite Astros up close prompted him to make the drive to Sugar Land.

“I don’t do nothing except follow the Astros and the Texans,” he said. “I’ll probably be back.”

On the first-base side, Aimee Vignocchi and her sons Zachary, 13, and Levi, 8, took in the sights and sounds. Zachary was clad in a Hawaiian-print Skeeters jersey and a cap bearing the signatures of the entire 2019 team. His mom and brother wore blue and yellow balloon hats.

The family lives in Katy and have been regular spectators at Skeeters games for as long as Aimee Vignocchi could remember. Both her sons play baseball and have cherished their interactions with Skeeters players.

Eagle-eyed Zachary pointed out that the extended netting and new orange paint on the foul poles. Other than that, they said the vibe Thursday was the same one they’ve enjoyed for years.

“It feels so accessible,” Aimee Vignocchi said. “You’re right down in the action.”

Levi took a break from munching on his burger to chime in: “It’s super fun because they have a playground and the grassy part,” he said, pointing across the outfield.

On the grassy berm in right field, Kelly, John and Suzanne Fox lounged on a blanket. The trio live a couple miles from the ballpark and first started attending Skeeters games when Constellation Field opened nearly a decade ago, in 2012. They watched former NBA star Tracy McGrady and ex-Astros outfielder Jason Lane pitch for the Skeeters.

“I didn’t know Jason Lane could throw a knuckleball,” John said with a chuckle. “Turns out that’s all he could throw.”

Now that the Skeeters are affiliated with the Astros, their responsibilities align more with player development than headline-grabbing celebrity signings. That’s just fine with these fans.

“I’ll trade that for better play anytime,” John said.

“Yeah, at one point with the Skeeters, it was like watching ‘Bad News Bears,’” Kelly added.

While the Foxes continued to go to Minute Maid Park eight to 10 times a year, their attendance at Constellation Field eventually petered off — until this year.

“I wanted to come on opening day because that’s the exciting part,” Suzanne Fox said. “It’s hard to get them at Minute Maid.”

Walking around the park as the sun began to set over right field, fans could be overheard discussing when they could get a glimpse of Astros players or soon-to-be major leaguers in Sugar Land. Astros pitcher Jake Odorizzi is scheduled for a rehab outing Sunday, the third game of a six-game series against El Paso. Valdez, sitting in the dugout, temporarily took up bat boy duty Thursday.

Aside from Odorizzi and Valdez, the Skeeters roster features six players who have logged service time in the big leagues: Outfielder Ronnie Dawson, infielder Alex De Goti, infielder Taylor Jones, righthander Nivaldo Rodriguez, righthander Peter Solomon, catcher Garrett Stubbs, infielder Abraham Toro and righthander Hector Velázquez. Skeeters outfielder Jose Siri, who went 1 for 4 on Thursday, leads all minor league players with 24 RBIs on the season and is still waiting for his big league debut.

“It’s exciting that we don’t have to go all the way to Round Rock (to see Class AAA ball),” Kelly Fox said. “I like minor league games because they do all these fun little things in between innings.”

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Once there, fans were reminded of the relaxed atmosphere and goofy in-game promotions inherent to minor league ball. Cajoled into participation by her family, Suzanne Fox participated in a rubber chicken toss on the third-base side after the fourth inning.

Official attendance was announced as 4,424, though the festive atmosphere could have made a much larger figure seem believable.

Skeeters media relations head Ryan Posner nodded approvingly as he surveyed the crowd.

“Packed house,” he said. “On a good night, maybe half of this when we were independent.”

The smaller ballpark suited Keith and Gay Taylor, who live at the Del Webb retirement community in nearby Richmond and are newly minted members of the Silver Skeeters, a club for fans 55 and over.

“It’s local, convenient, cheap and you’re closer to the field,” Gay Taylor said. “It’s more of an intimate game. … It’s something we’re going to look forward to now that we know other Del Webbers. It’s nice to connect with them, too.”

The Skeeters scored a pair of runs in the opening inning as De Goti drove in the first Class AAA run in Constellation Field history with a groundout, followed by an RBI single by designated hitter Lorenzo Quintana.

The crowd groaned as the Chihuahuas took a 3-2 lead on an RBI double but cheered enthusiastically as left fielder Dawson and shortstop Yadiel Rivera relayed a throw to catcher Michael Papierski to tag a second runner out at home and retire the side.

Fans erupted again when Jones singled to drive in De Goti and retook the lead for the Skeeters in the following frame. In the sixth, they provided a standing ovation when right fielder Bryan De La Cruz blasted a three-run shot over the left field scoreboard — the first Class AAA home run at Constellation Field and what ended up being the final runs of the night.

Manager Mickey Storey said the support was refreshing for the Skeeters, who played the 2020 season in front of limited capacity crowds and opened this season with two road series.

“It was awesome,” he said. “We knew we would draw pretty well, being in Houston and being an affiliate and being the first time with the Astros, but it was really good to see our home fans, see our guys out there in their white uniforms and close out the ninth inning with a win. It was good to get that vibe of being a home team for once and having the crowd behind us instead of screaming at us.”

After the final out, most fans stayed glued to their seats to watch a fireworks display. As the dark sky above right field shimmered, Skeeters fans craned their necks upward, appreciating a new standard and a return to normalcy wrapped up in one night.

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RTÉ to air ‘Dear Gay’ documentary on story of radio confession letters – Buzz.ie

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RTÉ to air ‘Dear Gay’ documentary on story of radio confession letters – Buzz.ie

Dear Gay is a new documentary for RTÉ which focuses on the tens of thousands of letters that were written to Gay Byrne over three decades on Gay Byrne Radio Show from 1973 – 1998, and how those letters changed lives, and changed Ireland.

The documentary set to air on Wednesday June 2, will tell the story of how Gay Byrne became the Confessor in Chief of the Irish people – and how the ripples created by each letter grew into a tidal wave of change in Ireland.

The first documentary on the legendary presenter since his death in 2019, Dear Gay captures the Ireland of the time and modern-day Ireland in the faces, letters and voices of its citizens then and now with original letters stored in the RTÉ Documents Archive and letters lovingly kept in homes across Ireland.

Their letters range from whimsical observations about life, politics or the weather to deeply personal letters that exposed the rot under the veneer of Holy Catholic Ireland: from unconsummated marriages and people trapped in dysfunctional or abusive unions in pre-divorce Ireland, to the stigmatisation of “unmarried mothers” and the persecution of gay people as activists fought for homosexuality to be decriminalised.

The documentary will also see contributions from Gay’s own daughters Crona and Suzy Byrne, who reflect on the private and public aspects of their father’s life; and Maura Connolly, Gay’s personal assistant for 32 years, the woman who opened almost every letter that was penned to Gay in the period the story covers.

The letters tell the story of how Gay’s radio programme in particular became the voice of a repressed nation. As Nell McCafferty says in the programme of his role in the Irish feminist movement of the time: “He was our microphone, our loudhailer.”

The story is told using a mixture of archive of Gay’s own voice reading letters from the sound archives and interviews with the original writers of letters who read their letters now and reflect on how having their letter read out changed their lives, or changed society.

Throughout the documentary, ordinary citizens from across the Ireland of 2021 read selected letters from the archive too.

Dear Gay will air on RTÉ One at 9:35pm on Wednesday June 2.

Alan White’s body found – Dallas Voice

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Alan White’s body found – Dallas Voice

Alan White

Police hope to know cause of death soon but aren’t yet calling it murder

DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
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The Dallas County Medical Examiner has yet to determine the cause of death for Alan White, the Dallas gay man who disappeared last October and whose body was found last week. But police hope to have more information soon, according to LGBT Police Liaison Chelsea Geist.

White’s body was found near Paul Quinn College in south Dallas on May 13. A survey crew working for the college found the remains in a wooded area and called 9-1-1. White disappeared on Oct. 22.

White and his husband, Rusty Jenkins, both left their home at around 4:45 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, driving separate cars on their way to separate gyms. White was last seen leaving the L.A. Fitness gym at CityPlace around 6 a.m. He was driving a black Porsche Macan, a loaner car from Park Place Motors.

From there, surveillance video from the RaceTrac gas station on Inwood Road at Maple Avenue in Oak Lawn showed him at a pump filling the car with gas. Another video showed him exiting the station onto Inwood, going north toward his home.

But he never reached home.

White was an executive with KPMG who worked from home and was scheduled to participate in a Zoom call from home at 7:30 a.m. Jenkins filed a missing person report at 11 a.m.

Park Place Motors was unable to locate the car, even though loaner cars are normally fitted with GPS trackers. The car was found a week later about a mile from where White’s body was eventually found. At the time, police said they were waiting for results to come back from SWIFS, Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences.

“It is a very difficult and time-consuming process unfortunately,” Geist said at the time.

In addition, White’s phone was found in the car and police were waiting on warrants from Apple to unlock the phone.

Then separate warrants were required for each application on the phone. There has been no word yet from police where they were in that process or if it revealed any clues.

Until his body was found, police were not calling the case a death, but a disappearance. Throughout the investigation, however, they have been considering all possibilities.

Now, because cause of death has not yet been determined, White’s death has still not been ruled a homicide. Because of the state of decomposition, determining cause of death may be difficult, but Geist said she hopes results would be available soon that can give detectives new clues.

While the case hasn’t been officially ruled a homicide, Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and indictment of a suspect in the case. In addition, a private fund has offered $20,000 for information on White’s disappearance and death.

While police are waiting for autopsy results, they are actively seeking information in the case and ask that anyone with information related to White’s death contact Detective Eric Barnes at 214-283-4818 or by email at eric.barnes@dallascityhall.com, referencing case 188623-2020.

Lights & Sirens | Catalytic converter reported stolen – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

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Lights & Sirens | Catalytic converter reported stolen – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
A Bucyrus Police Department patrol car.

Thursday

INCIDENTS

Officers investigated a report of a catalytic converter stolen from the 1600 block of Marion Road. 7:49 a.m.

A false alarm was received in the 2100 block of Stetzer Road. 9:09 a.m.

Officers assisted a disabled motorist at Irving and Sandusky Avenue. 9:43 a.m.

Officers assisted with a patient experiencing mental health issues at the Avita Health System-Bucyrus Hospital. 9:59 a.m.  

Officers assisted with a vehicle lockout in the 200 block of Crossroads Boulevard. 10 a.m. 

Officers assisted Avita Health System-Bucyrus Hospital with a disruptive patient. 10:37 a.m. 

A parking complaint in the 100 block of East Mansfield Street was investigated. 11:22 a.m. 

Officers were dispatched to assist with a funeral escort at Wise Funeral Service. The procession left prior to officer’s arrival. 11:52 a.m. 

Officers checked the welfare of a woman in the 1000 block of Rogers Street. 12:47 p.m.

Officers conducted a welfare check in the area of Lincoln and Woodlawn avenues. 2:47 p.m.

Officers spoke with a person on station about a group of juveniles being unruly. 3:14 p.m. 

A written traffic warning was issued in the area of West Southern and Hillcrest avenues. 3:32 p.m. 

A written traffic warning was issued in the area of Kaler and Gay streets. 3:45 p.m. 

Officers conducted a golf cart inspection on station. 3:57 p.m. 

Officers investigated a disturbance in the 700 block of Gay Street. 4:12 p.m. 

Officers assisted a motorist with a lockout in the 1700 block of Whetstone Street. 4:28 p.m. 

Officers spoke with a person on station experiencing mental health issues. 4:50 p.m. 

Officers investigated a disturbance in the 400 block of Warren Street. 5:24 p.m. 

Officers investigated a disturbance in the 400 block of West Warren Street. 5:32 p.m. 

Officers attempted a welfare check in the 700 Prospect Street. 5:46 p.m. 

Officers assisted a subject experiencing mental health issues. 5:55 p.m. 

Officers assisted a subject experiencing a mental health issue. 6:15 p.m.

A report of a person making suicidal threats over social media was investigated. 6:22 p.m. 

Officers investigated a disturbance in the 600 block of Whetstone Street. 6:31 p.m.

Officers investigated a disturbance in the area of Wheeler Avenue and Failor Street. 6:48 p.m. 

Officers spoke to a person who was making 911 hang-up calls and advised the individual of the consequences. 6:58 p.m.

Officers checked Woodlawn Avenue after a report of juveniles in the area causing problems. 9:30 p.m. 

A motorist was given a verbal warning for manner of driving Sandusky and Warren streets. 9:41 p.m.  

Officers assisted with a vehicle lockout in the 200 block of Crossroads Boulevard. 10:17 p.m. 

Trash in the street was reported at Kaler and Southern avenues. 10:21 p.m. 

A motorist was given a verbal warning in the 200 block of East Mary Street for equipment. 10:33 p.m. 

Friday

INCIDENTS

Officers investigated a disturbance in the 800 block of East Rensselaer Street. 12:03 a.m. 

Officers investigated a report of a disturbance in the 600 block of South Spring Street. 2:22 a.m. 

A false alarm was received in the 200 block of Beal Avenue. 3:15 a.m. 

A motorist was cited for no operator’s license in the Sherman and Irving Street area. 6:22 a.m. 

ARREST

A 23-year-old Bucyrus woman was arrested on a charge of possession of drug abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia in the 400 block of North Sandusky Avenue. She was released pending a court appearance. 12:11 a.m.

30% of young LGBQ people have attempted suicide in their lifetime | Out In Jersey – Out In Jersey

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30% of young LGBQ people have attempted suicide in their lifetime | Out In Jersey – Out In Jersey
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A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds younger LGBQ adults experience greater psychological distress and suicidal behavior than older LGBQ people. This was not an outcome that researchers expected.

The Study examined a representative sample of LGBQ people in the United States from three age groups—young (18-25), middle (34-41), and older (52-59)—to assess how stress, identity, and connectedness with the LGBT community differed among the three generations. Researchers expected that younger LGBQ people would fare better in terms of stress and mental health outcomes than their older peers. It was thought the older generation, who came of age in a more hostile social and legal environment for LGBT people, would have had more stress.

Surprisingly the results showed that young LGBQ people experienced the highest levels of everyday discrimination, psychological distress, and internalized homophobia. For example, 30% of young LGBQ adults reported at least one suicide attempt in their lifetimes, compared to 24% of the middle cohort and 21% of the older cohort.

Young LGBQ people also reported the highest levels of connection to the LGBT community and were more likely to say their sexual identity is central to who they are, compared to their older peers.

“The findings remind us that LGBT equality remains elusive. The persistence of cultural ideologies, such as homophobia and heterosexism, continue to result in rejection and violence against sexual minorities in the United States,” said lead author Ilan H. Meyer, Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy at the Williams Institute. “It is vital that we recognize threats to the health and well-being of sexual minority people across all ages.”

The study findings showed that approximately 10% of young LGBQ adults identified as gender nonbinary. This compared with 3.5% of LGBQ adults in both the middle and older cohorts. The young LGBQ adults were more likely to be people of color. Among Latino young people 26% identified as LGBQ. This is compared to only 17% of the middle cohort and 11% of the oldest generation.

Each cohort reached sexual identity milestones—identifying as LGBQ, the first same-sex sexual experience, and coming out—earlier than the previous one. It was found that on average, young LGBQ people identified as LGBQ at age 14, compared to age 16 for the middle cohort and age 18 for the oldest.

Younger LGBQ adults also showed more extreme experiences of victimization in a shorter span of time than the middle and older cohorts. More than one-third (37%) of young LGBQ adults experienced being hit, beaten, physically attacked, or sexually assaulted. And almost half (46%) had someone threaten them with violence.

Nearly three out of four young LGBQ adults (72%) were verbally insulted or abused. They had higher levels of psychological distress compared to the two older cohorts. On the Kessler scale score they had an average of 10.2. The scale is used frequently in clinical measure of distress. Older LGBQ adults scored 7.6 for the middle cohort and 5.4 for the oldest on the Kessler scale.

The Generations Study examines the health and well-being of cisgender and nonbinary LGBQ people. Transgender people, regardless of their sexual orientation, were included in the TransPop Study, which examines the demographics, health, and lived experiences of the first national probability sample of transgender individuals in the U.S.

The report, “Minority stress, distress, and suicide attempts in three cohorts of sexual minority adults: A U.S. probability sample,” appears in Plos One and is co-authored by Ilan H. Meyer, Ph.D., Stephen T. Russell, Ph.D., Phillip L. Hammack, Ph.D., David M. Frost, Ph.D., and Bianca D.M. Wilson, Ph.D.

The study was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, a think tank on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research with real-world relevance.

30% of young LGBQ people have attempted suicide in their lifetime – Out In Jersey

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30% of young LGBQ people have attempted suicide in their lifetime – Out In Jersey
LGBT Youth

A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds younger LGBQ adults experience greater psychological distress and suicidal behavior than older LGBQ people. This was not an outcome that researchers expected.

The Study examined a representative sample of LGBQ people in the United States from three age groups—young (18-25), middle (34-41), and older (52-59)—to assess how stress, identity, and connectedness with the LGBT community differed among the three generations. Researchers expected that younger LGBQ people would fare better in terms of stress and mental health outcomes than their older peers. It was thought the older generation, who came of age in a more hostile social and legal environment for LGBT people, would have had more stress.

Surprisingly the results showed that young LGBQ people experienced the highest levels of everyday discrimination, psychological distress, and internalized homophobia. For example, 30% of young LGBQ adults reported at least one suicide attempt in their lifetimes, compared to 24% of the middle cohort and 21% of the older cohort.

Young LGBQ people also reported the highest levels of connection to the LGBT community and were more likely to say their sexual identity is central to who they are, compared to their older peers.

“The findings remind us that LGBT equality remains elusive. The persistence of cultural ideologies, such as homophobia and heterosexism, continue to result in rejection and violence against sexual minorities in the United States,” said lead author Ilan H. Meyer, Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy at the Williams Institute. “It is vital that we recognize threats to the health and well-being of sexual minority people across all ages.”

The study findings showed that approximately 10% of young LGBQ adults identified as gender nonbinary. This compared with 3.5% of LGBQ adults in both the middle and older cohorts. The young LGBQ adults were more likely to be people of color. Among Latino young people 26% identified as LGBQ. This is compared to only 17% of the middle cohort and 11% of the oldest generation.

Each cohort reached sexual identity milestones—identifying as LGBQ, the first same-sex sexual experience, and coming out—earlier than the previous one. It was found that on average, young LGBQ people identified as LGBQ at age 14, compared to age 16 for the middle cohort and age 18 for the oldest.

Younger LGBQ adults also showed more extreme experiences of victimization in a shorter span of time than the middle and older cohorts. More than one-third (37%) of young LGBQ adults experienced being hit, beaten, physically attacked, or sexually assaulted. And almost half (46%) had someone threaten them with violence.

Nearly three out of four young LGBQ adults (72%) were verbally insulted or abused. They had higher levels of psychological distress compared to the two older cohorts. On the Kessler scale score they had an average of 10.2. The scale is used frequently in clinical measure of distress. Older LGBQ adults scored 7.6 for the middle cohort and 5.4 for the oldest on the Kessler scale.

The Generations Study examines the health and well-being of cisgender and nonbinary LGBQ people. Transgender people, regardless of their sexual orientation, were included in the TransPop Study, which examines the demographics, health, and lived experiences of the first national probability sample of transgender individuals in the U.S.

The report, “Minority stress, distress, and suicide attempts in three cohorts of sexual minority adults: A U.S. probability sample,” appears in Plos One and is co-authored by Ilan H. Meyer, Ph.D., Stephen T. Russell, Ph.D., Phillip L. Hammack, Ph.D., David M. Frost, Ph.D., and Bianca D.M. Wilson, Ph.D.

The study was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, a think tank on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research with real-world relevance.

Hotel Byblos, Saint Tropez Reopened Its Doors – Hospitality Net – Hospitality Net

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Reopening on May 10th, Hotel Byblos is looking forward to welcoming its international guests back, and will be launching an array of new initiatives for them to rediscover the iconic hotel as well as the French Riviera. In an ever changing world, Hotel Byblos will introduce apartments – a new generation of room category – for guests to enjoy their very own private address in St Tropez, once travel allows.

The hotel will also launch a new customised Detox Programme as well as introduce Arcadia restaurant, Byblos’ latest culinary venture, alongside newly appointed executive chef Nicola Canuti.

Hotel Byblos was originally founded by Lebanese businessman, Jean-Prosper Gay-Para in the attempt to woo French actress Brigitte Bardot in 1967. French entrepreneur Sylvain Floirat purchased the property that same year and continued to build its iconic reputation worldwide. Steeped in history, over the years the hotel has welcomed the likes of Cher, Elton John, Jack Nicholson and of course Mick Jagger who spent his honeymoon there with Bianca Perez in 1971.

Still run by the same family (fourth generation) the hotel is part of luxury hotel group, Groupe Floirat. It received the ‘Palace’ distinction in 2012 and is renowned for its historical heritage, location, and timeless elegance.

  • New Luxury Apartments: The launch of ‘Byblos Confidential’ will consist of interconnecting rooms and suites which have been turned into luxury apartments for guests to take up residence in one of the most iconic hotels on the French Riviera – for longer stays, extra space and additional exclusive services.
  • New Executive Chef: Nicola Canuti has been appointed as executive chef. In his new role, Canuti will oversee all F&B outlets as well as in-room dining, including popular cocktail destination le ‘B’ Lounge, Italian trattoria Cucina by Alain Ducasse, beach club Byblos Beach Ramatuelle, and the hotel’s latest addition, restaurant Arcadia.
  • Arcadia: The Byblos’ new restaurant by the pool, will be open for lunch and dinner. Canuti will develop a savoury Mediterranean cuisine, featuring a chef’s table for larger groups and a ‘secret table’ for couples to enjoy an extra special experience.
  • New Detox Programme: Hotel Byblos has created a new tailor-made detox programme for guests to embrace self-care and re-energise in the South of France. The launch of this new bespoke programme will see guests undergo a full consultation upon arrival to determine their programme inclusive of 10 one-hour treatments.
  • Temporarily Tropezian Workation Offer: Hotel Byblos will launch a workation package, for those who may still need to work remotely whilst enjoying some downtime in the South of France. Guests will have the opportunity to visit Byblos Beach Ramatuelle for lunch on Pampelonne beach as well as enjoy a spa treatment at Sisley Spa. Other benefits include transfer to and from Nice Airport by private car, a dinner at Cucina, and the option to go wine tasting and tour either Château Minuty or Bertaud Belieu for larger groups.

Straight married men need to learn one thing from gay couples – Inverse

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Straight married men need to learn one thing from gay couples – Inverse

What is a “traditional nuclear family?” If you’re from the West, the Simpsons are likely the epitome of this idea. A mother who stays home to take care of the kids and a father who goes to work and supports the family = domestic bliss. Or not.

Sitcoms like The Simpsons aside, the archetype of the nuclear family is a historically inaccurate picture of how families actually function. Historically, a father as sole breadwinner was only ever possible for some middle and upper-class families. But pop culture and high society conspire to set trends, and in this case, send an especially powerful, if inaccurate, message about how a family should be — and how men in the family should act.

Time to blow it up.

Dan Cassino, a professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) who studies masculinity, tells Inverse that the stereotypical conception of masculinity has four pillars:

  • Marriage
  • Children
  • Homeownership
  • A high-paying job

That last one, he says, “is the linchpin that holds the rest together; the others feel unattainable without that breadwinner status.”

How to figure out what works best for you and your family

The archetype of the nuclear family is a historically inaccurate picture of how families actually function.20th Century Fox

Seth Norrholm is a translational neuroscientist and expert in stress and trauma disorders. He says that rather than judge yourself and your success based on your work, ask yourself the following questions:

What have you done and how do you feel about yourself as a:

  • Father?
  • Son?
  • Friend?
  • Spouse/partner?

Second, ask yourself: Who is the evaluator?

Who is evaluating how well you’re doing? Is it your spouse or partner? Your children? Your supervisor? Or, Norrholm says, is it “Or is it a mental amalgam of all of these that would fall under a Freudian term like Superego?”

The Superego, Norrholm explains, is “often conceptualized as your ‘conscience’ or that voice in your head that provides commentary on your thoughts, feelings, and actions. For those who adhere to outdated stereotypes, this is the voice asking, ‘What kind of a man are you?’”

Once you figure out how you feel about these things — and why — you can sit down with your partner and discuss flexible roles that work for both of you. This may not be an easy conversation, but Norrholm has some tips.

“This can be as simple as having a discussion between partners about the existing roles and how each would like to change or enhance them,” Norrholm says. “Or it can be more formal therapy to address underlying issues within each individual that have been impeding progress or success in the relationship.”

Why it matters —Trying to adhere to a role that is increasingly out of reach, experts say, can actually kill you.

“When you look at the data on this, you see these men are more likely to have heart attacks. They’re even more likely to have problems with erectile dysfunction,” Cassino says.

Many individuals and families experienced financial shakeups during the pandemic, Norrholm says, and now is as good a time as any to reevaluate your own goals and what works for you and your family.

What heterosexual couples can learn from homosexual couples

Cassino says heterosexual couples can also learn from couples of the same gender.

“Homosexual couples don’t have gender roles” in the same way as straight couples, he says. “There’s no ‘the husband is supposed to do this because they’re both the husband.”

Homosexual couples may be less prone to defaulting to certain roles, he says, and divide responsibilities in a way that works for both parties.

“If you actually just talk about it, then things get more equal,” Cassino says. “Inequality comes when people just go back to whatever they think the expected norm is without actually ever talking about with their spouse.”

Does my spouse care if I’m not the breadwinner?

While it can be disorientating to realize that something you thought mattered to everyone around you doesn’t, it can also be incredibly freeing.Adult Swim

It’s important to figure out what matters to you and your loved ones because there’s a good chance that your partner doesn’t care about breadwinner status as much as you might think.

“We have good research that says men overestimate how much everyone else cares about this,” Cassino says. “They think, ‘What happens if I am not the chief breadwinner? People are going to look down on me, they’ll think I’m less of a man, they’ll look at me like my dick is gonna fall off.’”

But that’s simply not what the data show. “It’s not real,” Casino says, “When we actually ask women, they don’t really give a shit, nobody cares.”

While it can be disorientating to realize that something you thought mattered to everyone around you doesn’t, it can also be incredibly freeing.

The freedom of not being the breadwinner

If your sole concern isn’t making enough money to be the only source of financial support for your family, your options expand. Maybe you don’t spend every weekend at the office trying to make partner or working overtime for that promotion. Instead, you could have more time for yourself, your family, and to pursue what you’re passionate about. And isn’t that better than worrying about becoming something that’s unlikely to make you or your partner happy?

Detox is an Inverse series that answers the biggest questions about men’s mental health.

If you have suggestions for a future Detox column, email katie.macbride [at] inverse [dot] com with “Detox” in the subject line.

Japanese lawmaker says being LGBT goes against preservation of species – The Japan Times

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Japanese lawmaker says being LGBT goes against preservation of species – The Japan Times

A lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said being lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender goes against the preservation of the species at a party meeting on Thursday, participants said Friday.

Kazuo Yana, a three-term House of Representatives member, was also quoted by participants as saying at the gathering that LGBT people resist the basis of biology.

The 42-year-old’s comments are certain to draw rebukes from within his own party as well as from the opposition.

In a written response to Kyodo News, Yana said, “I will refrain from commenting about the (LGBT) remark as it was a closed meeting.”

Another LDP member, Mio Sugita, came under fire in 2018 for saying in a magazine article that the government should not support LGBT couples because they cannot bear offspring and thus are not “productive.”

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Qatar Airways CEO Appointed Oneworld Chairman – One Mile at a Time

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Talk about a major evolution…

In this post:

Akbar Al Baker named oneworld chairman

The governing board of the oneworld alliance has just appointed Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker as chairman. Al Baker succeeds Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, who served in the role since September 2018. Al Baker will now oversee the alliance’s governance, and work closely with oneworld CEO Rob Gurney.

59-year-old Al Baker has been CEO of Qatar Airways since 1997, making him the longest serving CEO of any oneworld airline.

Here’s what Al Baker had to say about his new role:

“I am honoured to have been chosen by my fellow board members to head the oneworld alliance governing board at a time when the industry is facing its biggest challenge.

To represent and lead the oneworld alliance is a tremendous privilege, and I am grateful for the opportunity to represent an alliance that has played a pivotal role in maintaining global connectivity to support the transportation of essential workers, medical equipment and aid supplies throughout the pandemic.”

Qatar Airways’ CEO is now the oneworld chairman

Why this is a significant development

Qatar Airways joined the oneworld alliance in 2013, which was a pretty significant development, as the Doha-based airline was the only one of the “big three” Gulf carriers to join a global airline alliance.

However, from 2015 to 2019, Al Baker consistently threatened to have his airline leave the oneworld alliance:

  • Al Baker wasn’t happy about the way that Qatar Airways was being treated by partners; for example, American Airlines (and other major carriers in the USA) were running a smear campaign against Gulf carriers
  • At the same time, realistically I didn’t think Qatar Airways would leave oneworld, especially given Qatar Airways’ ownership stake in IAG (the parent company of British Airways and Iberia)

For example, here’s what Al Baker said about oneworld in early 2019:

“About oneworld, it was not a rumor, you heard it from me. And we have given them a breathing space to get their act together. You see when you invite somebody, you invite me, to your house, and then you tell me that I can not drink the water from the glass I have to drink from the tap, and then you tell me that we will not give you any food, we will only give you bread and water. This is not why you invited me to your house. You invited me to your house as your guest, and as somebody that you respect.

Qatar Airways is not a Mickey Mouse airline. We are the largest ASK contributor to the oneworld if you add all our investments. And if you remove those investments, we are the second largest ASK contributor to the oneworld. And if we leave oneworld we will create a big hole for them in their entire connectivity.

We are not going to be bullied by some individual who thinks that the world belongs to them. The world belongs to the world community. And we as an airline, we will demand respect, and we will not submit to anybody that is trying to bully us.

We in the matter of a month or two will give you the news if we are going to stay or we are going to withdraw. And I think it is the latter that will happen. Since the people that invited us are now constantly targeting us and our growth.”

For a long time American Airlines was campaigning against Qatar Airways

It’s fantastic to see how much the situation has changed recently, and the extent to which Qatar Airways is now committed to the oneworld alliance. American Airlines and Qatar Airways are now partnering closely together, and there’s no bad blood anymore. On top of that, new oneworld entrant Alaska Airlines also has a great partnership with Qatar Airways.

Personally I view Qatar Airways’ oneworld membership as a major competitive advantage over Emirates from a frequent flyer perspective.

Bottom line

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has been appointed chairman of the oneworld alliance, which is really cool to see when you consider what Al Baker’s stance was on the alliance just a couple of years ago.

Fortunately a lot has changed for the better, including American Airlines actually working together with Qatar Airways, rather than campaigning against the airline.

What do you make of Al Baker’s appointment as oneworld chairman?

Gay Agenda • May 21, 2021 – Dallas Voice

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The Gay Agenda

Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.

The Gay Agenda is now color-coded: Red for community events; blue for arts and entertainment; purple for sports; green for nightlife and orange for civic events and holidays.

• Every Monday: THRIVE

Resource Center’s THRIVE Support Group for people 50 and older meets virtually from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. led by a SMU Intern from their counseling program. A secure Zoom Room opens at 11:30 a.m. for people to join and chat. Email THRIVE@myresourcecenter.org to request the link.

• Every Tuesday: Totally Tuesdays

A night of totally fetch throwbacks hosted by Marissa Kage. Masks required. 11 p.m. at The Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road.

• Weekly: Frontrunners

Meet in Lee Park where the old statue stood on Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. for a one-hour walk/run on the Katy Trail.

• Biweekly: Hope Cottage Foster Parent Information Meeting

Hope Cottage holds information meetings for those interested in becoming foster parents. The meetings are held alternately on Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m. For information email Clyde Hemminger at chemminger@hopecottage.org.

MAY

• May 21: Federal Club mixer

Transforming from ally to advocate. A discussion of how an in-group can advance the interests of an oppressed or marginalized out-group. To be a part of the discussion of how allies can become strategic players, visit DFWFederalClub.org.

• May 21: Tickets on sale

Bianca Del Rio will appear in Dallas on Nov. 1. Tickets go on sale today at TheBiancaDelRio.com.

• May 22: Mr. Misster Drag Brunch

A selection of champagne withmusic from resident DJs and special guests and a drag show at 2 p.m. Tickets from $25 at Eventbrite.com. Mr. Misster, 3900 Cedar Springs Road.

• May 22: Karen Chattum book signing

Karen Chattum, author of Tired of Being Tired, will sign copies of her book on AIDS awareness among black women. A portion of proceeds benefits AIN. From 1 a.m.-1 p.m. at Home2 Suites by Hilton, 1300 E Centre Park Blvd., DeSoto.

• May 22: Pilobolus in the Garden

A TITAS-commissioned site-specific work, Pilobolus in the Garden will take audience members through a physically and emotionally moving performance experience that explores the vistas of the sculpture garden while exploring the nature of nature. Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora St. at noon, 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets at ATTPAC.org.

• Through May 22: Butterflies Are Free

Rover Dramawerks presents the classic comedy Butterflies are Free by Leonard Gershe at The Core Theatre, 518 W. Arapaho Road, Richardson. Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 3 and 8 p.m. RoverDramaWerks.com.

• May 22-23: The Wars of the Roses

Shakespeare Dallas presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s history plays: Henry VI Part I, Henry VI Part II, Henry VI Part III and Richard III at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 6000 E. Grand Ave. at noon.

• May 22-23: Dallas Black Dance Theater

DBDT’s Spring Celebration performance features guest artist Alicia Graf Mack, dean and director of the Juilliard School. The virtual performance can be streamed from Saturday at 7 p.m. to Sunday at 11:59 p.m. $30 per household. DBDT.com.

• May 23: WOOD/SHOP

The third in a series of three programs features innovative new works by Bruce Wood Dance company dancers Weaver Rhodes and Seth York at 4 p.m. on Zoom. Free. Register at BruceWoodDance.org.

• Through May 23: Cotton Patch Gospel

This rustic musical full of bluegrass, country, and gospel music is “the greatest story ever retold.” Outdoors at the back lot of The Firehouse Theatre, 2535 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch. $36. TheFirehouseTheatre.com.

• May 25: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

• May 27-29: Tenants/Tenets

TENANTS/TENETS is a futurist dance theatre performance that spontaneously generates a fully functioning society in which its community must determine their responsibility to each other, based on their individual identities, presented by Very Good Dance Theatre at the Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St. at 8 p.m. Tickets at tickets.attpac.org/production/55208.

• May 27-June 3: Rooftop Cinema

Summer series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. May 27: Selena. May 28: The Greatest Showman. May 29: The Sandlot. May 30: Pulp Fiction. May 31: Love & Basketball. June 1 Bridesmaids. June 2: One Night in Miami. June 3: Jurassic Park. Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.

• May 28: Thrive Spring Fling

Garden party. Mingling, relaxing, lawn games, food, wine, music, raffles and more from 4-8 p.m. Register by 11 p.m. on My 26 at ThriveSpringFling2021.eventbrite.com.

• May 29: Musical Moments

Coalition for Aging LGBT presents a virtual concert series featuring LGBTQ artists and allies the last Saturday of the month at 3 p.m. To register, visit cfa.lgbt/musicalmoments.

• May 29: Our Odyssey

Utilizing artistic expression to stimulate increased awareness about Pan-African experiences with racial injustice, Bandan Koro and special guests will explore and engage with audiences of all ages and backgrounds about the ongoing plight for justice and equality while reinforcing our collective power to change the future experience. Strauss Square, 2389 Flora St. at 8 p.m. Tickets at tickets.attpac.org/booking/production/bestavailable/55865.

• Through May 31: A Celebration of Friendship

Artist Melanie Brannan is raising funds for the AIM at Melanoma Foundation with an exhibit that explores the meaning of friendship and the potential loss of that relationship with 20 paintings that chronicle her friendship with someone struggling with a diagnosis of nodular melanoma. From noon-5 p.m. on Monday-Friday and at all public events at Messanine Gallery at the Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson.

JUNE

• June 3: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

• June 3-6 and 10-13: Hamlet Project

Shakespeare Dallas presents Hamlet Project, a world premiere performance event where actors perform a one-person interpretation of Hamlet with 16 actors given only 24 hours to prepare prior to curtain at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 6000 E. Grand Ave. at 8:15 p.m.

• June 3-13: Hamlet Project

Shakespeare Dallas presents Hamlet Project. ShakespeareDallas.org at 8:15 p.m.

• June 3-July 4: The Music Man

Theatre Three presents a 10-person, boutique production of The Music Man outdoors at Coppell Senior Center

345 W Bethel Road, Coppell on June 3–13, in Oak Lawn at Union Coffee Shop, 3705 Cedar Springs Road from June 16–27 and Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 MLK Blvd. on June 30– July 4. Tickets are $75 for a 2-person socially distant square. Theatre3Dallas.com.

• June 4-5: Dallas Pride

Dallas Pride is back with a 2021 celebration to raise awareness and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. This year’s events will take place Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5, and will be the best version of what is possible at this time, prioritizing public health while providing numerous opportunities for LGBTQ+ people and allies to experience visibility, solidarity, and joy. In addition to the outside, in-person experiences, the event will also be streamed online for those who feel more comfortable watching from home.

Both events will be held outdoors, in the Band Shell at Fair Park, and gates will open at 7 p.m. On Friday night, the event will feature musical entertainment. On Saturday evening, a variety show hosted by entertainer Marsha Dimes will feature local and regional entertainment including Kennedy Davenport, The Fly Queens, The Sisters-in-Action, the Rose Room cast, Sister Helen Holy, and Anton Shaw, in addition to other entertainers to be announced.

• June 4-5: Cinderella

Ballet North Texas presents the story of an ordinary girl experiencing one magical night, thanks to her Fairy Godmother and a pair of glass slippers featuring Prokofiev’s jubilant score. Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. Tickets at ATTPAC.org.

• June 4-5: Taste Addison

Since its inception in 1993, Taste Addison has earned a reputation for curating the most exciting collection of musical entertainment and pairing it with a menu of culinary treats that showcases the city’s celebrated restaurant history. On Friday, the David Whiteman Band covers a wide range of genres, Emerald City Band plays danceable Top 40 covers and Flo Rida sings rap. On stage on Saturday are Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show, Lit, Hoobastank, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Third Eye Blind. Friday 6 p.m.-midnight. Saturday 2 p.m.-midnight. Addison Circle Park

4970 Addison Circle, Addison. Tickets at TasteAddisonTexas.com.

• June 4-10: Rooftop Cinema

Summer series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. June 4: 10 Things I Hate About You. June 5: Clueless. June 6: Scream. June 7: The Goonies. June 8: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. June 9: Coming To America. June 10: Back To The Future. Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.

• June 5: Northaven Pride

Northaven Church celebrates Pride with its second annual parade. Decorate your car and gather in the south parking lot for a parade at 4 p.m. After the parade, stay for a picnic and a live streaming of Pride in Fair Park at 8 p.m. Northaven Church, 11211 Preston Road.

• June 5: Bloomin Ball

Benefit for AIN. Thelma Houston performs. Cocktails, silent auction, three-course seated meal with a performance by Denise Lee, after party with drinks and dancing from 6 p.m.-midnight at Renaissance Dallas Hotel, 2222 N. Stemmons Freeway. AINDallas.org.

• June 5: Reclaiming My Time on the Dance Floor

Queer dance party Pride weekend celebration with angel and special guest Don Gentry at 10 p.m. at Elm & Pearl, 2202 Elm St. Tickets at Queerriot.Eventbrite.com.

• June 5: Dallas Black Dance Theatre

The BIG Dance is Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s annual fundraiser, this year with in-person and virtual options. 8 p.m.-midnight at Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. Tickets at DallasBigDance.com.

• June 6: Reclaiming My Time on the Dance Floor

Rooftop pool party Pride weekend celebration with vibes by Angel and Dany Zalefsky from 1-7 p.m. at Canvas Hotel, 1325 Botham Jean Blvd. Tickets at Queerriot.Eventbrite.com.

• June 10: PFLAG Dallas

Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.

• June 12: Queer Reads

Queer Reads is an online book club meets the second Saturday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0.

• June 12: Ashley Brundage book signing

Ashley Brundage is a trans woman and former executive director of the Tampa LGBT Chamber of Commerce. She’ll be in Dallas promoting her new book Empowering Differences at Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St. EmpoweringDifferences.com.

• June 13: Catholic Pride

New Ways Ministries is hosting Catholic LGBTQ Pride with an interactive prayer service on Zoom from 2-3 p.m. central time. Register at NewWaysMinistry.org.

• June 15-17: DEI Conference

The Texas Diversity Equity & Inclusion Conference virtually brings together LGBT Chamber member businesses and other certified businesses, DEI professionals, supplier diversity professionals, employee resource group members and more.

• June 15-26: A Solitary Man: The Music of Neil Diamond

Selling over 10 million records worldwide with 38 top 10 hits, Neil Diamond is one of the best-selling musicians of all time. From halls of fame to lifetime achievements, Diamond’s career has spanned six decades and reaped dozens of awards. Casa Manana, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. Fort Worth. Ticket start at $65 and can be purchased at CasaManana.org.

• June 18: Federal Club

HRC DFW Federal Club cocktails and conversation as members and guests meet virtually. DFWFederalClub.org for details.

• June 18: Pride Party

Virtual kick-off from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

• June 18: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

• June 18: Music in the Park

Brianne Sargent & Friends String Trio performs at 8:15 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater, 6200 E. Grand Ave. Tickets at ShakespeareDallas.org.

• June 18-20: Juneteenth Unity Weekend 2021

Hosted by Dallas Southern Pride. Free. Sheraton Suites Market Center, 2101 N. Stemmons Freeway is the host hotel. Code DSP for $89 rate. Ultimate Mega Party at Gilley’s Dallas, 1135 S. Lamar St. on Saturday from 10 p.m.-3 a.m.

• June 18-Sept. 5: Jurassic World: The Exhibition

You’ve seen the films. Now experience them in real life at Jurassic World: The Exhibition. Educational, immersive, interactive and most of all, awesome, the Exhibition will thrill audiences of all ages as they come face to face with these mighty and sometimes vicious creatures. Grandscape, 5752 Grandscape Blvd, The Colony.

• Through June 19: Rusty Scruby

Gay artist Rusty Scruby has a solo exhibit called Comfort at Cris Worley Fine Arts, 1845 E. Levee St. Suite 110. Open house on May 15 from noon-4 p.m. CrisWorley.com.

• June 19: Music in the Park

Bobby Sparks, Cure for Paranoia and The Grays perform at 8:15 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater, 6200 E. Grand Ave. Tickets at ShakespeareDallas.org.

• June 19: Pride Party +

Virtual and on-site programming from the Dallas Arts District from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

• June 20: Pride Party +

Virtual and on-site programming from the Dallas Arts District from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Through June 20: Frida Kahlo: Five Works

Five works by Frida Kahlo from a private collection including four paintings and a drawing will be on display in the atrium on level 4 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.

• June 22: Get Centered tour

Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org.

• June 26: Musical Moments

Coalition for Aging LGBT presents a virtual concert series featuring LGBTQ artists and allies the last Saturday of the month at 3 p.m. To register, visit cfa.lgbt/musicalmoments.

• June 26: Trinity Pride

A hybrid celebration will consist of a live stream of Virtual Trinity Pride Fest on Facebook Live as well as at official Trinity Pride Partner locations throughout Fort Worth at 7 p.m.

• June 27: Turtle Creek Chorale

The Turtle Creek Chorale returns to live performance with Holidays Interrupted at 8 p.m. in the Fair Park Band Shell at Fair Park. $30. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.

• June 27-Sept. 5: Buddha, Shiva, Lotus, Dragon

The Kimbell Art Museum presents Buddha, Shiva, Lotus, Dragon: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, a collection of sculptures, bronzes, ceramics and metalwork. Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. KimbellMuseum.org.

• June 30: AIDS Walk South Dallas

Tenth anniversary AIDS Walk South Dallas 5K run/walk kicks off at 8 a.m. This year’s theme “Intensifying The Fight for Health and Rights” extends the mission which is to inspire, educate and galvanize the community of South Dallas and surrounding areas to continue to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS and assist those impacted. MLK Jr. Community Center, 2922 MLK Jr. Blvd. From $25.

• June 30: Austin & Nashville “Pride in Local Music”

The Austin and Nashville LGBT chambers of commerce join forces to produce the second Pride in Local Music, a livestream event at 6 p.m. streamed at PrideInLocalMusic.com.

• June 30: Ty Herndon

Dallas’ Ty Herndon hosts For Love and Acceptance, an online event that includes the Brothers Osborne, Kristin Chenoweth, Terri Clarke, Brooke Eden and more at 7 p.m. Central on CMT’s Facebook and YouTube channels and at F4LA.org/concert.

• June 30-July 4, July 8-11, July 15-18 and July 22-24: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)

Shakespeare Dallas presents parodies of the plays of William Shakespeare performed in comically shortened form by three actors at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 6000 E. Grand Ave. at 8:15 p.m.

JULY

• July 4: Independence Day

• July 8: PFLAG Dallas

Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.

• July 10: Queer Reads

Queer Reads is an online book club meets the second Saturday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0.

• July 16: Federal Club

The history of LGBTQ in North texas, Part 2. Dr. Stephen Pounders discusses the history of the AIDS crisis in North Texas. For information, visit DFWFederalClub.org.

• July 16: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

• Now through July 10: Lonesome Dove: Photos by Bill Wittliff

Lonesome Dove — Larry McMurtry’s epic novel of two aging Texas Rangers who drive a herd of stolen cattle 2,500 miles from the Rio Grande to Montana to found the first ranch there — truly captured public imagination. The Lonesome Dove Miniseries, which first aired on CBS in 1989, lassoed an even wider audience. Capturing the sweeping visual imagery of the original miniseries, the Lonesome Dove exhibition presents classic images taken during filming by Bill Wittliff, renowned photographer, writer, and executive producer of Lonesome Dove. The images, however, are worlds apart from ordinary production stills, depicting an extraordinary union of art, literature, and history. Dupree Lobby, Irving Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Blvd., Irving.

• Through July 25: Cubism in Color: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris

First U.S. exhibit of cubist Juan Gris in 35 years with more than 40 of his paintings and collages. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.

• July 27: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

AUGUST

• Aug. 3: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

• Aug. 3-Sept. 5: Wicked

Dallas Summer Musicals is back with a return of the musical Wicked, a look at what happened in Oz from a different angle. The Music Hall at Fair Park. DallasSummerMusicals.org.

• Aug. 12: PFLAG Dallas

Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.

• Aug 13: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

• Aug. 20-21: New Media Artworks

New media artworks by Refik Anadol and Quayola commissioned by Fort Worth will premiere as the first of four major public art projects at Will Rogers Memorial Center. Free.

• Aug. 24: Get Centered tour

Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org.

• Aug. 29: Songs of Strength and Survival

The Turtle Creek Chorale Small Ensemble Showcase sings about the healing power of live music that was absent as we made our way through the pandemic. Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.

• Aug. 30: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

SEPTEMBER

• Sept. 3: Name and gender change workshop

Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.

• Sept. 9: PFLAG Dallas

Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.

• Sept. 14-July 10, 2022: Slip Zone: A New Look at Postwar Abstraction in the Americas and East Asia

Featuring works from the Museum’s collection, Slip Zone charts the significant innovations in painting, sculpture, and performance that shaped artistic production in the Americas and East Asia in the mid-20th century. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.

• Sept. 14-July 10, 2022: Bosco Sodi: La fuerza del destino

Installed in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden, this exhibition features approximately 30 sculptures by Mexico City-born, New York City-based artist Bosco Sodi. The artist’s large-scale spherical and rectangular sculptures are created from clay sourced at his studio in Oaxaca. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.

• Sept. 24: Awards luncheon

The LGBT Chamber’s 2021 Business & Community Excellence Awards Luncheon.

• Sept. 24: Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser

Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser perform live at The Kessler, 1230 W. Davis St. Tickets at Prekindle.com.

• Sept. 24-26: Dallas Black Pride

• Sept. 24-26: LGBTQ Outdoorfest

LGBT Outdoors camping weekend will feature hands-on outdoors workshops and that magic community building that can only take place outdoors around a campfire. Rainbow Ranch in Groesbeck.

• Sept. 25: North Texas Pride “Come As You are” Festival

North Texas Pride Foundation brings the community together to celebrate Pride in diversity. Sponsor and vendor booths, food and beverage, give aways, adult and kid activities, bands, DJ, dancing and entertainment. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saigling House, 902 E. 16th St., Plano. Free.

• Sept. 25: Texas Latinx Prid Fest 2021

From 2-9 p.m.

• Sept. 25-Jan. 9: Anila Quayyum Agha: A Beautiful Despair

Introducing a dozen new ornate works by the multidisciplinary artist, Anila Quayyum Agha: A Beautiful Despair will open this fall at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter). The exhibition debuts the latest evolution of Agha’s luminous lantern-like sculptures—two site-specific installation pieces commissioned by the Carter—alongside a corresponding series of drawings that elevate practices traditionally assigned as female handiwork, such as embroidery. Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Free. CarterMuseum.org.

OCTOBER

• Oct. 3: LifeWalk

• Oct. 14: PFLAG Dallas

Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.

• Oct. 17-Feb. 6, 2022: Van Gogh and the Olive Groves

Co-organized by the DMA and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and making its world premiere at the DMA, Van Gogh and the Olive Groves is the first exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh’s important olive grove series, created between June and December 1889 during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Reunited for the first time, the paintings reveal Van Gogh’s passionate investigation of the expressive powers of color and line, and his choice of the olive groves as an evocative subject. The exhibition highlights exciting new discoveries about the artist’s techniques, materials, and palette that emerged from a collaborative conservation and scientific research project covering all 15 paintings in the series. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.

• Oct. 20: Andrea Bocelli

Legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli brings his Believe World Tour to Dallas. 7:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center. Tickets at ATTPAC.org.

• Oct. 22-24: Ben Folds

Ben Folds performs solo piano and orchestral performances he’s dubbed his “In Actual Person Live For Real Tour.” Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. BenFolds.com.

• Oct. 26: Get Centered tour

Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org

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