Herland Sister Resources

From San Francisco to New York City, Elisia and Carrie Ross-Stone — two lesbian grandmothers (from Mars, Pennsylvania!) rode 3,800 miles across mountain ranges, through deserts  and across prairies, as they struggled through the mud-slinging of election year politics, hateful protests, and even death threats to raise awareness about Equal Civil Marriage rights and to rally support for same-sex marriage. 
Tired of all the regressive hate-mongering and motivated by the threat of a federal anti-marriage amendment, Carrie & Elisia set out to prove that they are not alien life forms who wreak havoc on society and destroy “traditional families.”   Using their own  family as an example, they met face-to-face with politicians and regular folks living in the heartland to show that their life is not so different from the lives of other American families.
Some of the highlights (and lowlights) included: a warm greeting from the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah; an emotional protest outside the office of Colorado Representative Marilyn Musgrave (author of the Federal Marriage Amendment); a visit to the site of Matthew Shephard’s death in Laramie, Wyoming; a counter-protest by Fred Phelps in Topeka, Kansas; a bike ride through Manhattan to end the ride before five TV news crews.
Award winning filmmaker, Keith Wilson’s documentary is a beautiful film that truly captures the Grannies warmth, humor and insight.

• PFLAG OKC  Tuesday May 2nd at Church of the Open Arms 7 pm
• Inlaws & Outlaws  (Free Special Advance Screening of Movie) Friday May 5th at Church of the Open Arms 7 pm
• Herland Video Night  Saturday May 6th 7 pm
• OGLPC  Monthly Meeting Monday May 8th at Neighborhood Alliance  7 pm
• PFLAG Norman Thursday May 11th at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church 7 pm
• Miss Brown to You  Thursday May 12th at UCO Jazz Lab  8:00 pm $7
• Herland Supper Club  Saturday May  13th  5 pm at Olive Garden followed by OKC Lightning Football Game at Taft Stadium 7 pm
• Herland Board Meeting  Sunday  May 14th 4 pm
• Mary and Louise  Friday May 19th Full Circle Bookstore  7-9 pm
• Art Night  Fundraiser for CARE Team Church of the Open Arms  7 pm
• Herland Spring Retreat  May 19-21 Roman Nose State Park
• Annual State Conference  Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault   June 7-9 Holiday Inn Norman

The OKC Lightning Women’s football team has started the new season.  We have one of the best teams in the league and they have made it to the playoffs for the past three years.  For this month’s supper club, we are going to eat at the Olive Garden, 1844 NW Expressway, at 5 pm and then go to the Lightning’s game at Taft Stadium.  The game starts at 7:05 and Taft is located at NW 23rd & May.  Meet at Herland at 4:30 pm if you would like to carpool.

On Saturday, May 6th, 7 pm, we will watch the seventh and eighth episodes of the L word, Season 3. 
In the last two episodes, Jenny’s girlfriend Moira/Max has had an awakening of sorts—she is starting to think about a sex change and has asked Billie (the Planet’s manager) to help her get male hormones.  Bette has a job offer with the Whitney which would require a move to New York.  Tina doesn’t know if she wants to go and is in fact questioning her desire to be in a relationship with Bette (or any woman for that matter since she is attracted to a male co-worker right now).  Alice dated a lesbian vampire and is now finally getting over Dana.  Dana’s lump in her breast did turn out to be cancer and she had a mastectomy without telling her friends the true nature of her surgery. Dana’s partner, Lara, called them and told them what was going on and they all showed up at the hospital after the surgery.  Shane and Carmen had some difficulties and Shane slept with ex-flame Cherie who showed up out of the blue.  Carmen freaked but they are working things out now.  Join us for another two episodes of America’s best lesbian soap opera.

As a fundraiser, Herland is raffling off a brand-new box set of the L word, Season 2 DVDs.  Raffle tickets will be sold at the Spring Retreat and at Herland until August 19.  Then, at the last showing of the L word for this season on August 19, we will draw a ticket and announce the winner.  Tickets are $1 a piece or 6 for $5.