http://www.herlandsisters.org serving women in the Oklahoma area Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:39:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s time for a celebration, reunion, and just plain reminiscing.  Herland is turning 25 and everyone is invited to help celebrate.  Mark the date on your calendar: Saturday, October 4, 2008. Location: 2312 NW 39th, OKC.  As part of our celebration, we’d like to invite you to send us your favorite ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/09/herland-25th-anniversary-party%e2%80%94send-us-your-stories/ lake eufaula state park october 24 – 26, 2008 Ready For Another Great Retreat Weekend?  Well you’re in luck!  Mark your calendars and plan to attend the bi-annual Herland Retreat!  This time we’ll meet at Lake Eufaula State Park (formerly Fountainhead) on October 24 – 26, 2008.  As usual, the weekend promises ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/09/herland%e2%80%99s-fall-retreat/ by NOW President Kim Gandy (from http://www.now.org/) It's hard to believe, but the Democratic National Convention is now less than a month away, and following right on its heels comes the Republican National Convention. This means the media are obsessing, as they love to do, about the presidential candidates' potential running ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/09/obama-are-you-listening-this-ones-for-your-girls/ The 2008 Democratic Party platform draft to be submitted to the delegates at the Democratic National Convention later this month is the most pro-glbt ever.  The official platform has yet to be released to the public, but the wording that was adopted marks historic firsts and advocates: Repealing the federal Defense ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/09/2008-democrat-party-platform-the-most-pro-lgbt-ever/ It’s About Time:  LGBT Aging in a Changing World SAGE’s Fourth National Conference on LGBT Aging October 12 - 14, 2008  New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge   The Clock is Ticking. Over the next quarter century, the number of seniors in America is projected to grow geometrically from 12% to 20% of the ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/09/sage%e2%80%99s-fourth-national-conference-on-lgbt-aging/ Linda Mardean "Marty" Fowler passed away suddenly on Monday, August 18th, in Oklahoma City.  She was born on November 4, 1947, in Bartlesville.  She grew up in Dewey, OK, graduating from Dewey in the class of 1967.  She attended NEO University in Miami OK, taught P.E. in Siloam Springs AR, and ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/09/in-remembrance/ PFLAG-OKC  Tuesday Sept 2 Church of the Open Arms 7 pm Mary and Louise  Friday Sept 5 Full Circle 7 pm OGLPC  Monthly Meeting Monday Sept 8  Neighborhood Alliance 7 pm PFLAG-Norman  Thursday Sept 11 St Stephens 7 pm Herland Work Day Saturday Sept 13 10 am—1 pm Herland Supper Club Saturday Sept 13 Belle ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/09/september-events-2/ www.sageusa.org http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/09/website-of-the-month-30/ In a serious game of one-upsmanship, County Commissioner Brent Rinehart of Oklahoma County has really raised the ante on Sally Kern, Oklahoma State Representative.  The two are currently dueling it out for title of “Most Embarrassing  Oklahoman.”  Rep. Kern scored first in the contest by exposing the “gay agenda” to a ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/08/kern-and-rinehart-locked-in-ferocious-battle/ As a gay man in OKC, I would like to share the gay "agenda" with everyone. You see, it is not about being treated fairly or on par with our heterosexual counterparts as some gays would have you believe. And it is certainly not about being able to visit your ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/08/for-the-first-time%e2%80%94-gayagenda-revealed/ August 26 of each year is designated in the United States as Women's Equality Day. Instituted by Rep. Bella Abzug and first established in 1971, the date commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave U.S. women full voting rights in ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/08/women%e2%80%99s-equality-day/ from 365gay.com A Greek court Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing an LGBT rights group of demeaning the people of the Aegean island of Lesbos by purloining the word Lesbian, a term islanders have used to name themselves for centuries. The lawsuit was brought by three islanders from Lesbos, home of the ancient poet Sappho, ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/08/lesbos-loses-lesbian-lawsuit/ from 635gay.com The first American wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom told a House sub-committee Wednesday that many in his unit knew he was gay and it was not an issue.  It was only years after he nearly died in battle, receiving a Purple Heart for courage, that he realized he needed ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/08/end-military-gay-ban-lawmakers-told/ Researchers at the University of Oklahoma still need more participants for a study on physical activity among adult lesbians.  They want to understand how an 8-week educational program (1 hour per week) may help increase participation in regular moderate physical activity, specifically among adult lesbians. If you have ever started ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/08/it%e2%80%99s-not-too-late/ Mary and Louise  Friday August 1 Full Circle 7 pm PFLAG-OKC  Tuesday Aug 5 Church of the Open Arms 7 pm Miss Brown to You Friday August 8 UCO Jazz Lab 8 pm $7 Herland Supper Club Saturday August 9 The (new!) Iguana Lounge NW 9th & Broadway OKC 5:30 pm OGLPC  Monthly Meeting ... http://www.herlandsisters.org/archives/2008/08/august-events-2/