May 2015 Newsletter - Tri
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TSA News May 2015 Volume 33 Issue 5 May 2015 Events Calendar Friday May 1—Sunday May 3, Play: Love in Disguise, 7:30pm Friday & Saturday, 4:30pm Sunday, Showplace Cinemas Newburgh, Tickets are $10 Friday May 8, Scandals Night Club Grand Opening, 1352 E. Division Street, 7pm—3am, Facebook.com/ScandalsEvansville Sunday, May 17, 6pm, Owensboro AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service, Zion United Church of Christ, 625 Allen Street, Owensboro. Pictured left are TSA Youth Group Member Kayla McCay and TSA Board Member Elliot Howard at the Youth Resources Hall of Fame Luncheon, where the TSA Youth Group was recognized for its work with the Tri-State Alliance AIDS Holiday Project. Pictured right is TSA President Wally Paynter presenting Alex Kessler with the TSA Volunteer of the Year Award with the help of TSA Vice President Kelley Coures at the 14th Annual TSA Pride Prom, which was attended by 1,100 students on Saturday, April 11. Indiana Primary Election is Tuesday, May 5 Scandals Night Club 11352 E. Division Street, Evansville, IN 47711 Friday, May 8, 7pm—3am 6pm, Sunday, May 17 Zion United Church of Christ 625 Allen Street, Owensboro, KY TSA thanks Lamasco Bar & Grill, 1331 W. Franklin Street, Evansville for its support of the TSA Pride Prom! TSA Volunteer Meeting Sunday, May 17 4:30—5:45pm Owensboro Panera Bread 4600 Frederica Street Help plan the 2nd Annual TSA Owensboro Pride Picnic! 1,100 Attended TSA Pride Prom on April 11 Next dance is Halloween Dance Oct. 31 then 2016 Prom on April 9 The Tri-State Alliance thanks the Church of the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ in Carbondale for hosting the annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial and Mobilization Vigil. INTERNS NEEDED The Tri-State Alliance is seeking 2 interns for this summer and 2 interns for the fall. One intern will serve as a project manager for the AIDS Holiday Project and one intern will serve as a project manager for the TSA Youth Group / TSA Education & Outreach. Internships are for college credit only. For more information contact Wally at [email protected] or 812 -480-0204. TSA Office / Youth Group Needs Donations Coca-Cola products Bottled Water Food for weekly meetings US Postage Stamps Donations for youth group special events (movies, bowling, theater events, putt putt golf, attending out-of town LGBT events) To make a donation, contact Wally at 812-480-0204 or [email protected] Or send a check to TSA Youth Group PO Box 2901 Evansville, IN 47728 or donate online at www.TSAGL.org Support a worthy cause & shop online at www.broadwaycares.org For Sale: Split, seasoned FIREWOOD Free delivery within Evansville. All proceeds are donated to the Tri-State AIDS Holiday Project. $95/pick-up load. Cash only please. Contact Bruce Wright (812) 422-9155, [email protected] TSA Seeks Volunteers To Help Expand Services The Tri-State Alliance is seeking volunteers to help us expand our services. To volunteer, please contact Wally Paynter at [email protected] or 812-480-0204. Among some of the volunteer positions are: * AIDS Holiday Project Co-Chair * Arts and Theater Coordinator (help increase LGBT art and theater in our region) * Grant Writer * HIV Prevention Coordinator (find new locations for condom distribution and help coordinate HIV educational events) * Owensboro AIDS Walk Co-Chair * Regional Gay/Straight Alliance Director (coordinate and support GSAs in the Tri-State and encourage / help new GSAs to form) * Social Media Coordinator * Southern IL AIDS Walk Chair and Co-Chair * Vincennes AIDS Walk Co-Chair. SAVE THE DATES: Pride Church Service, Zion UCC Henderson, Sunday June 7 TSA Pride Picnic Sunday, June 14, 2015 TSA Owensboro Pride Picnic Sunday June 28 2015 TSA Celebrity Dinner, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 TSA Halloween Dance, Satur day, Oct. 31, 2015 Mr. Heavensville Competition, Fr iday, Nov. 20 TSA Pride Prom 2016 Saturday, April 9, 2016 Keep up with us on FACEBOOK! ‘Like’ the Tri-State Alliance and the Tri-State AIDS Holiday Project TSA Offers Educational Presentations TSA volunteers Kelley Coures, Stephanie Decker and Wally Paynter are available to speak to classes and groups on the following LGBT and HIV topics. TSA requests that you contact us as much in advance as possible to arrange for one of these presentations. The following presentations are made by TSA VP Kelley Coures, who can be reached at [email protected] Aging Issues in the LGBT Population of America Gay & Lesbian Images in American Film The Hidden Holocaust 4000 Years of GLBT History Stephanie Decker does a short presentation on Cyberbullying. She can be reached at [email protected] . Wally Paynter gives presentations on Working with Diverse Populations and also Current Issues in the HIV / AIDS Pandemic. He can be reached at 812-4800204 or [email protected]. Remember TSA in Your Will By Wally Paynter Making a difference in our community is important. TSA has worked to serve our community since 1980. To make a difference in our community, donations of time and money have always been very important. One way to continue to make a difference is by remembering TSA in your estate planning. I choose to volunteer for the 2 charities that are the most important to me and my life (TSA and the First Presbyterian Church of Evansville). As I prepared my will, I have included TSA, and my church in my estate planning. Though this will not be a lot of money, it will be my way to help make a difference in the future after I am gone. I encourage you to consider the Tri-State Alliance as your prepare your estate. Our legal name is the Tri-State Alliance, Inc., our address is PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728, and our Federal ID number is 35-1636272. Whether you remember us in your will, life estate or in your life insurance, you can help us continue to make a difference. TSA has served our region for 32 years, and your consideration will help us continue to make a difference into the future! Contact me at 812-4800204 or [email protected] for more information. Evansville Airport Holiday Inn The perfect location for a wedding, reception, party, fundraiser or other social event! To schedule an event, contact Ted Holmes at 812-867-7999 and tell him that Wally referred you. Get the expanded TSA Newsletter by email. Sign up at www.TSAGL.org Memorial & Honorary Donations In Honor of the 20th Anniversary of Kelley Coures & Malcolm Cook By Joe & Melody Vezzoso In Honor of Robert Owen By East Side Marine Get the expanded TSA Newsletter by email Sign up at TSAGL.org you can also follow Tri-State Alliance on Twitter @tsaglbt NAACP Statement on “Religious Freedom” Legislation in Indiana and Arkansas April 03, 2015 BALTIMORE, Md. – After a national and state-wide uproar over bills promoted as religious freedom measures and criticized as discriminatory against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, state lawmakers in Indiana and in Arkansas approved new legislation to remove the most contentious language. In Indiana, legislators passed a series of changes to the Bill, while still not outlawing anti-gay discrimination, clarified that the religious freedom law does not authorize such discrimination. Lawmakers in Arkansas, acting at the urging of the governor, passed a measure that is nearly identical to the federal Religious Freedom and Restoration Act. “The NAACP's constitution affirmatively states that our objective is to ensure the 'political, educational, social and economic equality' of all people. Therefore, the NAACP has opposed and will continue to oppose any national, state or local policy that seeks to codify discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the Constitutional rights of LGBT citizens. Religious freedom is a constitutional value that we both celebrate and recognize as it is woven into the fabric of who we are as a nation. Furthermore, we believe that every American deserves to live a safe and just life, free of prejudice and discrimination. The NAACP will continue to work to ensure that all Americans are protected from discrimination, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, point of national origin, or genuine or perceived sexual orientation.” OWENSBORO: Saturday, May 9, 6-7pm Daviess County Public Library, 2020 Frederica St. EVANSVILLE: Saturday, May 16, 12:30—1:30pm Showplace Cinemas South, 950 Hebron Drive Tri-State Alliance President reacts to Supreme Court arguments on gay marriage By Natalie Russell, WFIE News, April 28 The U.S. Supreme Court heard historic arguments Tuesday on the issue of gay marriage. In Evansville, Wally Paynter with the Tri-State Alliance has been following the hearings. Right now, if a couple gets married in a state where gay marriage is legal their rights may not be recognized in a state that does not allow it. Paynter says he is hopeful marriage will soon be legal in all 50 states so there won't be any issue when it comes to recognizing marriages in different locations. Paynter says the Supreme Court arguments are getting more people to talk about the issue and become educated. "I think it's exciting to see public opinion changing and people coming out in support of our rights and the dialogue from the other side from people who oppose same sex couples,” Paynter said. “Some of the dialogue is changing because people don't want to be seen as someone who discriminates against people who are different than themselves." The rulings are expected to be issued in late June. 1st Vincennes Pride Prom is a GREAT Success! THANK YOU TSA Thanks an anonymous donor for buying LGBT themed ads in the UE Crescent Magazine for the 2014-15 school year. A copy of the most recent ad is on the back cover of this month’s newsletter. TSA would like to continue these ads in the UE Crescent and expand these Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to the 2015-16 school year for ads in the USI Shield, Vincennes University Trailblazer, Owensboro Kentucky Wesleyan Panogram, and the SIU Carbondale Daily Egyptian. To help with this effort, please donate online at www.TSAGL.org OR send a check to: PSA Campaign Tri-State Alliance PO Box 2901 Evansville, IN 47728 On the memo line please list which school you want to support for the LGBT PSA.
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