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June 2011
June Events
June 2 5:30-8pm Youth Drop-In June 5 Rainbow Family event 3-5pm (Early due to Fathers Day) June 9 5:30-8pm Youth Drop-In June 10 Movie Night 7-9pm June 11 Womens Social 6-8pm June 12 2nd Annual Drag Bingo @ Toppers June 16 5:30-8pm Youth Drop-In June 19 Fathers Day June 23 5:30-8pm Youth Drop-In June 25 Transgender Social 6-10pm. Call the Center for an invitation
June 26 PRIDE Fundraiser @ Fat Daddys Comedy Club Comedy Club 7pm
June 26 OUTdoors Group activity TBA National AIDS Testing Day Drop-in 12-4pm. Call the Center for moreopen testing times. Testing is always free and confidential. June 30 5:30-8pm Youth Drop-In
For more statistics and information about transgendered individuals please visit the following websites: www.HRC.org/issues/transgender www.transgenderlaw.org. Tiffany Thomas Center for Equality Program Coordinator
The Center for Equality receives a grant from the South Dakota Department of Health to provide HIV/AIDS education and free, confidential HIV testing to Sioux Falls and the surrounding area. The Center has a staff of HIV testers that have all completed testing and education training through the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). Every month the Center has 12 drop-in testing days at the Center. The Center also conducts testing out in the Sioux Falls community at bars, organizations and events. As part of that community outreach education, the Center newsletter will run monthly educational pieces on HIV/AIDS facts, prevention, and education.
The annual National Skills Building Institute: To ensure that communities have the technical skills and This years NHTD Campaign will feature the distribu- resources to present a strong and effective HIV testtion of 70,000 NHTD posters: To ensure that commu- ing campaigns, NAPWA facilitates a comprehensive nities have the resources they need to mount an eftraining to share successful promotional techniques fective HIV testing campaign, NAPWA, in partnership and methodologies that our partners can tailor to their with the Greater Than AIDS Campaign, will distribute unique communities. This Institute brings together 70,000 HIV testing posters to local health departmembers of state health departments, local HIV orments, community clinics and other communityganizations, leading national experts and a cross secbased organizations that engage in HIV testing initia- tion of community leaders to discuss and address extives. Electronic versions of the joint Greater Than isting barriers that keep individuals at high risk for HIV AIDS Campaign (Get Yourself Tested) and the from being tested. This Institute also provides attenNAPWAs NHTD campaign (Take the Test, Take dees with training on how to conduct collaborative HIV Control) can be found at www.greaterthanaids.org testing events, how to work with the media, and how and www.napwa.org. This years winner is Amy Har- to promote the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Stratris (http://amymharris.com/), a graduate student at egy (NHAS). The National Skills Building Institute will Washington, DCs Art Institute. Our second and third be held May 10-13, 2011 in Indianapolis, IN, at the place winners are Jordan Shartzer and Robin Long. Wyndham Indianapolis West. www.napwa.org NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH AIDS US Mayors Campaign Against HIV, a partnership of NAPWA and OraSure Technologies: Mayors across Open testing at the Center noon to 4pm the US are requested to publicly support NHTD by:
HIV/AIDS
Awareness Days
June 8th: Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day June 27th: National HIV Testing Day Sept. 18th: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. Sept. 27th: National Gay Mens HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day. Oct 15th: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. Dec 1st:: World AIDS Day. Feb 7th: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. March 10th: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. March 20th: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. May 18th: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day May 19th: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
June 2011
Sun PFLAG will not meet in June Mon Writers Group will not meet in June Tue Wed 1 Drop-In HIV testing 1-3pm Thu 2 5:30-8 Youth Drop-In Fri 3 Sat 4
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PRIDE Party and Drag Show The only Gay Bar in the Dakotas!
PFLAG Mission
PFLAG promotes the health and well being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: - Support, to cope with an adverse society - Education, to enlighten an illinformed public - Advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. PFLAG provides opportunity for talking about sexual orientation and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human
PFLAGs Sioux Falls Chapter is on summer vacation. Meetings will resume in September.
From Terri Carlson, SF PFAG Director: We had a great meeting with our National PFLAG representative Brooke Smith and our regional PFLAG director Kay Heggestad on Monday May 23rd. Our PFLAG board met with our guests on Tuesday May 24th and discussed many possibilities for next year. One of the suggestions that was made was to find some civic activity that we could participate in...to get our name out there and let the people of Sioux Falls know we are a support system available to them. We hope to start a speaker's bureau so that we might be available to speak to any group that is looking for education on LGBT issues. One of our members offered his home as a place to have a social event...we need to just gather and develop friendships along with attending meetings! If you have areas of interests for programs, I would love to have you contact me in the near future as we line up speakers for our upcoming year. Any comments or suggestions are VERY welcome! I'm excited that we now have a board of directors who are willing to assist, and we all want your input! LaRae Oberloh and I have been invited to speak at the National Conference in Washington DC in November. The board approved paying our registration fee out of the PFLAG account, but we will be personally responsible for hotel and flight costs. If you are so moved to donate to our organization, we would appreciate your help in sending us to our national conference. We have been assured that by sending representatives, our group will gain new ideas and new strategies to recruit members, to educate our public, to give support, and to assist us in lobbying for LGBT friendly legislation. In addition to the National Conference, we will be ordering literature and brochures for next year. We are hopeful to find someone who will give us a discounted price on printing, and National PFLAG will send us materials at half price. If anyone is experienced in web design, or knows of a student who would be willing to do our website as a "volunteer" project, please contact me. We plan to hold one or two support groups this summer, and you will be notified by e-mail. If you no longer wish to be on our mailing list, please contact me. Your contributions are tax-deductible and can be mailed to 5500 S. Spyglass Circle, SF, SD 57108. Thank you for considering PFLAG when budgeting your giving:-) Sincerely, Terri Carlson PFLAG Director Website: www.pflagsfsd.org E-mail: info@pflagsfsd.org
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Movie NightFriday, June 10th from 7-9 p.m. Movie pick is True Grit Rated PG-13. Movie starts at 7:00.
Youth Movie Night- Fridays are on hold for the summer. Please check back to see when your favorite movies will be playing. Writers Group meets the First and Third Fridays of each month from 7-9pm. No regular schedule in the summer. Watch this listing for the group to resume in the fall. OUTdoors Group- Sunday, June 26 from 7-8 p.m. Summer is here! And the people are OUT everywhere. Back by popular demand, join our monthly OUTdoors Group every 4th Sunday of the month. Join us at Spencer Park (I-229 and Cliff Ave.) for volleyball June 26 from 7-8 p.m. ALL ability levels welcome and encouraged! No shame in your game here. Were in it for the fun! (for those of you who braved the noon oclock volleyball match last yearlets hope the sand has cooled down enough by 7:00 p.m. so that it doesnt set our feet on fire!) RSVP to Tiffany tiffany@ centersforequalitysd.org
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Rainbow Family EventSunday, June 5th from 3 Saturday, June 11 from 6-8 - 5pm.
Bring your favorite food to throw on the grill for yourself and bring a side dish to share with everyone. Enjoy spending time with other LGBTQ families! Give your children a chance to connect with other kids with LGBT parents.
Then sit back and enjoy one This months programming will be held early due to Faof the best things about thers Day. summer: grillin! Enjoy the food then stick around for another lesbian themed movie! Feel free to bring your favorite movies to share. Transgender Group- Saturday, June 25th from 6-10 p.m.
Join us every last Saturday Soda and water available for of the month at 6:00pm. $.50. Check out DakotaTGirls ALL WOMEN WEL@yahoo.com http:// COME (lesbian, bisexual, groups.yahoo.com/group/ straight/ally, questioning)! DakotaTGirls/ Email Tiffany at Before attending the Transgender group you must tiffany@ centersforequalitysd.org to RSVP with your email or call Cheryl or Tiffany at the Center (331dish of choice. 1153) to get permission to All Women are Welcome! attend.
June 2011
Center Board member and attorney Tom Kel- The Centers for Equality is in the process of a name change with the 2011 move... ler presented a workshop on LGBT Legal Issues on Tuesday May 17th at the Center. As a follow-up to the presentation Tom has been doing some research for the Center.
We will be known as the Center for Equality. Our name may have changed but our programming and services will remain the same.
Please drop by the Center for Equality in our new dent Obama signed a proclamation that indicates any hospital that receives funds from home at 406 South 2nd Avenue, Suite 102. Medicare or Medicaid can not discriminate CENTER HAPPENINGS against visitors. News, opinion, events, and resources for the Follow this link to learn more: LGBTQIA community Obamas Hospital Visitation Proclamation: PUBLISHER http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-pressThe Center For Equality office/presidential-memorandum-hospitalADDRESS visitation. 406 So. 2nd Ave. Ste. 102 Watch here for future presentations. Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(Fawick Center, the old Tyler Building) June 2011 HIV Testing Dates Drop in testing at the Centers for Equality on Wednesday June 1st from 1 to 3pm. HIV testing will be available Sunday June 12th during Drag Bingo at Toppers. Testers will be on hand from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Drop in testing on National HIV Testing Day Monday June 27th from noon to 4pm. **Call for additional appointment times.** Individual appointments are available: Email: info@centersforequalitysd.org or call 331-1153. All HIV testing is free and confidential. WEB www.centersforequalitysd.org PHONE 605-331-1153 EMAIL info@centersforequalitysd.org OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Position pending PROGRAM COORDINATOR Tiffany Thomas COUNSELOR Position open