Introduction from the Creator
Welcome to Issue One of HOOSIER LGBTQ! The format is still evolving, and while I hope to one day have a more professional look, my goal is to maintain a free publication for Indiana's gay community. If any other Indiana GLBT magazines exist, please share them, because I'd like to know!
HOOSIER LGBTQ will be published every Friday, and will feature national and local news, opinions, and events. Submissions are welcome, but right now I will be unable to pay contributors. See the submission guidelines at the bottom of the page for more information.
Comments are welcome, but they will be moderated. Absolutely no anti-gay, hateful, or hurtful comments will be allowed. HOOSIER LGBTQ is a place for acceptance and affirmation; debates about whether being gay or having rights is "wrong" or "bad" belong somewhere else.
I hope you enjoy this week's issue of HOOSIER LGBTQ! --Kim Flowers
Flaming National Headlines
Lawmakers are on the verge of legalizing gay marriage in Washington state, making it the seventh state in the U.S. to allow gay couples to wed. --Associated Press
On Thursday, Feb. 16 New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill to provide same-sex couples the right to marry, but the state's Republican governor has vowed to veto it. --CNN.com
A bill to restrict teaching about homosexuality before high school, known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, passed Tennessee's Senate last year, and will be voted on by the House in spring; several Tennessee students are protesting. --USA Today
On Monday, Feb. 13 at the Great Lakes Naval Station, north of Chicago, about 75 people held the first public meeting of Gay, Lesbian and Supporting Sailors (GLASS). This is believed to be the first non-academy, general base-sanctioned gay support group on any U.S. base in the world. --Windy City Times
Community News--Benefit at The Mark III Tap Room
MUNCIE, IN Last Saturday, The Mark III Tap Room held a benefit show for a former manager of the gay bar, Darla Taylor, who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Entertainers included drag queens Lena Myers, who came out of retirement for the event, and India Black, who performed a tribute to Whitney Houston, as Houston's death had been announced shortly before the show began. Over $800 was raised. The Mark will hold a regular drag show tomorrow night, Saturday Feb. 18.
IMO: This section will be re-posted in three days.
This week's side contents were:
The Rainbow Highligher-- The Mark III Tap Room in Muncie -- Drag Show, Sat. Feb. 18
It's On . . . RuPaul's Drag Race, Mondays on LOGO
Reading Out Loud-- "The Moonlit Earth" by Christopher Rice, and http://www.allromancebooks.com/ featuring "Eye on the Ball" by Shelley Munro
Thanks for reading!
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