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Friends of OutNow and the Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Choruswill host a fun warm mixer tonight on the chic terrace of The 88 condo complex in downtown San Jose. You get an opportunity to mingle with new people, be entertained with a few songs from the chorus and fill your party spirit with plenty of good wine and food to make it a fun evening. Proceeds go to support the chorus. Join us this evening. . DATE: May 14 TIME: 6pm to 8pm LOCATION: 88 San Fernando Ave, San Jose ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Greetings! OutNow is starting something new. Every month we will partner with a different nonprofit to host a professional mixer. This Thursday, our first event will be with the Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus and they will sing a few songs to energize our spirits. You get complimentary wine and hor’dourves for the low price of $10 - proceeds go to the chorus. Join us for this fun event. At OutNow, we are all friends. If your nonprofit would like to partner with us, contact Troy May at troy@outnowmag.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LGBT Center Gets $1 Million Donation San José State University has received a $1 million gift commitment for its new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center from alumni and longtime sanjosestate [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102577842218&s=8115&e=001lzMaElNW7j-w6ylqFpN4hpWRtfzUX6Oiisb5sokVQ7qstl0L79RRigm7q1s4yRPv9xtgdOJzJoANwgCFUOF9_U835PGrhVJp50_drqBA_SYk1EJ_d3niXw==]Los Gatos residents, businessmen and philanthropists Larry Arzie and David Stonesifer. This is the first major gift commitment to the LGBT Center operates. more [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102577842218&s=8115&e=001lzMaElNW7j_tEIGxkmGdBxqSUq6gqHs8bHlbIlKR0nVnRZdKUWsNcSqtwzZdWgYhzNjyJWuHbAgTE7lIwRBEgdcEjp3h8K0K3cWSRtS1tsMxh6OLHFii6w==] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mendocino County - GLBT Friendly Escape Finding the ultimate getaway is always a challenge. You want a destination that is fun and relaxing, yet oakland [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102577842218&s=8115&e=001lzMaElNW7j-w6ylqFpN4hpWRtfzUX6Oiisb5sokVQ7qstl0L79RRigm7q1s4yRPv9xtgdOJzJoANwgCFUOF9_U835PGrhVJp50_drqBA_SYk1EJ_d3niXw==]still offers the potential to do lots-or do nothing at all. Just a few hours north of the Bay Area, Mendocino County has earned a reputation for being that and for being a Mecca for gay-friendly travel. A list of gay owned bed and breakfast locations are included in the article. more [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102577842218&s=8115&e=001lzMaElNW7j_tEIGxkmGdBxqSUq6gqHs8bHlbIlKR0nVnRZdKUWsNcSqtwzZdWgYhzNjyJWuHbAgTE7lIwRBEgdcEjp3h8K0K3cWSRtS1tsMxh6OLHFii6w==] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lessons Learned From Prop. 8 Campaign Equality California played a huge role in the fundraising effort for the “No on 8″ campaign. Ironically, the gay rights organization didn’t have much of a say in the strategy to win marriage equality. That’s why the organization commissioned a study to identify Equality California’s role in the campaign and learn how to do things differently in future campaigns. more [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102577842218&s=8115&e=001lzMaElNW7j_tEIGxkmGdBxqSUq6gqHs8bHlbIlKR0nVnRZdKUWsNcSqtwzZdWgYhzNjyJWuHbAgTE7lIwRBEgdcEjp3h8K0K3cWSRtS1tsMxh6OLHFii6w==] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Mark your calendars for the next BUTCH party on June 7th, 3-9pm and every first Sunday of the Month at RENEGADES!!!! ********************************************************* Sunday, May 17th at 3pm-8pm “BUFFALO BURGER BBQ” & Beer Bust Benefitting the Billy Defrank LGBT Community Center Grass Fed Bison Meat donated by Roger & Geoff of The American Bison Hereford Ranch of Grass Valley
$6.00 Buffalo Burger Plate with all the fixins $12.00 Beer Bust, Purchase your wristband by 7pm. * 70-90% Less Fat (depending on the cut) * an average of 50% less cholesterol * 30% higher in Protein * Fewer Calories * No known human allergies * and is higher in iron (great for women) RENEGADES is donating $6 from every Beer Bust, and 100% of BBQ Proceeds to the Billy Defrank Center ********************************************************* Special LEATHER MASTER’S Discount, for our Renegades Customers, during the month of May. 40% Off all Leather Chaps 30% Off all Leather Vests 20% Off all Leather/Chain Harnesses Just ask for the “Renegades Bar” Discount at the register! Discount is good on in stock merchandise, at the San Jose Location only! During the month of May. While supplies last! Offer is NOT valid on custom, special orders, website purchases, or at the Dallas TX location. LEATHER MASTER’S 969 Park Ave., San Jose CA. 95126 …408-293-7660 Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon-8:00pm
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From: Anne Hansen, President, Billy DeFrank Board of Directors [mailto:kevinn@defrank.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:52 PM To: chris@cfloodmanagement.com Subject: DeFrank Board news, views and opportunities to help

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Dear Christopher,
As President of the Board of Directors of the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, I want to keep sharing with you news of our Center’s challenges and changes. Our April Board meeting continued the forward momentum we established in March: our new Board was officially installed, and new officers chosen. I am happy to continue to serve as Board President, and will be joined by Chris Flood as Vice President, Robert Willis as Treasurer, and Audrey Fernandez-Elliott as Secretary. We also announced the formation of committees that will help move our Center forward, and allow our Members to help guide our future direction. If you’re interested in serving on a committee or even just learning what it’s all about, plan to attend the first meeting of any of the committees next week. Our new committees are: * Fundraising/Marketing/Membership, co-chaired by Ray Mueller and Gui Alvarenga; the first meeting will be on Wednesday, May 13 at 7pm. * Finance, co-chaired by Robby Willis and Chris Flood; the first meeting will be Monday, May 11 at 4 pm. * Corporate Governance; co-chaired by Audrey Fernandez-Elliott and Michael Schlemmer; the first meeting will be on Monday, May 11 at 7 pm. * Building, co-chaired by Anne Hansen and Luis Sarmento; the first meeting will be on Tuesday, May 12 at 7 pm. All meetings will be held in the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose. Renewal: we didn’t fight this hard just to fade away!
The Center’s financial situation is still challenging. We need the help of all of our Members, friends, supporters, volunteers…anyone who is willing to donate and help ensure our survival. But we’re not asking for a handout: we’re asking you to join us in the renewal of the Billy DeFrank Center, so that it can continue to serve the LGBT community of Silicon Valley for years to come. And we’re making it as easy as possible to help! Center volunteers have created a wonderful brochure that you can circulate to your friends and to anyone you think might make a donation to save our Center — send an email to paul@defrank.org to get the PDF file or visit www.defrank.org next week to download it from our homepage (to save us on printing costs) and distribute. It explains who we are, where we’ve been, what’s happening now and what we’d like to see in the future - and it makes it very easy to donate by check or credit card. Please - if you can support us, I offer many thanks. But if you can ask your friends, co-workers and family to help - then together, we’ll save the DeFrank Center and create new ways to serve Silicon Valley’s LGBT Community tomorrow. If you’d like to host a house party or organize a fundraising event for the Center, please call our interim Executive Director Paul Wysocki at (408) 293-3040, extension 103. And don’t wait: our fiscal year ends on June 30, and our survival is at stake. I am convinced that we have a workable plan to stabilize, renew and reinvent our center, and with your help - and the help of many friends throughout our community - we can save our Center. After all…we didn’t fight this hard just to fade away! Anne Hansen, President Board of Directors Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center

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Soul Support Movie Night:  For the Bible Tells Me So  
Date/Time:  May 11th, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose
Contact: Jo-Lynn at jolynnotto@yahoo.com, or 408-293-4080  ext. 117
RSVP’s  highly  encouraged! 
This highly-acclaimed documentary is a must see for anyone who would like to know the truth about what the Bible and established science really have to say about homosexuality.  The recipient of 9 film festival awards, For the Bible Tells Me So directly addresses Bible passages that have been used to condemn homosexuality.  The film features prominent religious scholars, including Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, and the compelling stories of typical American Christian families that initially struggled with a child coming out, and then came to accept and embrace their child’s sexual orientation.  The families of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Gene Robinson are among those whose stories are told in the film.  This moving film “boldly takes on a loaded topic and examines it both intellectually and emotionally; the result may well have you blinking away a few tears.”  (Seattle Times) 
This event is brought to you by DeFrank’s Soul Support program and representatives of Marriage Equality Silicon Valley,(MESV.) Time permitting, group discussion will occur after the movie. Information will be provided by MESV on what our local organizations are doing in the movement to secure the right to marry for same-sex couples.
*Next month: June 8th! Soul Support brings back our LGBT Buddha buddies from SGI-Silicon Valley. Join us for an introductory presentation on Nichiren Buddhism from Soka Gakkai International, (SGI.) 

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Activist, author, Icon Cleve Jones in San Jose to speak at Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(San Jose: April 28, 2009) Gay activist, author, and founder of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Cleve Jones will speak at Silicon Valley’s Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Community Center this Thursday, April 30. The event, scheduled for 8:00 pm in the Billy DeFrank Center’s Grand Ballroom, is free to the public. Jones will speak on the LGBT revolution, the legacy of Harvey Milk, and the issue of diversity in the workplace. The event is presented by UNITE HERE and the Martin Lyon Leadership Institute and sponsored by Out Now Magazine, Pride At Work, and the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center. oakland [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102566980517&s=8115&e=001U8jbZjMUZ9KuC3QpnRbZWrBwvAVRIDz11IvnrDm536-MB_7GiI9r-mZkX10QNl4-UqBVHjWkG2-TmEjE6HfcOV55hZ3y3kbk38wbJLIPlH30gT7N1dOlfw==]Cleve Jones worked as a student intern in San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk’s office while studying political science at San Francisco State University. In 1978, Milk was assassinated, along with San Francisco’s Mayor George Moscone; Jones is portrayed by actor Emile Hirsch in Milk, director Gus Van Sant’s 2008 biopic of Harvey Milk. He conceived of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has become, at 54 tons, the world’s largest piece of community folk art as of 2009. In 1983, at the onset of the AIDS pandemic Jones co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation which has grown into one of the largest and most influential People with AIDS advocacy organizations in the United States. Recently, Jones has been working with UNITE HERE, the hotel, restaurant, and garment workers union on homophobia issues. He is a driving force behind the Sleep With The Right People campaign, which aims to convince GLBT tourists to stay only in hotels that respect the rights of their workers. Another part of Jones’ work with UNITE HERE is making the labor movement more open to GLBT members. Sponsors: UNITE HERE represents approximately 450,000 workers in the hospitality, gaming, food service, laundry, textiles and manufacturing distribution industries in the United States and Canada. The Martin Lyon Leadership Institute, named after lesbian pioneers, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, seeks to bring history and leadership skills to the area in order to meet and defeat any future attempts to take away the LGBT communities’ rights. OutNow Magazine is the Bay Area’s premier LGBT lifestyle monthly. The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center serves the Silicon Valley with opportunities and programs that reflect our diverse membership and our community.
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PRESS RELEASE April 30, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Activist, author, Icon Cleve Jones in San Jose to speak at Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(San Jose: April 28, 2009) Gay activist, author, and founder of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Cleve Jones will speak at Silicon Valley’s Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Community Center this Thursday, April 30. The event, scheduled for 8:00 pm in the Billy DeFrank Center’s Grand Ballroom, is free to the public. Jones will speak on the LGBT revolution, the legacy of Harvey Milk, and the issue of diversity in the workplace. The event is presented by UNITE HERE and the Martin Lyon Leadership Institute and sponsored by Out Now Magazine, Pride At Work, and the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center. oakland [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102566980517&s=8642&e=001U8jbZjMUZ9KuC3QpnRbZWrBwvAVRIDz11IvnrDm53689ZuknIP3KEk5_v0lMoHEVr2uOAjKx8hrpSyiAQK8wvwhlhESEN35crpTXDboQuWLFQxlf9oUoXQ==]Cleve Jones worked as a student intern in San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk’s office while studying political science at San Francisco State University. In 1978, Milk was assassinated, along with San Francisco’s Mayor George Moscone; Jones is portrayed by actor Emile Hirsch in Milk, director Gus Van Sant’s 2008 biopic of Harvey Milk. He conceived of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has become, at 54 tons, the world’s largest piece of community folk art as of 2009. In 1983, at the onset of the AIDS pandemic Jones co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation which has grown into one of the largest and most influential People with AIDS advocacy organizations in the United States. Recently, Jones has been working with UNITE HERE, the hotel, restaurant, and garment workers union on homophobia issues. He is a driving force behind the Sleep With The Right People campaign, which aims to convince GLBT tourists to stay only in hotels that respect the rights of their workers. Another part of Jones’ work with UNITE HERE is making the labor movement more open to GLBT members. Sponsors: UNITE HERE represents approximately 450,000 workers in the hospitality, gaming, food service, laundry, textiles and manufacturing distribution industries in the United States and Canada. The Martin Lyon Leadership Institute, named after lesbian pioneers, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, seeks to bring history and leadership skills to the area in order to meet and defeat any future attempts to take away the LGBT communities’ rights. OutNow Magazine is the Bay Area’s premier LGBT lifestyle monthly. The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center serves the Silicon Valley with opportunities and programs that reflect our diverse membership and our community.
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