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For those of you who can't attend the wake but want to show the wonderful folks at Bailey Coy how much they've meant and how dearly they'll be missed, you can leave a note, card, flowers, or other token of remembrance to say goodbye and show your love to Bailey Coy. It's happening this Thursday any time before the wake. So, what are you waiting for? Go get a little goodbye card and drop it off at Bailey Coy!

You can RSVP for the event and read more on their Facebook page.

Bailey Coy Books is holding a wake on Thursday, Dec 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online from Brown Paper Tickets and more information is available athttp://baileycoy.com/default.aspx.

For those of us who can't make it to the wake, how about showing them a little love? Flowers, signs, cards.

On Thursday during the day, what if you left a note at the entrance with the name of the favorite book you've purchased or your favorite Bailey Coy memory? 

Let's bring these tokens of appreciation to show Michael Wells and the entire...

It's so sad to think that Bailey Coy Books won't be around any more. It's been a fixture on the Hill for 26 years! So, for those of you who need to mourn the loss of this iconic bookshop and celebrate their incredible history, you need to attend the  Wake & Auction on Thursday, December 3. You can help the store raise some cash to cover final expenses by bidding on the awesome stuff they've collected over the years. From the Brown Paper Ticket's page:

Auctioneer Laura Michalek will oversee bidding on a pair of white boxer shorts signed by David Sedaris, original cartoons out of our guestbook by Matt Groening and Lynda Barry, a poster signed by Annie Leibovitz, an original painting from the Big Fucking Hands series by Ellen Forney, signed first editions and other very special and very odd items. We'll also auction off dates with two of Capitol Hill's celebrity politicians, State Senator Ed Murray and City Councilmember Sally Clark. 

Entertainment will be provided by Fuschia Foxxx and the magnificent...

Join CHS and Gay Cap Hill for a little late-fall Happy Hour(s) at Purr! We'll be meeting up next Thursday, November 19 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. This event is for anyone and everyone to attend so we hope to see everyone there! If you want to check out their happy hour offerings, visit Purr's web site.

Gay Cap Hill would like to remind you to PLEASE mail in your ballots if you have not done so already. They must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, November 3. With the importance of Approving R-71 riding on this election, please do not forget to mail in your ballots! You can still help with phonebanking on Monday and Tuesday at the ERW office (right between Downtown and the Hill) and then attend one or more of the AWESOME election night parties happening on the Hill (or elsewhere in town).

Lifelong Aids Alliance needs help preparing food for their clients. If you have some time, you should definitely help out this amazing organization!

Got some extra time on your hands? We'd love your help preparing meals and grocery bags as a volunteer in our kitchen or warehouse! We also need help serving clients food at the Lyon Building. Please check out http://lifelongaidsalliance.org/volunteer to see our urgent needs, volunteer job descriptions, available shift times, and to fill out a volunteer application.

This is not hill specific, but still good news for the LGBT community. The Obama Administration signed three proposals to prevent LGBT descrimination in housing.

• The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it was clarifying the definition of "family" to explicitly include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in regulatory and policy changes pertaining to housing and home ownership.
• HUD also announced it would immediately begin the "first-ever national study of discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the rental and sale of housing."
• The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would create a national resource center to assist LGBT elders.

For the entire story, click here.

The holiday season can be crazy with a house full of guests. But Lifelong Aids Alliance can help you with dessert! You can order a pie through their Project Pie web site. For $25 you can get a delicious apple, pecan, pumpkin, or sweet potato pie (or donate one to someone in need!) and the proceeds go to Lifelong Aids and Chicken Soup Brigade. They have several pick up sites, including at Lifelong (it's right on the Hill!). What are you waiting for? Go order a tasty pie right now!

GayCapHill received our ballots in the mail yesterday. Just a friendly reminder to APPROVE R71! We are also encouraging the good folks on the hill to vote NO on I-1033, and YES on the low income housing levy.

Northwest Network, the advocacy and support organization for LGBT victims of abuse, needs your help to stop massive funding cuts from the City! Wednesday evening, the Seattle City Council will be hearing testimony on proposed cuts to the Human Services Department in the Mayor's 2010 budget. The proposed Seattle budget includes a 100% funding cut to The Northwest Network's training and technical assistance program for health and human service providers to improve their services to lesbian, bisexual, trans and gay Seattle citizens. More from their email:

Last year, your support in the form of emails, phone calls and attendance at City Council Budget hearings was an integral part of saving this funding for 2009. We are optimistic about getting this funding restored yet again, but we need your help! This year, our trainings have reached over 225 health and human service providers across a range of specializations, from nurses, doctors, social workers,...

Someone decided to spoof the Reject R71 video that surfaced yesterday. For those of you who have not seen the
original Reject R71 video
, it is incredibly ridiculous.

OUT for Sustainability now officially has 501(c)3 status This is a great organization for LGBT folks interested in sustainability issues. Thank you to Three Dollar Bill Cinema for stepping in as their sponsor!. 

For more information visit their site.

Equal Rights Washington has a new ad out about the importance of Domestic Partnership rights here in Washington. The Stranger did a great write up about why the ad does not/cannot mention R71 specifically. Forward this to your friends!

Today was the last day to register. Be sure and contact friends, families, anyone that you know to approve R71!

The Secretary of State's web site is back on line... you have but a few hours left to check your registration or to register to vote! So, do it RIGHT NOW!

Are you queer (or a straight ally)? Do you own a scooter? Well then SQREAM is for you! It's a group for LGBT scooter enthusiasts. They meet monthly on the Hill and go on rides around Seattle.

If you're interested in joining them on their ride tomorrow (Monday, October 5) in the early evening, contact Benjimen.

Dominic Holden has a great article in this week's Stranger about things you can do to get R-71 approved. He breaks it down into three categories: things you can do online, things you can do with volunteers, and things you can do while doing other things. So, get out on the Hill and make sure all your friends and neighbors know how important it is to vote in this election!

On Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11 Seattle LGBT Equality Weekend will be organizing several events to coincide with the National Equality March. The following are a few events from their web site:

March and Rally: Forty years after the Stonewall Rebellion, we march in solidarity with our brothers and sisters and allies in Washington, DC to demand  and to show our public support for the Approval of Referendum 71 

Sunday, October 11th, 2:00 pm:  Volunteer Park, 10^th Ave E & E Prospect and 5:00 pm:  Rally, Federal Courthouse, 7th & Stewart

 

Thinking Queerly:  Community Workshops on LGBT Issues: Community organizers and activists will present a series of workshops on a range of issues affecting the lgbt community including Stonewall and lgbt movement history, homelessness, hate crimes and self defense, lgbt health, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, lgbt legal issues, Gay-Straight Alliances, marriage equality, and more.

Saturday, October 10th, Piggot Auditorium, Seattle University @ 9:30 am to 5 pm

HIV/AIDS Vigil: As the AIDS pandemic nears its fourth decade, we gather to educate and raise awareness about the continued struggles of people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, friends, and support networks as well as to demand all resources and all funding necessary for prevention, treatment, and a cure.

Saturday, October 10th, Seattle Central Community College South Plaza, Broadway & E Pine @ 6:30 pm

More at seattleOUTprotest.org

Weather you're headed to Pony, The Cuff, or any other gay bar on the Hill, here's a great chance to help educate the community about the importance of approving R-71. Volunteers will be meeting at 10:00 p.m. at a location to be announced and going out to the local bars to do some quick and easy outreach. Since you're already going out any way, make your way over to WAFST and RSVP to help with outreach!

You can also check out their page with tips on how to be an outreach superstar!

For all of you who need to get around town, but want to do it via mass transit, you should definitely check out the new iPhone app One Bus Away. I downloaded it today and used it to get to work. It is AMAZING! Instead of listing a bus stop or route, the app locates you and shows you where the nearest stops are, what routes utilize that stop, and when the next bus is coming. One of my favorite parts about the app was opening it for the first time and seeing all the stops around me here on the hill! From One Bus Away's website:

Features include:

• Real-time arrival arrival information for public transit.
• Map display of stops and routes.
• Nearby stops search for location-aware devices.
• Bookmarks and recent stop history.
• Search for stops by route, address, and stop number.

For detailed instructions on how to use the app, see instructions below.

This app was created by a UW graduate student in computer science. If you are impressed, send the a thank you.

As the weather transitions to our gray and cooler fall, stay fit by working out indoors! Seattle's very own Orca Swim Team (a swim team for gays, lesbians, and friends) welcomes new members all the time. They practice at Seattle University's pool.

The Orca Swim Team, established in 1984 by a group of swimmers preparing for Gay Games II, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the sport of swimming and to educating the public about the value of sports in community-building. We are an active association of gay/lesbian and gay/lesbian-friendly fitness and competitive swimmers with approximately 100 members. Workouts are available 5 times per week throughout the year at Seattle University.

We just learned that the Dunshee House gay/bi mens Friday game nights are on hold for right now. :-( This was a great event for men interested in socializing with other men outside of the bar scene. If you know of other non-bar social activities or would like to start a gay/bi mens game night elsewhere on the Hill, please post in the comments section on this site! This would also be a great time to consider supporting an organization, like Dunshee House, to let them know you appreciate the work that they do!