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I know that this has been reported widely, but for those of you who haven't heard, Babeland is hosting Sexy Santa Night with Firefighters TONIGHT! There will be calendars for sale to benefit children and you can pose with partially disrobed firefighters. It is a win-win event!
Sexy Santa Night with Firemen Thursday, December 10, 06:00PM, Free You’ll get plenty of eye-candy this season with sexy firefighters playing Santa at Babeland! Firefighters who posed for a pin-up-style calendar for the WSCFF Burn Foundation will be on hand signing calendars and posing for photos. As if that isn’t enough, you could win free sex toys, too, depending on how naughty or nice you’ve been. Calendar sales benefit burn research programs, send injured kids to summer camp, and provide burn prevention kits. More info about the Washington State Council of Firefighters Burn Foundation at http://www.firefightercalendar.org (6-9pm)
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The Facebook group, Gay People in Seattle, is having their monthly meet-up tonight at Purr. The event starts at 6PM. Should be fun!
Retail Therapy is hosting a benefit for Velocity Dance Studio this Friday, Dember 4th at the odd time of 6:35PM. There will be cute boys modeling underwear!
Looking to kill your recession and winter blues? Come join us for a little fun. I recently found out that an increase in underwear sales is a sign of economic recovery so I have joined forces with my favorite Divas to encourage an end to all economic woes by throwing a party with beautiful people modeling underwear in our fine establishment. You don't wanna miss it! We will be holding a raffle to benefit Velocity dance center not to mention our amazing gift with Purchase surprise!
On Thursday, December 17 Three Dollar Bill Cinema will be hosting two screenings of An Evening with Auntie Mame! The first is at 6:30PM and the second at 9:30 (this screening is for folks 21 and over) at Central Cinema. Tickets are $12.
Celebrate the season with Three Dollar Bill Cinema and AUNTIE MAME. The beloved 1958 film starring the incomparable Rosalind Russell returns for one night only of festive revelry, a 'homo for the holidays' tradition. "Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death," according to Auntie Mame, but you'll be free to feast on a spread of free holiday sweet treats and surprises, presented with best wishes from Three Dollar Bill Cinema. (Full menu and beer/wine available throughout the program.) Last year our first screening sold out in advance, so get your tickets early!
Tomorrow is "Victory, Referendum 71 Approved Day" in the City of Seattle. This is "in recognition of the approval of referendum 71 granting equal rights to domestic partners." Tomorrow's celebration rally for the passage of R71 will be at Westlake Center, starting at noon.
Out for Sustainability is hosting a conference on the periphery of Capitol Hill this weekend... at the Olive 8 Hyatt. The conference features a number of topics, ranging from gender and healthcare to the pros and cons of Washington state's DP rights.
The cost of the conference ranges from $5 - $35. Here are the specifics of the conference:
Join OUT for Sustainability for the 1st annual conference on "Social Sustainability". Speakers on 5 panels join us from the city, county and state government, local businesses and non-profits. The goal is to see how demographics and logistics intersect and impact each other, to build awareness into action. Seminars include:
1p Gender + Healthcare: Focused on the issues and opportunities around access to services for women and transgender people.
Carolyn Fuller ND, Adjunct Faculty at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health, Primary and naturopathic care to the GLBTQ community at Spectrum Natural Health which is part of Country Doctor Community Health Clinic
2p Age + Community: Focused on planning community for an aging urban community, especially focused on the problems and potential solutions for the LGBTQ community.
Don Moreland is on the Seattle /King County Aging and Disability Advisory Committee and the State Council on Aging.
Tom Rasmussen is a City Council member for the City of Seattle. He chairs the Parks and Seattle Center Committee, vice-chair of the Culture, Civil Rights, Health and Personnel committee, member of the Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods committee, member of the Seattle/King County Board of Health as well as a member of the Regional Policy Committee and the Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA 8) board. Prior to his election in 2003, Tom was the Director of the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens.
Jeff Reibman, AIA, LEED AP is a licensed architect and a Senior Associate with Weber Thompson, a multidisciplinary design firm. Jeff has specialized in the design of Senior Housing.
3p Class + Education
Focused on how LGBTQ youth are impacted by resourcse differences in different communities.
Ken Shulman, MPA, is executive director of Lambert House, Seattle's LGBT Youth Activity and Resource Center. He earned his masters in public administration at Harvard. A former appointee of two Seattle mayors, he was twice elected to co-chair the city government's LGBT Commission.
4p Orientation + Family
Focused on the non-political side of Domestic Partnership, including looking at the positives and negatives of the existing law in Washington State.
Thomas Pitchford is the Development & Outreach Director for Equal Rights Washington and has spent the last several years working with political campaigns and consulting candidates primarily in the areas of campaign finance and strategy.
Cynthia Buhr is the current President of QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington where she is on the board. She is a family law attorney at Spencer Anderson & Buhr, PLLC and is an ACLU of Washington cooperating attorney.
David Wing-Kovarik co-founded and is executive director of Families Like Ours and is a member of the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) GLBT Advisory Committee. David is also a board member of the national Adoption Exchange Association and is co-author of Adoption 101: the family guide.
5p Race/Ethnicity + Housing
Focused the debate between affordability and density and how that impacts different racial and ethnic communities including members of those communities who are LGBTQ.
Jacque Larrainzar is the Policy and Outreach Manager for the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. She is a member of the City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Coordinating Team which works to address racial disparities and social justice issues in city government.
Heyok Kim is the Executive Director of InterIm Community Development Association (InterIm CDA). Hyeok served as a senior policy analyst for Speaker of the House Frank Chopp and the House Democratic Caucus in the Washington State Legislature. She is Board Secretary for the Housing
Development Consortium of Seattle/King County and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Public Facilities District.
Darryl Smith is a real estate professional with Windermere Mount Baker, founded Columbia City Beat Walk, chaired Columbia City Revitalization, and served on the Seattle Planning Commission where he represented neighborhood-planning interests. Currently he serves on the Board of Rainier Valley Community Development Fund and is the Board President of Great City.
More information at www.OUTsustainability.com. For questions, contact Gerod Rody, executive director, at gerod.rody@gmail.com
Tickets are $5 base price, or higher if you are in a position to help support the conference, get your tickets now at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/85960
OUT for Sustainability brings the LGBTQ community together with social and environmental sustainability, connecting macro issues with individual choices and impact, through partner led events, education, consulting and advocacy.
This weekend appears to be a bit light with LGBT events on the hill. Folks must be recuperating from Halloween and R71 campaigning. :)
Ongoing
- Project Pie - buy your pie for Thanksgiving and the proceeds go to Lifelong AIDS Alliance!
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For a pretty darn comprehensive list of Seattle LGBT nightlife events, visit Seattle Gay Scene!
This month's Bacon Strip is a fundraiser for the Orcas Swim Team, Seattle's LGBT competitive swim group.
Sylvia O-Stayformore and Bacon Strip are generously hosting a fundraiser for the Orca Swim Team, who have recently seen a drastic increase in our pool rates and are trying to keep, ahem, afloat. Bacon Strip is a great night of Drag and Dancing, and this Saturday there will be jello shots and a speedo raffle--you could be the proud winner of one of the lovely pink speedos featured in our pride float from last summer! So come drink and be merry, and support the Orca Swim team in the process.
The party is at Rebar this Saturday, November 7th, at 10PM.
Gay People in Seattle will be hosting their 5th social meet-up this next week at Barca.
Gay People in Seattle November 5th Social at Barca!We are excited to be hosting our November Social at Barca!
Please join us Thursday November 5th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Barca on Capitol Hill. Barca will be providing fantastic Happy Hour specials and each person is responsible for his/her own tab.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Their last meet-up was a lot of fun. We hope to see y'all there!
This is off the hill, but sounds like a fantastic event down in the U District:
October 29th — 6 p.m. in the Allen Library Auditorium
For The Bible Tells Me So
Join Reverend Monica Corsaro and Professor James Wellman for afree screening of this ground-breaking, award winning documentary that tells the
story of American Christian families and how they navigate the realization
of having a gay child. The film offers healing, clarity and understanding to
anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity. We will
discuss the church sanctioned anti-gay bias, biblical literalism, and
contextual biblical interpretation with an eye to ancient history and culture.
SIFF Audience Award Winner
Provincetown Film Festival Audience Award Winner
Sundance Grand Jury Prize NomineeFree Popcorn!
