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LGBT News for October 2018
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Join us for a special Rainbow
Lunch Club on October 10th
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Join at us for a very special Rainbow Lunch Club on Wednesday October 10th! On this day we welcome special guest,
Secretary of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Elder Affairs, Alice Bonner, PhD.
To make reservations please call or email WLEN by October 5th.
508-756-1545 ext. 404
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Rainbow Supper & Lunch Clubs
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The Rainbow Lunch Club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at noon
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This month lunch is served on
October 10th and 24th.
Join us on
October 2nd
at 6:00pm when
Will McMillan
and
Molly Ruggles
join us to perform the songs of Dorothy Fields
(see flyer below).
Both the Rainbow Lunch and Supper Clubs are held at the
Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, 90 Holden Street, Worcester, MA.
Entertainment returns!
See flyer posted below
The suggested meal donation for people 60+ is $2.50. Guests under 60 pay $5.50.
Reservations: If you wish to attend the Rainbow Lunch or Supper Club or cancel your reservation, please call or email WLEN one week before at (508) 756-1545 ext. 404 —
wlen@eswa.org. If no one is available please leave a message including your name and phone number and date you plan to attend. You may also make your reservation through our on-line Meet Up group
here.
Entertainment/program supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency
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An Illinois woman can now sue the retirement community where she resides, in a case over alleged homophobic harassment she suffered from other residents. This is due to an appeals court decision that is garnering attention for its possible housing law implications. Marsha Wetzel, who lives at the Glen St. Andrews senior living community in Niles, Illinois, alleged that some of the other residents there taunted her with homophobic slurs, intimidated her, and even assaulted her on several occasions. (Tim Regan, Senior Housing News, 8/28/18)
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Avoiding Insensitive Care
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A patient arrives in the emergency department without an established relationship with the physician. Trust must be built, and appropriate care delivered, in a setting that promises urgent attention. Yet research has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients often delay “seeking emergency care when they felt that they truly had an emergency, or they avoided the emergency department altogether, because they were concerned about the stigma,” according to Erick Eiting, MD, vice chair of operations for emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Downtown in New York. (AMA Wire, 9/6/18)
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Cakeshop case: Suburbs v. City?
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This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the most important case involving same-sex marriage since it became legal in all 50 states. On its surface, the Masterpiece Cakeshop case looked like it was a contest about discrimination and the meaning of religious liberty. But the circumstances of the case may actually be more important than the decision. My research on the history of the postwar United States indicates that Americans should also see this conflict as a consequence of the growing sexual diversity of the nation’s suburbs. (Clayton Howard, Ohio State University, WTOP, 9/18/19)
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Bisexual people tired of being invisible
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In 1999, three bisexual activists ― Gigi Raven Wilbur, Michael Page, and Wendy Curry ― decided that Sept. 23 would be a day for bisexuals around the world to remind people that we exist, we’ve always been a part of the fight for queer liberation, and our sexuality is real and valid. Despite the fact that the woman known as the “mother of Pride,” Brenda Howard, was bisexual, or the fact that bisexuals make up the largest share of LGBTQ people in America, invisibility still plagues many bisexuals. Many people, straight and gay alike, believe you can either be one or the other, and that anything in the middle is selfish, confused or fake ― in short, that bisexuality isn’t even real. That biphobia is causing real problems.
(Tris Mamone, HuffPost, 9/23/18)
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Preserving vanishing culture
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There is some question about which of San Francisco’s gay bars was the oldest and longest operating. The Old Crow opened on Market Street in 1935, closing in 1980, while the Gangway on Polk opened in 1910, but was not clearly LGBT-affiliated until much later. In terms of historical preservation, however, the question is moot. Both are gone. (Spud Hilton, San Francisco Chronicle, 8/17/18)
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Revoice: A Christian Conversation
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It is not often that the works of C. S. Lewis and Tony Kushner resonate with the same group of people. Such was the case, however, at the controversial and much-anticipated Revoice Conference held at the end of July. The conference drew nearly 500 Christians who came together in an ecumenical gathering “to support, encourage, and empower gay, lesbian, same-sex-attracted, and other LGBT Christians so they can flourish while observing the historic, Christian doctrine of marriage and sexuality.” (Billy Critchley-Menor, S.J., America magazine, 8/7/18)
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Transgender Community Night
Rainbow Readers
A monthly book club dedicated to reading all things Queer and LGBTQA
at Annie's Book Stop
65 James Street, Worcester MA
508-796-5613
LGBTQI Meetup for Central Mass
The purpose of this Meetup group is to help create a vibrant LGBTQI+ community throughout Central Massachusetts. Check this page out for LBGTQI+ friendly events in our area!
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WLEN– Worcester LGBT Elder Network, is a joint effort of Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc.,
Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging and the Worcester Senior Center.
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