[NEohioPAL]Live Homosexual Acts on Public Square on Oct. 11

Thu Oct 6 11:28:13 PDT 2005

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Dear NEO Performing and Visual Arts Community,

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On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Center will host Live Homosexual Acts: A Coming =
Out
Day Rally, 4-6pm on Public Square. We would love it if artists such as
yourselves would join us on the square to rehearse lines for an upcoming
show, have a meeting, work on a drawing or painting, take photos, etc =
for
the duration of the event. We are inviting other groups of people to
participate in a similar manner (holding a staff meeting, eating a =
snack,
and so on).=20

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Essentially, we want as many folks to join us on the Square as possible.
Read below for futher information, or contact me if you have any =
questions.
Information is also posted here: http://www.lgcsc.org/Enews/EA100505.htm
Thanks! - Tim (w: 216.651.LGBT ext 13/tmarshall at lgcsc.org).

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 NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/04/05
>From the Lesbian/Gay Community Center of Greater Cleveland
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CONTACT
Sue Doerfer, Executive Director, The Center,
sdoerfer at lgcsc.org, w: 216.651.5428 ext 12, c: 216.406.6423
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Tim Marshall, Communications Director, The Center,
tmarshall at lgcsc.org, w: 216.651.5428 ext 13, c: 216.288.5682

'Live Homosexual Acts on Public Square!'=20
Community members to come out of the closet
 at public event on Oct. 11

Live Homosexual Acts: A Coming Out Day Rally, to be held on National =
Coming
Out Day, Tuesday, Oct. 11,=20
4-6pm at Public Square. A short program, featuring Clevelanders=20
coming out publicly, will begin at 4:30pm.=20

CLEVELAND - The Lesbian/Gay Community Center of Greater Cleveland will =
give
community members the chance to come out of the closet at a special =
rally on
National Coming Out Day, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 4-6pm at Public Square, =
downtown.

Billing the event as "Live Homosexual Acts," organizers hope to promote
coming out as an important political and social action, while also
demonstrating the diversity of the gay community.

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"The anti-gay industry has sensationalized all aspects of our lives and
we're facing more attacks from them this year," Center Executive =
Director
Sue Doerfer said. "When we come out, we not only put a face on the gay
community, we challenge stereotypes as well."

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For the duration of the event, participants will commit a "live =
homosexual
act," by coming out to their employer, co-workers, family members or
children. Public Square will be roped off so that community members can =
also
come out simply by spending time on the square, by working on their =
laptop,
playing with their kids, talking on the phone, reading a book, doing
homework, knitting, etc.

"Anti-gay groups seek to de-humanize us, but coming out combats that,"
Doerfer said. "It's also important to note that coming out is a lifelong
process; there are always people for us to come out to - new neighbors, =
new
co-workers and others. The more people we come out to, the more hearts =
and
minds we change."

National Coming Day is held annually on October 11 to commemorate the =
first
March on Washington by LGBT people in 1987. The first National Coming =
Out
Day was held in 1988.

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For more information on Live Homosexual Acts: A Coming Out Day Rally, =
visit
http://www.lgcsc.org <http://www.lgcsc.org/> or call 216.651.LGBT.

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About the Lesbian/Gay Community Center of Greater Cleveland=20
Established in 1975, the Center is a nonprofit agency working toward a
society free of homophobia and gender oppression by advancing the human
rights and dignity of the LGBT community through action, education and
advocacy.

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Tim L. Marshall
Director of Communications
Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center
of Greater Cleveland
6600 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102
Tel: 216.651.LGBT ext 13 / Fax: 216.651.6439
tmarshall at lgcsc.org / media at lgcsc.org
Visit our virtual Center: <http://www.lgcsc.org/> www.lgcsc.org

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Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Dear NEO Performing and Visual =
Arts
Community,</span></font></p>

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Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font></p>

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Center =
will host
Live Homosexual Acts: A Coming Out Day Rally, 4-6pm on Public
 Square. We =
would love
it if artists such as yourselves would join us on the square to rehearse =
lines
for an upcoming show, have a meeting, work on a drawing or painting, =
take photos,
etc for the duration of the event. We are inviting other groups of =
people to
participate in a similar manner (holding a staff meeting, eating a =
snack, and
so on).

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Essentially, we want as many folks =
to join
us on the Square as possible. Read below for futher information, or =
contact me
if you have any questions. Information is also posted here: <a
href=3D"http://www.lgcsc.org/Enews/EA100505.htm">http://www.lgcsc.org/Ene=
ws/EA100505.htm</a>
 Thanks! – Tim (w: 216.651.LGBT ext <a
href=3D"mailto:13/tmarshall at lgcsc.org">13/tmarshall at lgcsc.org</a>).</span=
></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE =
RELEASE: </span></b></span></font><b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>10/04/05</span></b><b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'><br>
</span></b>From the Lesbian/Gay Community Center of Greater =
Cleveland<br>
 </p>

<p align=3Dright =
style=3D'margin-right:81.3pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
0in;text-align:right'><b><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CONTACT<br>
</span></font></b><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Sue =
Doerfer,
Executive Director, The Center,<br>
sdoerfer at lgcsc.org, w: 216.651.5428 ext 12, c: 216.406.6423<br>
 <br>
Tim Marshall, Communications Director, The Center,<br>
tmarshall at lgcsc.org, w: 216.651.5428 ext 13, c: =
216.288.5682</span></font></p>

‘Live
Homosexual Acts on Public Square!’ =
 
Community members to come out of the closet 
 at public event on Oct. 11

Live Homosexual Acts: A Coming Out Day Rally, to be held on National =
Coming Out
Day, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 
4-6pm at Public Square. A short program, featuring Clevelanders 
coming out publicly, will begin at 4:30pm<=
span
style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>.

CLEVELAND – The Lesbian/Gay Community Center of =
Greater
Cleveland will give community members the chance to come out of the =
closet at a
special rally on National Coming Out Day, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 4-6pm at =
Public Square, downtown. 
 
Billing the event as “Live Homosexual Acts,” organizers hope =
to
promote coming out as an important political and social action, while =
also
demonstrating the diversity of the gay community.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-right:81.3pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

“The =
anti-gay
industry has sensationalized all aspects of our lives and we’re =
facing
more attacks from them this year,” Center Executive Director Sue =
Doerfer
said. “When we come out, we not only put a face on the gay =
community, we
challenge stereotypes as well.”

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-right:81.3pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

For the =
duration of the
event, participants will commit a “live homosexual act,” by =
coming
out to their employer, co-workers, family members or children. Public =
Square
will be roped off so that community members can also come out simply by
spending time on the square, by working on their laptop, playing with =
their
kids, talking on the phone, reading a book, doing homework, knitting, =
etc.

“Anti-gay groups seek to de-humanize us, but coming out combats
that,” Doerfer said. “It’s also important to note that =
coming
out is a lifelong process; there are always people for us to come out to
– new neighbors, new co-workers and others. The more people we =
come out
to, the more hearts and minds we change.”

National Coming Day is held annually on October 11 to commemorate the =
first
March on Washington by LGBT people in 1987. The first =
National
Coming Out Day was held in 1988.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-right:81.3pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-right:81.3pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>For more =
information on
Live Homosexual Acts: A Coming Out Day Rally, visit <a
href=3D"http://www.lgcsc.org/">http://www.lgcsc.org</a> or call =
216.651.LGBT.</span></font></p>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>About
the Lesbian/Gay </span></font></b><b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Community
  Center</span></b><b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'> of =
</span></b><b><span
  style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Greater Cleveland</span></b><b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'> <br>
</span></b>Established in 1975, the Center is a nonprofit agency working =
toward
a society free of homophobia and gender oppression by advancing the =
human
rights and dignity of the LGBT community through action, education and
advocacy.</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-right:81.3pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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Tim L. Marshall 
Director of
Communications 
Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center 
of Greater <st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place>Clevel=
and</st1:place></st1:City> 
</st1:place></st1:City><st1:address><st1:Street><st1=
:address><st1:Street>6600
 Detroit Avenue</st1:Street></st1:address></st1:Street>=
, <st1:City><st1:City>Cleveland<=
/font></st1:City></st1:City>,
 <st1:State><st1:State>OH</st1:State></st1:State>
 <st1:PostalCode><st1:PostalCode>44102<=
/st1:PostalCode></st1:PostalCode></st1:address> 
Tel: 216.651.LGBT ext 13 / Fax: 216.651.6439 
<st1:PersonName>tmarshall at lgcsc.org</st1:PersonName> / =
media at lgcsc.org 
Visit our virtual Center: <a =
href=3D"http://www.lgcsc.org/">www.lgcsc.org=
</a>

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