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Title A name given to the resource [2019] Gala Lynn Riggs Performing Arts Award - Lucia Lucas Subject The topic of the resource Lucia Lucas Description An account of the resource World-renowned opera singer Lucia Lucas will be performing as "Don Giovanni" during Tulsa Opera's 2018-2019 season. her Performance will mark the first time a transgender person has been in a principal role on the operatic stage in the United States. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data iPhone 8 Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 4 minutes 39 seconds Compression Type/rate of compression for moving image file (i.e. MPEG-4) MP4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2019] Gala Lynn Riggs Video Subject The topic of the resource Lynn Riggs (1899-1954), Oklahoma's Own Playwright and Poet, namesake for the Lynn Riggs Black Box Theatre at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center operated by Oklahomans for Equality. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Equality Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 27, 2019 Description An account of the resource Lynn Riggs, Oklahoma's premier playwright, wrote most of his 25 full-length plays about his home state - stories of the people he knew in this childhood as they struggled to create new lives in a changing culture . Son of a part-Cherokee mother and pioneer father in Claremore , Lynn wished to introduce the public t the diverse people of the Plains Many of Riggs' early poems, The Iron Dish 1930, evoked the ambiance of Santa Fe, his favorite city. Later, more personal poems, This Book, This Hill, These People, 1982, often reflected a Native American view of life. His interests were in singing, playing guitar, and acting. After high school, as a young man with identity issues, Riggs signed on as a cattle puncher on a train bound for Chicago. then went to New York , where he played an extra in some early cowboy movies being filmed in the Bronx. By 1920, he was in Hollywood, working as a film extra. Between film jobs, as he read proof for the Los Angeles Times, a disaster brought him a windfall . In 1928, Riggs' talents earned him a Guggenheim Fellowship to work for a year in Franc e. It freed him from money worries and gave him peace to write his most famous play, Green Grow the Lilacs. The Theatre Guild produced it on Broadway in 1931, featuring many of the old folk songs from Lynn's childhood that he loved. The same group revived it on Broadway in 1943, substituting contemporary music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein and the new title, Oklahoma!. It broke all records and continues to be produced across the U.S. and around the world. He continued to write all his years, and to encourage aspiring writers. He supported amateur theatre groups wherever he could believing that they would shape the future of American theatre . He died of lung cancer in New York in 1954. -By Phyllis Cole Braunl ich, author of Haunted by Home: The life and letters of Lynn Riggs, 1988, and "R. Lynn Riggs," Dictionary of literary Biography, Native American Writers Volume, 1996, pp. 249-258. On February 10, 2018, Oklahomans for Equality, Dennis Neill & John Southard and the Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation dedicated the Lynn Riggs Theatre within the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center . Tonight we present the inaugural Lynn Riggs Performing Arts Award. 2019 Gala Lynn Riggs Lynn Riggs Theatre https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/5f3295bcf1370fa9de02dcc6abad921e.pdf b4aeace7f359b00ce97a9684db0d25aa PDF Text Text Paul Allen Gala Chair �Toby Jenkins CEO / Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality �Sheena Grewal President board of Director �� Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource [2019] Gala Presentation Powerpoint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 31, 2019 - April 25, 2020 Subject The topic of the resource 2019 Pride Gala and Festival Board Presentation Powerpoint Description An account of the resource A Powerpoint presentation regarding the Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) 40th Annual Pride Gala on April 25, 2020 and 2019 Pride Festival taking place between May 31 and June 2, 2019. Also features 3 contributing staff members: Gala Chair Paul Allen, CEO/Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Toby Jenkins, and President of the Board of Directors Sheena Grewal; 5 pages total. 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Russell Bennett Spiritual Inclusion Award Subject The topic of the resource Aliye Shimi Description An account of the resource Aliye Shimi is the Executive Director of Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry and one of the founders of Muslims for Mercy, a progressive charitable organization where Tulsa Muslims serve the community including providing turkey for the Equality Center's annual Thanksgiving Dinner. Aliye helped organize a vigil after the Pulse Nightclub Shootings and invited the LGBTQ community to the Mosque for dinner. 2019 Gala Aliye Shimi Rev. Russell Bennett Spiritual Inclusion Award https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/49f02c1d00ba03bb1623a0f1b89f7331.pdf b433113896136a58ff1a9f47a45b14c0 PDF Text Text �Ruby Sponsors Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Dennis Neill & John Southard George Kaiser Family Foundation �Amber Sponsors Coretz Family Foundation Cresap Family Foundation Dan Burnstein & Martin Martinez �Amber Sponsors Dr. Richard & Debra Gordon Family Justin Mahood and Justin Williams Sanford & Irene Burnstein Family Foundation �Beryl Sponsors American Airlines Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation Dr. Al Carlozzi & Renee Marshall �Beryl Sponsors Joe Hukills ONE Gas Williams �Emerald Sponsors AEP/PSO Anonymous Bank of Oklahoma Barbara Abercrombie & Tery DeShong Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Oklahoma Cox Danny Thomason, DO & Matthew Lemon with Rose Potts & Michael Potts �Emerald Sponsors Darci Hazelwood, DO with Charles Pearce & Gary Meadows H.O.P.E. Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC Kelly Kushnerick & Andrew Tankersley ONEOK Osage Casino OU Tulsa �Emerald Sponsors Ryan Choplin & Damon Hendricks Sharon Kimberlin with Michael Pickens, DO & Corey Thompson Stuart Ashworth & Moises Echeverria The Grewal Family Dr. Tim Cole & Chance Phillips �Sapphire Sponsors All Souls Unitarian Church Council Oak Men's Chorale Direct Energy Fellowship Congregational UCC Jane Wiseman & Jim Hodges Kirk Holt Kris Wilmes & Dusty Gross �Sapphire Sponsors Nancy & Joe McDonald Nicole Carrington Paul Harrison Phillips 66 - PRIDE66 Oklahoma State University Division of Institutional Diversity �Sapphire Sponsors Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry Ruth Nelson S.A.G.E. Tulsa Sheryl & John Boone Theresa & Melissa Fletcher-Leach Tulsa Area Prime Timers Yellow Brick Road �Amethyst Sponsors Barefoot Wine Jason McVicker & Justin Clary Jim Bratton & Drew Tait Marylyn Tippeconnic Peter & Jill Wenger The Shimi Family Tulsa Community College Ty Kaszubowski & Mike Keys William P. 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Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC Kelly Kushnerick & Andrew Tankersley ONEOK Osage Casino OU Tulsa Emerald Sponsors Ryan Choplin & Damon Hendricks Sharon Kimberlin with Michael Pickens, DO & Corey Thompson Stuart Ashworth & Moises Echeverria The Grewal Family Dr. Tim Cole & Chance Phillips Sapphire Sponsors All Souls Unitarian Church Council Oak Men's Chorale Direct Energy Fellowship Congregational UCC Jane Wiseman & Jim Hodges Kirk Holt Kris Wilmes & Dusty Gross Sapphire Sponsors Nancy & Joe McDonald Nicole Carrington Paul Harrison Phillips 66 - PRIDE66 Oklahoma State University Division of Institutional Diversity Sapphire Sponsors Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry Ruth Nelson S.A.G.E. Tulsa Sheryl & John Boone Theresa & Melissa Fletcher-Leach Tulsa Area Prime Timers Yellow Brick Road Amethyst Sponsors Barefoot Wine Jason McVicker & Justin Clary Jim Bratton & Drew Tait Marylyn Tippeconnic Peter & Jill Wenger The Shimi Family Tulsa Community College Ty Kaszubowski & Mike Keys William P. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2019] Gala Video Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/038cb18c43eb249d44fbe5b3f10ee212.jpeg 5ad18d8052bc96b96df473d0fda123a6 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/fcdaa5c7f217b645c599e95b69270044.pdf 7added536cc48d16adc1e5567435c58c PDF Text Text Early Home for LGBTQ Movement in Tulsa From Vernon Jones on Facebook 10/4/19From Vernon Jones on Facebook 10/4/19 The home base of Tulsa's gay equal rights activist organizations was crushed into rubble and the rubble removed during the 50th Anniversary Year of Stonewall. I owned the structure during the 1970s. Tulsa Gay Alliance(TGA) was one of the many gay activist organizations that sprang up from coast to coast within a year after the Stonewall Riots in New York City June 28,1969. The house was the home base for all the gay activists' organizations for most of the decade of the 1970s including TGA,Tulsa's Gay Awareness Program (GAP), GAP's newsletter GAP RAP, and the Tulsa Caucus. Initial meetings of Tulsa Metropolitan Church (MCC)were also held there to provide those who needed a more friendly Christian faith church. Gay activism was out-of-the-question for most Tulsa gay men In 1969. They feared being outed and facing life-changing outcomes of total rejection by family,friends and employers. But five gay men gathered secretly for the first time in a small meeting room on the 3rd floor of the Tulsa City-County Main Library. Names, identification, or phone numbers were not exchanged for fear that Tulsa police might learn who the activists were. Meetings then moved to 1629 South Cincinnati.. The address of the building that police eventually labeled "a nest of queers". The rich gay rights history associated with the house is as interesting as some of the activists themselves were. One of Tulsa's activists had been a homeless teenager who was thrown out by his parents for being gay. He survived as a dishwasher and go-go boy at Stonewall Inn when the riots broke out. Two of the activists had been committed to mental institutions by their families because they were gay. One activist had been an emergency room nurse. Another was an honorably discharged veteran after serving In a highly classified career field. One was a black activist who singularly dared to publicly raise the issue of being gay to Tulsa's African American community. One had a law enforcement background. Another later became an ordained Priest-Pastor at Tulsa's St. Jeromes Angelican Church. President Herbert Walker Bush appointed one of the activists to be 28th recipient of the President's "1,000 Points of Light" award and medallion. Another activist received a Letter of Commendation from President Bill Clinton for his previous activism for equal gay rights Most of the activists had been abandoned by their families and churches. All the activists were as common as any except all were deeply committed to securing equal rights for themselves and others. 1 �The first activist group of TGA failed to enlist less than a dozen Tulsa gays and lesbians to join the effort to seek their equal rights. Being outed was too dangerous In the "City of Churches" and living in such anti-gay political and law enforcement environment. Dallas gays were not as shy as Tulsans were in 1972.They asked me and my companion as TGA organizers to lead Dallas' first and only gay "March" through the main downtown streets of the city. In 1974 the GAP RAP newsletter broke a story that Associated Press picked up. Newspapers around the country published their own articles about the Tulsa story. Tulsa local government recoiled from all the bad press. But, GAP and its GAP RAP had finally managed to get the attention and concern the group sought about the need for local government to address the abuse and discrimination Tulsa gays were experiencing from police and others. GAP's sister activist group of the Tulsa Caucus followed through with their part. Their appeals to Tulsa Human Rights Commission secured that Commission's attention. A Special Task Force was created by the Commission that included gay activists. Assertions of the Special Task Force eventually resulted in the Mayor declaring an Executive Order(EO). The EO prohibited discrimination of gays by businesses that had any relationship with the City such as licensing, approvals, agreements, etc. The EO was rescinded by the next Mayor James Inhofe after encouraged by the "Orange Juice Lady" Tulsa native Anita Bryant. Tulsa law enforcement's retaliation toward gay activists was harsh. The house of gay activists might have accurately been labeled a "nest of queers". The queer activist's certainly 'hatched' their plans there. I was the activists who was falsely labeled as being associated with "organized crime" and targeted by the RICO Act(racketeering). But, the accusations were debunked by an IRS investigation. The entire contents of the Tulsa Caucus were striped by unknown persons. I and my partner experienced relentless police harassment likely Intended to intimidate or drive us out of the city. We were stopped, detained, and harassed repeatedly for no valid reason. The stops were so numerous they became was a subject of jokes to police dispatchers. The black activist(my partner) was the easiest target by police He was arrested 3 times. One arrest resulted in a ten day work assignment. Another bogus charge was dismissed in court. The third was ruled as "Unconstitutional" by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and dismissed. My employer attempted to fire me due to my sexual orientation and activism. My partner and I began to receive frequent threats of violence. A night-time brick enclosed in a sack of burning substance crashed through one of the house's windows seriously jeopardizing the lives of the sleeping residents. The house that became the home base of gay activists in the historic Maplewood District had been built in the early 1900s during the oil boom. Due to the dryness and flammability of the near 70 year old wooden structure, the terrorist's act would have 2 �burned to the ground within minutes. It would have likely trapped residents on the second story if the fire had not been detected immediately. I vacated all the activists "nesters" and renters. I then sold the property at a loss to end Its being a serious endangerment to residents because it was the home base of the activist's groups. The "nest of queers" had its own interesting history that preceded the struggle for gay equal rights. There was a weird, weird, sense of strange quality about the house. Residents and visitors alike believed "spirits" were present. Others claimed they witnessed unexplained and unnerving sights. There were suspicions expressed by persons who were not in a position to know things that proved accurate after being investigated. There was evidence that a murder may have occurred on the property years previously. Two persons who were known to have been present in the house multiple times before they were In fact actually murdered elsewhere. Gay Tulsans had valid reasons for not wanting to be outed in the 1970s. But significant advances associated with the house at 1629 South Cincinnati Avenue in Tulsa began making a difference. Gay Tulsans began to regain their courage. The new decade presented new challenges. Gays began to revel -- RECKLESSLY -- in their new sense of emerging freedoms. The 1980's decade was the one of HIV and AIDS. But new and effective support organizations in Tulsa were created and dealt with It. The "nest of queers" Is now gone. But the details of its rich history, secrets, and personal knowledge of the details of events and activists who contributed so much to help secure equal rights for Tulsa's LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS communities still resides In the hundreds and hundreds of hours of notes, audio, video, and printed records I preserved over the years and written about in my book. The home base of Tulsa's gay equal rights activist organizations was crushed into rubble and the rubble removed during the 50th Anniversary Year of Stonewall. I owned the structure during the 1970s. Tulsa Gay Alliance(TGA) was one of the many gay activist organizations that sprang up from coast to coast within a year after the Stonewall Riots in New York City June 28,1969. The house was the home base for all the gay activists' organizations for most of the decade of the 1970s including TGA,Tulsa's Gay Awareness Program (GAP), GAP's newsletter GAP RAP, and the Tulsa Caucus. Initial meetings of Tulsa Metropolitan Church(MCC)were also held there to provide those who needed a more friendly Christian faith church. Gay activism was out-of-the-question for most Tulsa gay men in 1969. They feared being outed and facing life-changing outcomes of total rejection by family,friends and employers. But five gay men gathered secretly for the first time in a small meeting room on the 3rd floor of the Tulsa City-County Main Library. Names, identification, or phone numbers were not exchanged for fear that Tulsa police might learn who the activists were. Meetings then moved to 1629 South Cincinnati.. The address of the building that police eventually labeled "a nest of queers". The rich gay rights history associated with the house is as interesting as some of the activists themselves were. 3 �One of Tulsa's activists had been a homeless teenager who was thrown out by his parents for being gay. He survived as a dishwasher and go-go boy at Stonewall Inn when the riots broke out. Two of the activists had been committed to mental Institutions by their families because they were gay. One activist had been an emergency room nurse. Another was an honorably discharged veteran after serving in a highly classified career field. One was a black activist who singularly dared to publicly raise the issue of being gay to Tulsa's African American community. One had a law enforcement background. Another later became an ordained Priest-Pastor at Tulsa's St. Jeromes Angelican Church. President Herbert Walker Bush appointed one of the activists to be 28th recipient of the President's "1,000 Points of Light" award and medallion. Another activist received a Letter of Commendation from President Bill Clinton for his previous activism for equal gay rights Most of the activists had been abandoned by their families and churches. All the activists were as common as any except all were deeply committed to securing equal rights for themselves and others. The first activist group of TGA failed to enlist less than a dozen Tulsa gays and lesbians to join the effort to seek their equal rights. Being outed was too dangerous in the "City of Churches" and living In such anti-gay political and law enforcement environment. Dallas gays were not as shy as Tulsans were In 1972.They asked me and my companion as TGA organizers to lead Dallas' first and only gay "March" through the main downtown streets of the city. In 1974 the GAP RAP newsletter broke a story that Associated Press picked up. Newspapers around the country published their own articles about the Tulsa story. Tulsa local government recoiled from all the bad press. But, GAP and Its GAP RAP had finally managed to get the attention and concern the group sought about the need for local government to address the abuse and discrimination Tulsa gays were experiencing from police and others. GAP's sister activist group of the Tulsa Caucus followed through with their part. Their appeals to Tulsa Human Rights Commission secured that Commission's attention. A Special Task Force was created by the Commission that included gay activists. Assertions of the Special Task Force eventually resulted In the Mayor declaring an Executive Order (EO). The EO prohibited discrimination of gays by businesses that had any relationship with the City such as licensing, approvals, agreements, etc. The EO was rescinded by the next Mayor James Inhofe after encouraged by the "Orange Juice Lady" Tulsa native Anita Bryant. Tulsa law enforcement's retaliation toward gay activists was harsh. 4 �The house of gay activists might have accurately been labeled a "nest of queers". The queer activist's certainly 'hatched' their plans there. I was the activists who was falsely labeled as being associated with "organized crime" and targeted by the RICO Act (racketeering). But, the accusations were debunked by an IRS investigation. The entire contents of the Tulsa Caucus were striped by unknown persons. I and my partner experienced relentless police harassment likely intended to intimidate or drive us out of the city. We were stopped, detained, and harassed repeatedly for no valid reason. The stops were so numerous they became was a subject of jokes to police dispatchers. The black activist(my partner) was the easiest target by police He was arrested 3 times. One arrest resulted in a ten day work assignment. Another bogus charge was dismissed In court. The third was ruled as "Unconstitutional" by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and dismissed. My employer attempted to fire me due to my sexual orientation and activism. My partner and I began to receive frequent threats of violence. A night-time brick enclosed in a sack of burning substance crashed through one of the house's windows seriously jeopardizing the lives of the sleeping residents. The house that became the home base of gay activists in the historic Maplewood District had been built in the early 1900s during the oil boom. Due to the dryness and flammability of the near 70 year old wooden structure, the terrorist's act would have burned to the ground within minutes. It would have likely trapped residents on the second story if the fire had not been detected immediately. I vacated all the activists "nesters" and renters. I then sold the property at a loss to end its being a serious endangerment to residents because it was the home base of the activist's groups. The "nest of queers" had its own interesting history that preceded the struggle for gay equal rights. There was a weird, weird, sense of strange quality about the house. Residents and visitors alike believed "spirits" were present. Others claimed they witnessed unexplained and unnerving sights. There were suspicions expressed by persons who were not in a position to know things that proved accurate after being investigated. There was evidence that a murder may have occurred on the property years previously. Two persons who were known to have been present in the house multiple times before they were in fact actually murdered elsewhere. Gay Tulsans had valid reasons for not wanting to be outed in the 1970s. But significant advances associated with the house at 1629 South Cincinnati Avenue in Tulsa began making a difference. Gay Tulsans began to regain their courage. The new decade presented new challenges. Gays began to revel - RECKLESSLY - in their new sense of emerging freedoms. The 1980's decade was the one of HIV and AIDS. But new and effective support organizations in Tulsa were created and dealt with it. 5 �The "nest of queers" is now gone. But the details of its rich history, secrets, and personal knowledge of the details of events and activists who contributed so much to help secure equal rights for Tulsa's LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS communities still resides in the hundreds and hundreds of hours of notes, audio, video, and printed records I preserved,over the years and written about in my book. f .» t A V \ txi.k 1. : J • A 6 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Collection] Oklahoma LGBT+ History Description An account of the resource Physical Media: Digital Media: Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2019] Home of Early LGBTQ Movement in Tulsa Description An account of the resource Posted by Vernon Jones on Facebook November 4, 2019 Tulsa Gay Alliance Tulsa Gay Awareness Program Tulsa Gay Caucus Vernon Jones Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Series] Oral Histories Project > Interviews Description An account of the resource Physical Media: Box 7, Folder 7 - Dr. Leisa Meyer Program Box 7, Folder 8 - Interviewees Materials, Original Series 2003-2007 Digital Media: Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2019] Laura Belmonte Interview Subject The topic of the resource Laura Belmonte OSU Diverse Sexuality and Gender in Oklahoma Oral History Project Interview from February 13, 2019 Description An account of the resource Laura was interviewed on February 13, 2019, by Oklahoma State University as part of its Diverse Sexuality and Gender Oral History Project. A copy of the OSU transcript is on file at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research. Born in New York, Laura attended the University of Georgia and finished a graduate program in American History at the University of Virginia. In 1996 she joined the faculty 7 at Oklahoma State University as an assistant professor of history and became head of the history department at OSU. For six years starting in 2003, she served on the board and then as president of Oklahomans for Equality and its predecessor, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Later, she joined the national board of The Equality Network and founded The Equality Network. In 2019, she became dean of the Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College at Virginia Tech. 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Discusses local businesses attitudes toward homosexuality, most not wanting to hire LGBT people but most willing to have them as customers. Housing discrimination also discussed. Tom Neal discusses his history of advocacy. Article mentions creating of H.O.P.E. Neal comments on the effect of Stonewall on Tulsa 50 years after the fact, says he is shocked by current political climate. Includes AP photo of gay activists and allies protesting a speech by Anita Bryant outside the Oklahoma State Capitol on Feb. 21, 1978. Also has Tulsa World file photo of woman holding pride flag. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ginnie Graham Tulsa World Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tulsa World Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa World Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 30, 2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ginnie Graham Tulsa World Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper article 7x15' 10x7' Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper article Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Tulsa World, June 30, 2019 pp. G1, G3 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa Pride 2019, Stonewall, Toby Jenkins, Anita Bryant, John M. Faires, Gay Community Caucus, Tulsa Community Relations Committee, homophobia, Oklahomans for Human Rights, Tom Neal, Susan Savage, Tulsa Government, Tulsa World, Tulsa Tribune, H.O.P.E., HIV, AIDS, workplace protections, Oklahomans for Equality Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Series] Oral Histories Project > Interviews Description An account of the resource Physical Media: Box 7, Folder 7 - Dr. Leisa Meyer Program Box 7, Folder 8 - Interviewees Materials, Original Series 2003-2007 Digital Media: Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2019] Tommy Chesbro Interview Subject The topic of the resource Tommy Chesbro OSU Diverse Sexuality and Gender in Oklahoma Oral History Project Interview from April 24, 2019 Description An account of the resource Tommy was interviewed on April 24, 2019, by Oklahoma State University as part of its Diverse Gender and Sexuality in Oklahoma Oral History Project. In this interview, Tommy discusses his early life in Blackwell and Stillwater, Oklahoma, his experiences at Oklahoma State University, and his long-time leader as an HIV educator and counselor. A copy of the OSU transcript is on file at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tommy Chesbro, Ryan Dyer, Angus Henderson, Ashlyn Ruley, Micki White, Dennis Neill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 24, 2019 2019 Angus Henderson Ashlyn Ruley Diverse Sexuality and Gender in Oklahoma Oral History Project interview Micki White Oklahoma Oral History Research Program Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University (OSU) Oklahoma State University Archives oral history oral history interview Oral History Project oral history transcript OSU OSU Archives OSU Diverse Sexuality and Gender in Oklahoma Oral History Project Ryan Dyer Tommy Chesbro transcript Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Series] Oral Histories Project > Interviews Description An account of the resource Physical Media: Box 7, Folder 7 - Dr. Leisa Meyer Program Box 7, Folder 8 - Interviewees Materials, Original Series 2003-2007 Digital Media: Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2020] Bob Ritz Interview Subject The topic of the resource Bob Ritz Oral History Project Interview from August 4, 2020 Description An account of the resource Video recording and transcript of oral history interview with Morgan Allen and Fraser Kastner on August 4, 2020. Video and Transcript available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research. In the interview, Bob discusses his early life, coming out in the late 1960s, his military experience, involvement in the Tulsa LGBTQ community and work on behalf of immigrant rights. Bob passed on October 21, 2024. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Ritz, Morgan Allen, Fraser Kastner, Dennis Neill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 4, 2020 2020 available at Center Bob Ritz Fraser Kastner immigration interview Morgan Allen OKEQ Oral History Project oral history oral history interview Oral History Project oral history transcript transcript video Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Series] Oral Histories Project > Interviews Description An account of the resource Physical Media: Box 7, Folder 7 - Dr. Leisa Meyer Program Box 7, Folder 8 - Interviewees Materials, Original Series 2003-2007 Digital Media: Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2020] Donald Fruechting Interview Subject The topic of the resource Donald Fruechting Oral History Project Interview from November 20, 2020 Description An account of the resource Video recording and transcript of oral history interview with Morgan Allen on November 20, 2020. Video and Transcript available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research. Donald discusses his early life, family background, military service, personal relationships, and experiences living with HIV. Donald shares insights into his identity as a gay man, the challenges he faced, and the importance of community and family support. He reflects on his journey through love, loss, and spirituality, emphasizing the blessings he has received throughout his life. Donald was born on July 4th, 1938 in rural Owasso, Oklahoma and passed on August 21, 2021 in Tulsa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Donald Fruechting, Morgan Allen, Dennis Neill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 20, 2020 2020 AIDS/HIV available at Center Donald Fruechting HIV HIV/AIDs interview Morgan Allen OKEQ Oral History Project oral history oral history interview Oral History Project oral history transcript transcript video https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/a07d3eaa348eb6e4dd37b75bfde96f62.pdf 25dfc1a3af2c68004bca1aa7f2ea1200 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Series] Oklahoma LGBT+ History > In Memoriam Description An account of the resource Physical Media: Digital Media: Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Dustin James Parker, 25, of McAlester, died on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, in McAlester. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 6, at 10 a.m. at McAlester Expo Center. Dustin was born on February 25, 1994, in Ada, to Rusty and Danielle (LeFlore) Parker. After graduating high school he attended Eastern State College in Wilburton, where he earned an associate degree in criminal justice. It is also where he met his future wife, Regina Bargas. Dustin was an instrumental part and manager of the new Rover Taxi service in McAlester. He loved his work and loved being able to provide for his family. Dustin loved to read and enjoyed dancing and singing and was a wonderful father to their four children. He was also a founding member of Oklahomans for Equality, McAlester Chapter. Dustin is survived by his wife, Regina; four children, Alex Hilburn, Natalie Hilburn, Damon Parker and Jacelyn Parker, all of the home; his parents, Rusty and Danielle Parker, of Krebs; a brother, Jonah Parker, of Krebs; paternal grandparents, Michael and Jenny Lou Parker; his parents-in-law, Eugene and Rosetta Bargas, of McAlester, and a brother-in-law, Kevin Bargas, of McAlester. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Arthur Sr. and Linda LeFlore. Published on January 3, 2020 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2020] Dustin Parker, February 25, 1994-January 1, 2020 Subject The topic of the resource Obituaries of Important figures associated with Oklahomans for Equality Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McAlester News Capital Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available McAlester News Capital Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 3, 2020 Description An account of the resource Dustin Parker was murdered in McAlester, Oklahoma on January 1, 2020. The first 2020 murder of a trans person in the United States. 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Click Your Heels Together and Come Home A decade comes to a close, and the past ten years have witnessed progress and key advances for LGBTQ+ individuals. Oklahomans for Equality will be celebrating our 40th anniversary, and we have chosen ruby red slippers from the movie "The Wizard of Oz" as our 2020 Equality Gala emblem. There has been significant push back against our advances for full equality, and we have seen a rise in vandalism an violence directed as a result. We actively resisted those who would try and strip us of our victories. Creating safe spaces, and speaking out against all forms of oppression consumes our resources and challenges us to remain unifi �You will recall Glinda the good witch told Dorothy that the ruby slippers' magic "must be very powerful or the wicked witch of the west wouldn't want them so badly." Toward the end of the movie, after several failed attempts to go hom Dorothy thought she would never be safe until Glinda revealed to her that she had the power all along. Dorothy had i her power the ability to go home and live her life openly and freely all along. For forty years, Oklahomans for Equality has been telling LGBTQ+ individuals and their families you had the power within you all along. We help our constituents learn to stand up for themselves and others who are marginalized. Please consider being a sponsor of the 2020 Equality Gala so we can continue to help individuals and families find th magic within them to live authentic empowered lives. Toby Jenkins CEO and Executive Director Oklahomans for Equality and the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality | 918-743-4297 | 621 E. 4th St., Tulsa, OK 74120 | www.okeq.org Oklahomans for Equality | 621 East 4th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120 Unsubscribe okeqvolunteer@gmail.com Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by enews@okeq.org in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today! � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Announcing the 40th Anniversary Equality Gala 40th Anniversary Equality Gala Saturday, April 18, 2020 6:00 p.m. at the Cox Business Center 100 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103 The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation The George Kaiser Family Foundation Anonymous Dennis Neill and John Southard Cresap Family Foundation Pedistat Dr Richard & Debra Gordon Family American Airlines Dr. Al Carlozzi and Renee Marshall-Carlozzi Osage Casino ONEOK Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC Dr. Tim Cole and Chance Phillips Anne & Henry Zarrow Family Foundation Larry Ward Boomtown Tees & Keystone Chevrolet Jason McVicker and Justin Clary No one admitted under 18 unless accompanied by an adult over 21. Click Your Heels Together and Come Home A decade comes to a close, and the past ten years have witnessed progress and key advances for LGBTQ+ individuals. Oklahomans for Equality will be celebrating our 40th anniversary, and we have chosen ruby red slippers from the movie "The Wizard of Oz" as our 2020 Equality Gala emblem. There has been significant push back against our advances for full equality, and we have seen a rise in vandalism and violence directed as a result. We actively resisted those who would try and strip us of our victories. Creating safe spaces, and speaking out against all forms of oppression consumes our resources and challenges us to remain unified. You will recall Glinda the good witch told Dorothy that the ruby slippers' magic "must be very powerful or the wicked witch of the west wouldn't want them so badly." Toward the end of the movie, after several failed attempts to go home, Dorothy thought she would never be safe until Glinda revealed to her that she had the power all along. Dorothy had in her power the ability to go home and live her life openly and freely all along. For forty years, Oklahomans for Equality has been telling LGBTQ+ individuals and their families you had the power within you all along. We help our constituents learn to stand up for themselves and others who are marginalized. Please consider being a sponsor of the 2020 Equality Gala so we can continue to help individuals and families find the magic within them to live authentic empowered lives. Toby Jenkins CEO and Executive Director Oklahomans for Equality and the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality | 918-743-4297 | 621 E. 4th St., Tulsa, OK 74120 | www.okeq.org Oklahomans for Equality | 621 East 4th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120 Unsubscribe okeqvolunteer@gmail.com Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by enews@okeq.org in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource [2020] Jonathan Stanley Interview Subject The topic of the resource Jonathan Stanley Oral History Project Interview from July 14, 2020 Description An account of the resource Video recording and transcript of oral history interview with Morgan Allen and Fraser Kaster on July 14, 2020. Video and Transcript available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research. Jonathan discusses his experiences with the Tulsa gay scene and his involvement with Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonathan Stanley, Morgan Allen, Fraser Kaster, Dennis Neill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 14, 2020 2020 available at Center Fraser Kastner interview Jonathan Stanley Morgan Allen OKEQ Oral History Project oral history oral history interview Oral History Project oral history transcript TOHR transcript Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) video https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/c6afc532315be3277e068179d6381670.pdf fb7d1a5b3b03d120fa6a4664ee97d01f PDF Text Text ï»¿ Announcing the 40th Anniversary Equality Gala �40th Anniversary Equality Gala Saturday, April 18, 2020 6:00 p.m. at the Cox Business Center 100 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103 �The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation The George Kaiser Family Foundation Anonymous Dennis Neill and John Southard Cresap Family Foundation Pedistat Dr Richard & Debra Gordon Family American Airlines Dr. Al Carlozzi and Renee Marshall-Carlozzi Osage Casino ONEOK Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC Dr. Tim Cole and Chance Phillips Anne & Henry Zarrow Family Foundation �Larry Ward Boomtown Tees & Keystone Chevrolet Jason McVicker and Justin Clary No one admitted under 18 unless accompanied by an adult over 21. Click Your Heels Together and Come Home A decade comes to a close, and the past ten years have witnessed progress and key advances for LGBTQ+ individuals. Oklahomans for Equality will be celebrating our 40th anniversary, and we have chosen ruby red slippers from the movie "The Wizard of Oz" as our 2020 Equality Gala emblem. There has been significant push back against our advances for full equality, and we have seen a rise in vandalism an violence directed as a result. We actively resisted those who would try and strip us of our victories. Creating safe spaces, and speaking out against all forms of oppression consumes our resources and challenges us to remain unifi �You will recall Glinda the good witch told Dorothy that the ruby slippers' magic "must be very powerful or the wicked witch of the west wouldn't want them so badly." Toward the end of the movie, after several failed attempts to go hom Dorothy thought she would never be safe until Glinda revealed to her that she had the power all along. Dorothy had i her power the ability to go home and live her life openly and freely all along. For forty years, Oklahomans for Equality has been telling LGBTQ+ individuals and their families you had the power within you all along. We help our constituents learn to stand up for themselves and others who are marginalized. Please consider being a sponsor of the 2020 Equality Gala so we can continue to help individuals and families find th magic within them to live authentic empowered lives. Toby Jenkins CEO and Executive Director Oklahomans for Equality and the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality | 918-743-4297 | 621 E. 4th St., Tulsa, OK 74120 | www.okeq.org Oklahomans for Equality | 621 East 4th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120 Unsubscribe okeqvolunteer@gmail.com Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by enews@okeq.org in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today! � Email A resource containing textual messages and binary attachments sent electronically from one person to another or one person to many people. Email Body The main body of the email, including all replied and forwarded text and headers ï»¿ Announcing the 40th Anniversary Equality Gala 40th Anniversary Equality Gala Saturday, April 18, 2020 6:00 p.m. at the Cox Business Center 100 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103 The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation The George Kaiser Family Foundation Anonymous Dennis Neill and John Southard Cresap Family Foundation Pedistat Dr Richard & Debra Gordon Family American Airlines Dr. Al Carlozzi and Renee Marshall-Carlozzi Osage Casino ONEOK Kelly Kirby, CPA, PC Dr. Tim Cole and Chance Phillips Anne & Henry Zarrow Family Foundation Larry Ward Boomtown Tees & Keystone Chevrolet Jason McVicker and Justin Clary No one admitted under 18 unless accompanied by an adult over 21. Click Your Heels Together and Come Home A decade comes to a close, and the past ten years have witnessed progress and key advances for LGBTQ+ individuals. Oklahomans for Equality will be celebrating our 40th anniversary, and we have chosen ruby red slippers from the movie "The Wizard of Oz" as our 2020 Equality Gala emblem. There has been significant push back against our advances for full equality, and we have seen a rise in vandalism an violence directed as a result. We actively resisted those who would try and strip us of our victories. Creating safe spaces, and speaking out against all forms of oppression consumes our resources and challenges us to remain unifi You will recall Glinda the good witch told Dorothy that the ruby slippers' magic "must be very powerful or the wicked witch of the west wouldn't want them so badly." Toward the end of the movie, after several failed attempts to go hom Dorothy thought she would never be safe until Glinda revealed to her that she had the power all along. Dorothy had i her power the ability to go home and live her life openly and freely all along. For forty years, Oklahomans for Equality has been telling LGBTQ+ individuals and their families you had the power within you all along. We help our constituents learn to stand up for themselves and others who are marginalized. Please consider being a sponsor of the 2020 Equality Gala so we can continue to help individuals and families find th magic within them to live authentic empowered lives. Toby Jenkins CEO and Executive Director Oklahomans for Equality and the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality | 918-743-4297 | 621 E. 4th St., Tulsa, OK 74120 | www.okeq.org Oklahomans for Equality | 621 East 4th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120 Unsubscribe okeqvolunteer@gmail.com Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by enews@okeq.org in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2020] OKEQ Weekly eNews, 30 January 2020 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 30, 2020 Subject The topic of the resource Oklahomans for Equality Weekly eNews, 30 January 2020 Description An account of the resource An email newsletter from Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) sent on January 30, 2020, 5 pages. Primarily focuses on the upcoming 40th Anniversary Equality Gala planned for April 18, 2020. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Toby Jenkins 2020 40th Anniversary Equality Gala American Airlines Anne and Henry Zarrow Family Foundation Boomtown Tees Chance Phillips Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation Cresap Family Foundation Dennis Neill Dennis R. Neill Equality Center donations Dr. Al Carlozzi and Renee Marshall-Carlozzi Dr. Richard and Debera Gordon Family Dr. Tim Cole email eNews Equality Center Equality Gala Equality Gala 2020 fundraisers fundraising George Kaiser Family Foundation Jason McVicker John Southard Justin Clary Kelly Kirby Keystone Chevrolet Larry Ward OkEq OkEq Equality Center Oklahomans for Equality Oklahomans for Equality (OKEQ) Oklahomans for Equality Executive Director Oklahomans for Equality fundraising ONEOK Osage Casino Pedistat Tim Cole Toby Jenkins