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July 2016 - Issue 248 October 2003

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Pride Night at Seawolves July 18

from NW PA Pride Alliance NWPA Pride Alliance is excited to bring Pride at the Seawolves for its third year! This year, it will be held on Monday July 18th at Jerry Uht Park, 110 E 10th St, Erie PA, Game starts at 7:05pm. To get your tickets, just print the voucher from the online version of this article and take it to the box office! It’s Buck Night, so grab your friends and family and enjoy $1 hot dogs, popcorn, 12oz Pepsi products, and select draft beers while we cheer on our Seawolves as they take on the Harrisburg Senators. To get your voucher or if you have questions contact president@nwpapride.org or call (814) 314-9075. Facebook event page: Pride Night at Erie Seawolves

Tables at Pride Fest on August 27

from NW PA Pride Alliance NW PA Pride Alliance invites you to participate as a table at this year’s Pride Fest, to be held on Saturday, August 27 from 2 to 4 PM in Griswold Park at W. 14th and Peach, Erie PA. Set-up will begin at noon. All tables are expected to remain set up until the end of the festival. The cost to participate is $15 per table and must be paid in full by Saturday, August 20, the week before the event. The cost includes one 8-foot table and two chairs. Checks should be made payable to: NW PA Pride Alliance and mailed to PO Box 11448, Erie PA 16514. The festival will be held outdoors and will take place rain or shine. You may bring a canopy up to 10 x 10 for shade. Electricity is unavailable to tables for this event. To get a table agreement for Pride Fest, please email tables@nwpapride.org. Please specify whether you will be an info table (no physical items sold at your table) or vending (physical items may be sold at your table) Please provide the following information: 1. Your Name and contact info 2. Business/Organization Name

VIGIL FOR ORLANDO VICTIMS: About 120 people came together on June 12 at the Zone to remember the victims of the Pulse mass shooting. More on page 4-5. Photo by Deb Spilko

If you are vending, please provide the additional information: 3. Whether you are a handmade crafter or an independent consultant 4. Type of items sold A contract will be sent to you once your response has been received.

Youngest Orlando victim would have started at ‘Hurst this fall

On June 11, Akyra Murray, 18, was visiting Florida to celebrate, having just graduated third in her class at Philadelphia’s West Catholic High School. She was a star basketball player, and had earned a full scholarship at Mercyhurst University in Erie. That night, Akyra went out to Pulse with her her cousin Tiara and friend Patience. All three girls were shot. Tiara and Patience survived the attack, Akyra did not. Akyra was remembered at the vigil that Mercyhurst held for the victims on Thursday, June 16.

In This Issue...

Pride Night at Seawolves July 18......................1 Tables at Pride Fest on August 27....................1 Youngest Orlando victim would have started at ‘Hurst this fall............................................1 Open Call for Pride Fest 2016 Entertainment..3 Parade units for March to Pride Fest on August 27................................................................3 Candlelight Vigil at Zone for Victims of Orlando Pulse Club Shooting..................................5 24th Annual Pride Picnic Recap.......................6 Calendar............................................................7 Online Contests................................................11

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Open Call for Pride Fest 2016 Entertainment

This JULY: VEGAS WEEKEND & SUMMER BEACH PARTY!

NWPA Pride Alliance is currently seeking entertainment acts for our 2016 PrideFest, being held Saturday August 27th at Griswold Park. Anyone interested should contact Tony, Entertainment Coordinator, by emailing entertainment@ nwpapride.org.

Parade units for March to Pride Fest on August 27

from NW PA Pride Alliance Pride Fest will be held on Saturday, August 27. PrideFest and the Pride March are organized by NW PA Pride Alliance. We will begin assembling at noon in the parking lot of the Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie. Step off is promptly at 1 PM. We will go over 18th Street to State Street, down State Street to 13th Street and then into Griswold Park (14th & Peach) If you are not marching with a contingent, please feel free to join our NW PA Pride Alliance contingent as we march to Pride Fest! We also invite you to be part of the Family Portrait that will be taken in Griswold Park at the end of the march. There is no cost to participate in the March, but contingents are requested to notify us by Saturday, August 20, the week before the event. If you want to be a unit in the March to Pride Fest, please email tables@nwpapride.org. Please provide the following information: 1. Your Name and contact info 2. Business/Organization Name A form will be sent to you once your response has been received.

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BAYFRONT CONVENTION CENTER RAINBOW LIGHTS Erie’s Bayfront Convention Center displayed rainbow lights in honor of the victims of the Orlando shooter.

ERIE PA VIGIL AT ZONE: 100+ people gathered for a candlelight vigil at the Zone Night Club. Above, City Councilman Bob Merski offers condolences to the LGBT community on behalf of the City of Erie. Below, Caitlyn Strohmeyer embraces friend. Photo album at www.eriegaynews.com

FLOWERS LEFT AT ZONE: After the vigil at the Zone Night Club, someone left flowers at the door. Sign says “Let Love Shine Today!” 4

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ART AND PRAYERS FOR ORLANDO: “Work created in the wake of the Orlando tragedy at Pulse as an expression of our hearts and a show of our solidarity. “ View album at the Facebook page of The Table www. facebook.com/thetableerie

Photo by Andrea Shaffer

JAMESTOWN NY VIGIL: Community gathered at Tracy Plaza on June 13. Photo album at Jamestown Pride Facebook page.

Community News Candlelight Vigil at Zone for Victims of Orlando Pulse Club Shooting

Photo by Andrea Shaffer

from NW PA Pride Alliance On Sunday, June 12, about 75-100 members of Erie’s LGBT community and their supporters gathered at the Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie PA, to mourn the tragic deaths of 50 people killed in the Orlando Pulse Night Club shooting, considered to be the worst mass shooting in US history. The event was organized by NW PA Pride Alliance. Speakers included Alex Sphon, president of NW PA Pride Alliance; Rev. Dr. Rich McCarty, senior pastor of Community United Church; Michael Mahler, co-editor of Erie Gay News; and Bob Merski, Erie City Councilmember. Other elected officials attending included Erie County Councilmembers Andre Horton and Jay Breneman. Coverage was provided by both local TV news crews and also Erie Times News. Organizations with representation at the vigil included Community United Church, NW PA Pride Alliance, TransFamily Support Group of NW PA; PFLAG Meadville, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Drenched Fur, Zone Dance Club, LBT Women of Erie, Crime Victim Center, Erie Gay News, and Keystone Progress. Vigils were also held at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Jamestown NY, Olean NY, and thousands of other locales around the world. One of the past co-owners of Pulse was Erie native Ron Legler, who now lives in the Baltimore area. The Erie LGBT community extends their deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the victims of this horrible tragedy.

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Community News 24th Annual Pride Picnic Recap

from NW PA Pride Alliance On Saturday, June 4, 2016, over 230 people attended the 24th Annual Erie Pride Picnic held at the Rotary Pavilion at Presque Isle State Park. The event was put on by NW PA Pride Alliance. Organizations with tables at the event included Canine Partners for Life, Community United Church, Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Erie Sisters & Brothers Transgender Support Group, French Creek Counseling Services, Iadeluca Chiropractic Center, Lake Erie Counseling Associates, LBT Women, Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Monacella Massage & Kinesiology, Peace Corps, Persad Center, Sam’s Club, TransFamily of Erie Transgender Support Group, Whispering Lake Grove Thanks to volunteers Jeremy and Gary for kitchen organization; Jeff Hill and AJ for additional kitchen help; Audrey and Melanie for the registration table; Johauna for the shirts and merchandise table, Jodi and Finu for the raffle table; Deb Spilko, Kim and Andrea for photography. Donors providing items for the raffle included Lion’s Den, Eerie Horror Fest, Erie Playhouse, Erie Seawolves, Erie Gay News, Drenched Fur, Mental Health Association of NW PA, and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. Eighty-seven pounds of food was collected for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA. DEADLINE for next issue of EGN is July 15

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Calendar Detailed calendar listings in our online calendar www.eriegaynews.com

Live & Let Live is an LGBTQA-friendly AA meeting that meets every Sunday, at 7PM, at Community United Church, 1011 West 38th St., , Erie, PA . For more information, visit www.aaeriepa.org. x Through Oct 30 - Exhibit “We’re Here: Pioneering LGBT Rights in Pennsylvania” (State Museum of PA, Harrisburg PA) statemuseumpa.org Jun 24 - 26 (Fri - Sun) - Illumination Weekend - New Years Eve Party (Jones Pond, 9835 Old State Rd, Angelica, NY) www.jonespond.com. Jun 25 (Sat) - Summer Swimwear Weekend (Camp Davis, 311 Redbrush Rd, Boyers, PA). www.campdaviscampground.com. Jun 25 (Sat) - TransFamily of Erie Transgender Support Group meets (Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania, 1101 Peach St, Erie, PA) 2 -5 PM. (814) 823-1969. caitlynxpress@gmail.com. www.

facebook.com/TransfamilyOfNWPA. Jun 25 (Sat) - Erie Sisters & Brothers Transgender Support Group meets (Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy Erie PA) 7 PM. “provides support and encouragement for both MTF and FTM transgender individuals. followed by dinner at a local restaurant and dancing at The Zone. (440) 265-8191. shub1@suite224.net. eriesisters.ning.com/ Jun 25 (Sat) - Pajama Party (M & J’s Lounge, 124 Mercer St, Butler, PA) www.facebook.com/MandJsLounge. Jun 26 (Sun) - An Afternoon for Equality: Honoring LGBT Pioneers (Sunset Inn, 1990 Lakeside Dr. Erie, PA) 3 -7 PM. Annual fundraising event for Greater Erie Alliance for Equality. Includes presentation of LGBT Community Progress Award. As part of our desire to honor our community’s LGBT pioneers, anyone 60 years old and up is also invited to attend the Afternoon for Equality free of charge. Enjoy an afternoon of excellent food, fine wine, live music, and guest speaker Peter Stewart from West Sussex, England on us! Register your attendance by email at geaeinfo@gmail.com

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Calendar or by calling Lake Erie Counseling at (814)455-4009 by Monday, June 20th. Let us know if transportation is an issue for you as well! If you are not part of the 60+ crowd, please come and help us honor the great individuals who have worked to make our area a place of equality for all regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Tickets are a $30 donation and can be reserved through PayPal on our website: www.greatereriealliance.com before Monday, June 20th. Sponsorship levels start at $50. (866) 229-1974. Jun 26 (Sun) - Miss Erie 2016 “A Girl’s Day on Rodeo Drive” (Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie, PA) 8:30 PM. ‘Come cheer on all of the great contestants as they compete for the crowning title Miss Erie 2016. The girls will work hard to show you their daytime look with their “Creative Presentation”. Next the girls will show off their night time look with their “Evening Gown Presentation”. And for their last attempt to impress the judges, the girls will amaze you with their fantastic “Talent Number”. There will also be intermission entertainment numbers by your favorite former Miss Eries!

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‘ Doors open 7 pm /pageant 8:30 pm. www.facebook. com/TheZoneDanceClub. Jun 27 (Mon) - Community Health Net - National HIV Testing Day (Community Health Net, 1202 State St, Erie, PA ) 9 AM - 3 PM. Community Health New will be offering free HIV testing. First 100 participants will receive a gift card for getting tested. (814) 4557222. chnadmin@community-healthnet.com. www. community-healthnet.com/. Jun 28 (Tue) - Advance Our Dignity: LGBTQ Pennsylvanians Rally for Freedom and Justice (State Capitol Building, N 3rd St & State St, Harrisburg, PA 17120) 10 AM - 12 PM. LGBTQ communities from across the commonwealth will come together at the State Capitol to demand that our human dignity be given under the law. Community leaders will call for comprehensive LGBTQ civil rights, including non-discrimination, hate crimes, education protections; access to adequate healthcare and HIV/AIDS resources; and support for LGBTQ youth and elders living in poverty and rejection. Phone: (717) 743-1035. Email: jgoodman@ payouthcongress.org. Browse to http://payouthvcongress.org/. RSVP/Register/Tickets at https://www. facebook.com/events/1044292982320982/. Jun 29 (Wed) - LBT Women go to UPMC Sunset Music Series (Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA) 5:30 PM. Contact: Kim (814) 314-9512. ErieBeans@aol. com. www.facebook.com/LBTWOMENOFERIE. Jun 29 (Wed) - The Table: Let’s go play! (Waldameer, 220 Peninsula Dr, Erie, PA) 7 PM. pastrixjodi@gmail. com. www.facebook.com/thetableerie. Jul 1 (Fri) - G2H2 (Gay Guy/Gal Happy Hour) (Cloud 9 Wine Bar, 25 E 10th St, Erie, PA) 6 PM - 8 PM. Jul 1 - 4 (Fri - Mon) - Independence and Canada Day Weekend (Jones Pond Campground & RV Park, 9835 Old State Rd, Angelica, NY) (585) 567-8100. info@ jonespond.com. www.jonespond.com. Jul 2 (Sat) - Drag Show (M & J’s Lounge, 124 Mercer St, Butler, PA ) www.facebook.com/MandJsLounge. Jul 2 - 3 (Sat - Sun) - Independence Day Weekend at Camp Davis (Camp Davis, 311 Redbrush Rd, Boyers, PA)com. www.campdaviscampground.com. Jul 3 - Toronto Pride Parade (other events throughout month) Note: Passport required for border crossing. Jul 3 (Sun) - TransFamily Youth Transgender Support Group meets (Lake Erie Counseling Associates, 301 W 10th St, Erie, PA) 2-5 PM. We provide a safe

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Calendar space for all youth who fit somewhere in the gender spectrum, or who are questioning, We welcome anyone 21 and younger who identifies as gender-variant. We also support the community through advocacy efforts and education to the larger cisgender community, and we attend to charges of discrimination experienced by transgender youth in Erie County. Contact: Tyler Titus. tylertituslpc@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/groups/ TransFamilyYouth/. Jul 4 - 8 (Mon - Fri) - Vacation Week (Jones Pond, 9835 Old State Rd, Angelica, NY 14709-8729) V (585) 567-8100. info@jonespond.com. www.jonespond.com. Jul 6 (Wed) - LBT Women go to UPMC Sunset Music Series (Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA) 5:30 PM. Contact: Kim (814) 314-9512. ErieBeans@aol. com. www.facebook.com/LBTWOMENOFERIE. venue web site www.presqueisle.org/. Jul 6 (Wed) - Worship at the Table (Scott Park Pavilion, W 6th St and Lowell Ave, Erie, PA) 7 PM. pastrixjodi@ gmail.com. www.facebook.com/thetableerie. Jul 8 - 10 (Fri - Sun) - Vegas Weekend - Pimps and Hoes (Jones Pond, Angelica, NY) (585) 567-8100. info@jonespond.com. www.jonespond.com. Jul 9 (Sat) - Tropical Hawaiian Night (Camp Davis, 311 Redbrush Rd, Boyers, PA) (724) 637-2402. info@ campdaviscampground.com. www.campdaviscampground.com. Jul 9 (Sat) - PFLAG Meadville Picnic - RESCHEDULED (Woodcock Lake Park, 23050 Woodcock Lake Park, Meadville, PA) 1 PM. “Rescheduled from earlier date. Lawn chairs, Favorite Beverage (non-alcoholic), a dish to share, any yard games. Please RSVP by Sunday, July 3rd so that we can have an idea of who is coming and what you are bringing.” Contact: Randy HerbertWeed. (814) 724-6736. www.facebook.com/groups/ PFLAGMeadville/. Jul 9 (Sat) - Erie LGBT Rainbow Alliance meets (Lake Erie Counseling Associates, 301 W 10th St, Erie, PA) 1 - 3 PM. “safe, confidential space for LGBT community members“ Co-facilitators: Chelsea Nicole, Dale Allgeier, LCSW. (814) 455-4009. ErieLGBTRainbowAlliance@gmail.com. Jul 9 (Sat) - TransFamily of Meadville Transgender Support Group (Counseling Center, 898 Park Ave (2nd flr), Meadville, PA) 2-5 PM. Contact: Richelle Kohler. richellekohler@hotmail.com. www.facebook.com/ TransfamilyOfNWPA.

Jul 9 (Sat) - Veronyca’s Showgirls presents a Reverse Rewind Show! (Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 119, 201 West State Street, Olean, NY) 9 PM. $6 cover. Jul 10 (Sun) - LBT Women meets (Brew Ha Ha at the Colony, 2612 W 8th St, Erie, PA) 12 PM. ErieBeans@ aol.com. www.facebook.com/LBTWOMENOFERIE. Jul 10 (Sun) - Aging With Pride (Lake Erie Counseling Associates, 301 W 10th St, Erie, PA) 4 - 6 PM. “Safe, comfortable space for the older LGBT individual to seek support, friendship, social opportunities and discussion of issues of importance. (814) 455-4009. daleallgeier@outlook.com. www.lakeeriecounseling.com/ Jul 12 (Tue) - Youngstown PFLAG meets (St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave, Youngstown, OH ) 6:30 PM. Contact: Marguerite youngstownpflag@aol. com. www.youngstownpflag.org/. Jul 13 (Wed) - LBT Women go to UPMC Sunset Music Series (Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA) 5:30 PM. Contact: Kim (814) 314-9512. ErieBeans@aol. com. www.facebook.com/LBTWOMENOFERIE. Jul 13 (Wed) - Bears Do Dinner (814 Pub & Grille,

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Calendar 1325 State St, Erie, PA) 6:30 PM. Join the Bears for a casual dinner of food and conversation! Dinner is on your own. Contact: Gary Snyder. Phone: (814) 4462327. info@drenchedfur.com. www.drenchedfur.com. Jul 13 (Wed) - Theology on Tap (Schickalay’s On The Bay, 2860 W. 6th Street, Erie, PA) 7 PM. (814) 8330181. pastrixjodi@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/ thetableerie. Jul 13 (Wed) - RuPaul’s Drag Race - Season 8 The Queens (Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, PA) 8 PM. trustarts.org/events. Jul 15 - 17 (Fri - Sun) - Bear Weekend - Cave Man / Cave Bear Party (Jones Pond, 9835 Old State Rd, Angelica, NY) (585) 567-8100. info@jonespond.com. www.jonespond.com. Jul 16 (Sat) - Toga & Bathhouse (Camp Davis, 311 Redbrush Rd, Boyers, PA) (724) 637-2402. info@ campdaviscampground.com. www.campdaviscampground.com. Jul 16 - Pride Youngstown (E Federal St., Youngstown OH) Noon - 9PM. $3 gate admission. Facebook:

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Youngstown Pride Festival Jul 16 (Sat) - PFLAG Butler Annual Rainbow Community Picnic (Alameda Park, 184 Alameda Park Rd, Pavilion #3, Butler, PA ) 2 PM. Contact: Joshua Crawford. (724) 290-9674 . president@pflagbutler.com. www.pflagbutler.com/. Jul 17 (Sun) - Michelle Michaels presents FACE Drag Show! (Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie, PA ) 11 PM. www.facebook.com/TheZoneDanceClub. Jul 18 (Mon) - Pride Night at the Erie Seawolves (Jerry Uht Park, 110 E 10th St, Erie, PA) 7:05 PM. Hosted by NW PA Pride Alliance. “It’s Buck Night, so grab your friends and family and enjoy $1 hot dogs, popcorn, 12oz Pepsi products, and select draft beers while we cheer on our Seawolves as they take on the Harrisburg Senators.” For vouchers or info: president@ nwpapride.org (814) 314-9075 Contact: Alex Sphon. (814) 314-9075. www.nwpapride.org. Jul 19 (Tue) - PFLAG Meadville meets (Stone United Methodist Church, 956 S Main St, Meadville, PA) 7 PM. Contact: Randy Herbert-Weed. (814) 724-6736. mead-

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villepflag@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/groups/ PFLAGMeadville/. Jul 22 - 24 (Fri - Sun) - Summer Beach Party - 600 Block Party (Jones Pond, 9835 Old State Rd, Angelica, NY) (585) 567-8100. info@jonespond.com. www. jonespond.com. Jul 23 (Sat) - Illuminary Weekend (Camp Davis, 311 Redbrush Rd, Boyers, PA) (724) 637-2402. info@ campdaviscampground.com. www.campdaviscampground.com. Jul 23 (Sat) - TransFamily of Erie Transgender Support Group meets (Mental Health Assoc. of NW PA 1101 Peach St, Erie, PA) 2 -5 PM. “We provide a safe space for all who fit somewhere in the gender spectrum, or who are questioning.” (814) 823-1969. caitlynxpress@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/TransfamilyOfNWPA. Jul 23 (Sat) - Erie Sisters & Brothers Transgender Support Group meets (Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Highway, Erie, PA) 7 PM. Support and encouragement for both MTF and FTM transgender individuals. (440) 265-8191. shub1@ suite224.net. eriesisters.ning.com/. Jul 26 (Tue) - Erie Gay News folding/distribution work party (Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel, 55 West Bay Road, Erie, PA 7 PM. Contact: Mike (814) 456-9833. info@eriegaynews.com. www.eriegaynews.com. Jul 27 (Wed) - The Table: Spirituality in Everyday Life (Headwaters Park, 1927 Wager Rd, Erie, PA) 7 PM. pastrixjodi@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/ thetableerie. Jul 29 - 31 (Fri - Sun) - Leather Weekend - Mr. Jones Pond Leather Contest (Jones Pond, 9835 Old State Rd, Angelica, NY) (585) 567-8100. info@jonespond. com. www.jonespond.com. Jul 30 (Sat) - Christmas in July (Camp Davis, 311 Redbrush Rd, Boyers, PA) Gift Exchange 8pm (724) 637-2402. info@campdaviscampground.com. www. campdaviscampground.com. Jul 30 - Pride Festival of Central PA Riverfront Park, admission $10, under 12 free. www.centralpapridefestival.com/ Aug 7 - Big Gay Boat Ride 2016 “Pirates of the Niagara” (Buffalo NY) www.imperialcourtofbuffalo.com Aug 13 - Cleveland Pride (800 E 9th, Cleveland OH) www.clevelandpride.org

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