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NATIONAL C reating C hange C onference R egistration O pen TEXAS Registration is now under way for the G ay C lub T orched National Gay and Lesbian Task Forces 18th The Brownsville Herald reported July 24 that annual Creating Change Conference, which a gay nightclub in that city was torched in an will be held Nov. 9 to 13 in Oakland, Calif. apparent act of arson. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Investigators said an unknown suspect or sus activists and allies are encouraged to attend. pects broke in through the front dcxir of the Early bird registration rate is available until club, called Heart Rock. Assistant fire chief Aug. 31. Attendees younger than 16 and older Randy Russell said that the club’s interior was than 65 will be admitted without charge. The vandalized and that several cans of gasoline registration form is available at www.creat- were poured to fuel the fire, which gutted the ingchange.org. windowless cement building. The Creating Change Conference, spon Investigators at the scene labeled the fire as sored and hosted by NGLTF, is the queer rights arson. Owners called it a hate crime directed movements annual skills-building conference, against Brownsville’s gay community. attracting thousands of activist leaders from across the nation. The program educates, chal lenges and supports queer activists and has a spe ACLU P ersuades U tah to OK cial focus on assisting community organizations to build a more racially representative move G ay -P ositive L icense P lates ment. Creating Change returns to Oakland after The Utah State Tax Commission has ruled that it will approve three personalized license the success of the 1999 conference, which drew plates with gay-positive messages after an earlier the largest attendance to date. denial of the plates was appealed by the Ameri The 2005 schedule boasts six accomplished can Civil Liberties Union of Utah. The decision plenary speakers: Loraine Hutchins, an author is a first for the commission, which, until this and activist who put the “B” into LGBT; Juba decision, had never approved a personalized Kalamka, aka Pointfivefag, a founding member plate containing the word “gay.” of the “homo In December 2004, Elizabeth hop” group Deep Solomon applied for three personalized Dickollective; license plates: “GAY WE GO," “GAYS John D’Emilio, R OK” and “GAY RYTS.” The com an award-win mission approved the “GAY WE GO” ning author, pro plate but denied the application for the fessor and found latter two plates. The ACLU of Utah ing director of represented Solomon in appealing the the Task Force decision. Policy Institute; “I have kids who are gay, and I want Urvashi Vaid, an ed these plates so that I could publicly attorney, writer express support for my children,” said and activist who Elizabeth Solomon won the right to Solomon, explaining why she applied for is a former execu show her pride on her license plate the personalized plates. “I’m delighted tive director of in the conservative state of Utah. that I will now be able to do so. ” jm NGLTF as well as the incoming executive director of the Arcus Cirmpiled by News Editor SARAH DOUGHER, Foundation; Helen Zia, a longtime activist and author whose work on a groundbreaking case of who can he reached at sarah@justout.com. Tel 503.281.8688 • Fax 503.249.1440 • www.impress-usa.com Do you want to TALK ABOUT how to STAY HEALTHY and protect your partners from HIV? UTAH Call KURT or MARIA at 503-230-1202 or 1-877-795-7700 (toll-free) F 1 A Program of OHSU/Partnership Project
