Youth Transgender Support Group

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A licensed counselor leads the Zebra Coalition support group and addresses important issues facing today’s transgender youth, ages 13-24. Topics to be discussed include:

• coming out to yourself and family
• legal rights
• employment
• education
• medical treatment
• internet safety
• much more

We will also feature a monthly guest speaker to give professional and personal insight into real life situations.
Please come join us to educate yourself, share your thoughts, stories and feelings, or simply to observe the group until you are comfortable enough to share.

Next meeting dates:

• Wednesday August 17: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
• Wednesday August 31: 6:30pm – 7:30pm

877-90-ZEBRA or info@zebrayouth.org

World Aids Day

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Worship Service November 30th, 7:00  pm in the Sactuary.

Join us as we celebrate and remember those who have been lost and those who live with HIV/AIDS.

sponsored by: St. Lukes, 4851 s. Vineland RD., Orlando, FL 32819. Phone: 407.876.4991. www.st.lukes.org

Candlelight Vigils Being Held in Orlando

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There are two candlelight vigils being held in Orlando next week for Gay Teen Suicide Awareness.

Wednesday, October 20th, Lake Eola @ 7pm
Thursday, October 21st, UCF Reflection Pond @ 8:00pm

The events have been created to remember the youth we have lost, raise awareness, and provide hope and support to our local LGBT youth.
The Lake Eola vigil will have an open forum for individuals and organizations to share and learn about programs and assistance available to LGBT youth in our community.

The UCF vigil is focused on supporting the UCF student body, youth, and community partners that can directly affect anti-harassment and bullying programs. Please contact Tyler Teegs at tylerteegs@knights.ucf.edu to learn how you can support the UCF Vigil.

The FB event pages for these vigils are:
Lake Eola Vigil
UCF Vigil

Details about the Lake Eola Candle Light Vigil

7:00pm
Open Forum for individuals and representatives of community organizations to share and learn about programs and support for local LGBT youth
8:00pm
Candle Light Vigil that will begin @ the pagoda on the NE corner of the park (across from Panara Bread)
8:45pm
Film ‘It Gets Better’ @ Relax Grill in Lake Eola Park across from the Swan Station. This is a compilation of local ‘It Gets Better’ submissions to Watermark. If the editing of the film is not complete by the 20th, there will be a relevant alternative.

This is a community event and is an open invitation for participation.
However, as the park is not rented for this event, we must about by certain criteria for a free speech gathering.  If you would like to be recognized as a community partner in this event, please contact me for more information on these guidelines.

We will also be providing a leave behind of volunteer opportunities that can impact the lives of local LGBT youth.  Please let me know volunteer opportunities from your organizations, or others that you are aware of by Monday Oct. 18th.

Thank you to the following community partners who stepped up to show support even before an official email could be created, we are proud to have you as leaders in our communities.

Come Out Orlando

Gay American Heroes
Hope and Help
Hope Unites Church of Christ
Harbor House
Mama Cha-Cha’s House
Orange County Victim Service Center
Passage
Planned Parenthood
The Center
Micheal Vance: Foster Care Information
Michelle Fernandez: Trevor Project, local TrevorSpace Administrator

Some links for information and resources:

The Trevor Project   http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

GLSEN  www.glsen.org

HRC www.hrc.org

Equality Florida  www.eqfl.org

Passage, a FL Anti-Violence Projectwww.mypassage.org

Ali Forney Center for LGBT homeless and runaway youth www.aliforneycenter.org/resources.html

Orlando Youth Alliance, a local LGBT youth organization www.orlandoyouthalliance.org

The Zebra Project, local LGBT homeless and runaway youth resources www.zebrayouth.org

Mama Cha-Cha’s House www.youtube.com/ndawg2

For more information and resources feel free to contact me directly.
–
Jake Green
Passage, A FL Anti-Violence Project
www.mypassage.org
green.jp@gmail.com
407-704-9121

Gay Days® Kickoff Party

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Title: Gay Days® Kickoff Party
Location: Walt Disney World
Link out: Click here
Start Date: 2010-06-01
End Date: 2010-06-07

Gay Days at Walt Disney World is a gay pride event held at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida the first week in June. Various circuit parties and dance events comprising the majority of the schedule, culminating in a park-sanctioned (but not park-organized) “Gay Day” at the end of the week, in which gay travelers wear red to let others know why they patronized the park that day.

Gay Days was created in 1991 and were originally a single designated day, the first Saturday of June. It began as a suggestion by a man named Doug Swallow and his companions. They brought up the idea of meeting at Disney in a group of 15-20. Doug put some more of his effort into it by promoting the idea in gay night clubs. Since the proposed date to gather at the theme park was a few months away, the newspapers and some radio talk stations decided to broadcast the plans.^[1] On this day, the LGBT community was encouraged by outside organizers to come to the park and “wear red and be seen” At its beginning, there were over 1,000 people who identified as part of the LGBT community who showed up at Disney looking to enjoy this day. Over time as people went home and told their friends and their friends told their friends, Gay Day turned into Gay Days and is now a week long celebration. This event now attracts over 135,000 members of the LGBT community to spend the week in the Magic Kingdom.

However, the Gay Days are not an event that is hosted by Disney. Gay Days is an unofficial event at the Magic Kingdom that is organized by private groups.

Vino, Java, and Brew

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Title: Vino, Java, and Brew
Location: Robb and Stucky Interiors, Altamonte Springs
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Description: Vino, Java, and Brew is a fun tantalizing event that will feature some of Central Florida’s finest cuisine, arranging from succulent appetizers to decadent desserts paired with fine wine, beer and delicious coffee. This event was created to help raise awareness, understanding and funding for your local AIDS service organization, the Hope and Help Center of Central Florida.
Start Time: 06:00pm
Date: 2010-06-10
End Time: 09:00pm

Orlando International Fringe Festival

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Title: Orlando International Fringe Festival
Location: Margeson Theatre
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Description: the Orlando Youth Alliance will produce its third play at the Orlando International Fringe Festival. this year’s Play will involve LGBT youth and their allies by performing a variety of solos and ensemble performances.
Date: May 22, 2010