Oliver Blumer — The Trans Educator

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“To be a transgender person… You’re a person.” – Oliver Blumer
Oliver Blumer has been an active member of the Dallas LGBT community since he moved here decades ago. For much of that time, he participated as an ‘L,’ not a ‘T.’ The ‘T’ part of his life is relatively new. Blumer decided to begin transitioning into his authentic self five years ago.
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“To be a transgender person… You’re a person.” – Oliver Blumer
Oliver Blumer has been an active member of the Dallas LGBT community since he moved here decades ago. For much of that time, he participated as an ‘L,’ not a ‘T.’ The ‘T’ part of his life is relatively new. Blumer decided to begin transitioning into his authentic self five years ago.
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Robert Camina — The Storyteller

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“I didn’t intend to become an activist, but I am one now.” – Robert Camina
Robert Camina always wanted to be a storyteller. Sure, he has an MBA in marketing. He even tried to start a career in marketing, but it wasn’t what he loved.
Camina is a filmmaker.
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Robert Camina — The Storyteller

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“I didn’t intend to become an activist, but I am one now.” – Robert Camina
Robert Camina always wanted to be a storyteller. Sure, he has an MBA in marketing. He even tried to start a career in marketing, but it wasn’t what he loved.
Camina is a filmmaker.
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Cece Cox — The Helper

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“When you build up the LGBT community it impacts and builds up the overall Dallas community as well.” – Cece Cox
Cece Cox has a lot to be thankful for. She had the opportunity to go to a good school. Her family supports her, even if, at first, they didn’t understand her choice to come out as a lesbian.
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“When you build up the LGBT community it impacts and builds up the overall Dallas community as well.” – Cece Cox
Cece Cox has a lot to be thankful for. She had the opportunity to go to a good school. Her family supports her, even if, at first, they didn’t understand her choice to come out as a lesbian.
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NEWS: Sir Elton John BRITs Icon Show Tonight On ITV

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Mega star Sir Elton John receives the first ever BRITs Icon Award show tonight at 9PM on ITV.
by Newsdesk | 13th September 2013

The TV special is hosted by Dermot O’Leary and features performances from Sir Elton, an interview, and video messages from several VVIPS – see below for more information. To honour Elton as the first BRITs Icon winner, Tom Odell (BRITs 2013… Read the rest

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Tyler Curry — The Next-Gen HIV Advocate

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“There’s no difference between me and them, it’s just a different generation.” – Tyler Curry
Tyler Curry had the unpleasant experience of coming out twice. The first time he had to reveal his sexual orientation. The second time was his HIV status.
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Tyler Curry — The Next-Gen HIV Advocate

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“There’s no difference between me and them, it’s just a different generation.” – Tyler Curry
Tyler Curry had the unpleasant experience of coming out twice. The first time he had to reveal his sexual orientation. The second time was his HIV status.
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Michael Doughman — The Director

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“I like doing things that, hopefully, make for a better community for us.” – Michael Doughman
In 1984, Michael Doughman was invited to perform at an AIDS-related fundraiser at the Round-Up Saloon (the old Round-Up Saloon, before it burned down). It was then he decided it was time to get involved.
Since then, he’s been a part of just about every organization that’s in any… Read the rest

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Michael Doughman — The Director

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“I like doing things that, hopefully, make for a better community for us.” – Michael Doughman
In 1984, Michael Doughman was invited to perform at an AIDS-related fundraiser at the Round-Up Saloon (the old Round-Up Saloon, before it burned down). It was then he decided it was time to get involved.
Since then, he’s been a part of just about every organization that’s in any… Read the rest

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Robert Emery — The Volunteer

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“I get tremendous support because [the Dallas LGBT community] is the most fabulous community in the world.” – Robert Emery
Robert Emery is the kind of guy who tells it like it is. He doesn’t need to put on airs or pretend he’s someone he isn’t, because who he is so full of life it’d be ridiculous if you weren’t drawn in.
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Jack Evans and George Harris — The Historians

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“Both George and I, from the beginning of our relationship, have wanted to make a difference.” – Jack Evans
Jack Evans and George Harris have been together longer than most of us have been alive. When they met, in 1961, both had already lost a job for being gay. Harris worked for the CIA, but after an investigation into his background, he was… Read the rest

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Patti Fink — The Mobilizer

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“You can’t walk down the street and not trip over somebody who’s LGBT.” – Patti Fink
Patti Fink, the President of the Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance, has been involved in LGBT activism in Dallas for nearly 15 years. It’s actually how she found her partner, Erin Moore. The two met during meetings for the National Coming Out Project. By the way, we… Read the rest

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Mark Frazier — The Leather Sir

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When all is said and done a small part of me wants to be remembered as somebody who’s made a small difference for our community. – Mark Frazier
It’s safe to say that Dallas’ leather community would not be what it is without Mark Frazier. He opened the Dallas Eagle in 1995. At the time, Dallas didn’t have a bar that catered to the leather/levi… Read the rest

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Nell Gaither — The Trans Advocate

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“I’m trans and so this is my family. I want to support my family.” – Nell Gaither
Some in the LGBT community have only recently come to know Nell Gaither, the advocate. Just last year, she quit her job as a City of Dallas employee and decided to move to trans advocacy full-time. Gaither is the president of the Trans Pride Initiative,… Read the rest

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THEATRE REVIEW: Bourgeois And Maurice At The Soho Theatre

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You know those occasions when you meet your mates in town for a drink after work. It gets to about 9 and you think it might be nice to round off the evening in some way.
by Greg Mitchell | 13th September 2013

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BOOK REVIEW: The Breath of Night by Michael Arditti

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Julian Tremayne is a missionary priest in a remote Philippine village during the Marcos dictatorship.
by Chris Bridges | 13th September 2013★★★★

After championing the Communist rebels, he finds himself imprisoned for the murder of a local military commander. Three decades later, following his own mysterious death, a cult develops around Julian and there are calls for him to be made a saint. When Philip… Read the rest

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First Dallas Gay Pride? Expect This

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The first gay pride celebration I went to was more than a decade ago. It was St. Louis Gay Pride, and I had a really good time. I’m pretty sure the reason I enjoyed myself so much was that it was my first. I saw so much freedom and acceptance.
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6 Amazing Coming Out Notes

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Coming out can be such a fractious time for many gay people around the world. Here are some really great examples from parents and friends whose acceptance notes went viral.
by Newsdesk | 13th September 2013The father who wrote this humbinger of a letter to his gay son certainly tugged on our heartstrings.

The father with a sense of reality and humour

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