Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 12:26:17 -0700 From: glaad@glaad.org (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Subject: GLAADlines 05.30.96 GLAADLINES Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation contact: Claudia Manley (212) 807-1700 manley@glaad.org http://www. glaad.org News, Tips, and Information about the Gay & Lesbian Community May 31, 1996-- GAY COUPLES IN THE MEDIA NEAR YOU: GLAAD, the nation's gay news bureau, will bring gay or lesbian couples into America's living rooms by booking couples for print, radio, or television interviews across the country. For more information contact Alan Klein (GLAAD) at (212) 807-1700 or e-mail klein@glaad.org. GAY LOBBY DAY: The Empire State Pride Agenda sponsors its annual Lobby Day on June 4. Buses leave New York City for Albany at 6:45am. The day is provided as an opportunity for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community to meet their legislators and to make their voice heard. To register for the bus trip or for more information contact the Empire State Pride Agenda at (212) 673-5417. PROM TIME: The Rainbow Prom, a prom for same-sex couples, will be held in Syracuse, NY on June 1. The prom attempts to make up for those who couldn't bring the date of their choice to their own high school proms or who weren't invited. Sponsored by the Syracuse Gay & Lesbian Chorus, Inc., the event begins at 8pm and will last until midnight. For more information call Leonard Marsh at (315) 476-4329 or e-mail marsh@lemoyne.edu. GAY PLAY DAY: Come Out and Play, the national concert showcase series for the Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA) continues in Chicago, IL on June 6. Billed as "Music: Live. Out. Loud.," the event features musical acts from independent and major record labels. Doors open at 7:30pm with music beginning at 8pm. For more information about the Chicago concert call (312) 549-0203. For more information about GLAMA call 800-956-5262 or e-mail GLAMAS@aol.com. TV TO WATCH OUT FOR: IN THE LIFE: The gay and lesbian newsmagazine on PBS, In the Life, will be airing a June Gay Pride special on stations across the country. Included in the special is a sneak preview of It's Elementary, the new documentary by Debra, an interview with director John Schlesinger, and the winner of In the Life's first annual Short Film/Video award. For more information contact John Catania (In the Life) at (212) 255-6012 ext. 307. REEL NEW YORK: On Sunday nights in June and July, WNET/Thirteen (New York) will present Reel New York, an eight-part series of locally-produced independent film and video. Included in the series is Greg Bordowitz's Fast Trip, Long Drop, an autobiographical documentary about his experience as an HIV+ gay man; Alisa Lebow's Outlaw, on the experiences of Leslie Feinberg, self-identified "gender outlaw;" and Jocelyn Taylor's Frankie and Jocie, a candid dialogue between family members on issues of racism, homophobia, and communication. For more information contact Garrison Botts (WNET) at (212) 560-6682. If you know of an event that merits media coverage, or if there is a news story breaking in your area, please contact us. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is a national organization that promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of combating homophobia and all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. To subscribe contact Claudia Manley at (212) 807-1700 or at glaad@glaad.org. "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org VISIT THE GLAAD WEB SITE AT http://www.glaad.org! GLAAD promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc.