Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:46:35 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Subject: GLAADLines 04.29.97 GLAADLINES contact: Don Romesburg (415) 861-2244 romesburg@glaad.org http://www.glaad.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 1997 --SPECIAL ALL ELLEN EDITION-- News, Tips and Breaking Stories about the Gay & Lesbian Community CELEBRATE AT ELLEN'S COMING OUT PARTY: Tomorrow, across the nation fans of Ellen Morgan will turn up, tune in and come out in support of the history-making episode where Ellen discovers she is a lesbian. Fueled by the real-life coming out of Ellen star Ellen DeGeneres, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will gather together at their own house parties or meet at larger venues to watch the highly publicized episode with family and friends. The following is a listing of the official GLAAD "Come Out With Ellen" parties and other events celebrating this historic moment in American television. GLAAD'S OFFICIAL "COME OUT WITH ELLEN" PARTIES: Special public viewing parties of the April 30 Ellen show are scheduled from 7-10PM and also include entertainment, celebrities, raffles of autographed Ellen memorabilia and RSVP cruise giveaways. Sponsored nationally by Absolut and The Advocate. * Los Angeles-The Love Lounge/Girl Bar, 657 N. Robertson Boulevard (for tickets call 213.658.6775) * New York-Irving Plaza Ballroom, East 15th Street & Irving Place (for tickets call 212.807.1700) * San Francisco-Club Skirts at Club Touche, 300 DeHaro Street (for tickets call 415.861.2244) * San Diego-The Flame, 3780 Park Boulevard (for tickets call 619.295.4163) * Washington, DC-Trumpets/Party Girl Productions, 1603 17th Street (for tickets call 202.986.1360) * Kansas City-Cabaret, 5024 Main Street (for tickets call 816.221.1070) For press inquiries, please contact Alan Klein (GLAAD Communications Director) at (212)807-1700. ALABAMA AND ELLEN MAKE A DATE WITH HISTORY: Birmingham Pride and GLAAD will hold the "Official Welcome Out Ellen Party" at Boutwell Auditorium on April 30. The event was prompted by the local ABC affiliate, ABC 33/40, refusing to air the history-making episode of Ellen. In addition to ensuring lesbians, gay men and their families and friends have a chance to see the show, the party at Boutwell Auditorium will also include dancing, letter-writing and an "indoor street fair," where local gay, AIDS and civil rights organizations will have the opportunity to educate the community about their work. For more information, contact Cathy Renna or Don Romesburg (GLAAD Resource Center Managers) in Birmingham at (205)925-4935, or pager (301)215-1354. ELLEN ALL OVER THE NET: As house parties and screening parties are being thrown all over the country, people will also be joining together online to celebrate this historic occasion. These are a few of the events that are happening in Cyberspace. For more information about these events, contact Loren Javier (GLAAD Interactive Media Director) at (213)658.6775 or e-mail at javier@glaad.org or visit The Official GLAAD "Come Out With Ellen" Web site at www.glaad.org. * The Virtual GLAAD "Come Out With Ellen" House Party--GLAAD and GAY.COM CHAT HOUSE (www.gay.com) will be hosting a virtual "Come Out With Ellen" house party with hundreds of guests getting ready to chat about the April 30 episode with Ellen "experts" from around the world. * Los Angeles Party Online-GLAAD and OUTBOX.COM (www.outbox.com) will be bringing the GLAAD "Come Out With Ellen" party in Los Angeles into people's homes via live chat. The event will be presented in the RAINBOW CAFE on April 30 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM PDT. * Birmingham A-GLO-GLO Radio (www.gloradio.com), the Internet's first gay and lesbian radio station, and PlanetOut (www.planetout.com) will be broadcasting Birmingham, Alabama's Official "Welcome Out Ellen Party" live via Real Audio. * Ellen In Cyberburbia-On April 30, Ellen will be the hot topic in the gay and lesbian communities in Cyberspace. Pride! on CompuServe (go: PRIDE), onQ on America Online (keyword: onQ) and PlanetOut on both America Online and the World Wide Web (keyword: planetout or www.planetout.com) will be hosting extended chats to discuss the groundbreaking episode. onQ-San Francisco (keyword: onQSF) and Digital Cities (keyword: digital cities) on America Online will even be hosting a free live chat and screening party at The Chat House at 139 - 8th Street near Minna in San Francisco from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM. 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