Our new Steering Committee member, Ofelia del Corazon, is creating a chapbook titled Professional Bisexual! It will be ready by Pride (June 9-10) and hopefully available at our festival table.
See her blog post about an LA event this Friday at which she’s reading from the book: http://mommyfiercest.com/2012/05/25/the-professional-bisexual-dana-johnson-michelle-joyner-at-stories-books-and-cafe-june-8th-7pm/
Our Facebook group is over 200 members now! If you’re not one of them, be sure to join us!
Los Angeles Bi Task Force is excited to announce two new appointments to our Steering Committee: Cadyn Cathers and Ofelia del Corazon. Both are highly accomplished for being so young. Cadyn is program coordinator at Antioch University, holds several other part-time positions, and is completing requirements for an MFT license (marriage and family therapy). He was instrumental in the successful TranSolidarity, a recent event in LA.
Ofelia describes herself as a “macho femme who likes to tell stories and organize events”. She co-founded the TG Film Fest: The Los Angeles Transgender Film Festival, a project of the Trans/Giving art collective. Ofelia is a community organizer and sex educator with tons of networking contacts around the U.S.
See the Steering Committee page for more information about these awesome additions to our leadership team.
The Los Angeles Bi Task Force commends President Obama’s declaration of support for marriage equality. The first U.S. President to openly endorse same-sex marriage, he described his views on an ABC interview Wednesday night.
“I have to tell you that over the course of several years, as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships – same-sex relationships – who are raising kids together; when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married,” said the President.
We especially applaud President Obama for taking a stand for same-sex couples even though he is not a part of one, which underscores the foundation of equality for all, despite majority rule. While there is still much work to be done in achieving full sexual and gender equality, we thank President Obama for taking a stand on equal rights for people who want to marry the person they love regardless of gender.
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Bi / Fluid Pride is in 2 weeks and we are up to 26 marchers!! Please join us (and bring a friend) so we can have an even bigger contingent! And if you can’t march, at least cheer us on from the sidelines and then come to the After-Party! Please note that the After-Party is at 909 Palm Ave, not 808 Palm Ave.
We also need a photographer and videographer for the parade.
LABTF has one more planning meeting (June 2nd) before the Parade – come if you want to be involved!
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Sierra Hall Room 451 (Whitsett Room) at Cal State Northridge
Description
Please join us for a conversation about bisexual activism, politics, and communities in the Los Angeles area, with our special guest Dr. Mimi Hoang.
Mimi Hoang, Ph.D., is an out bi psychologist, researcher, educator, community organizer, and activist. She is currently the Chair of the Los Angeles Bi Task Force, which focuses on educational, cultural, and advocacy programs for the bi/fluid/pansexual community. Dr. Hoang also co-organized the Bi/Fluid Pride contingents at LA Pride in 2008 and 2009 and was the Bi Advisory Board Chair for ‘Ohana House/Asian Pacific Islanders for Human Rights, and co-founded and chaired 2 bi social organizations — AMBI (A Meeting of Bi Individuals) and Fluid UCLA. She completed a dissertation study on bi identity and has conducted numerous lectures and workshops on bisexuality at conferences, universities, and community agencies. Dr. Hoang currently works as a Clinical Psychologist at Cal State LA and is passionate about the mental health needs of multicultural and underprivileged communities.
Are you interested in learning more before the conversation? Check out the Los Angeles Bi Task Force’s website at http://www.labtf.org/, watch the documentary “Bi The Way,” or read Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority, by Beth Firestein, Ph.D., or The Bisexual’s Guide to the Universe: Quips, Tips, and Lists for Those Who Go Both Ways, By Nicole Kristal and Mike Szymanski. But please don’t feel you need to “do homework” to come and participate!
Please invite all of your friends who might be interested! This event is free and open to the public. Visitor parking on the Cal State Northridge campus costs $6.00.
Here is a link to a campus map:
http://www.csun.edu/maps/Campus_Map.pdf
PRESENTED BY THE CENTER FOR SEX AND GENDER RESEARCH AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=104814876218002&index=1
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of a dear friend and Bi/LGBT community member, Thomas/Theo Provost. He was a member of the LA Bi Center planning and AMBI steering committees. He was also a LABL moderator, a past facilitator of the Long Beach Bi Chat Group, and a charter member of Speak Out! Toastmasters. We will take some time to honor his memory and celebrate his contributions at the upcoming Bi Holiday Party this Saturday, December 12th, as well as at the next AMBI social on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010.
For more information about these two events, please visit the following websites:
www.meetup.com/ambila/
www.meetup.com/ambila/calendar/11969788/
www.meetup.com/ambila/calendar/11464579/
“Rose By Any Other Name”
Check out the first webisodes here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKZoCaVZu3c&feature=related
CROSS POSTED AT THEFAYTH.BLOGSPOT.COM AND BINETUSA.BLOGSPOT.COM
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a civil rights group partly founded by Martin Luther King Jr., has threatened to fire the president of its Los Angeles chapter because he supports same-sex marriage…”I’m not going to let their inaction handcuff me from fighting for justice,” Lee said. – LA TIMES
Unfortunately, a founder of SCLC was removed from office for being LGBT,
Bayard Rustin (see the terrific film on his life, Brother Outsider on LOGO or order it today at rustin.org)Saddest thing? Even the folks over at jesus-is-sav(i)or.com know Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr. supported LGBT Civil Liberties.
So why is THE MESSAGE OF Love and Tolerance still missing from SCLC?
To deny even established leadership the opportunity to redefine injustice and intolerance indicates this group is erring on the wrong side of their OWN history, so please use your voice and speak up in favor of human rights!
Submit a letter of support for Rev. Eric Lee’s involvement in marriage equality visbility on the SCLC website!
http://sclclosangeles.org/contact.htmLABiCenter.org was recently invited to attend the launch of Rev. Lee’s latest book at a Courage Campaign event. We are SOOOOO there!* As Bisexuals, we easily recognize when equality is ill-defined and not held to the same standard that LOVE should be; open, fair-minded and free.
