July 2012
Presented By: Daniel McCree Foundation
MetroEast News
ABOUT US MetroEast News is an outreach project of the Daniel McCree Foundation.
Our vision and mission is to provide timely information and events to the entire Southern Illinois Region. We seek to be a voice for those who are traditionally not heard. (READ MORE) Southern Illinois Pride History (READ MORE)
Editor: Colby Kluthe Graphic Design: Jason Brooks Director: Daniel McCree Foundation
Contributors: Mickey Johnson (Carbondale) History & Southern Illinois News Tess Farnham (Belleville) Liberal Arts & Education Susan Spit-Fire Lively (Belleville)
Performing Arts & Spoken Word Aaron Phillip Ruiz (Swansea) Autumn Pickard (St. Louis) Special Features from Daniel McCree (1979-2007)
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Common Resources: PFLAG- Belleville IL Chapter St. Louis Gay History Project TransHaven & Belleville Transgender & Friends LGBT Center of St. Louis Metro East Pride of Soutwestern Illinois (MEPSI) Southern Illinois GSA Alliance Equality Illinois & Carbonale Pride, MCC Paducah & Paducah Pride Jennifer Shaw P.C.
FEATURES & EVENTS 2nd Annual Carbondale Pride July 20-22nd
We are better than this Mt. Vernon! Thoughts From A Mouthy Saint: Accepting the Gift of Impossible
Rainbow Cafe New Volunteer Training is July 14 (CARBONDALE) 2012 MEPSI Award Recipients (BELLEVILLE) St Louis LGBT Shelter & Housing Advocacy Project NITE GLOW Paint Party- July 14th at Club Traz (CARBONDALE) 4TH of July Celebration - Irenes (QUINCY) Miss Gay Alton Illinois America JULY 20th “Artistically Speaking!” Returns Wednesday, August 1st (BELLEVILLE) BRIEFS to Browse FREE Summer Edition of Spotlight Today, the World's Largest Magazine dedicated to Impersonators and their Fans.
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INTRODUCTION The 2012 Digital Directory 3RD edition came out last month and was again very well received with more than 800 readers in less than two weeks time. Our vision for this project was to provide information and resources for those in our community who may not be aware of the vast array of entertainment venues and social services specific to the LGBTQIA communityThe Saint Louis Region just wrapped up a 33rd year of Pride Festivals and Metro East Pride of Southwestern Illinois celebrated its 5th year in Belleville. Carbondale Pride is planned for July 20th to 22nd, and appears to be on track to be an even bigger success than its inaugural year. If the renovations at Club Traz are completed in time, the Pageant Capital of Southern Illinois will host a grand re-opening on July 14th with a Night Glow Party. Club Traz has remained closed throughout much of the summer and will be reopening within the next few weeks. Pride this year will also include the first community-wide picnic, also hosted by Club Traz, located at: 213 East Main Street Carbondale, Il 62901 (618) 547-4270.
PFLAG in Belleville will be meeting this Thursday (JULY 5 )at 6:30PM for the monthly meeting. They have a special presentation and discussion planned at this event. Everyone is welcome. Also in July is the much anticipated Miss Gay Alton Illinois America 2012 Friday, July 20, 2012. th
As the editor MetroEast NEWS, “We seek to be a voice for those who traditionally are not heard.� The Daniel McCree Foundation advocates for Suicide Prevention as well as outreach in the areas of HIV/AIDS awareness. Sincerely,
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Bethel United Church of Christ (Cahokia, IL) 2200 Camp Jackson Road, Cahokia, Illinois 62206 (Just off Interstate 255,Cahokia Exit 13) Sunday Morning Worship at 10:00 am.
Pastor: Rev. Carol Shanks (618) 939-4835 www.CahokiaUCC.org
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Authenticating your relationship. Protecting your family. Sivia Business & Legal Services gives you the personal attention that your relationship needs. We offer personalized service for you, your family, your relationship and your business. We assist you with the unique barriers that same-sex couples face in several areas. We assist our clients in estate planning and power of attorney matters to give each partner more rights in the even of tragedy. We also handle family law issues -- dissolution of relationship, adoption, custody actions, and name change petitions. We also assist clients with cohabitation agreements and contracts to outline the legal obligation of each partner in the relationship.
Committed to the Community Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C. started in June 2006 when the founder, Todd Sivia, decided that his clients desired an attorney that is not only committed to the practice of law, but also committed to the community. Mr. Sivia created a firm to serve businesses and family in a variety of areas of law, focusing on asset protection. Since then, the firm has grown, not only in size, but as a member of the community. Our staff is active in the Ed/Glen Chamber of Commerce, SCORE (Counselors to America's Small Business), Rotary, and a variety of community projcts and organizations in and around Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and Alton, Illinois. Mr. Sivia is a member of the Metro East Landlord Association and Metro East Real Estate & Investors Association. The attorneys also stay up-to-date on the law through a variety of legal associations such as the Illinois, Missouri, and Madison County Bar Associations, and Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association. We'll listen for your needs and give you the best counsel to meet them. Todd Sivia, Attorney-At-Law Mr. Sivia maintains a significant asset protection practice. He assists his clients in their estate planning and general business needs, including drafting wills and trusts, representing clients in multiple matters. Read More
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
We are better than this Mt. Vernon! By Amanda Duncan
(MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS)
The Jefferson County Board on Monday approved a resolution affirming its support of marriage as “a sacred union between one man and one woman.” Peaceful protest!!! Picnic for Pride & Equality July 14th. The resolution passed 12 to 2 according the Mt. Vernon Register News. You can find the full article at Register-news.com. If you are a resident of Jefferson county Illinois and would like to have your voice heard in opposition to this resolution, please join us in a peaceful protest. Saturday, July 14, 2012 11am Bring your family, friends, and a picnic lunch! Bring a sheet (decorate in pride colors or whatever suits you). Wear your bright colors and meet and greet with other Jefferson County families and friends who are wishing to show the gay and lesbians in our com unity that they are just as special as anyone else in our community and deserve all of the blessings this community has to offer including marriage. Let's make it a bright, happy, respectful day. We are better than this Mt. Vernon! Channel 12 news is going to attempt to cover the event so let's remember it is a peaceful event and show everyone what we are REALLY made of here in Jefferson County!! MAP LOCATION
FULL STORY By RORYE O’CONNOR - Mount Vernon Register
Rainbow Cafe New Volunteer Training is July 14 (CARBONDALE) By: November Davison, RC Manager (CARBONDALE)
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, questions, please contact me at rainbowcafe2002@yahoo.com Listed below are the following criteria for becoming a Rainbow Cafe volunteer: 1. Be a mentor to RC Youth 2. Attend RC Staff Meetings (approx every 3 months) 3. Sign up for shifts regularly (approx 2 Fridays [6:50p-10:10p] every 3 months) 4. Be willing to submit to and be able to pass a criminal background check 5. Support RC by attending RC events as a volunteer as needed (occasionally).
Rainbow Cafe New Volunteer Training is July 14, 2012
There are a variety of ways you can volunteer. Youth nights (Fridays) are just one option. Volunteers also serve in these capacities: board/committee support, community outreach, fund-raising, board member, etc.
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Daniel Mccree foundation-2012 Art Recipients
6/17/2012 www.DanielMcCree.Org Daniel McCree- Artist & Writer (1979-2007) Emily Smith, the St. Louis Regional Director attended Metro East Pride on June 16th in Belleville. She was glad to present our annual release of artwork to seven individuals who have made significant contributions to the community over the past year. These individuals are not often recognized for their service and we were glad to take a moment to tell each of them "Thank You". This years recipients were as follows:
Rev. Dianna ScarletThomas, -Well of Living Water Ministries Angela Barnes -Bethany Place Director John Campbell -MCC of Greater St. Louis / Ezekiel Project HIV Minsistry Teresa Schmidt -PFLAGBelleville Chapter Robyn C. Montague TransHaven / St Louis LGBT Shelter & Housing Advocacy Project Jessie Arms -Belleville Transgender & Friends Colin Murphy -MEPSI Board & St. Louis LGBT History Project LIMITED RELEASE FOR METRO EAST PRIDE 2012 WWW.DANIELMCCREE.ORG
The Foundation produced a total of 10 prints this year, and will present the remaining artwork to individuals in the coming weeks and months. 12
TransHaven
www.transhaven.org
Tessilu Studio offers mixed media artwork by commission
TransHaven serves the advocacy needs of the Transgender Communities of Missouri and St. Louis Region.
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SEVEN RESTAURANT ANd LOUNGE
“A bold Hot-spot Where Everyone is Welcome. “ 7 South High Street Belleville, Illinois 62220 www.SmartChoiceSTL.com
www.sevenrestaurantandlounge.com Free-flow Poetry & Live Music Venue
SAGE Metro St. Louis SAGE of Metro St.Louis provides services and advocacy to LGBT older adults. They are located in the Tower Grove Manor Building on South Grand.
www.SageMetroSTL.org
“BUY LOCAL OR BYE LOCAL”
St. Louis Gender Foundation www.stlouisgenderfoundation.org 314-607-4163 info@stlgf.org
LGBT Counseling STL Cindy Betz-MSW,LCSW 314-602-5534 3672A Arsenal Street St. Louis, MO 63116 cbetzlcsw@yahoo.com
Bethel Ucc church 618-939-4835
www.cahokiaucc.org Rev. Carol Shanks
Worship Services - Sunday 10 am We are one of two official Open and Affirming Congregations of the United Church of Christ in southern Illinois. Join us for worship. Join our choir. Contact us for your civil union ceremony.
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NIGHTLIFE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BUBBY & SISSY's (ALTON)
602 Belle St., Alton; Tel. 618.465.4775
Spirits Bar and Lounge
(Alton)
300 State Street, Alton 618-463-5555
Club Escapade
(BELLEVILLE)
133 W. Main 62220
SEVEN RESTAURANT ANd LOUNGE
“A bold Hot-spot Where Everyone is Welcome. “ 7 South High Street Belleville, Illinois 62220
www.sevenrestaurantandlounge.com Free-flow Poetry & Live Music Venue METRO EAST PRIDE OF SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS
The Pageant Capital of Southern Illinois
Home of CARBONDALE PRIDE
Club TRAZ (Carbondale)
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REGIONWIDE NIGHTCLUBS & VENUES
Atomic Cowboy - 4140 Manchester
Erney's 32 - 4200 Manchester Ave.,
Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
St. Louis, MO 63110
Korners - 7109 S. Broadway, St. Attitudes - 4100 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Grey Fox - 3503 S. Spring, St. Louis,
Louis, MO 63111
MO 63116
Magnolia's Bar - 5 S. Vandeventer, Spirit’s Bar & Lounge – 300 State Street (Alton)
Hummel's on Broadway - 7101 S.
St. Louis, MO
Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63111
Martha’s Vineyard – 219 W. Olive, Bad Dog Bar & Grill - 3960 Choteau Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Hamburger Mary’s 3037 Olive St.
Springfield, MO 65802
Louis, Mo 63103
Meyer’s Grove – 4510 Manchester Bastille Soulard - 1027 Russell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63104
Independence Place - 5 S. Henderson St., Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Big Moe’s – 1042 Tower Grove , St. Louis, MO 63110
MO 64112
Bubby & Sissy's - 602 Belle St.,
Novak's Bar & Grill - 4121 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Just John's - 4112 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Boxers N Briefs - 55 Four Corners Lane, Centreville, IL 62206
Missie B's - 805 W. 39th, Kansas City,
JJ's Clubhouse - 3858 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63110
Alton, IL 62002
Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Premium Lounge - 4199 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Club Escapade - 133 W. Main St., Belleville, IL 62220
Clementine's - 2001 Menard St., St. Louis, MO 63104
CHICAGO REGIONAL MAP
SEVEN RESTURANT AND LOUNGE 7 S. High Street, Belleville,IL 62220
Irenes Cabaret – 124 North 5th Street Quincy, IL 62301
Rehab Bar & Grill - 4054 Chouteau Ave.
SKYBAR (Carbondale) SIUC Campus Arena
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS Equality Federation
618-397-0963 Belleville Transgender & Friends
PFLAG- Belleville Chapter
Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation http://www.glaad.org/
www.bellevilleilpflag.com Meets the first Thursday of the month 6:30PM FIND THEM ON FACEBOOK
PFLAG St. Louis
The Trevor Project 1-866-4-U-TREVOR
TrevorCHAT PROMO (Privacy Rights Organization of Missouri)
SAGE-Metro St. Louis
Bisexual Alliance of Saint Louis (BASL) Gay-Straight Alliance Network http://gsanetwork.org/ Gender Queer Revolution
I CARE CAMPAIGN (St. Louis LOCAL)
http://www.genderqueerrevolution.org/
Metro-East CALL FOR HELP
Community-Wide Resource List
Food * Clothing * Housing *Hotlines & More
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The NEW LGBT CENTER of St. Louis 4337 Manchester Ave (ST. LOUIS) Open Wed- Sunday 9am to 9pm
HIV/AIDS SERVICES Southwest Illinois HIV Care Connect Tina Markovich, Regional Project Director (618) 233-7703, ext. 4406 (618) 233-7713 (fax) Email Lead Agency: St. Clair County Health Department #19 Public Square, Suite 150 Belleville, IL 62220-1695
Southern Illinois HIV Care Connect Paula Clark, Regional Project Director (618) 684-3143, ext. 160, or 877-745-1424 toll-free (618) 687-4933 (fax) Email Lead Agency: Jackson County Health Department 415 Health Department Road P.O. Box 307 Murphysboro, IL 62966-6108
Bethany Place www.BethanyPlace.Org Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation www.sihf.org Madison County AIDS Program (MADCAP) Ezekiel project outreach
Suicide hotline 1-800-273-TALK
Heart of Illinois HIV Care Connect Pam Briggs. Regional Project Director (309) 671-8418 or 800-801-8751 toll-free 800-526-0857 TTY (309) 671-8498 (fax) Email Lead Agency: University of Illinois College of Medicine -- Peoria Heart of Illinois HIV/AIDS Center One Illini Drive Box 1649 Peoria, IL 61656-1649
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MetroEast NEWS is produced by the Daniel McCree Foundation, an Illinois Charitable Trust Managing Editor: Colby Kluthe Emily Smith, St. Louis Regional Director Daniel McCree Foundation Contributing Writers: Mickey Johnson (Carbondale) History & Southern Illinois News Tess Farnham (Belleville) Liberal Arts & Education Susan Spit-Fire Lively (East St. Louis/ Belleville) Aaron Phillip Ruiz (Swansea) Autumn Pickard (St. Louis) Graphics Editor: Jason Brooks
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Thoughts From A Mouthy Saint: Accepting the Gift of Impossible
Thoughts From A Mouthy Saint: Accepting the Gift of Impossible by: Colby Kluthe - MetroEast NEWS Not so long ago I would have easily considered myself as highly skeptical regarding outcomes which by any humanly standard is simply not possible. However, the more I look into my own observations I have come to understand that often what seems least likely is exactly what develops. Now living in Joplin, the first illustration of this point is a place known as "Chicken Annie's". A 250 seat restaurant which has served deep-fried chicken dinners for the past 75 years. The Impossible of this place is that it is located on a country road in what is quite literally "nowhere". And furthermore it is not located "on the way" to anywhere. About the only way to find it is a lifetime of experience getting there.
"There is a Great Story about how this place came to be, but in the simplest of terms it was a belief that the impossible was the only option, reminding us to accept the impossible as not only the likely outcome but simply a matter of understanding it as more of a certainty. " For me I am learning to spend less time concerned about the "up to the minute" concerns and try to step back in each moment and understand the certainty of most things, so my small part is simply a declaration of what already will be. And it shall be for my benefit not decidedly my preference. Not very long ago, the impossible for the LGBT community would have easily included 5 years of a Main Street Pride festival in Belleville, or the City of St. Louis issuing a city pride flag. Perhaps the most "impossible moment" I had to simply take in was in 2009 when I drove down Highway 159 into Belleville to find a large banner that spanned 50 feet or more stating boldly "WORLD AIDS DAY" December 1st.
Even now in 2012, I have yet to fully digest such a bold action by the City of Belleville. Bethany Place has invested in the "impossible" industry since 1988, and despite the fact they are rarely in the spotlight for what they do, they continue to serve 12 counties of Southern Illinois with HIV Care services. I have witnessed Bethany Place carry on accepting that the impossible was the only option. The "impossible" task facing us today is to ensure that everyone in St. Louis and Southern Illinois who needs care has access to the resources that save lives. Especially those who can hardly imagine the possibility. 26
For someone who has grown up in a society that demands "self-sufficiency" it can prove a challenge to accept the impossible as a gift available to us simply because we are a valuable piece of all that will be. There is nothing but certainty of that impossible gift.
St Louis LGBT Shelter & Housing Advocacy Project
St Louis LGBT Shelter & Housing Advocacy Project Committed to bring 'Equity into Equality,' the St Louis LGBT Shelter & Housing Advocacy Project is creating a safe and affirming network of shelters/housing and resources for the LGBTQ Adult Homeless of the St Louis Region. Follow our progress here with a 'Like" and if you are interested in more information, email us at: stlshelteradvocacy@gmail.com 2012 MEPSI Award Recipients BellevillePride~MetroEast NEWS
MetroEast Pride-Thanks to everyone who helped make Metro East PrideFest 2012 a huge success. Let's do it again next year! Congrats to the 2012 award winners: Rep. Greg Harris (Community Service), Bobbie Nix (Spirit), Terri Serwacki, Jan Flandreau and Nelka Danieley Stowers; and Legacy Award honorees Sarah Gool-Sowell and Colin Murphy. Gateway Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – CAR WASH BENEFIT JULY 21st (ST. LOUIS) Come on out and let the Sister's wash away your car's sin's...while we are washing your car relax have a drink and partake of Sister DeeEnFoSah's grilled sausage. We will wash and towel dry your car for 5.00 bucks, larger pickups and vans will be 8.00 all proceeds will be going to PAWS.
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