By Evelyn Bailey In September the new Executive Director of MOCHA, Bruce E. Smail, was officially welcomed by the Rochester community. The list of MOCHA’s Executive Directors benchmark the organization’s achievements in fighting HIV/AIDS in communities of color in the
Celebrating 40 Years Out of the Closet
Published in the University of Rochester Campus Times, Sept. 9, 2011 by Leah Buletti "In the middle of a summer night in 1969, a group of policemen violently descended on the Stonewall Inn, a gay nightclub in the heart of
40th Anniversary Celebration for The Empty Closet
You are invited to attend the 40th Anniversary Celebration for the Empty Closet Sunday, February 27, 2011 5:30 – 7:30 pm Tea Room, 4th Floor, Auditorium Theater 875 East Main St.
Dear Gale Gay – Gay Advice from 1971
Dear Gale Gay was an advice column featured in the Empty Closet. This column is one of the earliest, published in January 1971. (Read all articles from the January 1971 Empty Closet.) Dear Gale:Should I tell my close friends that
Local Couple Testified in Same-Sex Marriage Case
YNN News: Two local women who testified at the trial of a lesbian minister, who performed same-sex marriages, said they see positives in the verdict. The Presbyterian Church panel found the Reverend Jane Spahr guilty of violating the church constitution
Pride at Work: Building Coalitions in the Labor Community
On Saturday July 17, members of the Rochester Finger Lakes Chapter of Pride At Work invited union brothers and sisters to walk with them in solidarity at the 21st Annual Pride Parade in the eastside downtown area of Rochester, N.Y.
Documentary History Program
The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley announces the beginning of its Documentation Project. This project will record the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and allied (LGBTA) community of the greater Rochester area. Phase One of this project,
Documenting our history begins with GAGV grant
by Evelyn Bailey The Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) is a statewide program established by law to provide financial support and guidance to not-for-profit organizations. DHP Grants are designed to encourage more comprehensive documentation of New York State’s history and culture
February: The Month of Hearts and Flowers and LOVE. So What Is Love?
by Evelyn Bailey The world "love" comes to us from the Middle English word luf, derived from the Old English word "lufu." This is akin to Old High German, "luba," and another Old English word, lēof, which means ‘dear’. Yet
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