June 8, 2006 Newsletter

Unity Mississippi and HeARTS present the Twin City Gay Men's Chorus

Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus Flyer Image

Join Unity Mississippi and HeARTS Against AIDS for a very special event as 100 men of the Twin Cities Gay Mens Chorus (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota) stop in Jackson on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 to present an exciting concert that you wont want to miss.

Lets show them a true Southern welcome!

The concert begins at 7:30pm on July 11, 2006 at Thalia Mara Hall in Downtown Jackson and follows with a special After Party at Hal & Mal's.

Tickets are on sale at all Be Bop locations, all Ticketmaster locations, the Coliseum Box Office as well as the Thalia Mara Box Office the day of the concert (only).

Ticket Prices:

* Performance - $25
* Performance and After Party - $40
* VIP Ticket (including ticket, after party, and preferred seating)

Get your tickets fast!
*A portion of the proceeds to benefit Unity Mississippi and HeARTS Against AIDS.  

Ala. Voters Endorse Ban on Gay Marriage

With 81% support on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and defining marriage as between a man and a woman, our neighbors in Alabama are probably dealing with the same pain and dismay most of our community felt after Mississippi passed its constitutional amendment. Of course, it was no surprise that Alabama would pass the amendment.

Still, Equality Alabama and the organized, LGBT community in AL put up a strong fight including awareness campaigns and a strong media presence focused on using personal stories and experience to reach out to allies.

Unfortunately, in the Bible Belt, compassion, humanity, and equality are not quite the norm when our community is perceived by the majority.

The board of Unity Mississippi applauds Alabama's work to fight their amendment and especially applaud Howard Bayless (of Equality Alabama) for pushing so hard to get the community and its allies involved.  

Final Week of Central Alabama Pride

Central Alabama Pride runs June 2-11, 2006 in Birmingham, Alabama... The main event on Sunday, June 11, 2006, features Amber, Inaya Day and Lady Bunny at the historic Sloss Furnaces (Noon Until 10:00 PM). Visit www.centralalabamapride.org for more details and the full calendar of events.

OUTloud

What are they listening to?

Neola from Jackson

Let us know what you are listening to by visiting our forums.

Tell us what you want!

OUToberfest 2006 Image

We're conducting a poll on our site to see who YOU prefer for OUToberfest 2006. Please take a moment to vote and give us feedback on the entertainer you would most like to see! Visit our forums to cast your vote.

Call for sponsors, organizations, vendors and entertainers!

Unity Mississippi is currently seeking financial sponsors, organizations, vendors and entertainers for OUToberfest 2006. We're looking to make 2006 more informative, more entertaining, and more enlightening. We need YOU to help us do that. If you are interested in learning more about how to become a sponsor, vendor or entertainer, or are an organization that would like to table the festival, please email info@unityms.org or info@outoberfest.com for more details!

Upcoming Events

Homo Highway

Unity will be conducting its quarterly highway clean-up in June. If you'd like to volunteer to help us give back to the community, please contact jen.smith@unityms.org.

Want your event listed? Email events@unityms.org with the details.

In The News

Website of the week:

Fake Gay News  -- www.fakegaynews.com
With a tagline like "Because real gay and lesbian news is too damn depressing" be prepared to laugh at some great satire. Think of FGN as the Onion for the LGBT community.

GayTV

Visit PlanetOut's extensive LGBT TV guide.

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