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Category Archives: LGBT
Nate Phelps: Escaping the darkness
Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice Son of infamous anti-gay crusader Fred Phelps offers a glimpse of what life was like growing up on the inside of the Westboro Baptist cult Nate Phelps has a unique identity, but an identity … Continue reading
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Pride is flying high in the Texas Panhandle
A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, June 21, 2010. OUTstanding Amarillo getting set for its annual gay Pride month party; more than 1,000 expected to attend AMARILLO — Twenty-six years ago this month in Amarillo, a “heartsick” parent wrote … Continue reading
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Riding cross-country for not 1 cause, but 2
A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Oct. 19, 2009 When Marshall Wayne Lee was at his lowest point and suicide seemed the only way out, Antigone the basset hound gave him something to live for. Now he’s giving back … Continue reading
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Activists urge Dallas club to cancel Buju Banton concert
A Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Oct. 14, 2009. The Resource Center Dallas and Equality March Texas are calling for immediate action to oppose an upcoming performance of reggae artist Buju Banton at the Palm Beach Club in Deep … Continue reading
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5 questions with Jeff Snook
Ghost Writer Renee Baker, August 21, 2009, Dallas Voice Jeff Snook is the chair of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates in DFW, and he is chair of Sodexo PRIDE in Irving. Out & Equal holds its third annual wine tasting … Continue reading
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Straight-camp survivor starts support group for ex-ex-gays
A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Aug 13, 2009. Stabile fell victim to ‘Purity Siege’ on Cedar Springs strip 2 years ago They what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. And so it seems for former “homosexual sinner” James … Continue reading
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Crime hits close to home
A Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, August 11, 2009 Joey “Angel” Avila is not new to crime. When he was but a young man living in the streets of Old City Park in Dallas, he often awoke in the … Continue reading
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Compassionate care at the end
A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, July 23, 2009 Hospice offers options to let the terminally ill die with dignity, and to lift some of the burden their loved ones often shoulder When a social worker came to John … Continue reading
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RCD Program a ‘Lifeline” for Those in Abusive Relationships
A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, July 9, 2009 Coordinator Heidi Pyron says Family VIolence Program helps victims of domestic violence gain autonomy, safety, longterm independence It may have been a gunshot or a stabbing or an auto “hit … Continue reading
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“Light” Reading with a Ton of Heart
A Story by Renee Baker, April 9, 2009. For over 15 years, Cordell Adams has used his left brain as a skilled ophthalmologist to treat the eyes of many clients in the Dallas gay community. And after all these years … Continue reading
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Career Minister brings Hope to Despairing Job-seekers
A Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, April 1, 2009. At his Hartwick College dormitory in New York, Bill Fenson was known as Father of the Floor. Fellow students turned to him when they needed trustworthy advice. Over 20 years … Continue reading
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A Cottage with a Legacy
A story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Oct 21, 2008. What would you do if you were just diagnosed with possibly the worst illness of your life – human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV? If you were gay and not out … Continue reading
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Metroplex Crossdressers feel support from Dallas Police
Story by Renee Baker, EDGE Publications, Every day, she travels 40 miles. Not in her car, but on her bike and on patrol. Police Officer Laura Martin serves as the LGBT Liaison Officer for the Dallas Police Department, and she … Continue reading
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Talkshow Host Making (Radio) Waves in Dallas
Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Sept. 25, 2008. When Jack E. Jett was younger, his mother told him showbiz was a dirty business. So today, he wears The Glove for protection. It is latex. It is yellow. It is … Continue reading
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Dallas is in top GEAR for transgender community
Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Aug. 28, 2008. Far from the starting line, the Gender, Education, Advocacy & Resources program (GEAR) is now in overdrive. The Resource Center of Dallas program began in March of 2006, with just a … Continue reading
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Oak Lawn Gets a Colorful Facelift
Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Aug 21, 2008. For Juan Miguel Aguirre, Oak Lawn is “Our Town.” It is the place the Dallas gay community can claim as its own piece of the pie, and to claim a piece … Continue reading
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The Mystery of Coming Out
Edge Publication by Renee Baker, Aug. 20, 2008. Who am I? Who are you? When am I not I and you not you? Why are we not ourselves? Why do we hide? What happens when we reveal ourselves or not … Continue reading
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Keeping Up the Pace
Edge Publications Story by Renee Baker, August 14, 2008. Steven Pace radiates stillness. He is one of the few who has heard the calling to walk among the suffering and bring them peace. He’s too humble to know what a … Continue reading
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Bears Give a Warm Hug to Dallas
Edge Publication Story by Renee Baker, Aug. 1, 2008. Many of my ancestral grandfathers were lumberjacks. They migrated to the woodlands of New Brunswick and worked in the forests, sending rough-cut lumber back to Scotland to build ships for the … Continue reading
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Get Into the “Blue Moon” Groove
Edge Publication Story by Renee Baker, Friday Jul 25, 2008. Dancing is Cynthia Schepps’ prevailing passion in life, so it’s no surprise that she was alarmed upon learning her favorite dance event was going to end. Instead of accepting it, … Continue reading
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Dallas Gaybingo: It’s Not Just a Game
Edge Publication Story by Renee Baker, July 17, 2008. My 21-year-old son once asked me, “Do we really need a gay bingo?” He wondered why we needed a “Separate but Equal” bingo, and why can’t we all just get along? … Continue reading
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Police Beating of Transgender Woman Ignites Controversy
Edge Publication Story by Renee Baker, June 27, 2008. It’s been over forty years since Martin Luther King Jr.’s embarked on his impassioned civil rights crusade, battled with police forces and ultimately was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. The recent beating … Continue reading
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Transgender Pilot Regains Her Wings
Edge Publication Story by Renee Baker, June 20, 2008. Within two hours of coming out as transgendered to her Human Resources department, corporate jet pilot Jamy Spradlin was put on paid administrative leave. To make matters worse, the Federal Aviation … Continue reading
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Dallas author takes a new look at workplace diversity
An Edge Publication Story by Renee Baker, June 13, 2008 A co-worker once told Dr. Susan Gore that she would burn in hell for her lifestyle. That same man, however, also said he would go to great lengths to support … Continue reading
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Chastity Bono Reaches the Summit
Edge Publications Story By Renee Baker, May 16, 2008 Chastity Bono is a real person, a real person with depth and soul and she knows how connect with her audience without even trying. She felt honored to be the first … Continue reading
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Under-utilized program can help HIV-positive maintain insurance
Under-utilized program can help HIV-positive maintain insurance Posted on 07 May 2009 at 3:52pm By Renee Baker Contributing Writer Resource Center of Dallas helps those who lose their jobs make often-expensive COBRA payments that keep insurance in place In June … Continue reading
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Transgender celeb headlines nation’s largest one-night transgender event
An EDGE Dallas Publication by Renee Baker EDGE Contributor Friday Apr 25, 2008 The Houston Transgender Unity Banquet (HTUB) will host transgender celebrity Jennifer Finney Boylan as the guest speaker. Dr. Boylan is an English professor at Colby University and is … Continue reading
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