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SUMMARY:Dance for the Dogs
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a night of dancing where each step helps raise money for our community!\nGet ready to dance for a great cause! Pittsburgh Equality Center and Harmony Dog Rescue (providing safe homes for dogs whose owners are experiencing homelessness\, mental health challenges\, domestic violence or medical emergencies) present Dance for the Dogs\, where every step you take helps support rescue efforts and veterinary care for our four-legged friends. We will celebrate music\, movement\, community and compassion.\n\n\n\nWhen: Saturday\, July 18th\n\n\nTime: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM\n\n\nWhere: Pittsburgh Equality Center @ FUMC\n5401 Centre Ave\nPittsburgh\, PA 15232\n\n\n\nHow can I participate? \nYou can participate solo or team up with friends\, family or coworkers to make an even bigger impact. Dancers collect pledges from sponsors\, who either give a flat donation or pledge a certain amount based on how long the dancer keeps moving. There will be individual and team prizes for whoever raises the most money! The goal is to keep dancing for as long as possible. \nRegister to dance or just join to cheer folks on here!\n\n\nFAQs\nWho can participate?\nAnyone can join! All ages and skill levels are welcome. No dance experience is needed. \nWill the event be accessible?\nWe want Dance for the Dogs to be welcoming and accessible for all participants and guests. The venue will include accessible entry\, space for wheelchair users and mobility devices\, seating near the dance floor for those who need breaks\, and a quieter area for anyone who needs a sensory break. Written or digital copies of any key announcements can be made available when possible. \nCan I participate alone\, or do I need a team?\nYou can do either! Participants may sign up as individuals or create or join a team with friends\, family\, coworkers\, or community members. Individuals and teams can both fundraise and participate in the dancing. \nDo I have to dance the entire time?\nWe encourage you to dance as much as you can\, but breaks are absolutely okay. The goal is to have fun while supporting two great causes. \nWhat should I wear?\nWear comfortable clothes and shoes you can dance in. Feel free to get creative\, show your Pride\, or coordinate outfits with your team. \nCan spectators attend?\nYes! Friends\, family\, and community members are welcome to attend\, cheer on the dancers\, and support the cause. There is no required spectator fee\, but donations are encouraged to support Pittsburgh Equality Center and Harmony Dog Rescue. An optional\, suggested donation of $10 is welcome. \nHow does the fundraising work?\nFor those who want to dance\, there is a $10 entry fee. Teams and individuals then collect pledges from sponsors\, who can donate by the number of hours danced or make a flat donation. \nWhere does the money go?\nAll proceeds go toward furthering the missions of the Pittsburgh Equality Center and Harmony Dog Rescue. \nWill there be any prizes?\nYes! The team that raises the most money and the team with the highest number of individual pledges will each be recognized. \nWho can I contact with additional questions?\nPlease email info@harmonydogrescue.org for more information. \nRegister to dance or just join to cheer folks on here!
URL:https://pghequalitycenter.org/event/dance-for-the-dogs/
LOCATION:5401 Centre Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15232\, 5401 Centre Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
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SUMMARY:World AIDS Day Artists Salon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intimate evening of remembrance\, reflection\, and community in honor of World AIDS Day. This candlelight artists salon welcomes long-term survivors\, caregivers\, allies\, creatives\, and all LGBTQ+ community members to gather in a shared space of support and creativity. Guests are invited to bring a small piece of art or a photo on their phone that honors someone meaningful to them. \nPresented in partnership with Bainbridge Art and Pittsburgh Equality Center.
URL:https://pghequalitycenter.org/event/world-aids-day-artists-salon/
LOCATION:5401 Centre Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15232\, 5401 Centre Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Health,HIV/AIDS,Pittsburgh Equality Center Events
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (Lavender Book Club)
DESCRIPTION:Read Reviews \nLulu | Amazon | Goodreads | The Storygraph \nGet the Book \nFree PDF (from the author) | Library | Amazon | Lulu \nAbout the Book\nWoman or man? This internationally acclaimed novel looks at the world through the eyes of Jess Goldberg\, a masculine girl growing up in the “Ozzie and Harriet” McCarthy era and coming out as a young butch lesbian in the pre-Stonewall gay drag bars of a blue-collar town.Stone Butch Blues traces a propulsive journey\, powerfully evoking history and politics while portraying an extraordinary protagonist full of longing\, vulnerability\, and working-class grit. This once-underground classic takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride of gender transformation and exploration and ultimately speaks to the heart of anyone who has ever suffered or gloried in being different. \nDear Reader:\nI want to let you know that Stone Butch Blues is an anti-oppression/s novel.\nAs a result\, it contains scenes of rape and other violence.\nNone of this violence is gratuitous or salacious.\nLeslie \n(Source: Goodreads) \nAbout the Author\n\nLeslie Feinberg [was] an anti-racist white\, working-class\, secular Jewish\, transgender\, lesbian\, female\, revolutionary communist…. \n\nHir last words were: \n“Remember me as a revolutionary communist.” \nRead the full author biography on LeslieFeinberg.net.
URL:https://pghequalitycenter.org/event/book-discussion-stone-butch-blues-by-leslie-feinberg-lavender-book-club/
LOCATION:5401 Centre Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15232\, 5401 Centre Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lavender Book Club
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our August reading selection\, Summer Fun by Jean Thornton! \nRead Reviews \nAmazon | Goodreads | The Storygraph \nGet the Book \nLibrary | Amazon | Local Bookstore \nAbout the Book\nWinner of the 2022 Lammy Award for Transgender Fiction \nFrom acclaimed author Jeanne Thornton\, an epic\, singular look at fandom\, creativity\, longing\, and trans identity. \nGala\, a young trans woman\, works at a hostel in Truth or Consequences\, New Mexico. She is obsessed with the Get Happies\, the quintessential 1960s Californian band\, helmed by its resident genius\, B—-. Gala needs to know: Why did the band stop making music? Why did they never release their rumored album\, Summer Fun? \nAnd so she writes letters to B—- that shed light not only on the Get Happies\, but paint an extraordinary portrait of Gala. The parallel narratives of B—- and Gala form a dialogue about creation—of music\, identity\, self\, culture\, and counterculture. \nSummer Fun is a brilliant and magical work of trans literature that marks Thornton as one of our most exciting and original novelists. \n(Source: Amazon) \nAbout the Author\nJeanne Thornton is an American writer and co-publisher of Instar Books and Rocksalt Magazine. She has received the Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers. Anthologies to which she has contributed to have won a Lambda Literary Award and a Barbara Gittings Literature Award. (Source: Wikipedia)
URL:https://pghequalitycenter.org/event/oct25-summer-fun/
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