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SEPTEMBER
• Through September: Pride at the Library
From UNT’s LGBT Archive, the library will exhibit collections from UNT’s LGBT Archive, documenting the history and culture of the LGBT community in Dallas at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas History & Archives (7th floor), 1515 Young St.
• Through Oct. 18: The Journey: A Coming Out Workshop
Did you come out recently or have you been out for awhile. No matter where you are on your coming out journey, you will benefit from this six-week interactive workshop open to all LGBT persons, family and friends faciliated by Rev. Robin Booth, Rev. Jane Graner and CoH member Will Fields on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Interfaith Peace Chapel, Conference Rooms A/B, 5910 Cedar Springs Road. Register at CathedralOfHope.ChurchCenter.com/groups/coh-care-ministry-groups/the-journey-workshop. For more info email will.fields@live.com.
• Sept. 21: Friday Happy Hour
Human Rights Campaign’s Dallas/Fort Worth Federal Club hosts a happy hour from 6-8 p.m. at Pizzeria Testa,
3525 Greenville Ave. Valet and self parking are available; ride-sharing
and carpooling are encouraged.
• Sept. 21: Suicide Awareness event
Members of the Greater Dallas Suicide Prevention Coalition including the Suicide and Crisis Center and Prism Health North Texas remember more than 500 people lost through suicide last year at 10 a.m. in the lobby of Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla St.
• Sept. 22: Leslie Jordan Exposed
Leslie Jordan returns to raise money for Legacy Counseling Center at 7 p.m. at Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road. $35-100. LeslieJordanDallas.com.
• Sept. 22: Rainbow Members Club anniversary
Rainbow Members Club, 203 S. High St. in Longview, celebrates its nine-year anniversary, beginning at 2:30 p.m. For information call 903-753-9393.
• Sept. 22-23: Give A Fetch
Camp Bow Wow holds Give A Fetch, a weekend-long celebration benefitting local animal shelters, with a 7-foot tennis ball dispenser holding more than 1,000 balls in Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For every ball dispensed, Camp Bow Wow will donate $5 to the local shelter of the participant’s choice, and there will be a chance to win a free year of
Camp Bow Wow services. Shelters, vendors, food trucks and more
will be on site.
• Sept. 23: LGBTQ Teen Community Forum
Meet other teens in the community, munch on popcorn, play games and tell library staff what you want to do at your local library from 2-4 p.m. in O’Hara Hall, 7th Floor, Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St.
• Sept. 23: Trump’s Invisible Wall
Attorneys George Rodriguez and Michelle L. Saenz-Rodriguez will discuss immigration at 6:30 p.m. at Walnut Hill Recreation Center, 10011 Midway Road.
• Sept. 24: Texas Justice screening
A work-in-progress screening of the documentary Texas Justice: Brandon Woodruff byScott Poggensee. Reception at 6 p.m., film at 7 p.m. and Q&A at 8:30 p.m. at Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Free.
• Sept. 24: Just As I Am meeting
Just As I Am, a group of LGBTQ people and allies that gathers weekly in a safe and affirming environment to share God’s love, meets from 7-9 p.m. at 3320 Troup Highway, Ste. 230, in Tyler. Call 903-941-9131 for information.
• Sept. 25: Grief support group
LGBT grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex partner from 7-8:30 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road.
• Sept. 25: Family Night at Durkins Pizza
GALA (Gay and Lesbian Alliance) North Texas hosts Family Night from 5-8 p.m. at Durkins Pizza, 8930 Highway 121, Ste. 594, in McKinney. Michael Durkin donates 10 percent of sales to GALA Youth.
• Sept. 26: Pride Party
Pride Party in Plano with DJ Sideshow at Henry’s Tavern, Shops at Legacy, 5471 Legacy Drive, Suite 100, Plano.
• Sept. 27: Transpose Extended screening
Arttitude presents Transpose Extended, a documentary that explores the extraordinary challenges and triumphs of transgender people as they transition from the gender assigned to them at birth to living the life that they have envisioned for themselves whether as a transgender man or transgender woman at 7 p.m. at Texas Theatre, 231 Jefferson Blvd.$8 donation.
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• Weekly: Lambda Weekly at 1 p.m. on Sunday on 89.3 KNON-FM with David Taffet, Lerone Landis and the late Patti Fink. This week’s guest is congressional candidate Dan Wood; Core Group Meeting every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.; Fuse game night every Monday evening except the last of the month at 8 p.m. at the Fuse space in the 3918 Harry Hines Blvd.; FuseConnect every Wednesday from 7 p.m. For more information call or e-mail Jalenzski at 214-760-9718 ext. 3 or Jalenzski@myresourcecenter.org; LGBT square dancing group Pegasus Squares meets every Sunday from 2:30–4:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius St. For more info, email pegasussquares@gmail.com; Dallas Frontrunners meet for a walk or run on the Katy Trail at Oak Lawn Park, Turtle Creek and Hall Street, every Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. and every Saturday at 9 a.m.; Leadership Lambda Toastmasters practices and develops speaking and leadership skills from 6:30–8 p.m. on Tuesdays at First Unitarian Church, third floor of the Hallman Building, 4012 St. Andrews; Gray Pride support group from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. followed by mixer every Monday at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road; Lambda AA meets at 7 a.m., noon, 6 p.m. 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. and has a men’s meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and meets at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday at 1575 W. Mockingbird Lane #625. Call 214-267-0222 for details; LGBT Sex Addicts Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at 1919 Independence St., Room 19, Plano. 972-316-9188 for details; Leadership Lambda Toastmasters gay-identified Toastmasters group meets from 6:30-8 p.m. every Monday at the First Unitarian Church, 4015 Normandy Road (does not meet on Mondays that are holidays); United Black Ellument hosts discussion on HIV/AIDS in the black community (UBE Connected) at 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday of the month at 3918 Harry Hines Blvd.; DVtv in Spayse, news and entertainment discussion live streaming every Friday, 4–5 p.m., on the Spayse Station YouTube channel.
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Scott Poggensee, inset, screens his documentary, Texas Justice: Brandon Woodruff, about a young gay man — Brandon Woodruff, pictured — convicted of murdering his parents, on Monday, Sept. 24. See listings for details.
