May 2015 Newsletter - Tri

TSA News
May 2015
Volume 33 Issue 5
May 2015 Events Calendar
Friday May 1—Sunday May 3, Play: Love in Disguise,
7:30pm Friday & Saturday, 4:30pm Sunday, Showplace Cinemas Newburgh, Tickets are $10
Friday May 8, Scandals Night Club Grand Opening,
1352 E. Division Street, 7pm—3am, Facebook.com/ScandalsEvansville
Sunday, May 17, 6pm, Owensboro AIDS Candlelight
Memorial Service, Zion United Church of Christ, 625 Allen Street, Owensboro.
Pictured left are TSA Youth Group Member Kayla McCay and TSA Board Member Elliot
Howard at the Youth Resources Hall of Fame Luncheon, where the TSA Youth Group was recognized for its work with the Tri-State Alliance AIDS Holiday Project. Pictured right is TSA
President Wally Paynter presenting Alex Kessler with the TSA Volunteer of the Year Award
with the help of TSA Vice President Kelley Coures at the 14th Annual TSA Pride Prom, which
was attended by 1,100 students on Saturday, April 11.
Indiana Primary Election is Tuesday, May 5
Scandals Night Club
11352 E. Division Street, Evansville, IN 47711
Friday, May 8, 7pm—3am
6pm, Sunday, May 17
Zion United Church of Christ
625 Allen Street, Owensboro, KY
TSA thanks
Lamasco Bar & Grill,
1331 W. Franklin Street,
Evansville for its support
of the TSA Pride Prom!
TSA Volunteer Meeting
Sunday, May 17
4:30—5:45pm
Owensboro Panera Bread
4600 Frederica Street
Help plan the 2nd Annual
TSA Owensboro Pride Picnic!
1,100 Attended TSA Pride Prom on April 11
Next dance is Halloween Dance Oct. 31 then 2016 Prom on April 9
The Tri-State Alliance
thanks the Church of
the Good Shepherd
United Church of
Christ in Carbondale
for hosting the annual
AIDS Candlelight
Memorial and
Mobilization Vigil.
INTERNS NEEDED
The Tri-State Alliance is seeking 2 interns
for this summer and 2 interns for the fall.
One intern will serve as a project manager for the AIDS Holiday Project and one
intern will serve as a project manager for
the TSA Youth Group / TSA Education &
Outreach. Internships are for college
credit only. For more information contact
Wally at wallypaynter@icloud.com or 812
-480-0204.
TSA Office /
Youth Group
Needs Donations
Coca-Cola products
Bottled Water
Food for weekly meetings
US Postage Stamps
Donations for youth group
special events
(movies, bowling, theater events, putt putt golf,
attending out-of town LGBT events)
To make a donation, contact
Wally at 812-480-0204 or
wallypaynter@icloud.com
Or send a check to
TSA Youth Group
PO Box 2901
Evansville, IN 47728
or donate online at
www.TSAGL.org
Support a worthy cause & shop online at
www.broadwaycares.org
For Sale: Split, seasoned
FIREWOOD
Free delivery within Evansville. All proceeds are donated to the Tri-State
AIDS Holiday Project. $95/pick-up load. Cash only please. Contact Bruce
Wright (812) 422-9155, anbrwright@twc.com
TSA Seeks Volunteers To
Help Expand Services
The Tri-State Alliance is seeking volunteers to help us expand our services. To
volunteer, please contact Wally Paynter at wallypaynter@aol.com or 812-480-0204.
Among some of the volunteer positions are: * AIDS Holiday Project Co-Chair * Arts
and Theater Coordinator (help increase LGBT art and theater in our region) * Grant
Writer * HIV Prevention Coordinator (find new locations for condom distribution and
help coordinate HIV educational events) * Owensboro AIDS Walk Co-Chair * Regional Gay/Straight Alliance Director (coordinate and support GSAs in the Tri-State
and encourage / help new GSAs to form) * Social Media Coordinator * Southern IL
AIDS Walk Chair and Co-Chair * Vincennes AIDS Walk Co-Chair.
SAVE THE DATES:
Pride Church Service, Zion UCC Henderson, Sunday June 7
TSA Pride Picnic Sunday, June 14, 2015
TSA Owensboro Pride Picnic Sunday June 28 2015
TSA Celebrity Dinner, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015
TSA Halloween Dance, Satur day, Oct. 31, 2015
Mr. Heavensville Competition, Fr iday, Nov. 20
TSA Pride Prom 2016 Saturday, April 9, 2016
Keep up with us
on FACEBOOK!
‘Like’ the
Tri-State Alliance
and the
Tri-State AIDS
Holiday Project
TSA Offers Educational
Presentations
TSA volunteers Kelley Coures, Stephanie Decker and
Wally Paynter are available to speak to classes and
groups on the following LGBT and HIV topics. TSA requests that you contact us as much in advance as possible to arrange for one of these presentations.
The following presentations are made by TSA VP Kelley Coures, who can be reached at kcoures@aol.com
Aging Issues in the LGBT Population of America
Gay & Lesbian Images in American Film
The Hidden Holocaust
4000 Years of GLBT History
Stephanie Decker does a short presentation on Cyberbullying. She can be reached at
Decker-Stephanie@rvbh.com .
Wally Paynter gives presentations on Working with
Diverse Populations and also Current Issues in the
HIV / AIDS Pandemic. He can be reached at 812-4800204 or wallypaynter@aol.com.
Remember TSA in
Your Will By Wally Paynter
Making a difference in our community is important.
TSA has worked to serve our community since 1980. To
make a difference in our community, donations of time
and money have always been very important.
One way to continue to make a difference is by remembering TSA in your estate planning. I choose to volunteer for the 2 charities that are the most important to
me and my life (TSA and the First Presbyterian Church of
Evansville). As I prepared my will, I have included TSA,
and my church in my estate planning. Though this will not
be a lot of money, it will be my way to help make a difference in the future after I am gone.
I encourage you to consider the Tri-State Alliance as
your prepare your estate. Our legal name is the
Tri-State Alliance, Inc., our address is PO Box 2901, Evansville, IN 47728, and our Federal ID number is
35-1636272. Whether you remember us in your will, life
estate or in your life insurance, you can help us continue
to make a difference. TSA has served our region for 32
years, and your consideration will help us continue to
make a difference into the future! Contact me at 812-4800204 or wallypaynter@aol.com for more information.
Evansville Airport
Holiday Inn
The perfect location for a wedding, reception, party, fundraiser or other social event! To
schedule an event, contact Ted Holmes at 812-867-7999 and tell him that Wally referred you.
Get the expanded TSA
Newsletter by email. Sign up at
www.TSAGL.org
Memorial & Honorary Donations
In Honor of the 20th Anniversary of Kelley
Coures & Malcolm Cook
By Joe & Melody Vezzoso
In Honor of Robert Owen
By East Side Marine
Get the expanded TSA Newsletter by email
Sign up at TSAGL.org
you can also follow
Tri-State Alliance on Twitter @tsaglbt
NAACP Statement on “Religious Freedom”
Legislation in Indiana and Arkansas
April 03, 2015
BALTIMORE, Md. – After a national and state-wide uproar over bills promoted as religious
freedom measures and criticized as discriminatory against lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) individuals, state lawmakers in Indiana and in Arkansas approved new
legislation to remove the most contentious language. In Indiana, legislators passed a series of
changes to the Bill, while still not outlawing anti-gay discrimination, clarified that the religious
freedom law does not authorize such discrimination. Lawmakers in Arkansas, acting at the urging of the governor, passed a measure that is nearly identical to the federal Religious Freedom
and Restoration Act.
“The NAACP's constitution affirmatively states that our objective is to ensure the 'political,
educational, social and economic equality' of all people. Therefore, the NAACP has opposed
and will continue to oppose any national, state or local policy that seeks to codify discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the Constitutional rights of LGBT citizens. Religious
freedom is a constitutional value that we both celebrate and recognize as it is woven into the
fabric of who we are as a nation. Furthermore, we believe that every American deserves to live
a safe and just life, free of prejudice and discrimination. The NAACP will continue to work to
ensure that all Americans are protected from discrimination, regardless of their race, ethnicity,
gender, point of national origin, or genuine or perceived sexual orientation.”
OWENSBORO: Saturday, May 9, 6-7pm
Daviess County Public Library, 2020 Frederica St.
EVANSVILLE: Saturday, May 16, 12:30—1:30pm
Showplace Cinemas South, 950 Hebron Drive
Tri-State Alliance President reacts to Supreme
Court arguments on gay marriage
By Natalie Russell, WFIE News, April 28
The U.S. Supreme Court heard historic arguments Tuesday on the issue of gay marriage. In
Evansville, Wally Paynter with the Tri-State Alliance has been following the hearings. Right
now, if a couple gets married in a state where gay marriage is legal their rights may not be recognized in a state that does not allow it. Paynter says he is hopeful marriage will soon be legal
in all 50 states so there won't be any issue when it
comes to recognizing marriages in different locations.
Paynter says the Supreme Court arguments are
getting more people to talk about the issue and become educated. "I think it's exciting to see public
opinion changing and people coming out in support of our rights and the dialogue from the other
side from people who oppose same sex couples,”
Paynter said. “Some of the dialogue is changing
because people don't want to be seen as someone
who discriminates against people who are different
than themselves." The rulings are expected to be
issued in late June.
1st Vincennes Pride Prom is a GREAT Success!
THANK YOU
TSA Thanks an anonymous donor for buying LGBT themed ads in the UE
Crescent Magazine for the 2014-15 school year. A copy of the most recent ad
is on the back cover of this month’s newsletter.
TSA would like to continue these ads in the UE Crescent and expand these
Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to the 2015-16 school year for ads in
the USI Shield, Vincennes University Trailblazer, Owensboro Kentucky
Wesleyan Panogram, and the SIU Carbondale Daily Egyptian. To help with
this effort, please donate online at www.TSAGL.org OR send a check to:
PSA Campaign
Tri-State Alliance
PO Box 2901
Evansville, IN 47728
On the memo line please list which school you want to support for the LGBT PSA.