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Letters

Without Liberty Press how are we going to hear about LGBT issues in the state of Kansas? I know you have already made the decision, but could you reconsider? I wanted to wish everybody at Liberty Press a huge thanks for printing for the last 1 5 years and I wish everybody good luck on future endeavors. Do advertisers not feel that they need to focus on LGBT readers because of blending in, so their advertising dollars are better spent in a media that reaches a wider authence? I don't know. T...

Editorially Speaking

To a large extent both Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre spent a great deal of time, after the Second World War, arguing that agents (a fancy philosophical term meaning human beings - human agency) are what they make of themselves, and the influence of society on human agency. The whole notion of gay rights and gay equality in Occident started some time before the Stonewall riots in the United States, and the political influences of Harvey Milk.

Comments From the Web

Wichita, KS "There have been times that LP has been the ONLY access to GLBT culture that a lot of people have had." - Wichita, KS The Liberty Press has been the connecting link across KS for GLBT folks and it would be a great loss for the community.

Can You Feel the Love?

editor Mindy Kufahl, HIV/STD Public Health Educator Sedgwick County Health Department Another one followed a dozen roses sent from a subscriber in Kansas City. There was an agreement to move the Liberty Press office down to Positive Directions on Commerce St. Cody Patton and the clan down at PDI have been so supportive and I was more than happy to join them and to leave the solitude of working from my home office.

Music Festival Films in Salina

Friday, Feb. 8 Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) - Forty-one years after The Funk Brothers - Motown 's back-up band of jazz and blues musicians - played their first note on a Motown record, they reunited in Detroit to play their music with guest singers Chaka Khan, Bootsy Collins, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ben Harper, and Joan Osborne.

New Transgender Support Group in Wichita

The Store Finishes Most Recent Remodeling

The Otherside Closes

"Tony and I decided that we wanted to spend more quality time together living life and enjoying each other as a married couple," Barker said of the bar's closing.

K-State Students Respond to Maine Election Results with a Makeover of Bosco Plaza

Just one year ago, the State of California passed the discriminatory Proposition 8 which, with an even smaller margin of 52%, stated proudly that LGBTQ individuals are not equal and should not be able to marry the people they love. Less than a month ago over 12 individuals left Kansas State University for a trip to the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. There they joined tens of thousands of LGBT citizens and allies in a demonstration for change.

Emma's Corner of the Gym

First of all look at how much cardio you are doing. [...] just giving up pop doesn't mean that you are now a healthy eater.

A Serious Man

[...] Sy, not Larry, is identified twice in the film as "a serious man." [...] though Larry contemplates doing something that may not be such a good idea, one wants him not to do it, which may be part of the joke/message.

Dick Wannabe

Dick, as he likes to be called, recently attended and competed in a special drag show at the International Two-Spirit gathering in Colorado. When the white man came with Christianity, the two-spirit became "wrong." While we were there, we were asked to do one number for the crowd and there were judges who judged our skills. At the international gathering in Estes Park in September, they decided that if drag kings wanted to participate they should have a separate category to compete in.

Bookends

Leonard is a genuine, likeable man - not one of those handy black characters whose sole purpose is to teach white men how to be human, but just as fallible and down-to-earth as Hap. [...] another new release from Bold Strokes is Ann Laughlin's Veritas ($16.95).

New Film Fishes for Pro-Gay Take On Bible

Fish Out of Water had its world premiere in July at the Los Angeles Outfest, a LGBT film showcase. Besides playing Tallgrass, it has also been shown at the Hot Springs, Rhode Island, and South Africa film festivals.

Minor Details

LGBT people are the scapegoats, and the ballot measures extending marriage equality are lightning rods, for what marriage really means to people in the U.S. Marriage is itself the problem. The symbol is full of mythology represented in that ideal, commercially lucrative marriage ceremony followed by a honeymoon that lasts forever, the intertwining of the two in harmony, and the sex that will become better and better as they grow emotionally closer.

Metropolitan Theatre Company Presents the Most Fabulous (?) Story Ever Told

The show itself is filled with stereotypically ostentatious oneliners, sexy men in jock straps, and enough twinkling Christmas lights to make one believe Clark Griswold himself was brought in as scenic decorator. An unidentified authence member may have put it best when she said: "It makes fun of us, and points out every possible reason why straight people are afraid of us, but damn, it was funny!" Without a doubt, this production company has staying power.

Butch's Corner

Whatever holiday you celebrate, 1 wish you a warm and wonderful one full of love and laughter! I'm a Methodist with a menorah myself, but 1 throw in bits and pieces of things I like the best. You know, she just whispered those little words in your ear that make your knees weak (You know them, they always starts with "Baby," and you think you'll get lucky if you pull it off), and the next thing you know your ass is a piece of ice and you're being trampled by a mob? [...] might I say that mos...

Lesbian Singer Coming to Rain Dec. 17

Schurr bought a guitar, taught herself how to play it, and drew from a deep bag of creative writing tricks to wrestle 20 years worth of memoir into criticallyinsightful yet personable soundbites of song.

Transformative

Thirty-three years ago Dr. Sherman Leis did his first Gender Reassignment Surgery (GRS). Because the Tear of being identified as a GRS surgeon, he decided not to pursue the field at that time. Because she is a postoperative transsexual woman, she wanted to dedicate her career to transgender surgery.

Bringing Home Baby!

The last time we left off, we had just finished our application process. [...] we have begun our home study and completed our home or family assessment. I hope that helps you a little in your decision-making process, Chris! [...] thank you all again for joining us on our journey! [...] next time . . .

Artaid 16's Heroes & Villains Knock Out Another Record Year

Why? Because our local art community embraces our cause and supports our event.

Out in the Stars

[...] all this Capricorn energy - Pluto, Mercury and soon to enter Sun and Venus - might cause us to become more serious and cautious. TAURUS (APRIL 21 -MAY 21) Queer Bulls embark on global enterprises that will bring them status, money and perhaps even a little happiness. Proud Libras have a flair for creating the ultimate holiday celebration and can do so with ease, Gather kindred souls together and create a warm and conducive atmosphere.