Pride at City Hall rescheduled
The annual Pride at City Hall celebration was rescheduled. The event takes place on June 11 in the Flag Room on the 6th floor of Dallas City Hall from noon–1 p.m.
Members of the council are expected to join during their break between sessions. Ally awards will be given and Pride cake is usually served.
During Pride Month, a Pride flag hangs in the lobby of City Hall.
Pride at City Hall was arranged by the Mayor’s LGBT Task Force chaired by Councilman Adam Medrano.
Other upcoming Pride events:
June 12: SOLID Talk: Building Confidence in You, Oak Lawn Branch Library
June 19: LGBT Book Club, North Oak Cliff Branch Library
June 20: Youth First prom at Cathedral of Hope
June 21: Bahama Beach family day
June 21: Rainbow Gardening Club of Dallas, Skyline Branch Library
June 21: Rainbow Family Day at the Dallas Public Library, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
June 25: Dallas Zoo family day
June 28: Give Back Day
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LGBT horror film festival
Queers for Fears IV, a gay film festival for horror buffs, plays in Oak Cliff Saturday as a benefit the Gay and Lesbian Alliance of North Texas’ GALA-NT Youth Program. Among the festival offerings is Alexander Roman’s Playing in Playing in Darkness, Tony E. Valenzuela’s Zombie, Davy Sihali’s Plug & Play, Richard Mansfield’s The Secret Path and a world premiere from Dallas filmmaker Shawn Ewert called Sacrament.
The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. June 7. Doors open at noon; program 1–6 p.m.
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Anti-gay language removed from Texas Republican platform
Metroplex Republicans President Rob Schlein reported from the Republican state convention in Fort Worth that wording his organization wanted removed from the platform is gone.
“Good news!” Schlein wrote. “Platform subcommittee votes unanimously to remove the hateful antigay language in the platform.”
The removed language read: “Homosexuality ― We affirm that the practice of homosexuality tears at the fabric of society and contributes to the breakdown of the family unit. Homosexual behavior is contrary to the fundamental, unchanging truths that have been ordained by God, recognized by our country’s founders, and shared by the majority of Texans.”
The platform has to be approved by the convention, but Schlein said the chair supports the removal of the language.
“We even got an apology from the subcommittee chair about the language,” Schlein said.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition June 6, 2014.