Serving the 7 Rivers Region in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa since 2004.

Winona musician Oliver Fox opens for transgender country folk musician Namoli Brennet at 7 p.m. THIS FRIDAY at Dib’s Cafe, 77 w. 3rd, in Winona! Admission is free, donations accepted.

Consider joining us for an awesome evening of entertainment and organizing the Winona LGBT community so the Center has a presence there.

You also can hear Namoli sing at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 23, at The First Congregational Church, 2503 Main St., La Crosse. Everyone is welcome to join Namoli and the congregation for the morning service.

We might well hear today at 9 a.m. whether the Supreme Court issues its decisions in the two same-sex marriage cases before it. Stay tuned.

From the Washington Blade:

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/06/11/d-c-panel-examines-doma-impact-on-older-gay-couples/

The Cavalier Club, 114 5th Ave. North, is hosting Madison’s Chez Bouche with special guests The Sweat Boys on Friday, July 12. Tickets are $7. Doors open at 9 p.m.; show is at 10:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Deaf Ear Records or online at http://www.cavaliertheater.com/init/theater.php

Delighting crowds with a “bawdvillian” blend of choreographed dance numbers, stand-up comedy, and bold hetero-flexible sex appeal, Chez Bouche is comedy risqué for mature audiences!

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/472448842837387

President Obama yesterday called on Congress to pass legislation banning workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians and others. His remarks came at a White House reception marking LGBT Pride Month. Read more about it at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/obama-enda_n_3438124.html

We’re partnering with the Winona Women’s Resource Center to help organize the Winona LGBT community and have a presence there. Please consider joining us for an awesome evening of entertainment and organizing.

Winona musician Oliver Fox will open for transgender country folk musician Namoli Brennet at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 21, at Dib’s Cafe, 77 W. 3rd St. in downtown Winona. The event is free, donations are accepted.

Homegrown in Southeast Minnesota, Oliver Fox expresses her eternal love for the Midwest through folky lyrical harmonies and rhythmic chords. Her words are personally sincere and meant to relate with the audience, and her great appreciation of the region is illustrated in the debut album “Minnesota Nice!” You can view Oliver’s music at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rA-xTdg20

Dubbed “One of the best folk-rock artists in the country,” transgender artist Namoli Brennet has been touring and performing since 2002 when she hit the road with her first CD. 1000-plus shows and 200,000 miles later, her gritty, honest folk has attracted a large and extremely loyal fanbase. She’s self-released 10 CDs, including her latest, “Live,” which was recorded over the course of six months and 14,000 miles.

Her poignant, introspective and sometimes hard-hitting music has won praise and accolades from critics and fans alike, and Zocalo magazine calls her  ”gorgeous and introspective.”

She’s been nominated for numerous OUTmusic awards and also is featured in the film “Out In The Silence” which details the struggle of a gay teen growing up in rural Pennsylvania.

Namoli spends eight to nine months a year touring and performing.

You can hear her story and listen to her music at http://www.upworthy.com/she-thought-she-was-alone-until-she-shared-her-music-with-the-world

Her home page is: http://www.namolibrennet.com/fr_home.cfm

The Gay-Friendly Professional Network is this Thursday, June 2, at Nell’s Grill from around 4:30 to 7 p.m. (1111 S. 3rd St.). Come join us for amazing hors d-oeurves and fabulous conversation.

Many thanks to Connie, Ardis and John for sponsoring last month. If you want to sponsor a month, please contact Catherine Tyron at 608.843.2345.

Hope to see you Thursday!

The Center is expanding to Winona, and we’re partnering with the Women’s Resource Center in Winona to offer an evening of entertainment and organizing. So put Friday, June 21, on your calendar – and join us at 7 p.m. at Dib’s Cafe, 77 W. 3rd in downtown Winona to hear Winona’s local Oliver Fox, who is opening for transbender artist Namoli Brennet. Admission is free; we will accept donations.

Namoli has been dubbed “One of the best folk-rock artists in the country”, and she has been has been touring and performing since 2002 when she hit the road with her first CD. 1000-plus shows and 200,000 miles later, her gritty, honest folk has attracted a large and extremely loyal fanbase. She’s self-released 10 CDs, including her latest, “Live”, which was recorded over the course of 6 months and 14,000 miles. Her poignant, introspective and sometimes hard-hitting music has won praise and accolades from critics and fans alike, and Zocalo magazine calls her  ”Gorgeous and introspective.” She’s been nominated for numerous OUTmusic awards and is also featured in the film “Out In The Silence” which details the struggle of a gay teen growing up in rural Pennsylvania. Namoli spends 8 to 9 months a year touring and performing. You can hear her story and listen to her music at http://www.upworthy.com/she-thought-she-was-alone-until-she-shared-her-music-with-the-world

Her home page is http://www.namolibrennet.com/fr_home.cfm

Hope to see you in Winona June 21!

The University of Massachusetts Boston’s LGBTQ Research team is conducting
a brief LGBTQ-affirmative study on life experiences of LGBTQ people.  The
study takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and anyone who is 18 or
older and identifies as LGBTQ or is same-sex attracted is eligible to
participate.  You will have the chance to be entered into a drawing for a
$100 gift card!  You can access the survey at
https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=153375

The study has been approved by our university Institutional Review Board.
Thank you for your consideration in supporting our LGBTQ-affirmative
research.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at
lgbtqexperiences@gmail.com.

Our findings will help develop approaches to help LGBTQ people dealing with heterosexist experiences.

Julia A. Puckett, M.S. & Heidi Levitt, Ph.D.

LGBTQ Research Team

UMass Boston

Clinical Psychology Department

https://www.facebook.com/UMassBostonLgbtqResearchTeam

You can help the Center financially by volunteering to work as members of the Green Team at the Kickapoo Country Fair on Saturday, July 27, in Viroqua.

The Green Team staffs all the garbage, recycling and compost stations to help fairgoers learn where to put their waste.

Organic Valley donates $7 an hour to the Center for volunteers willing to help out at the fair. Last year, we had a number of amazing volunteers from 7 Rivers, and they were very grateful for our help.

There are several time slots during the 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. fair. We have to let them know by May 24 who is volunteering and t-shirt sizes, so sign up now!

If you’re interested, please email info@7riverslgbt.org or email Jackson at jackson.jantzen@gmail.com, call the Center at 784.0452 or visit the Center at 309 Pearl St.