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GSN Activities for March 2010
 New
to the area, just visiting, or a life-long resident of southwest
Florida - here is your chance to have some fun and to make new
friends by attending activities provided by GSN, the Gay Social
Network of Southwest Florida.
- March 1
GSN
Board Meeting, Naples - 3:00
PM
- March 5
GSN at the TheatreZone, Naples - 8:00 PM
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- G&L
Theatre:
Beast of
Broadway
- March 6
Mar 6 ILiDS Bowling, Ft. Myers – 6:30 PM
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Pin Street Lanes
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March 10 GSN Dining Adventures
- 6:00 PM
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- Social Hour – 6:00 PM, Dinner –
7:00 PM
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March 13 GSN Second Saturday Potluck, Cape
Coral - 6:30 PM
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March 20 GSN Annual Meeting, Naples - 6:30 PM
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March 27 GSN's Let's Go Bowling, Naples
- 6:30 PM
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- Woodside Lanes
For detailed information
GSN Members click
here,
non-members may request more information by clicking
here, or join GSN by completing GSN's on-line member
registration.
Place Your Business or Organizational Ad in GSN's Newsletter
 Promote
your business or organization by placing an ad in the GSN
Newsletter. The Newsletter has a circulation of over 250 copies
and is a great way to send your message! As an advertiser,
you’ll be able to have your website linked to GSN’s and to
receive a copy of the Newsletter each month your ad runs.
For more Advertising
Information click
here!
Becoming a GSN Member Just Got Easier ...
PayPal
Click on the “Join” button. You will be directed to the
membership page where you can complete the membership
information form and then submit your payment electronically
through PayPal. PayPal accepts most major credit cards,
and its site is one of the most advanced in terms of ensuring
encryption and confidentiality.
Creating a GLBT Coalition in Lee County
GSN
member Matt Stark is working to organize a GLBT organization or
coalition in Lee County that will be engaged in public education
as well as lobbying to enact GLBT friendly legislation
throughout Lee County and the rest of the State of Florida.
Matt envisions that such a coalition would bring together
organizations and individuals from such entities as the ACLU of
Lee County, the Unitarian Universalist and MCC churches of Ft.
Myers, members of GSN, representatives from the gay student
alliances at FGCU and Edison College, and other interested
individuals and GLBT supportive organizations. If you are
interested in helping to develop such a coalition, contact Matt
at (239) 225 6614 (from May to October call [612] 377-2211) or
send him an email.
Editor’s Note: Dr. Matt Stark is the former executive director
of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and served as
the 2008 Grand Marshall for the Twin Cities Pride Festival in
Minneapolis-St. Paul. He and his wife Terri have a residence in
Ft. Myers and became members of GSN last fall.
Collier County Non-Discrimination Council
The Collier County Non-Discrimination Coalition (CCNDC) is an
organization with a mission “to promote the passage and
implementation of a nondiscrimination ordinance in Collier
County that will include age, race, color, creed, religion,
national origin, ancestry, disability, familial status,
veterans’ status, marital status, sex, gender identity or
expression, sexual orientation and physical characteristics as
enumerated categories. The ordinance will provide for
investigation, enforcement and community education relating to
its provisions.”
GSN, along with many other local and national organizations, is
a supporting member of CCNDC and encourages the GSN membership
to become familiar with CCNDC, its mission, and services.
Information regarding CCNDC is available from its
website or by
writing to CCNDC, P.O Box 351, Naples, FL 34106. In
addition, CCNDC maintains a phone line (239) 436-7999 that can
used to report complaints of discrimination. If you feel that
you or someone you know has been discriminated against, you
should contact CCNDC.
The
Naples Area Gay Support Group:
Meets every Tuesday at 7:15 PM in North Naples
For Further Information Call 239-597-2206.
Click
Here for questions or comments via email.
PFLAG of Naples:
Parents Families
and Friends of Lesbians and Gays meets at 7:00 pm on
the third Thursday of each month at the Naples
United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Road, Naples,
34103 (corner of Seagate Drive and Crayton Road -
across from the Naples Grande Hotel).
This is a family based support group serving
families with gay children (and the gay family
members as well), who may be in need of support and
acceptance. Everyone is welcome! For more
details call the information line at 239-513-4568 or
you can send your questions via
e-mail. |
