There are only a handful of thriving, open LGBTQIA+ districts in America, and even in the face of the state’s regressive legislation and reductive attacks on our queer community, Oklahoma City still has one of the best. The 39th Street District (lovingly nicknamed “The Gayborhood”) has been going strong for decades, helping to establish Pride […]
HIV/AIDS
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The 20th anniversary tour of Rent continues Jonathan Larsen’s legacy
The production runs Tuesday-Nov. 12 at Civic Center Music Hall.
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Community organizations stand up for HIV education and prevention
A 2014 Kaiser Family Foundation report shows 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV.
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Red Tie affair
Photo: Shannon Cornman This year marks the 22nd anniversary of Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund Inc.’s Red Tie Night to benefit Oklahomans with HIV/AIDS. March 1, Oklahoma City will come together again to rally a cause that has faded from headlines in the past decade, something that OACF wants to change. “It’s more serious today than […]
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In the Red
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Red Tie Night, hosted by the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund (OACF) and founded by Jackie and Barbara Cooper in 1991. Today, Red Tie Night is Oklahoma’s biggest single-evening fundraiser. At this year’s event, Gov. Mary Fallin will present the Coopers and other founding members with a commendation honoring […]
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Operation drumstick
The idea began in 2008 when Claude Rappaport, owner of Culinary Kitchen, 7302 N. Western, wanted to put his store’s demo TurboChef oven to good use. Rappaport spoke with Clayton Bahr, a wine representative for Putnam Wines. “Claude realized he could cook a large turkey in less than an hour,” Bahr said. “We wanted to […]
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Operation drumstick
The idea began in 2008 when Claude Rappaport, owner of Culinary Kitchen, 7302 N. Western, wanted to put his store’s demo TurboChef oven to good use. Rappaport spoke with Clayton Bahr, a wine representative for Putnam Wines. “Claude realized he could cook a large turkey in less than an hour,” Bahr said. “We wanted to […]
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Sing out
A group of independent Oklahoma theater artists are staging a production of the musical “Falsettos” to benefit RAIN Oklahoma, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Oklahomans living with HIV/AIDS. “Falsettos” pairs “March of the Falsettos” and “Falsettoland,” two off- Broadway musicals produced nearly a decade apart. “Falsettos” won Tony Awards for best book and musical […]