All Entries in the "Wichita" Category
The Kansas Equality Coalition
Staff Report The Kansas Equality Coalition is a nonpartisan group who includes people who are religious and secular as well as straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered. We are from all walks of life and from all parts of the state. Formally created on Oct. 9, 2005, in a meeting in Emporia, the Equality Coalition [...]
Kansas Teenager defends First Amendment and gets apology from Governor Brownback
Staff Report Social Media is more popular than ever but when 18-year-old Emma Sullivan tweeted last week that that Kansas Governor Sam Brownback “sucked,” she thought her words to her 60 Twitter followers would perhaps be ignored. But then she got called to the principal’s office in her High School in Prairie Village, Kansas. While [...]
Wichita themes Pridefest 2012 as, “Proud Family”
By Robin Dorner Editor in Chief The date is set and a new logo is slated to be unveiled soon for the 2012 Wichita Pridefest. According to Wichita Pride event organizers, the logo will be selected early in the New Year. “Our official event logo has not yet been chosen as it is set to [...]
Wichita Final Friday Gallery Crawl
December 30th, Arts District Downtown Wichita. The Jones Gallery at Positive Directions is named after our benefactor and friends, the Jones family. Located in the heart of the Arts District Positive Directions is now participating in the Final Friday Gallery Crawl. The last Friday of every month from 6-10pm.
It Gets Better – if you don’t give up
“Everyone should always have hope in their heart, feel love in their life, have an equal playing field and an equal chance to be happy.” Those were some of the last words my friend “O” said to me. They were the mantra of his life and the message he wanted carried forward. Sadly, they were [...]
Wear a red ribbon on December 1st
Wearing a red ribbon has become an internationally recognized symbol for HIV and AIDS aware- ness. The red ribbon was created in 1988 by a group called Visual AIDS to show support and in remembrance of those who have died. December 1st each year, people around the world pin on their red ribbons to commemorate [...]