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JGleason — 2021-09-10T04:16:57Z

added another LGBT friendly faith group.

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	+ * [https://www.fgcquaker.org/cloud/rochester-ny-friends-meeting/ Rochester Religious Society of Friends], (Quakers)

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Delaney — 2021-06-28T13:30:23Z

Added Rochester Black Pride to list of organizations

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	+ * [https://www.rocblackpride.com/ Rochester Black Pride] - Rochester Black Pride

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Gaylord — 2019-12-01T07:19:30Z

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- * [http://gayfamilylawcenter.com LGBT Legal Services]	+ * [https://www.lgbtfamilylawservice.com LGBT Family Law Attorney Services]

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scotthendler — 2019-10-29T00:36:40Z

+Roar

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	+ * ["Roar"] - LGBT-friendly

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alexk — 2018-08-06T16:44:37Z

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- Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Today, NYS Assemblyman ["Harry B. Bronson"] and City Councilman ["Matt Haag"] are both openly gay politicians representing Rochester and the surrounding region. Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] remains a longtime staunch ally of the LGBT Community.	+ Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Rochester City Councilmember ["Matt Haag"] succeeded him until stepping down at the end of his term in 2017. Deceased Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] was also a staunch ally of the LGBT+ community. Today, NYS Assemblyman ["Harry B. Bronson"] is the only openly gay politician representing Rochester and the surrounding region.

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alexk — 2018-08-06T02:52:15Z

Removed Tilt due to management change

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EileenF — 2016-09-13T17:24:10Z

- Outlandish Videos & Gifts

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EileenF — 2016-03-28T13:57:33Z

DC link

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	+ * [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/11/12/gay-alliance-rochester-national-rating/18920617/ Rochester rates high in study of LGBT acceptance] - ''["Democrat and Chronicle"]'' (2014-11-13) + * [http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/shantay-you-stay/Content?oid=2338432 Shantay, you stay] - Article in ''["City Newspaper"]'' about local drag queens (2014-02-19)
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	+ * [http://www.city-data.com/forum/rochester-area/555142-rochester-gay-friendly-city.html Is Rochester a gay friendly city?] - Discussion on City-Data.com (Feb. 2009)
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- * [http://www.city-data.com/forum/rochester-area/555142-rochester-gay-friendly-city.html Is Rochester a gay friendly city?] - Discussion on City-Data.com (Feb. 2009) - * [http://gaytravel.about.com/od/previewsofpridefestivals/qt/Rochester-Gay-Pride.htm Rochester Gay Pride Parade 2012] - Information on GayTravel.About.com - * [http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/shantay-you-stay/Content?oid=2338432 Shantay, you stay] - Article in ''["City Newspaper"]'' about local drag queens (2014-02-19)

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EileenF — 2015-08-30T15:20:07Z

Trillium Health

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- * [https://www.trilliumhealthny.org/ Trillium Health] - HIV services and beyond, specializing in LGBT healthcare	+ * ["Trillium Health"] - HIV services and beyond, specializing in LGBT healthcare

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EileenF — 2015-05-31T20:26:18Z

- Ant Hill Cooperative

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- * ["Ant Hill Cooperative"] - GLBTQ-friendly cooperative housing.

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DrewLangdon — 2015-03-23T18:52:18Z

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DrewLangdon — 2015-03-23T18:50:55Z

added Mennonites to worship

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- * ["Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church"]	+ * ["Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church" + * [http://www.rochestermennonite.org/ Rochester Mennonite Fellowship]

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EileenF — 2015-03-08T18:54:36Z

Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church

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- * [http://openarmsmcc.org/index.html Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church]	+ * ["Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church"]

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GayFamilyLawCenter — 2015-02-17T06:02:27Z

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	+ * [http://gayfamilylawcenter.com LGBT Legal Services]

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EileenF — 2014-12-09T01:15:19Z

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- The City of Rochester has a very large LGBT community. Some trace this back to ["George Eastman"], who never married or had any known girlfriends and was subsequently believed by some to have been gay.[[FootNote(According to local gay friends of this editor.)]] (Either that or he was likely asexual.) By the 1950s ["Eastman Kodak"] was said to have a population of gay male employees who may not have been "out" in the way we think of it, but didn't entirely keep it a secret either. Two such individuals were prominent arts patron [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democratandchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=earl-kage&pid=112157428 Earl Kage] and his partner, Hamilton Driggs. [[FootNote(From a conversation with a long-time Eastman Kodak employee.)]]	+ The City of Rochester has a very large '''LGBT community'''. Some trace this back to ["George Eastman"], who never married or had any known girlfriends and was subsequently believed by some to have been gay.[[FootNote(According to local gay friends of this editor.)]] (Either that or he was likely asexual.) By the 1950s ["Eastman Kodak"] was said to have a population of gay male employees who may not have been "out" in the way we think of it, but didn't entirely keep it a secret either. Two such individuals were prominent arts patron [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democratandchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=earl-kage&pid=112157428 Earl Kage] and his partner, Hamilton Driggs. [[FootNote(From a conversation with a long-time Eastman Kodak employee.)]]
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EileenF — 2014-12-09T01:14:27Z

Pandora Boxx

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- * ["Darienne Lake"] - Famous local drag queen.

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EileenF — 2014-08-27T00:57:52Z

- Vanessa Q Studios

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EricStratton — 2014-07-28T20:20:24Z

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- * ["Flower City Pride Band"]	+ * ["Flower City Pride Band"] - The Rochester, NY LGBT band. Open to all people of all abilities.

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EricStratton — 2014-07-28T20:18:55Z

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EricStratton — 2014-07-28T20:18:16Z

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EileenF — 2014-06-12T02:00:45Z

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- Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Today, NYS Assemblyman ["Harry B. Bronson"] and City Councilman ["Matt Haag"] are both openly gay politicians representing Rochester and the surrounding region. Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] remains a longtime staunch ally of the LGBT Community. In May 2014 Rochester became the third city in the nation to offer transition-related healthcare benefits to transgender municipal employees. When two local shock jocks subsequently went on a hateful, transphobic rant, community outrage was swift and a [https://www.change.org/petitions/mike-danger-remove-kimberly-and-beck-as-hosts-of-the-breakfast-buzz petition] (ultimately successful) calling for them to be fired reached 4,000 signatures in less than 24 hours.	+ Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Today, NYS Assemblyman ["Harry B. Bronson"] and City Councilman ["Matt Haag"] are both openly gay politicians representing Rochester and the surrounding region. Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] remains a longtime staunch ally of the LGBT Community. + + In May 2014 Rochester became the third city in the nation to offer transition-related healthcare benefits to transgender municipal employees. When two local shock jocks subsequently went on a hateful, transphobic rant, community outrage was swift and a [https://www.change.org/petitions/mike-danger-remove-kimberly-and-beck-as-hosts-of-the-breakfast-buzz petition] (ultimately successful) calling for them to be fired reached 4,000 signatures in less than 24 hours.

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EileenF — 2014-06-12T01:59:56Z

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EileenF — 2014-06-12T01:48:35Z

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EileenF — 2014-06-12T01:46:53Z

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- The City of Rochester has a very large GLBTQ community. Some trace this back to ["George Eastman"], who never married or had any known girlfriends and was subsequently believed by some to have been gay.[[FootNote(According to local gay friends of this editor.)]] (Either that or he was likely asexual.) By the 1950s ["Eastman Kodak"] was said to have a population of gay male employees who may not have been "out" in the way we think of it, but didn't entirely keep it a secret either. Two such individuals were prominent arts patron [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democratandchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=earl-kage&pid=112157428 Earl Kage] and his partner, Hamilton Driggs. [[FootNote(From a conversation with a long-time Eastman Kodak employee.)]]	+ The City of Rochester has a very large LGBT community. Some trace this back to ["George Eastman"], who never married or had any known girlfriends and was subsequently believed by some to have been gay.[[FootNote(According to local gay friends of this editor.)]] (Either that or he was likely asexual.) By the 1950s ["Eastman Kodak"] was said to have a population of gay male employees who may not have been "out" in the way we think of it, but didn't entirely keep it a secret either. Two such individuals were prominent arts patron [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democratandchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=earl-kage&pid=112157428 Earl Kage] and his partner, Hamilton Driggs. [[FootNote(From a conversation with a long-time Eastman Kodak employee.)]]
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- A point of pride for the Rochester GLBTQ community is ''["Empty Closet Newspaper" The Empty Closet]'', founded in ["1971"] at the ["University of Rochester"] by a student group called the Gay Liberation Front. Today, ''The Empty Closet'' is the single oldest continuously-published GLBTQ newspapers in the world.[[FootNote([http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/publications/pubs/lif/lgbtqi/lgbtqi.pdf])]] All back issues of ''The Empty Closet'' may be viewed [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4800 online] courtesy of the Gay Alliance and UR's ["Rush Rhees Library"].	+ A point of pride for the Rochester GLBTQ community is ''["Empty Closet Newspaper" The Empty Closet]'', founded in ["1971"] at the ["University of Rochester"] by a student group called the Gay Liberation Front. Today, ''The Empty Closet'' is the single oldest continuously-published LGBT newspapers in the world.[[FootNote([http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/publications/pubs/lif/lgbtqi/lgbtqi.pdf])]] All back issues of ''The Empty Closet'' may be viewed [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4800 online] courtesy of the Gay Alliance and UR's ["Rush Rhees Library"].
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- Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Today, NYS Assemblyman ["Harry B. Bronson"] and City Councilman ["Matt Haag"] are both openly gay politicians representing Rochester and the surrounding region. Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] remains a longtime staunch ally of the GLBTQ Community.	+ Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Today, NYS Assemblyman ["Harry B. Bronson"] and City Councilman ["Matt Haag"] are both openly gay politicians representing Rochester and the surrounding region. Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] remains a longtime staunch ally of the LGBT Community.
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- According to a 2011 UCLA study, the Rochester area is #6 in the country for numbers of same-sex couples raising children under 18.[[FootNote([http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2011/06/29/top-metros-for-same-sex-couples-with-children/ Top Metros for Same-Sex Couples with Children], Creative Class (2011-06-29))]] Community profile site ePodunk [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/gayInfo.php?locIndex=1538 gives Rochester] a "gay index" of 161, with the national average being 100. Much of this population is concentrated in the ["Southeast Quadrant" southeast] neighborhoods of ["Park Avenue"], the ["South Wedge"], the ["Neighborhood of the Arts"], and ["Upper Monroe Avenue Neighborhood" Upper Monroe]. On the west side, there is ["Maplewood"], as well as a small tight-knit group in ["Plymouth-Exchange Neighborhood" Plymouth-Exchange].	+ According to a 2011 UCLA study, the Rochester area is #6 in the country for numbers of same-sex couples raising children under 18.[[FootNote([http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2011/06/29/top-metros-for-same-sex-couples-with-children/ Top Metros for Same-Sex Couples with Children], Creative Class (2011-06-29))]] Community profile site ePodunk [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/gayInfo.php?locIndex=1538 gives Rochester] a "gay index" of 161, with the national average being 100. And according to the [http://www.vocativ.com/culture/lgbt/vocativ-queer-index/ Vocative Queer Index], Rochester ranks as the 8th most LGBT-friendly city in the nation. ["Albany"], ["Syracuse"], and ["Buffalo"] were ranked 7th, 32nd, and 34th, respectively.
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- ===Bars and Clubs===	+ Most of our LGBT population is concentrated in the ["Southeast Quadrant" southeast] neighborhoods of ["Park Avenue"], the ["South Wedge"], the ["Neighborhood of the Arts"], and ["Upper Monroe Avenue Neighborhood" Upper Monroe]. On the west side, there is ["Maplewood"]. + + ==Bars and Clubs==
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- ===Businesses=== - - ''GLBTQ-owned and GLBTQ-oriented businesses in Rochester and beyond.''	+ ==Businesses== + ''LGBT-owned and LGBT-oriented businesses in Rochester and beyond.''
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- * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/our-group.html Our Group] - Advocacy and outreach for GLBTQ athletes.	+ * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/our-group.html Our Group] - Advocacy and outreach for LGBT athletes.
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- * [http://www.frontrunners.org/clubs/index.php?club=Rochester Frontrunners/Frontwalkers] - Rochester chapter of international group of GLBTQ walkers and runners. - * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LilacSquares/ Lilac Squares] - GLBTQ square dancing.	+ * [http://www.frontrunners.org/clubs/index.php?club=Rochester Frontrunners/Frontwalkers] - Rochester chapter of international group of LGBT walkers and runners. + * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LilacSquares/ Lilac Squares] - LGBT square dancing.
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- * [http://www.rhbs.org/ Rochester Historical Bowling Society] - GLBTQ bowling league. Monday evenings, September through April at Clover Lanes.	+ * [http://www.rhbs.org/ Rochester Historical Bowling Society] - LGBT bowling league. Monday evenings, September through April at Clover Lanes.
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- * ["Rochester Women's Community Chorus"] - GLBTQ-friendly. - * [http://www.womenoutdoors.org/fingerlakesny Women Outdoors - Finger Lakes] - GLBTQ-friendly.	+ * ["Rochester Women's Community Chorus"] - LGBT-friendly. + * [http://www.womenoutdoors.org/fingerlakesny Women Outdoors - Finger Lakes] - LGBT-friendly.
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- * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/maplewood-rainbow-social-club.html Maplewood Rainbow Social Club] - For GLBTQ residents of the ["Maplewood"] neighborhood. - * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/rainbow-sage/visit.html Rainbow SAGE at the Center] - GLBTQ seniors.	+ * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/maplewood-rainbow-social-club.html Maplewood Rainbow Social Club] - For LGBT residents of the ["Maplewood"] neighborhood. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/rainbow-sage/visit.html Rainbow SAGE at the Center] - LGBT seniors.
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- * ["Center for Disability Rights"] - GLBTQ-friendly. - * ["Center for Youth"] - Counseling, emergency shelter, homeless youth outreach, and other programs for teens. GLBTQ-friendly. - * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/conifer-counseling.html Conifer Counseling] - Substance abuse counseling for members of the GLBTQ community.	+ * ["Center for Disability Rights"] - LGBT-friendly. + * ["Center for Youth"] - Counseling, emergency shelter, homeless youth outreach, and other programs for teens. LGBT-friendly. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/conifer-counseling.html Conifer Counseling] - Substance abuse counseling for members of the LGBT community.
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- * [http://everybodysgood.com Everybody's Good] - From AIDS Rochester Inc.: links to GLBTQ-friendly healthcare providers/organizations/worship, health-related info & blogs, free STD testing, more. - * [http://www.hutherdoyle.com/ Huther-Doyle] - Substance recovery with GLBTQ-only groups and experience with GLBTQ issues.	+ * [http://everybodysgood.com Everybody's Good] - From AIDS Rochester Inc.: links to LGBT-friendly healthcare providers/organizations/worship, health-related info & blogs, free STD testing, more. + * [http://www.hutherdoyle.com/ Huther-Doyle] - Substance recovery with LGBT-only groups and experience with GLBTQ issues.
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- In ["1973"] the Gay Liberation Front voted to split into two organizations: a UR student group (known as the [http://urpride.wix.com/pn Pride Network] since ["2002"]) and a community group called [" The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley"]. The Gay Alliance remains active today as the region's premier GLBTQ organization. A [http://www.gayalliance.org/about-us/gay-alliance-history.html full history] is available on their website. The Gay Alliance is also responsible for Rochester's annual [http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/ Pride Week], kicked off by the unfurling of an enormous rainbow flag (some three stories long) in the City Hall atrium. The grand finale is a Pride Parade that is the second largest in New York State. The day after is the Pride Picnic, first held in a backyard in ["1972"]. Today it is held in the ["Genesee Valley Park"] and hosts an estimated 3,000 attendees. [[FootNote([http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/history/picnic/])]]	+ In ["1973"] the Gay Liberation Front voted to split into two organizations: a UR student group (known as the [http://urpride.wix.com/pn Pride Network] since ["2002"]) and a community group called ["The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley"]. The Gay Alliance remains active today as the region's premier GLBTQ organization. A [http://www.gayalliance.org/about-us/gay-alliance-history.html full history] is available on their website. The Gay Alliance is also responsible for Rochester's annual [http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/ Pride Week], kicked off by the unfurling of an enormous rainbow flag (some three stories long) in the City Hall atrium. The grand finale is a Pride Parade that is the second largest in New York State. The day after is the Pride Picnic, first held in a backyard in ["1972"]. Today it is held in the ["Genesee Valley Park"] and hosts an estimated 3,000 attendees. [[FootNote([http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/history/picnic/])]]
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jgerek — 2014-06-11T13:57:12Z

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- A point of pride for the Rochester GLBTQ community is ''["Empty Closet Newspaper" The Empty Closet]'', founded in ["1971"] at the ["University of Rochester"] by a student group called the Gay Liberation Front. Today, ''The Empty Closet'' is the single oldest continuously-published GLBTQ newspapers in the world.[[FootNote([http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/publications/pubs/lif/lgbtqi/lgbtqi.pdf])]] All back issues of ''The Empty Closet'' may be viewed [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4800 online] courtesy of the Genesee Valley Gay Alliance and UR's ["Rush Rhees Library"]. - - In ["1973"] the Gay Liberation Front voted to split into two organizations: a UR student group (known as the [http://urpride.wix.com/pn Pride Network] since ["2002"]) and a community group called the [http://www.gayalliance.org/ Genesee Valley Gay Alliance]. The GVGA remains active today as the region's premier GLBTQ organization. A [http://www.gayalliance.org/about-us/gay-alliance-history.html full history] is available on their website. The GVGA is also responsible for Rochester's annual [http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/ Pride Week], kicked off by the unfurling of an enormous rainbow flag (some three stories long) in the City Hall atrium. The grand finale is a Pride Parade that is the second largest in New York State. The day after is the Pride Picnic, first held in a backyard in ["1972"]. Today it is held in the ["Genesee Valley Park"] and hosts an estimated 3,000 attendees. [[FootNote([http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/history/picnic/])]]	+ A point of pride for the Rochester GLBTQ community is ''["Empty Closet Newspaper" The Empty Closet]'', founded in ["1971"] at the ["University of Rochester"] by a student group called the Gay Liberation Front. Today, ''The Empty Closet'' is the single oldest continuously-published GLBTQ newspapers in the world.[[FootNote([http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/publications/pubs/lif/lgbtqi/lgbtqi.pdf])]] All back issues of ''The Empty Closet'' may be viewed [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4800 online] courtesy of the Gay Alliance and UR's ["Rush Rhees Library"]. + + In ["1973"] the Gay Liberation Front voted to split into two organizations: a UR student group (known as the [http://urpride.wix.com/pn Pride Network] since ["2002"]) and a community group called [" The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley"]. The Gay Alliance remains active today as the region's premier GLBTQ organization. A [http://www.gayalliance.org/about-us/gay-alliance-history.html full history] is available on their website. The Gay Alliance is also responsible for Rochester's annual [http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/ Pride Week], kicked off by the unfurling of an enormous rainbow flag (some three stories long) in the City Hall atrium. The grand finale is a Pride Parade that is the second largest in New York State. The day after is the Pride Picnic, first held in a backyard in ["1972"]. Today it is held in the ["Genesee Valley Park"] and hosts an estimated 3,000 attendees. [[FootNote([http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/history/picnic/])]]
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- Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Today, NYS Assemblyman [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Harry-B-Bronson/ Harry Bronson] and City Councilman ["Matt Haag"] are both openly gay politicians representing Rochester and the surrounding region. Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] remains a longtime staunch ally of the GLBTQ Community.	+ Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Today, NYS Assemblyman ["Harry B. Bronson"] and City Councilman ["Matt Haag"] are both openly gay politicians representing Rochester and the surrounding region. Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] remains a longtime staunch ally of the GLBTQ Community.

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	+ The City of Rochester has a very large GLBTQ community. Some trace this back to ["George Eastman"], who never married or had any known girlfriends and was subsequently believed by some to have been gay.[[FootNote(According to local gay friends of this editor.)]] (Either that or he was likely asexual.) By the 1950s ["Eastman Kodak"] was said to have a population of gay male employees who may not have been "out" in the way we think of it, but didn't entirely keep it a secret either. Two such individuals were prominent arts patron [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democratandchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=earl-kage&pid=112157428 Earl Kage] and his partner, Hamilton Driggs. [[FootNote(From a conversation with a long-time Eastman Kodak employee.)]] + + A point of pride for the Rochester GLBTQ community is ''["Empty Closet Newspaper" The Empty Closet]'', founded in ["1971"] at the ["University of Rochester"] by a student group called the Gay Liberation Front. Today, ''The Empty Closet'' is the single oldest continuously-published GLBTQ newspapers in the world.[[FootNote([http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/publications/pubs/lif/lgbtqi/lgbtqi.pdf])]] All back issues of ''The Empty Closet'' may be viewed [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4800 online] courtesy of the Genesee Valley Gay Alliance and UR's ["Rush Rhees Library"]. + + In ["1973"] the Gay Liberation Front voted to split into two organizations: a UR student group (known as the [http://urpride.wix.com/pn Pride Network] since ["2002"]) and a community group called the [http://www.gayalliance.org/ Genesee Valley Gay Alliance]. The GVGA remains active today as the region's premier GLBTQ organization. A [http://www.gayalliance.org/about-us/gay-alliance-history.html full history] is available on their website. The GVGA is also responsible for Rochester's annual [http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/ Pride Week], kicked off by the unfurling of an enormous rainbow flag (some three stories long) in the City Hall atrium. The grand finale is a Pride Parade that is the second largest in New York State. The day after is the Pride Picnic, first held in a backyard in ["1972"]. Today it is held in the ["Genesee Valley Park"] and hosts an estimated 3,000 attendees. [[FootNote([http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/history/picnic/])]] + + Another historical note is the ["1986"] election of ["Tim Mains"] to the Rochester City Council, making him New York State’s first openly-gay elected official. Prior thereto he had been active in the Gay Liberation Front and had written for ''The Empty Closet''. Today, NYS Assemblyman [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Harry-B-Bronson/ Harry Bronson] and City Councilman ["Matt Haag"] are both openly gay politicians representing Rochester and the surrounding region. Congresswoman ["Louise Slaughter"] remains a longtime staunch ally of the GLBTQ Community. + + According to a 2011 UCLA study, the Rochester area is #6 in the country for numbers of same-sex couples raising children under 18.[[FootNote([http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2011/06/29/top-metros-for-same-sex-couples-with-children/ Top Metros for Same-Sex Couples with Children], Creative Class (2011-06-29))]] Community profile site ePodunk [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/gayInfo.php?locIndex=1538 gives Rochester] a "gay index" of 161, with the national average being 100. Much of this population is concentrated in the ["Southeast Quadrant" southeast] neighborhoods of ["Park Avenue"], the ["South Wedge"], the ["Neighborhood of the Arts"], and ["Upper Monroe Avenue Neighborhood" Upper Monroe]. On the west side, there is ["Maplewood"], as well as a small tight-knit group in ["Plymouth-Exchange Neighborhood" Plymouth-Exchange]. + + ===Bars and Clubs=== + * ["140 Alex Bar & Grill"] + * ["Abilene"] - GLBTQ-friendly + * ["Avenue Pub"] + * ["Bachelor Forum"] + * ["Lux"] - GLBTQ-friendly + * ["Tilt"] + * ["Vertex Night Club" Vertex] - Goth club with diverse crowd. + + ===Businesses=== + + ''GLBTQ-owned and GLBTQ-oriented businesses in Rochester and beyond.'' + + * ["Edible's"] - Gay-owned restaurant. + * [http://ellenwoodelectric.com/ Ellenwood Electric] - Sponsors of ImageOut. + * ["Equal Grounds" Equal=Grounds Coffee House & The Pride Connection] - GLBT gift shoppe/coffee house offers unique Pride items, books, artwork, films, jewelry. Wi-Fi, coffee drinks, pastries. Clean, comfortable, affordable, courteous knowledgeable staff. + * [http://www.estherbrillpartnerdance.com/ Esther Brill Partner Dance Instruction] - Dance instruction for same-sex couples. + * ["EvenOdd Creative"] - Local accessories brand designed by lesbian couple. + * ["Hedonist Artisan Chocolates"] and ["Hedonist Artisan Ice Cream"] - Gay-owned + * ["Hodge Podge Lodge"] - A Safe Zone + * ["Jones Pond Campground"] + * ["Just Juice"] - Gay-owned + * ["Outlandish Videos & Gifts"] + * ["PrintRoc"] - Gay-owned + * ["Renewing-Massage"] - "Providing accessible massage therapy services for the Rochester LGBT community." + * [http://www.rochesterspa.com/ Rochester Spa & Body Club] - All-male social and fitness club. + * ["Thomas Laurence Salon"] - Gay-owned + * ["Vanessa Q Studios"] - Trans-owned + + ===Events=== + * ["Bread & Water Theatre's Rainbow Theater Festival"] + * [https://www.facebook.com/womyns.picnic d.Y.k.e. picnic] + * [http://www.prideagenda.org/Fundraising-Events/Spring-Dinner.aspx Empire State Pride Agenda Spring Dinner] - The second largest annual gathering of GLBTQ folks and their allies outside New York City. + * ["ImageOut"] - Annual GLBT film festival + * [http://www.facebook.com/MissGayRochesterPageant Miss Gay Rochester Pageant] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/pride/ Pride Week] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/events/redball.html Red Ball] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/events/rideforpride.html Ride for Pride] + * [http://rochestereroticartfest.org/ Rochester Erotic Arts Festival] + + ===Organizations - ["Activism"] and Outreach=== + + * [http://civilrightsfront.wordpress.com/ Civil Rights Front] (Not sure if still active. Website not updated since 2010.) + * [https://www.facebook.com/EqualityRochester?fref=ts Equality Rochester] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley] + * [http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/rochester/home.html Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network] - Rochester chapter. + * [http://interfaithadvocates.groupsite.com/main/summary Interfaith Advocates for LGBT People] + * [http://milindoe.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/lgbt-friends-of-good-government/ LGBT Friends of Good Government] (LBGTFOGG) + * [http://www.racf.org/GiveToAFundHere/SupportLocalCauses/LGBTGivingCircle/tabid/321/Default.aspx LGBT Fund for Greater Rochester] + * [http://www.l-o-r-a.com/ Lesbians of Rochester & Allies] (LORA) + * [http://www.lrad.org/ Lilac Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf] + * [http://www.georgialogcabin.org/other.shtml#ny Log Cabin Republicans] - Rochester/Finger Lakes chapter. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/our-group.html Our Group] - Advocacy and outreach for GLBTQ athletes. + * [http://www.pflagrochester.org PFLAG Rochester] + * ["Pride and Joy Families"] + * [http://rochesternow.org/ Rochester NOW] - Greater Rochester Chapter of the National Organization for Women + + ===Organizations - Colleges=== + * [http://www.rit.edu/sg/outspoken/ OUTspoken] - ["RIT"] + * [http://web.monroecc.edu/pridealliance/ Pride Alliance] - ["Monroe Community College" MCC] + * [http://knightlink.geneseo.edu/organization/pridealliance Pride Alliance] - ["SUNY Geneseo"] + * [http://urpride.wix.com/pn Pride Network] - ["University of Rochester" UR] + * [https://brockport.collegiatelink.net/organization/SOUL Sexual Orientations United for Liberation] (S.O.U.L.) - ["SUNY Brockport"] + + ===Organizations - Hobbies and Recreational=== + + * [http://www.dykesonbikes.org/ Dykes on Bikes] - Rochester chapter + * [http://www.empirebears.org/ Empire Bears] - An "organization created to promote social interaction for hirsute men and their male admirers." + * [http://www.flowercitypride.com/ Flower City Pride Band] + * [http://www.frontrunners.org/clubs/index.php?club=Rochester Frontrunners/Frontwalkers] - Rochester chapter of international group of GLBTQ walkers and runners. + * [http://clubs.hemmings.com/lambdacarclub/?club=lambdacarclub Lambda Car Club International] - Rochester chapter + * [http://www.lezplayroc.com/ Lez Play Roc] - A "FUN and innovative organization that looks to provide entertainment/information for Gay Communities. We participate and facilitate various community events in the Upstate, NY area." + * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LilacSquares/ Lilac Squares] - GLBTQ square dancing. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/line-dancing-at-140-alex.html Line Dancing at 140 Alex] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/mens-cooking-group.html Men's Cooking Group] + * [http://www.rara.org/ Rainbow Amateur Radio Association] - Finger Lakes Chapter (Rochester and surrounding area). + * [http://www.rocderby.com/ Roc City Roller Derby] - "Rochester, N.Y.'s first all-women, flat-track roller derby league." GLBTQ-friendly. + * [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/rochesterGLBTQIbikers/ Rochester GLBTQI Bikers] + * ["Rochester Gay Men's Chorus"] + * [http://www.rhbs.org/ Rochester Historical Bowling Society] - GLBTQ bowling league. Monday evenings, September through April at Clover Lanes. + * ["The Rochester Kink Society"] - GLBTQ-friendly. + * [http://www.rochesterrams.com/ Rochester Rams] - Motorcycle group. + * ["Rochester Women's Community Chorus"] - GLBTQ-friendly. + * [http://www.womenoutdoors.org/fingerlakesny Women Outdoors - Finger Lakes] - GLBTQ-friendly. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/womens-hiking-group.html Women's Hiking Group] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/womens-silver-sneakers.html Women's Silver Sneakers] + * [http://www.womynsdrumcircle.org/ Womyn's Drum Circle] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/womyns-fishing-group.html Womyn's Fishing Group] + + ===Organizations - Social=== + + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/come-out-and-play-coap.html Come Out and Play] + * [http://www.galaxe.org GALAXe] (Gays and Lesbians At Xerox) + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/atlantic-five-o.html Just Us Guys] - For gay and bisexual men. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/maplewood-rainbow-social-club.html Maplewood Rainbow Social Club] - For GLBTQ residents of the ["Maplewood"] neighborhood. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/rainbow-sage/visit.html Rainbow SAGE at the Center] - GLBTQ seniors. + * [https://www.facebook.com/bfconnection Rochester Butch/Femme Connection] + * Rochester Gay Fathers Group - Contact the GVGA at 585 244 8640 for more information. + * [http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/RochesterGayMoms/?v=1&t=directory&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=dir&slk=17 Rochester Gay Moms] + * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/upstateNYwomen4women Upstate NY Women4Women] - For lesbians & bi women (join weekly coffee meetups). + + ===Organizations - Trans* Community=== + + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/transgender-youth-group.html Gender Identity Youth Support Group] + * [http://www.gendervariants.org/ Genesee Valley Gender Variants] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/guys-night-out.html Guys' Night Out] - Trans men. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/rochester-crossdressers-network.html Rochester Crossdressers Network] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/rochester-grrlz.html Rochester Grrlz] - Trans women and crossdressers. + * [http://rnytg.org/ Rochester Trans Group] - For gender-variant people and their friends. + * [http://theselfmademen.com/ The Self Made Men] - Trans men. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/parents-of-transgender-teens-group.html Support Group for Parents of Transgender & Non-Conforming Teens] + + ===Resources=== + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/adolescent-transgender-healthcare-team-at-golisano-childrens-hospital.html Adolescent Transgender Healthcare Team at Golisano Children's Hospital] + * [http://acrochester.org/ AIDS Care] - Now [https://www.trilliumhealthny.org/ Trillium Health], formerly AIDS Rochester + * [http://cnyfertility.com/ CNY Fertility Services] - Sponsors of ["ImageOut"]. + * ["Center for Disability Rights"] - GLBTQ-friendly. + * ["Center for Youth"] - Counseling, emergency shelter, homeless youth outreach, and other programs for teens. GLBTQ-friendly. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/conifer-counseling.html Conifer Counseling] - Substance abuse counseling for members of the GLBTQ community. + * ''["Empty Closet Newspaper" The Empty Closet]'' and [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=4800 online archive] + * [http://everybodysgood.com Everybody's Good] - From AIDS Rochester Inc.: links to GLBTQ-friendly healthcare providers/organizations/worship, health-related info & blogs, free STD testing, more. + * [http://www.hutherdoyle.com/ Huther-Doyle] - Substance recovery with GLBTQ-only groups and experience with GLBTQ issues. + * [http://mochaproject.org MOCHA Center] - Rochester office (drop-in center for GLBT Youth). + * [http://www.outandequal.org/ny-finger-lakes Out & Equal Workplace Advocates] - Rochester has third largest chapter in the country. + * ["Planned Parenthood"] - Women's health services. + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/rafta-rochester-area-task-force-on-aids.html Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/rochester-gay-men-aa.html Rochester Gay Men AA] - Also has ["Park Avenue"] sub-group. + * [http://www.rochestervictoryalliance.org/ Rochester Victory Alliance] - HIV vaccine research. + * [http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_results.php?city=Rochester&county=Monroe&state=NY&spec=172 Therapists] in the Rochester area who specialize in GLBTQ issues (from Psychology Today). + * [http://www.thresholdcenter.org/ Threshold Center for Alternative Youth Services] - Confidential HIV and STD testing and general healthcare for ages 12-25. + * [http://transgenderalliance.ning.com/main Transgender Alliance] - Umbrella group for trans and gender variant organizations in Central and Western New York. + * [https://www.trilliumhealthny.org/ Trillium Health] - HIV services and beyond, specializing in LGBT healthcare + * [http://www.woodsoviattgilman.com/ Woods Oviatt Gilman] - Law firm whose services include estate planning for same-sex couples. + * [http://youth.gayalliance.org Youth Gay Alliance] + + ===Worship=== + + ''Religious institutions that welcome and support the GLBTQ community.'' + * [http://www.atonementrochester.org/ Atonement Lutheran Church] + * [http://www.uccwebsites.net/brightonuccny.html Brighton United Church of Christ] + * [http://www.calvarystandrews.org/d6/ Calvary St. Andrews Presbyterian Parish] + * [http://www.christchurchrochester.org/ Christ Church Rochester] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/church-of-the-blessed-sacrement.html Church of the Blessed Sacrament] + * [http://www.cccopentoall.org/ Community Christian Church] + * [http://www.di-rochester.org Dignity-Integrity Rochester] - LGBT Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, and friends. + * [http://www.downtownpresbyterian.org/ Downtown United Presbyterian Church] - Home of the ["Rochester Women's Community Chorus" RWCC] and ["Rochester Gay Men's Chorus" RGMC] + * [http://edr-cglm.info Episcopal Diocese of Rochester Committee for Gay and Lesbian Ministry] - find a welcoming congregation near you! + * ["First Baptist Church of Rochester"] - Member of the [http://www.awab.org/ Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists] + * ["First Unitarian Church of Rochester"] + * ["First Universalist Church of Rochester"] + * [http://www.fortunatefamilies.com/ Fortunate Families] - Catholic families with GLBTQ children. + * ["Immanuel Baptist Church"] - Member of the [http://www.awab.org/ AWAB] + * ["Lake Avenue Baptist Church"] - Member of the [http://www.awab.org/ AWAB] + * [http://marymagdalenechurch.org/ Mary Magadalene Church] - "In the Catholic tradition." + * [http://www.messiahlutheranchurch.net/ Messiah Lutheran Church] + * [http://www.newlifepresbyterianchurch.org/ New Life Presbyterian Church] + * [http://openarmsmcc.org/index.html Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church] + * ["Rochester Zen Center"] + * [http://www.spirituschristi.org/spirituschristi.org/Welcome.html Spiritus Christi Church] + * ["Temple B'rith Kodesh"] + * [http://www.tberochester.org/ Temple Beth El] + * [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory/temple-emanu-el.html Temple Emanu-El] + * [http://www.tsinai.org/ Temple Sinai] + * ["Third Presbyterian Church"] + * [http://www.uccwebster.org/ United Church of Christ], Congregational of Webster + * [http://ufcrochester.org/ Unity Fellowship Church of Rochester] + + ===Other=== + * [http://aep.lib.rochester.edu/ AIDS Education Posters] - Permanent online exhibit of the world's largest collection of AIDS posters. Presented by the ["University of Rochester" UR] ["Rush Rhees Library"] Dept. of Rare Books & Special Collections. + * ["Ant Hill Cooperative"] - GLBTQ-friendly cooperative housing. + * [http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/rochester/?author=70 Archive] of posts by Andreas Rau, gay Republican and ["Maplewood"] resident, for the ''["Democrat and Chronicle"]'' Rochester Blog. + * ["Darienne Lake"] - Famous local drag queen. + * [http://donnarose.com DonnaRose.com] - Story of a trans woman originally from Rochester. + * [http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/publications/pubs/lif/lgbtqi/lgbtqi.pdf University of Rochester] admissions brochure for prospective GLBTQ students. + + '''For more organizations and resources, please visit the GVGA [http://www.gayalliance.org/directory.html Resources] page.''' + + ===Links=== + * [http://www.rochesterwomanmag.com/rwm/?p=2539 Drag World] - Article about the local drag scene in ''["Rochester Woman Magazine" Rochester Woman]'' (2013-08-02) + * [http://everybodysgood.com/blogs/allegra/143/being-queer-city-rochester-whats-it/ Being LGBT in the city of Rochester . . . what's it like?] - Discussion on everybodysgood.com + * [http://www.naz.edu/career-services/glbt-and-diversity-resources/?searchterm=gay GLBT and Diversity Resources] from ["Nazareth College"] + * [http://rochester.gaycities.com/overview/ GayCities.com] page for Rochester. + * [http://www.city-data.com/forum/rochester-area/555142-rochester-gay-friendly-city.html Is Rochester a gay friendly city?] - Discussion on City-Data.com (Feb. 2009) + * [http://gaytravel.about.com/od/previewsofpridefestivals/qt/Rochester-Gay-Pride.htm Rochester Gay Pride Parade 2012] - Information on GayTravel.About.com + * [http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/shantay-you-stay/Content?oid=2338432 Shantay, you stay] - Article in ''["City Newspaper"]'' about local drag queens (2014-02-19) + * [http://www.visitrochester.com/lgbt/ VisitRochester.com] on the city's GLBTQ community. + + + [[Comments]] + ------ + ''2008-07-22 01:42:32'' [[nbsp]] Our parade this year was completely underwhelming, I have to say. It seemed like the majority of the parade consisted of either churches or politicians. There were also few very actual floats! If you want to convince homophobes of how ordinary the GLBT community is, try taking them to the Rochester Pride Parade. They'll be so utterly bored that they'll wonder what in the world they were afraid of to begin with... --["Users/MariahBetz"] + ------ + ''2008-09-18 14:33:26'' [[nbsp]] Learn about GLBT rights, the political process and the 2008 elections tonight at ["Brighton Town Hall"] at 7pm. --["Users/DaveMahon"] + ------ + ''2011-11-23 20:51:21'' [[nbsp]] Georgia's, Muthers, Pump and Motor have all been closed now for some time. --["Users/Alex-C"]