Spell "Gay" with a capital 'G'. We are a people, too!
German! Grecian! Guamanian! Gorgonzolan! Gay!
This clear, correct, common sense and respectful concept
was inaugurated exclusively by Williamson L. Henderson V
when he spelled "Gay" with a capital 'G' in the Stonewall Era
and, officially, when he founded Proofreaders Unlimited in 1981.
Gay with a capital "G" is standard practice and simple courtesy!
Williamson has regularly promoted this correct Gay people spelling
"Gay" with a 'G' on everything that the S.V.A. has ever published.
Quoting WLH: "The Gay community is typically slow to catch on
to almost anything, even when it is read to them in black and white.
Respect for a person or a people starts by correctly spelling their name!"
End-of-Year 2010 -- S.V.A.'S POPULAR SITE SCORED 8 1/3 MILLION VERIFIED VISITS to its WEBSITE for 2010
Friday, December 31 -- NEW YEAR'S EVE: HAPPY and GAY NEW YEAR to S.V.A. MEMBERS, FRIENDS, ADVERTISERS and SUPPORTERS!!!!
Tuesday, December 28 -- "GIVE
HER A GREAT BIG BITHDAY KISS": MARY WEISS -- LEAD
SINGER of THE SHANGRI-LAS, STONEWALL SWEETHEART and "LEADER OF THE PACK"
Saturday, "December 25th", 2010 -- CHRISTMAS DAY (international holiday)
Friday, December 24 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: SVA'S STORME DELARVERIE'S 90th BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, December 23 (night) -- DARLENE
LOVE 'THE ROCK 'N' ROLL VOICE of CHRISTMAS' and STONEWALL FAVE,
PERFORMS her ANNUAL "CHRISTMAS, BABY PLEASE COME HOME" SONG on "THE LATE SHOW with LETTERMAN"
from NYC on CBS-TV @ 12 a.m.
Thursday,
December 23 -- DIRTY TRIX GIOIA: INSTEAD
of PAYING his ONE-YEAR, COURT-ORDERED DEBT to the
S.V.A., DEADBEAT X-COUNCILMAN, LOSING PUB. ADV. CANDIDATE
ERIC GIOIA HAS ILLEGALLY FILED a FALSE POLICE
REPORT against
an SVA-ER (to be continued with legal consequences)
Wednesday, December 22 -- PRESIDENT
BARACK SIGNS REPEAL of GAY DISCRIMINATORY and ANTI-MILITARY "DON'T
ASK, DON'T TELL" POLICY KILLING it after 17 STUPID YEARS and CO$TING a HALF BILLION DOLLAR$
Sunday, December 19 -- STONEWALL
CLUB (1960's) #1 CHRISTMAS SONGSTRESS DARLENE LOVE at B.B. KING'S
NIGHTCLUB for her ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT featuring "CHRISTMAS BABY" plus
her HIT SONGS "HE'S A REBEL", "TODAY I MET THE BOY I'M GONNA MARRY" and "HE'S SURE THE BOY I LOVE" @ 8
p.m.
Saturday, December 18 -- From STONEWALL to SENATE: GAYS in MILITARY VICTORY - UNITED STATES SENATE VOTES 2-to-1 to REPEAL the DISCRIMINATORY and DUMB "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" (DODT, since 1993) POLICY (of hiding if you're Gay; keep it secret)
Friday, December 17 -- RONNIE SPECTOR'S "BEST CHRISTMAS EVER" SHOW including her 1960s STONEWALL CLUB XMAS SONGS at B.B. KING'S NIGHTCLUB in NYC @ 9 p.m.
Thursday, December 16 -- GAY
MILITARY VICTORY: UNITED STATES CONGRESS' HOUSE of
REPRESENTATIVES VOTED to REPEAL the ANTI-CIVIL RIGHTS, i.e., ANTI-GAY and ANTI-BISEXUAL,
DISCRIMINATORY POLICY (since 1993) of "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL"
Wednesday, December 15 (night) -- RONNIE
SPECTOR, a STONEWALL CLUB FAVE, SINGS her XMAS HIT "SLEIGH RIDE" and NEW HOLIDAY SONG "LIGHT ONE
FLAME" on "THE LATE SHOW" (CBS-TV) @ 12
a.m.
Wednesday, December 15 (regular meeting night) -- PRIDE DEMS' CHRISTMAS PARTY at the NEW YORK GLBT COMMUNITY CENTER @ 8 p.m.
Wednesday, December 15 (day) -- U.S.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES REPEAL of DISCRIMINATORY
"DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" MILITARY POLICY of EXCLUDING OPENLY-GAY PEOPLE -- now on its on to the U.S. Senate and, hopefully, on to the President
Monday, December 13 (night) -- WILLIAMSON
HENDERSON INTERVIEWED on LOCATION for NYC's PIX-TV NEWS SHOW
regarding the CONTEMPTUOUS, POLITICALLY-LOSING and COURT-CONVICTED X-PUBIC OFFICIAL ERIC GIOIA OWING S.V.A. and OTHER$ on Channel 11 @ 10 p.m.
Monday, December 13 (eve) -- NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE BILL DE BLASIO'S HOLIDAY RECEPTION at THE WALDORF-ASTORIA in MANHATTAN, NY @ 6 p.m.
Monday, December 13 (day) -- SVA-ERS
including WILLIAMSON and ROBERT "CHYNA" FUCITO QUOTED in NEW
YORK POST NEWSPAPER FULL-PAGE STORY "OPRAH WINFREY SETS THE RECORD
STRAIGHT"(!?) by ANDREA PEYSER
Sunday, December 12 -- FORMER NYC MAYOR, CURRENT SVA HONORARY MALE CHAIRPERSON and NYC BRIDGE NAME RECIPIENT ED KOCH'S 86th BIRTHDAY
Friday, December 10 -- S.V.A. WEBSITE SURPASSES 8 MILLION VISITS for YEAR (to date)
Wednesday, December 8 -- S.V.A. MEETING with NYS ASSEMBLYMAN in MANHATTAN, NYC @ 5 until 6 p.m.
Monday, December 6 -- BROADWAY
CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS (BCEFA) PRESENTS "22nd ANNUAL
GYPSY-OF-THE-YEAR" COMPETITION BENEFIT at NEW AMSTERDAM THEATER in
MANHATTAN off Times Square on West 42nd Street @ 4:30 p.m.
For much more information on the show and/or how to contribute, visit: www.BroadwayCares.org
Friday, December 3 -- CONGRESSMEMBER
CLARKE'S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION ("4-C") featuring NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE
BILL DE BLASIO, ASSEMBLYMAN HAKEEM JEFFRIES and YVETTE'S MOTHER
UNA at the PICNIC HOUSE ATRIUM in PROSPECT PARK in BROOKLYN,
NY @ 8 p.m.
For Picnic House in Prospect Park direx: www.ProspectPark.org
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 -- WORLD AIDS DAY - dedicated to all of the Stonewall Vetz that we've lost over the
past three decades, whose voices were silenced as victims
of the AIDS War
Saturday, November 27 -- STONEWALL THANKSGIVING
DINNER, DRINKS and DESSERTS ("3-D") MEETING for S.V.A. EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE and SW-VETZ in GAY STANDING at GREENWICH
VILLAGE RESTAURANT in MANHATTAN, NY @ 5 p.m.
Thursday, November 25 -- THANKSGIVING DAY (American National Holiday - the oldest)
Wednesday, November 24 (T-giving Eve) -- STATEN
ISLAND GAY PRIDE'S "HARVEST HOEDOWN" with DANCING and FOODS
at AMERICAN LEGION HALL at 100 Innis Street in Port Richmond
@ 8 p.m.
Tuesday, November 23 -- "MURDER
AT CITY HALL: REFLECTIONS on LIFE of NYC COUNCILMAN JAMES E.
DAVIS" DOCUMENTARY and Q&A SESSION at TRIBECA CINEMAS in MANHATTAN on Varick Street one block below Canal Street @ 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 21 -- BIRTHDAY: S.V.A. HONORARY FEMALE CHAIRPERSON and CONGRESSMEMBER YVETTE D. CLARKE of BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Saturday, November 20 -- "GLBTQS
UNITED" PROTEST MARCH against GAY HATE CRIMES starting at BRONX
COMMUNITY COLLEGE at University Av. and West 181 St. @ 12 noon, MARCHING down the GRAND CONCOURSE and a
RALLY at BRONX COUNTY COURTHOUSE on East 161 St. @ 2 p.m.
Wednesday, November 10 -- NEW
YORK CIVIC PRESENTS LEGENDARY NYC MAYOR ED KOCH DISCUSSING "NEW YORK
POLITIX" at THE NEW YORK TIMES BUILDING in MANHATTAN at 620 Eighth
Avenue at West 41 Street @ 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 2 (eve) -- NYS GOVERNOR-ELECT ANDREW CUOMO'S VICTORY PARTY at THE SHERATON BALLROOM in MANHATTAN @ 8 p.m.
Tuesday, November 2 -- ELECTION DAY >>>> V*O*T*E!!!!
PRIDE Democrats month-long polling of active members in New York resulted in the following top New York State endorsements:
N.Y.S. Governor: Andrew M. Cuomo
Lieut. Governor: Robert J. Duffy
NYS Comptroller: Harry J. Wilson
Attorney General: Eric T. Schneiderman
October 2010 -- S.V.A. WEBSITE SCORED over 3/4 MILLION VERIFIED VISITS in OCTOBER
Sunday, October 31 -- "HALLOWEEN" {since the Stonewall Era also known as "Gay Xmas"}
Sunday, October 31 (noon) -- CUOMO N.Y.C. EVENT:_ GAY
PEOPLE & NON-GAYS RALLY for LONGTIME S.V.A. SUPPORTER and
AWAITING-GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO with CAMPAIGN TRUCK GUEST SPEAKERS...
CONGRESSMEMBERS JERROLD NADLER and JOSE SERRANO, SR.; NYC
COMPTROLLER J-LIU; NYS SENATORS ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN and TOM "DUANDA"; NYS
ASSEMBLYMEMBERS KEITH WRIGHT, BRIAN KAVANAUGH and ROBERT RODRIGUEZ;
COUNCILMEMBERS CHRISTINE QUINN, JESSICA LAPPIN and GALE BREWER plus
the only GAY GROUP S.V.A. rep'd by WILLIAMSON
HENDERSON in MANHATTAN at Broadway Subway Plaza
at West 73 Street @ 12 noon
Saturday, October 30 -- S.V.A. ANNUAL HALLOWEEN DINNER MEETING {just like in the good old Gay days} at OUR CURRENT FAVORITE RESTAURANT in GREENWICH VILLAGE @ 4:15 p.m.
Monday, October 18 -- PRIDE DEMS and SVA-ERS MEET at STATEWIDE CANDIDATE'S H/Q @ 5 p.m.
Friday, October 15 -- LEGENDARY SONGSTRESS
DIONNE WARWICK SINGING STONEWALL JUKEBOX FAVES "I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
FOR U", "ALFIE", "VALLEY OF THE DOLLS" and
"THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH U" at B.B. KING'S NIGHTCLUB at TIMES
SQUARE with SUPPER @ 6 p.m. and SHOWTIME @ 8 p.m.
Tuesday, October 12 -- BRONX
BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ, JR., HAS OFFICIAL MEETING with S.V.A. at
HIS OFFICES at the GRAND CONCOURSE in VIEW of YANKEE STADIUM @ 4 p.m.
Note: S.V.A. publishes only a sampling of its meetings with public officials and organizations.
Monday, October 11 -- SVA-ers MARCH in COLUMBUS DAY PARADE with GOVERNOR-NOMINEE ANDREW CUOMO at FIFTH AVENUE & 45th STREET @ 11 a.m.
Saturday, October 9 -- SVA-ERS MEET with N.Y. STATEWIDE CANDIDATE at HIS H/Q @ 5 p.m.
Thursday, October 7 -- BIRTHDAY: JENNI EGAN, V.P. of IMPERIAL QUEENS of NEW YORK
Wednesday, October 6 -- SVA-ers MEETING at CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORTER'S CAMPAIGN OFFICE @ 5 p.m.
Tuesday, October 5 -- STONEWALL BIRTHDAY: WILLIAMSON HENDERSON
Factoid: October 5th is the most popular date for birthdays: See 411 at October 5th!
Saturday, October 2 (eve) -- YOUTH-4-SVA POW-WOW HOSTED by NEW ORGANIZER BEYON JARJU at MANATUS RESTAURANT @ 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 2 -- "ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER" MARCH including GAY GROUPS in WASHINGTON, D.C. @ 12 noon
October 2010 -- "GAY HISTORY MONTH" {Gay history
catapulted after the historic Stonewall Rebellion in
Greenwich Village in late June and early July 1969}
September (end) -- SVA WEBSITE AVERAGED over 25,000 VISITS DAILY in SEPTEMBER
Thursday, September 30 -- NEW
YORK CIVIC FUNCTION with LEGENDARY GUEST MAYOR ED KOCH and
ECCENTRICLY HOSTED by HENRY J. STERN in GRAMERCY PARK @ 6 p.m.
Monday, September 27 -- ANDRE CHRISTIE ROUNDS UP YOUTH-4-SVA for PLANNING SESSION at TRIBECA GARDENS @ 4 p.m.
Sunday, September 26 -- NEW YORK CITY GAY WEDDING MARCH
-- SUPPORTED by SVA -- with OPENING RALLY and GUEST SPEAKERS
with FORMATION at FOLEY SQUARE (Centre Street and Worth Street) MANHATTAN @ 10
a.m. before CROSSING the BROOKLYN BRIDGE
For more details of the Gay Wedding March, visit: www.MENY.us
Sunday, September 26 {all day} -- BROADWAY
CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS: "24th FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION"
with CELEBRITIES GALORE at BROADWAY'S SHUBERT ALLEY at
Broadway & West 45 Street from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 25 {afternoon} -- S.V.A. MONTHLY MEETING OUTDOORS at the STONEWALL STREETFAIR in GREENWICH VILLAGE on Greenwich Avenue @ 4:15 p.m.
Saturday, September 25 (all day) -- "STONEWALL
STREETFAIR" with DOZENS of UNIQUE VENDORS in GREENWICH
VILLAGE on Greenwich Avenue from Seventh Av. to Avenue of the Americas including Charles St., Perry
St. and Christopher St. @ 11 a.m. til 7 p.m. -- PLUS the
"STONEWALL CAR" on DISPLAY
Friday, September 24 -- NYC
COUNCILMEMBER MARGARET S. CHIN CONFERENCE with SVA-ers HEADED by
WILLIAMSON at HER COUNCIL DISTRICT #1 OFFICE in LOWER
MANHATTAN @ 4 p.m.
Thursday, September 23 -- GREENWICH
VILLAGE NEWSPAPER THE VILLAGER REPORTS on SVA'S
VICTORY against SOME CB-2 HATERZ for the SVA'S ANNUAL
STREETFAIR {includes slanderous and so-stupid remark by coalminer-town West Virginia transplant, now local
loser and queer fibber Brat Hoylman who couldn't get
'publicity' if he jumped off the Gay Couple statue in Stonewall Triangle Park!}
For The Villager article at Scoopy's Notebook, read: www.TheVillager.com/ScoopysNotebook.html
Thursday, September 16 -- STONEWALL
SINGING LEGENDS MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS CONCERT with HITS from the STONEWALL
JUKEBOX "HEATWAVE", "MY BABY LOVES ME" and "JIMMY MACK" at B.B.
KING'S NIGHTCLUB in NYC @ 8 p.m.
Join SVA-ers at the concert and for more 411: www.STONEWALLvets.org/songsofStonewall-7.htm
Tuesday, September 14 (evening) -- PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT PARTY INVITATIONS to S.V.A. -- invites forwarded only to great-standing S.V.A. members via e-mail
Tuesday, September 14 -- "PRIMARY
ELECTION DAY" to V-O-T-E for U.S. SENATORS and CONGRESSMEMBERS
and STATE OFFICES from ATTORNEY GENERAL to STATE
SENATORS -- oust any un-democratic senator who is against Marriage Equality!
How dare anyone in the civilized world think that they can 'vote'
whether two people in love have the right to get married!!
Saturday, "SEPTEMBER 11th", 2010 -- TRAGIC 9th ANNIVERSARY of the 1-2-3-4 ATTACKS on AMERICA --
and may the cowardly, depraved, fanatic, despicable murderers --
who stole the four jet airliners, hijacked
the captive passengers
and violently killed nearly 3,000 innocent human beings (including children and pets) and injured
tens of thousands
of other innocent people -- continue to burn in Hell!
See the film clips and photo tribute to the World Trade Center's Twin Towers at:
Friday, September 10 -- "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" SECRET GAY
SILLY MILITARY POLICY RIGHTLY RULED 'UNCONSTITUTIONAL' by U.S.
FEDERAL JUDGE VIRGINIA PHILIPS
Thursday, September 9 -- S.V.A. ENCORE EXCURSION to "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE" TELEVISION at ABC-TV STUDIOS in MANHATTAN, NY @ 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 8 -- NYS GAY PROTECTION LAW: DIGNITY for ALL STUDENTS ACT
Tuesday, September 7 -- S.V.A.
SPONSOR NEW YORK CIVIC'S "SUMMER PART II NETWORKING PARTY" HOSTED
by COMMISSIONER HENRY J. STERN appropriately in BRYANT PARK at Avenue of the Americas and West
42nd Street @ 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 5 -- NY CANDIDATE MEETING, SUPPORT and STRATEGY SESSION in MANHATTAN @ 4 p.m.
August 2010 -- BUSIEST MONTH of 2010: S.V.A. WEBSITE SCORES 3/4 MILLION VERIFIED VISITS! {also-known-as Why advertise with the S.V.A. when you can avoid it and lose?!}
See the statistics and interesting details at: www.STONEWALLvets.org/stats/2010_08.html
Monday, August 30 -- CONGRESSMAN JOE CROWLEY CONFERENCE with S.V.A. at his BRONX DISTRICT OFFICE @ 12 noon
Saturday, August 28 -- SVA'S
MONTHLY MEETING: SHOW YOUR REAL GAY PRIDE and COME
MEET VETERANS of the STONEWALL REBELLION
ATTENDING -- plus GAY MARRIAGE EQUALITY ACTIVIST YETTA KURLAND at the N.Y.C. GLBT CENTER @ 4:15
p.m.
Friday, August 27 -- BROOKLYN COUNCILMAN MEETS with S.V.A. at his BROOKLYN DISTRICT OFFICE @ 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday, August 24 -- OUTERBOROUGH COUNCILWOMAN CONFERENCE with S.V.A. @ 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, August 16 (all day) -- BRONX
GAY PRIDE PRESENTS "BREAKING BARRIERS in THE BRONX"
ENTERTAINMENT, FESTIVAL and RALLY featuring BRONX
BORO PREZ RUBEN DIAZ JR. at CROTONA PARK next to INDIAN LAKE from
12 noon to 7 p.m.
Friday, August 13 -- PRIDE
DEMOCRATS EXCURSION to "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE" TELEVISION
SHOW with MEREDITH VIEIRA at ABC-TV STUDIOS in NYC @ noon
Tuesday, August 10 -- AMERICANS
with DISABILITIES ACT 20th ANNIVERSARY HONORS by NYC MAYOR MICHAEL
BLOOMBERG featuring NYC POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY J. KELLY and NYC TAXI COMMISSIONER DAVID YASSKY at GRACIE
MANSION @ 5 p.m.
Monday, August 9 -- SPECIAL S.V.A. BUSINESS MEETING @ 10 a.m. and LOWER MANHATTAN LUNCHEON at COLLECT PARK CAFE @ 1 p.m.
Wednesday, August 4 -- "From
STONEWALL to SACRAMENTO": FEDERAL JUDGE VAUGHN R. WALKER in CALIFORNIA
JUSTLY DECLARES that BAN on SAME-GENDER MARRIAGE is 'UNCONSTITUTIONAL'
CITING the FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT of FAIRNESS, DUE PROCESS and EQUAL
PROTECTION of ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS
Monday, August 3, 2010 -- S.V.A. CONFERENCE with NEW YORK STATE SENATOR DANIEL SQUADRON at his OFFICE @ 5 p.m.
July 2010 -- WEBSITE of the S.V.A. REGISTERED over 700,000 VERIFIED VISITS in JULY
Saturday, July 31 -- SVA'S
POST-GAY PRIDE MONTH RECAP and MID-SUMMER MEETING COMMENCING our
NEW SEASON with SPECIAL GUEST N.Y.C. 15th CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE JOYCE JOHNSON at the NEW YORK CITY
GLBT
CENTER in MANHATTAN @ 4:15 p.m. until 6 p.m. -- plus RESTAURANT
DINNER at CHELSEA GALLERY @ 6:15 p.m.
For 411 on congressional candidate Joyce Johnson, please see: www.JoyceForCongress2010.com
Saturday, July 31 (afternoon) -- RUTHALA'S
ART EXHIBIT & ART GIFT SALE FEATURING WATERCOLOR PRINTS, GREETING
CARDS, DESIGNER BOXES and ART JEWELRY BENEFITING S.V.A. at the S.V.A. MEETING {see above listing and also on display August 28}
Wednesday, July 28 -- "A NEW INTERVIEW with STONEWALL VETERAN STORME DELARVERIE" on AFTER.ELLEN WOMEN'S WEBSITE by GRACE CHU
Monday, July 26 -- NEW
YORK CIVIC "NYC NETWORKING PARTY" FEATURING FORMER MAYOR ED KOCH, NYS
ELECTED OFFICIALS and NYC CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE JOYCE JOHNSON plus
HOSTED by FORMER NYC PARKS COMMISH HENRY J. STERN at MANHATTAN'S 79th
STREET
BOAT BASIN BAR & CAFE with DRINKS and FOODS @ 6 p.m.
For venue 411 and directions: www.BoatBasinCafe.com/location
Thursday., July 22 -- CONCERT
of MALE SINGING GROUPS from STONEWALL ERA including THE BEACH BOYS ("Do
It Again"), MICKY DOLENZ & THE MONKEES ("Daydream Believer"), THE TURTLES ("Happy
Together") and PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ("Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon") at BROOKLYN SEASIDE CONCERT ARENA @ 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 11 -- "STORME" DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES at WEBSTER HALL @ 4 p.m.
Sunday, "July 11th", 2010 -- STONEWALL VETERANS' ASSOCIATION'S 41st ANNIVERSARY
Saturday, July 10 -- BROADWAY
CARES PRESENTS its "12th ANNUAL BROADWAY BARKS & MEOWS" STAR-STUDDED
ADOPT-A-PET-ATHON C0-HOSTED by MARY TYLER MOORE at Shubert Alley off
Broadway at West 45 Street from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, July 9 -- STONEWALL VETERANS VISIT THE STONEWALL CLUB in GREENWICH VILLAGE for STONEWALL REMINISCING and "SONGS of THE STONEWALL" @ 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 8 -- REUNION REVISITED: STONEWALL VETS & STONEWALL COPS
Wednesday, July 7 (Northeast America Day #5 Heatwave) -- GAY
POLITICOS SUPPORT NYS ASSEMBLYMEMBER JONATHAN BING with GAY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER MATT TITONE KEYNOTING at a COCKTAIL PARTY at EVOLVE
LOUNGE on the Upper East Side @ 6 p.m.
Sunday, "July 4th" -- AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY (1776)_and GAY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATING the CONCLUSION of the STONEWALL REBELLION (1969)
Saturday, July 3, 2010 -- EXACT 41st ANNIVERSARY of the END of the STONEWALL REBELLION {You won't read about this fact in the only-the news-they-feel-like-printing NYC Gayragpaper}
Wednesday, June 30 -- S.V.A.
FOUNDER WILLIAMSON HENDERSON RECEIVES CITY COUNCIL CITATION for
CITIZENRY, HISTORY, ACTIVISM, EDUCATION and LONGEVITY
Tuesday, June 29 -- U.S. CONGRESSMEMBER YVETTE CLARKE'S CONGRESSIONAL NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS the S.V.A. CONFERENCE
Monday, June 28 (Part 3) -- S.V.A. WEBSITE SCORES over 42,700 VISITS on this "STONEWALL MONDAY" -- 41 YEARS after STONEWALL REBELLION
Monday, June 28 (Part 2) -- WIILLIAMSON
HENDERSON DISCUSSES the STONEWALL ERA, STONEWALL CLUB and STONEWALL REBELLION on
BRITISH BROADCASTING COMPANY (BBC) RADIO'S "WITNESS"
SERIES with WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE of over 3 MILLION LISTENERS
Sun., "June 27th" (Part 3) -- SVA'S WEBSITE HIT REBELLIOUS 34,100+ VISITS on "STONEWALL SUNDAY" and GAY PRIDE DAY
Sunday, "June 27th" (Part 2) -- STONEWALL VETERANS ASSOCIATION'S "CONFERENCE & REUNION" SHOWN on NYC'S New York 1 NEWS TV {encoring the story several times through-Out! the night and day}
Visit the NY-1 News on-line story and video: Manhattan.NY1.com/SVA=121165
Sunday, "June 27th" 2010 (Part 1) -- 41st
ANNIVERSARY of the EXACT DATE of the FIRST NIGHT of the STONEWALL
REBELLION thus "JUNE 27th" as THE MOST IMPORTANT DATE in GAY HISTORY
Saturday, June 26, 2010 -- "41st
ANNUAL S.V.A. CONFERENCE & STONEWALL VETERANS REUNION" -- and on DISPLAY the FAMOUS 1969 "STONEWALL CAR" @ 4:15 p.m.
with KEYNOTER HAL WEINER and NEW YORK PUBLIC OFFICIALS GUEST SPEAKERS HEADED by U.S. CONGRESSMEMBERS
CHARLES RANGEL, YVETTE CLARKE and ANTHONY WEINER plus NYC PARKS COMMISSIONER HENRY STERN, SURROGATE
JUDGE NORA ANDERSON and SEVERAL CELEBRATORY GUESTS and
SVA-SUPPORTIVE CANDIDATES and HIGHLIGHTED by STONEWALL
REBELLION VETERAN SPEAKERS from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. -- with GAY
COMMUNITY GROUP INFORMATION TABLES -- plus two 'LIVE' PERFORMANCES by
SANDY RAPP and ORIGINAL "SONGS of THE STONEWALL CLUB" MUSIC PLAYED
by D.J. ROGERS HUNT at the NEW YORK CITY
GLBT CENTER until 7 p.m.
You can download the June 26th S.V.A. Conference Flyer (PDF)
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S.V.A. Keynote Speaker
Legendary Civil Rights Attorney Hal M. Weiner, Esq.
S.V.A. Special Guest Speakers
New York State Justice Doris Ling-Cohan
Congressman Anthony D. Weiner
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke
Former NYC Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern
Manhattan Surrogate Judge Nora S. Anderson
New York State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman
New York City Councilmember R. Rosie Mendez
*
G.L.B.T. Political Coalition Chairperson Shari L. Clemons
Stonewall Democratic Club Vice-President Yetta Kurland
PRIDE Democrats 2nd Vice-President Steven Gradman
T/G Activist & Cable T.V. Host Miss Diana Montford
Imperial QUEENS of New York Secretary Brooke Lynn
New York City Gender Alliance Chair Dr. Dyane Karron
AfterEllen.org Event Reporter Grace Chu
"Storme" Film Documentarian Sam Bassett
Chelsea Artists Spokesperson Hilary Farrell
*
Reading of Proclamation from NYS Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo
*
S.V.A. Conference event select listings at:
New York City Up And Out Calender
www.NYCupAndOUT.com/current.php
New York GLBT Community Center
www.GayCenter.org/node/5287
The Village Voice
www.VillageVoice.com/events/41st-Stonewall-Veterans-Assoc-Conference
Room Eight: New York Politics
www.R8NY.com/Stonewall/153557
S.V.A. Conference & Stonewall Rebellion Veterans Reunion
excerpts were shown on New York 1 News TV and now on-line
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Friday, June 25 -- REMEMBRANCE (1-YEAR): MICHAEL JACKSON - WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER
Wednesday, June 23 -- NYC
MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG'S 9th ANNUAL GAY PRIDE CELEBRATION & PICNIC
with STONEWALL VETERANS WILLIAMSON, KEITH LONESOME and
RUTHYBIRD and GAY
COUNCILMEMBERS ROSIE MENDEZ and DANNY DROMM and OTHER GAY GUESTS
at GRACIE MANSION @ 5:30 p.m.
Monday, June 21 -- NEW
YORK CITY GLBT COMMUNITY CENTER's 28th "GARDEN PARTY" at the
HUDSON RIVER'S PIER 54 at West 14 Street, Manhattan, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Wednesday, June 16 -- STONEWALL
VETS OUTDOOR DISPLAY and DISTRIBUTION with the 1969 "STONEWALL CAR" on
DISPLAY at the NEW YORK CITY GLBT CENTER @ 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, June 15 -- NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL'S GAY PRIDE EVENT at CITY HALL @ 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 13 -- VITO ABZUZZOLUCCIONE, "STONEWALL NEWZ" ACE REPORTER, 50-ish BIRTHDAY
Saturday, June 12 (evening) -- BROOKLYN NIGHTTIME GAY PRIDE PARADE @ 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 10 -- STONEWALLER BIRTHDAY: BILL SALZMAN of BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Tuesday, June 8 -- N.Y.
CITY COMPTROLLER JOHN C. LIU'S "GLBT PRIDE MONTH" CELEBRATION with BROADWAY ENTERTAINER TED WILLIAMS at
SURROGATE'S COURTHOUSE in MANHATTAN at 51 Chambers Street off Lower Broadway @ 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 6 -- QUEENS (COUNTY) 18th ANNUAL GAY PRIDE PARADE @ noon
Saturday, June 5 -- "GAY
IN AMERICA: COMMEMORATING over 40 YEARS since STONEWALL
REBELLION" -- PHOTOGRAPHS by CHANA BENJAMIN at NEW CENTURY ARTISTS
GALLERY at 530 West 25 Street in MANHATTAN from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 5, 2010 -- STATEN ISLAND (NYC) 6th ANNUAL GAY PRIDE PARADE @ noon
Friday, June 4 -- S.V.A. SOCIAL COMMITTEE MEETING HOSTED by HILARY F at CENTRAL PARK BOATHOUSE RESTAURANT @ 3 p.m.
June 2010 -- GAY PRIDE MONTH COMMEMORATING 41st ANNIVERSARY of STONEWALL REBELLION
Saturday, May 29 -- MONTHLY
MEETING of the S.V.A. with GAY PRIDE MONTH PLANNING at NEW YORK CITY GLBT CENTER @ 4:15 p.m. and GUEST
SPEAKERS "MR. MAY" and "MISS MAY" @ 5:15 p.m.
Thursday, May 20 -- BIRTHDAY: YOUTH-4-SVA'S 20-SOMETHING ELTON J. LOWRY
Wednesday, May 19 -- DIANA
ROSS, "QUEEN of THE STONEWALL JUKEBOX" -- including "U KEEP ME
HANGIN' ON", "REFLECTIONS", "MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU", LOVE
CHILD", "I'M GONNA MAKE U LOVE ME" and "SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER" plus her
#1 version "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH" and new edition "MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY" -- PERFORMS HER "GREATEST HITS
CONCERT TOUR" at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL in MANHATTAN, N.Y. on Avenue of the Americas @ 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 16 -- 25th
ANNUAL AIDS WALK NEW YORK with 40,000 PARTICIPANTS in CENTRAL PARK
with OPENING CEREMONIES @ 9:15 a.m. and the BIG WALK @ 10 a.m.
Tuesday, May 11 -- LEGENDARY NYC PARKS COMMISH HENRY J. STERN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY with SPECIAL GUEST LEGENDARY NYC MAYOR ED KOCH -- the FIRST to HIRE "STARQUEST" -- and HOSTED by CURRENT PARKS COMMISSIONER ADRIAN BENAPE at the FAMOUS NYC PARKS ARSENAL in CENTRAL PARK @ 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 5 -- "FUN
CITY REVISITED" DOCUMENTARY about HANDSOME FORMER NYC MAYOR JOHN
V. LINDSAY -- the FIRST MAYOR to INVITE the S.V.A. STONEWALL VETERANS
(SUMMER of 1969) to CITY HALL
Sunday, May 2 -- STONEWALLER BIRTHDAY: S.V.A. AMBASSADRESS JACKIE BARRETT in MIAMI, FLA.
Saturday, May 1, 2010 -- S.V.A. HONORARY MEMBER and X-NYC PARKS COMMISSIONER HENRY J. STERN'S 75th BIRTHDAY in MANHATTAN
Monday, April 26 -- BROADWAY
CARES / EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS (BC/EFA) "24th ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION" of
COMPETING CASTS of BROADWAY PLAYS and MUSICALS at THE MINSKOFF THEATER
in MANHATTAN, N.Y. @ 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 24 -- STONEWALL V.A.
MONTHLY MEETING at NYC GAY COMMUNITY CENTER @ 4:15 p.m. with GUEST
SPEAKER GEOFFREY DAVIS of the JAMES E. DAVIS FOUNDATION and STOP
THE VIOLENCE MARCH @ 5:15 p.m.
Thursday, April 22 (eve) -- LESLEY
GORE PERFORMS -- including STONEWALL SONGS "SHE'S A FOOL", "U
DON'T OWN ME" and "CALIFORNIA NIGHTS" -- with S.V.A.
HEADED by VITO ABZUZZO at JOE'S PUB at N.Y. PUBLIC THEATER in
MANHATTAN at 425 Lafayette Street near Astor Place for
DINNER @ 6 p.m. and CONCERT @ 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 22 (day) -- BROOKLYN BORO PRESIDENT ANNUAL MEETING with S.V.A. at BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL BUILDING on Joralemon Street @ 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 15 -- BIRTHDAY: SVA'S RUTHY-BIRD at the BROOKLYN BIRDYHOUSE
Thursday, April 8 -- VILLAGE
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS HOSTS CANDIDATES' FORUM for NYS GOVERNOR,
ATTORNEY GENERAL and COMPTROLLER at JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH in
MANHATTAN at Washington Square Park South and Thompson Street @
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 7 -- BELLA
ABZUG LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ("BALI") ANNUAL AWARDS FEATURING
CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN MALONEY and HONORING POP SINGER
LESLEY "U DON'T OWN ME" GORE with PERFORMANCE by JULIE GOLD at CITY HALL'S GRAND
GRANITE ROOM at 131 Duane Street in LOWER MANHATTAN @ 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 -- FOUR-YEAR MEMORIAL MASS for SVA's DAVE WEST at HOLY INNOCENCE CHURCH
on West 37 Street off Broadway in MANHATTAN @ 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 31 -- S.V.A.
MEETING with NYC BRONX COUNCILMAN FERNANDO CABRERA at HIS OFFICE
on Burnside Avenue off Jerome Avenue in THE BRONX @ 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 27 (evening) -- S.V.A.
HOSPITAL-ITY COMMITTEE including WILLIAMSON, RUTHYBIRD, STEVEN G,
HILARY F, ROGERS and MARIA ESTEVEZ VISIT SVA's STORME DeLARVERIE at ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL in GREENWICH VILLAGE @ 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 27 (afternoon) -- MONTHLY
MEETING of STONEWALL VETS ASSN. at the GLBT CENTER in MANHATTAN @
4:15 p.m. til 6 p.m. and GREENWICH VILLAGE DINNER
Wednesday, March 24 -- "THE
BOYS IN THE BAND" GAY PLAY REVIVAL: SPECIAL S.V.A. 10% BENEFIT
PERFORMANCE at TRANSPORT GROUP THEATRE at 37 West 26th
Street off Avenue of the Americas in MANHATTAN @ 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 20 -- STONEWALL
VETS in FLORIDA INCLUDING JACKIE BARRETT, MICHAEL SWERDLOW, PATTI STONE
and BOBALU CANDELARIA RENDEZVOUS in TAMPA HOSTED by WILLIAMSON
HENDERSON on a TRIP to VISIT HIS MOTHER
Thursday, March 18 -- MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BORED #2 MEETING including S.V.A. at ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL AUDITORIUM in GREENWICH VILLAGE @ 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 17 -- ST.
PATRICK'S DAY PARADE #249 with GAYS GALORE up Fifth Avenue
from 42nd Street in MANHATTAN @ 11 a.m. -- Wear Something
Green and Rainbow
Wednesday, March 17 -- NYC
ST. PATRICK'S DAY ANNUAL BREAKFAST & PARTY HOSTED
by CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN MALONEY at TGIF'S RESTAURANT at
47 East 42nd Street in MANHATTAN from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (by
invitation only)
Monday, March 15 -- S.V.A. WEBSITE HIT over 40,000 VISITS in ONE DAY YESTERDAY
Sunday, March 14 -- S.V.A.
HOSPITAL-ITY GROUP HEADED UP by HILARY FARRELL, ANDRE CHRISTIE and
MARIA ESTEVEZ VISITS REVITALIZED KING STORME in NYC HOSPITAL from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, March 12 -- CITY
HALL IS the SETTING for S.V.A. POW-WOW with SEVERAL COUNCILMEMBERS
INCLUDING GALE BREWER in the STATELY JAMES E. DAVIS ("JED") LOUNGE @
3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 10 -- SVA-HOSPITAL-ITY COMMITTEE VISITS SVA'S STORME DeLARVERIE in ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL @ 6 p.m.
Monday, March 8 -- S.V.A. KING STORME: BETTA GET BETTA and OUTTA DA HOSPITAL
Sunday, March 7 -- "82nd
ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS" (a.k.a. "OSCARS") FEATURING LEGENDARY BROOKLYN-BORN STONEWALL
CLUB SINGING STAR BARBRA "FUNNY GIRL" STREISAND as
BEST DIRECTOR PRESENTER plus FARRAH "GOLDEN GLOBE GIRL" FAWCETT and BEA "GOLDEN GIRL" ARTHUR MEMORIAL TRIBUTES from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (EST)
Wednesday, March 3 -- S.V.A.
OFFICE MANAGER "WONDER WHO" HEADS UP MAILING TEAM with SUPPER
afterwards on GREENWICH AVENUE at THE VILLAGE DEN @ 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2 -- NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY VOTES in FAVOR of GENDER EXPRESSION NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT ("GENDA")
Monday, March 1, 2010 -- FROM
THE SUPREMES at THE STONEWALL to THE SUPREMES in WASHINGTON:
U.S. TOP COURT WILL NOT CHALLENGE GAY MARRIAGE LAW
in D.C.
Saturday, February 27 -- S.V.A. MONTHLY MEETING at the NEW YORK CITY GLBT CENTER @ 4:15 p.m. and GUEST SPEAKERS @ 5:15 p.m.
Thursday, February 25 -- N.Y.S.
SENATE APPROVES FAMILY HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT (FHCDA) with LANDMARK
LEGISLATION GRANTING MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY to DOMESTIC
PARTNERS and LOVED ONES
Tuesday, February 23 -- YOUTH-4-SVA OUTREACH MAILINGS HEADED by ELTON JOHNSON
Sunday, February 21 -- S.V.A. WEBSITE SCORES over 25,000 HTML-VERIFIED VISITS DAILY
Saturday, February 20 -- STONEWALLER BIRTHDAY: RAY JAY McCAFFREY in NEW JERSEY
Friday, February 19 -- GAY
PLAY REVIVAL: "THE BOYS IN THE BAND" PRESENTED by TRANSPORT
THEATRE GROUP COMPANY {code 1969} through MARCH 13 at 37 WEST 26 STREET in
MANHATTAN @ 8 p.m.
Thursday, February 18 (eve) -- GREENWICH
VILLAGE COMMUNITY BORED #2 MEETING with S.V.A. SPEAKERS at OUR
LADY of POMPEI CHURCH in MANHATTAN @ 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 18 (day) -- PRIVATE MEETING between
S.V.A. ("We Plan Ahead") and NYC CONGRESSMAN ANTHONY M. WEINER ("This
Candidate Plans Ahead") @ 1 p.m.
Wednesday, February 17 -- S.V.A. GET2GETHER with NYC COUNCILWOMAN at HER OFFICE in MANHATTAN @ 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, February 14 -- SVA-SPONSORED VALENTINE'S
SUPPER for S.V.A. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & SWEET-HEARTS (if
any) at CAFE BRUXELLES in MANHATTAN @ 5:15 p.m.
Wednesday, February 10 -- QUAD-STATE BLIZZARD: S.V.A. in NEW
YORK (NY), NEW JERSEY (NJ), CONNECTICUT (CT) and PENNSYLVANIA (PA) is
CLOSED for SNOWSTORM
Monday, February 8, 2010 -- U.S.
SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND'S GAYLA OPENING of CAMPAIGN OFFICE at 15
WEST 26 STREET off FIFTH AVENUE in MANHATTAN @ 7 p.m.
Sunday, January 31 -- NYC COUNCILMAN YDANIS RODRIGUEZ SWEARING-IN and COMMEMORATION in WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, MANHATTAN @ 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 30 -- S.V.A. MONTHLY MEETING at GLBT COMMUNITY CENTER with NYS & NYC COMPTROLLER OFFICE REPS @ 4:15 p.m.
Saturday, January 30 -- JUMAANE
D. WILLIAMS' COUNCILMATIC (#45) INAUGURATION, PERFORMERS,
PUBLIC OFFICIALS & DINNER PARTY at BROOKLYN COLLEGE @
6 p.m.
Wednesday, January 27 -- 70th GAY BIRTHDAY: STONEWALL VETERAN DAVID BERMUDEZ in MASSACHUSETTS with HIS SPOUSE BOB ISADORE
Thursday, January 21 -- MANHATTAN
COMMUNITY BOARD #2 MEETING with S.V.A. SPEAKERS REGARDING the
"STONEWALL STREETFAIR" at ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL AUDITORIUM in
GREENWICH VILLAGE @ 6 p.m.
Wednesday, January 20 -- "STATE-OF-THE-NEW
YORK CITY ADDRESS" by MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG with S.V.A. ATTENDEES
at SINATRA SCHOOL of the ARTS in ASTORIA, QUEENS @ 1 p.m.
Sunday, January 10 -- NYC
PUBLIC ADVOCATE BILL DE BLASIO'S "SWEARING-IN" CEREMONY,
PROGRAM & CELEBRATION with KEYNOTER FORMER NYS GOV. MARIO
CUOMO at NYU in MANHATTAN @ 2 p.m.
Thursday, January 7 -- YOUTH-4-SVA VOLUNTEER
"BYE, BYE, BABY" for ANDRE
CHRISTI at BRUXELLES RESTAURANT in GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC @ 6 p.m.
Friday, January 1, 2010 -- NEW YORK CITY "INAUGURATION DAY" with MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG as MAYOR and BILL DE BLASIO as PUBLIC ADVOCATE and JOHN C. LIU as COMPTROLLER with S.V.A. OFFICIALS ATTENDING at CITY HALL PLAZA @ 11:30 a.m.
January 2010 -- HAPPY, HEALTHY and GAY NEW YEAR!!!
SVA's over 1/2 Million Website Verified Visits for December 2010
See complete statistics at: www.STONEWALLvets.org/stats/2010_12.html
Stonewall Site Crew & S.V.A. Staff
S.V.A. Editor: Leigh P. McManus
Webmistress: Babsala Lynne
S.V.A. Office Manager: AnDre Christie
www.STONEWALLvets.org/AnDreChristie.htm
Computer Gyrl: Brooke Lynn
Stonewall Newzletta Reporter: Vito Abzuzzoluccione
Youth-4-SVA Coordinator: Elton Johnson
Assistant-to-the-Director: Beyon Jarju