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Black Tie officials said that the True Colors
Tour and True Colors Fund have raised more
than $200,000 and provided extensive media
coverage for organizations such as Human
Rights Campaign, PFLAG and CenterLink.
Lauper won the Grammy Award for Best
New Artist in 1985. She has been nominated for
14 Grammys^ two Emmy Awards, two
American Music Awards, seven American
Video Awards and 18 MTV Awards. She
released her 12th album, "Bring Ya to the
Brink," last year, and it, too, was nominated for
a Grammy.
Lauper has also appeared in several films and
on television, and she made her Broadway
debut as Jenny in "The Threepenny Opera" in
2006.
In a statement released this week, Foley
called Lauper "a pioneering superstar," and
said having her participate in the Black Tie
Dinner will make this year's event "one of the
most empowering, educational and entertain-
ing events in our history"
Guillard added that Lauper will be a big
draw for the dinner, which is. especially impor-
tant in raising funds for Black MS beneficiaries
"in tough economic times like these."
He added, "For Cyndi, part of life's truth is
exacting fairness^ equality and an overall good
for the people she loves,''
For more information about Black Tie Dinner,
go online to BlackTie.org, or call 972-733-9200
ext. 1
Young activists call meeting to form
coalition of LGBT organizations
Organizers hope to hold regular meetings, set up community Web Site
By John Wright News Editor
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Beau Heyen, left, and Elizabeth Pax are working together to create a coalition that will improve cohesion and communi-
cation between existing LGBT organizations in Dallas.
It's been called the "holy grail" of LGBT
activism — getting all local organizations to
work together in some sort of formal coalition to
communicate about issues, ideas, events and
initiatives.
Some say it's unattainable due to things like
conflicting personalities and varying missions.
Others note that it's been tried before with lim-
ited success, while still others say they believe
LGBT groups in Dallas already collaborate
effectively when necessary.
But now some young activists are out to
prove those naysayeis wrong with a new proj-
ect called COE, which stands for both
"Coordinating Our Efforts" and "Calendar of
Events."
Elizabeth Pax, an organizer for Queer
LiberAction, and Beau Heyen, co-chair of
GLSEN, said they hope to establish a committee
made up of representatives from a wide variety
of local LGBT groups — a "Pride coalition," if
you will.
The committee would meet regularly, host
quarterly mixers: and oversee a Web site that
includes a comprehensive, interactive listing of
LGBT community events and organizations.
"We have a great community here in Dallas,"
said Pax, who like many young activists first got
involved in the wake of the November 2008
elections. "We have one of the biggest gay and
lesbian communities in the country. However,
up until this point, it seems like we don't have a
lot of cohesion. We're not really communicating
with each other like we should be.
"I finally got sick of hearing people say 'We
need to work together,"' she added. "If every-
one wants to work together, why don't We just
work together?"
Toward that end, Pax recently proposed a
meeting of "Future Pioneers," 36 people includ-
ing herself who'd been identified as likely
future LGBT leaders in the 25th anniversary edi-
tion of Dallas Voice. But then Pax said she
learned of a similar effort that was already
under way, led by Heyen, who also happens to
be a "Future Pioneer."
"They've been waiting for the right time to
See COALITION on PAGE 12
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