United Campus Ministry sponsored the program "Claiming Our Love: Celebrating the Miracle of Being Out" last night as a part of Pride Week. This Christian service gave LGBT people and their allies a comfortable place where they could worship together.
Despite recent incidents of local homophia, Pride Week 2000, appeared to be a success for members of Ohio University and Athens' gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender community.
Saturday morning, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, about 10 protestors gathered to rally against a mass wedding of an estimated 3,000 gay and lesbian couples. The wedding was being held across the street at the Reflecting Pool.
The likes of Dolly Parton, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Cher and Barbra Sreisand take the stage this Friday in Athens for the 10th annual "Illusions of the Stars" show, presenting the best female impersonators in the area.