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The sermon on this audio cassette is titled, Homosexuality and the Bible, delivered at the Metropolitan Community Church - Las Vegas by guest Rev. Frank Murr of the Metropolitan Community Church - Santa Barbara, CA. The introduction is by MCCLV Worship Coordinator Michael "Mike" Chavez. The tape was recorded by Christie Young.
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Side A) MCCLV introduces "Michael and Paulette" who present their "On Course" program titled, Putting Your Love on Course. The introduction is by MCCLV Rev. Wes McPherson. The program includes mention of prison ministry at Jean, NV, and individual testimonials about the success of the On Course program in people's lives. Side B) A worship service with entertainment at the Desert Community Church, ca. 1984, with no further identification. Desert Community Church was a "welcoming" [i.e., queer-friendly] congregation.
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Nevada State Assembly Bill 311, introduced by Assemblyman David Parks in 1999 and subsequently passed, was Nevada's version of the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act [ENDA]. A rally was held on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on March 21, 1999 in support of the bill. Speakers at the rally included David Parks; Dr. Reva Anderson, the African American executive director of the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada; and Jane Heenan who spoke on behalf of the transgender community. This audio tape contains a short interview conducted by journalist Michael "Mike" Spadoni with Parks and Anderson which was later broadcast on the radio. Photographs of this rally and of Spadoni conducting his interview may be found in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections Department in photograph collection no. 00263 [McBride Collection], photograph nos. 3215-3247. For a narrative history of AB 311, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016], pp. 168-169,267-271, 276, and 279. Also see Dennis McBride journal entry for a description of the rally.
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