Please join Equality Ohio for the Lobby Day for Equality 2010 Closing Reception to celebrate what is sure to be a powerful day of personal stories and citizen advocacy in Ohio.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

5:00 -7:00 pm

Hyatt on Capitol Square, Columbus: Judicial Room

Mingle and mix with leaders from Ohio’s pro-equality community, Ohio lawmakers, special guests and other supporters of Equality Ohio. Guests will enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and an open bar.

Proceeds from the Closing Reception will benefit Equality Ohio and our advocacy work to create an Ohio where everyone can feel at home.

Find out more and register for this event here: http://www.equalityohio.org/

Stonewall Columbus is proud to be a Community Partner of this event.

For over fifteen years the center has been able to offer free parking to its members and guests at the Center on High. Free parking has been a huge benefit to the entire Short North community, however, beginning in late May the Center on High will be charging for parking. The Short North has become extremely popular and oftentimes our parking lot is full with guests of area restaurants and retail shops. Maintaining the lot and surrounding grounds has become increasingly more expensive for the organization. Revenue from the lot will go directly back to the center. With these funds Stonewall Columbus will be able to better serve the thousands of LGBT people in central Ohio who seek help at the Center on High. More information will be made available when rates and hours are finalized.

Stonewall Columbus Executive Director Karla Rothan speaks out on our behalf in the press and to students in classrooms.

In the Press: (excerpt from Columbus Dispatch, April 17)

A recent article appeared in the Columbus Dispatch discussing President Obama’s directive to extend hospital visitation rights to gay partners and to honor their choices about who may make their health care decisions. Obama’s order, which must be written into rules by the Department of Health and Human Services, seeks to remedy the discrimination that same-sex couples can face when one of them – or one of their children – becomes ill.

Advocates say some hospitals have barred them from intensive-care units, which might permit only family visitors, and haven’t always respected their right to make medical decisions for an ill or injured partner. In Columbus, which has a large gay population, most hospitals are fairly progressive, local gay-rights organizations say. Still, family conflicts can make for terrible snags.

Karla Rothan, Executive Director of Stonewall Columbus, agreed that most doctors and hospitals here are cooperative. But it still isn’t easy.

“Gay and lesbian people go to great lengths to have all their paperwork together,” she said.

Sometimes, Rothan said, if a partner dies and there is an autopsy, they find that the coroner can’t release the body to them because of strict next-of-kin rules.

“There’s about a thousand different rights that we don’t have,” she said, “because we can’t legally marry.”

Read the Columbus Dispatch article in its entirety here

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/04/17/copy/obamas-directive-is-not-a-cure-all.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

In the Classroom:

Karla Rothan, Executive Director of Stonewall Columbus, speaks to Ohio students about LGBT issues. As it turns out, many of the students have some surprising and challenging ideas of what it means to be an LGBT person. Produced by In the Life TV a PBS show. Also watch their profile on Ohio.

Watch the video here

United Way of Central Ohio

Campaign Associate

Submission Deadline April 30, 2010

The United Way of Central Ohio is seeking a highly motivated Campaign Associate who will provide campaign, project and auxiliary program support to the Resource Development corporate relations team. Prepares CEO callbooks, maintains campaign supply inventory and conducts company research on a regular basis. Has contact with volunteers, United Way staff and others with whom the department regularly conducts business. Responsibilities include maintaining statistical and narrative data on each company, data entry using campaign software, mass e-mails using Constant Contact, and project management.

For more information and to submit your resume, click here……

https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=413103

Vice President, Marketing and Strategic Communication

Submission Deadline May 7, 2010

The United Way of Central Ohio is seeking a Vice President for Marketing and Strategic Communication. This position directs the development and management of the brand, marketing and strategic communication efforts required to support the long term strategic direction of the organization. Oversees the planning, development and direction of all UWCO marketing efforts and ensures the integration of effective marketing and communication strategies, both internally and externally, across all functional areas of United Way. Provides day-to-day leadership of the Marketing Department and serves as a member of the internal senior management team.

For more information and to submit your resume, click here……

https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=500765

Ohio Attorney General’s Office

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is seeking diverse applicants for employment openings.

To learn more about these positions and to apply, please visit our website.

www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/about/Careers