Wheelin' for Project Eden
 

Help out Project Eden of Hayward, CA they provide prevention outpatient services for LGBTQQ youth and families



Soul Fire

Wheelin' for Project Eden

Saturday, May 19th from 3-7 p.m.

ENTERTAINMENT- burlesque, drag kings, drag queens:

Kentucky Fried Woman, Starr 69, Dorian Faust, Brock Cocker, Charley Horse, Kitty Von Quim, Brush Arbor Girls, Titland

White Horse Inn DONATION $10.00

66th & Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, CA

[pre-event motorcycle ride starts at 11 a.m., meet at Shell Gas Station at 2120 Montanta St. in Oakland, soulfiredmc.org]

Your generous donations will support 2012 Gay PROM, www.gayprom.org

RAFFLE PRIZE

32" Flat Screen TV $5.00 (other prizes as well)

Tickets also available at Paws & Claws, 3464 Dimond Ave near Fruitvale Ave in Oakland, get your pet supplies and a raffle ticket!

ALSO, RAFFLE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE UPCOMING BUTCH/FEMME SOCIALS SPRING FLING DANCE ON MAY 12TH

www.ButchFemmeSocials.com

Sponsors:

Alternative Technologies, Paws&Claws, Haley & Associates, Pear St. Bistro, McGuire Harley Davidson, Cycle Salvage, White Horse Inn, Clayton Graphics

Saturday, May 14th GET TOGETHER !
 

JOIN US FOR A COFFEE/TEA GET TOGETHER!

WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends

WHEN: 3-6 p.m. Saturday, April 14th
[OR 6 P.M. TO WHENEVER AT THE WILD SIDE WEST same block as Martha's]

WHERE: Martha & Brothers Coffee, 745 Cortland Ave. near Mission Street in San Francisco

WHAT: Singles and couples casual get together, kids welcome, under 21 yrs old welcome

WHAT ELSE: I will have tickets for available for sale for the May 12th Spring Fling, $15.00 cash. Watch the parking meters, side streets have no meters, carpool if you can, bus runs from Mission St. to Cortland.

BRING YOUR FRIENDS!

See you there!

Rope--

p.s. tickets available for the May 12th Butch/Femme Socials Spring Fling via www.brownpapertickets.com, search for Spring Fling SINGLES AND COUPLES

Part time Job, LGBT Center San Francisco
 

JOB TITLE: Facilities Assistant

REPORTS TO: Facilities Director

STATUS: Temporary, or Part Time

FLSA CATEGORY: Non-Exempt

GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Facilities Assistant works under the direction of the Facilities Director to provide janitorial/housekeeping services, room rental set-ups, security, and other activities to support the operations of the building. This person will interface with a variety of non-profit organizations and individuals in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Complete room rental set-ups for external and internal events.
· Participate as a member of the security team to ensure building security and safety, including immediate assessment of security/safety issues, and notification of appropriate management staff when security issues are identified.
· Provide janitorial and cleaning services for the building, including Center administrative offices, public rooms, common areas, bathrooms, external entrances and sidewalks, and other areas of the building as identified by the Facilities Director.
· Assist in the maintenance and repair of the building and/or building systems, including acting as a liaison with vendors, event holders and/or other members of the Center staff as assigned by the Facilities Director.
· Other duties as assigned.
· Flexible schedule is required, including evening and week-end hours.

QUALIFICATIONS:
· Knowledge of and familiarity with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community and working with and within the community.
· Committed to working and representing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community and the ability to work effectively in a diverse environment with people of diverse races, ethnicities, ages and class.
· Basic familiarity with building mechanical and electrical systems.
· Basic familiarity with audiovisual and theatrical setup is a plus.
· Ability to work independently and/or with limited supervision.
· Ability to follow written instructions and diagrams
· Strong customer service/communication skills are essential.
· Ability to work well with community-based organizations to and to develop and maintain a supportive working relationship with those organizations.
· Commitment to the mission and vision of the SF Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center.
· The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and lift objects up to 100 pounds. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

TO APPLY:

Send cover letter and resume to Mike Mcleod, SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94102, or e-mail to mikem@sfcenter.org No calls please. Position open until filled.

Event Details:
Join us for TEEI's networking and recruiting event on Wed. May 23, 2012 at noon. The event includes our 8th Annual Trans Job Fair, panel discussions, networking opportunities, resource fair, and more! Come meet leading Bay Area employers committed to diversity and check out affirming services in the Bay Area. Get your free ticket today! The event will be held at the SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street, SF, CA 94102.
Also, don't miss our pre-job fair Employer Spotlight and Networking Event: Charles Schwab on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 10am. For more informationa and to register for free visit http://schwabemployerspotlight.eventbrite.com/.
Collaboration & Volunteer Opportunities:
TEEI is currently seeking partner, employer, and individual involvement. Service programs and employers are invited to table/recruit at the event. Volunteers are also needed to assist in event planning, community outreach, and day-of-event support. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in volunteer work experience or with a passion for social justice and equity for transgender people. To learn more and to support this community event please contact:
Clair Farley at clairf@sfcenter.org or 415-865-5632


More Information:
The event is graciously funded by the UCSF University Community Partnerships Grants Program and Employer Sponsors committed to safe and equal workplaces for all.

TEEI:
TEEI is a collaborative program of the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS), and the Transgender Law Center (TLC). We are the nation’s first coordinated private/public effort to transform the economic health of transgender people and their families by addressing the high rates of unemployment and underemployment in the community. TEEI links employees with employers, provides support for transgender job seekers and recently placed employees, and seeks to improve safety in San Francisco workplaces. To learn more about TEEI, visit www.teeisf.org

Center of Excellence for Transgender Health:
The mission of the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE) is to increase access to comprehensive, effective, and affirming healthcare services for trans and gender-variant communities. Learn more at www.transhealth.ucsf.edu/

job opening sf lgbt center
 

SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT


JOB TITLE: Finance Manager
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
STATUS: Regular/Exempt – Part Time or Full Time Negotiable

GENERAL SUMMARY: The finance manager manages and oversees all accounting activities including policies & procedures, maintaining ledgers and journals, payroll, preparation of grant & financial reports, preparation for annual independent audit and grant/contract monitoring, and basic human resources functions. The finance manager supervises an administrative assistant.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
1. Oversee accounts payable, cash disbursements, accounts receivable and cash receipts by reviewing coding of all source documents, ensuring that all data is entered into the computerized accounting system on time and accurately, and supervising all cash receipts and cash disbursement functions. Serve as a liaison to vendors on accounts payable and credit applications and to clients and donors as required and appropriate, including follow up on returned checks, outstanding receivables and other problems with cash receipts.
2. Oversee the billing for short term rentals/events, tenants and other services by working with the building facilities staff and administrative assistant to ensure that all bookings are invoiced, entered into the accounting system, and collected in accordance with Center policies and protocols. Reconcile accounting and event management systems.
3. Prepare and submit invoices for government grants and other grant financial reports. Coordinate fiscal monitoring visits for government contracts.
4. Coordinate all payroll functions, including collection and processing of timesheets, tracking of paid leave accruals, preparing and submitting payroll information to payroll processing company, and reviewing quarterly and annual payroll tax returns.
5. Perform routine human resources functions, including acting as a liaison with employee benefit providers, maintaining human resource files, tracking agency compliance with employment laws and regulations, and new employee orientations and benefit enrollment. Negotiate insurance policy renewals.
6. Act as a liaison to program directors and managers, including preparing analysis of program expenditures, reconciliation of donor tracking and accounting system data, and developing new and/or revised accounting protocols and procedures.
7. Participate in preparing agency and program budgets, budget revisions, and long and short term financial projections, including preparation of cash flow projections and cash flow management. Oversee agency banking functions, including bank reconciliations and management of agency banking relationships.
8. Coordinate annual external audit, including obtaining audit bids; preparation of audit worksheets, schedules & materials; preparing materials requested by auditor; and acting as a liaison to auditors as well as the audit committee of the Board of Directors.
9. Provide leadership in finance/administration team to develop and support systems that ensure effective and accurate record keeping, timely preparation of reports and financial information, and financial and administrative systems that meet the needs of the organization.
10. Preparation of tax and informational returns for federal, state and local agencies.
11. Maintain accurate and complete files relating to the Center’s finances and personnel files, including records of cash disbursements, cash receipts, invoices, returned checks, and other financial records as required. Ensure that agency is in compliance with all administrative and fiscal laws and regulations and has filed all necessary tax and informational returns on a timely basis.
12. Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
1. A minimum of 3 years experience in progressively responsible accounting position, non-profit accounting experience preferred. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for non-profits and of non-profit tax accounting and compliance a strong advantage.
2. Ability to track detailed and specific information and maintain record keeping systems accurately and within specified timelines.
3. Ability to manage and respond to complex timelines and tasks, including requests for information and/or assistance from staff, vendors, event holders, tenants and donors.
4. Knowledge of general office software programs and financial databases, preferably expertise in QuickBooks and EventPro.
5. Good analytic skills including creative approaches to problem solving.
6. Ability to work independently and to work effectively as part of team.
7. Ability to maintain respectful, professional relationships with the Center’s diverse constituency, including staff, Board, volunteers, vendors, event holders, tenants, donors, and members of the public.
8. Ability to make decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
9. Knowledge of general office practices and procedures.
10. Strong commitment to agency mission, philosophy, programs and services. Willingness to actively participate as a member of the staff in a team approach to ensuring the success of the Center.

About the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center
The SF LGBT Center connects people and opportunities to together we can build a strong and health LGBT community, and a more welcoming and equitable world.
Our four key strategic priorities are to:
§ Foster greater opportunities for people to thrive
§ Organize for our future
§ Celebrate our history and culture
§ Build resources to create a legacy for future generations

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The SF LGBT Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or inter-sex are encouraged to apply. The SF LGBT Center maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment. No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, physical disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition, perceived physical disability or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by statute.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Submit both resume and cover letter expressing your interest, experience and qualifications along with your salary history / requirements to:

The SF LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street
San Francisco CA 94102
www.sfcenter.org
Email: jobs@sfcenter.org
Or fax to: (415) 865-5501

Please include: Finance Manager in subject line
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE


DEADLINE: Position open until filled, first review of applications will be conducted staring June 27, 2011

Butch/Femme Socials PICNIC! July 21st 1-4 p.m.
 

Bring the kids, bring the single friends, bring your summer self!

Saturday, July 21st 1-4 p.m.

Exact location: Grand Avenue to Staten in Oakland. Take Grand Avenue and turn onto Staten towards the lake. At the T intersection turn left and go about a 1/4 block and look for the Butch/Femme Socials banner. (kiddie park/restooms are on your right)

Near 19th St. BART but quite a walk so check: www.511.org, for bus, there is a direct bus to Grand Avenue & Staten from S.F., the NL.

What to bring: your own lunch/drinks, chair, folding table if you can but we'll have some too. Don't plan on having access to a bbq pit. There will be some kids at this event so please mind the bbq pits if you bring one. You can buy a sandwich lunch on Grand & Bellevue at Grand Lake Coffee, 440 Grand Avenue (two blocks away). [WATCH THE METERS!]

Parking best on Staten which curves around into Bellevue AND on Grand Avenue.

EVERYONE WELCOME! All ages.

See you there!

Rope and Toughy

Get together this Friday, August 10th
 

Join us for after work get together!

WHEN: Friday, August 10th 6 p.m.
WHERE: White Horse Inn, 66th & Telegraph Avenue in Oakland
WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends
WHAT ELSE: NO COVER CHARGE if you arrive before 8 p.m., inexpensive drink specials, easy street parking. A cab ride from Ashby OR MacArthur BART, check www.511.org for bus etc.

The Candadians are in town

Rope--

Beauty and the BUTCH (Sept. 15th) spread the word!
 

Beauty and the BUTCH
A 2012 BUTCH Voices Benefit

You are invited to indulge in an evening of deliciously BUTCH revelry… Bask in the decadent sights, bold sounds and the brilliant energy of everything BEAUTIFULLY BUTCH*! The mystique and myth are nothing compared to the raw beauty of butch truth…

Saturday September 15th, 2012
7:00pm – Midnight

at The City of Refuge UCC
1025 Howard Street – SF CA
$5-15 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds

7:00pm – Doors Open
7:30pm – Butch Briefs Part Deux – a Mini Film Festival
8:00pm – Beauty and the Butch Live Performances and Fashion Show
9:00pm – Butch Ball with DJs JacATac, Black and Ryan

FOR ADVANCED TICKETS
RSVP HERE: http://beautyandthebutch.eventbrite.com/

BUTCH ATTIRE defies simple elegance… we have a swagger all our own that many have tried to duplicate but few have achieved

BUTCH ART breathes a magnificently unique masculine
mixture of the sacred and the profane into what is much more than a label… it is an experience

BUTCH MUSIC gives us all permission to dig deep into our spirits and howl our TRUTH, our TENDERNESS, our unabashed BRAVERY and our brash movement without boundaries!

On this evening of mythic proportion, a deluge of Brazen Artists will baptize us… immersing everyone present in a sea of glorious mayhem!

• The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins (burlesque – “ribald mistress of sanctioned smolder”)
• TuffNStuff: Drag King of the Blues
• ChicoSuave (drag king extraordinaire)
• Androgynous Fashion
• Haute Butch Designs (fashion house)
• Diva’s Closet Couture (fashion house)
• Kymberly Jackson (the Pied Piper of the Bay)
• Raw Drums (need we say more?!)
• Little Sister (punk rock funk phenoms)
• Skim Skima (hip hop)
• Redwolf Painter (spoken word)
• Terry De Grace (spoken word)
• Raedorah Stewart (spoken word)
• Griot Noir (spoken word – “soul sentinels of supernova linguistics”)
• Troo Blu (hip hop fusion emcee, poet, percussionist, producer, and speaker)
• TigerLily Tango (Winter and Mitch)
• Dave Naz Photography GenderQueer Series
• Roxy Jones (photographer)
• Dawn Robinson - "My-Grations" (film)
• Kai Green - "It Gets Messy in Here" (film)
• DJ JacATac
• DJ Black
• DJ Ryan

We are still accepting RAFFLE ITEMS, love offerings of performances, film shorts and photo/art exhibits - contact Monica Anderson at info@SankofaEvents.com

PRODUCED in HONOR of BUTCH Voices by: Monica Anderson (Kinfolkz, Sista To Sista, SankofaEvents.com), Terry De Grace-Morris and the BUTCH Voices Board

Our Wonderfully Raucous Raffle: Tickets are available online and at the event.

Our Raffle Items So Far:
Monster - special edition iSport Immersion headphones
Laurie Ann Lepoff – A $100 Dance Lesson certificate
Citabria Phillips – Two Dance Passes ($24 value)
Alexandria Nichandros – Four Dance Lessons ($90 per lesson value)
Carmen Apodoca – Two Bottles of Wine
Ellen Seeling – Two Tickets to the MCWBB show at Yoshi’s Oakland)
Margo Rivera Weiss - A Handmade Notecard Set
HauteButch Design House – A Certificate
Feelmore 510 – A $50 Gift Certificate
& Various BUTCH Voices members (rumor has it there may be a date involved)

WE ARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL RAFFLE DONATIONS: If you have some service or goody to donate, please email us at info@sankofaevents.com
All proceeds from this Benefit will support the 2013 BUTCH Voices Conference (taking place August 2013 in Oakland).

Can’t make it to this stud-studded SEPT 15th event? You can still make a difference by:

- Making a donation at www.BUTCHVoices.com
- Sharing this event on your social network sites!
- Inviting friends and family to attend in your stead!
- Letting others know about www.BUTCHVoices.com and encouraging them to visit the site to learn more about our mission.

* The Beauty and the Butch Benefit showcases the diversity present within our Masculine of Center communities regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, sexuality, ability, size, surgeries, age, hairstyle, or presentation! We welcome all who identify as butch, boi, genderqueer, tomboy, stud, butcha, drag king, jock, dyke, two-spirit, androgynous-with-a-butch twist, and trans-masculine. We welcome femmes, divas, and all other allies. We respect and appreciate all of our diverse self-definitions! We respect your definition of your self!

With an emphasis on Community Building, Economic Social Justice, Health & Wellness, BUTCH Voices unites our voices as a collective – while still celebrating that which makes us beautifully unique.






--

Joe LeBlanc
Development Coordinator - Basic Rights Oregon

Founder & Board Chair - BUTCH Voices

Monday Night football get together
 

two job openings at the sf lgbt center found here

http://www.sfcenter.org/employment.php

Butch/Femme Socials does Toad Hall women's night
 

Butch/Femme Socials does Toad Hall women's night in the Castro!
Casual after work get together. If you're specifically looking for 'us', look outside on the back patio bar.

WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends

WHERE: 4146-18th Street, San Francisco

WHEN: Thursday, October 11th from 6-9:30 p.m.

WHAT ELSE: carpool OR take public transportation, parking is hellish but there is a small lot on 18th before the bar entrance. IF YOU WANT A RIDE OR CAN OFFER A RIDE, POST TO butchfemmesocials@yahoogroups.com, list your cross streets and the time.

AND: two for one drink specials, bring your single friends, couples encouraged to have a date night!

Ms. S.F. Leather Contest
 

San Francisco Ms. Leather Contest!

Friday, October 26th at 7:30 p.m.

Meet and Greet at Truck, 1900 Folsom St. at 15th Street, San Francisco

*********************

Contest
Saturday, October 27th 7 p.m.

Hotel Whitcomb, 1231 Market St. (at 8th St.) San Francisco
(block and half from Civic Center BART)

Tickets at the door, Will Call OR less expensive through:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/273794

MORE information at: http://mssfleather.org/

Two-Spirit honoring at the Oakland Main Library
 

The Native American Services Committee of the Oakland Public Library
presents its
21st Native American Culture Day

Honoring the Bay Area Two Spirit Community

Saturday, November 10, 2012 Noon-4pm

Oakland Main Library (near Lake Merritt BART, 5 blocks)
125-14th Street, Bradley Walters Auditorium (Lower Floor)
Oakland, CA 94612


SINGING SPEAKERS SHORT FILMS HISTORY RAFFLE FRY BREAD

EVERYONE OF ALL AGES WELCOME!! FREE EVENT!!


Featuring
Randy Burns (Northern Paiute) - Founder, Gay American Indians (GAI)

L. Frank (Tongva-Ajachmem) - Singer & Artist

Ruth Villasenor (Chiricuhua Apache) & Miko Thomas (Chickasaw) -
Co-Chairs, Bay Area American Indian Two Spirit

Bay Area American Indian Two Spirit Drum

Slide Show - Brush Arbor Girlz

Wicah Piluta (Rumsien Ohlone) - Clap Singer

www.baaits.org

Butch/Femme Socials....does Monday Night Football
 

You do not have to be a football fan, just come hang out with some great singles and couples!
NO COVER CHARGE!

WHEN: Monday, November 19th 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
49ers vs. Chicago Bears

WHERE: White Horse, 66th & Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
(accessible via MacArthur BART, and a ten minute bus ride)
POST if you're looking for a ride from BART or San Francisco into Oakland

WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends

WHAT: Social--for singles and couples

WHAT ELSE: easy street parking, food at the Smokehouse across the street and up a block, smoking lounge, two pool tables, drink specials

See you there!
Rope and Toughy

A fundraiser for the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits Pow Wow which is coming up on Feb. 2nd in Oakland

****************************************

DECEMBER 16, 4-8 P.M.
Drag Queens and Drag Kings
(you know you've never seen Native American Drag Queens, so get out and see 'em)
The Brush Arbor Gurlz

Special MC's: Ms. Landa Lakes AND Kentucky Fried Woman

Comedy with Charlie Ballard
Hoop dance by Nataari

Live music, raffles, and FUN!

Club 21
2111 Franklin Street in Oakland, California
walking distance from 19th St. BART, plenty of street parking ( a lot on Broadway and 19th St.)

www.baaits.org
Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits welcomes all to our monthly meetings and potlucks
Two-Spirit is the term some LGBT Native Americans use to describe themselves.

Cigar Social sponsored by Scotty
 

Please Join Us for a Smoke and a Drink (or two)



Master Scott aka Scotty is hosting
A Cigar Social, please come and relax.

Where: The World Famous Turf Club, Hayward, CA
(walking distance from Hayward BART station REALLY)
When: November 18, 2012
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 pm

There will be a 50/50 Raffle,
Auction of a Travel sized Humidor full of cigars,
Drinks (please buy drinks and support the bar), and good times!!!

Each person will receive 1 free cigar, while supplies last just for coming out!

All Proceeds will be used to buy Toys for Mama Sandy Reinhardt’s Toy Drive
(yes, we are going to smoke and drink for the children)


The World Famous Turf Club
22519 Main St
Hayward, CA 94544
WFTurfclub.com
510-881-9877

Queer/Leather Happy Hour
 

SF Bay November Queer/Leather Happy Hour
"come out and be social dammit!"

Thursday, November 29, 2012
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Bench and Bar
510 17th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Hi all! Randi and Ramsey are back this month as your hosts for happy hour. It
will be in the East Bay at Bench and Bar on Thursday November 29th. This is a
great way to catch up with everyone or perhaps meet some new friends! Bench and
Bar is located in downtown Oakland and is easily accessible by BART so even if
you live in SF please come kick off your weekend early with your East Bay peeps.

http://www.bench-and-bar.com/

Looking forward to seeing everyone out!