<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" background='none' style='font-family:serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 191);width:100%;'><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="5"><span style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-weight: bold;">The
PRIDE CENTER OF NEW JERSEY</span></font><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><font style="color: rgb(130, 57, 60); font-weight: bold; font-family: comic sans ms; font-style: italic; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);" size="5">E-News</font><br style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 191); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">321
Ra<span>ri<span>tan A</span></span>venue Highland
Park, New Jersey</span><br style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">November 2,
2009</span><br>
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<br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);">Visit </span><span style="font-weight: bold; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><a rel="nofollow" title="http://www.pridecenter.org/" target="_blank" href="http://www.pridecenter.org">http://www.pridecenter.org</a></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"> for much
more information on</span><br style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);">events, groups, volunteer opportunities and
membership!</span></span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"></span></span></div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Transgender Day of Rememberance</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Women's Coming Out Support Group</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3<font size="4">. </font></span></span></span><font style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" size="4">Hyacinth Annual Gala and Silent Auction</font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Thankgiving at The Pride Center<br>5. Rainbow Family Conference<br>6. Women's Coffee House
Schedule<br></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. And this week at The Pride Center
of NJ!</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Transgender Day of Rememberance</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" size="5"><br><br></font></span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">Sunday, Nov 15, 2009 – Transgender Day of Remembrance. Potluck social following the service (salads and desserts suggested). </span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">All GLBTQQI folk and
their families, allies and supporters are invited. <br>Murray Grove Retreat and </span><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">Conference Center, 431 Route 9, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734. 5:00-6:00 pm service, </span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">6:00-7:30 pm potluck social.</span><br><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">CONTACTS: Allison Woolbert: 609-926-0386 or </span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><a style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" href="mailto:allison.woolbert@phxconsultants.com">allison.woolbert@phxconsultants.com</a><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">; Murray Grove: 609-693-5558 or </span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new
york,times,serif;"><a style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" href="mailto:murraygrove@murraygrove.org">murraygrove@murraygrove.org</a><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">RSVP GREATLY APPRECIATED! </span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">Overnight accommodations </span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">available. </span><tt><tt><br></tt></tt></pre><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><br></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><font
style="font-weight: bold;" size="5">2. </font></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="5">Women's Coming Out Support Group<br><br></font></span>Coming
out is an ongoing process. If you are a woman who identifies as gay,
lesbian, bisexual, queer or questioning and you are looking for a
supportive network of other women who are going through the coming out
process, please join us. Suggested donation is $3. The group meets the
third Thursday of the month from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. </span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><font size="5"> </font><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="5"><br></font></span></span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"></span></span><strong></strong><br><br><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Hyacinth Annual Gala and Silent Auction<br><br></span></font><p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.njlgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/09galainvite.pdf">Hyacinth’s 2009 Annual Gala and Silent Auction</a> is Saturday, Nov 7 at Dolce Basking Ridge in Basking Ridge, NJ.</p>
<p>Join Hyacinth for cocktails, silent auction, dinner, and dancing to the music of the Alan Quinn Orchestra.</p>
<h4>Gala Honorees:</h4>
<p>The Hyacinth award for outstanding contributions to the fight against hiv/aids will be presented to
</p><ul><li>Glenn Mattes, President, Tibotec Therapeutics</li><li>Serena Gallagher Boyd, Senior Vice President Media Relations, Universal Republic Records</li></ul>
<p>The inaugural Riki Jacobs award for social justice will be presented to:
</p><ul><li>State Senator and Lieutenant Governor Candidate Loretta l. Weinberg</li><li>State Senator Joseph F. Vitale</li></ul>
<p>The Riki Jacobs award for social justice was established this year
as a memorial tribute to riki jacobs — executive director of Hyacinth
for 16 years — who dedicated her life to the advancement of social justice, particularly those
issues that impact people living with hiv/aids: poverty, racism, and
homophobia. </p>
<p>To purchase tables, tickets, and advertising in the Gala journal
call patrick Bocco, Director of Fundraising, at 732-246-0204 (x 256) or
e-mail <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pbocco@hyacinth.org" target="_blank" href="http://us.mc501.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pbocco@hyacinth.org">pbocco@hyacinth.org</a></p>
<p>Black tie (optional) </p><br><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" size="5">4. </font><span style="color: rgb(127, 63, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191); font-weight: bold;"></span><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanksgiving at The Pride Center</span></font><br><br><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><strong><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><strong><em><font color="#cc6600" size="5">No
Plans for the holidays? </font></em></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font color="#cc6600" size="5"><strong><em>Don't
be Alone!</em></strong></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" color="#3300cc" size="5" face="Times New Roman"><em>This
Thanksgiving, </em></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" color="#3300cc" size="5" face="Times New Roman"><em>share
the holiday with others! </em></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"> <img src="http://pridecenter.org/images/clip_image002.gif" width="203" height="201">
<font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">A
pot-luck Thanksgiving Dinner </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">will
be held on </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">Thanksgiving
Day </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">November
26, 2009 </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">4pm-8pm.
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">Pride
Center of NJ, 321 Raritan Rd, Highland Park, NJ </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="color: black;" size="5" face="Times New Roman">($3
per person is requested as a donation for use of facilities)
</font></p><font size="5"><br style="font-weight: bold;"></font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="5">5. Rainbow Family Conference</font><br><br></span></span></span><p><font style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;" size="4"><b><i>Register Now</i><br>RAINBOW FAMILIES NJ <br>
7th Biennial Family Conference<br>
<br>
</b></font><b><font size="5"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">Saturday, November 14</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">
9:00 am to 4:30pm </span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">
Montclair State University, Student Center</span></font><br>
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<font color="#ff9900"><i><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" size="4">Offering LGBT families and their friends:</font><br>
</i></font></font><font color="#ff9900"><i><font size="1">
</font></i></font></b><font size="4"><font color="#663399">
</font></font></p><ul><font size="4"><font color="#663399"><li>Key note address – <i>LGBT Families – Still Moving Forward</i> Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director Family Equality Council<br>
</li><li>Broad array of workshops with content ranging from those
considering parenting, general parenting, school strategies & legal
and financial issues<br>
</li><li>Youth Program produced by COLAGE<br>
</li><li>Vendor and information tables <br>
</li><li>Opportunity to meet and socialize with other LGBT families<br>
</li><li>On-site professional childcare available with pre-registration<br>
</li></font></font></ul><font size="4"><font color="#ff9900"><b><i>
</i></b></font></font>
<b>Download a detailed conference brochure:
<a target="_blank" __removedlink__1585517763__href="http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=296997787&u=3298787">Download the Family Conference Brochure</a><br>
</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Women's Coffee House Schedule<br><br></span></span></span>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font size="3"><strong><font color="#ff00cc">The
schedule for the 2009-2010 season </font></strong></font><strong><font color="#ff00cc" size="5"><font size="3">of the </font><br></font></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><strong><font color="#ff00cc" size="5">Women's Coffeehouse</font></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><font size="3"><strong><font color="#ff00cc">has now been posted!!</font></strong></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><em><strong><br></strong></em></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><em><strong>Click <span style="text-decoration: underline;">below</span>
for calendar listing!</strong></em></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><em><strong><br></strong></em></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><em><strong><a href="http://pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?month=10&view=Event&event_id=329">http://pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?month=10&view=Event&event_id=329</a><br></strong></em></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><em><strong><br></strong></em></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"> <font color="#006600" size="3"><strong>For
information email cjpacn_505@yahoo.com </strong></font></p><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 191);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. And this week at The Pride Center!<br></span><font size="3"><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);">Nov 2 </span></font></font><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=215" class="gridtext"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);" size="3"><span class="headertext"><span class="gridtext">•
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=270" class="gridtext">The Art Space of NJ [Room3]</a><br>
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Nov 2 •
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=299" class="gridtext">Overeaters Anonymous [Room1&2]</a><br>Nov 3 </span><span class="gridtext">•
6:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=407" class="gridtext">Open Door Board Meeting [Room3]</a><br>
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Nov 3 •
7:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=334" class="gridtext">ComeOUT&Play [Room1&2]</a><br>
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Nov 3 •
7:30 pm
-10:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=259" class="gridtext">Pride Center Board of Trustees [Room3]</a><br>Nov 4 </span><span class="gridtext">•
7:30 pm
-9:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=104" class="gridtext">Gay Men's Coming Out Group [Room3]</a><br>
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Nov 4 •
7:30 pm
-9:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=257" class="gridtext">Gay Dad's Coming Out/Support Group [Room2]</a><br>
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Nov 4 •
7:30 pm
-9:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=377" class="gridtext">Men's Living Out Group [Room1]</a><br>Nov 5 </span><span class="gridtext">•
7:00 pm
-8:30 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=395" class="gridtext">Writers Group [Room3]</a><br>Nov 6 </span>
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7:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=397" class="gridtext">Under the Rainbow [Room1]</a><br>
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Nov 6 •
8:30 pm
-9:30 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=414" class="gridtext">Time For Me [Room2]</a><br>Nov 7 </span><span class="gridtext">•
7:00 pm
-10:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=329" class="gridtext">Women's Coffeehouse - Rm #1 & #2</a><br>Nov 8 </span><span class="gridtext">•
12:00 pm
-2:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=424" class="gridtext">Arts Adventures Meeting - Organizational Meeting</a><br>
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<span class="gridtext">Nov 9 </span><span class="gridtext">•
7:00 pm
-10:00 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=270" class="gridtext">The Art Space of NJ [Room3]</a><br>
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Nov 9 •
7:30 pm
-8:30 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=299" class="gridtext">Overeaters Anonymous [Room1&2]</a><br>Nov 10 </span></span><span class="headertext">
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8:30 pm
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<a href="http://www.pridecenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl?view=Event&event_id=226" class="gridtext">Men's Social / Drop-in Night of Lesbians & Gay Men of New Brunswick [Room2]</a><br></span></span></font><br><span class="headertext"><span class="gridtext"><font size="-1">
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