Next Meeting - February 19, 2006 "The Intimate Life of Abraham Lincoln" Was Lincoln bisexual? We will examine a recent biography whose author, C.A. Tripp, speculates that perhaps he was, giving an account of the 16th President's close relationships with several men of his acquaintance. Another writer, Joshua Shenk, and author of "Lincoln's Melancholy" gives added insight and tells of the depression Lincoln suffered throughout most of his life.

Comedian Vickie Shaw to Perform in Madison

The Madison Pride Committee is pleased to announce that nationally known comedian Vickie Shaw will be coming to Madison on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Shaw will perform at the Inn on the Park (22 S. Carroll St.) to benefit Madison Pride. Madison Pride will host an elegant dinner at the Top of the Park prior to Vickie's performance. Tickets for the dinner are $50 per person and include your admission to Ms. Shaw's performance, while general admission tickets are $15 in advance and $20 the day of show. Space for the dinner is limited. Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 p.m., with dinner being served at 7:30 p.m. The show itself is slated for 9:00 p.m. General admission tickets for Vickie will go on sale on February 15th. Information on local and on-line ticket outlets will be available soon. Please check the 2006 Madison Pride website at www.madisonpride.org for updates. We also encourage you to check out Vickie's website at <http://www.vickieshaw.com > For more information contact Nikki Baumblatt, Co-President of Madison Pride at <madisonprideorg.gmail.com> or call (608) 345-5790

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Action Wisconsin Events February 2006

Weekly Volunteer Nights
Tuesday Volunteer Nights, 6-9pm (weekly)
122 State Street, Madison WI 53703

Every Tuesday night, we need 10-20 volunteers to do data entry, phone outreach, and mailing projects. To RSVP, please use our online registration page

Action Wisconsin Phone Canvasses
February 1, 13, 19, 21, 26 5:30-9pm
122 State Street, Madison WI 53703

Help identify voters opposed to the ban. This month's phone canvasses are sponsored by the Teaching Assistant's Association, PFLAG, First Congregational, Orchard Ridge UCC, and other UCC congregations. For more information or to sign up for a shift, please call Justin at 608-441-0143 ext 306 or visit our online calendar

Challenges to Our Human Rights

Call To Action

Wisconsin Annual Meeting Saturday, April 8, 2006, 9 a.m. to noon in the Atrium of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist 802 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee

Wisconsin Bishop Thomas Gumbleton: Homosexuality and the Ordained Ministry:The recent Vatican document

Thomas Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, was founding president of Pax Christi, USA. Long an advocate for peace and social justice, now at 75, he is reluctant to submit his resignation to Rome. For years, Bishop Gumbleton has ranked among the most progressive prelates in American hierarchy. A critic of American foreign policies, he has protested nuclear weapons, the School of the Americas, and military intervention in Iraq. He has also attracted attention with his complaints that the Church denigrates women and needs to take a more accepting attitude toward homosexuals.

State Rep. Fred Kessler: Domestic and Homosexual Partners and State Law The November referendum on rights of partners and their families

Frederick Kessler, has served Wisconsin as a Milwaukee County Court Judge and Circuit Court Judge as well as a member of the state assembly in 1960, 1964-70, and since 2004. A labor arbitrator, he has been a board member of Milwaukee chapter of ACLU, World Affairs Council of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bar Assn., Amnesty International Group 107, as well as many other organizations. He will update us about the implications and effects of the November Wisconsin referendum.