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Don Mamone’s decade-long career in hospitality culminated with their role as the Director of Events at the prestigious Beverly Hilton. Determined to embrace their creativity and pursue the dream of entrepreneurship, Don and their wife Emily opened a photography studio and have exceeded the expectations of their loyal clients from Dallas to Destinations around the world for over fifteen years.

As a speaker and coach Don teaches audiences and clients how to reach their maximum potential and impact by discovering and embracing their true identity. Having recently come out as non-binary, Don is a committed advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community and consults with companies and organizations dedicated to diversity, inclusivity and representation as well as creating safe spaces that support and encourage unapologetic authenticity.

When they are not traveling the world for creative projects and speeches, Don lives happily outside the gender binary in Dallas with their talented spouse Emily and their creative child Frankie.

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enNovember 17, 2022

It's Okay To Not Be Okay - Shane Allen

Shane Allen is a 2-time EMMY Award-Winning TV Producer, creative consultant, and futurist. He's helped create television and digital brands in Southeast Texas, Austin, Dallas, and a nationally syndicated show on the CW Network. He is currently a Senior Producer in the Marketing Department of a Fortune 40 company and sits on the executive board of DIFFA Dallas as the chair of public relations and communications. Since the mid-80's, DIFFA (the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) has granted over $50 million to organizations on the front line of creating the first AIDS-free generation. And, if that wasn't enough, he is also the CEO of BestDragShows.com, which produces the largest drag brunch in Texas.

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If you or someone you know has a mental illness, is struggling emotionally, or has concerns about their mental health, there are ways to get help. Use these resources to find help for you, a friend, or a family member.

Call 911 if you or someone you know is in immediate danger or go to the nearest emergency room.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988; Llame al 988 (para ayuda en español)
Use Lifeline Chat on the web
The Lifeline provides 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Call or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. Support is also available in English via live chat.

enNovember 10, 2022

Surviving the Holidays - Jimmy Owen, LPC

Jimmy Owen has over 35 years of experience working as a psychotherapist, administrator, educator/trainer, and supervisor in Dallas, TX, Chicago IL, and Madison, WI. In addition, he has worked with the Dane County District Attorney's Office, Crime Response Team, helping victims and witnesses of violent and traumatic crimes.

He was the first clinical supervisor of Legacy Counseling Center in the 1990s.

He specializes in conflict resolution, mindfulness and is a Certified Daring Way Facilitator, focusing on the curriculum of Brene Brown and served as the Texas Regional Chair for Daring Way clinicians.

Jimmy has been active in the LGBTQ community over the years serving on the Governing Board of the DFW Federal Club, longtime member of Razzle Dazzle Dallas, Contributing Writer for Our Lives Magazine and goodtherapy.com, Advisor for Mentor Development and Training, Walt Whitman Community School, longtime past member of the Dallas Independent Volleyball Association and Pegasus Slow-Pitch Softball Association and was once appoint by Dallas City Council to the Board of Trustees for Cable Access of Dallas.

He met his husband, Jim Sherrill, in 2003 and was married in 2006. He has a son, Canyon, who is currently serving in the Navy. Jimmy has two beagles, Tatum Marie and Chandler Wayne.

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enNovember 03, 2022

Music is My Healer - Alex Kautz

ALEX KAUTZ is an American singer/songwriter with two albums to date - “Alex in Wonderland” & “We’re All Gonna Die”. In 2020, KAUTZ featured by Taco Bell’s "Artist To Watch" FEED THE BEAT campaign. After moving to Nashville the same year, ALEX was on American Idol - where Lionel Richie compared him to David Bowie. You can catch KAUTZ on the Investigation Discovery Channel (In Pursuit with John Walsh : Twisted Mysteries). Alex's sophomore album, “We’re All Gonna Die”

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enOctober 27, 2022

Why the Church Needs To Talk About Sexuality - Sally Gary

Sally Gary is founder and director of CenterPeace, a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry dedicated to creating space for conversation about faith and sexuality. Growing up in Churches of Christ in the ‘60s & ‘70s, Sally has a great love for the spiritual heritage that first introduced her to Jesus and instilled in her a strong faith. But as a gay Christian, she knows firsthand the pain of wrestling with her own faith and sexuality, and how difficult it can be to stay connected to church, to Christianity, to God with no support from your faith community. This is what drives Sally’s passion for CenterPeace, the ministry she founded in 2006 to create a place of belonging for LGBTQ+ Christians, encouraging them to hold onto faith and stay connected to God.

For over 16 years, CenterPeace has been building community for sexual minorities, hosting online and in-person retreats and other resources for nurturing the faith of LGBTQ+ individuals. CenterPeace also hosts retreats for families of LGBTQ+ youth, and workshops for churches and schools, and other organizations to foster greater inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community. Since 2009, CenterPeace has hosted a national conference featuring keynote speakers such as Justin Lee and Matthew Vines. The conference has attracted thousands over the years – LGBTQ+ Christians, church leaders, parents, and allies – from across the globe, for the purpose of learning how to love and embrace the LGBTQ+ community in our midst and beyond.

This year’s CenterPeace Conference is in Dallas, Texas, at Wilshire Baptist – a fully open and affirming Baptist church – November 3 – 5. Jeff Chu of “Evolving Faith” is the featured keynote speaker, along with Justin and Matthew, Joel Hollier from Australia and Staci Frenes, singer/songwriter from Los Angeles. AND Rocky Roggio, director and creative genius behind the new film 1946, a documentary about mistranslation in Scripture.

Sally holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communication from Abilene Christian University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Texas Tech University School of Law. A former high school speech and debate coach, trial lawyer and communication professor, Sally is a teacher at heart. Most of all, Sally is dedicated to serving queer youth, helping them know they are loved by God and that they always belong. Everywhere.

The author of Affirming: A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality, and Staying in the Church, Sally currently resides in Dallas, Texas, with her wife, Karen, and their miniature dapple dachshund, Rudy.

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enOctober 20, 2022

Birth of A Drag Queen - Aria Rey

Hunter Sabin has been performing drag for the past five years as his alter ego Aria Rey, known as the “Dom Top Barbie of Texas.” Her drag style is like a dominatrix barbie doll, mixing classic drag glamour with a fetish twist. Hunter is a trained opera singer graduating from Texas State with a degree in vocal performance. Hunter is the winner of “The Serve” season 1 (an Instagram drag competition during lockdown in 2020), Drag Me to Fame in San Antonio, and college drag competition “So You Think you can drag”. This is definitely a queen to watch and Stan.

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enOctober 13, 2022

Dr. Kim Hunter and the Apparition - Chaselyn Wade Vance

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enOctober 06, 2022

Rainbow Roundup: A Resource for LGBTQIA Families - Kimberly Kantor

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enSeptember 29, 2022

From Booker T. to Black Tie Dinner - Terry Loftis

Terry D. Loftis is the Donna Wilhelm Family President and Executive Director of TACA (The Arts Community Alliance). TACA’s mission is to support excellence and impact the arts in North Texas through grant making, capacity building and thought leadership. Under his leadership, TACA launched the TACA Resiliency Initiative (TRI) to reframe vital support for Dallas cultural arts organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. TACA has distributed $2.1M since March 2020 to nearly 100 cultural arts organizations in Dallas County. He is a Tony nominated Broadway producer of Bandstand on Broadway in 2017 which received the Tony for Best Choreography and Orchestration. He received his first Tony nomination in 2015 for The Visit starring the legendary Chita Rivera. Prior to TACA, Loftis was Vice President of the Broadway Strategic Return Fund (BSRF) in New York. He was responsible for investor development for BSRF throughout the United States. BSRF was a co-producer of the hit Broadway Musical Hadestown, which received the Best Musical Tony in 2019.

Loftis spent the bulk of his career in marketing/advertising beginning with a subsidiary of Leo Burnett in Chicago – TFA Communications and later operated his own agency for 14-years Verve Communications Group. He served as President of Dallas based, Eisenberg And Associates until his departure from advertising in 2018.

Loftis is a Dallas native and a graduate of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. He has been actively engaged in the Dallas arts and non-profit community for many years and serves on the board of directors of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Black Tie Dinner (Co-Chair), Dallas Arts District and Texans for the Arts. Additionally, Loftis serves on the President’s Council of the Advisory Board of Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual & Performing Arts and is a member of the Dallas Assembly. His former board service includes Resource Center, Resource Center Foundation, The Dallas Way, the Friends of the Katy Trail, USA Film Festival and TITAS. Loftis grew up in Oak Cliff near the Dallas Zoo and currently resides in the Winnetka Heights neighborhood of Oak Cliff. When time permits, Loftis returns to his passion as a jazz singer for private events and occasionally the Balcony Club in Lakewood and Alexandre’s.

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enSeptember 22, 2022

Surviving My 600 lbs. Life - Lonnie Hambrick

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enSeptember 15, 2022

Queer Storytelling: The creation of Open To It - Frank Arthur Smith

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Frank Arthur Smith, who plays "GREG", is a here, queer writer and actor originally from Boston, Massachusetts. He previously worked in the writers’ room on RAVEN’S HOME, the sequel to the hit series THAT’S SO RAVEN, for Disney Channel. Prior to that, he wrote an animated pilot with Tornante TV (BOJACK HORSEMAN), developed a live-action series with Vice Studios (FYRE), and rewrote a horror movie with Fangoria / Cinestate (THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK). He is currently in production on episodes 4 - 6 of OPEN TO IT, an LGBTQIA+ comedy series that he stars in, writes, directs, and executive produces, featuring Laganja Estranja of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE. Episode 1 premiered in April in the Comedy Shorts program of Wicked Queer: Boston's LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

Before moving to California, Frank managed an organic chemistry lab, and planned to attend medical school. A few years ago, he starred in Episode 5 of the Emmy Award-nominated TIDYING UP WITH MARIE KONDO on Netflix.

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enSeptember 07, 2022