2025 Gathering Photo Gallery Gathering 2025_Columbus_Photos2025 Gathering Photo Gallery Saturday night Dance Saturday night Dance Saturday night Dance – doing the electric slideCarletta Bullock and Wind VogelPelican Lee doing the dance she learned from the Bomba Puertorriqueña workshopBombaderas dancers – Ann-Marie Stevenson, Tina Minkowitz, Pelican LeeBombaderas, Closing on Sunday.Chapters brought their banners and they hung off the balconies at the hotelChapters brought their banners and they hung off the balconies at the hotelChapters brought their banners and they hung off the balconies at the hotelAging So Cool Everyone is Doing It: #ButtonUpAgeismDelores Walters, friend, and Arden TuckerDelores Walters received Martin-Lyons Old Lesbian Pride Award from Michiko Bailey-ThorneDelores Walters accepts Martin-Lyons Old Lesbian Pride Award (Michiko Bailey-Thorne in background)Dessert Time! l-r: Michiko Bailey-Thorne, Jacqui Lewis, Bernice Miller, Ali Marrero-CalderonIn honor of missing and disappeared women – these chairs stayed on the stage during the full gatheringJust because I took a picture of the same feet in 2019 !!Mev Miller, Arden Tucker, Liz Baker, Nancy Howard – backstory – Nancy & Arden had been friends/colleagues back in the early 1980s – the last time all 4 of us saw each other was back in around 1991 or 92 !!l-r: Bea Jones, (??), Paulette Armstead, Ann-Marie Stephenson, Windsor YoungOhio Chapter members welcome us to the Gathering on Wednesday eveninggypsy introduces the talent showl-r: Melanie Cortes-Jimenez (20+), Christine Happel (30+), Samantha O’Connell (50+), Nedra Johnson, gypsy, Pam Jackson Jacqui Lewis and Bernice MillerJustice G Helen Whitener – Keynote AddressLee Evans and Cindy Burack – Presentation: Blue Bubbles BlueLinda Tillery performs on Wednesday eveningRound table – Delores Walters in green shirt then left to right – Carletta Bullock, Doris Muniz-Couto, Brenda Story, Ali Marrero-Calderon, Wendy White, Bethsaida RuizNedra Johnson concert – Friday eveningPatti Kardia – making announcements – againRegistration crew: l-r: Patty O’Donnell, Michiko Bailey Thorne, Patti KardiaRobin Waters, Ali Marrero-Calderon , Helen YeeSally Tatnall and Judy Benson – long-time friendsSally Tatnall receives a lifetime achievement award for service to OLOC from Ali Marrero-CalderonSally Tatnall during Wednesday evening openingSally presents workshop – The Tyranny of IdentityLining up for a meal at the Taco Truck parked outside the hotelPatricia Bangert introduces the Keynote speaker (Justice Whitener) on Friday eveningVanita Thomas and Delores WaltersWelcome at registration tableSome of the Zoom crew who attended the gathering – not all of us were there / l-r: Kathe Rauch, Mev Miller, Janet Stetser, Judy (JR) Raphael, Deirdre Knowles, Sue Reamer (missing – TeNaj McFadden)
