Biography Founder, President and Facilitator

 Paul Overstreet - Volunteer Facilitator
I am born as a citizen of United States of America
Born and raised in Southern State of Mississippi Gulf Coast Area.
Gay Caucasian Male
Blood (Irish/Cherokee Indian)

 School Years:
He has served his Public and Christian school. He got out of Christian school due to restriction more than education and got his GED in 1987. He worked as being a very active and punctual (on-time) hard labor working guy. He is certified on HIV/AIDS/STD Instructor and Educator.

Peer-to-Peer Client Based One on One sessions and Consultation.  Through via M.S.D.H. (Mississippi Department of Health) CDC (Center of Disease Control) AMR (American Red Cross). Certified as an Leadership Training and Activist under NAPLWA (National Association of People living with HIV/AIDS)
 

Gay Bashed:
Until he became a victim of Gay Bashing by 4 Men (3 military men and 1 civilian man) and he told the cops before leaving with ambulance  "They had my keys to the vehicle" and Gulfport police stated "They was not a car-setter"; while he was in the hospital. They came back to the scene with the key to his van and stole the van. A few days later they found his van with someone else in it.  Who had his ID me as a friend by the way never got any his stuff in the van back:  Clothes, ID, Wallet and the black guy saids "He knew Paul". He could not press charges because the police thought he was using the vehicle for a drug deal he told the police "They got a "WRONG HOMO"; because he was not any stereotype homo" He demanded them to do a drug test at the scene and they didn't. They think that "All" gays are always an alcoholic, drug user, and freaks. 

I'm Coming Out:
he was only out to some of his friends; but not all. The day after the incident of the bashing he came out to his mom. He became ill and told his dad in July 1998. When the doctor, released him of duty; under the care of disability. He showed so much love to the family that the family which is 6 generation Pentecostal that they didn't ex-zoned or excommunicated him from the family.
He finally told his best friend in Virginia about 3 years after the effect about his condition

HIV Attack:
He is known as a survivor of this dreadful Virus called HIV and had to make best effort of working and try to pay off that was going to out stand him.

An Activist:
He has been an activist as much as he can: as a Volunteer Facilitator of both groups HIV and Gay Community, Representative for the Clients on the Gulf Coast in the Department of Health Division of HIV/STD, Certified through Dept. Of Health and Red Cross: Became a HIV/STD Instructor, Bro-to-Bro and Mobilization (African-American), Activist Leadership courses, Grant Writing, Talk to Client who tested Positive, Safer Sex Course, V.O.I.C.E.S.(Video Opportunities for Interactive Condom Education and Safer Sex) and many more.

The best one is the Certification of Love and the integrity of the community sealed with love to others.

Trying to make the most of life as he could as his body's life span is shortening. But not in pain; but with other complications. He is also associate with AAIM (AIDS Action in Mississippi) ACLU Mississippi,Unity MS Jackson, MS., He Facilitated for 3 years as "The S.O.S. Team" (Support, Orientation & Service) HIV and Affiliates Peer Support Group. many more as a Secretary, Treasury, and a Client. He is the founder of MS Rainbow Alliance that was known as GLBT ALLIANCE. Due to the labeling was changed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Gay Community Social Club - Rainbow Alliance.
After listening to the folks he decided to shortened it and call it MS Rainbow Alliance.

A Loving Guy:
His love for people is grown deeper in his heart that he believes that there will be a day in Mississippi that we will see a difference in the community and stigma will be erased. We would be a state that other would think impossible; become the possible. His love for the Gay Community is strong in believe the change is good and binding together as a GLBTQICSA Group.

What Gays needs to know:
Paul is trying to promote the Gay Community as much as community will allow them to be. He doesn't "OUT" anyone because he knows how hard it is in Mississippi with the Stigma and Static from the public view. But he wants the community to feel comfortable that is why his group is making the right moves. Be in their own skin and nature.