ext, we have the much awaited community er opening this month. After months of betold it couldn't be done, the GEAR Foundaon has managed to put together a program of ervice, get the space for the center donated, and find people in the community who are responsible adults, to sit on the board that will manage the center. For those of you who are interested, this newspaper, HIGH GEAR, is taking it's profit to fund the center. So tell the places that you patronize to advertise with us, and support something good, for a change. And don't forget to thank our current advertisers for their support of the community, as well!

The programs that will get the center off to a wonderful start will be; a VD clinic for gays only, staffed by qualified doctors and assistants; counselling (free) in the evenings, by qualified personell; a gay youth club, on weekends at first, and then maybe into the week,

of the under 21

be located in upon the response

The GEAR Hotline will in the new space, and will be

manned (and womanhed,

a 24 hour basis,

if enough people will volunteer to give a few hours a week to help the center. The calls are coming in now at a rate of about 40 per week, and the service is needed, as anyone who has had to use it will tell you.

There are some new bars in town, or at least newly discovered. The Rainbow, on E 9 St., just 2 blocks south of Euclid, is like an oesis in the wilderness. The decor is not terribly sophisticated, and the crystal queens of the community might have difficulty coping with it, but the atmosphere is warm and friendly, and most of all, comfortable. People talk to you, and the drinks are cheap, but not stingy. They have food available, too, and: it's good. Drop in next time you are downtown, and feel tired of the same old thing at one of the other clubs, I think you will like it. More on the other clubs in the next few issues.

Congratulations to DIGNTTY/Cleveland on your second anniversary!lad to see you are growing, and hope you will join with the other groups in town in the years ahead, to improve. our community, as you have in the past. Tove

YOU

The gay dances being sponsored by the MCC were quite a surprise to me. I expected some kind of boring gathering of Bible-thumpers. But instead, I found good music, great people, and lots of fun. You should really try it this month and t a chance from the bar scene. There is an ed in this issue for the dances, Check them QUE The D.J. is really great, with and without his 'support clothing'.

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