April 1, 1985

Gay Peoples Chronicle

CONFERENCE Continued from page 1

Weizer (ERGDC) ;Man to Man, by Brian McNaught; Lesbians and Straight Women Working Together, by Chris Riddiough; Response to Discrimination, by John Pugh (Director of the Midwest Regional Discrimination Response Systems).

Other proposed workshops include Being Black and Gay/ Lesbian; Coming Out; Developing Political Skills; Lesbian Mothers; and Religious Is-

sues.

Most keynote addresses are in Baker Building's Hatch Auditorium, at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Adelbert Road. Workshops are in CHRU's Thwing Center, 11111 Euclid Avenue. Kate Clin-

ton's performance is in Allen Memorial Library's Ford Auditorium, southeast corner of Euclid and Adelbert. Directions will be available at the Conference for Strosacker Auditorium, Tomlinson Hall, and other buildings.

The Conference opens at 7 p.m. Friday night in Natch Auditorium with registration and a reception. At 8 p.m. Larry Bush will present the first keynote address, on politics and AIDS. Discussion will follow his talk.

Two LGSU members

mailing conference fliers Saturday's program opens at 9:30 a.m. with registration in the atrium of Thwing Center. Coffee and donuts will be served. The first series of workshops, also in

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dinator. He became vice president in September, 1984, when that office was vacated by a resignation. Weller is also president of The Unicorns.

Bores is the senior member of ERGDC's Executive Committee. He was first elected to the committee in 1983 as treasurer. He was reelected in 1984 and served until he succeeded to the office of president in

September, 1984, when thenpresident Maggie Herten resigned.

This election marked the first time ERGDC members were permitted to vote by mail. About half the ballots cast were submitted by mail.

Columbus Gay Pride Parade June 30th

Jerry Bores, E.R.G.D.C. President

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offer a range of activities in Thwing Center. These include the final series of

Thwing, runs from 10:30 a.m. Following a 1 p.m. lunch until noon. At 1 p.m. lesbi-break, the afternoon will an/feminist poet Chocolate Waters will talk in Hatch Auditorium. The second series of workshops, beginning at 2:45 p.m. in Thwing, will be followed by a cash bar cocktail hour organized by BWMT/Cleveland.

At 6:30 Valerie Terrigno will give the third keynote address in Hatch Auditorium. A discussion will follow. Kate Clinton's comedy program begins at 8:30 p.m.

The Saturday events end with a party and dance at 10:30 p.m. in Tomlinson Hall, sponsored by the ERGDC. Activities resume on Sunday at 10:30 with coffee and donuts in the lounge of Baker Building. At 11 a.m. Larry Bush will moderate a panel discussion on the future directions of the lesbian/gay movement.

Participants will include Patty Baskin, former chair of Dignity-Cleveland; Brent Larkin, political writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer; Chris Riddiough; Valerie Terrigno; and a representative of the local nongay political structure.

Women's Coffee Convenes on 27th

The Cleveland Women's Coffeehouse is held once à month in Center Hall in The Civic, 3130 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. A chemical-free space, the Coffeehouse includes a social hour from 8 to 9 p.m., with entertainment from 9 to 12. Refereshments are served. $2.00 donation provides entertainment as well as the chance to make new friends. All women are welcome. The April 27 Coffeehouse will feature Pat Humphreys.

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workshops, meetings of Ohio state groups, and opportunity for informal meetings of particular interest groups. Local organizations may participate in an Activities Fair in Baker Lounge. Nonerotic movies will be shown in Hatch Auditorium.

The Conference will end with the final keynote address, by Brian McNaught, at 5 p.m. in Strosacker Audi torium.

The $5 Conference registration fee covers all activities except the Kate Clinton performance, the Saturday afternoon cocktail hour, and the Saturday night dance and party.

Tickets for the Clinton performance are on sale in advance for $7. Tickets are $8 at the door.

For additional Conference information, call 368-5952 during the day, or 961-5556.

U. of Akron Group Sponsor Seminar

The Student Social Work League of the University of Akron will sponsor a seminar on Homosexuality and Alternative Lifestyles April 11. The guest speaker, Thomas Gertz, is President of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, as well as Director of the Akron Sex Forum. Including a slide presentation as well as a questionand-answer period, the seminar will be held in the Pine Room of the Gardner Student Center, 9:30 to 11:00 A.M.

Prince Denies Homosexuality

Blatantly unfair as this headline is, we found it irresistable. The March 18 issue of Time reports that many English people are reacting as their American counterparts did at one point, confusing cause and effect and believing that one may contract AIDS by donating blood. To restore

public confidence and increase blood supplies, the Prince of Wales offered himself as a donor. Like other donors, he was asked whether he was homosexual or had ever had sex with anyone who was. He denied either activity. So much for confidentiality.