February 1986

Safe Sex-

Offends White House

The Gay Community News reports that the Ohio Depart ment of Health is one of eight groups whose grants for innovative projects in AIDS education may be jeopardized by new standards recently announced by the Centers for Disease Control.

Dr. Michael Lane, head of the preventative services at the CDC, has announced the new guidelines. They require that the language in written or visual material used in promoting education about AIDS or safe sex should be judged inoffensive to most educated adults outside the gay community. Pictorial and audio-visual material must not show anal or genital areas, or depict safe or unsafe sex.

The CDC guidelines are to be carried out by local or

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state boards, consisting of at least five persons. Each board is to be a "reasonable cross section of the community, not drawn predominantly from the targeted group."

The grantee may select the review panel, but its choice must be approved by the director, or by the local or state health department.

Lane told the CGN, "People above me in the department weren't prepared to fund things that used words like cocksucking. The whole problem would be embarrassing and could jerk the entire program from under our feet."

According to rumor, the new gidelines were imposed on the CDC from the White House, probably emating from a Cabinet member of the president himself.

Quarantine Bill Dies:

The Ohio House Health and Retirement Committee rejectthe bill introduced by Rep. Don Gilmore, Columbus Republican, calling for local boards of health to quarantine persons with AIDS until they have recovered and can no longer communicate the virus to others. Apparently Gilmore considered all persons testing positive for the HTLV-3 virus to have AIDS.

In a statement to the Committee, Gilmore said he no longer supported the quarantine provision. He explained, "When I looked into it further, I found out that you would get only one-tenth

ERGPC Elections

At its January 15 meeting the Eleanor Roosevelt Gay

Democratic Club voted to re-

name itself the Eleanor Roosevelt Gay Political Club, removing the Democratic label while retaining the rest of its established name. An alternative motion changing its name to the Greater Cleveland Gay Political Coalition was defeated. Although suggestions had been made at earlier meetings to add the word "lesbian to the new name, no such proposal was offered.

Nominations for new officers include Jerry Boxes, president; Win Weizer, vicepresident; Alan Holcer, secretary; Jim Gannon, treasurer; and Walt Weller, fundraising person. No nominations were offered for the public relations position. Elections will take place at the next meeting.

ERGPC president Jerry Bores plans a meeting with Cleveland Council Member Polensek to discuss including a sexual orientation provision in his proposed Fair Housing Order.

of one per cent of the people with the AIDS virus. Apparently Gilmore still thinks everyone testing_positive for HTLV-3 has AIDS.

Gilmore's bill would also have forbidden any child with the virus to attend school, but required school districts to ensure he or she received educational instruction through tutoring. Whether quarantined children would be tutored by adults with the virus was unclear.

Scott Walton, co-founder of the Columbus AIDS Taskforce, said Gilmore "is moving in the right direction" by calling for increased education about AIDS.

Akron Hotline Wants Volunteers

The Akron Gay/Lesbian Crisis Information Hotline is looking for volunteers. Training classes will begin January 30. The meetings will be held at the Akron Metropolitan Christian Church Social Hall, 1435 South Main Street (next to JOX Bar).

The first class, at 7 pm. will be an orientation sèssion for prospective new volunteers. Classes will focus on learning to work with gay and lesbian clients, as well as with area social service agencies.

All members of the community are welcome to volunteer for this special outreach to the area gay and lesbian community. Those wanting more information may call the Hotline, 633-4399, Monday through Friday from 5 pm to 10 pm.

The Hotline is funded by the Akron Metropolitan Christian Church.

Jeff Levi

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To Keynote Conference

Jeff Levi, Director of Governmental and Political Affairs for the National Gay Task Force, will be the Sunday keynote speaker at the Fifth Annual All-Ohio Lesbian/Gay/Feminist Conference.

This year the Conference will be held April 25, 26, and 27 at Case Western Reserve University.

Sponsored by the CWRU Lesbian/Gay Student Union, the Conference will as usual be Co-sponsored by other Cleveland organizations.

Oven Productions will again present a Saturday night concert, probably featuring Teresa Trull as well as Romanovsky & Phillips.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Gay Political Club will host a party during the Conference weekend. NOCI may also present its Spring into Summer Bash.

The workshops planned for the 1986 Conference include one for representatives of college and university student gay and lesbian groups throughout Ohio.

Jeff Levi

Lamda Position Open

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., the nation's leading gay/lesbian rights legal organization, is accepting aplications for a newly-created Staff Attorney position. The attorney will work under the direction of the Lambda Legal Director and will participate in the full range of Lambda's extensive legal program, including impact litigation and amicus briefs in state and federal courts, negotiations with administrative agencies, and consultations with attorneys handling gay/lesbian rights cases around the country. It is intended that this new

Integrity

On February 6 Integrity members will observe the Holy Eucharist, with Father Joe Lang officiating. This will be followed by a business meeting.

The February 20 meeting, at 7:30, will begin with soup and sandwiches, followed by a slide presentation about China. Donald Comes will answer questions.

Integrity meets at Trinity Cathedral.

P-FLAG

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays meets the second Tuesday of every month at Trinity Cathedral at 8 p.m. This month's meeting, on February 11, will be an open discussion. For information, call Jane at 3217413, or the Hotline, 6517111.

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position will involve direct litigation on behalf of Lanbda, and litigation experiis thus required. Salary is up to $30,000.00 Resumes and legal writing samples should be submitted by February 14, 1986, Staff Attorney Position Lambda Legal Defense, 132 West 43rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10036.

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Lambda is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, handicap, or sexual orientation. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

GEAR

Elections

The GEAR Foundation will hold its annual election meeting February 11 at the Gay Community Center. The traditional potluck dinner begins at 6 p.m., followed at 7 by the election.

GEAR reminds its members of their need to have capable and motivated leadership at this turning point for the organization. Persons interested in serving on the GEAR Board of Directors or on one of the many important Committees may call Shapa Blessing, GEAR'S Executive Director, 651-1999.

For the potluck dinner, bring a covered dish and your own table service.