April 1986

Gay Peoples Chronicle

page 11

TESTING

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In a prepared statement, the gay and lesbian health providers said, "No state in this nation is able to offer those tested for HTLV-3_antibodies protection from legal release of their names. The group added, "Since such protection cannot be granted, all testing. must be done on an anonymous basis or not at all.

Besides the legal questions, many of the gay and lesbian leaders expressed doubt over the rationale. that when people know their test results they are more likely to practice safe sex. The Conference statement noted, "There is no proven correlation between knowing antibody status and changing behavior." The statement adds, "Therefore, we are op posed to diverting resources from basic education efforts and counseling programs already proven effective in changing at-risk individuals' behavior toward a mass testing program.

Several New York State AIDS activists issued their own statement at the Conference, warning that "With no treatment or cure for antibody positive individuals, mass screening is an incremental step toward a public policy of quarantine."

At the meeting, Buck Harris, the Gay Health Consultant for the Ohio Department of Health, said, "To make a national recommendation about mass testing is shortsighted considering states have no safeguards against its abuse.

Ted Wilson of HIT leads a workshop at D.C. Conference.

GALI

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school educator with a degJerry Knasel, is a public.... ree in Social Sciences Education. Experienced in group and leadership process some training, for the past two years he coordinated a gay.. men's conference at Ferry Beach, Maine; and district leader of the Uni-

Since last April, cities in Ohio have offered the

test anonymously and free at

Alternative Test Sites. How-

NLGTF Director Jeff Levy at D.C. Conference...

ever, physicians and laboratories also conduct testing that is not anonymous and therefore possibly risky. Gay and lesbian health and political leaders in the state continue to advise that if anyone decides to take the test, they should do so only at one of the Alternative Test Sites.

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tarian Universalists for Lesbian and Gay Concerns.

Tom Konkoly, who has a degree in psychology, is in a graduate degree program in communication. A member of the Unitarian Universalists for Lesbian and Gay Concerns, he is co-facilitator for Gayla VIII, a gay men's retreat in Maine.

David Prok, Associate Professor of Sociology at Baldwin Wallace College, is also a Certified Sex Educator. He has taught courses and presented workshops and symposia relating to various aspects of human sexuality. His training includes group process, organizational development, and counselling. He has designed and coordi nated the Gay Men's Conference at Ferry Beach, Maine. Tori Shepherd, a psychiatric social worker at a local mental health center, is currently in the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland's PostGraduate Training Program. Her specialty areas include working with gay and lesbian clients, both individually and as couples.

Geno Taylor, who has a degree in psychology, is a systems analyst for a major Certified corporation. A

man

Aerobic Instructor, he is founder and president-chairof the "NoSweat" Bodyworks, an Ohio non-profit corporation that provides Col. 4

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social and recreational activities to the gay community.

it in P. Thomas is a student

in a Community Mental Health Technology program. A member of the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Alcoholism Professionals, he has worked in the alcoholism field for four years and is an educational consultant at the Regional Council on Alcoholism specializing in gays and alcoholism. Since 1975 he has been involved with the Ohio Teenage Institute for the Prevention Alcohol and other Drug Abuse, coordinating the Institute program in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties.

Martha Webb is a Certified Alcoholism Counselor and a member of the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Alcoholism Professionals. Director of Staff Development for a local chemical dependency hospital, she also has à private practice and is in the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland's PostGraduate Training Program. She was a member of Oven Productions for four years and is currently a member of a women's land collective. She has special skills in program development, training, group therapy, and wilderness camping.

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

presents

The Fifth Annual All-Ohio Gay/Lesbian/Feminist/Conference April 25-27

Case Western Reserve University 11111 Euclid Ave.

Workshops

Lesbians and Gay Men Working Together Politics

Women's Health Wellness Violence Against Women Couples

Parents & Friends Of Lesbians & Gays Older Gays & Lesbians Music As A Healer Coming Out

Chemical & Co-Dependency Race Relations

Health Issues Taskforce Psycho-Drama AIDS

Dealing With Intimacy Aerobics

College Students

Peace Camps & International Workshop

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Jeffery Levi, director of National Gay Lesbian Task Force

• Mabel Hampton, from the film: Before Stonewall

• First Cleveland Showing of film Before Stonewall -Documentary about Lesbian/Gay Life 1900-1968 •Workshops, discussions, festivities •April 26-OVEN Productions concert featuring Teresa Trull with Bonnie Hayes, Romanovsky & Phillips, and Deidre McCalla

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