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National Notes

Miller-Marlboro boycott ends

Washington, DC, Representatives of ACT UP have called for an end to the national boycott of Miller beer and Marlboro cigarettes at a press conference in New York. Philip Morris Inc., which makes those brands, announced its plan to expand its donations to community based organizations providing AIDS services and education programs.

Male couples were less inclined to monogamy: 26 percent permitted "agreed exceptions" and 11 percent were non-monoga-

mous.

Many partners whose agreements allowed outside sex were sexually exclusive in practice. Outside sex was reported by less than three percent of female partners and 26 percent of male partners. Only 12 percent of all male partners had outside sex

more often than monthly.

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Interestingly, men reporting outside sex also had more frequent sex with their partners. In addition, the longer male couples had been together, the more likely they were to report outside sex. Neither of these patterns was observed among women. Mass. G.O.P. courts gays

The Republican Party of Massachusetts is making a concerted effort to reach out to the state's lesbian and gay community. The new state party chairman, Leon J.

Bits and Pieces

The Human Rights Campaign Fund has expressed support for the ending of the boycott. The Campaign Fund's board of directors had endorsed the boycott last summer. The boycott was in response to Local Philip Morris' support for the re-election of Sen. Jesse Helms.

March on Washington set for April, 1993

At a May meeting in Washington, D.C., more than two hundred lesbian and gay politicos and activists called for a National March on Washington for lesbian and gay civil rights to be held in April of 1993.

The next organizational meeting for the March on Washington will be held in Chicago on August 3-4 at the Allerton Hotel. At that time, the national co-chairs, steering committee and working groups will be established, and a final date for the march will be set. For more information, contact the MOW hotline at 800-832-2889.

Survey: Lesbians are more monogamous than gay men

Gay and lesbian relationships may seem revolutionary by some standards, but most organize their sex lives on the traditional principal of monogamy. In a national survey, 91 percent of female couples were found to be monogamous, as were 63 percent of male couples.

The survey of 1,266 same-sex couples was conducted by Partners Newsletter for Gay & Lesbian Couples.

Of the female couples who were not monogamous, seven percent were "monogamous with agreed exceptions" and three percent were non-monogamous.

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Summer folk music festival. WRUWFM is pleased to announce the second annual Folk and International Festival. The August 17 festival will feature Cleveland-area folk and international musicians and groups, ending with a nationallyknown performer.

The festival will be held in the Mather Courtyard at Bellflower and Ford Rds. on the CWRU campus, and will be simulcast over WRUW 91.1 FM. Performances will be recorded onto Digital Audio Tape and put into the station's library, for airplay. All in all, this is an ideal opportunity for local musicians to get exposure and participate in one of the only Cleveland-based folk festivals.

Artists or groups interested in performing at the Festival are invited to send audition tapes to: WRUW-FM Folk and International Festival, 11220 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106. All submissions will be acknowledged, but no tapes will be returned. For info call 368-2207.

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Softball tounament. Cleveland is hosting the '91 Midwestern Invitational Softball Tournament this Labor Day weekend.

Volunteer help is needed to coordinate the tournament. Please contact Nick, M.I.S.T., 5102 Herman Ave., Cleveland, OH 44102, or call 961-5409.

"Bare As You Dare" Underwear Party at U4ia. The most daring party to hit Cleveland in years will be at U4ia Nite

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U4ia Nite Club will keep in step with the Underwear Party. Hanes, BVD, Calvin Klein, Jockey, Fruit of the Looms, and varieties of boxers will be viewed by the naked eye. Participantion is requested, but is not mandatory.

Show your underwear by shedding your Outerwear at our complimentary coat check. Shoes must be worn.

HIV Support Group meets every Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. For family, friends and anyone interested in helping people with or learning more about HIV virus. Meetings held on the Southwest side of Cleveland. Call 237-0485 (Ron) or 2251641 (Dorothy) for more information.

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Jumpin' Jammin' Jamboree. It's gonna be a hot time in the old barn every night when the Cincinnati Stompers host their third annual Jamboree and Midwest Gay Dance Competition on August 9, 10, and 11. Participants are invited to compete for a $1,000 cash purse, with the addition of all entry fees, in the Two-Step, Line Dance, and Open Dance categories.

This year's Jamboree will commence with a kickoff reception and dance on Friday evening. Following a Saturday afternoon cookout, all will gather at Thomasville Lodge on the Ohio River for the featured Midwest Gay Dance Competition. Further information may be obtained by writing the Cincinnati Stompers at P.O. Box 2948, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, or by contacting John at 513-541-6102.

Joe Zone Announces Bid for Muny Judge. "Protect Our City" is municipal judge candidate Joe Zone's message to the citizens of Cleveland.

"I am a native Clevelander and I have practiced law in the Cleveland area for the past ten years." Zone said. "I have always been a people person, and have encouraged people in the community to learn how to help themselves.

"I will bring to the Cleveland courts my experience as an attorney and my compas-

Lombardi, wrote an open letter in Bay Windows (Boston's gay newspaper) inviting lesbian and gays to join the Republican Party. Lombardi promoted the "big tent" image of the Republican party.

"We are not the party of 'special interests'," Lombardi wrote. "That honor we leave to our counterparts across the aisle. In fact, we don't view gay people as a 'special interest group' in the sense of having only a narrow single interest to be gained at the expense of others, but rather as individuals who deserve the same basic civil rights as all Americans...

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sion for the less fortunate. I will strive to make our neighborhoods safe and I will be firm on those who are found to have broken the law in our community," said Zone.

Joe Zone comes from a family of public servants including the late Cleveland Councilman Michael Zone, former Cleveland Councilwoman Mary Zone and his cousin Lee Fisher, Ohio attorney general.

New hire at Women's Community Fund. The Fund is delighted to announce that Gail Thomas has been hired as Development Director. Thomas's most recent affiliation was with the Democratic Leadership Council. Prior to that she was with the Development Office of the Cleveland Opera. She is a Shaker Heights resident.

The Women's Community Fund provides grants and technical assistance to programs for women and girls in Cuyahoga County. WCF is particularly interested in supporting small and emerging organizations which may not have access to traditional funding sources. Targeted are women who have been discriminated against because of age, poverty, sexual orientation, race or being differently abled.

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Homophobia conference. The third North American Conference on AntiHomophobia Education will be in Chicago, July 5-7. This year's conference focuses on providing "Change Makers" with both theories and models of doing anti-homophobia education within the context of other oppressions.

The conference, as in past years, is organized by the Campaign To End Homophobia. For more information or registration details, please contact Cooper Thompson at the Campaign at 617-868-8280 or call the Chicago conference phone at 708-524-2305.

P-FLAG collecting discrimination stories. Members and friends of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays are asked to write a story or keep a journal of approximately one week in which they document the ways that anti-gay and les-

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