LESBIAN GAY

Community

Service Center

EATER CLEVELAND

This space has been donated to the Center by the Chronicle, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Chronicle staff or management.

by W.A.Brooks

Politics-Our board of trustecs is now officially fifteen, with the addition of five new members, who are: Scott Bibbs, Yvonne Johnson, Charles Kuykendall, Bob Reynolds, and Keith Wigman. Also at the October 29 meeting appeared over a dozen Cleveland election hopefuls, trying to secure our support. It becomes apparent that politicians need ever more education in facts-of-ourexistence and in other, less ridiculously obvious facts.

On Instant and Eternal Bliss-The Center is offering a timely alternative to this, in the form of membership gift certificates. Who gets it? You do, of course! For you or a loved one, these attractive bits of philanthropy are the gift that keeps on giving. The Center's support, outreach, and advocacy programs affect all of us, whether our needs are met directly (e.g. a gay teenager calling the hotline number tonight) or indirectly (through our work in the community to help make it a more positive environment in which to live). You are needed, and we are asking you to join us in our work, today. Please call the Center about gift memberships, right now!

The Talent Show-Congratulations and thanks to all who made this year's show such a great success and wholloping (it really was wholloping) good time. The Civic was filled

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with over 800 brothers and sisters, who were in high spirits, and who voiced their enthusiastic appreciation throughout the performance. A respectable sum was raised from this occasion, and from the wonderful party that followed.

And Elsewhere-The Center's lively contingent of five returned from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's "Creating Change" conference, tales wagging happily behind. Aubrey and Leigh presented workshops to screaming crowds of admirers.

The Center has cassette tapes from the conference--dozens to choose from-available for the ordering. Also available is information about the Second Annual Gay and Lesbian Studies Conference to be held this April. Call to have a brochure set aside for you.

Even More-The 1993 March On Washington, which will occur on April 25, was discussed at the NGTLF conference. The goal is to have a million people participate in this historic march and rally, in support of our community's freedom and equality. Cleveland needs to begin planning and organizing for this huge event. The Center urges those interested in leadership, especially women and people of color, to contact us about this.

Glad Tidings--Our thanks go to Wiebke Marks and the Community Aids Partnership Project, which has provided us with some fabulous office furniture, truly a fine addition. Also, recently dedicated is the Mozart bicentennial paper cutter, an incisive tool far preferable to the old ruler-and-knife method. This finely-tuned instrument is now being housed at our W.29 St. headquarters.

No More Games--Kyle Rose and others have worked media miracles the wake of the recent disclosure by Magic Johnson; thanks go to him and them.

Kyle, who in his role as coordinator of the

Living Room is an important Cleveland spokesman and advocate for those in the HIV spectrum, appeared on three local TV channels and in other venues, claiming muchneeded attention for these issues locally.

World AIDS Day-On Sunday, December 1, the Living Room joined four other organizations in commemorating World AIDS Day at the Center for Contemporary Art. Publishing deadlines being what they are, I'll extrapolate in expressing thanks to all involved in what must have been a very moving and beautiful occasion.

Virtue, and its Absence-Thanks to Jeff Hagan, for his Nov. 7 story in the Cleveland Edition, "Morning Breath," concerning the strange case of John "Lame Noggin" Lanigan, WMJI's morning atavistic "talent" and quite local vendor of hate-crime-inspiring humor. Unbiased coverage is hard to come by, Jeff!

Old: Racism Forum. New:"Coalition for Racial and Cultural Understanding." In this nominal incarnation, as an ad-hoc arm of the Center board, the coalition hopes to get down to some real business. Aimed at inclusiveness, its mission stresses the presence and active voice of people of color in the Center's programs and activities. Please call to arrange to join us at the Center on December 4 at 6:30 p.m., or at the next meeting.

A Final Word-Come one, come all, to the Living Room-sponsored trip to the Dobama Theater's production of The Sum of Us, which is, according to sources, a warm and funny play about a gay guy and his dad. The date is Dec. 15, Sunday, time is 2:30, and cost is a flexible six bucks. Friends and family are welcome. To reserve a ticket, please call the Living Room at 522-1998.

The Center phones: 522-1999 days; hotline (eves) 781-6736. ▼

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NORTH COAST MEN'S CHORUS

PRESENTS

JOY TO THE WORLD

Seasonal music from

near and far

December 15, 1991

7:30 p.m.

Tri-C's Metro Campus Auditorium

Advance Tickets: $7.00 (call 473-8919) Tickets at the door: $9.00

TICKETS ON SALE AT: Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center, Billy's on Clifton, High Tide Rock Bottom on Coventry, Gifts of Athena on Lee Rd., and Music of Note on Shaker Square.

DIRECTIONS:

Tri-Ce Metro Campus Auditorium is located at the corner of E. 30th and Woodland. Free, guarded parking is available under the Auditorium in Lot #6 (see map below). Enter from Woodland via the down ramp.

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